Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 100529-100530 [2024-29251]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices Determinations ACTION: The Field Museum has determined that: • The 17 sacred objects described in this notice are specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Table Mountain Rancheria. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29260 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039184; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665–7820, email jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Field Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. DATES: Abstract of Information Available A total of 11 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 11 sacred objects are three baskets, two stone pestles, three meal sifters, a fish dip, a scoop, and a stone knife. In 1901, the sacred objects were removed from Tulare Lake in Kings Co., CA. The items were collected by Dr. John Hudson on behalf of the Field Museum during a two-year expedition among the Native populations of California and accessioned by the Museum in 1901. Determinations The Field Museum has determined that: • The 11 sacred objects described in this notice are specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100529 notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29259 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039175; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, email thomajay@iu.edu. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 100530 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Indiana University and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The ancestral remains were collected in Missouri and notes state these individuals were part of the ‘McCormick Adams’ collection. Robert McCormick Adams was an archaeologist that excavated in Jefferson County, Missouri during the 1930s-1940s. The collection was a transferred in the 1950s to W. Adams from the Missouri Historical Society. There is no known presence of potentially hazardous substances. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains described in this notice. Determinations Indiana University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and The Osage Nation. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 are received, Indiana University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. Indiana University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29251 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039181; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Cincinnati Museum Center intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. DATES: Tyler Swinney, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203, telephone (513) 287–7000 Ext. 7287, email tswinney@ cincymuseum.org. ADDRESSES: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Cincinnati Museum Center, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one object of cultural patrimony is a ‘‘Hohokam Indian Paint Palette’’. The Paint Palette is made of slate, was found in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, and was donated to the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History by Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Schuler of Hamilton, Ohio. It was accessioned in 1952 (Acc. 745) and was assigned catalog number A46688. The Cincinnati Museum Center has no records indicating that this Paint Palette was exposed to any hazardous substances while in the stewardship of the Museum. Through consultation, it has been determined that Paint Palettes made by Hohokam ancestors were used for mixing paints and/or dried medicinal plants. Traditional medicine persons of today on the Tohono O’odham Nation regard these palettes as objects of religious importance that were used in association with the preparation of materials for religious ceremonies. Determinations The Cincinnati Museum Center has determined that: • The one object of cultural patrimony described in this notice has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Cincinnati Museum Center must determine the most appropriate E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039175; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, 
IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 
Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, 
telephone (812) 856-5315, email [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of 
Indiana University and additional information on the determinations in 
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its 
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The ancestral 
remains were collected in Missouri and notes state these individuals 
were part of the `McCormick Adams' collection. Robert McCormick Adams 
was an archaeologist that excavated in Jefferson County, Missouri 
during the 1930s-1940s. The collection was a transferred in the 1950s 
to W. Adams from the Missouri Historical Society. There is no known 
presence of potentially hazardous substances.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

    Indiana University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and The Osage Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests 
for repatriation are received, Indiana University must determine the 
most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. Indiana University is responsible for sending a 
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: December 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29251 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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