Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 100524-100525 [2024-29253]

Download as PDF 100524 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices 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. 2024–29254 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039176; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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 intends to repatriate certain a cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 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. 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 the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one sacred object is a mask. It was collected by Mollie Greist between 1916–1931 in Barrow, Alaska. Determinations Indiana University has determined that: • The one sacred object described in this notice is a specific ceremonial VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 object 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 item described in this notice and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. 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, Indiana University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item 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 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. 2024–29252 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039177; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University has completed an inventory SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, 481 individuals have been identified. The six associated funerary objects are one lot shell; one lot lithics; one lot stone; one lot charcoal; one lot faunal; and one lotceramics. This collection was excavated from the Fisher site in Will County, Illinois by George Langford in 1926–1929 and the University of Chicago in 1940. There are no known pesticide contaminants. 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 and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACTION: of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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. 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. Sfmt 4703 Indiana University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 481 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The six objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Fond du Lac Band and Mille Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Shawnee Tribe; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29253 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039188; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, Lı̄hu1e, HI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Jason Ford, The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, 3– 1901 Kaumuali1i Highway, Lı̄hu1e, HI 96766, telephone (808) 245–8236, email jford9@hawaii.edu. 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 Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, 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. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, six individuals have been identified in the Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College. The two lots of associated funerary objects are listed in the item descriptions below. The Kikuchi Center is an archive curating the work of Dr. William Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi co-founded the Archaeology Research Center of Hawai1i, ARCH, with Francis Ching, Jr. He inherited a collection of ARCH project materials, including ARCH projects 14– PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100525 152 III and 14–122. These project sites are located within North and South Kona on Hawai1i island. These materials were excavated circa 1980, and the founding of the Kikuchi Center and processing of these materials began in September 2022. In March of 2024, an osteologist analyzed the bones in the collection and positively identified the listed iwi kupuna as human. These bones are associated with Native Hawaiian sites, cultural layers, and items. Some bones and bone artifacts listed are too small for identification. Due to their association with the positively identified iwi kupuna, they are being listed for consultation and repatriation, and treated as human. Item: Human remains. Site Name: ARCH 14–122. Geographical Location: Keahole, North Kona, Hawai1i. Collection History: Excavated for ARCH 14–122 project at Keahole circa 1980, these iwi kupuna were positively identified as human by an osteologist in March 2024. Item: Human remains and associated funerary objects. Site Name: ARCH 14– 152 III, Site 4564. Geographical Location: La1aloa, Kona, Hawai1i. Collection History: Excavated for ARCH project 14–152 III circa June 1980, these iwi kupuna were identified as human by an osteologist in March 2024. Associated funerary objects: one lot of basalt and coral abraders, basalt hammer and grinding stones, adze fragments, two small adze, one breadloaf sinker, three bone awls, wood and gourd fragments, urchin files, ili konane. Additional information: Site 4564 is identified as a blister cave and contained the iwi kupuna listed above. Item: Human remains and associated funerary objects. Site Name: ARCH 14– 152 III, Site 4579. Geographical Location: La1aloa, Kona, Hawai1i. Collection History: Excavated for ARCH project 14–152 III circa June 1980, these iwi kupuna were identified as human by an osteologist in March 2024. Associated funerary objects: two fish hooks, one lot of coral basalt abraders and hammer stones, lot of urchin files, one horse shoe, one micro adze, lot of shell beads, shell fish hook fragment, lauhala fibers, one bag of faunal bone midden, one bone awl, and one dog tooth pendant. Additional information: Site 4579 is identified as a lava tube. Item: Human remains. Site Name: ARCH 14–152 III, Site 4581, 4559, 6482. Geographical Location: La1aloa, Kona, Hawai1i. Collection History: Excavated for ARCH project 14–152 III circa June 1980, these modified fragments were too small for positive identification by the osteologist. Preponderance of evidence suggests high likelihood they are E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29253]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039177; 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 associated funerary objects and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects 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].

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, 481 individuals have been 
identified. The six associated funerary objects are one lot shell; one 
lot lithics; one lot stone; one lot charcoal; one lot faunal; and one 
lotceramics. This collection was excavated from the Fisher site in Will 
County, Illinois by George Langford in 1926-1929 and the University of 
Chicago in 1940. There are no known pesticide contaminants.

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 and associated funerary objects described in 
this notice.

Determinations

    Indiana University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 481 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The six objects described in this notice are reasonably 
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
     There is a connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Absentee 
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of

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Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 
Indian Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of 
Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe 
of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in 
Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of 
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Fond du Lac Band and Mille Lacs Band); 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri 
in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of 
the Mississippi in Iowa; Shawnee Tribe; and the Winnebago Tribe of 
Nebraska.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 
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 and 
associated funerary objects 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. 2024-29253 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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