Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 100523-100524 [2024-29254]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices 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 University of Kansas 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. The University of Kansas 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. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039191; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, Sacramento, CA; Correction ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. The National Park Service is correcting a notice of intended disposition published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2024. SUMMARY: Dr. Melanie Ryan, Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email emryan@usbr.gov. ADDRESSES: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Correction In the Federal Register (89 FR 86364– 86365, October 30, 2024), replace all instances of ‘‘BLM Region 10’’ with ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10.’’ Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 [FR Doc. 2024–29265 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039178; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology (WWU), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@ wwu.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 WWU, 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. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2024–29249 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Abstract of Information Available A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two objects of cultural patrimony are a shell bead and a red ochre sample. In the summers of 1999 and 2000, Drs. Campbell and Koetje of Western Washington University led field schools as part of a multi-year ‘‘Whidbey Island Prehistory Project’’. 45–SK–46, the Lighthouse Point Midden, and 45–SK– 144 were two of the sites investigated during this project. The field school participants excavated six 1 x 1m units PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100523 and fifteen shovel tests at 45–SK–46 during the 2000 field season. This site was chosen for investigation because it was a small, shallow shell midden, subject to trail and bank erosion, and they were focusing on smaller sites most in need of documentation (WWU Field School Permit Application, 2000). 45–SK–144 is located to the north of 45–SK–46, on the east side of the tombolo that connects Lighthouse Point to the mainland, separating Lottie and Bowman Bays. Seven 1 x 1m units were excavated at this site during the 1999 field season (Anderson, 2001 ‘‘Sediment Analysis of Two Archaeological Sites in the Deception Pass Area, Fidalgo Island, Washington: A Geoarchaeological Approach’’). No hazardous chemicals are known to have been used to treat the items while in the custody of WWU. Determinations The WWU has determined that: • The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have 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 items described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation; Samish Indian Nation; and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. 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 WWU 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 WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039178; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, 
Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Western Washington University, 
Department of Anthropology (WWU), intends to repatriate certain 
cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural 
patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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

ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department 
of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 
98225, telephone (360) 650-4783, 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 the 
WWU, 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.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The two objects of cultural patrimony are a shell bead and a red ochre 
sample.
    In the summers of 1999 and 2000, Drs. Campbell and Koetje of 
Western Washington University led field schools as part of a multi-year 
``Whidbey Island Prehistory Project''. 45-SK-46, the Lighthouse Point 
Midden, and 45-SK-144 were two of the sites investigated during this 
project. The field school participants excavated six 1 x 1m units and 
fifteen shovel tests at 45-SK-46 during the 2000 field season. This 
site was chosen for investigation because it was a small, shallow shell 
midden, subject to trail and bank erosion, and they were focusing on 
smaller sites most in need of documentation (WWU Field School Permit 
Application, 2000).
    45-SK-144 is located to the north of 45-SK-46, on the east side of 
the tombolo that connects Lighthouse Point to the mainland, separating 
Lottie and Bowman Bays. Seven 1 x 1m units were excavated at this site 
during the 1999 field season (Anderson, 2001 ``Sediment Analysis of Two 
Archaeological Sites in the Deception Pass Area, Fidalgo Island, 
Washington: A Geoarchaeological Approach'').
    No hazardous chemicals are known to have been used to treat the 
items while in the custody of WWU.

Determinations

    The WWU has determined that:
     The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice have 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 
items described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 
Reservation; Samish Indian Nation; and the Swinomish Indian Tribal 
Community.

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 WWU 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 WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to 
the Indian Tribes and Native

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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]
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