Notice of Intended Repatriation: Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH, 100530-100531 [2024-29257]

Download as PDF 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 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Cincinnati Museum Center 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. 2024–29257 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039179; 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 Abstract of Information Available A total of five cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The four objects of cultural patrimony are one net weight, one ground shell, one incised stone, and one adze blade. In 1982, Western Washington University entered a contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to conduct a cultural resource survey of selected portions of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Skagit County, Washington. Both sites, 45–SK–32 and 45–SK–91, are located adjacent to the Swinomish Slough within the boundaries of the Swinomish Reservation. Materials were collected by excavation of four 1x2 meter test cuts (Chesmore 1984, A Cultural Resource Survey and Test Excavations of Selected Portions of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Skagit County, Washington, Contract No. 2P10– 0100515 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reports in Archaeology No. 22, Department of Anthropology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington). The one object of cultural patrimony is a worked bone point. The materials described in this notice were collected in the spring of 2003 as part of a collaborative effort between Dr. Sarah Campbell and field school students from WWU, Equinox Research and Consulting International, Inc. (ERCI) and the Samish Indian Nation to mitigate erosion of a cut bank on Weaverling Spit. An area approximately 150 m long between a jetty for a private residence and a field south of the Cove at Fidalgo Condominium property was examined. The crew excavated eight shovel tests, faced, and profiled the bank in six locations and collected column samples from two locations. During this work, two burials were observed eroding out of the bank in front of the condominiums. Human remains were also observed and collected beneath the bank on the beach. All these remains were repatriated to the Samish Indian Nation (Nelson, 2006). 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 five 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 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100531 of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the 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 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. 2024–29255 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039186; 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039181; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Cincinnati Museum Center, 
Cincinnati, OH

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 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.

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

ADDRESSES: Tyler Swinney, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western 
Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203, telephone (513) 287-7000 Ext. 7287, 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 
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.

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

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requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the 
cultural item are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. The Cincinnati Museum Center 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. 2024-29257 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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