Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA, 102945 [2024-29941]
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from the site as part of an intensive
research program under the direction of
then-LSUMNS Curator of Anthropology
Robert Neuman between 1969 and 1971.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039212;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Cultural Affiliation
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science (LSUMNS) has
completed an inventory of an associated
funerary object and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary object and Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary object in this notice may occur
on or after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Irene Martı́ Gil, LSU
Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster
Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803,
telephone (225) 578–2855, email
imart23@lsu.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 LSUMNS, 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:
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Abstract of Information Available
One associated funerary object has
been identified after re-inventorying the
LSUMNS archaeological collections.
The associated funerary object is a
small, anthropomorphic, pottery
figurine. This figurine was recovered
from the Morton Shell Mound site
(16IB3) (also known as Weeks Island or
LMS 33–I–3), located on the Weeks
Island salt dome in Iberia Parish, LA, by
a local individual and donated to the
LSU Museum of Natural Science when
Mr. Robert Neuman was the Curator.
The LSUMNS never formally
accessioned this object and we do not
possess any further information.
This notice supplements the original
2022 Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register (87
FR 69307–69313, November 18, 2022),
which identified only human remains
representing 275 individuals removed
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039224;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the associated funerary
objects described in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Boise, ID
Determinations
SUMMARY:
The LSUMNS has determined that:
• The one object described in this
notice is 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
associated funerary object described in
this notice and the Chitimacha Tribe of
Louisiana.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
associated funerary object 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 associated
funerary object described in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
January 17, 2025. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the
LSUMNS must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the associated funerary
object are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The
LSUMNS 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 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 9:
Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
(Reclamation Region 9) has completed
an inventory of associated funerary
objects and has determined that there is
a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary objects and Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Sean Hess, Supervisory
Regional Archaeologist, ColumbiaPacific Northwest Regional Office,
Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 N Curtis
Road, Boise, ID 83706, telephone (208)
378–5316, email shess@usbr.gov.
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 Reclamation
Region 9, 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
Site 45ST118 is on Federal lands
associated with operation and
maintenance of Grand Coulee Dam
within the exterior boundary of the
Spokane Indian Reservation. The
collection from 45ST118 that has not
been repatriated consists of two
associated funerary objects (AFOs): a
cedar wood stake and a vial of wood
fibers. There are no associated human
remains. The AFOs are currently housed
at Washington State University in
Pullman, Washington.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039212; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University,
Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
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 Louisiana State University, Museum of
Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of an associated
funerary object and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the associated funerary object and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary object in this notice
may occur on or after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Irene Mart[iacute] Gil, LSU Museum of Natural Science,
119 Foster Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, telephone (225) 578-2855,
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
LSUMNS, 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
One associated funerary object has been identified after re-
inventorying the LSUMNS archaeological collections. The associated
funerary object is a small, anthropomorphic, pottery figurine. This
figurine was recovered from the Morton Shell Mound site (16IB3) (also
known as Weeks Island or LMS 33-I-3), located on the Weeks Island salt
dome in Iberia Parish, LA, by a local individual and donated to the LSU
Museum of Natural Science when Mr. Robert Neuman was the Curator. The
LSUMNS never formally accessioned this object and we do not possess any
further information.
This notice supplements the original 2022 Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal Register (87 FR 69307-69313,
November 18, 2022), which identified only human remains representing
275 individuals removed from the site as part of an intensive research
program under the direction of then-LSUMNS Curator of Anthropology
Robert Neuman between 1969 and 1971.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Determinations
The LSUMNS has determined that:
The one object described in this notice is 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 associated funerary
object described in this notice and the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary object
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 associated funerary object described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 17, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the LSUMNS must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary object are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The LSUMNS 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 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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