Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, Sacramento, CA, 12766-12767 [2025-04630]
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moved his practice to Philadelphia, PA,
in 1841. In 1840, the human remains
were transferred to Dr. Samuel G.
Morton and were stored with his
collection at the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia (ANSP). Dr.
Morton died in 1851, and in 1853, the
ANSP purchased his collection,
including these human remains. In
1966, Dr. Morton’s collection was
loaned to the Penn Museum, and in
1997, the collection was formally gifted
to the Penn Museum (PM# 97–606–105).
There is no known presence of any
potentially hazardous substances.
Published sources and museum
records identified the human remains as
Penobscot. Consultation with the Maine
Wabanaki Intertribal Repatriation
Committee, an organization that
represents the four federally recognized
tribes in Maine (Houlton Band of
Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation,
Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township
and Pleasant Point), and Penobscot
Nation) on matters of repatriation has
led to the determination that the human
remains are culturally affiliated with all
four tribes geographically. Based on the
wishes of the Tribes, the Penn Museum
supports the disposition of the human
remains described in this notice to be
made collectively to the Houlton Band
of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation,
Passamaquoddy Tribe (Indian Township
and Pleasant Point), and Penobscot
Nation, as represented by the Maine
Wabanaki Intertribal Repatriation
Committee.
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 human remains described
in this notice.
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Determinations
The Penn Museum has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the
human remains and the Houlton Band
of Maliseet Indians; Mi’kmaq Nation
(previously listed as Aroostook Band of
Micmacs); Passamaquoddy Tribe; and
the Penobscot 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:
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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 April 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the Penn Museum 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. The Penn
Museum 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: February 25, 2025
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, California—Great Basin
Region, Sacramento, CA
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 (Reclamation) 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 the 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
April 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Melanie Ryan, Bureau of
Reclamation, California—Great Basin
Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
SUMMARY:
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Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916)
978–5526, email emryan@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 Reclamation, 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,
one individual has been identified. The
seven associated funerary objects are
one basalt scraper plane, one piece of
miscellaneous groundstone, and five
pieces of mixed debitage. Site CA–SIS–
259 (Sheepy East 1) is located on a low
mound on the northeast shore of Lower
Klamath Lake, Siskiyou County,
California. The site is located on U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service)
lands on which Reclamation maintains
water facilities and administers a land
leasing program under a cooperative
agreement with the Service. On March
12, 2024, the Service formally
transferred ownership of the collection
from CA–SIS–259 to Reclamation.
In 1984, the Far Western
Anthropological Research Group, Inc.,
while under contract to Reclamation,
conducted test excavations to evaluate
the site for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places. No burials
were recorded during the excavation.
However, six pieces of disassociated
human bone were found. Seven items
were found in the same unit and level
as the remains and they are included as
associated funerary objects because of
their proximity to the remains.
In 1995, UC Davis completed a
NAGPRA inventory and Notice of
Inventory Completion for site CA–SIS–
259 that was submitted to the National
NAGPRA Program as part of an
agreement with Reclamation. In 2006,
Reclamation withdrew the Notice of
Inventory Completion to confirm land
status and possession or control
authority. The collection was curated at
the University of California Davis,
Davis, CA (UC Davis) under Accession
Number 367 until it was transferred to
a secure Reclamation facility nearby in
2023.
The earliest occupation of CA–SIS–
259, a temporary camp, dates to
approximately A.D. 250 (McGuire
1985:i, 33). In addition to the presence
of time-sensitive Gunther Barbed
projectile points and beads, dates
derived from radiocarbon analysis of
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nonhuman bone collagen and obsidian
hydration, places the occupation of the
site between A.D. 250 and 1350, with
the most intense occupation occurring
around A.D. 1300 (McGuire (1985:i, 33).
There is a reasonably clear line of
relationship with the Modoc Nation at
this site, based upon the subsistence
practices represented (McGuire
1985:55–60). Although archaeological
and linguistic evidence indicates that
other groups may have traveled through
the area during this time (McGuire
1985:61–62, Bettinger 1995:6), the
radiocarbon date of A.D. 1340 and a
subsistence pattern that includes
intensive fish and antelope processing
indicate that the human remains
recovered from site CA–SIS–259 are
most likely affiliated with the Modoc
Nation.
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.
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Determinations
Reclamation has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The seven 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 reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Klamath Tribes
and the Modoc Nation.
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
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after April 17, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
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the Bureau of Reclamation 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. The Bureau of
Reclamation 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: March 5, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand
Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids,
MI
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Grand
Rapids Public Museum 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
April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Alex Forist, Grand Rapids
Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street NW,
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 telephone (616)
929–1809, email aforist@grpm.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 Grand Rapids
Public Museum 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
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been identified.
The 14 associated funerary objects
include one lot of bone and stone tools,
one lot of shards, one lot of flint chips,
and one lot of animal bones. The
ancestral remains and related objects
were acquired in 1878 from a burial
mound in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, South Dakota excavated by
Elliott H. Crane (b.1840–d. 1917). On
July 10, 1917, the Grand Rapids Public
Museum purchased a substantial
number of objects from the Crane Estate.
Crane was a collector and proprietor of
Crane’s Museum in Grand Rapids who
excavated mounds in the Midwest in
the late 1800s. Thomas Porter (b. 1827–
d. 1911) an artist in Grand Rapids made
a sketch of the mound.
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 human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The Grand Rapids Public Museum has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of a minimum of one individual
of Native American ancestry.
• The 14 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
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota;
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe;
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039643; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, California--Great Basin Region, Sacramento, CA
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation (Reclamation) 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 the 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 April 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Melanie Ryan, Bureau of Reclamation, California--Great
Basin Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825,
telephone (916) 978-5526, 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
Reclamation, 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, one individual has been
identified. The seven associated funerary objects are one basalt
scraper plane, one piece of miscellaneous groundstone, and five pieces
of mixed debitage. Site CA-SIS-259 (Sheepy East 1) is located on a low
mound on the northeast shore of Lower Klamath Lake, Siskiyou County,
California. The site is located on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the
Service) lands on which Reclamation maintains water facilities and
administers a land leasing program under a cooperative agreement with
the Service. On March 12, 2024, the Service formally transferred
ownership of the collection from CA-SIS-259 to Reclamation.
In 1984, the Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.,
while under contract to Reclamation, conducted test excavations to
evaluate the site for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places. No burials were recorded during the excavation. However, six
pieces of disassociated human bone were found. Seven items were found
in the same unit and level as the remains and they are included as
associated funerary objects because of their proximity to the remains.
In 1995, UC Davis completed a NAGPRA inventory and Notice of
Inventory Completion for site CA-SIS-259 that was submitted to the
National NAGPRA Program as part of an agreement with Reclamation. In
2006, Reclamation withdrew the Notice of Inventory Completion to
confirm land status and possession or control authority. The collection
was curated at the University of California Davis, Davis, CA (UC Davis)
under Accession Number 367 until it was transferred to a secure
Reclamation facility nearby in 2023.
The earliest occupation of CA-SIS-259, a temporary camp, dates to
approximately A.D. 250 (McGuire 1985:i, 33). In addition to the
presence of time-sensitive Gunther Barbed projectile points and beads,
dates derived from radiocarbon analysis of
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nonhuman bone collagen and obsidian hydration, places the occupation of
the site between A.D. 250 and 1350, with the most intense occupation
occurring around A.D. 1300 (McGuire (1985:i, 33).
There is a reasonably clear line of relationship with the Modoc
Nation at this site, based upon the subsistence practices represented
(McGuire 1985:55-60). Although archaeological and linguistic evidence
indicates that other groups may have traveled through the area during
this time (McGuire 1985:61-62, Bettinger 1995:6), the radiocarbon date
of A.D. 1340 and a subsistence pattern that includes intensive fish and
antelope processing indicate that the human remains recovered from site
CA-SIS-259 are most likely affiliated with the Modoc Nation.
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
Reclamation has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
The seven 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 reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Klamath Tribes and the Modoc Nation.
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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 17, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Bureau of
Reclamation 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. The Bureau of Reclamation 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: March 5, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04630 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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