Notice of Inventory Completion: David A. Fredrickson Archaeological Collections Facility at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, 25631-25632 [2025-11142]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 115 / Tuesday, June 17, 2025 / Notices Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, five individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Four individuals were removed from Santa Barbara County, CA. The remains consist of a partial adult femur removed from an unknown location in Santa Barbara County, CA, during the U.S. Geological Survey West of the 100th Meridian in 1875; an adult cranium removed from La Palera No. 1, eight miles from Santa Barbara, CA, on the ranch of Mr. Alexander Moore during the U.S. Geological Survey West of the 100th Meridian in 1875; and two adult crania removed from San Miguel Island, CA, and purchased from Ward’s Natural Science Establishment in 1896. One individual was removed from an unknown location on the Channel Islands, CA. The remains consist of an adult cranium and mandible purchased from Ward’s Natural Science Establishment on an unknown date. Health and Medicine 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 National Museum of Health and Medicine 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. 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. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0040400; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The National Museum of Health and Medicine has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. 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 July 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the National Museum of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Jun 16, 2025 Jkt 265001 Dated: June 11, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–11148 Filed 6–16–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: David A. Fredrickson Archaeological Collections Facility at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sonoma State 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 July 17, 2025. ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to Doshia Dodd, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, email Doshia.dodd@sonoma.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 Sonoma State University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25631 records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual removed from CA–SON– 392 near Petaluma, CA in Sonoma County, has been reasonably identified. The 314 lots of associated funerary objects are Botanical remains; Flaked stone tools and debitage; Faunal bone tools; ground stone tools; Modified faunal bone and shell; Shell beads; Unmodified faunal bone and shell. The collection has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1974, under the following Accession Number 74–4. Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, six individuals removed from CA–SON– 860/H near Downtown Santa Rosa, CA in Sonoma County, have been reasonably identified. The 3,455 lots of associated funerary objects are flaked stone tools and debitage, ground stone tools, faunal bone, shell, historic material, modified faunal bone, botanical remains and baked clay. The collection has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1984, under the following Accession Number 84–12. Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual removed from CA–SON– 1165 near Sebastopol, CA in Sonoma County, have been reasonably identified. The 2,304 lots of associated funerary objects are Flaked stone tools and debitage; ground stone tools; Charmstones; Unmodified faunal bone; and Dietary shell. The collection has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1979, under the following Accession Numbers 79–11. Based on records concerning the associated funerary objects and the institution in which they were housed, there is no evidence of the three lots of cultural items being treated with 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 and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The Sonoma State University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry. E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 25632 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 115 / Tuesday, June 17, 2025 / Notices • The 6,073 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 Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California. 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 July 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Sonoma State 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. The Sonoma State University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: June 11, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–11142 Filed 6–16–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0040364; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Golden, CO AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Jun 16, 2025 Jkt 265001 ACTION: Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 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 July 17, 2025. ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to Rebecca Jacobs, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, 987 1⁄2 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO 80401, email rebecca.jacobs@ denvergov.org. SUMMARY: 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 Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, 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: Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one object of cultural patrimony is a double ball (T2023.1.1). This double ball was recently donated to the museum by a relative of Reverend George Allen Beecher. Beecher was a bishop who developed a friendship with William F. ‘‘Buffalo Bill’’ Cody and Cody’s family including Johnny Baker, Cody’s foster son, who later became, along with his wife, Olive Baker, founder of the museum. Beecher spent most of his life in Nebraska working in a religious capacity. He worked at the Fort Sidney Mission in Sidney, Nebraska; the Church of Our Survivors in North Platte, Nebraska; St. Luke’s Church in Kearney, Nebraska; he became Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska; and then became Bishop of the Missionary District of Western Nebraska. According to his autobiography, through his time as a religious leader, he developed relationships with people he referred to as Sioux. A close friend of Cody, he attended Buffalo Bill’s Wild West as a guest in 1901 and traveled with the show for the 1905 season where he interacted with the Lakota performers employed with the show. To the current PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 knowledge of museum staff there is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the double ball. Determinations The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 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 Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. 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 July 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 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 Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 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: June 6, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–11150 Filed 6–16–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25631-25632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11142]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040400; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: David A. Fredrickson 
Archaeological Collections Facility at Sonoma State University, Rohnert 
Park, 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 Sonoma State 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 July 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Doshia Dodd, Sonoma 
State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, 
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 
Sonoma State 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

    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual removed from CA-SON-392 near Petaluma, CA in 
Sonoma County, has been reasonably identified. The 314 lots of 
associated funerary objects are Botanical remains; Flaked stone tools 
and debitage; Faunal bone tools; ground stone tools; Modified faunal 
bone and shell; Shell beads; Unmodified faunal bone and shell. The 
collection has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1974, under 
the following Accession Number 74-4.
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, six individuals removed from CA-SON-860/H near Downtown Santa 
Rosa, CA in Sonoma County, have been reasonably identified. The 3,455 
lots of associated funerary objects are flaked stone tools and 
debitage, ground stone tools, faunal bone, shell, historic material, 
modified faunal bone, botanical remains and baked clay. The collection 
has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1984, under the 
following Accession Number 84-12.
    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual removed from CA-SON-1165 near Sebastopol, CA in 
Sonoma County, have been reasonably identified. The 2,304 lots of 
associated funerary objects are Flaked stone tools and debitage; ground 
stone tools; Charmstones; Unmodified faunal bone; and Dietary shell. 
The collection has been housed at Sonoma State University since 1979, 
under the following Accession Numbers 79-11.
    Based on records concerning the associated funerary objects and the 
institution in which they were housed, there is no evidence of the 
three lots of cultural items being treated with 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 and associated funerary objects described in 
this notice.

Determinations

    The Sonoma State University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.

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     The 6,073 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 Federated 
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California.

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 July 17, 
2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Sonoma 
State 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. The Sonoma State University is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting 
parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: June 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-11142 Filed 6-16-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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