89 FR 113 pgs. 49187-49188 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 113Pages: 49187 - 49188
Pages: 49187, 49188Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-12713 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
[top] In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western Washington University (WWU), has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
DATES:
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after July 11, 2024.
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 WWU, 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 have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains in this notice were removed from 45-WH-11 (Birch Bay, Washington) by students from Western Washington University under the direction of WWU professor Dr. Garland Grabert in the fall of 1970. Notes indicated that surface collection and a small-scale excavation occurred; the human remains were found in Test Cut #2 but were not recognized as human remains until after 2018. No known individuals were identified. No hazardous chemicals are known to have been used to treat the human remains while in the custody of WWU.
The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, archaeological information, geographical information, historical information, and oral tradition.
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
The WWU 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 described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation and the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
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 11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the WWU 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 WWU 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: May 31, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12713 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
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