Notice2024-04983
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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Published
March 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Tillamook County, OR.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04983]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037557; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Natural and
Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural
and Cultural History has completed an inventory of human remains and
has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were removed from Tillamook County, OR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Anthropological
Collections, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone
(541) 346-5120, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e7ece6f8f5e7ebe5c2f7edf0e7e5edecace7e6f7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a1f141e000d1f131d3a0f15081f1d1514541f1e0f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records held by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History.
Description
In 1957, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Netarts Bays sand spit (35Ti1A), in Tillamook County,
OR. They were collected during legally authorized excavations by
University of Oregon archeologists and accessioned under Accession
Number 163. The human remains are isolates collected in fill from units
7-8x/6-8y (cat.# B1437), 7-8x/8-10y (no cat.#), and 7-9x/4-6y (cat.#
B1438), likely associated with House 12. They were found in the
Museum's collections during study of non-human faunal remains from the
site. The human remains represent one adult, possibly male, 40-45 years
old. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to published materials, most radiocarbon dates indicate
that houses at 35Ti1A were in use for at least several hundred years,
from ca. 1400-1800 CE.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects 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, geographical information,
historical information.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice
and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after April 8, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History must determine the most appropriate
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requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
human remains are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12,
2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal
Register and includes the required information, the National Park
Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 29, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04983 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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