Notice2024-07714
Notice of Inventory Completion: Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
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Published
April 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Dickinson State University 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 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: 2024-07714]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037715; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Dickinson State University,
Dickinson, ND
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Dickinson State University 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Holly Gruhlke, Dickinson State University, 291 Campus Drive,
Dickinson, ND 58601, telephone (701) 502-2080, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e28a8d8e8e9bcc8590978a8e8987a2868b81898b8c918d8c9196839687cc878697"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4acaba8a8bdeaa3b6b1aca8afa184a0ada7afadaab7abaab7b0a5b0a1eaa1a0b1">[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
Dickinson State University, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the 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, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were
presumably removed from Stark County, ND. These remains consist of the
following, with the assumption of affiliation with the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, presumed to
belong to four individuals, consisting of the following inventory of
remains: three crania; one skull; one thoracic vertebra; three
reassociated sets of postcranial remains from three individuals: Right
femur, right fibula, left radius, two left ribs, one lumbar vertebra.
The right femur is transected at midshaft. Left femur, left tibia, left
fibula, right talus. The left femur consists of five large fragments.
Right tibia, left ulna, right os coxa, two right ribs, one lumbar
vertebra. The right tibia is fractured postmortem from weather and
wear. The remains are in variable condition. Two crania consisting of
the anterior portion of the skull are in poor condition. One cranium is
complete with fracturing to delicate bones and protuberances is colored
a rich, mottled brown and is light weight and friable. The skull is
complete and is in good condition. The postcranial remains are in good-
to-poor condition from environmental exposure and subsequent use.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location.
Determinations
Dickinson State University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of approximately four individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 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 May 13, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, Dickinson State University 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. Dickinson State University 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: April 2, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07714 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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