Notice2024-23719
Notice of Inventory Completion: Willamette University, Salem, OR
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Published
October 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Willamette 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 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83047-83048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23719]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038878; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Willamette University, Salem, 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), Willamette 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 November 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Emilio Solano, Willamette University, 900 State Street,
Salem, OR
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97209, telephone (503) 370-6027, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7f7b6975767b74755a6d7376767b777f6e6e7f347f7e6f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a7a3b1adaea3acad82b5abaeaea3afa7b6b6a7eca7a6b7">[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
Willamette 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
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The
osteological elements from one individual include a mandible, four
teeth, two radii, two humeri, five vertebrae, and one femur. There is
no known acquisition history of the ancestral remains, but the
preponderance of the evidence suggests that either W.S. Laughlin or
John Rademaker disturbed and acquired these remains. There were no
markings, labels, or other documentation found with this individual.
The geographic location is unknown but is likely associated with the
Willamette Valley, Oregon mounds excavated by Laughlin or near The
Dalles, Oregon site excavation by Rademaker. Cultural affiliation is
unknown but likely the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians, or Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
based on information available, including archeological, geographical,
and historical. The remains have not been tested for the presence of
any potentially hazardous substances.
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
Willamette University 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 connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
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 November 14, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, Willamette 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. Willamette 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: October 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-23719 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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