Notice2024-23721
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
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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), the Western Washington University (WWU) 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]
[Page 83047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23721]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038880; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
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 Western Washington University (WWU) 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: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department
of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
98225, telephone (360) 650-4783, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#780811161d12380f0f0d561d1c0d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3b3aaada6a983b4b4b6eda6a7b6">[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
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
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Representatives from Western Washington University worked at 45-WH-
17 in both 1973 and 1977. Dr. Garland Grabert directed a summer field
school at the site in 1973. In 1977, Western Washington University
entered a contract (C530-695-02) with the city of Blaine, WA, to
conduct salvage in conjunction with the construction of the sewage
treatment facility. Operations began in June and continued through the
end of August 1977. One burial was recovered at 45-WH-17 in 1973 and a
total of 40 burials were recovered during the 1977 project. All the
known burials and associated funerary objects in the WWU collections
from the 1973 and 1977 work were repatriated to the Lummi Nation in the
early 1980's.
During the WWU NAGPRA compliance efforts in 1995, closer
examination of faunal remains from 45-WH-17 resulted in numerous
additional fragments of human bone being recognized. These human
remains were listed in the original 1995 WWU NAGPRA Inventory and they,
too, were repatriated to the Lummi Nation, upon their request in 2001.
During the recent rehousing project described above, one additional
human remain was identified from the 45-WH-17 collection and it is
described below. 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.
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:
<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 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 November 14, 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: October 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-23721 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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