Notice2024-24417
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
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Published
October 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Eastern Washington 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 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84612-84613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24417]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038924; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University,
Cheney, 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 Eastern Washington 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 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kate Valdez, NAGPRA Coordinator, Eastern Washington
University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, telephone (509) 359-
3116, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f49495e535b5a45097f5a484a115a5b4a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="116767707d75746b27517466643f747564">[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
Eastern Washington 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 has been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1951, human
remains were removed from Old Man House (45-KP-2 in Kitsap County WA,
at Old Man House State Park, by Warren Snyder, as part of a University
of Washington Field Expedition. No known individuals were identified.
The human remains were transferred to the Burke Museum where they were
later accessioned (Burke Accn. 1966-81). No known individuals were
identified. Sometime in the early 1990s, these human remains were
transferred to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
then subsequently transferred in 1992 to Eastern Washington University
for identification. In 2004, Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission returned ownership of the land and collections from the 1951
excavation to the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison
Reservation, WA.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1949, human
remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed from
Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, WA, by Carroll Burroughs and Douglas
Osborne, part of a University of Washington field expedition. No known
individuals were identified. The human remains were transferred to the
Burke Museum where they were accessioned in 1950 (Burke Accn. 3608). No
known individuals were identified. Sometime in the early 1990s, these
human remains were transferred to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, then subsequently transferred in 1992 to Eastern
Washington University for identification.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural
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affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or
acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The Eastern Washington University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison
Reservation.
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 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the Eastern Washington
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. The Eastern
Washington 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 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24417 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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