Notice2024-26450
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
November 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Bernardino County Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90042-90043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26450]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039036; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum,
Redlands, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Bernardino County Museum has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024
Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 798-8623, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d1d6c0d7d7c4ca88c9c0ccd3c4e5d6c7c6c88bd6c7c6cad0cbd1dc8bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77030412050516185a1b121e0116370415141a59041514180219030e59101801">[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
San Bernardino County Museum 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. The eight associated funerary objects are one stone, one
rounded quartz tool, one lot of quartz and quartz frags, one lot of
olivella shell, two obisidian flake/microlith, one lot of red ochre and
paint, and one lot of faunal fragments. In 1948-50, Stuart Peck with
ASA and UCLA excavated five burials, four possible ``token burial,''
and associated material, at Zuma Creek, Los Angeles County (catalog
number SBCM-473), under a temporary permit. under. The identity of the
individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. These remains are
identified by a label reading ``Solstice Creek'' (Los Angeles County)
cataloged under number SBCM-5906. This individual was likely a part of
the larger donation to the department from the McCowns, who were
actively collecting during the 1970s and 80s. The identity of the
individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been
identified. The four associated funerary objects are one lot of soil,
one lot of beads, one lot of shell, and one lot of fire-affected rock.
The collections numbered SBCM-UNN:75-109 included a note found with
remains reads, ``Mrs. R. Holcomb, San Bernardino, 3/25/69, Dear Luis--
This Indian is for the Museum. It was dug up by some kids on the heath
north of Gaviota (which is north of Santa Barbara)--I don't know if
these are of any interest, but you are welcome to them.--Penny
Holcomb.'' The ancestor and associated objects from Santa Barbara
County were donated to the museum in 1969. The identity of the
individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals has been
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. This unnumbered
collection contained a note found with the ancestors stated they were
taken from the ``California Coast.'' The identity of the individuals is
not known.
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
The San Bernardino County Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 12 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in
[[Page 90043]]
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 and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December
16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the San
Bernardino County Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor
prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The San Bernardino County Museum 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: November 7, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26450 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on November 14, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.