Notice2024-29952
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, ID
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Published
December 18, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region (Reclamation Region 9) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 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: 2024-29952]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039224; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, ID
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, Interior Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
(Reclamation Region 9) has completed an inventory of associated
funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Sean Hess, Supervisory Regional Archaeologist, Columbia-
Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 N Curtis
Road, Boise, ID 83706, telephone (208) 378-5316, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbc8d3dec8c8fbcec8d9c995dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85f6ede0f6f6c5f0f6e7f7abe2eaf3">[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
Reclamation Region 9, 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
Site 45ST118 is on Federal lands associated with operation and
maintenance of Grand Coulee Dam within the exterior boundary of the
Spokane Indian Reservation. The collection from 45ST118 that has not
been repatriated consists of two associated funerary objects (AFOs): a
cedar wood stake and a vial of wood fibers. There are no associated
human remains. The AFOs are currently housed at Washington State
University in Pullman, Washington.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition
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history of the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The Reclamation Region 9 has determined that:
<bullet> The two 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 associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary
objects 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 associated funerary objects described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 17, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Reclamation
Region 9 must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The Reclamation Region 9 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29952 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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