Notice2025-15852
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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Published
August 20, 2025
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History 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 90, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40641-40642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15852]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6428; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040835; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, 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), the University of Oregon Museum of Natural
and Cultural History 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 September 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Pamela Endzweig,
Director of Anthropological Collections, University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403-1224, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a6ada7b9b4a6aaa483b6acb1a6a4acadeda6a7b6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0a5aea4bab7a5a9a780b5afb2a5a7afaeeea5a4b5">[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
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 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 human
remains (catalogued as 11-64, Accession 32) are from a female adult,
estimated to have been 20-40 years of age. The remains were collected
from an unknown site at an unknown date and transferred to the Museum
in 1935. While the specific origin is not documented, cranial
modification is consistent with a style of reshaping practiced by
Native peoples along the lower Columbia River and northern Oregon coast
(identified in 1930 as ``Chinook deformation'' by B. Oetteking).
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains (catalogued as 11-65, Accession 32) are from a female adult,
estimated to have been 34-45 years of age. The remains were collected
from an unknown site at an unknown date and transferred to the Museum
in 1935. While the specific origin is not documented, cranial
modification is consistent with a style of reshaping practiced by
Native peoples along the lower Columbia River and northern Oregon coast
(identified in 1930 as ``Chinook deformation'' by B. Oetteking).
Human remains representing, at least, five individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains (catalogued as 11-526, Accession unknown) were labeled as
``unknown, Indian'' and represent a juvenile and four adults. They
include one child of indeterminate sex aged 4-8 years, one adult of
indeterminate sex, one male aged 30-35 years, one male aged 40+ years,
and one probable male aged 35-50 years. The remains were collected from
an unknown site(s) at an unknown date(s) and transferred to the Museum
at an unknown date(s). Cranial modification present in the individual
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described as probably male aged 35-50 years is consistent with a style
of reshaping practiced by Native peoples along the lower Columbia River
and northern Oregon coast (identified in 1930 as ``Chinook
deformation'' by B. Oetteking). It is assumed that the five individuals
have the same origin.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains (catalogued as Unknown-4, Accession unknown) are from a male
adult aged 21-30 years. The remains were collected from an unknown site
at an unknown date and transferred to the Museum in 1991. While the
specific origin is not documented, cranial modification is consistent
with a style of reshaping practiced by Native peoples along the lower
Columbia River and northern Oregon coast (identified in 1930 as
``Chinook deformation'' by B. Oetteking). In addition, the remains were
transferred with a second set of remains said to be from Kilchis Point
Village, near Tillamook. Their relationship is not documented.
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 described in this
notice.
Determinations
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation; Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the Cowlitz 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 September 19, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and
any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 5, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-15852 Filed 8-19-25; 8:45 am]
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