Notice2025-17969
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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Published
September 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
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 178 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17969]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6519; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041074; 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 October 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
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#5a3f343e202d3f333d1a2f35283f3d3534743f3e2f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90f5fef4eae7f5f9f7d0e5ffe2f5f7fffebef5f4e5">[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 11-87) are from a male adult, estimated to have
been 35-45 years of age. The human remains were excavated from a site
designated as ``Warner Valley Site No. 4'' and transferred to the
Museum in 1938. According to fieldnotes, the human remains were part of
a ``rock-pile burial.'' The Warner Valley is in the historic territory
of Northern Paiute peoples.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains (catalogued as 11-104) are from two adults of indeterminate
sex. The human remains were excavated from the Warner Valley and
transferred to the Museum in 1939. According to fieldnotes, the human
remains were from rock cairn burials. The Warner Valley is in the
historic territory of Northern Paiute peoples.
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 three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of
the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; and the Klamath Tribes.
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 October 17, 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: September 4, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-17969 Filed 9-16-25; 8:45 am]
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