Notice2026-05034
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA
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Published
March 16, 2026
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) 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 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 12615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05034]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6974; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042295; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday
Harbor, 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 U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
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 April 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Elexis J. Fredy, Superintendent, San Juan Island
National Historical Park, 650 Mullis Street, Suite 100, Friday Harbor,
WA 98250, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33765f564b5a406c754156574a735d43401d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9fb6bfa2b3a9859ca8bfbea39ab4aaa9f4bdb5ac">[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
Superintendent, SAJH, 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. In July 2025, a
partial human cranial parietal bone was collected by park personnel
from an exterior brochure rack near the entrance of the American Camp
Visitor Center, San Juan Island County, WA. The bone was likely placed
in the brochure rack at an unknown date by an unknown individual. The
bone was later positively identified as Native American. Presence of
barnacle growth, extant weathering, and wave-tumbled edge suggests the
bone is archeological Coast Salish and likely originated from an
unknown location in the tidal zone of an eroded coastal midden site. No
known hazardous substances were used on these human remains.
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 SAJH has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Lower Elwha Tribal
Community; Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation; Port Gamble S'Klallam
Tribe; Samish Indian Nation; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; and the
Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
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 April 15, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the SAJH 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 SAJH 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: March 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-05034 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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