Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology (LMA) 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 162 (Monday, August 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54748-54749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17185]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7429; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043533; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology, Beloit, WI

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 Beloit College, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology (LMA) 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 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Nicolette B. Meister, Beloit College, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533e363a202736213d1331363f3c3a277d363726"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3beb6baa0a7b6a1bd93b1b6bfbcbaa7fdb6b7a6">[email&#160;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 
LMA, 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 LMA 
purchased a headpiece of

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human hair from Reverend Glen H. Ridnour in 1963. The headpiece may be 
part of the Axel Rasmussen Collection purchased by the Portland Art 
Museum in 1948. Between 1921 and 1944 Rasmussen, Superintendent of 
Schools first in Wrangell, AK, and later in Skagway, AK, collected 
Native American items from the Native communities he served and from 
dealers in the region. Ridnour purchased portions of the Rasmussen 
Collection from the Saint Paul Gallery in 1959. The headpiece is from 
Wrangell Island, Wrangell Borough, Alaska, and is composed of a cloth 
cap covered in matted tufts of human hair. The headpiece was worn by 
Tom Ukas (1879-1973) whose Tlingit name was Ghunaaneist[iacute]. He was 
Kiks.[aacute]di from the Sun House in Wrangell. According to Ukas, the 
headpiece was made of old scalps taken in war. During consultation, a 
top knot of bound hair was identified, which supports Tom Ukas's oral 
history as top knots are worn by warriors going into war. The LMA has 
no record of treating the human remains with potentially hazardous 
substances.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the human described in this notice.

Determinations

    The LMA 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 Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian 
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 September 23, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the LMA 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 LMA 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 17, 2026.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-17185 Filed 8-21-26; 8:45 am]
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