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opinion, including Tribal traditional 

knowledge. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Santa Barbara 

Museum of Natural History has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at minimum 21 individuals 

of Native American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains 

described in this notice and the 

California Valley Miwok Tribe, 

California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians of California; 

and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk 

Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 

California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in 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 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 24, 2023. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the Santa Barbara Museum of 

Natural 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 Santa Barbara 

Museum of Natural History is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10, and 

§ 10.14. 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036827; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 

intends to repatriate a certain cultural 

item that meets the definition of an 

unassociated funerary object and that 

has a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. The cultural item was 

removed from Hampden County, MA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 

02138, telephone (617) 496–3702, email 

pcapone@fas.harvard.edu. 

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 PMAE. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records held 

by the PMAE. 

Description 

The one cultural item was removed 

from Hampden County, MA. The 

cultural item was collected by Harry A. 

Wright from a cemetery at the Long Hill 

site in Springfield, Hampden County, 

MA, between 1891 and 1896. Wright 

donated the cultural item to the PMAE 

in 1907. Wright removed the cultural 

item from a grave containing the human 

remains of at least 13 individuals. 

Wright described the individuals as 

embedded in a layer of dry sand and 

surrounded by a layer of ‘‘charcoal,’’ 

which may have been a 

misinterpretation of decayed woven 

burial mats. The cultural item lay in the 

layer of ‘‘charcoal’’ and was not 

associated with any specific individual. 

Descriptions of the burial indicate that 

two metal spoons and European-made 

buckles were also interred with the 

individuals and a few Dutch ‘‘fairy 

pipes,’’ flint flakes, and a stone axe laid 

on and near the surface of the grave. 

None of these items are in the 

possession of the Peabody Museum. The 

one unassociated funerary object is a 

Colonoware cup. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural items in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: archeological, 

geographical, historical, kinship, 

linguistic, and oral tradition. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the PMAE has 

determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above is reasonably believed to have 

been placed with or near individual 

human remains at the time of death or 

later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony and is believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in ADDRESSES. 

Requests for repatriation may be 

submitted by 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 a culturally affiliated 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 24, 2023. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the PMAE must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural item are 


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considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The PMAE 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 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23558 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036801; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos 

National Monument, Saint Augustine, 

FL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos 

National Monument (CASA) has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is no cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and any Indian Tribe. 

The human remains were removed from 

St. Johns County, FL. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Gordie Wilson, 

Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos 

National Monument, 8635 A1A South, 

Saint Augustine, FL 32080, telephone 

(904) 829–6506, email Gordon_Wilson@

nps.gov. 

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, CASA. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

CASA. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, five individuals were 

removed from St. John’s County, FL. 

The human remains were donated to 

CASA in 1947 with very little 

accompanying documentation 

pertaining to archeological context. In 

1974, Dr Kathleen Deagan dated most 

material in the collection to post-1672 

(the date the fort was constructed). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1979, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from St. John’s County, FL, 

during an excavation of test pits and 

trenches by Dr. Kathleen Deagan. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains in this notice 

were removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more Indian 

Tribes. The following information was 

used to identify the aboriginal land: a 

final judgment of the Indian Claims 

Commission, and a treaty. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, CASA has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of six individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains described in 

this notice were removed from the 

aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe 

of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; 

and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes 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 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after November 24, 

2023. If competing requests for 

disposition are received, CASA must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. CASA is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and § 10.11. 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23545 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036807; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Bandy 

Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, 

Dalton State College, Dalton, GA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bandy 

Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, 

Dalton State College 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. The human 

remains were removed from Johnson 

County, TX. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Adam Ware, Bandy Heritage 

Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton 

State College, 650 College Drive, Dalton, 

GA 30720, telephone (706) 712–8218, 

email aware@daltonstate.edu. 

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 Bandy Heritage 

Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton 

State College. The National Park Service 

is not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. Additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the inventory or related 

records held by the Bandy Heritage 


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