956 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2024 / Notices 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 28, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00125 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037198; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 

Milwaukee, WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 

(UWM) has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

object and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary object 

were removed from Clark County, IN. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Jennifer R. Haas, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, University of WisconsinMilwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, 

WI 53201, telephone (414) 229–3078, 

email haasjr@uwm.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 UWM. 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 UWM. 

Description 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from Clark 

County, IN, by Paul Turney (also spelled 

‘‘Tourney’’) during investigations at the 

‘‘Kelly’’ site, part of the Old Clarksville 

Site (12CL1). The human remains and 

associated funerary object were donated 

to the University of WisconsinMilwaukee in 1990 after Turney’s death. 

The one associated funerary object is 

one lot of faunal bone including an 

antler tine and two indeterminate 

fragments. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary object 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: geographical 

information and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the UWM has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The one object described in this 

notice 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Bad River Band of 

the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians of the Bad River Reservation, 

Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian 

Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree 

Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, 

Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse 

Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay 

Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo 

Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo 

Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo 

Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe 

of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band 

of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the 

Lac du Flambeau Reservation of 

Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa 

Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish 

Band of Pottawatomi Indians of 

Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota 

(Six component reservations: Bois Forte 

Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; 

Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; 

Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); 

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 

Potawatomi, Michigan; Ottawa Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of 

Potawatomi Indians, Michigan, and 

Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi 

Nation; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red 

Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian 

Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and 

the Wyandotte Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object 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 

and associated funerary object in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after February 7, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the UWM must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary object are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The UWM is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes organizations 

identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2024 / Notices 957 

Dated: December 28, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00127 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037195; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Yosemite National Park, 

El Portal, CA 

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, Yosemite National Park 

(YOSE) 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 Mariposa County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after February 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Cicely Muldoon, 

Superintendent, Yosemite National 

Park, 9039 Village Drive, Yosemite 

National Park, CA 95389, telephone 

(202) 372–8181, email cicely_muldoon@

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, YOSE. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

YOSE. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from an unknown site in Mariposa 

County, CA, in the 1930s by a California 

Conservation Crew working in the Crane 

Flat area. The human remains were 

identified at the time of discovery as 

Native American by a physical 

anthropologist and were turned over to 

the Yosemite Museum by Gus Eastman, 

the park ranger overseeing the crew. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from an unknown site in the Cascades 

area in Mariposa County, CA, in the 

1930s. The human remains were 

identified at the time of discovery as 

Native American by a physical 

anthropologist and were turned over by 

a donor named Edward L. Eidem. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from CA–MRP–301 in 

Mariposa County, CA in 1988 during 

heavy equipment excavation of a trench 

for a National Park Service electrical 

line. An examination by a physical 

anthropologist determined that these 

human remains are Native American 

and were buried approximately 800 

years ago. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains 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 

information, biological information, 

geographical information, historical 

information, and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, YOSE has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of five 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 Bishop 

Paiute Tribe; Bridgeport Indian Colony; 

Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi 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 identified in this notice and, if 

joined to a request from one or more of 

the Indian Tribes, the Southern Sierra 

Miwuk Nation, and Mono Lake 

Kootzaduka’a Tribe, non-federally 

recognized Indian groups. 

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 February 7, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

YOSE 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. YOSE 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 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 28, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00124 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037204; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, Chico, 

Chico, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

California State University, Chico (CSU 

Chico) has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from CSU Chico. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 


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