81934 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 9, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: September 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23369 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038839; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Fort Ticonderoga Association, 

Ticonderoga, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association has completed 

an inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is no lineal 

descendant and no Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

cultural affiliation. 

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice may occur 

on or after November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Miranda Peters, The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, 30 Fort Ti 

Road, Ticonderoga, NY 12883, 

telephone (518) 585–1015, email 

mpeters@fort-ticonderoga.org. 

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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

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. 

On an unknown date, this individual 

was donated and housed at Fort 

Ticonderoga. In April 2024, this 

individual was identified. A 

handwritten label in their box reads, 

‘‘Indian scalps.’’ While the label reads 

multiple individuals present, during the 

review in April 2024, only one 

individual was determined to be 

present. No institutional records of 

provenance exist for this individual. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to 

Cayuga Nation; Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Oneida Indian Nation; 

Oneida Nation; Onondaga Nation; Saint 

Regis Mohawk Tribe; Seneca Nation of 

Indians; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca; 

and the Tuscarora Nation. No parties 

responded to the invitation, but the 

Oneida Nation and the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin 

attended consultation with Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin taking 

the lead. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains in this notice are 

available: geographical. The 

information, including the results of 

consultation, identified: 

1. No earlier group connected to the 

human remains. 

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization connected to the human 

remains. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 

the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

The Fort Ticonderoga Association has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

in this notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains in this notice has 

been clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 any lineal 

descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native 

Hawaiian organization 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. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after 

November 8, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Fort Ticonderoga Association 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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association is responsible 

for sending a copy of this notice to any 

consulting lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: September 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23368 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038837; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Fort Ticonderoga Association, 

Ticonderoga, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association 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 Essex 

County, NY. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Miranda Peters, The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, 30 Fort Ti 

Road, Ticonderoga, NY 12883, 

telephone (518) 585–1015, email 

mpeters@fort-ticonderoga.org. 

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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 


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Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. On an unknown 

date, this individual was found in 

washout at the top of the hill due north 

of the northeast corner of the French 

Lines on the Carillon Battlefield. Since 

that date they have been housed at Fort 

Ticonderoga. On April 10, 2024, this 

individual was identified by an 

osteologist. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. On December 5, 

2000, this individual was removed on, 

near, or within the East Terreplein 

during construction for a new visitors’ 

center. Since that date they have been 

housed at Fort Ticonderoga. On April 

10, 2024, this individual was identified 

by an osteologist. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. In early May 2001, 

the individual was first discovered on a 

ledge on the south side of the Northeast 

Bastion and was removed in November 

2001. The tooth was surrounded by fine 

fill that was possibly removed from the 

East Terreplein in November 2000 

during construction for a new visitors’ 

center. Since that date they have been 

housed at Fort Ticonderoga. On April 

10, 2024, this individual was identified 

by an osteologist. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location and acquisition 

history of the human remains described 

in this notice. 

Determinations 

The Fort Ticonderoga Association has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Cayuga Nation; 

Oneida Indian Nation; Oneida Nation; 

Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe; Seneca Nation of Indians; SenecaCayuga Nation; Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda 

Band of Seneca; and the Tuscarora 

Nation. 

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 

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 8, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Fort Ticonderoga Association 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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association 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: September 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23366 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038838; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Fort Ticonderoga Association, 

Ticonderoga, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association 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 Essex 

County, NY. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Miranda Peters, The Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, 30 Fort Ti 

Road, Ticonderoga, NY 12883, 

telephone (518) 585–1015, email 

mpeters@fort-ticonderoga.org. 

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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 16 

individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. On unknown dates, 

likely prior to the 1970’s, individuals 

were removed during restoration work 

and were housed at Fort Ticonderoga. 

On April 9 & 10, 2024, these individuals 

were identified by an osteologist. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location of the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The Fort Ticonderoga Association has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 16 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Cayuga Nation; 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Oneida 

Indian Nation; Oneida Nation; 

Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe; Seneca Nation of Indians; SenecaCayuga Nation; Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda 

Band of Seneca; and the Tuscarora 

Nation. 

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: 


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