[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83047-83048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23719]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038878; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Willamette University, Salem, OR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Willamette University 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 November 14, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Emilio Solano, Willamette University, 900 State Street, 
Salem, OR

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97209, telephone (503) 370-6027, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7f7b6975767b74755a6d7376767b777f6e6e7f347f7e6f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a7a3b1adaea3acad82b5abaeaea3afa7b6b6a7eca7a6b7">[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 
Willamette University, 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 
osteological elements from one individual include a mandible, four 
teeth, two radii, two humeri, five vertebrae, and one femur. There is 
no known acquisition history of the ancestral remains, but the 
preponderance of the evidence suggests that either W.S. Laughlin or 
John Rademaker disturbed and acquired these remains. There were no 
markings, labels, or other documentation found with this individual. 
The geographic location is unknown but is likely associated with the 
Willamette Valley, Oregon mounds excavated by Laughlin or near The 
Dalles, Oregon site excavation by Rademaker. Cultural affiliation is 
unknown but likely the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated 
Tribes of Siletz Indians, or Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 
based on information available, including archeological, geographical, 
and historical. The remains have not been tested for the presence of 
any potentially hazardous substances.

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 and associated 
funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

    Willamette University 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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; 
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; and the 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.

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 November 14, 2024. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, Willamette University 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. Willamette University 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 10.10.

    Dated: October 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-23719 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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