[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84612-84613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24417]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038924; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, 
Cheney, WA

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 Eastern Washington 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 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Kate Valdez, NAGPRA Coordinator, Eastern Washington 
University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, telephone (509) 359-
3116, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f49495e535b5a45097f5a484a115a5b4a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="116767707d75746b27517466643f747564">[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 the 
Eastern Washington 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 has been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1951, human 
remains were removed from Old Man House (45-KP-2 in Kitsap County WA, 
at Old Man House State Park, by Warren Snyder, as part of a University 
of Washington Field Expedition. No known individuals were identified. 
The human remains were transferred to the Burke Museum where they were 
later accessioned (Burke Accn. 1966-81). No known individuals were 
identified. Sometime in the early 1990s, these human remains were 
transferred to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 
then subsequently transferred in 1992 to Eastern Washington University 
for identification. In 2004, Washington State Parks and Recreation 
Commission returned ownership of the land and collections from the 1951 
excavation to the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison 
Reservation, WA.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1949, human 
remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed from 
Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, WA, by Carroll Burroughs and Douglas 
Osborne, part of a University of Washington field expedition. No known 
individuals were identified. The human remains were transferred to the 
Burke Museum where they were accessioned in 1950 (Burke Accn. 3608). No 
known individuals were identified. Sometime in the early 1990s, these 
human remains were transferred to the Confederated Tribes of the 
Colville Reservation, then subsequently transferred in 1992 to Eastern 
Washington University for identification.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural

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affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or 
acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

    The Eastern Washington University has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison 
Reservation.

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 22, 2024. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the Eastern Washington 
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. The Eastern 
Washington 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 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24417 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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