84392 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 22, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: October 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038934; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: St. 

Louis County Office of the Medical 

Examiner, St. Louis, MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the St. 

Louis County Office of the Medical 

Examiner (MEO) 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 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lindsay Trammell, St. 

Louis County Office of the MEO, 6059 

North Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 

63134, telephone (314) 615–0809, email 

LTrammell@stlouiscountymo.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 St. Louis 

County MEO 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, 

two individuals have been identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. Remains were discovered in a 

private residence in Florissant, Missouri 

on May 5, 2024. They were reportedly 

originally collected by a private citizen 

in the 1960’s in Clarksville, Missouri, 

near the Clarksville Mound Groups site, 

23PI6. These remains are from the Late 

Woodland to Emergency Mississippian 

Period and culturally affiliated with the 

Osage Nation. 

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 St. Louis County MEO has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and The Osage 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 

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 21, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the St. Louis 

County MEO 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 St. Louis 

County MEO 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038923; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Museum of Us, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Museum of Us intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Carmen Mosley, NAGPRA 

Repatriation Manager, Museum of Us, 

1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, 

CA 92101, telephone (619) 239–2001 

Ext. 42, email cmosley@

museumofus.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 Museum of Us, 

and additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of 12 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 12 

unassociated funerary objects are from 

three separate acquisitions. 

In December of 1954, Adele Ronecker 

of San Diego, CA, donated one blade 

from Stewart County, TN and one bird 

effigy pipe from Southeastern United 

States to the San Diego Museum of Man 

(now Museum of Us), along with a 

collection of 112 other Native American 

cultural items from California, Texas, 

New Mexico, Southeastern United 

States, Mexico and Southeast Asia. 

Acquisition records indicate that Ms. 

Ronecker received the cultural items 

from Lemley Osborne of Las Cruces, 

New Mexico. 

In May of 1955, the San Diego 

Museum of Man (now Museum of Us) 

purchased one shell gorget from 

Hamilton County, TN, along with 11 

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from Earl Townsend Jr., an attorney 

from Indianapolis, IN. The donor 

collected the gorget from a mound in the 

Tennessee River at the mouth of the 

Chickamauga Creek. 

In July of 1957, George A. Leupold of 

San Diego, CA, donated seven 

lanceolate points and one adze from 

Sparta, White County, TN, and one 

discoidal from Tyron, Polk County, NC, 

to the San Diego Museum of Man (now 

Museum of Us). This acquisition 

included an additional 57 Native 

American cultural items (e.g., points, 

axes, ceramic sherds, bone awls, and 

discoidals) from Wisconsin, Illinois, 

Missouri, Tennessee, and adjoining 

areas. The Museum of Us has no 

additional information on how and/or 

when Mr. Leupold acquired the 

aforementioned items. 

Determinations 

The Museum of Us has determined 

that: 

• The 12 unassociated funerary 

objects described above are reasonably 

believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near individual 

human remains, and are connected, 

either at the time of death or later as part 

of the death rite or ceremony and are 

believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 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 items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 21, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the Museum of Us must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural 

items are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

Museum of Us is responsible for 

sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations identified in this notice 

and to any other consulting parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: October 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038917; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Bernardino County Museum, 

Redlands, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Bernardino County Museum 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San 

Bernardino County Museum, 2024 

Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, 

telephone (909) 798–8623, email 

tserrao-leiva@sbcm.sbcounty.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 San 

Bernardino County Museum, 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. The 

seven associated funerary objects are 

burned beads, glass beads, shell, pipe 

fragments, petrified wood, pottery, and 

stone tools. The Deep Canyon collection 

housed at the museum was collected by 

a private corporation in the summer of 

1972 in and around Deep Canyon in 

Palm Desert, CA. While the original 

field records do not mention human 

remains, the museum’s records show 

that one skull fragment is associated 

with SBCM–5600 (Deep Canyon). 

Records show Gorden Redtfeldt and 

M.R. Harrington at the Southwest 

Museum were corresponding regarding 

a site report in 1955. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been identified. The 

two associated funerary objects are fish 

and faunal bone. The Lake LeConte 

collection (SBCM–5922) housed at the 

museum was originally part of the 

McCown collection, who was affiliated 

with Archaeological Survey 

Association. When ASA disbanded, this 

collection was donated to the county 

museum in the early 2000s. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been identified. The 

four associated funerary objects are 

pottery, historic-era objects, bone awls, 

and organic material. In the 1970s an 

ancestor and objects were sent to 

Riverside Sheriff’s department for a 

small exhibit installed in the 

department. In early 2024, sheriff/ 

coroner rediscovered these items in a 

box labelled ‘‘SBCM’’ which included 

the human remains and objects. In May 

2024, coroner communicated this and 

dropped off the box to the museum. The 

ceramic potsherd found with ancestor is 

Cahuilla. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical local or acquisition history 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The San Bernardino County Museum 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 13 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed intentionally with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 

of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 

California; Augustine Band of Cahuilla 


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