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in this notice may occur on or after 

November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, 

Executive Director, The San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA 

92027, telephone (760) 291–0370, email 

sjsandoval@sandiegoarchaeology.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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 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 

three individuals have been identified 

from three archaeological sites. The 

approximately 17,056 associated 

funerary objects include lithic tools, 

faunal bone and shell tools and ecofacts, 

shell beads/pendants, post-contact 

historic materials, samples: charcoal, 

seeds, vegetal materials, ceramics and 

pipe fragments, and crystals were 

removed from 13 archaeological sites. 

The human remains were removed from 

sites in San Diego County near the Cities 

of Julian (CA–SDI–4586), Poway (CA– 

SDI–6669), and Santee (CA–SDI–20778). 

The associated funerary objects were 

removed from sites throughout San 

Diego County, including near the Cities 

of Alpine (CA–SDI–14283), Campo (CA– 

SDI–15908), Del Mar (CA–SDI–4609), 

Julian (CA–SDI–4586), Poway (CA–SDI– 

525; CA–SDI–4606; CA–SDI–6669), San 

Diego (CA–SDI–39; CA–SDI–14152), 

and Santee (CA–SDI–20778). These 

collections were brought to the San 

Diego Archaeological Center between 

1998 and 2015 for long-term curation. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were unknown at the 

time of delivery. They were identified 

while preparing the collection for 

permanent curation. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were placed in the Center’s secure 

NAGPRA Vault, awaiting Tribal 

notification, consultation, and 

repatriation. The project reports state 

that these sites fall within the 

traditional Kumeyaay territory. No 

known potentially hazardous substances 

have been used to treat any of the 

human remains nor associated funerary 

objects. 

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 

The San Diego Archaeological Center 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least three individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• After consultation with the 

Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation 

Committee (KCRC) it was determined 

that the approximately 17,056 

associated funerary 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 

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Campo Indian 

Reservation, California; Capitan Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California (Barona Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Barona Reservation, California; Viejas 

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande 

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp 

Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; 

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California; 

Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 

of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, 

California; Jamul Indian Village of 

California; La Posta Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian 

Reservation, California; Manzanita Band 

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 

Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay 

Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after November 29, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the San Diego Archaeological Center 

must determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The San Diego 

Archaeological Center 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 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25188 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038963; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

San Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Diego Archaeological Center 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 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Sandoval, 

Executive Director, The San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 

92027, telephone (760) 291–0370, email 

sjsandoval@sandiegoarchaeology.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 


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determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 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 one 

individual has been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects have been identified. This site is 

in the northwest part of San Diego 

County near the City of Vista. The site 

(CA–SDI–5775) is on a property located 

at N3668457 E476305 and was surveyed 

06/06/1978. The site was tested in June 

1980 by CRM firms Mooney, Jones, and 

Stokes and in 1978 by RECON (M.J. 

Hatley and Carol Walker) as part of a 

cultural assessment program before 

development of the property. The report 

described the site as measuring about 50 

meters north-south and 40 meters eastwest, consisting of dark midden of at 

least 12–18 inches in depth with flaked 

lithic tools, flakes and debitage, faunal 

shell and bone, and ceramics. The 

collection was brought to the San Diego 

Archaeological Center on 08/26/2006 for 

curation. The human remains were 

identified while preparing the collection 

for permanent curation. To confirm that 

it was human, the bone was inspected 

by the San Diego County Office of the 

Medical Examiner. The items were 

removed from the collection and placed 

in the Center’s NAGPRA Vault awaiting 

Tribal notification and possible 

repatriation following their 

determination that they were human. 

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 described 

in this notice. 

Determinations 

The San Diego Archaeological Center 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least one individual of 

Native American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the La Jolla Band of 

Luiseno Indians; Pala Band of Mission 

Indians; Pauma Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima 

Reservation, California; Pechanga Band 

of Indians (previously listed as Pechanga 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pechanga Reservation, California); 

Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 

California; and the Soboba Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California. 

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 29, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the San Diego Archaeological 

Center 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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center 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 25, 2024 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25192 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038953; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: South 

Dakota State Archaeological Research 

Center, Rapid City, SD, and South 

Dakota State Historical Society Pierre, 

SD 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South 

Dakota State Historical Society’s 

divisions of the Archaeological Research 

Center (ARC) and the State’s Museum 

(SDSHSM) intend to repatriate a certain 

cultural item that meets the definition of 

an unassociated funerary object and that 

has a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dustin Lloyd, South Dakota 

State Historical Society Archaeological 

Research Center, 937 East North Street, 

Suite 201, Rapid City, SD 57701, 

telephone (605) 391–2928, email 

dustin.lloyd@state.sd.us. 

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 South Dakota 

State Historical Society (SDSHS), 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 one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a 

political peace medal, a Jefferson Peace 

Medal. 

Based on the information available 

from both the SDSHS donor records, 

collector’s notes, historical accounts, 

and oral tradition, this Jefferson Peace 

medal was removed from its burial 

context in a Sahnish (Arikara) village in 

1935 by a teenager. The political medal 

in question is reasonably believed to 

have been presented to the Arikara chief 

Lightning Crow in 1804 by Lewis and 

Clark. Upon their return to the village in 

1806, the medal had been transferred to 

another Arikara chief, Grey Eyes. Chief 

Grey Eyes was known to have the medal 

in his possession at or around the time 

of this death. 

The medal was retained by the family 

of the teenage boy until its donation to 

the SDSHS on September 17, 2004. 

Recently, the family provided additional 

information on the medal’s origins, 

which confirmed its original 

provenience from a burial context. 

Despite establishing a reasonable 

owner of the unassociated funerary 

object, no lineal descendant was 

located. At this time, SDSHS staff have 

not identified any known lineal 

descendant(s). 

Additionally, the above-described 

unassociated funerary object was not 


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