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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 

December 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kathryn Murano Santos, 

Rochester Museum & Science Center, 

657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607, 

telephone (585) 697–1929, email 

kmurano@rmsc.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 RMSC, 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, 

seven individuals removed from the 

Bennett Mound or Bennett Site (CA– 

SAC–16), Sacramento County, CA, have 

been identified. The seven lots of 

associated funerary objects are projectile 

points. On an unknown date prior to 

1928, Albert Heath, a collector and 

dealer from Chicago, Illinois, obtained 

the individuals and associated funerary 

objects. They were purchased by RMSC 

from Albert Heath in March 1928. 

RMSC has no knowledge of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the human remains or the 

associated funerary objects. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The RMSC has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of seven individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The seven 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 reasonable connection 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; California Valley Miwok 

Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians 

of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk 

Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 

Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria 

(Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne 

Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 

Tuolumne Rancheria of California; 

United Auburn Indian Community of 

the Auburn Rancheria of California; and 

the Wilton Rancheria, California. 

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 December 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the RMSC 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 RMSC 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 29, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26081 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039005; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Gilcrease Museum has completed an 

inventory of associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is a 

cultural affiliation between the 

associated funerary objects and Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after December 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease 

Museum, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 

74104, telephone (918) 596–2747, email 

laura-bryant@utulsa.edu. 

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 Gilcrease 

Museum, 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, 

associated funerary objects have been 

reasonably identified. The five 

associated funerary objects are four lots 

of shell beads and one lot of glass beads. 

These were removed likely in the early 

to mid-20th century from three sites in 

Sacramento County, CA: Johnson 

Mound, Hollister Mound, and Calhoun 

Mound. Thomas Gilcrease, founder of 

Gilcrease Museum, likely purchased 

these in the 1950s. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Gilcrease Museum has 

determined that: 

• The five 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 reasonable connection 

between the associated funerary objects 

described in this notice and the Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians of California 

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Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

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 associated 

funerary objects in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after 

December 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Gilcrease Museum must determine 

the most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the associated funerary 

objects are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

Gilcrease Museum 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 29, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26087 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038990; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 

intends to repatriate certain cultural 

items that meet the definition of sacred 

objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony 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 

December 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

384–0672, email deannabyrd@

fas.harvard.edu. 

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 PMAE, 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 19 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 19 sacred 

objects/objects of cultural patrimony are 

one lot of baskets, one lot of faunal 

remains, one lot of twined bowls, one 

lot of lithic material, one dugout canoe 

and one lot of accompanying parts, one 

lot of gaming pieces, one lot of utensils, 

one stone maul, one salmon club, one 

lot of fishing implements including nets 

and net sinkers, one lot of fiber material, 

one dentalium box, one lot of pipes and 

cases, one lot of natural brushes, one lot 

of mush paddles, one lot of bone 

implements, one lot of unfinished 

regalia, and one lot of completed 

ceremonial regalia which includes 

headbands, moccasins, masks, dance 

caps, skirts, aprons, adornment items, 

and plumes. Grace Nicholson, Carroll S. 

Hartman, Mrs. Lee Hoffman, Dr. Alfred 

Louis Kroeber, Frederick H. Rindge, 

among others, collected and exchanged 

cultural items from several Yurok 

communities and villages from their 

expeditions along the Klamath River 

during the early to mid-20th century. 

The information available in PMAE 

records indicates that these 19 cultural 

items are culturally affiliated with the 

Yurok people. 

Determinations 

The PMAE has determined that: 

• The 19 sacred objects/objects of 

cultural patrimony described in this 

notice are, according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of an 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization, specific ceremonial objects 

needed by a traditional Native American 

religious leader for present-day 

adherents to practice traditional Native 

American religion, and have ongoing 

historical, traditional, or cultural 

importance central to the Native 

American group, including any 

constituent sub-group (such as a band, 

clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or 

other subdivision). 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Elk Valley 

Rancheria, California; Resighini 

Rancheria, California; and the Yurok 

Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, 

California. 

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 December 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE 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 PMAE 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 29, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26086 Filed 11–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039002; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Yale 

Peabody Museum, Yale University, 

New Haven, CT 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Yale 


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