[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 86367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25196]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038967; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nebraska State 
Museum, Lincoln, NE

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 University of Nebraska State Museum 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: Taylor Ronquillo, University of Nebraska State Museum, 645 N 
14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, telephone (402) 472-6592, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c296b0adacb3b7abaeaeadf082b7acaeeca7a6b7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5b1978a8b94908c89898ad7a5908b89cb808190">[email protected]</span></a> and Susan Weller, NAGPRA Coordinator, University of 
Nebraska State Museum, 645 N 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588, telephone 
(402) 472-0577, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d4d0c2cbcbc2d595e7d2c9cb89c2c3d2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="becdc9dbd2d2dbcc8cfecbd0d290dbdacb">[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 
University of Nebraska State Museum, and additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of the 
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, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    1. The mourning lock was donated to UNSM in 1909 by Major W.J. 
Turner
    2. The 2 mourning locks were donated to UNSM at an unknown time and 
date
    3. Patrick Ryan originally donated the scalp lock. He acquired the 
lock from the Manderson Indian Collection, which was in turn acquired 
by the Omaha Public Library (OPL). OPL loaned the item to the Joslyn 
Art Museum in 1949. The Joslyn then loaned the collection to the UNSM 
in 1974. The collection was transferred to the UNSM in May 2021.
    4. The rattle with a scalp lock was donated to UNSM in 1909 by 
Major W. J. Turner

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of the 
consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the 
geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains 
described in this notice.

Determinations

    The University of Nebraska State Museum has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & 
South Dakota.

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 University of Nebraska State Museum 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 University of Nebraska 
State 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 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-25196 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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