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the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

Cumberland University has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The three 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. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice has been 

clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 

any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization 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. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice may 

occur on or after December 16, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, Cumberland University 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. Cumberland 

University is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to any consulting 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26462 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039021; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science, Evansville, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science intends to repatriate a certain 

cultural item that meets the definition of 

an object of cultural patrimony 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 

December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kaman Hillenburg, 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science, Evansville, IN 47713, 

telephone (812) 425–2406, email 

kaman@emuseum.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 Evansville 

Museum of Arts, History & Science, 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 

object of cultural patrimony is a Sea 

Monster hat. The hat is made of red 

cedar wood with a detachable wooden 

fin adorned with human hair. The teeth 

of the Sea Monster are made from 

abalone shell. The red paint on the hat 

could contain mercury. 

The item was donated to the 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science by Mrs. Edward Mead Johnson, 

Sr. in 1936. 

Determinations 

The Evansville Museum of Arts, 

History & Science has determined that: 

• The one object of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice has 

an 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), according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Ketchikan Indian 

Community. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item 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 item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after December 16, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Evansville Museum of Arts, History 

& Science must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural item are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Evansville 

Museum of Arts, History & Science 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: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26452 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039041; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

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 


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