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Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 

Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi 

Nation; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red 

Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian 

Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain 

Band of Chippewa Indians of North 

Dakota. 

The Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin, and the 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan requested consultation. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains in this notice are 

available: geographical. 

The information, including the results 

of consultation, identified: 

1. No earlier group connected to the 

human remains. 

2. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian 

Tribe of Michigan as an Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization connected 

to the human remains. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 

the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

The Michigan State Police has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

in this notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains in this notice has 

been clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 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 described in this notice 

may occur on or after December 26, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the Michigan 

State Police 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 Michigan State 

Police 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 18, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27502 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039100; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 

Birmingham, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Alabama at Birmingham 

(UAB) 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 

December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lauren Downs, 

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 

Department of Anthropology, UH 3165, 

1720 2nd Avenue, South, Birmingham, 

AL 35294–1241, telephone (205) 934– 

3508, email nagprastaff@uab.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 UAB, 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 two lots of cultural items 

have been requested for repatriation. 

The two lots of unassociated funerary 

objects are one lot of pottery from two 

partial vessels and one lot of flaked 

stone tools. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from a limestone 

lined grave reported to be sixty miles 

north of Murray, Kentucky. This 

description places the geographic 

location in or near Crittenden, 

Livingston, Lyon, or Marshall County, 

Kentucky, or Hardin or Pope County, 

Illinois. The collection was donated to 

UAB at an unknown date. No cultural 

affiliation information is included in 

UAB’s internal records, but the 

geographical origin of the objects and 

relevant archaeological information 

reasonably identify a cultural affiliation 

with the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians, Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma, Quapaw Nation, Shawnee 

Tribe, and The Chickasaw Nation. There 

is no record of any potentially 

hazardous substances used to treat the 

unassociated funerary objects. 

Determinations 

The University of Alabama at 

Birmingham has determined that: 

• The two lots of unassociated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area 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 Chickasaw Nation. 

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 


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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 26, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

UAB 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. UAB 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 18, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27497 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039094; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Sonoma State University, Rohnert 

Park, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Sonoma State University 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 

December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Doshia Dodd, Sonoma State 

University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, 

Rohnert Park, CA 94928, telephone 

(530) 514–8472, email Doshia.dodd@

sonoma.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 Sonoma State 

University, 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 lot of 4,079 cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation that was 

taken from archaeological site CA–TEH– 

1529 in Tehama County, California. The 

lot of 4,079 unassociated funerary 

objects are soil samples; flaked stone 

tools and debitage; groundstone; 

unmodified faunal bone and shell; and 

modified faunal bone. Sonoma State 

University acquired the cultural items 

in 1995 from Far Western 

Anthropological Research Group 

archeological project for the PG&E and 

PGT Pipeline replacement project. The 

cultural items have remained in 

possession of Sonoma State since their 

curation, under the Accession Number 

91–32. 

A lot of 405 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation that was taken 

from archaeological site CA–TEH–1350/ 

h in Tehama County, California. The lot 

of 405 unassociated funerary objects are 

Debitage; Historic material; Unmodified 

faunal bone. Sonoma State University 

acquired the cultural items in 1996 from 

Far Western Anthropological Research 

Group archeological project for the 

PG&E and PGT Pipeline replacement 

project. The cultural items have 

remained in possession of Sonoma State 

since their curation, under the 

Accession Number 92–56. 

A lot of 576 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation that was taken 

from archaeological site CA–SHA–1966 

in Shasta County, California. The lot of 

576 unassociated funerary objects are 

Flaked stone tools and debitage; and 

Groundstone. Sonoma State University 

acquired the cultural items in 1996 from 

Far Western Anthropological Research 

Group archeological project for the 

PG&E and PGT Pipeline replacement 

project. The cultural items have 

remained in possession of Sonoma State 

since their curation, under the 

Accession Number 93–08. 

A lot of 40 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation that was taken 

from archaeological site CA–SHA–1520, 

CA–SHA–1521, CA–SHA–1522, CA– 

SHA–1528/h, and CA–SHA–1529/h in 

Shasta County, California. The lot of 40 

unassociated funerary objects are 

Debitage; and Historic material. Sonoma 

State University acquired the cultural 

items in 1985 from Anthropological 

Studies Center Anthropological 

Research Group archeological project for 

PG&E Timber Harvest Sale. The cultural 

items have remained in possession of 

Sonoma State since their curation, 

under the Accession Number 85–01. 

Based on records concerning the 

unassociated funerary objects and the 

institution in which they are housed, 

there is no evidence of the unassociated 

funerary objects being treated with 

hazardous substances. 

Determinations 

The Sonoma State University has 

determined that: 

• The lot of 5,100 unassociated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area 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 Paskenta Band of 

Nomlaki Indians of 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 26, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Sonoma State University 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 

Sonoma State University 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. 


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