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the RCHSM in 1984. The items were 

previously mounted on a wooden board 

with glue, and there is still some old 

glue residue on the pieces (items were 

removed from the board in 1993). 

Determinations 

The RCHSM has determined that: 

• The 15 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 Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. 

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 January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the RCHSM 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 RCHSM 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 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039140; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Princeton 

University 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 January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Lauren Jakobsson, Human 

Remains Oversight Board, Office for the 

Dean of Research, Princeton University, 

Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone 

(609)258–6423, email HROBPrinceton@

princeton.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 Princeton 

University, 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 have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The human remains 

were removed from Tomales Bay, Marin 

County, CA, by William Neale 

Lockington (1840–1902). Lockington 

was an English zoologist and Curator of 

Ichthyology and Crustacea at the 

California Academy of Sciences during 

the late 19th century. In the late 1800s 

to early 1900s, the Ancestor was 

transferred to the now-defunct 

Princeton University Museum of 

Natural History and became part of its 

vertebrate paleontology teaching 

collection. 

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 described in this notice. 

Determinations 

Princeton University has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Federated Indians 

of Graton Rancheria, 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 January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Princeton University 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. Princeton 

University 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: November 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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