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Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe 

of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe 

of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of 

the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; 

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota (Fond du Lac Band and Mille 

Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band 

of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha 

Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe 

of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of 

Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of 

Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 

Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi 

Nation; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in 

Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, 

Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the 

Mississippi in Iowa; Shawnee Tribe; 

and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 

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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after January 13, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, Indiana 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. Indiana 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: December 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29253 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039188; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community 

College, Lı ̄hu1e, HI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community 

College has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

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 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Jason Ford, The Kikuchi 

Center at Kaua1i Community College, 3– 

1901 Kaumuali1i Highway, Lı ̄hu1e, HI 

96766, telephone (808) 245–8236, email 

jford9@hawaii.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 Kikuchi Center 

at Kaua1i Community College, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

six individuals have been identified in 

the Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community 

College. The two lots of associated 

funerary objects are listed in the item 

descriptions below. 

The Kikuchi Center is an archive 

curating the work of Dr. William 

Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi co-founded the 

Archaeology Research Center of Hawai1i, 

ARCH, with Francis Ching, Jr. He 

inherited a collection of ARCH project 

materials, including ARCH projects 14– 

152 III and 14–122. These project sites 

are located within North and South 

Kona on Hawai1i island. These materials 

were excavated circa 1980, and the 

founding of the Kikuchi Center and 

processing of these materials began in 

September 2022. In March of 2024, an 

osteologist analyzed the bones in the 

collection and positively identified the 

listed iwi kupuna as human. These 

bones are associated with Native 

Hawaiian sites, cultural layers, and 

items. Some bones and bone artifacts 

listed are too small for identification. 

Due to their association with the 

positively identified iwi kupuna, they 

are being listed for consultation and 

repatriation, and treated as human. 

Item: Human remains. Site Name: 

ARCH 14–122. Geographical Location: 

Keahole, North Kona, Hawai1i. 

Collection History: Excavated for ARCH 

14–122 project at Keahole circa 1980, 

these iwi kupuna were positively 

identified as human by an osteologist in 

March 2024. 

Item: Human remains and associated 

funerary objects. Site Name: ARCH 14– 

152 III, Site 4564. Geographical 

Location: La1aloa, Kona, Hawai1i. 

Collection History: Excavated for ARCH 

project 14–152 III circa June 1980, these 

iwi kupuna were identified as human by 

an osteologist in March 2024. 

Associated funerary objects: one lot of 

basalt and coral abraders, basalt hammer 

and grinding stones, adze fragments, 

two small adze, one breadloaf sinker, 

three bone awls, wood and gourd 

fragments, urchin files, ili konane. 

Additional information: Site 4564 is 

identified as a blister cave and 

contained the iwi kupuna listed above. 

Item: Human remains and associated 

funerary objects. Site Name: ARCH 14– 

152 III, Site 4579. Geographical 

Location: La1aloa, Kona, Hawai1i. 

Collection History: Excavated for ARCH 

project 14–152 III circa June 1980, these 

iwi kupuna were identified as human by 

an osteologist in March 2024. 

Associated funerary objects: two fish 

hooks, one lot of coral basalt abraders 

and hammer stones, lot of urchin files, 

one horse shoe, one micro adze, lot of 

shell beads, shell fish hook fragment, 

lauhala fibers, one bag of faunal bone 

midden, one bone awl, and one dog 

tooth pendant. Additional information: 

Site 4579 is identified as a lava tube. 

Item: Human remains. Site Name: 

ARCH 14–152 III, Site 4581, 4559, 6482. 

Geographical Location: La1aloa, Kona, 

Hawai1i. Collection History: Excavated 

for ARCH project 14–152 III circa June 

1980, these modified fragments were too 

small for positive identification by the 

osteologist. Preponderance of evidence 

suggests high likelihood they are 


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human, and consultation with NHOs 

resulted in the determination they be 

treated as iwi kupuna and repatriated. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i 

Community College has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of an estimated six individuals 

of Native Hawaiian ancestry. 

• The two lots of 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 connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Hale Mua Cultural Group and Protect 

Keopuka Ohana. 

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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after January 13, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the Kikuchi Center at 

Kaua1i Community College 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 Kikuchi Center 

at Kaua1i Community College 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: December 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29266 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039180; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Investigative Services 

Branch, Boulder City, NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Investigative Services 

Branch (ISB) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 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 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Brian Lake, Assistant 

Special Agent in Charge, Investigative 

Services Branch, 1400 Colorado Street, 

Suite C, Boulder City, NV 89005, 

telephone (702) 293–8732, email brian_

lake@nps.gov. 

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 Assistant 

Special Agent in Charge, ISB, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects are one stone mortar base and 

one ground stone pestle. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Contra Costa 

County, CA during a federal highway 

project in the early 1960s. The remains 

and cultural items were collected and 

removed from the site by a contractor 

and remained in the contractor’s 

possession until his death, when they 

were passed to his descendant. In 2015 

they were seized during a criminal 

investigation by the ISB. After seizure, 

the human remains were stored at 

Joshua Tree National Park until their 

transfer in March of 2022 to the 

curatorial facility at Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area. Cultural affiliation was 

determined based on anthropological, 

historical, geographic, and Native 

American traditional knowledge. These 

human remains and cultural items have 

not been treated with hazardous 

substances. 

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 

ISB has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The two 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 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 and, if joined to 

a request from one or more of the Indian 

Tribes, the North Valley Yokuts Tribe, a 

non-federally recognized Indian group. 

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. 


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