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ADDRESSES: Jeff E. Schramm, Forest 

Supervisor, Chugach National Forest, 

Supervisor’s Office, 161 E 1st Ave, Door 

8, Anchorage, AK 99501, telephone 

(907) 743–9500, email jeff.schramm@

usda.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 Chugach 

National Forest, and additional 

information on the human remains in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the identifications in 

this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

The 10 unassociated funerary objects 

items consist of hide pieces, a flaked, 

flat piece of soft slate or shale, pieces of 

dried leather fragments (sewn or with 

sewing holes), and strips of split spruce 

(joined by a series of knots and twists, 

fragment of knotted spruce roots, carved 

wooden slat. 

The 10 items were found in 1992 

during a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

on-site investigation on Squire Island, 

Chugach Census Area, Alaska at site 

SEW–832. SEW–00832 was recorded as 

an archaeological site which contains 

both a habitation area under a rock 

shelter and a burial cave. These artifacts 

were housed with the BIA until they 

were transferred to the Chugach 

National Forest Supervisor’s Office on 

October 25, 2019. 

Determinations 

The Chugach National Forest has 

determined that: 

• The 10 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. 

• The Native Village of Chenega (aka 

Chenega) and Native Village of Tatitlek 

have priority for disposition of the 

cultural items described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the appropriate official identified 

in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no 

claim for disposition is received by 

January 16, 2026, the human remains in 

this notice will become unclaimed 

human remains. Claims for disposition 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains in 

this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. If competing claims 

for disposition are received, the 

Chugach National Forest must 

determine the most appropriate 

claimant prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

Chugach National Forest is responsible 

for sending a copy of this notice to the 

lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039309; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: David 

A. Fredrickson Archaeological 

Collections Facility at 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 has completed 

an inventory of associated funerary 

objects and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the 

associated funerary objects and Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

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 its inventory or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

In 2007, human remains from CA– 

MRN–254, CA–SON–159, CA–SON– 

293, CA–SON–455, and CA–SON–456 

were listed in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion, published in the Federal 

Register on June 21, 2007 (72 FR 34275– 

34276) were repatriated to the Federated 

Indians of Graton Rancheria. 

Additionally, human remains from 

archaeological sites CA–MRN–484, CA– 

MRN–365, CA–MRN–502, CA–MRN503, CA–SON–290, and CA–SON–1048 

were listed in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion, published in the Federal 

Register on June 4, 2007 (72 FR 30823– 

30825) were repatriated to the Federated 

Indians of Graton Rancheria. This notice 

includes the remaining 38,617 

associated funerary objects not included 

in the previous repatriations by Sonoma 

State University from the previously 

listed archaeological sites. 

A lot of one associated funerary object 

is a projectile point taken from CA– 

MRN–372 in Bolinas, Marin County, 

California. The cultural item has been 

housed at Sonoma State University 

since 1985 under Accession number 84– 

01. 

The lot of 10 associated funerary 

objects taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–357 in Marin County, 

California are projectile points. The 

cultural items were found during reinventory of MRN–27 collection. The 

tag in box identifies the cultural items 

as associated with a burial from CA– 

MRN–357. 

A lot estimated to contain up to 100 

items taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–365 was donated to Sonoma 

State University in 1984 or 1985 by the 

Marin Museum of the American Indian. 

The collection was never given an 


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Accession number and has been housed 

at Sonoma State University since 2007. 

A lot estimated to contain up to 100 

items taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–254 was donated to Sonoma 

State University in 1971 by Jodie 

Sanchez. The collection was never given 

an Accession number and has been 

housed at Sonoma State University 

since 2007. 

The lot of one associated funerary 

object taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–484 in Marin County, 

California is shell. The cultural item has 

been housed at Sonoma State University 

since 1978 under Accession number 78– 

03. 

A lot estimated to contain up to 100 

items, taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–502, was donated to Sonoma 

State University in 1992 by Steve Dietz, 

and has remained at Sonoma State 

University under Accession number 98– 

05. 

A lot estimated to contain up to 100 

items, taken from archaeological site 

CA–MRN–503, has remained at Sonoma 

State University under Accession 

number 98–05. 

CA–SON–159 in Cotati, Sonoma 

County, California was excavated as part 

of a series archaeological field methods 

classes at Sonoma State University from 

1972 to 1977. The four classes resulted 

in collections of cultural material 

housed under Accessions numbers 72– 

01, 74- 03, 75–28, and 77–11 at Sonoma 

State University. The lot of 12,033 

associated funerary objects from the four 

Accession numbers combined are flaked 

stone tools and debitage; ground stone 

tools; bone tools; shell and bone beads 

and ornaments; unmodified faunal 

bone; dietary shell: historic-period 

items; and quartz crystal. 

CA–SON–293 in Bodega Head, 

Sonoma County, California was 

excavated in 1968 by Western Heritage 

Inc. and Dr. David A. Fredrickson. The 

collection has been accessioned at the 

Sonoma State University since 1968 

under Accession number 68–01. The lot 

of 334 associated funerary objects are 

botanical remains; flaked stone tools 

and debitage; faunal bone tools; ground 

stone tools; historic-period items; 

modified faunal bone and shell; 

ornament; pipe; shell beads; unmodified 

faunal bone and shell. 

CA–SON–455/H in Santa Rosa, 

Sonoma County, California was 

excavated in 1968 and 1969 under the 

direction of Dr. David A. Fredrickson. 

The collection has been accessioned at 

the Sonoma State University since 1968 

under 68–03. The lot of 14,743 

associated funerary objects are flaked 

stone tools and debitage; ground stone 

tools; bone tools; shell beads; 

unmodified faunal bone; and historicperiod items. 

CA–SON–456 near Sebastopol, 

Sonoma County, California was 

excavated by students of Santa Rosa 

Junior College (SRJC) between 1969 and 

1972. The collection was housed at 

SRJC until 1983 when it was transferred 

to Sonoma State University. The lot of 

1,348 associated funerary objects are 

flaked stone tools and debitage; ground 

stone tools; shell and bone beads and 

other ornaments; bone tools; 

unmodified faunal bone; and historicperiod items. 

CA–SON–290 near Bodega, Sonoma 

County, California was excavated in 

1977. The collection has remained at 

Sonoma State University since it was 

accessioned under 77–03. The lot of 121 

associated funerary objects are a 

charmstone; flaked stone tools and 

debitage; groundstone; historic material; 

modified faunal bone; and unmodified 

shell. 

CA–SON–1048 in Sebastopol, 

Sonoma County, California was 

investigated through two archaeological 

surveys and one excavation. The work 

resulted in collections of cultural 

material housed Sonoma State 

University under Accession numbers 

77–03, 79–04, and 81–01. The lot of 

9,626 associated funerary objects from 

all three Accession numbers combined 

are flaked stone tools and debitage; 

groundstone; historic-period material; 

modified faunal bone and shell; shell 

beads; unmodified faunal bone and 

shell. 

Based on records concerning the 

associated funerary objects and the 

institution in which they are housed, 

there is no evidence of the associated 

funerary objects being 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 

The Sonoma State University has 

determined that: 

• The 38,617 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 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Federated Indians of 

Graton Rancheria, California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

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 associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

to a requestor may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. 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 associated 

funerary objects 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. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01003 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039324; 

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Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Longyear Museum of Anthropology 

(LMA) intends to repatriate certain 

cultural items that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects that have 

a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 


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