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from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Tribes. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Alabama Department 

of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum 

Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110, 

telephone (334) 242–6144, email 

turnerw@dot.state.al.us, by September 

16, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The Alabama Department of 

Transportation is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032431; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, Beloit, WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Logan Museum 

of Anthropology, Beloit College. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, at the 

address in this notice by September 16, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicolette B. Meister, Director, Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone 

(608) 363–2305, email meistern@

beloit.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Logan Museum of Anthropology, 

Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The human 

remains were removed from San Nicolas 

Island, Ventura County, CA. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Pala Band of Mission Indians 

[previously listed as Pala Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala 

Reservation, California]; Pauma Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma 

& Yuima Reservation, California; 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation, 

California; Santa Ynez Band of 

Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa 

Ynez Reservation, California; Soboba 

Band of Luiseno Indians, California; and 

the following non-federally recognized 

Indian groups the Gabrielino/Tongva 

Nation; Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel 

Band of Mission Indians; and the 

Traditional Council of Pimu/Ti′at 

Society. The La Jolla Band of Luiseno 

Indians, California [previously listed as 

La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the La Jolla Reservation] was 

invited but did not participate. 

Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes and 

groups listed in this section are referred 

to as ‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes 

and Groups.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime between 1875 and 1889, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, five individuals were 

removed from San Nicolas Island, 

Ventura County, CA. The human 

remains were removed by amateur 

archeologist Reverend Stephen Bowers, 

who sold them to the Logan Museum on 

an unknown date. Reverend Bowers 

made multiple collecting trips to San 

Nicolas between 1875 and 1889. He 

removed thousands of cultural items, 

which were later sold to museums and 

collectors. Between 1880 and 1881, 

Reverend Bowers owned two 

newspapers in Wisconsin, one in 

Clinton and the other in Beloit. These 

newspapers provide the context for his 

sale of cultural items to the Logan 

Museum. The human remains belong to 

two adults of unknown sex, one adult 

male, one child six years old, and one 

individual of unknown age and sex. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains are Native 

American based on archeological, 

biological, and geographical evidence. 

Archeological evidence suggests that 

before their removal in the early 19th 

century by the padres of the California 

mission system, people had occupied 

San Nicolas Island for a least 10,000 

years. 

Determinations Made by the Beloit 

College, Logan Museum of 

Anthropology 

Officials of the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of five 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the La Jolla Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California [previously 

listed as La Jolla Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the La Jolla 

Reservation]; Pala Band of Mission 

Indians [previously listed as Pala Band 

of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala 

Reservation, California]; Pauma Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma 

& Yuima Reservation, California; 

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Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation, 

California; Santa Ynez Band of 

Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa 

Ynez Reservation, California; and the 

Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, 

California (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Nicolette B. 

Meister, Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 

College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, 

telephone (608) 363–2305, email 

meistern@beloit.edu, by September 16, 

2021. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Logan Museum of Anthropology, 

Beloit College is responsible for 

notifying The Consulted and Invited 

Tribes and Groups that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17567 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032430; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC, and Pueblo Grande Museum, City 

of Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

assisted by the Pueblo Grande Museum 

(PGM), in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of sacred 

objects. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the BIA 

through the Pueblo Grande Museum. If 

no additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural items 

to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the BIA through the Pueblo Grande 

Museum at the address in this notice by 

September 16, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande 

Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, 

Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 

534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@

phoenix.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in 

the physical custody of the Pueblo 

Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ, 

that meet the definition of sacred objects 

under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, 16 cultural 

items were removed from an 

unidentified cave located on the Fort 

McDowell Indian Reservation in 

Maricopa County, AZ. The cultural 

items were removed by a private citizen 

and were subsequently transferred to 

PGM. The museum catalogued the 

collection in February 1960. The 16 

sacred objects are 15 cane cigarettes and 

one corn cob. 

Expert opinion provided by 

representatives of the Fort McDowell 

Yavapai Nation supports the use of 

these cultural items in ceremonies 

performed by traditional Yavapai 

religious practitioners. Once placed in 

the cave, the cultural items were not to 

be disturbed. The location where the 

cultural items were found (i.e., within 

the boundaries of the Fort McDowell 

Indian Reservation) lies within the 

ancestral lands of the Yavapai people. 

Expert opinion provided by 

representatives of the Ak-Chin Indian 

Community [previously listed as Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona]; Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona, as well as 

ethnographic documentation, also 

support the use of these cultural items 

in ceremonies performed by traditional 

O’odham religious practitioners. 

Furthermore, the area where the items 

were found lies within the region 

recognized by government and tribal 

authorities as O’odham aboriginal land. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs and Pueblo Grande 

Museum 

Officials of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

Pueblo Grande Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the 16 cultural items described above 

are specific ceremonial objects needed 

by traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the sacred objects and the Fort 

McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande 

Museum, 4619 E. Washington Street, 

Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 

534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@

phoenix.gov, by September 16, 2021. 

After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the sacred objects to the 

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona 

may proceed. 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs assisted by the 

Pueblo Grande Museum are responsible 

for notifying the Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation, Arizona that this notice has 

been published. 


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