[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57512-57513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20301]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034567; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of 
Anthropology, Beloit, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology 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 Beloit College, 
Logan Museum of Anthropology. 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 Beloit 
College, Logan Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by 
October 20, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolette B. Meister, Beloit College, 
Logan Museum of Anthropology, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, 
telephone (608) 363-2305, email [email protected].

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 Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, 
WI. The human remains were likely removed from The Dalles in Wasco 
County, OR, or Memaloose Island in Klickitat County, WA.
    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 Beloit 
College, Logan Museum of Anthropology professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Coeur D'Alene Tribe 
(previously listed as Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene 
Reservation, Idaho); Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the 
Flathead Reservation; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama 
Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Confederated 
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (previously listed as 
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon); Confederated 
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe 
(previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho); and one non-federally 
recognized Indian group--the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids. The 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as 
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of 
the Chehalis Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 
Community of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe; Kalispel Indian Community of 
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Kalispel Reservation; Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; and the Spokane Tribe of 
the Spokane Reservation were invited to consult but did not 
participate. Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes and groups listed in this 
section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes and 
Groups.''

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were most likely removed from The Dalles in Wasco County, 
OR, or Memaloose Island in Klickitat County, WA. The human remains 
(23154) were acquired by Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology 
from an unknown source. They belong to an adult female. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology

    Officials of Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 
Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 
(previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, 
Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; 
and the Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho) 
(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, Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, 700 College 
Street, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-2305, email 
[email protected], by October 20, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for 
notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: September 14, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-20301 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
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