[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 25658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07714]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037715; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Dickinson State University, 
Dickinson, ND

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Dickinson State 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 May 13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Holly Gruhlke, Dickinson State University, 291 Campus Drive, 
Dickinson, ND 58601, telephone (701) 502-2080, email 
[email protected].

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 
Dickinson State 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, four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were 
presumably removed from Stark County, ND. These remains consist of the 
following, with the assumption of affiliation with the Three Affiliated 
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, presumed to 
belong to four individuals, consisting of the following inventory of 
remains: three crania; one skull; one thoracic vertebra; three 
reassociated sets of postcranial remains from three individuals: Right 
femur, right fibula, left radius, two left ribs, one lumbar vertebra. 
The right femur is transected at midshaft. Left femur, left tibia, left 
fibula, right talus. The left femur consists of five large fragments. 
Right tibia, left ulna, right os coxa, two right ribs, one lumbar 
vertebra. The right tibia is fractured postmortem from weather and 
wear. The remains are in variable condition. Two crania consisting of 
the anterior portion of the skull are in poor condition. One cranium is 
complete with fracturing to delicate bones and protuberances is colored 
a rich, mottled brown and is light weight and friable. The skull is 
complete and is in good condition. The postcranial remains are in good-
to-poor condition from environmental exposure and subsequent use.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical 
location.

Determinations

    Dickinson State University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of approximately four individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
     There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

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 May 13, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, Dickinson State 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. Dickinson 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: April 2, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07714 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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