[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54497-54498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14471]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038204; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Davis, 
Davis, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC 
Davis) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the 
definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony and that 
have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after July 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of 
California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, 
telephone (530) 752-8501, 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 UC 
Davis, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, 
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or 
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of 32 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 32 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony are baskets. The 
University is unaware of any treatment of the sacred objects/objects of 
cultural patrimony with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances 
that represent a potential hazard to the objects or to persons handling 
the objects.
    There are four baskets (CHM-362, 363, 364, 365) that were purchased 
by C. Hart Merriam in 1900 from near the Klamath River. There are eight 
baskets (CHM-353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360) where the date and 
circumstances of C. Hart Merriam's acquisition is unknown. Original 
documentation indicated the items are from the Lower Klamath River. 
There are six baskets (CHM-1151, 1152, 1201, 1202, 1203,

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1205) where the date and circumstances C. Hart Merriam's acquisition is 
unknown. Larry Dawson (UC Berkeley lecturer c.1980s) attributed these 
baskets as Yurok or Karuk. There are 10 baskets (CHM-342, 343, 344, 
345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352) which were purchased by C. Hart 
Merriam in 1910 from an unnamed Yurok woman near ``Requa, Klamath 
mouth'' in Del Norte County. Three baskets (CHM-339, 340, 341) were 
purchased by C. Hart Merriam in 1921 from an unnamed woman near ``Stone 
Lagoon in Humboldt County. One basket (CHM-361) was purchased by C. 
Hart Merriam in 1901 in San Francisco. Merriam attributed this item to 
the Yurok near Klamath River.

Determinations

    The UC Davis has determined that:
     The 32 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony 
described in this notice are, according to the Native American 
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional 
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice 
traditional Native American religion, and have ongoing historical, 
traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American 
group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, 
lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision).
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Resighini Rancheria, California.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified 
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be 
submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor 
may occur on or after July 31, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the UC Davis must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The UC Davis is responsible for sending a copy 
of this notice to the 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. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: June 24, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14471 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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