[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68192-68193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18951]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038567; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and

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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program (OSA-BP) intends to repatriate a certain 
cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has 
a known lineal descendant.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after September 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton Street, Iowa 
City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, 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 the 
OSA-BP, 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 one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. 
The sacred object is an elkhorn beaded necklace. This item was acquired 
by James West at an unknown time; a note with the necklace indicates it 
originated from an estate sale in southwestern Minnesota with ``L. 
Sioux'' in parentheses. The necklace was donated along with several 
other unprovenienced artifacts to the University of Iowa Office of the 
State Archaeologist (OSA Catalogue # 2021-3-1) by James' wife Jeanne in 
October of 2021. In consultation with the representatives of the 
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Upper Sioux Community, 
Minnesota, and Wahpekute Dakota the necklace was identified as 
belonging to lineal descendants of Inyangmani. No potentially hazardous 
materials are present on the item.

Determinations

    The OSA-BP has determined that:
     The one sacred object described in this notice is a 
specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American 
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional 
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional 
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
     Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa, Dr. Waziyatawin, Inyan Mani Hoksida 
(``Running Walker Boy'', John Roberts), Annie Roberts Adams, Eliza 
Roberts Cavender, Elsie Two Bear Cavendar, and Carrie Cavender Schommer 
are connected to the cultural item described in this notice.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after September 23, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the OSA-BP must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The OSA-BP 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: August 15, 2024
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-18951 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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