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 ASI-WR, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing at least, two individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects were definitively identified, but 368 items were collected in close proximity to the remains, including glass, stone, wood, metal, fabric, and ceramics. The individuals were identified in 2019 and exhumed by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department. The remains were then transferred to the ASI-WR.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified. No associated funerary objects were identified. The individual was identified during construction activities in 2019 in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. The remains were exhumed by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department and transferred to the ASI-WR.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The remains were acquired by the ASI-WR in 2020 from St. Maries High School in Benewah County, Idaho. No information was available concerning how the high school originally obtained the remains. The school is within the exterior boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

The ASI-WR has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The 368 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Coeur D'Alene Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 ( printed page 48926) not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 2, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the ASI-WR must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The ASI-WR 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.

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