Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 23580-23581 [2015-09922]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington (Burke Museum), has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary object,
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 associated funerary
objects 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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written
request to the Burke Museum. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary object to the
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
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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 and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Burke Museum at the
address in this notice by May 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
685–3849 x2, email plape@uw.edu.
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 and associated
funerary object under the control of the
Burke Museum, Seattle, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from Dutch
Harbor, Amaknak Island, Aleutians East
Borough, AK.
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 and
associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Burke
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1943, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a sandpit two miles south
of the entrance to Dutch Harbor on
Unalaska or Amaknak Island, Aleutians
East Borough, AK. These human
remains were collected by Charles
Joseph Zemalis, who was enlisted in the
U.S. Navy at the time, and accessioned
by the Burke Museum in 1946 (Burke
Accn. #3427). The accession record
noted the human remains came from 30
inches beneath the surface in a midden,
along with a bone point.
In 1974, several sets of human
remains, including Burke Accn. #3427,
were transferred to Seattle University
from the Burke Museum. Sometime after
that, the human remains were
supposedly found in a warehouse and
were later given to the New York State
Police by a woman who claimed her
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deceased husband found the human
remains in Seattle. The human remains
were then given to the Washington State
Physical Anthropologist Dr. Guy Tasa,
who determined that the human
remains were originally from the Burke
Museum’s collection and returned them
to the Burke in 2010. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a bone
point, which has been in the Burke’s
collections since 1946.
The human remains have been
determined to be Native American
based on osteological and archeological
evidence. While the exact site from
which these human remains were
removed is unknown, the area around
Unalaska Bay and Dutch Harbor has
numerous documented archeological
sites occupied by the Aleut (Unangan)
people (Damas, 1984; McCartney, 1998).
Most of these sites are deep midden
deposits that date from historic times
back 4000 years. During World War II,
many of these sites, especially on
Amaknak Island, were impacted by
military projects, and soldiers were
known to have collected material
(McCartney, 1998). The one bone point
funerary object is consistent with
material culture from the region and
time period (Damas, 1984; McCartney,
1998). The modern day descendants of
the Unalaska Bay Aleut (Unangan) are
members of the Qawalangin Tribe of
Unalaska.
Determinations Made by the Burke
Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum 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(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• 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 associated funerary object
and the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Peter Lape, Burke
Museum, University of Washington, Box
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353101, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone
(206) 685–3849 x2, email plape@
uw.edu, by May 28, 2015. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
may proceed.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Qawalangin Tribe of
Unalaska that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–09922 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington (Burke Museum), has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary object,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary object and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written
request to the Burke Museum. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary object to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Burke Museum at the
address in this notice by May 28, 2015.
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Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
685–3849, email plape@uw.edu.
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 and associated
funerary object under the control of the
Burke Museum, Seattle, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from Douglas
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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
ADDRESSES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Burke
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, and the
Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were believed to have been
removed from Douglas County, WA. In
1995, the human remains were found in
the collection with little or no
provenience information. A search of
accession records and archival
documents produced no matches to
known human remains collected from
Douglas County. These human remains
are fragmentary and heavily weathered;
they may have been collected from the
surface. Douglas County has many sites
along the Columbia River in which
human remains have been found
eroding out from sites. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a deer
bone.
Determinations Made by the Burke
Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
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osteological evidence and museum
collecting and accessioning history.
• 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(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary object and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary object
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Sanpoil-Nespelem and Okanogan
who are represented by the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, and by the Yakama who are
represented by the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary object
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation and the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation.
• Other authoritative governmental
sources indicate that the land from
which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary object
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary object may be to the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, and the
Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group (if joined to
one or more of the tribes).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18042;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University
of Washington (Burke Museum), has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary object, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary object should submit a written request
to the Burke Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and associated funerary object 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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Burke Museum at the address in this
notice by May 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box
353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849 x2, email
plape@uw.edu.
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 and
associated funerary object under the control of the Burke Museum,
Seattle, WA. The human remains and associated funerary object were
removed from Dutch Harbor, Amaknak Island, Aleutians East Borough, AK.
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 and associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Burke
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1943, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a sandpit two miles south of the entrance to Dutch
Harbor on Unalaska or Amaknak Island, Aleutians East Borough, AK. These
human remains were collected by Charles Joseph Zemalis, who was
enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the time, and accessioned by the Burke
Museum in 1946 (Burke Accn. #3427). The accession record noted the
human remains came from 30 inches beneath the surface in a midden,
along with a bone point.
In 1974, several sets of human remains, including Burke Accn.
#3427, were transferred to Seattle University from the Burke Museum.
Sometime after that, the human remains were supposedly found in a
warehouse and were later given to the New York State Police by a woman
who claimed her deceased husband found the human remains in Seattle.
The human remains were then given to the Washington State Physical
Anthropologist Dr. Guy Tasa, who determined that the human remains were
originally from the Burke Museum's collection and returned them to the
Burke in 2010. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a bone point, which has been in the Burke's
collections since 1946.
The human remains have been determined to be Native American based
on osteological and archeological evidence. While the exact site from
which these human remains were removed is unknown, the area around
Unalaska Bay and Dutch Harbor has numerous documented archeological
sites occupied by the Aleut (Unangan) people (Damas, 1984; McCartney,
1998). Most of these sites are deep midden deposits that date from
historic times back 4000 years. During World War II, many of these
sites, especially on Amaknak Island, were impacted by military
projects, and soldiers were known to have collected material
(McCartney, 1998). The one bone point funerary object is consistent
with material culture from the region and time period (Damas, 1984;
McCartney, 1998). The modern day descendants of the Unalaska Bay Aleut
(Unangan) are members of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
Determinations Made by the Burke Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum 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(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
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 associated funerary object and the
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Box
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353101, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849 x2, email
plape@uw.edu, by May 28, 2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary object to Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska may
proceed.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Qawalangin Tribe
of Unalaska that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-09922 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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