Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 62097-62098 [2015-26287]
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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota; and the White
Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The Invited
and Consulted Tribes.’’
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History and Description of the Remains
In April 1951, human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from the
Steinbower site (20CL04) in Clinton
County, MI. Workers unearthed human
remains at the site while conducting
gravel removal operations. They
contacted the Clinton County Sherriff
who collected the human remains and
donated them to the UMMAA on April
24, 1951. The human remains are from
1 juvenile, 1 young adult, and 2 adults.
The human remains are dated to the
Glacial Kame Period, or Late Archaic to
Early Woodland Periods (1000–500
B.C.), based on a conch shell collected
from the site, although the shell was not
donated to the UMMAA. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University
of Michigan
Officials of the University of Michigan
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on cranial
morphology, dental traits, archeological
context, and accession documentation.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Invited and Consulted
Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Invited and Consulted Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
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identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Ben Secunda,
NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
Michigan Office of Research, 4080
Fleming Building, 503 S. Thompson
Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340,
telephone (734) 647–9085, email
bsecunda@umich.edu, by November 16,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Invited and Consulted Tribes may
proceed.
The University of Michigan is
responsible for notifying The Invited
and Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: September 22, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Burke Museum.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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
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request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Burke Museum at the
address in this notice by November 16,
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 under the control of
the Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were removed from Pacific
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). 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. 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 the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation, Washington and
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington), Washington.
History and Description of the Remains
In the late 19th or early 20th century,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual, were
removed from near the mouth of the
Columbia River in the vicinity of sites
45–PC–25/45–PC–4, a known Chinook
village and cemetery in Pacific County,
WA. The human remains were removed
by the property owner and donated to
the University of Washington
Anthropology Department in 1959, and
subsequently accessioned by the Burke
Museum in 1964 (Accn. #1964–146). No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1959 and 1976, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Martin Site (45–PC–7), in Pacific
County, WA. The human remains
excavated in 1959 were removed as part
of a University of Washington field
school excavation conducted by Robert
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Kidd and brought to the Burke Museum
in the 1960s. The human remains
excavated in 1976 were removed as part
of an excavation led by Chris Brown of
Washington State University. The entire
collection from this excavation was
transferred to the Burke Museum from
Washington State University in 2013.
Both the 1959 and 1976 excavations
were formally accessioned by the Burke
Museum in 2013 (Accn. #2013–163).
The human remains from this site were
not identified as human during the
excavation. Only in 2014 did the Burke
Museum identify them as human. No
known individuals were identified. No
funerary objects are present.
All of the human remains are from
sites located in the southwestern part of
Pacific County, WA. According to
historical and anthropological sources
(Kidd, 1967; Mooney, 1896; Ray, 1938;
Ruby 1986; Spier, 1936; Suttles 1990),
as well as information provided during
consultation, this area is within the
traditional aboriginal territory of the
Lower Chinook people, which included
the northern bank of the Columbia River
mouth, and lands north along the shore
and into Willapa Bay. The people of this
area spoke the same Chinook dialect
and were linguistically separate from
other Chinook who lived farther up the
Columbia River (Suttles, 1990). The
human remains have been determined
to be Native American based on
archaeological, geographical and
osteological evidence. Sites 45–PC–25/
45–PC–4 were identified as a village site
and cemetery with pre-historic and
historic cultural components by
Hudziak and Smith in 1948, and by
Robert Cook in 1955. Site 45–PC–7 is a
large site dating from 700–1800 years
ago. All of these sites exhibit material
culture consistent with Chinook culture.
Today the Chinook people are members
of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington), and the
Chinook Indian Tribe, a nonfederally
recognized Indian group represented by
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington).
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 two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
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• 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 Shoalwater Bay Tribe of
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington (previously listed as the
Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater
Bay Indian Reservation, Washington).
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 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) 685–3849 x2,
email plape@uw.edu, by November 16,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington), Washington,
may proceed.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington and
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington), Washington
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 17, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Burke
Museum. If no additional claimants
come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Burke Museum at the address in this
notice by November 16, 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.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Burke
Museum, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
National Park Service
In the late 19th or early 20th century,
three cultural objects were removed
from near the mouth of the Columbia
River in the vicinity of sites 45–PC–25/
45–PC–4, a known Chinook village and
cemetery in Pacific County, WA. The
objects were removed by the property
owner and donated to the University of
Washington Anthropology Department
in 1959, and subsequently accessioned
by the Burke Museum in 1964 (Accn.
#1964–146). The three unassociated
funerary objects include one lot of glass
and shell beads and two copper rod
bracelets. Sites 45–PC–25/45–PC–4 were
identified as a village site and cemetery
by Hudziak and Smith in 1948, and by
Robert Cook in 1955. Cook documented
these objects being in the possession of
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Burke 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), in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19356; 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, 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 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
should submit a written request to the Burke Museum. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the Burke
Museum at the address in this notice by November 16, 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 under
the control of the Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
The human remains were removed from Pacific 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). 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. 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 the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington and
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay
Indian Reservation, Washington), Washington.
History and Description of the Remains
In the late 19th or early 20th century, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual, were removed from near the mouth of the
Columbia River in the vicinity of sites 45-PC-25/45-PC-4, a known
Chinook village and cemetery in Pacific County, WA. The human remains
were removed by the property owner and donated to the University of
Washington Anthropology Department in 1959, and subsequently
accessioned by the Burke Museum in 1964 (Accn. #1964-146). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1959 and 1976, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Martin Site (45-PC-7), in Pacific
County, WA. The human remains excavated in 1959 were removed as part of
a University of Washington field school excavation conducted by Robert
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Kidd and brought to the Burke Museum in the 1960s. The human remains
excavated in 1976 were removed as part of an excavation led by Chris
Brown of Washington State University. The entire collection from this
excavation was transferred to the Burke Museum from Washington State
University in 2013. Both the 1959 and 1976 excavations were formally
accessioned by the Burke Museum in 2013 (Accn. #2013-163). The human
remains from this site were not identified as human during the
excavation. Only in 2014 did the Burke Museum identify them as human.
No known individuals were identified. No funerary objects are present.
All of the human remains are from sites located in the southwestern
part of Pacific County, WA. According to historical and anthropological
sources (Kidd, 1967; Mooney, 1896; Ray, 1938; Ruby 1986; Spier, 1936;
Suttles 1990), as well as information provided during consultation,
this area is within the traditional aboriginal territory of the Lower
Chinook people, which included the northern bank of the Columbia River
mouth, and lands north along the shore and into Willapa Bay. The people
of this area spoke the same Chinook dialect and were linguistically
separate from other Chinook who lived farther up the Columbia River
(Suttles, 1990). The human remains have been determined to be Native
American based on archaeological, geographical and osteological
evidence. Sites 45-PC-25/45-PC-4 were identified as a village site and
cemetery with pre-historic and historic cultural components by Hudziak
and Smith in 1948, and by Robert Cook in 1955. Site 45-PC-7 is a large
site dating from 700-1800 years ago. All of these sites exhibit
material culture consistent with Chinook culture. Today the Chinook
people are members of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater
Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe
of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington), and the Chinook
Indian Tribe, a nonfederally recognized Indian group represented by the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay
Indian Reservation, Washington).
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 two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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 Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay
Indian Reservation, Washington (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington).
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 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) 685-3849 x2, email plape@uw.edu, by November 16,
2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as
the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington), Washington, may proceed.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington and Shoalwater Bay
Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously
listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington), Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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