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Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation;
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation; Tulalip Tribes of
Washington (previously listed as the
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington); and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe (hereinafter referred
to as ‘‘The Invited and Consulted
Tribes’’). Due to the ambiguity of the
region listed as the ‘‘Northwest Coast,’’
consultation efforts were extended to
tribal communities in the coastal areas
of Washington State.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location along the ‘‘Northwest
Coast.’’ This individual was transferred
to Indiana University from the
University of Chicago during the 1950s
along with four other individuals. Notes
with these four individuals indicated
they were likely collected from the
Anacortes area of Washington State. The
boxes are recorded as having been
previously from the University of
Washington; however, efforts in
collaboration with NAGPRA personnel
at the University of Washington have
failed to locate additional information
regarding the collection’s presence at
the University of Washington and its
subsequent transfer to the University of
Chicago. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The four individuals were transferred
to the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi
Reservation in summer of 2016.
Through consultation, it was decided
that this individual should be
transferred with the other four
individuals, as it is likely that they were
collected together from the same
location.
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Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology at Indiana
University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology at Indiana University
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological evidence and collection
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(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
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• On January 22, 1855, the Point
Elliot Treaty was signed by
representatives from the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation, Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington),
Nooksack Indian Tribe, Samish Indian
Nation (previously listed as the Samish
Indian Tribe, Washington), SaukSuiattle Indian Tribe, Snoqualmie
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington),
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington (previously listed as the
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington),
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation, Swinomish
Indian Tribal Community (previously
listed as the Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation of Washington),
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
(previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes
of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington),
and the Upper Skagit Tribe (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘The Aboriginal Land
Tribes’’). The Point Elliot Treaty
established an agreement between the
United States Government and The
Aboriginal Land Tribes for lands in
western Washington. The lands around
Anacortes, WA from which the Native
American human remains were
removed were a part of the aboriginal
lands ceded by the Point Elliot Treaty.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Aboriginal Land 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas,
NAGPRA Director, Indiana University,
NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318,
701 East Kirkwood Avenue,
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812)
856–5315, email thomajay@
indiana.edu, by March 27, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Aboriginal
Land Tribes may proceed.
Indiana University is responsible for
notifying The Invited and Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 30, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22721;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Department of
the Navy, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Navy (DoN)
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 Department of
the Navy. 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 Department of the
Navy at the address in this notice by
March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Susan S. Hughes,
Archaeologist, Department of the Navy,
NAVFAC NW., 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315, telephone (360)
396–0083, email susan.s.hughes@
navy.mil.
SUMMARY:
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 Department of the Navy. The human
remains were removed from Indian
Island, Jefferson 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
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remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
the Navy professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Port
Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (previously
listed as the Port Gamble Band of
S’Klallam Indians).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1976, human remains representing,
at minimum, 2 individuals were
removed from Walan Point, Indian
Island in Jefferson County, WA. The site
was first recorded by G.L. Coale in 1956.
Prior to the construction of an
ammunitions pier and support facilities
on the sandspit, Astrida Blukis Onat
with Seattle Central Community College
conducted test excavations at the site in
1975. Analysis of the materials
indicated the site to be a temporary
procurement camp less than 2000 years
old. Among the many artifacts recovered
were fragments of unidentified human
bone from four excavation units:
92N10W, 98N8W, 114N8W, and
130N11W. These materials were briefly
mentioned in Blukis Onat’s 1976 report.
During pier construction later that year,
heavy equipment unearthed two human
burials at depths of 40 to 60 centimeters
below the surface along with several
surface bone fragments. One of the
burials was estimated to be 300 years
old based on the decomposition of the
cedar box that the individual was buried
in. These remains were studied by a
physical anthropologist and the results
summarized in Blukis Onat and
Haversat (1977). All materials recovered
from the excavations were transferred to
the Washington State University’s
Museum of Anthropology for storage.
Following a 1995 curation assessment
performed by the Washington State
University Museum (Andrefsky et al.
1995), all known human remains and
associated funerary objects from the
Walan Point site were repatriated with
the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. The
Notice of Inventory Completion was
published in the Federal Register on
December 17, 1998, 63 FR 69651. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the S’Klallam
on February 8, 1999, and subsequently
re-interred in a repatriation cemetery on
NAVMAG Indian Island. In 2002, the
remaining artifacts and excavation
records from Walan Point were
transferred from Washington State
University to the Jamestown S’Klallam
Reservation Tribal Center in Blyn, WA.
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The Jamestown S’Klallam moved the
materials to a different facility in 2015.
That same year, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Center of Expertise for the
Curation and Management of
Archaeological Collections performed
an updated Curation Assessment of the
Indian Island collection at the new
facility. During this assessment, two
small bags labeled as human remains,
each containing one bone, were found
in a box of faunal remains (Williams
2015).
In 2016, these two bones were sent to
Dr. Guy Tasa, forensic anthropologist
with the Washington State Department
of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation, for identification. Dr. Tasa
identified the bones as representing two
sub-adult humans of unknown sex. The
first is a humoral head belonging to a
child, aged 5 to 16 years of age; the
second, the left tibia epiphysis from a
sub-adult, aged 10 to 15 years. These
bones appear to have been recovered
from Blukis Onat’s 1976 excavation,
units 92N10W and 98N8W,
respectively. It is the intent of the
Department of the Navy to repatriate
these additional human remains from
the Walan Point site. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the ethnographic data, tribal
accounts, and archeological data, the
Department of the Navy has determined
that the Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower
Elwha Clallam, and Port Gamble
S’Klallam Tribes are most closely
affiliated with these remains.
Ethnographic studies place Indian
Island within the traditional territory of
the Chemakum Tribe. By the early
1850s, the Chemakum population was
reduced to 90 individuals; by 1878, only
13 individuals remained. The much
larger Clallam (S’Klallam) Tribe, whose
territory joined the Chemakum’s on the
west, took over Chemakum territory in
the later 1800s, and the few remaining
Chemakum still living in the area joined
with the Clallam Tribe.
Determinations Made by the
Department of the Navy
Officials of the Department of the
Navy have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 2
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
and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe,
Lower Elwha Tribal Community
(previously listed as the Lower Elwha
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Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha
Reservation, Washington), and Port
Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (previously
listed as the Port Gamble Band of
S’Klallam Indians).
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 Dr. Susan S.
Hughes, Archaeologist, Department of
the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101 Tautog
Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315, telephone
(360) 396–0083, email susan.s.hughes@
navy.mil, by March 27, 2017. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Jamestown
S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal
Community (previously listed as the
Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the
Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington),
and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
(previously listed as the Port Gamble
Band of S’Klallam Indians) may
proceed.
The Department of the Navy is
responsible for notifying the Jamestown
S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal
Community (previously listed as the
Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the
Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington),
and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
(previously listed as the Port Gamble
Band of S’Klallam Indians) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 9, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: 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 (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 objects. Lineal
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense,
Department of the Navy, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy (DoN)
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 Department of the Navy. 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
Department of the Navy at the address in this notice by March 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Susan S. Hughes, Archaeologist, Department of the Navy,
NAVFAC NW., 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315, telephone (360)
396-0083, email susan.s.hughes@navy.mil.
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 Department of the Navy. The human remains were
removed from Indian Island, Jefferson 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
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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
Department of the Navy professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Port Gamble
S'Klallam Tribe (previously listed as the Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam
Indians).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, 2 individuals were
removed from Walan Point, Indian Island in Jefferson County, WA. The
site was first recorded by G.L. Coale in 1956. Prior to the
construction of an ammunitions pier and support facilities on the
sandspit, Astrida Blukis Onat with Seattle Central Community College
conducted test excavations at the site in 1975. Analysis of the
materials indicated the site to be a temporary procurement camp less
than 2000 years old. Among the many artifacts recovered were fragments
of unidentified human bone from four excavation units: 92N10W, 98N8W,
114N8W, and 130N11W. These materials were briefly mentioned in Blukis
Onat's 1976 report. During pier construction later that year, heavy
equipment unearthed two human burials at depths of 40 to 60 centimeters
below the surface along with several surface bone fragments. One of the
burials was estimated to be 300 years old based on the decomposition of
the cedar box that the individual was buried in. These remains were
studied by a physical anthropologist and the results summarized in
Blukis Onat and Haversat (1977). All materials recovered from the
excavations were transferred to the Washington State University's
Museum of Anthropology for storage.
Following a 1995 curation assessment performed by the Washington
State University Museum (Andrefsky et al. 1995), all known human
remains and associated funerary objects from the Walan Point site were
repatriated with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe. The Notice of Inventory
Completion was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 1998,
63 FR 69651. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
transferred to the S'Klallam on February 8, 1999, and subsequently re-
interred in a repatriation cemetery on NAVMAG Indian Island. In 2002,
the remaining artifacts and excavation records from Walan Point were
transferred from Washington State University to the Jamestown S'Klallam
Reservation Tribal Center in Blyn, WA. The Jamestown S'Klallam moved
the materials to a different facility in 2015. That same year, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Center of Expertise for the Curation and
Management of Archaeological Collections performed an updated Curation
Assessment of the Indian Island collection at the new facility. During
this assessment, two small bags labeled as human remains, each
containing one bone, were found in a box of faunal remains (Williams
2015).
In 2016, these two bones were sent to Dr. Guy Tasa, forensic
anthropologist with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation, for identification. Dr. Tasa identified the
bones as representing two sub-adult humans of unknown sex. The first is
a humoral head belonging to a child, aged 5 to 16 years of age; the
second, the left tibia epiphysis from a sub-adult, aged 10 to 15 years.
These bones appear to have been recovered from Blukis Onat's 1976
excavation, units 92N10W and 98N8W, respectively. It is the intent of
the Department of the Navy to repatriate these additional human remains
from the Walan Point site. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the ethnographic data, tribal accounts, and archeological
data, the Department of the Navy has determined that the Jamestown
S'Klallam, Lower Elwha Clallam, and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes are
most closely affiliated with these remains. Ethnographic studies place
Indian Island within the traditional territory of the Chemakum Tribe.
By the early 1850s, the Chemakum population was reduced to 90
individuals; by 1878, only 13 individuals remained. The much larger
Clallam (S'Klallam) Tribe, whose territory joined the Chemakum's on the
west, took over Chemakum territory in the later 1800s, and the few
remaining Chemakum still living in the area joined with the Clallam
Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Department of the Navy
Officials of the Department of the Navy have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 2 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 and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal
Community (previously listed as the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the
Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington), and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
(previously listed as the Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians).
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 Dr. Susan
S. Hughes, Archaeologist, Department of the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101
Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315, telephone (360) 396-0083, email
susan.s.hughes@navy.mil, by March 27, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal
Community (previously listed as the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the
Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington), and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
(previously listed as the Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians) may
proceed.
The Department of the Navy is responsible for notifying the
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal Community (previously
listed as the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha
Reservation, Washington), and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe (previously
listed as the Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians) that this notice
has been published.
Dated: January 9, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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