Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, 31515-31518 [05-10796]
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1. The identification of the carved
wooden image, cowrie shell, and rock
oyster pendant as unassociated funerary
objects is not in dispute.
2. The Bishop Museum has asserted it
has right of possession to the carved
wooden figure.
3. A claim of right of possession to an
unassociated funerary object requires a
museum or Federal agency to provide
evidence that the unassociated funerary
object was acquired with the voluntary
consent of an individual, Indian tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with
authority to alienate the cultural item
[25 U.S.C. 3001 (13)].
4. Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O
Hawai’i Nei presented evidence to
support a finding that the Bishop
Museum does not have right of
possession to the carved wooden figure.
5. The Bishop Museum failed to
overcome the inference that it does not
have right of possession to the carved
wooden figure.
6. There are multiple claims for the
three cultural items.
7. A museum or Federal agency must
repatriate cultural items within 90 days
of receipt of a written request for
repatriation that satisfies the
requirements of 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(1),
except where the exemptions of 43 CFR
10.10 (a)(3) and 10.10 (c) apply.
However, there is nothing in the statute
or regulations that state that the
repatriation is automatic at the end of
the 90 days.
The Review Committee recommends
that:
1. The Bishop Museum proceed
toward repatriation by continuing its
process of consultation to determine the
appropriate claimant(s) for the three
unassociated funerary objects; and
2. When repatriation takes place, the
transaction is documented in a fashion
consistent with Hawaiian state law.
The National Park Service publishes
this notice as part of its administrative
and staff support for the Review
Committee. The findings and
recommendations are those of the
Review Committee and do not
necessarily represent the views of the
Secretary of the Interior. Neither the
Secretary of the Interior nor the National
Park Service has taken a position on
these matters.
Date: May 20, 2005
Rosita Worl,
Chair,
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 objects
in the possession and control of the
California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Kern, Kings, and
Tulare Counties, CA.
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 objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by California
Department of Parks and Recreation’s
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Picayune
Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
At an unknown date, highly
fragmented human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from an unknown locality
(most likely close to CA-KIN–32, also
known as the Witt site) on the
southwest shore of former Tulare Lake,
12 miles southeast of Kettleman City,
Kings County, CA. The remains were
collected by Leonard ‘‘Red’’ Van Den
Enden, a private citizen, of Corcoran,
CA. After Mr. Van Den Enden’s death,
his heirs donated the human remains to
the California Department of Parks and
Recreation in 1982. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
While the human remains have no
exact provenance, two human cranial
fragments date to 15,696 years B.P. (+/
-370 years) and 11,379 B.P. (+/-71
years). This is consistent with dates
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generated from CA-KIN–32/Witt site.
The California Department of Parks and
Recreation Committee on Repatriation
determined that site CA-KIN–32 cannot
be clearly identified as Southern Valley
Yokuts due to its antiquity. However, it
determined that the prehistoric
occupation of the same site by direct
ancestors of the historic Southern Valley
Yokuts (Tachi, Wowol, and Chunut
Yokuts Tribes) was sufficient to
culturally affiliate this site with the
groups that are the present-day
descendants of the Southern Valley
Yokuts. Present-day descendants of the
Southern Valley Yokuts are the
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
In 1927 and 1928, human remains
representing a minimum of 14
individuals were removed from CATUL–16 (also known as the Broder
Mound, Broder Place, Broeder Ranch,
Broeder Area B, Old Broder, GWH 132,
and J–90), 5 miles east of Visalia and 2
miles south of the Kaweah River, in
Tulare County, CA. The remains and
associated funerary items were collected
by Frank F. Latta on weekends in the
course of site leveling of the Broder
Mound during agricultural activity. Mr.
Latta donated the items to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation on
July 24, 1988. No known individuals
were identified. The 89 funerary objects
are 32 beads, 16 food remains, 11 soil
samples, 6 ornaments, 5 flakes, 3
projectile points, 2 plant remains, 2
incised bones, 1 quartz crystal, 1 piece
of ochre, 1 lithic, 1 piece of slag, 1
scraper, 1 fire stone, 1 hammerstone, 1
charcoal sample, 1 clay sherd, 1 metal
knife, 1 button, and 1 ceramic sherd.
The ages of the burials are not directly
known, but may be of considerable
antiquity (4000–2000 B.C.). According
to Mr. Latta’s field notes, some of the
burials came from a depth of 11 feet,
indicating considerable age. Most of the
associated funerary objects are
consistent with an Early Period of
occupation. While some associated
funerary objects date to the historic Late
Period, this can be explained by the
salvage nature of the excavation. The
California Department of Parks and
Recreation Committee on Repatriation
determined that site CA-TUL–16 cannot
be clearly identified as Southern Valley
Yokuts, due to its antiquity. However,
oral history and tradition among the
contemporary Yokuts tribes confirm that
this site was and still is sacred to the
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Yokuts. Its destruction is included in
the oral history and even now
ceremonies are held in the general area
of what used to be Broder Mound. The
California Department of Parks and
Recreation Committee on Repatriation
determined that the occupation of site
CA-TUL–16 by direct ancestors of the
historic Southern Valley Yokuts was
sufficient to culturally affiliate this
collection with the groups that are the
present-day descendants of the
Southern Valley Yokuts. Site CA-TUL–
16 is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Wolase Yokuts.
Between 1927 and 1932, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in northwestern Kern
County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Museum
records identify the locality as ‘‘the
gypsum at Lost Hills,’’ west of Wasco,
the I–5 highway, and Buena Vista
Slough. Mr. Latta donated the human
remains to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation in 1988. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown. The
general locality is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Tachi and
Wowol Tribes). Both of these tribes are
mentioned in Alfred Kroeber’s
Handbook of the Indians of
California(1976). Mr. Latta’s research
and collection activity was in the
historical geographic territory of the
Yokuts. The ‘‘Lost Hills’’ location is
shown on his map of the Southern
Valley Yokuts territory in his book The
Handbook of Yokuts Indians (1977).
Between 1927 and 1932, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in Tulare County,
CA, by Frank F. Latta. The site may be
near the mouth of the Tule River where
it discharged into former Tulare Lake,
north of Blanco. Mr. Latta donated the
human remains to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation on
July 24, 1988. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown.
This site is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Choynok
and Wolase Tribes). Both of these tribes
are mentioned in Alfred Kroeber’s
Handbook of the Indians in California
(1976). Mr. Latta’s research and
collection activity was in the historical
geographic territory of the Yokuts.
Between 1927 and 1932, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
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unknown location in or near Alpaugh
(formerly Atwell’s Island and the
Southern Valley Yokuts’ village of
Chawlowin), in Tulare County, CA, by
Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated the
human remains to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation in
1988. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown.
This site is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Wolwol
and Chunut Tribes). Oral histories
among the present-day Yokuts of the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria attest to the fact
that Alpaugh/Atwell’s Island was a
Yokuts’ village called Chawlowin. Oral
history also confirms that the site has
been well known to pillagers, collectors
and archeologists over the years. A
representative for the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria
claims that many private collections in
the Lemoore area (location of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria) were taken from
Alpaugh.
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of 10 individuals were
removed from an unknown location
along Grizzly Gulch, a tributary of the
White River, on the Vincent Ranch, 20
miles east of Delano, Kern County, CA,
by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated the
human remains to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation in
1988. No known individuals were
identified. The 2,873 funerary objects
are 1,903 beads, 291 flakes, 275 food
remains, 116 ornaments, 61 quartz
crystals, 47 projectile points, 36 rocks,
33 scrapers, 19 pieces of baked clay, 15
bifaces, 12 pieces of ochre/pigment
samples, 9 pieces of asphaltum, 7
ceramic sherds, 6 soil samples, 6 plant
samples, 4 charcoal samples, 4 blades,
2 drills, 2 bark strippers, 1 piece of
ammunition, 1 hammerstone, 1
chopper, 1 core, 1 gaming stone, and 20
unknown items.
Based on the presence of historic
items among the associated funerary
objects, this site has been dated to the
Late Period (A.D. 500–1900). Non-burial
pottery sherds, which are a Late Period
Yokuts phenomena, also date this site to
Late Period Yokuts occupation. The
associated funerary objects are
consistent with burial practices of the
Southern Valley Yokuts. This site is
within the historically documented
geographic area used by the Southern
Valley Yokuts (the Yawelamani,
Palewyami, and Kumaches Tribes) and
the Bankalachi people. The Bankalachi
were an off shoot of the Shoshoneanspeaking Tubatulabal Tribe that lived
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among the Penutian-speaking Yokuts.
There are no known living descendants
of the Tubatulabal or Bankalachi.
On June 10, 1928, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location along Deer Creek,
Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta.
Mr. Latta donated the human remains to
the California Department of Parks and
Recreation on July 24, 1988. No known
individual was identified. The 41
associated funerary objects are 19
steatite beads, 7 basket fragments, 4
haliotis ornaments, 3 obsidian projectile
points, 2 olivella beads, 2 pieces of
shell, 2 tivella beads, 1 obsidian flake,
and 1 glass bead.
Based on the presence of historic
items among the associated funerary
objects, this site has been dated to the
Late Period (A.D. 500–1900). The
projectile points are variants of the
Cottonwood Triangular and also the
Desert Side Notched; these are both
consistent with the Late Period of
Yokuts occupation. The associated
funerary objects are consistent with
burial practices of the Southern Valley
Yokuts or Foothill Yokuts. Tulare
County is within the historically
documented geographic areas used by
the Southern Valley and Foothill Yokuts
(Bokinuwad (Hoeynche), Yawdanchi or
Koyeti Tribes). All of these villages or
triblets are mentioned in Alfred
Kroeber’s Handbook of the Indians of
California (1976).
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from an unknown location at
Wilson Flats, Tule River in Tulare
County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta
donated the human remains to the
California Department of Parks and
Recreation on July 24, 1988. No known
individual was identified. No funerary
objects are present.
Non-funerary items associated with
the remains are indicative of Late Period
(A.D. 500–1900) occupation. This site is
within the historically documented
geographic area used by the Central
Foothill Yokuts (Yawdanchi Tribe).
In 1928, highly fragmented human
remains representing a minimum of six
individuals were removed from the
Weukeena site (also known as Sweet
Weukena, Waukena, Sweet Mound,
Sweet Slaughterhouse Mound, and
Buzzard’s Roost), in Tulare County, CA,
by Frank F. Latta. The precise location
of the site is unknown; museum records
indicate that it is situated on or near the
northeast shore of former Tulare Lake, 4
miles south of Waukena and 10 miles
southwest of Tulare, along State
Highway 137. Mr. Latta donated the
human remains to the California
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Department of Parks and Recreation on
July 24, 1988. No known individuals
were identified. The 112 associated
funerary objects are 30 beads, 22
projectile points, 21 ornaments, 10 food
remains, 6 flakes, 4 scrapers, 3 plant
samples, 2 lithics, 2 clay sherds, 2 soil
samples, 1 piece of ochre, 1 metal
button, 1 shale blade, 1 gaming stone, 1
steatite bowl, 1 ceramic sherd, 1 drill,
and 3 unknown items.
Based on the presence of historical
and diagnostic items, the remains have
been dated to a Late Period (A.D. 500–
1900) occupation. This site is within the
historically documented geographic area
used by the Southern Valley Yokuts
(Chunut Tribe). The associated funerary
objects are consistent with the burial
practices of the Southern Valley Yokuts.
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from an unknown location on
the Old Vincent Ranch at Woodeville in
Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta.
Mr. Latta donated the human remains to
the California Department of Parks and
Recreation on July 24, 1988. No known
individual was identified. No funerary
objects are present.
The age of the human remains is
unknown. Mr. Latta’s research and
collection activity was in the historical
geographic territory of the Yokuts and
this site is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Koyeti
Tribe).
In 1932, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from site CA-KER–152 (also
known as the Alamo Solo site and
Sunflower #4), in Kern County, CA, by
Frank F. Latta. The human remains were
removed from near Dagany Gap east of
Sunflower Valley, 16 miles south of
Avenal, northwestern Kern County. In
1988, Mr. Latta donated the human
remains to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation. No known
individuals were identified. The 116
associated funerary objects are 21
projectile points, 20 scrapers, 12 beads,
10 bifaces, 7 flakes, 4 blades, 4 soil
samples, 4 food remains, 3 plant
samples, 2 ornaments, 2 pieces of fabric,
2 haliotis ornaments, 2 ammunition
remains, 2 choppers, 2 drills, 2 bark
scrapers, 1 charmstone, 1 asphaltum, 1
cobble, 1 steatite bowl, 1 weaving
shuttle, 1 ceramic sherd, 1 quartz
crystal, 1 nail, 1 charcoal sample, 1
piece of slag, 1 willow stripper, 1 awl,
1 bone tool, 1 lithic, 1 piece of baked
clay, and 2 unidentified items.
Based on the presence of historic
items among the associated funerary
objects, CA-KER–152 has been dated to
the Late Period (A.D. 500–1900).
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Diagnostic analysis of beads and
projectile points, as well as the style and
nature of the associated funerary objects
are consistent with burial practices of
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Tachi
Tribe). Site CA-KER–152 is within the
historically documented geographic area
used by the Tachi Yokuts who are
anthropologically considered part of the
Southern Valley Yokuts.
In 1964 and 1965, human remains
representing a minimum of 78
individuals were removed from site CAKER–116 (also known as Buena Vista
Lake site, KER–39, KER–39A, KER–43,
and KER–60), in southwestern Kern
County, CA. The human remains were
removed from the southwest shoreline
of the former Buena Vista Lake, along
the California Aqueduct, where Buena
Vista Valley meets Buena Vista Hills.
The site was excavated in 1964 by
Sonoma State University under the
direction of David A. Fredrickson and in
1965 under the direction of J.M.
Grossman and John Waller of San Jose
State College, under a contract with the
Division of Beaches and Parks, which is
now the California Department of Parks
and Recreation. The Department of
Water Resources provided funding for
the excavations prior to the construction
of the California Aqueduct. The bulk of
the collection was processed at Sonoma
State University until it was transferred
to California Department of Parks and
Recreation on April 3, 2003. No known
individuals were identified. The 2,840
associated funerary objects are 1,016
flakes or lithics, 909 food remains, 177
beads, 147 flake stone tools, 137
projectile points, 122 fire rocks, 100
unidentified items, 63 ground stone
implements, 49 stone blades, 35
botanical samples, 35 asphaltum pieces,
20 bone tools, 18 ornaments, 10 pigment
samples, 1 basket, and 1 whistle.
Components from the burials in the
possession of California Department of
Parks and Recreation from CA-KER–116
date to the Early Horizon/Early Period
(4000–2000 B.C.). Due to the antiquity
of the site, the California Department of
Parks and Recreation Committee on
Repatriation determined that site CAKER–116 could not be clearly identified
as Southern Valley Yokuts. This site is
within the historically documented
geographic area used by the Southern
Valley Yokuts (Tulumne Tribe).
However, the committee determined
that the continuous occupation of site
CA-KER–116 by direct ancestors of the
historic Southern Valley Yokuts was
sufficient to culturally affiliate with
present-day descendants of the
Southern Valley Yokuts.
At an unknown time but most likely
in 1964, human remains representing a
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minimum of one individual were
removed from the Pelican Island site in
Kern County, CA. The person who
collected the items was not
documented. The island was located in
the former Buena Vista Lake, Kern
County, CA. No known individual was
identified. No funerary objects are
present.
The age of the burial is unknown.
Notes indicate that the items were
surface collected. The Pelican Island
site is within the historically
documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Tulumne
Tribe).
At an unknown date but probably
after 1965, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from either the Kern Pumping
plant or the Buena Vista Pumping Plant
in Kern County, CA. The person who
collected the items was not
documented. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a soil sample.
The age of the human remains is
unknown. Because the site’s location is
only generally known, the California
Department of Parks and Recreation
Committee on Repatriation has
determined that the human remains and
associated funerary objects were not
clearly identifiable as Southern Valley
Yokuts, but are most likely to be
identified as Southern Valley Yokuts
(Tulumne Tribe).
All of the sites described above lie
within Yokuts’ territory. Archeologists
believe that the Penutian-speaking
Yokuts are descended from the
Windmiller people who occupied the
Central Valley and Sierra Nevada
foothills of California from 4,000 to
3,000 years ago. The Yokuts territory
was the largest territory of prehistoric
tribes in California and included almost
the entire Central Valley, bounded on
the north by where the San Joaquin
River empties into the Sacramento
River, and on the south by the foothills
of the Tehachepi Mountains. The
Yokuts comprised over 200 villages or
communities, each with its own
subsistence strategy and distinct dialect
group. The Yokuts are anthropologically
represented today by three living areas:
the Northern Valley Yokuts, Southern
Valley Yokuts, and Foothill Yokuts.
Archeological, ethnographical,
historical, and oral historical evidence
link the Southern Valley Yokuts and
Foothill Yokuts to the present-day
federally recognized Picayune
Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
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Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Officials of the California Department
of Parks and Recreation have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of a minimum of 122
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 6,072 objects
listed above are 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. Lastly, officials of
California Department of Parks and
Recreation have determined that,
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 objects and the
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Paulette Hennum, NAGPRA
Coordinator, California State Parks,
Cultural Resources Division, 1416 9th
Street, Room 902, Sacramento, CA
95814, telephone (916) 653–7976, before
July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Picayune Rancheria of the
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (also known
as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The California Department of Parks
and Recreation is responsible for
notifying the Picayune Rancheria of the
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (also known
as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the
possession of the California Department
of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento,
CA, 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The cultural items are two steatite
beads collected by Frank F. Latta some
time between 1927 and 1932. Notes
from Mr. Latta indicate that the beads
were burial related and came from
either the Leaning Rock Burial or Bear
Creek Burial. Neither of the sites has
been identified. Mr. Latta donated the
beads to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation on July 24, 1988.
The two beads are consistent with the
types used by the Northern and
Southern Valley Yokuts. Mr. Latta
collected extensively in the historic
territory of the Yokuts. Considering the
totality of the circumstances, it is likely
that this collection is Yokuts.
A detailed assessment of the cultural
items was made by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation
Committee on Repatriation in
consultation with representatives of the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also
known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) and
the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California. Because
there is no historical affiliation for this
collection beyond its general Yokuts
attribution, the California Department of
Parks and Recreation considers the
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beads to be culturally affiliated with all
federally recognized present-day Yokuts
tribes.
Officials of the California Department
of Parks and Recreation have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the cultural items described
above are 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of an Native American individual.
Officials of the California Department of
Parks and Recreation also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the
Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the two steatite beads
should contact Paulette Hennum,
NAGPRA Coordinator, California
Department of Parks and Recreation,
1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA
95814, telephone (916) 653–7976 before
July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the two
steatite beads to the Picayune Rancheria
of the Chukchansi Indians of California;
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also
known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The California Department of Parks
and Recreation is responsible for
notifying the Picayune Rancheria of the
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (also known
as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
objects in the possession and control of the California Department of
Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties,
CA.
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 objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by California
Department of Parks and Recreation's professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the
Tule River Reservation, California.
At an unknown date, highly fragmented human remains representing a
minimum of three individuals were removed from an unknown locality
(most likely close to CA-KIN-32, also known as the Witt site) on the
southwest shore of former Tulare Lake, 12 miles southeast of Kettleman
City, Kings County, CA. The remains were collected by Leonard ``Red''
Van Den Enden, a private citizen, of Corcoran, CA. After Mr. Van Den
Enden's death, his heirs donated the human remains to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation in 1982. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
While the human remains have no exact provenance, two human cranial
fragments date to 15,696 years B.P. (+/-370 years) and 11,379 B.P. (+/-
71 years). This is consistent with dates generated from CA-KIN-32/Witt
site. The California Department of Parks and Recreation Committee on
Repatriation determined that site CA-KIN-32 cannot be clearly
identified as Southern Valley Yokuts due to its antiquity. However, it
determined that the prehistoric occupation of the same site by direct
ancestors of the historic Southern Valley Yokuts (Tachi, Wowol, and
Chunut Yokuts Tribes) was sufficient to culturally affiliate this site
with the groups that are the present-day descendants of the Southern
Valley Yokuts. Present-day descendants of the Southern Valley Yokuts
are the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California;
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
(also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California.
In 1927 and 1928, human remains representing a minimum of 14
individuals were removed from CA-TUL-16 (also known as the Broder
Mound, Broder Place, Broeder Ranch, Broeder Area B, Old Broder, GWH
132, and J-90), 5 miles east of Visalia and 2 miles south of the Kaweah
River, in Tulare County, CA. The remains and associated funerary items
were collected by Frank F. Latta on weekends in the course of site
leveling of the Broder Mound during agricultural activity. Mr. Latta
donated the items to the California Department of Parks and Recreation
on July 24, 1988. No known individuals were identified. The 89 funerary
objects are 32 beads, 16 food remains, 11 soil samples, 6 ornaments, 5
flakes, 3 projectile points, 2 plant remains, 2 incised bones, 1 quartz
crystal, 1 piece of ochre, 1 lithic, 1 piece of slag, 1 scraper, 1 fire
stone, 1 hammerstone, 1 charcoal sample, 1 clay sherd, 1 metal knife, 1
button, and 1 ceramic sherd.
The ages of the burials are not directly known, but may be of
considerable antiquity (4000-2000 B.C.). According to Mr. Latta's field
notes, some of the burials came from a depth of 11 feet, indicating
considerable age. Most of the associated funerary objects are
consistent with an Early Period of occupation. While some associated
funerary objects date to the historic Late Period, this can be
explained by the salvage nature of the excavation. The California
Department of Parks and Recreation Committee on Repatriation determined
that site CA-TUL-16 cannot be clearly identified as Southern Valley
Yokuts, due to its antiquity. However, oral history and tradition among
the contemporary Yokuts tribes confirm that this site was and still is
sacred to the
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Yokuts. Its destruction is included in the oral history and even now
ceremonies are held in the general area of what used to be Broder
Mound. The California Department of Parks and Recreation Committee on
Repatriation determined that the occupation of site CA-TUL-16 by direct
ancestors of the historic Southern Valley Yokuts was sufficient to
culturally affiliate this collection with the groups that are the
present-day descendants of the Southern Valley Yokuts. Site CA-TUL-16
is within the historically documented geographic area used by the
Wolase Yokuts.
Between 1927 and 1932, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location in northwestern Kern
County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Museum records identify the locality as
``the gypsum at Lost Hills,'' west of Wasco, the I-5 highway, and Buena
Vista Slough. Mr. Latta donated the human remains to the California
Department of Parks and Recreation in 1988. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown. The general locality is within
the historically documented geographic area used by the Southern Valley
Yokuts (Tachi and Wowol Tribes). Both of these tribes are mentioned in
Alfred Kroeber's Handbook of the Indians of California(1976). Mr.
Latta's research and collection activity was in the historical
geographic territory of the Yokuts. The ``Lost Hills'' location is
shown on his map of the Southern Valley Yokuts territory in his book
The Handbook of Yokuts Indians (1977).
Between 1927 and 1932, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location in Tulare County, CA,
by Frank F. Latta. The site may be near the mouth of the Tule River
where it discharged into former Tulare Lake, north of Blanco. Mr. Latta
donated the human remains to the California Department of Parks and
Recreation on July 24, 1988. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown. This site is within the
historically documented geographic area used by the Southern Valley
Yokuts (Choynok and Wolase Tribes). Both of these tribes are mentioned
in Alfred Kroeber's Handbook of the Indians in California (1976). Mr.
Latta's research and collection activity was in the historical
geographic territory of the Yokuts.
Between 1927 and 1932, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location in or near Alpaugh
(formerly Atwell's Island and the Southern Valley Yokuts' village of
Chawlowin), in Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated
the human remains to the California Department of Parks and Recreation
in 1988. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown. This site is within the
historically documented geographic area used by the Southern Valley
Yokuts (Wolwol and Chunut Tribes). Oral histories among the present-day
Yokuts of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria
attest to the fact that Alpaugh/Atwell's Island was a Yokuts' village
called Chawlowin. Oral history also confirms that the site has been
well known to pillagers, collectors and archeologists over the years. A
representative for the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria claims that many private collections in the Lemoore area
(location of the Santa Rosa Rancheria) were taken from Alpaugh.
In 1928, human remains representing a minimum of 10 individuals
were removed from an unknown location along Grizzly Gulch, a tributary
of the White River, on the Vincent Ranch, 20 miles east of Delano, Kern
County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated the human remains to
the California Department of Parks and Recreation in 1988. No known
individuals were identified. The 2,873 funerary objects are 1,903
beads, 291 flakes, 275 food remains, 116 ornaments, 61 quartz crystals,
47 projectile points, 36 rocks, 33 scrapers, 19 pieces of baked clay,
15 bifaces, 12 pieces of ochre/pigment samples, 9 pieces of asphaltum,
7 ceramic sherds, 6 soil samples, 6 plant samples, 4 charcoal samples,
4 blades, 2 drills, 2 bark strippers, 1 piece of ammunition, 1
hammerstone, 1 chopper, 1 core, 1 gaming stone, and 20 unknown items.
Based on the presence of historic items among the associated
funerary objects, this site has been dated to the Late Period (A.D.
500-1900). Non-burial pottery sherds, which are a Late Period Yokuts
phenomena, also date this site to Late Period Yokuts occupation. The
associated funerary objects are consistent with burial practices of the
Southern Valley Yokuts. This site is within the historically documented
geographic area used by the Southern Valley Yokuts (the Yawelamani,
Palewyami, and Kumaches Tribes) and the Bankalachi people. The
Bankalachi were an off shoot of the Shoshonean-speaking Tubatulabal
Tribe that lived among the Penutian-speaking Yokuts. There are no known
living descendants of the Tubatulabal or Bankalachi.
On June 10, 1928, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location along Deer Creek,
Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated the human
remains to the California Department of Parks and Recreation on July
24, 1988. No known individual was identified. The 41 associated
funerary objects are 19 steatite beads, 7 basket fragments, 4 haliotis
ornaments, 3 obsidian projectile points, 2 olivella beads, 2 pieces of
shell, 2 tivella beads, 1 obsidian flake, and 1 glass bead.
Based on the presence of historic items among the associated
funerary objects, this site has been dated to the Late Period (A.D.
500-1900). The projectile points are variants of the Cottonwood
Triangular and also the Desert Side Notched; these are both consistent
with the Late Period of Yokuts occupation. The associated funerary
objects are consistent with burial practices of the Southern Valley
Yokuts or Foothill Yokuts. Tulare County is within the historically
documented geographic areas used by the Southern Valley and Foothill
Yokuts (Bokinuwad (Hoeynche), Yawdanchi or Koyeti Tribes). All of these
villages or triblets are mentioned in Alfred Kroeber's Handbook of the
Indians of California (1976).
In 1928, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from an unknown location at Wilson Flats, Tule River in
Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated the human
remains to the California Department of Parks and Recreation on July
24, 1988. No known individual was identified. No funerary objects are
present.
Non-funerary items associated with the remains are indicative of
Late Period (A.D. 500-1900) occupation. This site is within the
historically documented geographic area used by the Central Foothill
Yokuts (Yawdanchi Tribe).
In 1928, highly fragmented human remains representing a minimum of
six individuals were removed from the Weukeena site (also known as
Sweet Weukena, Waukena, Sweet Mound, Sweet Slaughterhouse Mound, and
Buzzard's Roost), in Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. The precise
location of the site is unknown; museum records indicate that it is
situated on or near the northeast shore of former Tulare Lake, 4 miles
south of Waukena and 10 miles southwest of Tulare, along State Highway
137. Mr. Latta donated the human remains to the California
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Department of Parks and Recreation on July 24, 1988. No known
individuals were identified. The 112 associated funerary objects are 30
beads, 22 projectile points, 21 ornaments, 10 food remains, 6 flakes, 4
scrapers, 3 plant samples, 2 lithics, 2 clay sherds, 2 soil samples, 1
piece of ochre, 1 metal button, 1 shale blade, 1 gaming stone, 1
steatite bowl, 1 ceramic sherd, 1 drill, and 3 unknown items.
Based on the presence of historical and diagnostic items, the
remains have been dated to a Late Period (A.D. 500-1900) occupation.
This site is within the historically documented geographic area used by
the Southern Valley Yokuts (Chunut Tribe). The associated funerary
objects are consistent with the burial practices of the Southern Valley
Yokuts.
In 1928, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from an unknown location on the Old Vincent Ranch at
Woodeville in Tulare County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. Mr. Latta donated
the human remains to the California Department of Parks and Recreation
on July 24, 1988. No known individual was identified. No funerary
objects are present.
The age of the human remains is unknown. Mr. Latta's research and
collection activity was in the historical geographic territory of the
Yokuts and this site is within the historically documented geographic
area used by the Southern Valley Yokuts (Koyeti Tribe).
In 1932, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were removed from site CA-KER-152 (also known as the Alamo Solo site
and Sunflower 4), in Kern County, CA, by Frank F. Latta. The
human remains were removed from near Dagany Gap east of Sunflower
Valley, 16 miles south of Avenal, northwestern Kern County. In 1988,
Mr. Latta donated the human remains to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation. No known individuals were identified. The 116
associated funerary objects are 21 projectile points, 20 scrapers, 12
beads, 10 bifaces, 7 flakes, 4 blades, 4 soil samples, 4 food remains,
3 plant samples, 2 ornaments, 2 pieces of fabric, 2 haliotis ornaments,
2 ammunition remains, 2 choppers, 2 drills, 2 bark scrapers, 1
charmstone, 1 asphaltum, 1 cobble, 1 steatite bowl, 1 weaving shuttle,
1 ceramic sherd, 1 quartz crystal, 1 nail, 1 charcoal sample, 1 piece
of slag, 1 willow stripper, 1 awl, 1 bone tool, 1 lithic, 1 piece of
baked clay, and 2 unidentified items.
Based on the presence of historic items among the associated
funerary objects, CA-KER-152 has been dated to the Late Period (A.D.
500-1900). Diagnostic analysis of beads and projectile points, as well
as the style and nature of the associated funerary objects are
consistent with burial practices of the Southern Valley Yokuts (Tachi
Tribe). Site CA-KER-152 is within the historically documented
geographic area used by the Tachi Yokuts who are anthropologically
considered part of the Southern Valley Yokuts.
In 1964 and 1965, human remains representing a minimum of 78
individuals were removed from site CA-KER-116 (also known as Buena
Vista Lake site, KER-39, KER-39A, KER-43, and KER-60), in southwestern
Kern County, CA. The human remains were removed from the southwest
shoreline of the former Buena Vista Lake, along the California
Aqueduct, where Buena Vista Valley meets Buena Vista Hills. The site
was excavated in 1964 by Sonoma State University under the direction of
David A. Fredrickson and in 1965 under the direction of J.M. Grossman
and John Waller of San Jose State College, under a contract with the
Division of Beaches and Parks, which is now the California Department
of Parks and Recreation. The Department of Water Resources provided
funding for the excavations prior to the construction of the California
Aqueduct. The bulk of the collection was processed at Sonoma State
University until it was transferred to California Department of Parks
and Recreation on April 3, 2003. No known individuals were identified.
The 2,840 associated funerary objects are 1,016 flakes or lithics, 909
food remains, 177 beads, 147 flake stone tools, 137 projectile points,
122 fire rocks, 100 unidentified items, 63 ground stone implements, 49
stone blades, 35 botanical samples, 35 asphaltum pieces, 20 bone tools,
18 ornaments, 10 pigment samples, 1 basket, and 1 whistle.
Components from the burials in the possession of California
Department of Parks and Recreation from CA-KER-116 date to the Early
Horizon/Early Period (4000-2000 B.C.). Due to the antiquity of the
site, the California Department of Parks and Recreation Committee on
Repatriation determined that site CA-KER-116 could not be clearly
identified as Southern Valley Yokuts. This site is within the
historically documented geographic area used by the Southern Valley
Yokuts (Tulumne Tribe). However, the committee determined that the
continuous occupation of site CA-KER-116 by direct ancestors of the
historic Southern Valley Yokuts was sufficient to culturally affiliate
with present-day descendants of the Southern Valley Yokuts.
At an unknown time but most likely in 1964, human remains
representing a minimum of one individual were removed from the Pelican
Island site in Kern County, CA. The person who collected the items was
not documented. The island was located in the former Buena Vista Lake,
Kern County, CA. No known individual was identified. No funerary
objects are present.
The age of the burial is unknown. Notes indicate that the items
were surface collected. The Pelican Island site is within the
historically documented geographic area used by the Southern Valley
Yokuts (Tulumne Tribe).
At an unknown date but probably after 1965, human remains
representing a minimum of one individual were removed from either the
Kern Pumping plant or the Buena Vista Pumping Plant in Kern County, CA.
The person who collected the items was not documented. No known
individual was identified. The one associated funerary object is a soil
sample.
The age of the human remains is unknown. Because the site's
location is only generally known, the California Department of Parks
and Recreation Committee on Repatriation has determined that the human
remains and associated funerary objects were not clearly identifiable
as Southern Valley Yokuts, but are most likely to be identified as
Southern Valley Yokuts (Tulumne Tribe).
All of the sites described above lie within Yokuts' territory.
Archeologists believe that the Penutian-speaking Yokuts are descended
from the Windmiller people who occupied the Central Valley and Sierra
Nevada foothills of California from 4,000 to 3,000 years ago. The
Yokuts territory was the largest territory of prehistoric tribes in
California and included almost the entire Central Valley, bounded on
the north by where the San Joaquin River empties into the Sacramento
River, and on the south by the foothills of the Tehachepi Mountains.
The Yokuts comprised over 200 villages or communities, each with its
own subsistence strategy and distinct dialect group. The Yokuts are
anthropologically represented today by three living areas: the Northern
Valley Yokuts, Southern Valley Yokuts, and Foothill Yokuts.
Archeological, ethnographical, historical, and oral historical evidence
link the Southern Valley Yokuts and Foothill Yokuts to the present-day
federally recognized Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
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Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Officials of the California Department of Parks and Recreation have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of a minimum of 122
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation also have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 6,072 objects listed above are 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.
Lastly, officials of California Department of Parks and Recreation have
determined that, 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
objects and the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Paulette Hennum, NAGPRA Coordinator, California
State Parks, Cultural Resources Division, 1416 9th Street, Room 902,
Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (916) 653-7976, before July 1, 2005.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also
known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible
for notifying the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe); Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks
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