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History purchased the nine cultural
items from Lieutenant Emmons and
accessioned them into its collection that
same year.
At an unknown date, Lieutenant
Emmons acquired the 2 baskets, the
unfinished bear carving, the 2 land otter
spirit charms, the bear spirit charm, the
salt water worm charm, the peccary tusk
charm, the cross-shaped charm, one of
the crowns, 3 dance wands, 5 masks
(hawk spirit, vertebra of whale, Tlingit
doctor, spirit of a dead Tlingit, and dead
doctor with mask over forehead), the
bone knife, the earrings, the 2 hair pins,
the 6 headdresses, 1 salmon headdress
ornament, the sun rattle with operculi,
the oyster catcher-rattle with the dead
man in the bill of a crane, the oyster
catcher rattle with the sleeping witch
spirit, the oyster catcher rattle with the
witch that has been bound, the new
moon rattle, the walrus ivory, the three
whale’s teeth, the bundle of twigs, the
wooden box, and the spruce wood hat.
In 1894, the American Museum of
Natural History purchased the 41
cultural items from Lieutenant Emmons
and accessioned them into its collection
that same year.
At an unknown date, Lieutenant
Emmons acquired the hair seal, fox,
mosquito, and owl headdress ornaments
and the green stone charm or scratcher.
In 1896, the American Museum of
Natural History purchased the five
cultural items from Lieutenant Emmons
and accessioned them into its collection
that same year.
At an unknown date, Lieutenant
Emmons acquired the charm that
depicts a figure surrounded by devil
fish. In 1897, the American Museum of
Natural History purchased this cultural
item from Lieutenant Emmons and
accessioned it into its collection that
same year.
The cultural affiliation of the 56
cultural items is Hoonah Tlingit as
indicated through museum records and
consultation with representatives of the
Hoonah Indian Association. Museum
records variously identify the cultural
items as having been the property of
individuals who are from Hoonah or
Hooniah or who belonged to the
Hoonah-kow and/or variously indicate
that the items came from shamans’ grave
houses located within the traditional
territory of the Hoonah Tlingit.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3) (B), the
56 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
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evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual. Officials of the American
Museum of Natural History 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
Hoonah Indian Association.
The American Museum of Natural
History have determined that the
museum has right of possession for 10
cultural items, which are the bundle of
twigs, the crown of horns with carvings
that depict devil fish, the three bone
masks, the bone knife, the new moon
rattle, the unmodified whale’s tooth, the
whale’s tooth section, and the spruce
wood hat, but have decided to waive
that right.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the 56 unassociated
funerary objects should contact Nell
Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources,
American Museum of Natural History,
Central Park West at 79th Street, New
York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769–
5837, before January 9, 2006.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Hoonah Indian
Association may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Central Council Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska, Hoonah Indian
Association, Huna Totem Corporation,
and Sealaska Heritage Foundation that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 11, 2005
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Naval Air
Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, and
Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, 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 control of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Naval Air Weapons Station
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(NAWS), China Lake, CA, and in the
physical custody of the Maturango
Museum, Ridgecrest, CA. The human
remains and funerary objects were
removed from NAWS sites in the Coso
Mountains, Inyo County, 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 and funerary objects was made
by the NAWS professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Bridgeport
Paiute Indian Colony of California;
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California; Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Kern River Valley Indian Community (a
non-federally recognized Indian group);
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California.
In 1967, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Ray Cave (CA-INY–444),
Inyo County, CA, by excavators under
the direction of Mr. R.J. Fitzwater and
Dr. Charles Rozaire. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Site occupation was prehistoric and
historic, from 2,000 B.C. to A.D. 650, as
determined by radiocarbon tests of
buried charcoal, obsidian hydration
dating, and analysis of diagnostic
artifacts. The consulting archeologist
was unable to determine cultural
affiliation archeologically; however, the
NAWS archeological staff has
determined the human remains to be
Panamint Shoshone, ancestors of the
present-day Timbi-sha Shoshone, based
on ethnography and on the probable
prehistoric distribution of Numic
languages in the Southwestern Great
Basin.
Between 1967 and 1969, human
remains representing a minimum of ten
individuals were removed from
Chapman Caves I and II (CA-INY–1534A
and B), Inyo County, CA, by excavators
under the direction of Dr. Tim
Hillebrand. No known individuals were
identified. The 3,238 associated
funerary objects are 16 arrow shafts, 1
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asphaltum, 3 pieces of baked clay, 72
basketry fragments, 25 beads, 26 bifaces,
1,246 faunal bones, 26 pieces of
charcoal, 37 clay items, 8 cloth
fragments, 4 cobble core tools, 12
coprolites, 10 pieces of cordage, 1
crystal, 1,268 pieces of debitage, 60
flake tools, 2 insect remains, 5 leather
fragments, 1 metal item, 5 groundstones,
10 miscellaneous stones, 3 modified
bone tools, 2 modified organics, 6
modified wood or organic items, 95
organic fragments, 3 unidentified
historic items, 2 pendants, 2 pigment
samples, 12 projectile points, 269 seeds,
and 6 sherds. Other artifacts associated
with the burials are currently missing
from the collection.
Site occupation spans the Prehistoric
and Historic periods (A.D. 500 to the
1800s), as determined by radiocarbon
tests of buried charcoal, obsidian
hydration dating, and analysis of
diagnostic artifacts. The human remains
have been determined to be Panamint
Shoshone, ancestors of the present-day
Timbi-sha Shoshone, by the consulting
archeologist, based on osteological
analysis of the remains, time span of the
deposits, analysis of burial customs, and
characteristics of associated artifacts.
In 1981, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Open-Air Midden
locus of site State Primary No.14–5488
by excavators under the direction of Dr.
Phil Wilke. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site occupation was prehistoric, from
2,000 B.C. to A.D. 1350, as determined
by analysis of diagnostic artifacts. The
NAWS archeological staff has
determined that the human remains are
Panamint Shoshone, ancestors of the
present-day Timbi-sha Shoshone, based
on ethnography and on the probable
prehistoric distribution of Numic
languages in the Southwestern Great
Basin.
In 1989, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
excavated from site CA-INY–2847, Inyo
County, CA, by Dr. C.W. Clewlow, Jr.,
and NAWS China Lake archeological
personnel. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
reinterred immediately following
excavation, except for two bone
fragments. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains were dated from
associated artifacts to between 1,350
and 4,000 B.P. The NAWS archeological
staff has determined the human remains
to be Panamint Shoshone, ancestors of
the present-day Timbi-sha Shoshone,
based on ethnography and on the
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probable prehistoric distribution of
Numic languages in the Southwestern
Great Basin.
Officials of the NAWS have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 14 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
NAWS also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
3,238 objects 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. Lastly,
officials of the NAWS 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 human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Mr. Russell Kaldenberg, Cultural
Resources Program Manager, at Code
N45NCW, 429 E. Bowen Road, Mail
Stop 4014, Naval Air Weapons Station,
China Lake, CA 93555, telephone (760)
939–1350 before January 9, 2006.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Death
Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The NAWS is responsible for
notifying the Big Pine Band of Owens
Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the
Big Pine Reservation, California;
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of
California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha
Shoshone Band of California; Fort
Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Kern River
Valley Indian Community (a nonfederally recognized Indian group);
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 3, 2005
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice: Correction.
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 in the possession of the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, Denver,
CO. The human remains were removed
from an unknown location in Florida.
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.
This notice corrects the cultural
affiliation of the human remains and the
Indian tribe to whom the human
remains will be repatriated that were
reported in a notice of inventory
completion published in the Federal
Register on June 7, 2004 (FR Doc. 04–
12661, page 31841). In the previous
notice, officials of the Denver Museum
of Nature & Science stated, ‘‘Based on
provenience, museum records, research,
and consultations with the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma and the Seminole
Tribe of Florida, Dania, Big Cypress,
Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations, the human remains are
determined to be Native American of
Seminole ancestry.’’ During
consultations, Seminole delegates
confirmed their affiliation with earlier
historic American Indians in Florida
and indicated that the individual is
probably one of their ancestors. The
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
were consulted and requested that the
human remains be reburied in Florida
but did not indicate a direct cultural
affiliation with the human remains.
Historical and archeological evidence,
however, establish that Seminole and
Miccosukee people have been residents
in central and southern Florida for
several hundred years.
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida has come forward since
publication of the previous notice to
claim the human remains and has
informed officials of the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science that ‘‘the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Naval
Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, and Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest,
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 control of the U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Air
Weapons Station (NAWS), China Lake, CA, and in the physical custody of
the Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA. The human remains and funerary
objects were removed from NAWS sites in the Coso Mountains, Inyo
County, 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 and funerary objects was
made by the NAWS professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Bridgeport Paiute
Indian Colony of California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the
Fort Independence Reservation, California; Kern River Valley Indian
Community (a non-federally recognized Indian group); Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California; and
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California.
In 1967, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Ray Cave (CA-INY-444), Inyo County, CA, by excavators
under the direction of Mr. R.J. Fitzwater and Dr. Charles Rozaire. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Site occupation was prehistoric and historic, from 2,000 B.C. to
A.D. 650, as determined by radiocarbon tests of buried charcoal,
obsidian hydration dating, and analysis of diagnostic artifacts. The
consulting archeologist was unable to determine cultural affiliation
archeologically; however, the NAWS archeological staff has determined
the human remains to be Panamint Shoshone, ancestors of the present-day
Timbi-sha Shoshone, based on ethnography and on the probable
prehistoric distribution of Numic languages in the Southwestern Great
Basin.
Between 1967 and 1969, human remains representing a minimum of ten
individuals were removed from Chapman Caves I and II (CA-INY-1534A and
B), Inyo County, CA, by excavators under the direction of Dr. Tim
Hillebrand. No known individuals were identified. The 3,238 associated
funerary objects are 16 arrow shafts, 1
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asphaltum, 3 pieces of baked clay, 72 basketry fragments, 25 beads, 26
bifaces, 1,246 faunal bones, 26 pieces of charcoal, 37 clay items, 8
cloth fragments, 4 cobble core tools, 12 coprolites, 10 pieces of
cordage, 1 crystal, 1,268 pieces of debitage, 60 flake tools, 2 insect
remains, 5 leather fragments, 1 metal item, 5 groundstones, 10
miscellaneous stones, 3 modified bone tools, 2 modified organics, 6
modified wood or organic items, 95 organic fragments, 3 unidentified
historic items, 2 pendants, 2 pigment samples, 12 projectile points,
269 seeds, and 6 sherds. Other artifacts associated with the burials
are currently missing from the collection.
Site occupation spans the Prehistoric and Historic periods (A.D.
500 to the 1800s), as determined by radiocarbon tests of buried
charcoal, obsidian hydration dating, and analysis of diagnostic
artifacts. The human remains have been determined to be Panamint
Shoshone, ancestors of the present-day Timbi-sha Shoshone, by the
consulting archeologist, based on osteological analysis of the remains,
time span of the deposits, analysis of burial customs, and
characteristics of associated artifacts.
In 1981, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from the Open-Air Midden locus of site State Primary
No.14-5488 by excavators under the direction of Dr. Phil Wilke. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Site occupation was prehistoric, from 2,000 B.C. to A.D. 1350, as
determined by analysis of diagnostic artifacts. The NAWS archeological
staff has determined that the human remains are Panamint Shoshone,
ancestors of the present-day Timbi-sha Shoshone, based on ethnography
and on the probable prehistoric distribution of Numic languages in the
Southwestern Great Basin.
In 1989, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were excavated from site CA-INY-2847, Inyo County, CA, by Dr. C.W.
Clewlow, Jr., and NAWS China Lake archeological personnel. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were reinterred immediately
following excavation, except for two bone fragments. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains were dated from associated artifacts to between
1,350 and 4,000 B.P. The NAWS archeological staff has determined the
human remains to be Panamint Shoshone, ancestors of the present-day
Timbi-sha Shoshone, based on ethnography and on the probable
prehistoric distribution of Numic languages in the Southwestern Great
Basin.
Officials of the NAWS have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the physical
remains of 14 individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the
NAWS also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
3,238 objects 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. Lastly, officials of the
NAWS 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 human remains and associated funerary objects and the Death
Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Mr. Russell Kaldenberg, Cultural Resources
Program Manager, at Code N45NCW, 429 E. Bowen Road, Mail Stop 4014,
Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA 93555, telephone (760) 939-
1350 before January 9, 2006. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The NAWS is responsible for notifying the Big Pine Band of Owens
Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California;
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha
Shoshone Band of California; Fort Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Kern
River Valley Indian Community (a non-federally recognized Indian
group); Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop
Colony, California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 3, 2005
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA program.
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