Notice of Inventory Completion: UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 5367-5368 [E6-1271]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; PaiuteShoshone 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. On March 25, 1953, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were donated to the Fort Collins Museum, by Carl W. Swanson of Greeley, CO. Although the specific provenience of the human remains is unknown, according to museum records, Mr. Swanson stated at the time of his donation, that the skull was a ‘‘Skull from Death Valley, California.’’ In April 1999, Dr. Ann Magennis, Professor of Anthropology at Colorado State University, documented that the skull and the cranial morphology indicate that the human remains are most probably of Native American descent. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Death Valley, CA, is within the traditional territory of the Paiute and Shoshone people. Furthermore, supporting osteological evidence, oral traditions, archeological and ethnographic research, and ethnohistoric documents support a cultural affiliation of the human remains to the Paiute and Shoshone tribes. Descendants of the Paiute and Shoshone from the Death Valley area are members of the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; 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. Officials of the Fort Collins Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of one individual of probable Native American ancestry. Officials of the Fort Collins Museum 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 Native American human remains and the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:42 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 Reservation, Nevada; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; 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. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Brenda Martin, NAGPRA Coordinator, Fort Collins Museum, 200 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524, telephone (970) 416– 2720, before March 3, 2006. Repatriation of the human remain to the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California is acting as the representative for the other culturally affiliated tribes in matters of repatriation of human remains with a relationship to Death Valley, Inyo County, CA. The Fort Collins Museum is responsible for notifying the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada that this notice has been published. Dated: December 19, 2005. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. E6–1270 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–S PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5367 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 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 of the UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from a site on the north shore of Buena Vista Lake, Kern 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 was made by UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History professional staff 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 TinoquiChalola Council of Kitanemic and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. In 1940 or 1941, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals were removed from the Cole’s Levee site in Kern County, CA, by Ralph Beals and a University of California, Los Angeles field class to salvage a cremation mortuary area discovered in oil fields. The collection was accessioned by the University of California, Los Angeles in 1953. No known individuals were identified. The 90 associated funerary objects are 1 serpentine bead, 3 projectile points, 3 olivella beads, 73 stone fragments, 3 bags of burned animal bone, 3 bags of shell fragments, and 4 utilized flakes. The artifacts are consistent with others documented as associated with the indigenous inhabitants of the area. The beads and projectile points associated with the burials date between Middle Period phase 5 and Late Period E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 5368 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES phase 1 (A.D. 900–1500). Lake Buena Vista is located within the traditional territory of the Yokut tribe. In addition, cremation was a burial custom in the Yokut ethnohistorical period. According to archeologists, the Yokut have occupied the territory around Tulare Lake and Buena Vista Lake for as long as two millennia. A representative of the TinoquiChalola Council of Kitanemic and Yowlumne Tejon Indians (a nonfederally recognized Indian group), identified the area as being within the traditional territory of the Yowlumne Band of Yokut Indians. Furthermore, tribal representatives from Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) identified this site as being within the traditional territory of the Yokut people. Descendants of the Yokut are members of the Picayune Rancheria of 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; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and two nonfederally recognized Indian groups, called the Wuchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians and Yowlumne Band of Indians. Officials of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 90 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 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History 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 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; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and two nonfederally recognized Indian groups, called the Wuchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians and Yowlumne Band of Indians. The University of California, Los VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:49 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 Angeles has received a claim from the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) for the human remains and associated funerary objects from the Cole’s Levee site. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary objects should contact Diana Wilson, UCLA NAGPRA Coordinator, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951405, Los Angeles, CA 90095–1405, telephone (310) 825–1864, before March 3, 2006. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History is responsible for notifying the Picayune Rancheria of 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; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; Wuchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians (a non-federally recognized Indian group); and Yowlumne Band of Indians (a nonfederally recognized Indian group) that this notice has been published. Dated: January 4, 2006. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. E6–1271 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 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 in the control of San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. The human remains were removed from an unknown site in Stanislaus County, CA. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by San Francisco State University professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe). On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed from an unknown site (CA-Sta-UNK) in Stanislaus County, CA. The human remains were encased in a soil matrix inside a box marked ‘‘Sta-?’’ indicating removal from a Native American archeological site in Stanislaus County. In addition, the morphology of the malar, or cheekbone area, indicates Native American ancestry. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on ethnography and consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California, it has been determined that Stanislaus County is within the historically documented territory of the Northern Valley Yokut and Central Sierra Miwok tribes, represented by the present-day Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. Officials of San Francisco State University have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of San Francisco State University 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 Native American human remains and the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. The Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California has claimed the human remains from site Ca-Sta-UNK. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Jeff Fentress, NAGPRA Coordinator, Department of E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion: UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural 
History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 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 of the UCLA, Fowler Museum of Cultural 
History, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. The 
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from a site 
on the north shore of Buena Vista Lake, Kern 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 was made by UCLA Fowler 
Museum of Cultural History professional staff 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 
Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemic and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, a non-
federally recognized Indian group.
    In 1940 or 1941, human remains representing a minimum of three 
individuals were removed from the Cole's Levee site in Kern County, CA, 
by Ralph Beals and a University of California, Los Angeles field class 
to salvage a cremation mortuary area discovered in oil fields. The 
collection was accessioned by the University of California, Los Angeles 
in 1953. No known individuals were identified. The 90 associated 
funerary objects are 1 serpentine bead, 3 projectile points, 3 olivella 
beads, 73 stone fragments, 3 bags of burned animal bone, 3 bags of 
shell fragments, and 4 utilized flakes.
    The artifacts are consistent with others documented as associated 
with the indigenous inhabitants of the area. The beads and projectile 
points associated with the burials date between Middle Period phase 5 
and Late Period

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phase 1 (A.D. 900-1500). Lake Buena Vista is located within the 
traditional territory of the Yokut tribe. In addition, cremation was a 
burial custom in the Yokut ethnohistorical period. According to 
archeologists, the Yokut have occupied the territory around Tulare Lake 
and Buena Vista Lake for as long as two millennia.
    A representative of the Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemic and 
Yowlumne Tejon Indians (a non-federally recognized Indian group), 
identified the area as being within the traditional territory of the 
Yowlumne Band of Yokut Indians. Furthermore, tribal representatives 
from Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, 
California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) identified this site 
as being within the traditional territory of the Yokut people. 
Descendants of the Yokut are members of the Picayune Rancheria of 
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; Tule River Indian Tribe of the 
Tule River Reservation, California; and two non-federally recognized 
Indian groups, called the Wuchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians and Yowlumne 
Band of Indians.

    Officials of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History have 
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9-10), the human remains 
described above represent the physical remains of three individuals of 
Native American ancestry. Officials of the UCLA Fowler Museum of 
Cultural History also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3001(3)(A), the 90 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 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History 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 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; Tule River 
Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and two non-
federally recognized Indian groups, called the Wuchumni Tribe of Yokut 
Indians and Yowlumne Band of Indians. The University of California, Los 
Angeles has received a claim from the Santa Rosa Indian Community of 
the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut 
Tribe) for the human remains and associated funerary objects from the 
Cole's Levee site.
    Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to 
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact Diana Wilson, UCLA NAGPRA Coordinator, Office of 
the Vice Chancellor, Research, University of California, Los Angeles, 
Box 951405, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405, telephone (310) 825-1864, 
before March 3, 2006. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 
Rancheria, California (also known as the Tachi Yokut Tribe) may proceed 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
    UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History is responsible for notifying 
the Picayune Rancheria of 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; Tule 
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; Wuchumni 
Tribe of Yokut Indians (a non-federally recognized Indian group); and 
Yowlumne Band of Indians (a non-federally recognized Indian group) that 
this notice has been published.

    Dated: January 4, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-1271 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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