Notice of Inventory Completion: Horner Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 42667-42669 [E6-12030]
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the Calista Corporation and Doyon Ltd.
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–12027 Filed 7–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 Horner Collection,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,
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 four cultural objects are one
mortar, one maul, one blanket strip, and
one unknown lithic.
The Museum of Oregon Country,
Oregon Agricultural College was
renamed the John B. Horner Museum of
the Oregon Country in 1936, and
became commonly known as the Horner
Museum. The Oregon Agricultural
College was renamed the Oregon State
College in 1937, and became Oregon
State University in 1962. The Horner
Museum closed in 1995. Currently,
cultural items from the Horner Museum
are referred to as the Horner Collection,
which is owned by, and in the
possession of, Oregon State University.
Horner Collection, Oregon State
University professional staff consulted
with representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon. The Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington;
Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater
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Bay Indian Reservation, Washington;
and Skokomish Indian Tribe of the
Skokomish Reservation, Washington
were informed, but did not participate
in the consultations.
At an unknown date, one mortar was
removed from a sand dune on the
Wishram River, Klickitat County, WA,
where it feeds into the Columbia River,
by an unknown person. In 1934, the
mortar was brought to the Horner
Museum by the heirs of Mr. J.L. Hill and
donated to the Horner Museum in 1981.
At an unknown date, a maul was
removed from sand dunes near the
mouth of the Deschutes River where it
connects with the Columbia River in
Wasco County, OR, by Truman Wilcox.
According to donor information, the
sand dunes were where the Indians held
their pow-wows. Tribal representatives
identify this area as a former village site.
In 1934, the maul was donated to the
Horner Museum by J.G. Crawford.
In the 1880s, the blanket strip was
found in an abandoned settler’s cabin
near Columbus (now Maryhill, Klickitat
County, WA), along the Columbia River
by members of the James Berrien family.
In 1962, the blanket strip was brought
to the Horner Museum by Mr. Bliss
Clark. It is unknown how Mr. Clark
acquired the cultural item.
In the 1880s, an unknown lithic was
removed from near Biggs, Sherman
County, OR, along the Columbia River
by Lucius E. Clark. In 1962, the
unknown lithic was brought to the
Horner Museum by Mr. Bliss Clark. It is
unknown how Mr. Clark acquired the
lithic.
The traditional lands of the Tenino,
Tygh, Wyam, Dock-Spus, Dalles band of
Wasco, Ki-Gal-Twal-La band of Wasco,
and Dog River band of Wasco include
Klickitat County in Washington, and
Wasco and Sherman Counties in
Oregon. Descendants of these Indian
groups are members of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State
University has no specific evidence that
the four cultural items were ever buried
with any individual. However, Mr.
Crawford, Mr. Dyer, and Mr. Hill are
known to have collected cultural items
from burials and mounds. Based on
consultation and museum records, the
Horner Collection, Oregon State
University has identified the cultural
items as unassociated funerary objects.
Officials of the Horner Collection,
Oregon State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the four cultural items
described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of
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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 a Native American individual.
Officials of the Horner Collection,
Oregon 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
unassociated funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the four unassociated
funerary objects should contact Sabah
Randhawa, Executive Vice President
and Provost, President’s Office, Oregon
State University, 600 Kerr
Administration Building, Corvallis, OR
97331, telephone (541) 737–8260, before
August 28, 2006. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State
University is responsible for notifying
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington;
Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater
Bay Indian Reservation, Washington;
and Skokomish Indian Tribe of the
Skokomish Reservation, Washington
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–12029 Filed 7–26–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–S
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Horner Collection, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
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 a Native
American associated funerary object in
the possession of the Horner Collection,
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Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
The associated funerary object was
removed from an unidentified location
in the Sonora Desert near Tucson, Pima
County, AZ.
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 associated
funerary object. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary object was made by
the Horner Collection, Oregon State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation
Committee, a coalition of federally
recognized Indian tribes; Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona; and
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona. The Kumeyaay
Cultural Repatriation Committee is
acting on behalf of the Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California;
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, California; Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California;
Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation,
California; Jamul Indian Village of
California; La Posta Band of Diegueno
Mission Indins of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California; Manzanita Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation,
California; Sycuan Band of the
Kumeyaay Nation; and Viejas (Baron
Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of
Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California. The Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona is acting on
behalf of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
themselves. The Cocopah Indian Tribe
of Arizona; Colorado River Indian
Tribes of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California;
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of
Arizona, California, & Nevada;
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
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Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona;
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona were
advised of the associated funerary
object, but did not participate in the
consultations.
The Museum of the Oregon Country,
Oregon Agricultural College was
renamed the John B. Horner Museum of
the Oregon Country in 1936, and
became commonly known as the Horner
Museum. The Oregon Agricultural
College was renamed the Oregon State
College in 1937, and became Oregon
State University in 1962. The Horner
Museum closed in 1995. Currently,
cultural items from the Horner Museum
are referred to as the Horner Collection,
which is owned by, and in the
possession of, Oregon State University.
In 1976, a ceramic jar, later
determined to be an associated funerary
object, was found in the Sonora Desert
near Tucson, Pima County, AZ. In 1986,
the cultural item was gifted to the
Horner Museum by Donald A. Cruise
and Edith W. Cruise of Tucson, AZ. It
is unknown if the jar was found by
either of the Cruises.
The ceramic jar is red in color and
made of micaceous clay. It measures 29
cm high, 20 cm in diameter at the
opening, and its circumference is 97 cm
at the widest point. The ceramic jar is
similar to plainware types typically
found at Hohokam sites in Arizona.
Archeological evidence has
demonstrated that pit or urn cremations
were the predominant Hohokam burial
practice prior to A.D. 1100. Extended
supine inhumations then became more
prevalent, completely replacing
cremations by A.D. 1300. There is no
information in the Horner Museum
records indicating this jar ever held
human remains. However, both the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation
Committee and Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona have identified this as
a jar possibly used to hold cremated
human remains. The Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona have also stated that
the jar could also have been used as a
grave offering. Therefore, officials of the
Horner Collection recognize that while
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ceramic jars had other uses within
Hohokam culture, it is reasonable to
believe this ceramic jar was made
exclusively for burial purposes.
Archeological evidence has
demonstrated a strong relationship of
shared group identity between the
Hohokam and the present-day O’odham
(Pima and Papago) and Hopi people.
The O’odham people are currently
represented by the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. In
1990, representatives of the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona issued a
joint policy statement claiming ancestral
ties to the Hohokam cultural traditions.
Officials of the Horner Collection,
Oregon State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the cultural item is
reasonably believed to have been made
exclusively for burial purposes or to
contain human remains. Officials of the
Horner Collection, Oregon 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 associated funerary object and the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the associated funerary
object should contact Sabah Randhawa,
Executive Vice President and Provost,
President’s Office, Oregon State
University, 600 Kerr Administration
Building, Corvallis, OR 97331,
telephone (541) 737–8260, before
August 28, 2006. Repatriation of the
associated funerary object to the the
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona,
acting on behalf of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
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themselves, may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State
University is responsible for notifying
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Barona Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Barona Reservation, California; Campo
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Campo Indian Reservation,
California; Cocopah Indian Tribe of
Arizona; Colorado River Indian Tribes
of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona & California;
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Mojave
Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, &
Nevada; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe
of the Hualapai Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Inaja Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit
Reservation, California; Jamul Indian
Village of California; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Kumeyaay
Cultural Repatriation Committee, a
coaltion of federally recognized Indian
tribes; La Posta Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort
Yuma Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; San
Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California; Santa Ysabel Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reseration, California;
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation;
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Viejas
(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande
Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; and YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: June 20, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–12030 Filed 7–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: Institute for American Indian
Studies, Washington, CT
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the Institute for American
Indian Studies, Washington, CT, that
meets the definition of ‘‘cultural
patrimony’’ 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
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The one cultural item is a ‘‘Dakota
Sioux’’ navel amulet. The amulet was
collected by Bishop Frederick Foote
Johnson of South Dakota (circa 1890–
1900). In 1983, the amulet was donated
to the Institute for American Indian
Studies by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley King of
Newtown, CT. The museum has no
additional information on the
circumstances under which either Mr.
Johnson or the Kings came to possess
this cultural item. Museum records
identify it as ‘‘Dakota Sioux.’’ The
leather amulet is in the shape of a
lizard. It is covered on top with sinewsewn beadwork in green, white, blues,
and red. Red horsehair tassels with tin
cones are sewn with cotton thread to the
ends of the animal’s legs, head, and tail.
It is 5.5 inches long.
The Institute for American Indian
Studies professional staff consulted
with representatives of the SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota and Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota. Tribal representatives
confirmed the traditional cultural
importance of the amulet to the Sioux
tribal peoples and the determination
that the amulet could not be alienated
by a single individual because of its
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symbolic importance to the Dakota
belief system. The Standing Rock Sioux
have made a claim for the cultural item.
Officials of the Institute for American
Indian Studies have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the
cultural item described above has
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual. Officials of the Institute for
American Indian Studies 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 object of
cultural patrimony and the Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the object of cultural
patrimony should contact Dr. Lucianne
Lavin, Director of Research and
Collections, Institute for American
Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road,
Washington, CT 06793, telephone (860)
868–0518, before August 28, 2006.
Repatriation of the object of cultural
patrimony to the Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe of North & South Dakota may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Institute for American Indian
Studies is responsible for notifying the
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota and
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 9, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Saguaro National Park,
Tucson, AZ
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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service,
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ. The
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Horner Collection, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
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 a Native American associated funerary
object in the possession of the Horner Collection,
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Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. The associated funerary object
was removed from an unidentified location in the Sonora Desert near
Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
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
associated funerary object. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary object was made by
the Horner Collection, Oregon State University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation
Committee, a coalition of federally recognized Indian tribes; Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona. The Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee is
acting on behalf of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians of the Barona Reservation, California; Campo Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California;
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation,
California; Jamul Indian Village of California; La Posta Band of
Diegueno Mission Indins of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California;
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California; Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, California; Sycuan
Band of the Kumeyaay Nation; and Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, California.
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is acting on behalf of the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and themselves. The Cocopah Indian Tribe of
Arizona; Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona; Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, & Nevada;
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah;
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona were advised of the associated
funerary object, but did not participate in the consultations.
The Museum of the Oregon Country, Oregon Agricultural College was
renamed the John B. Horner Museum of the Oregon Country in 1936, and
became commonly known as the Horner Museum. The Oregon Agricultural
College was renamed the Oregon State College in 1937, and became Oregon
State University in 1962. The Horner Museum closed in 1995. Currently,
cultural items from the Horner Museum are referred to as the Horner
Collection, which is owned by, and in the possession of, Oregon State
University.
In 1976, a ceramic jar, later determined to be an associated
funerary object, was found in the Sonora Desert near Tucson, Pima
County, AZ. In 1986, the cultural item was gifted to the Horner Museum
by Donald A. Cruise and Edith W. Cruise of Tucson, AZ. It is unknown if
the jar was found by either of the Cruises.
The ceramic jar is red in color and made of micaceous clay. It
measures 29 cm high, 20 cm in diameter at the opening, and its
circumference is 97 cm at the widest point. The ceramic jar is similar
to plainware types typically found at Hohokam sites in Arizona.
Archeological evidence has demonstrated that pit or urn cremations were
the predominant Hohokam burial practice prior to A.D. 1100. Extended
supine inhumations then became more prevalent, completely replacing
cremations by A.D. 1300. There is no information in the Horner Museum
records indicating this jar ever held human remains. However, both the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee and Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona have identified this as a jar possibly used to hold cremated
human remains. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona have also stated
that the jar could also have been used as a grave offering. Therefore,
officials of the Horner Collection recognize that while ceramic jars
had other uses within Hohokam culture, it is reasonable to believe this
ceramic jar was made exclusively for burial purposes.
Archeological evidence has demonstrated a strong relationship of
shared group identity between the Hohokam and the present-day O'odham
(Pima and Papago) and Hopi people. The O'odham people are currently
represented by the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham
Nation of Arizona. In 1990, representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona issued a
joint policy statement claiming ancestral ties to the Hohokam cultural
traditions.
Officials of the Horner Collection, Oregon State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the cultural item
is reasonably believed to have been made exclusively for burial
purposes or to contain human remains. Officials of the Horner
Collection, Oregon 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 associated funerary object
and the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the associated funerary object should
contact Sabah Randhawa, Executive Vice President and Provost,
President's Office, Oregon State University, 600 Kerr Administration
Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) 737-8260, before August
28, 2006. Repatriation of the associated funerary object to the the
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, acting on behalf of the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and
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themselves, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State University is responsible for
notifying the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians of the Barona Reservation, California; Campo Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California; Cocopah
Indian Tribe of Arizona; Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado
River Indian Reservation, Arizona & California; Ewiiaapaayp Band of
Kumeyaay Indians, California; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, & Nevada; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit
Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Village of California; Kaibab
Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee, a coaltion of federally
recognized Indian tribes; La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the La Posta Indian Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California
& Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; San
Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California; Santa Ysabel
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reseration,
California; Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation; Tohono O'odham Nation
of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation,
California; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation,
Arizona; and Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-12030 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]
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