Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 64561-64562 [E6-18479]
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recognized San Carlos Apache Tribe of
the San Carlos Reservation, 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.
These four tribes are members of the
Western Apache NAGPRA Working
Group.
Officials of the Southwest Museum
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 55 cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial
objects needed by traditional Native
American religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents.
Officials of the Southwest Museum have
also determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the 55 cultural items
described above have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group or
culture itself, rather than property
owned by an individual. Lastly, officials
of the Southwest Museum 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 objects of
cultural patrimony and sacred objects
and the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the
San Carlos Reservation, 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.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the objects of cultural
patrimony and sacred objects should
contact Dr. Duane H. King, Executive
Director, or Jamie Hebert, NAGPRA
Research Associate for Collections,
Southwest Museum of the American
Indian, Autry National Center, 234
Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065,
telephone (323) 221–2164 extension
241, before December 4, 2006.
Repatriation of the objects of cultural
patrimony and scared objects to the San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and YavapaiApache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Southwest Museum is responsible for
notifying the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
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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 that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 28, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
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 Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum
(Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Yakima County,
WA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). 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 the Burke
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon; and Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
In 1959, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Bergen site #30 at the
junction of Wenas Creek and Yakima
River, Yakima County, WA, by Dr.
Harold Bergen, an avocational
archeologist. In 1989, the human
remains and cultural items were
donated by Dr. Bergen to the Burke
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Museum (Burke Accn. # 1989–57). No
known individual was identified. The
102 associated funerary objects are 1
basketry fragment, 2 unmodified stones,
46 mammal remains, 1 point, 1 scraper,
49 shell and shell bead fragments, 1 elk
tooth pendant, and 1 utilized flake.
The human remains were collected
from a talus area in a shallow
depression of a talus slide with basalt
rocks mounded around the depression.
Dr. Bergen excavated a single burial.
The burial contained no evidence of
burning, however, other burials at the
site, but not removed, showed signs of
burning and appeared to be cremations.
This burial pattern is consistent with
Yakama burial practices (Schuster 1990:
338).
The Yakama Treaty, signed on June 9,
1855, included the area surrounding the
junction of Wenas Creek and Yakima
River in the aboriginal territory of the
present-day Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington. Other ethnographic and
historic documentation confirms that
this area is in the aboriginal territory of
the Yakama (Daugherty 1973; Ray 1936;
Schuster 1990). According to Swanton
(1952), the Yakama group Si’la-hlama
occupied the area along the Yakima
River between Wenas Creek and
Umtanum Creek. Furthermore, the
Lower Yakama village ts’kik was located
on the Yakima River, just downstream
from the junction of Wenas Creek and
the Yakima River. Descendants of the
Yakama are members of the present-day
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
Officials of the Burke 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 Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Burke Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 102 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 Burke Museum 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
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
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Seattle, WA 98195–3010, telephone
(206) 685–2282, before December 4,
2006. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; and Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 28, 2006
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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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 Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum
(Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA, 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 1,549 cultural items are 1 copper
ore, 5 abalone shell gorgets, 5 shell
pendants, 2 shell fragments, 1 steatite
pipe, 2 points, 1,530 beads, 1 basketry
fragment with leather, 1 iron spear, and
1 iron axehead.
Between 1950 and 1960, Dr. Harold
Bergen, an avocational archeologist,
collected funerary objects from the
Bergen site #20, along the foot of a rocky
bluff outside of Selah, Yakima County,
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WA. Ten burials were found in a flexed
position with stones placed on the
human remains. The human remains
were in a fragile condition and were not
collected with the exception of two
crania. The crania were not accessioned
by the Burke Museum and the
whereabouts of the two individuals are
unknown. In 1989, the unassociated
funerary objects were donated to the
Burke Museum (Burke Accession
#1989–57). The 1,546 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 copper ore, 5
abalone shell gorgets, 5 shell pendants,
2 shell fragments, 1 steatite pipe, 2
points, and 1,530 beads.
Ethnographic and archeological
evidence indicates that rockslide burials
in talus slopes were customary burial
practices of the Yakama. It was also
customary for the Yakama to bury
individuals with many of their personal
belongings. The burial practices and
funerary objects are consistent with
practices of the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington. Selah is within the
aboriginal territory of the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington and within the land claims
boundaries of Indian Claims
Commission decisions (12 ICC 301
(1963); 7 ICC 794 (1959)).
In 1995, one cultural item was
accessioned by the museum when it was
found in collections (Burke Accession
#1995–64). The circumstances
surrounding how the cultural item came
into Burke Mueum’s collection is
unknown. According to museum
documentation, the cultural item was
collected from a burial immediately
south of Priest Rapids Dam, Yakima
County, WA. The one unassociated
funerary object is a fragment of leather
attached to a basketry fragment.
Museum documentation includes a note
indicating it was from the Earnest
Combes Collection, that copper was also
found with the burial, and the human
remains were those of a child. The
human remains and copper are not
located at the Burke Museum and no
further information could be located.
Ethnographic and archeological data
suggests that deceased Yakama people
were commonly wrapped in buckskin,
blankets, and tule mats in preparation
for burial. The leather and basketry
fragments are consistent with this
information. Priest Rapids Dam is
within the aboriginal territory of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
In 1896, two cultural items were
acquired through trade with the Hudson
Bay Company by Dr. R.E Stewart.
According to museum documentation,
the cultural items were found on a grave
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and are from Satus Creek, WA. In 1905,
the cultural items were donated to the
Burke Museum (Burke Accession #40).
The two unassociated funerary objects
are one iron spear and one iron axe
head.
The two cultural items are consistent
with other funerary objects known to be
associated with Yakama burials. The
Se’tas-lema and Lower Yakama bands
were the groups ethnographically noted
to have occupied the Satus Creek area.
Satus Creek is within the aboriginal
territory of the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington. Satus Creek falls within
the lands ceded in the Yakama Treaty of
1855.
Officials of the Burke Museum 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 a Native American individual.
Officials of the Burke 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 1,549
unassociated funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Peter Lape,
Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA
98195–3010, telephone (206) 685–2282,
before December 4, 2006. Repatriation of
the unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 28, 2006
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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 Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Yakima
County, WA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
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 the Burke
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
In 1959, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Bergen site 30 at the junction of Wenas
Creek and Yakima River, Yakima County, WA, by Dr. Harold Bergen, an
avocational archeologist. In 1989, the human remains and cultural items
were donated by Dr. Bergen to the Burke Museum (Burke Accn.
1989-57). No known individual was identified. The 102 associated
funerary objects are 1 basketry fragment, 2 unmodified stones, 46
mammal remains, 1 point, 1 scraper, 49 shell and shell bead fragments,
1 elk tooth pendant, and 1 utilized flake.
The human remains were collected from a talus area in a shallow
depression of a talus slide with basalt rocks mounded around the
depression. Dr. Bergen excavated a single burial. The burial contained
no evidence of burning, however, other burials at the site, but not
removed, showed signs of burning and appeared to be cremations. This
burial pattern is consistent with Yakama burial practices (Schuster
1990: 338).
The Yakama Treaty, signed on June 9, 1855, included the area
surrounding the junction of Wenas Creek and Yakima River in the
aboriginal territory of the present-day Confederated Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama Nation, Washington. Other ethnographic and historic
documentation confirms that this area is in the aboriginal territory of
the Yakama (Daugherty 1973; Ray 1936; Schuster 1990). According to
Swanton (1952), the Yakama group Si'la-hlama occupied the area along
the Yakima River between Wenas Creek and Umtanum Creek. Furthermore,
the Lower Yakama village ts'kik was located on the Yakima River, just
downstream from the junction of Wenas Creek and the Yakima River.
Descendants of the Yakama are members of the present-day Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington.
Officials of the Burke 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 Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Burke Museum also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 102 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 Burke Museum 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama Nation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Box 353010,
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Seattle, WA 98195-3010, telephone (206) 685-2282, before December 4,
2006. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Reservation, Oregon; and Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 28, 2006
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-18479 Filed 11-1-06; 8:45 am]
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