Notice of Inventory Completion: Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, East Wenatchee, WA; Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum, Ellensburg, WA; and Thomas Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 5741-5742 [E7-1966]
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descended from the Hohokam. In 1995,
representatives of the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico issued a
statement claiming cultural affiliation
with the Hohokam cultural traditions.
Based on consultation with the tribes
and the available archeological
evidence, officials of the Palo Alto
Junior Museum and Zoo reasonably
believe that the human remains are of
Native American ancestry, specifically
Hohokam. There is no further museum
documentation on the human remains
and associated funerary object.
Descendants of the Hohokam, Papago,
and Pima are members of the present–
day Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima–Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Officials of the Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo 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 Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the one associated funerary object
described above is 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, the officials of the
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 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 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; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima–Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object described
above should contact Robert De Geus,
Recreation and Youth Service’s Division
Manager, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo
Alto, CA 94301, telephone (650) 463–
4908, before March 9, 2007. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated
funerary object to the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
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Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima–Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and
Zoo is responsible for notifying the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima–Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County,
East Wenatchee, WA; Central
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology and Museum,
Ellensburg, WA; and Thomas Burke
Museum of Natural History and
Culture, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with provisions of 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 Public Utility
District No. 1 of Douglas County, East
Wenatchee, WA, and in the possession
of the Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology and
Museum, Ellensburg, WA, and Thomas
Burke Museum of Natural History and
Culture (Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were removed from Okanogan
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
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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 Central
Washington University and Burke
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington.
In 1963, human remains were
removed from site 45–OK–52 in
Okanogan County, WA, under the
supervision of Garland Grabert, a
University of Washington archeologist,
as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County
Wells Dam Project. Museum records
show the human remains from site 45–
OK–52 were taken to the Anthropology
Department at the University of
Washington, and subsequently
transferred to the Burke Museum (Accn.
1965–74). Many of the individuals were
subsequently transferred to other
museums and/or reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington
University identified a minimum of one
individual from 45–OK–52 in their
collection. Also in 2004, the Burke
Museum identified a minimum of one
individual from this site in their
collection. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1963, human remains were
removed from site 45–OK–66 in
Okanogan County, WA, under the
supervision of Garland Grabert, a
University of Washington archeologist,
as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County
Wells Dam Project. Museum records
show the human remains, except for
Burial 1, were taken to the
Anthropology Department at the
University of Washington, and
subsequently transferred to the Burke
Museum (Accn. 1955–74). Many of the
individuals were subsequently
transferred to other museums and/or
reburied. The remainder of the
individuals were subsequently
transferred to other museums and/or
reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington
University identified a minimum of
three individuals from 45–OK–66 in
their collection. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site 45–OK–52 was a housepit village
found along the shore of the Columbia
River just upstream of the mouth of the
Okanogan River on Cassimer Bar. Site
45–OK–66 is a cemetery, which
paralleled the Columbia River, upstream
from the mouth of the Okanogan River.
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Archeological evidence indicates that
the burials found at sites 45–OK–52 and
45–OK–66 date to the prehistoric and
historic period. The most common
method of interment was tightly flexed
in a supine position beneath a cedar cist
and a rock cairn. This pattern is
consistent in all details, except the cist,
with the ethnohistorically reported
mortuary practices of the Sinkaietk
people of the southern Okanogan River.
Descendants of the Sinkaietk are
members of the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington.
The geographical location of the
burials are consistent with the
prehistoric and historic territory of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. Consultation
evidence provided by representatives of
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington indicates that
Okanogan County is part of the
traditional and historically known
occupation territory of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington.
Officials of Public Utility District No.
1 of Douglas County have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Public Utility
District No. 1 of Douglas County also
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
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Lourdes Henebry–
DeLeon, NAGPRA Program Director,
Department of Anthropology and
Museum, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg, WA 98926–
7544, telephone (509) 963–2671 before
March 9, 2007. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
Public Utility District No. 1 of
Douglas County is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 21, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Springfield Science Museum,
Springfield, MA
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 possession of the
Springfield Science Museum,
Springfield, MA. The human remains
were removed from Mississippi County,
AR.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Springfield
Science Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed by an
unknown individual from the Central
Mississippi River Valley of Arkansas.
The human remains were donated to the
museum by an unknown individual at
an unknown date. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Nodena
Mound (3MS3 or 3MS4), Mississippi
County, AR, by an unknown individual.
In the 1960s, the human remains were
donated to the museum by Herman
Elston. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the skeletal and dental
morphology, the human remains have
been identified as Native American. The
Quapaw Tribe, prior to European
contact and in the Historic period,
resided along both sides of the
Mississippi River until an epidemic
swept through their villages in the latter
part of the 17th century. The Quapaw
consolidated their villages on the
western side of the Mississippi River
near the confluence of the White and
Arkansas Rivers. The Quapaw
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maintained a presence in the Central
Mississippi Valley until the tribe’s
removal to northwest Louisiana in 1824
when all of their land in the Territory
of Arkansas was ceded to the United
States. Present–day descendants of the
Quapaw people are members of the
Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
Officials of the Springfield Science
Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S. C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Springfield
Science 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 Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact David Stier, Director,
Springfield Science Museum, 220 State
Street, Springfield, MA 01103, (413)
263–6800, ext. 321, before March 9,
2007. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Quapaw Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Springfield Science Museum is
responsible for notifying the Quapaw
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 28, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Springfield Science Museum,
Springfield, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Springfield Science
Museum, Springfield, MA, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Public Utility District No. 1 of
Douglas County, East Wenatchee, WA; Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology and Museum, Ellensburg, WA; and Thomas Burke
Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with provisions of 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 Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, East Wenatchee, WA,
and in the possession of the Central Washington University, Department
of Anthropology and Museum, Ellensburg, WA, and Thomas Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture (Burke Museum), University of Washington,
Seattle, WA. The human remains were removed from Okanogan 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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Central
Washington University and Burke Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington.
In 1963, human remains were removed from site 45-OK-52 in Okanogan
County, WA, under the supervision of Garland Grabert, a University of
Washington archeologist, as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County Wells Dam Project. Museum
records show the human remains from site 45-OK-52 were taken to the
Anthropology Department at the University of Washington, and
subsequently transferred to the Burke Museum (Accn. 1965-74). Many of
the individuals were subsequently transferred to other museums and/or
reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington University identified a minimum of one
individual from 45-OK-52 in their collection. Also in 2004, the Burke
Museum identified a minimum of one individual from this site in their
collection. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1963, human remains were removed from site 45-OK-66 in Okanogan
County, WA, under the supervision of Garland Grabert, a University of
Washington archeologist, as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County Wells Dam Project. Museum
records show the human remains, except for Burial 1, were taken to the
Anthropology Department at the University of Washington, and
subsequently transferred to the Burke Museum (Accn. 1955-74). Many of
the individuals were subsequently transferred to other museums and/or
reburied. The remainder of the individuals were subsequently
transferred to other museums and/or reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington University identified a minimum of
three individuals from 45-OK-66 in their collection. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Site 45-OK-52 was a housepit village found along the shore of the
Columbia River just upstream of the mouth of the Okanogan River on
Cassimer Bar. Site 45-OK-66 is a cemetery, which paralleled the
Columbia River, upstream from the mouth of the Okanogan River.
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Archeological evidence indicates that the burials found at sites
45-OK-52 and 45-OK-66 date to the prehistoric and historic period. The
most common method of interment was tightly flexed in a supine position
beneath a cedar cist and a rock cairn. This pattern is consistent in
all details, except the cist, with the ethnohistorically reported
mortuary practices of the Sinkaietk people of the southern Okanogan
River. Descendants of the Sinkaietk are members of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
The geographical location of the burials are consistent with the
prehistoric and historic territory of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington. Consultation evidence provided by
representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington indicates that Okanogan County is part of the traditional
and historically known occupation territory of the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
Officials of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of five individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Public Utility District No.
1 of Douglas County also 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
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Lourdes
Henebry-DeLeon, NAGPRA Program Director, Department of Anthropology and
Museum, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7544,
telephone (509) 963-2671 before March 9, 2007. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington this notice has been published.
Dated: December 21, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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