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transferred to the Bishop Museum. No
further documentation is available. No
known individual was identified.
In 1892 or before, an image from
Kaua’i with human hair was purchased
by Bishop Museum Director William T.
Brigham on behalf of the Bishop
Museum. No known individual was
identified.
Prior to 1892, an image incorporating
human hair was received as a gift by the
Bishop Museum from the Trustees of
O’ahu College. No known individual
was identified.
Prior to 1892, two bracelets
incorporating human bone were
received from an unknown source as
part of the original Bishop Museum
collections. No known individual was
identified.
In 1893, a sash with human teeth, a
pahu (drum) incorporating human teeth,
and a refuse container with human teeth
were removed from ’Iolani Palace by the
Provisional Government and sent into
the collections of the Bishop Museum.
No known individual was identified.
In 1895, an image incorporating
human hair was purchased by the
Bishop Museum from the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions. No further documentation is
available. No known individual was
identified.
In 1908, an ipu with human teeth
from Kohala, HI, was purchased by the
Bishop Museum from the estate of
William E.H. Deverill. No further
information is available. No known
individual was identified.
In 1910, a sash incorporating human
teeth was received by the Bishop
Museum as a gift from Queen
Lili’uokalani. No further information is
available. No known individual was
identified.
In 1916, a piece of fishhook made of
human bone and a tool made of human
bone were donated to the Bishop
Museum by Mr. Albert F. Judd, Jr. No
further documentation is available. No
known individual was identified.
In 1920, a kahili incorporating human
bone was received by the Bishop
Museum as a gift from Elizabeth
Keka’ani’auokalani Pratt and Ewa K.
Cartwright Styne. No further
documentation is available. No known
individual was identified.
In 1923, three kahili incorporating
human bone were received by the
Bishop Museum as a gift from Elizabeth
Kahanu Kalaniana‘ole Woods. No
further documentation is available. No
known individual was identified.
In 1932, a kahili handle incorporating
human bone was received by the Bishop
Museum as a bequest from Lucy K.
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Peabody. No known individual was
identified.
In 1944, a refuse container
incorporating human teeth was donated
to the Bishop Museum by Catherine
Goodale. This container had been on
loan to the Bishop Museum since 1928.
No known individual was identified.
After review, officials of the Bishop
Museum determined that while these
cultural items contain human remains,
the cultural items themselves are not
considered human remains pursuant to
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1) and are not eligible
for repatriation. In addition, the cultural
items that are part of the founding
collection or that have been given to
Bishop Museum by members of the
royal family are not eligible for
repatriation as the ali’i had right of
possession of these items and thus were
given with clear title to the Bishop
Museum. This notice does not recall the
cultural items from the original notice
that have since been repatriated and
only applies to the 24 cultural items
described above.
Representatives of any Native
Hawaiian organizations that wish to
comment on this notice should address
their comments to Betty Lou Kam, VicePresident, Cultural Resources, Bishop
Museum, 1525 Bernice Street,
Honolulu, HI 96817, telephone (808)
848–4144, before June 25, 2007.
The Bishop Museum is responsible
for notifying the Friends of ’Iolani
Palace, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna ’O
Hawaii Nei, Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
and Princess Nahoa Olelo ’O
Kamehameha Society that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 20, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E7–10019 Filed 5–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
control the Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum (Burke
Museum), University of Washington,
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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.
Between the 1950s and 2002, a
cultural item was removed from an
unspecified location in the Columbia
River area in Washington. The cultural
item was collected by Ms. Rosemary
Horwood through purchase and donated
to the Burke Museum in 2004 (Burke
Accn. #2004–72). No human remains
are present. The one unassociated
funerary object is a necklace of copper
beads.
Exact provenience is unknown;
however, the cultural item is consistent
with cultural items typically found in
the context with burials in eastern
Washington.
In 1959–1960, 15 cultural items were
removed from the north bank of the
Snake River, approximately five to six
miles down river from the mouth of the
Palouse River in Franklin County, WA,
by Dr. Harold Bergen and Mrs. Marjory
Bergen. The Bergens designated this site
#14 or the ‘‘Pipe Site.’’ The cultural
items were donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). The 15 unassociated funerary
objects are 1 groundstone tool, 1 core, 1
stone pendant, 1 hammer stone, 1
modified stone, 1 stone paint pot, 1
pipe, 4 points, 3 scrapers, and 1 bag
containing over 200 seeds.
The burial pattern and unassociated
funerary objects are consistent with
Native American Plateau customs. The
1963 Indian Claims Commission
decision indicates that this area is
within the Palouse aboriginal territory.
Early and late ethnographic
documentation indicates that the
present–day location of the Snake River
in Franklin County, WA is within an
overlapping aboriginal territory of the
Cayuse, Palouse, Yakama, and Walla
Walla (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841,
Mooney 1896, Ray 1936, Spier 1936,
Sprague 1998, Stern 1998) whose
descendants are members 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; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum
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Band, a non–federally recognized Indian
group. Information provided by the
tribes listed above indicates that the
aboriginal ancestors occupying this area
were highly mobile and traveled the
landscape for gathering resources as
well as trade, and are all part of the
more broadly defined Plateau cultural
community.
Between the 1890s and early 1900s,
18 cultural items were removed from
the ‘‘Plateau area’’ by Dr. Robert E.
Stewart and purchased by the Burke
Museum in 1905 (Burke Accn. #40). The
‘‘Plateau area’’ is a broadly defined
cultural area. No human remains are
present. The 18 unassociated funerary
objects are 4 metal pendants, 7 metal
bells, 1 bunch of thimbles and beads
strung together, 5 metal bracelets, and 1
brass ornament.
Between 1889 and 1902, 118 cultural
items were removed from Celilo Island,
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Stewart
and purchased by the Burke Museum in
1905 (Burke Accn. #40). No human
remains are present. The 118
unassociated funerary objects are 3 atlatl
weights, 2 axe heads, 1 groundstone
ball, 8 stone beads, 6 stone carvings, 1
metal club, 6 grooved abraders, 19
groundstone tools, 2 knives, 1 maul, 1
metal spear point, 1 mortars, 1 net
weight, 17 paint dishes or mortars, 19
stone pendants, 3 pestles, 6 pipes, 2
pistol barrels, 2 points, 1 stone
sculpture, 1 metal spear, 2 metal
spikes,12 stone war club heads, and 1
metal chisel.
Between 1890 and 1895, four cultural
items were removed near Goldendale in
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Stewart
and donated to the Burke Museum in
1905 (Burke Accn. #40). No human
remains are present. The four
unassociated funerary objects are one
stone sculpture, one metal axe head, one
pistol barrel, and one gaming piece.
Between 1896 and 1902, eight cultural
items were removed from Memaloose
Island, Klickitat County, WA. The
objects were removed from a grave and
purchased by Dr. Stewart. The Burke
Museum purchased the unassociated
funerary objects from Dr. Stewart in
1905 (Burke Accn. #40). No human
remains are present. The eight
unassociated funerary objects are two
metal axe heads, one knife, one metal
point, one metal tool, one metal spear,
one metal spike, and one metal war
club.
Between 1896 and 1902, 60 cultural
items were removed from an
unspecified location in the Chamberlain
Flats area in Klickitat County, WA, by
Dr. Stewart and purchased by the Burke
Museum in 1905 (Burke Accn. #40). No
human remains are present. The 60
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unassociated funerary objects are 1
metal axe head, 4 chipped stone tools,
1 carved stone effigy figure, 9 mauls, 2
bone tools with stone fragment, 1 antler
tool with stone fragment, 4 groundstone
tools, 1 moccasin last, 10 mortars, 4
paint dishes/mortars, 9 pestles, 4 pipes,
1 pistol barrel, 1 metal point, 1 stone
sculpture, 6 stone sinkers, and 1 metal
spear.
Museum documentation indicates
that Dr. Stewart collected from Native
American graves at the five sites
described above. Exact provenience of
each cultural item is unknown,
however, Dr. Stewart primarily
collected in Klickitat County, WA. The
cultural items have been determined to
be unassociated funerary objects based
on the fact that these sites were
described by Dr. Stewart as ‘‘burial
ground.’’ The cultural items are also
consistent with funerary objects
typically found in the context with
burials in eastern Washington.
In 1925, one cultural item was
removed from a cremation pit by an
unknown individual on an island in the
Columbia River in Klickitat or Skamania
County, WA. The cultural item is a
metal lid, which was donated by Mrs.
Irene A. Walker to the Burke Museum
in 1963 (Burke Accn. #1963–139). A
note found with the lid indicates that
the island was located near the Bridge
of Gods. No human remains are present.
Between 1950 and 1960, 57 cultural
items were removed from the ‘‘Klickitat
Cremation Pit’’ east of Little and Big
Klickitat Rivers in Klickitat County,
WA, by Dr. Bergen. Dr. Bergen
designated the location as Site #22 and
donated the cultural items to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). No human remains are present. The
57 unassociated funerary objects are 15
glass beads, 3 chipped stone tools, 3
groundstone club fragments, 1 stone
drill, 1 grooved abrader, 1 groundstone
tool, 1 modified bone, 1 paint mortar, 4
fragments of a paint mortar, 2 turquoise
pendants, 1 pestle fragment, 3 pipe
fragments, 11 chipped stone points, 1
petrified wood point, 7 pieces of red
ochre, 1 scraper, and 1 unmodified
dentalium shell.
Between 1950 and 1960, 11 cultural
items were removed from Spedis Valley,
designated as Site #19, in Klickitat
County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and donated
to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke
Accn. #1989–57). No human remains
are present. The 11 unassociated
funerary objects are 2 basketry
fragments, 1 decorated lead piece, 1
decorated metal fragment, 1 pipe bowl,
1 point, 2 unmodified dentalium shells,
1 perforated olivella shell, 1 strung
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abalone shell, and 1 strung copper ore
fragment.
Between 1950 and 1960, 8,157
cultural items were removed from the
Klickitat Ridge, designated as Site #26,
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and
donated to the Burke Museum in 1989
(Burke Accn. #1989–57). No human
remains are present. The 8,157
unassociated funerary objects are 1 awl;
3 bells (2 with fabric attached); 8,094
beads (shell, dentalium, glass, and
copper ore); 10 copper bracelets; 2 coin
pendants; 2 flakes; 1 gorget; 3 iron
spikes; 1 modified shell fragment; 2 net
weights; 2 metal pendants; 13 copper
pendants, gorgets or armor fragments; 1
shell pendant; 1 carved bone ring
fragment; 4 copper ring fragments; 5
clay buttons; 2 shell buttons; 4 leather
strips with copper tacks attached; and 6
thimbles.
Between 1950 and 1960, 25 cultural
items were removed from the Spedis
Valley Cremation Pit Site, designated as
Site #21, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr.
Bergen and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). No human remains are present. The
25 unassociated funerary objects are 4
abraders, 1 adze blade, 2 antler tools, 1
copper ore fragment, 2 stone discoids, 1
bone tool fragment, 2 groundstone tool
fragments (possibly adze fragments), 3
groundstone tool fragments (possibly
club fragments), 1 net weight, 2 bone
pendants, 1 pipe stem, 4 points, and 1
red ochre piece.
In 1953, three cultural items were
removed from the cliffs above Wakemap
Mound in Klickitat County, WA, by Mr.
Warren Caldwell and donated to the
Burke Museum in 1953 (Burke Accn.
#3877). No human remains are present.
The three unassociated funerary objects
are cradle boards.
Between 1955 and 1958, 1,626
cultural items were removed from an
eroded campsite along the river banks
from the Fountain Bar Site, designated
as Site #15, Klickitat County, WA, by
Dr. Bergen and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). No human remains are present. The
1,626 unassociated funerary objects are
1,609 shell beads and shell fragments
(dentalium, oyster, and shell disc
beads); 5 mammal bone fragments; 11
chipped stone points; and 1 unmodified
stone.
Between 1956 and 1958, 66 cultural
items were removed from south of
Alderdale, designated as Site #1,
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and
donated to the Burke Museum in 1989
(Burke Accn. #1989–57). No human
remains are present. The 66
unassociated funerary objects are 56
glass beads, 5 copper tubes, 3 dentalium
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(plus small fragments), 1 stone pendant,
and 1 modified ground stone.
In 1956, four cultural items were
removed from the cliffs above Wakemap
Mound, Klickitat County, WA, by Mr.
Robert Ferris and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1956 (Burke Accn. #4112).
No human remains are present. The four
unassociated funerary objects are one
cradle board and three cradle poles.
In 1957, 25 cultural items were
removed from the Maybe Site,
designated as Site #11, near the Dalles
Dam, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr.
Bergen and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). No human remains are present. The
25 unassociated funerary objects are 1
abrader, 2 atlatl weights, 3 groundstone
tools, 3 mauls, 1 mortar, 1 pile driver,
13 points, and 1 net weight.
In 1964, 169 cultural items were
removed from the Obie Site #2, also
designated as Site #45, near the Dalles
Dam, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr.
Bergen and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. #1989–
57). No human remains are present. The
169 unassociated funerary objects are 3
abraders, 4 antler wedges, 11 atlatl
weights, 1 awl, 9 stone beads, 2 pieces
of graphite, 15 chipped stone tools, 7
choppers, 2 discoids, 6 drills, 1 glass
fragment, 1 graver, 13 groundstone
tools, 2 hammerstones, 1 leather
fragment, 4 mauls, 1 mortar, 2 nails, 2
copper ore fragments, 1 iron tube, 65
points, 1 piece of red ochre, 1 piece of
yellow ochre, 9 scrapers, 1 large stone
bead, and 4 utilized flakes.
Between 1955 and 1957, 361 cultural
items were removed from the Colwash
Valley and Lois/Over Sites (45–KL–27)
in Klickitat County, WA, by a University
of Washington Field Party led by Mr.
Robert B. Butler. The cultural items
were transferred to the Burke Museum
by Mr. Butler and formerly accessioned
in 1966 (Burke Accn. #1966–100). No
human remains are present. The 361
unassociated funerary objects are 3
incised beads, 1 pottery bead, 119 lots
of bone clubs and club fragments
(includes refitted fragments), 2 pieces of
copper ore, 1 bone harpoon, 1 maul, 1
piece of ochre, 4 lots of modified tooth
or bone fragments, 3 mortars, 1 net
weight, 45 pipes, 10 stone points, 164
lots of worked bone fragments, 2 pottery
fragments, 1 ground shell fragment, and
3 utilized flakes.
Museum documentation indicates
that the cultural items from the twelve
sites described above were found in
connection with burials. The objects are
consistent with cultural items typically
found in the context with burials in
eastern Washington. Early and late
published ethnographic documentation
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indicates that this was the aboriginal
territory of the Western Columbia River
Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram, Yakima,
Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin
(Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and
French 1998, Stern 1998, French and
French 1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock
1938, Ray 1936 and 1974, Spier 1936)
whose descendants are members of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; and Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon. Information provided by the
representatives the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and
Wanapum Band, a non–federally
recognized Indian group, during
consultation indicates the aboriginal
ancestors occupying the area where all
the above mentioned sites are located
were highly mobile and traveled the
landscape for gathering resources as
well as trade, and are all part of the
more broadly defined Plateau cultural
community.
In 1955, 10 cultural items were
removed from an island in the Snake
River in Walla Walla County, WA, by
Mrs. Stanley Randolph and donated to
the Burke Museum in 1955 (Burke
Accn. #4010). No human remains are
present. The 10 unassociated funerary
objects are 1 lot of trade beads, 2 pieces
of hammered copper ornaments, 6
copper tube beads, and 1 piece of iron.
In 1958, 97 cultural items were
removed from the ‘‘Palouse Site,’’ also
designated as Site #9, on the east side
of the Palouse River where it empties
into the Snake River in Whitman
County, WA. The cultural items were
donated to the Burke Museum in 1989
(Burke Accn. #1989–57). The 97
unassociated funerary objects are 53
olivella shell beads, 8 dentalium shell
beads, 6 shell beads, 2 teeth, 11 copper
beads, 2 mauls, 1 lot of organic matter,
4 copper pendants, 2 copper pendant
fragments, 2 pestles, 4 points, and 2
scrapers.
The burial pattern and cultural items
are consistent with Native American
plateau customs. The 1963 Indian
Claims Commission decision indicates
that this area was within the Palouse
aboriginal territory. Early and late
ethnographic documentation indicates
that the present–day location of the
Snake River is located within an
overlapping aboriginal territory of the
Cayuse, Palouse, Yakama, and Walla
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Walla (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841,
Mooney 1896, Ray 1936, Spier 1936,
Sprague 1998, Stern 1998,) whose
descendants are members 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; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum
Band, a non–federally recognized Indian
group.
Between 1955 and 1957, 21 cultural
items were removed from the B. Stewart
Site in Wasco County, OR, by a
University of Washington Field Party
led by Mr. Robert B. Butler. The cultural
items were received by the Burke
Museum in 1957 and accessioned in
1966 (Burke Accn. #1966–100). Human
remains were not removed from the site.
The 21 unassociated funerary objects are
1 adze blade, 2 bone clubs, 3 copper
fragments, 1 ground stone tool, 2
mortars, 6 pipes, 2 point fragments, 1
point, and 3 pieces of worked bone.
The site included a series of
cremations overlooking Celilo Falls.
Museum documentation indicates that
the cultural items were removed from
graves. The objects are consistent with
cultural items typically found along the
Columbia River in Eastern Washington
and Oregon.
The 1963 Indian Claims Commission
decision indicates that this area was
within the aboriginal territory of the
Warm Springs. Information provided by
the representatives the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and
Wanapum Band, a non–federally
recognized Indian group, during
consultation indicates the aboriginal
ancestors occupying the area where all
the above mentioned sites are located
were highly mobile and traveled the
landscape for gathering resources as
well as trade, and are all part of the
more broadly defined Plateau cultural
community.
The descendants of these Plateau
communities of Eastern Washington and
Eastern Oregon are now widely
dispersed and are members 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; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
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Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum
Band, a non–federally recognized Indian
group.
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 10,857 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
unassociated funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
and Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho.
Furthermore, officials of the Burke
Museum have determined that there is
a cultural relationship between the
unassociated funerary objects and the
Wanapum Band, a non–federally
recognized Indian group.
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 June 25, 2007. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington, for
themselves and on behalf of the
Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward. The Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; and
Wanapum Band, non–federally
recognized Indian group, are claiming
jointly all cultural items from the
Columbia River area in eastern
Washington and Oregon.
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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; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and
Wanapum Band, a non–federally
recognized Indian group that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 14, 2007
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 and Central
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Ellensburg, 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 and Central
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Ellensburg, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Klickitat
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 and Central Washington
University 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,
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Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum
Band, a non–federally recognized Indian
group.
Between 1955 and 1957, human
remains representing a minimum of 91
individuals were removed from the
Congdon site (45–KL–41) in Klickitat
County, WA, by a University of
Washington Field Party led by Mr.
Robert B. Butler. The human remains
were transferred to the Burke Museum
and formally accessioned in 1966
(Burke Accn.# 1966–100). In 1974, the
Burke Museum legally transferred
portions of the human remains to
Central Washington University. No
known individuals were identified. The
1,049 associated funerary objects are 39
abraders, 4 anvils, 5 atlatl weights, 1
bone bi-point, 3 bone tools, 2 bowls, 44
chipped stone tools, 204 stone
choppers, 2 fragments of metal ore
(copper and iron), 1 stone core, 201
stone discoid, 1 stone drill, 2 stone
flakes, 6 stone gravers, 24 grooved
mauls, 82 groundstone tools, 20
hammerstones, 87 stone mauls, 60
mortars, 58 net weights, 1 stone
pendant, 38 pestles, 21 piledrivers, 26
stone points, 47 scrapers, 2 spherical
stones, and 68 utilized flakes.
The Congdon site was first discovered
in the 1930s. In 1955, amateur
archeologists continued to disturb the
site and began locating human remains.
Mr. Butler also began working at this
site at this time. The site was
simultaneously further disturbed by
bulldozing in preparation for the
relocation of a railroad. The site was
considered a mass burial with
complicated stratigraphy, and human
remains commingled and scattered
throughout making identification of
individual burials impossible. Mr.
Butler’s excavations focused on
salvaging human remains; however, no
provenience was recorded for the
human remains and the excavations
have limited field documentation.
Early and late published ethnographic
documentation indicates that this was
the aboriginal territory of the Western
Columbia River Sahaptins, Wasco,
Wishram, Yakima, Walla Walla,
Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin (Daugherty
1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and French
1998, Stern 1998, French and French
1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock 1938, Ray
1936 and 1974, Spier 1936). The
descendants of the Western Columbia
River Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram,
Yakima, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino,
and Skin are members of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the control 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.
Between the 1950s and 2002, a cultural item was removed from an
unspecified location in the Columbia River area in Washington. The
cultural item was collected by Ms. Rosemary Horwood through purchase
and donated to the Burke Museum in 2004 (Burke Accn. 2004-72).
No human remains are present. The one unassociated funerary object is a
necklace of copper beads.
Exact provenience is unknown; however, the cultural item is
consistent with cultural items typically found in the context with
burials in eastern Washington.
In 1959-1960, 15 cultural items were removed from the north bank of
the Snake River, approximately five to six miles down river from the
mouth of the Palouse River in Franklin County, WA, by Dr. Harold Bergen
and Mrs. Marjory Bergen. The Bergens designated this site 14
or the ``Pipe Site.'' The cultural items were donated to the Burke
Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. 1989-57). The 15 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 groundstone tool, 1 core, 1 stone pendant, 1
hammer stone, 1 modified stone, 1 stone paint pot, 1 pipe, 4 points, 3
scrapers, and 1 bag containing over 200 seeds.
The burial pattern and unassociated funerary objects are consistent
with Native American Plateau customs. The 1963 Indian Claims Commission
decision indicates that this area is within the Palouse aboriginal
territory. Early and late ethnographic documentation indicates that the
present-day location of the Snake River in Franklin County, WA is
within an overlapping aboriginal territory of the Cayuse, Palouse,
Yakama, and Walla Walla (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Mooney 1896, Ray
1936, Spier 1936, Sprague 1998, Stern 1998) whose descendants are
members 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;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum
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Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group. Information provided by
the tribes listed above indicates that the aboriginal ancestors
occupying this area were highly mobile and traveled the landscape for
gathering resources as well as trade, and are all part of the more
broadly defined Plateau cultural community.
Between the 1890s and early 1900s, 18 cultural items were removed
from the ``Plateau area'' by Dr. Robert E. Stewart and purchased by the
Burke Museum in 1905 (Burke Accn. 40). The ``Plateau area'' is
a broadly defined cultural area. No human remains are present. The 18
unassociated funerary objects are 4 metal pendants, 7 metal bells, 1
bunch of thimbles and beads strung together, 5 metal bracelets, and 1
brass ornament.
Between 1889 and 1902, 118 cultural items were removed from Celilo
Island, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Stewart and purchased by the Burke
Museum in 1905 (Burke Accn. 40). No human remains are present.
The 118 unassociated funerary objects are 3 atlatl weights, 2 axe
heads, 1 groundstone ball, 8 stone beads, 6 stone carvings, 1 metal
club, 6 grooved abraders, 19 groundstone tools, 2 knives, 1 maul, 1
metal spear point, 1 mortars, 1 net weight, 17 paint dishes or mortars,
19 stone pendants, 3 pestles, 6 pipes, 2 pistol barrels, 2 points, 1
stone sculpture, 1 metal spear, 2 metal spikes,12 stone war club heads,
and 1 metal chisel.
Between 1890 and 1895, four cultural items were removed near
Goldendale in Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Stewart and donated to the
Burke Museum in 1905 (Burke Accn. 40). No human remains are
present. The four unassociated funerary objects are one stone
sculpture, one metal axe head, one pistol barrel, and one gaming piece.
Between 1896 and 1902, eight cultural items were removed from
Memaloose Island, Klickitat County, WA. The objects were removed from a
grave and purchased by Dr. Stewart. The Burke Museum purchased the
unassociated funerary objects from Dr. Stewart in 1905 (Burke Accn.
40). No human remains are present. The eight unassociated
funerary objects are two metal axe heads, one knife, one metal point,
one metal tool, one metal spear, one metal spike, and one metal war
club.
Between 1896 and 1902, 60 cultural items were removed from an
unspecified location in the Chamberlain Flats area in Klickitat County,
WA, by Dr. Stewart and purchased by the Burke Museum in 1905 (Burke
Accn. 40). No human remains are present. The 60 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 metal axe head, 4 chipped stone tools, 1 carved
stone effigy figure, 9 mauls, 2 bone tools with stone fragment, 1
antler tool with stone fragment, 4 groundstone tools, 1 moccasin last,
10 mortars, 4 paint dishes/mortars, 9 pestles, 4 pipes, 1 pistol
barrel, 1 metal point, 1 stone sculpture, 6 stone sinkers, and 1 metal
spear.
Museum documentation indicates that Dr. Stewart collected from
Native American graves at the five sites described above. Exact
provenience of each cultural item is unknown, however, Dr. Stewart
primarily collected in Klickitat County, WA. The cultural items have
been determined to be unassociated funerary objects based on the fact
that these sites were described by Dr. Stewart as ``burial ground.''
The cultural items are also consistent with funerary objects typically
found in the context with burials in eastern Washington.
In 1925, one cultural item was removed from a cremation pit by an
unknown individual on an island in the Columbia River in Klickitat or
Skamania County, WA. The cultural item is a metal lid, which was
donated by Mrs. Irene A. Walker to the Burke Museum in 1963 (Burke
Accn. 1963-139). A note found with the lid indicates that the
island was located near the Bridge of Gods. No human remains are
present.
Between 1950 and 1960, 57 cultural items were removed from the
``Klickitat Cremation Pit'' east of Little and Big Klickitat Rivers in
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen. Dr. Bergen designated the location
as Site 22 and donated the cultural items to the Burke Museum
in 1989 (Burke Accn. 1989-57). No human remains are present.
The 57 unassociated funerary objects are 15 glass beads, 3 chipped
stone tools, 3 groundstone club fragments, 1 stone drill, 1 grooved
abrader, 1 groundstone tool, 1 modified bone, 1 paint mortar, 4
fragments of a paint mortar, 2 turquoise pendants, 1 pestle fragment, 3
pipe fragments, 11 chipped stone points, 1 petrified wood point, 7
pieces of red ochre, 1 scraper, and 1 unmodified dentalium shell.
Between 1950 and 1960, 11 cultural items were removed from Spedis
Valley, designated as Site 19, in Klickitat County, WA, by Dr.
Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn.
1989-57). No human remains are present. The 11 unassociated
funerary objects are 2 basketry fragments, 1 decorated lead piece, 1
decorated metal fragment, 1 pipe bowl, 1 point, 2 unmodified dentalium
shells, 1 perforated olivella shell, 1 strung abalone shell, and 1
strung copper ore fragment.
Between 1950 and 1960, 8,157 cultural items were removed from the
Klickitat Ridge, designated as Site 26, Klickitat County, WA,
by Dr. Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn.
1989-57). No human remains are present. The 8,157 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 awl; 3 bells (2 with fabric attached); 8,094
beads (shell, dentalium, glass, and copper ore); 10 copper bracelets; 2
coin pendants; 2 flakes; 1 gorget; 3 iron spikes; 1 modified shell
fragment; 2 net weights; 2 metal pendants; 13 copper pendants, gorgets
or armor fragments; 1 shell pendant; 1 carved bone ring fragment; 4
copper ring fragments; 5 clay buttons; 2 shell buttons; 4 leather
strips with copper tacks attached; and 6 thimbles.
Between 1950 and 1960, 25 cultural items were removed from the
Spedis Valley Cremation Pit Site, designated as Site 21,
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in
1989 (Burke Accn. 1989-57). No human remains are present. The
25 unassociated funerary objects are 4 abraders, 1 adze blade, 2 antler
tools, 1 copper ore fragment, 2 stone discoids, 1 bone tool fragment, 2
groundstone tool fragments (possibly adze fragments), 3 groundstone
tool fragments (possibly club fragments), 1 net weight, 2 bone
pendants, 1 pipe stem, 4 points, and 1 red ochre piece.
In 1953, three cultural items were removed from the cliffs above
Wakemap Mound in Klickitat County, WA, by Mr. Warren Caldwell and
donated to the Burke Museum in 1953 (Burke Accn. 3877). No
human remains are present. The three unassociated funerary objects are
cradle boards.
Between 1955 and 1958, 1,626 cultural items were removed from an
eroded campsite along the river banks from the Fountain Bar Site,
designated as Site 15, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and
donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn. 1989-57). No
human remains are present. The 1,626 unassociated funerary objects are
1,609 shell beads and shell fragments (dentalium, oyster, and shell
disc beads); 5 mammal bone fragments; 11 chipped stone points; and 1
unmodified stone.
Between 1956 and 1958, 66 cultural items were removed from south of
Alderdale, designated as Site 1, Klickitat County, WA, by Dr.
Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn.
1989-57). No human remains are present. The 66 unassociated
funerary objects are 56 glass beads, 5 copper tubes, 3 dentalium
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(plus small fragments), 1 stone pendant, and 1 modified ground stone.
In 1956, four cultural items were removed from the cliffs above
Wakemap Mound, Klickitat County, WA, by Mr. Robert Ferris and donated
to the Burke Museum in 1956 (Burke Accn. 4112). No human
remains are present. The four unassociated funerary objects are one
cradle board and three cradle poles.
In 1957, 25 cultural items were removed from the Maybe Site,
designated as Site 11, near the Dalles Dam, Klickitat County,
WA, by Dr. Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn.
1989-57). No human remains are present. The 25 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 abrader, 2 atlatl weights, 3 groundstone tools,
3 mauls, 1 mortar, 1 pile driver, 13 points, and 1 net weight.
In 1964, 169 cultural items were removed from the Obie Site
2, also designated as Site 45, near the Dalles Dam,
Klickitat County, WA, by Dr. Bergen and donated to the Burke Museum in
1989 (Burke Accn. 1989-57). No human remains are present. The
169 unassociated funerary objects are 3 abraders, 4 antler wedges, 11
atlatl weights, 1 awl, 9 stone beads, 2 pieces of graphite, 15 chipped
stone tools, 7 choppers, 2 discoids, 6 drills, 1 glass fragment, 1
graver, 13 groundstone tools, 2 hammerstones, 1 leather fragment, 4
mauls, 1 mortar, 2 nails, 2 copper ore fragments, 1 iron tube, 65
points, 1 piece of red ochre, 1 piece of yellow ochre, 9 scrapers, 1
large stone bead, and 4 utilized flakes.
Between 1955 and 1957, 361 cultural items were removed from the
Colwash Valley and Lois/Over Sites (45-KL-27) in Klickitat County, WA,
by a University of Washington Field Party led by Mr. Robert B. Butler.
The cultural items were transferred to the Burke Museum by Mr. Butler
and formerly accessioned in 1966 (Burke Accn. 1966-100). No
human remains are present. The 361 unassociated funerary objects are 3
incised beads, 1 pottery bead, 119 lots of bone clubs and club
fragments (includes refitted fragments), 2 pieces of copper ore, 1 bone
harpoon, 1 maul, 1 piece of ochre, 4 lots of modified tooth or bone
fragments, 3 mortars, 1 net weight, 45 pipes, 10 stone points, 164 lots
of worked bone fragments, 2 pottery fragments, 1 ground shell fragment,
and 3 utilized flakes.
Museum documentation indicates that the cultural items from the
twelve sites described above were found in connection with burials. The
objects are consistent with cultural items typically found in the
context with burials in eastern Washington. Early and late published
ethnographic documentation indicates that this was the aboriginal
territory of the Western Columbia River Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram,
Yakima, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin (Daugherty 1973, Hale
1841, Hunn and French 1998, Stern 1998, French and French 1998, Mooney
1896, Murdock 1938, Ray 1936 and 1974, Spier 1936) whose descendants
are members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon;
and Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Information provided by the representatives the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group, during consultation indicates
the aboriginal ancestors occupying the area where all the above
mentioned sites are located were highly mobile and traveled the
landscape for gathering resources as well as trade, and are all part of
the more broadly defined Plateau cultural community.
In 1955, 10 cultural items were removed from an island in the Snake
River in Walla Walla County, WA, by Mrs. Stanley Randolph and donated
to the Burke Museum in 1955 (Burke Accn. 4010). No human
remains are present. The 10 unassociated funerary objects are 1 lot of
trade beads, 2 pieces of hammered copper ornaments, 6 copper tube
beads, and 1 piece of iron.
In 1958, 97 cultural items were removed from the ``Palouse Site,''
also designated as Site 9, on the east side of the Palouse
River where it empties into the Snake River in Whitman County, WA. The
cultural items were donated to the Burke Museum in 1989 (Burke Accn.
1989-57). The 97 unassociated funerary objects are 53 olivella
shell beads, 8 dentalium shell beads, 6 shell beads, 2 teeth, 11 copper
beads, 2 mauls, 1 lot of organic matter, 4 copper pendants, 2 copper
pendant fragments, 2 pestles, 4 points, and 2 scrapers.
The burial pattern and cultural items are consistent with Native
American plateau customs. The 1963 Indian Claims Commission decision
indicates that this area was within the Palouse aboriginal territory.
Early and late ethnographic documentation indicates that the present-
day location of the Snake River is located within an overlapping
aboriginal territory of the Cayuse, Palouse, Yakama, and Walla Walla
(Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Mooney 1896, Ray 1936, Spier 1936, Sprague
1998, Stern 1998,) whose descendants are members 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; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group.
Between 1955 and 1957, 21 cultural items were removed from the B.
Stewart Site in Wasco County, OR, by a University of Washington Field
Party led by Mr. Robert B. Butler. The cultural items were received by
the Burke Museum in 1957 and accessioned in 1966 (Burke Accn.
1966-100). Human remains were not removed from the site. The
21 unassociated funerary objects are 1 adze blade, 2 bone clubs, 3
copper fragments, 1 ground stone tool, 2 mortars, 6 pipes, 2 point
fragments, 1 point, and 3 pieces of worked bone.
The site included a series of cremations overlooking Celilo Falls.
Museum documentation indicates that the cultural items were removed
from graves. The objects are consistent with cultural items typically
found along the Columbia River in Eastern Washington and Oregon.
The 1963 Indian Claims Commission decision indicates that this area
was within the aboriginal territory of the Warm Springs. Information
provided by the representatives the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group, during consultation indicates
the aboriginal ancestors occupying the area where all the above
mentioned sites are located were highly mobile and traveled the
landscape for gathering resources as well as trade, and are all part of
the more broadly defined Plateau cultural community.
The descendants of these Plateau communities of Eastern Washington
and Eastern Oregon are now widely dispersed and are members 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; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
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Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized
Indian group.
Officials of the Burke Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 10,857 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 unassociated
funerary objects and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho. Furthermore, officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that there is a cultural relationship between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
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 June
25, 2007. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of
Idaho; and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington, for themselves and on behalf of the Wanapum Band, a non-
federally recognized Indian group, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward. The Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; and Wanapum Band,
non-federally recognized Indian group, are claiming jointly all
cultural items from the Columbia River area in eastern Washington and
Oregon.
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; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 14, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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