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Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum
is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
and Coquille Tribe of Oregon that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–563 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The
human remains were removed from
Malheur Lake, Harney County, OR.
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 Slater Museum of
Natural History, University of Puget
Sound professional staff and a
consultant in consultation with
representatives of the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony
of Oregon and Klamath Tribes, Oregon.
In 1936, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from near Malheur Lake,
Harney County, OR, by Stanley G.
Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated the human
remains to the Slater Museum in 1955.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The individual is most likely of
Native American ancestry as indicated
by morphological features. The
geographical location where the human
remains were recovered is consistent
with the historically documented
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territory of the tribes now represented
by the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon.
Furthermore, based on information
provided during consultation with tribal
representatives, there is a reasonable
belief that the human remains share a
common ancestry with members of
tribes now represented by the Burns
Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon.
Officials of the Slater Museum of
Natural History 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 Slater Museum of
Natural History 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 Burns Paiute Tribe of
the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of
Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Peter Wimberger,
Slater Museum of Natural History, 1500
N. Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416, (253)
879–2784, before February 14, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Slater Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying the Burns
Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon and Klamath Tribes,
Oregon that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–559 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, 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 possession of the Slater Museum
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of Natural History, University of Puget
Sound, Tacoma, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Pierce 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 Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound professional staff and a
consultant in consultation with
representatives of the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; and Squaxin Island Tribe
of the Squaxin Island Reservation,
Washington.
In 1956, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Connell’s Prairie, near
Buckley in Pierce County, WA, by John
Bonifas and LaMar Hathaway while
digging fence post holes. The human
remains were donated by the Pierce
County Sherriff to the museum in 1956.
No known individual was identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
one bead and one silver ball.
The human remains were reviewed
and determined to be Native American
based upon cranial deformation and
tooth wear. The red glass seed bead was
found in the sediments with the human
remains, whereas the metal ball was
found with the human remains during
a museum inventory, but not recorded
as found with the human remains at the
time of removal. However, both objects
are determined to be associated funerary
objects. The Pierce County Sherriff’s
report states the human remains were
discovered approximately two feet
below the surface. Archeological
evidence supports the presence of
Osceola mudflows at a depth of two feet
across the prairie that occurred
approximately 5,000 years ago,
suggesting the human remains could be
approximately 5,000 years old.
However, due to the presence of the
glass seed bead, the human remains
most likely date to the 1800s, at which
time glass trade beads would have been
available at nearby locations such as
Fort Steilacoom.
Connell’s Prairie is located west of
Naches Pass, a historic pass connecting
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater Museum of Natural History,
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, 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 in the possession of the
Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma,
WA. The human remains were removed from Malheur Lake, Harney County,
OR.
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 Slater
Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound professional staff
and a consultant in consultation with representatives of the Burns
Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and Klamath
Tribes, Oregon.
In 1936, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from near Malheur Lake, Harney County, OR, by Stanley G.
Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated the human remains to the Slater Museum in
1955. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The individual is most likely of Native American ancestry as
indicated by morphological features. The geographical location where
the human remains were recovered is consistent with the historically
documented territory of the tribes now represented by the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon. Furthermore, based
on information provided during consultation with tribal
representatives, there is a reasonable belief that the human remains
share a common ancestry with members of tribes now represented by the
Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon.
Officials of the Slater Museum of Natural History 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 Slater Museum of Natural History
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 Burns Paiute Tribe of
the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Peter Wimberger, Slater Museum of Natural History, 1500 N. Warner,
Tacoma, WA 98416, (253) 879-2784, before February 14, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to the Burns Paiute Tribe of the
Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Slater Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and
Klamath Tribes, Oregon that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-559 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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