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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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Puget Sound’s Fort Steilacoom and
eastern Washington where a wagon road
was built in 1853 which originated at
Fort Steilacoom and moved east across
Connell’s Prairie to Naches Pass.
Archeological evidence suggests the
prairie was used by both western and
eastern Washington Native American
groups who traveled along the trails and
roads through the prairie between Puget
Sound and eastern Washington. In
addition, there is a recorded
ethnographic village to the south of
Connell’s Prairie, which is associated
with both the Muckleshoot and
Puyallup Tribes. The Indian Claims
Commission determined Connell’s
Prairie to be outside the exclusive
treaty–time territory of any Native
American tribe. Connell’s Prairie was
also the site of several events during the
1855–1856 Treaty Wars between various
Native American groups and the U.S.
Government. Native American
participants in these wars include
members of the present–day
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington. Based on physical
anthropological evidence, historic
documentation, and associated funerary
objects, the human remains are
reasonably believed to be Native
American and have a shared group
relationship with the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and/or
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington.
Officials of the Slater 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
Slater Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the two 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 Slater 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
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
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Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Peter Wimberger, Director,
Slater Museum of Natural History,
University of Puget Sound, 1500 N.
Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416, telephone
(253) 879–2784, before February 14,
2008. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Slater Museum is responsible for
notifying 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 that this notice
has been published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–560 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–S
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 in the possession of the Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The
human remains were removed from
Dash Point, 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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Slater Museum of
Natural History, University of Puget
Sound professional staff and consultants
in consultation with representatives of
the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from the
vicinity of Dash Point, Pierce County,
WA, by Dr. T.H. Long. In October 1936,
the human remains were given to the
museum by Ms. Betty Long. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The individuals are most likely of
Native American ancestry as indicated
by morphological features. The
geographical location where the human
remains were recovered is consistent
with numerous historical and
ethnographic reports documenting the
territory of the Puyallup Tribe of the
Puyallup Reservation, Washington.
Dash Point is located within the revised
boundaries of the Puyallup Indian
Reservation (1857), which is bordered to
the north by the boundary between King
and Pierce Counties. The Indian Claims
Commission determined Dash Point to
be within the exclusive territory of the
Puyallup Tribe at the time of treaty
signing (17 Ind. Cl. Comm. 1, April 25,
1966). In addition, 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 the
tribes now represented by the Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington.
Officials of the Slater Museum of
Natural History, University of Puget
Sound 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 Slater Museum of Natural History,
University of Puget Sound 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
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Peter Wimberger,
Director, Slater Museum of Natural
History, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA
98416, (253) 879–2784, before February
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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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Slater Museum 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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Puget Sound's Fort Steilacoom and eastern Washington where a wagon road
was built in 1853 which originated at Fort Steilacoom and moved east
across Connell's Prairie to Naches Pass. Archeological evidence
suggests the prairie was used by both western and eastern Washington
Native American groups who traveled along the trails and roads through
the prairie between Puget Sound and eastern Washington. In addition,
there is a recorded ethnographic village to the south of Connell's
Prairie, which is associated with both the Muckleshoot and Puyallup
Tribes. The Indian Claims Commission determined Connell's Prairie to be
outside the exclusive treaty-time territory of any Native American
tribe. Connell's Prairie was also the site of several events during the
1855-1856 Treaty Wars between various Native American groups and the
U.S. Government. Native American participants in these wars include
members of the present-day Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington. Based on physical anthropological evidence,
historic documentation, and associated funerary objects, the human
remains are reasonably believed to be Native American and have a shared
group relationship with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; and[sol]or Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington.
Officials of the Slater 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 Slater Museum also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the two 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 Slater 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 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the
Nisqually Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Peter Wimberger, Director, Slater Museum of
Natural History, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA
98416, telephone (253) 879-2784, before February 14, 2008. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Washington may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Slater Museum is responsible for notifying 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 that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-560 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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