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Archeological evidence indicates that
the Penutian–speaking proto–Miwok
people settled in Marin County, CA,
circa 2000 B.C.–A.D. 1500. Ancestral
Coastal Miwok have been identified on
the basis of similarities between the
archeological record and historic
material culture as early as 500 B.C.
Ethnographic records show that the
Coast Miwok occupied all of Marin
County at the time of European contact.
The preponderance of the ethnographic
and archeological evidence, along with
consultation with representatives of the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California, indicates that all Native
American sites in Marin County, CA, are
culturally affiliated with descendants of
the Coast Miwok. Descendants of the
Coast Miwok are members of the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California.
Officials of San Francisco State
University have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 85
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the San Francisco
State University also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 1,624 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 San Francisco State
University 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
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Jeffrey Fentress, Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415)
338–2046, before June 23, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the control of the Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum
(Burke Museum), Seattle, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Guss Island,
San Juan 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 and associated funerary objects
was made by Burke Museum and San
Juan Island National Historical Park
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation, Washington;
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington.
In 1926, human remains were
removed from Guss Island in San Juan
County, WA, by A.G. Colley, during an
excavation, as part of a museum
sponsored expedition and were formally
accessioned by the museum (Burke
Accn. #2126). The whereabouts of two
sets of human remains are unknown.
The remaining two sets of human
remains were legally transferred to
Central Washington University in 1974.
National Park Service reasserted control
over the human remains upon learning
they were removed from National Park
Service property in 1996 and 2007. In
2007, the Burke Museum and National
Park Service agreed that the removal of
the human remains from Guss Island
predated the establishment of the San
Juan Island National Historical Park,
which was created in 1966, and should
not have been transferred to the
National Park Service. The human
remains were placed under the control
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of the Burke Museum. No known
individuals were identified. The six
funerary objects are three slate knives
and three unmodified stones.
The prehistory of the region, based on
archeological research and analysis,
indicates continuous habitation from
approximately 2,000 years ago through
the mid–19th century by Northern
Straits peoples who were part of a
Central Coast Salish population that
were ancestral to the Lummi Tribe.
Anthropological research in the late
1940s by Wayne Suttles indicates that
the Lummi occupied San Juan Island
and other nearby islands in the contact
period, including Guss Island.
Archeological information in the
original field notes indicates that Native
American canoe burials were present on
Guss Island in the late 1800s. Based
upon the geographic, archeological, and
accession documentation, the two
individuals from Guss Island are of
Native American ancestry. Guss Island
is within the aboriginal territory of the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington. Lummi oral tradition and
anthropological data clearly associate
the Lummi with San Juan Island and
other nearby islands (Suttles 1951,
1990). The evidence indicates that the
members of the Lummi Tribe of the
Lummi Reservation, Washington are
culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from Guss Island.
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Burke Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the six objects described above are
reasonably believed to have been place
with or near individual human remains
at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony. Lastly,
officials of the Burke Museum 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
associated funerary objects and the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 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 Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195–3010, telephone
(206) 685–2282, before June 23, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
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Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Lummi Tribe of the
Lummi Reservation, Washington;
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington that this notice
has been published.
MASSACHUSETTS
Dated: April 29, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manger, National NAGPRA Program.
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Plymouth County
WITCH (catboat), 35 Lydia Island Rd.,
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Lilly, Edward S. and Mary Annatoile Albert,
House, 129 S. Lorimier, Cape Girardeau,
08000535
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Barnstable County
Sea Call Farm, 82 Tonset Rd, Barnstable,
08000530
Bristol County
Union Baptist Church, 109 Court St., Bristol,
08000532
Essex County
Macy-Colby, House, 257 Main St., Amesbury,
08000531
MISSOURI
Jackson County
Inter-State Building, 417 E. 13th St./1300
Locust St., Jackson, 08000534
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before May 10, 2008.
Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60
written comments concerning the
significance of these properties under
the National Register criteria for
evaluation may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by June 9, 2008.
Jasper County
Olivia Apartments, 320 Moffet, Joplin,
08000536
SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort County
Seacoast Packing Company, 100 Dill Dr.,
Beaufort, 08000537
TEXAS
Dallas County
4928 Bryan Street Apartments, (East and
South Dallas MPS), 4928 Bryan Street,
Dallas, 08000539
Fayette County
Faison, Nathaniel W., House, 822 South
Jefferson, La Grange, 08000538
Hays County
Pettey House, (San Marcos MRA), 714
Burleson St., San Marcos, 08000541
VIRGINIA
Richmond Independent City
Virginia State Library—Oliver Hill Building,
102 Governor St., Richmond (Independent
City), 08000542
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.
ARIZONA
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Arizona MPS), 625 N. Galvin Pkwy,
Phoenix, 08000526
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CALIFORNIA
National Park Service
Los Angeles County
Santa Cruz County
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Seton Hall University Museum,
Seton Hall University, South Orange,
NJ
Sand Hill Bluff Site, Address Restricted,
Santa Cruz, 08000528
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Sonoma County
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Sonoma, 08000529
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Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Seton Hall University
Museum, Seton Hall University, South
Orange, NJ, that meet the definition of
‘‘sacred objects’’ and ‘‘objects of cultural
patrimony’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The Seton Hall University Museum
professional staff consulted with
representatives of the Onondaga Nation
of New York and Tuscarora Nation of
New York. Requests for consultation
were sent to the Cayuga Nation of New
York; Oneida Nation of New York;
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin;
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York
(formerly the St. Regis Band of Mohawk
Indians of New York); Seneca–Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca Indians of New York; and
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on
Burial Rules and Regulations, non–
federally recognized Indian organization
representing Indian Nation members of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, but
they did not participate in
consultations.
The two cultural items are False Face
masks or medicine faces. The first mask
was obtained from the Six Nations
Reserve in Ontario by Mr. Samuel
Tarrant of Newark, NJ (catalog number
2349). It is not known when or how Mr.
Tarrant obtained it. The Seton Hall
University Museum purchased it from
Mr. Tarrant sometime in 1962 or 1963.
The second mask was donated to the
Museum in 1992 by Dr. Herbert Kraft,
then Director of the Museum (catalog
number 92–3–6). It is not known how,
when or where Mr. Kraft obtained the
mask.
Other than the attribution of one mask
to the Six Nations Reserve, and both
typologically to the Iroquois
(Haudenosaunee), more specific cultural
affiliation of the masks to any one
particular nation of the Haudenosaunee
is not possible by the museum. The
Haudenosaunee Confederacy includes
the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga,
Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations.
According to Haudenosaunee culture
and traditions, the Onondaga Nation is
the keeper of the central hearth and fire
where the Grand Council of the
Confederacy meets. As the keeper of the
central fire, the Onondaga Nation is
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the control of the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), Seattle, WA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Guss Island, San Juan 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 and associated funerary
objects was made by Burke Museum and San Juan Island National
Historical Park professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington; Samish Indian
Tribe, Washington; and Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation,
Washington.
In 1926, human remains were removed from Guss Island in San Juan
County, WA, by A.G. Colley, during an excavation, as part of a museum
sponsored expedition and were formally accessioned by the museum (Burke
Accn. 2126). The whereabouts of two sets of human remains are
unknown. The remaining two sets of human remains were legally
transferred to Central Washington University in 1974. National Park
Service reasserted control over the human remains upon learning they
were removed from National Park Service property in 1996 and 2007. In
2007, the Burke Museum and National Park Service agreed that the
removal of the human remains from Guss Island predated the
establishment of the San Juan Island National Historical Park, which
was created in 1966, and should not have been transferred to the
National Park Service. The human remains were placed under the control
of the Burke Museum. No known individuals were identified. The six
funerary objects are three slate knives and three unmodified stones.
The prehistory of the region, based on archeological research and
analysis, indicates continuous habitation from approximately 2,000
years ago through the mid-19th century by Northern Straits peoples who
were part of a Central Coast Salish population that were ancestral to
the Lummi Tribe. Anthropological research in the late 1940s by Wayne
Suttles indicates that the Lummi occupied San Juan Island and other
nearby islands in the contact period, including Guss Island.
Archeological information in the original field notes indicates that
Native American canoe burials were present on Guss Island in the late
1800s. Based upon the geographic, archeological, and accession
documentation, the two individuals from Guss Island are of Native
American ancestry. Guss Island is within the aboriginal territory of
the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington. Lummi oral
tradition and anthropological data clearly associate the Lummi with San
Juan Island and other nearby islands (Suttles 1951, 1990). The evidence
indicates that the members of the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington are culturally affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects from Guss Island.
Officials of the Burke Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Burke Museum also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the six objects described above are reasonably
believed to have been place with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
Lastly, officials of the Burke Museum 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 associated funerary objects and the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi 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 Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, telephone (206) 685-
2282, before June 23, 2008. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
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Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation, Washington; Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 29, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manger, National NAGPRA Program.
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