Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, 47235-47237 [E8-18677]
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Tribe of the Quileute Reservation,
Washington; and Skokomish Indian
Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 16, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–18673 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am]
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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.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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 control of the Thomas
Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were removed from south of
Three Tree Point in King County, WA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Burke Museum
and University of Washington
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe,
Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of
the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; and Tulalip Tribes of the
Tulalip Reservation, Washington.
In 1923, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Pleasant Beach, south of
Three Tree Point in King County, WA.
The human remains were found by the
landowner while digging in the
backyard and transferred to the King
County Coroner’s Office, and
subsequently transferred to the Burke
Museum in 1923 (Burke Accn. ι1998).
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No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are consistent
with Native American morphology and
therefore have been determined to be
Native American. Three Tree Point is
within the usual and accustomed
territory of the Puyallup Tribe of the
Puyallup Reservation, as defined by the
1855 Treaty of Medicine Creek. Other
ethnographic and legal documentation
is consistent with this determination.
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 one individual of Native
American ancestry. 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 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 Lape, Burke
Museum, University of Washington, Box
353010, Seattle, WA 98195–3010,
telephone (206) 685–2282, before
September 12, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Puyallup Tribe of
the Puyallup Reservation, Washington
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
of the Muckleshoot Reservation,
Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the
Puyallup Reservation, Washington;
Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington;
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation, Washington; and
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington that this notice
has been published.
will hold a meeting on Monday,
September 15, 2008.
The Commission was established
pursuant to Public Law 99–420, Sec.
103. The purpose of the commission is
to consult with the Secretary of the
Interior, or his designee, on matters
relating to the management and
development of the park, including but
not limited to the acquisition of lands
and interests in lands (including
conservation easements on islands) and
termination of rights of use and
occupancy.
The meeting will convene at Park
Headquarters, Bar Harbor, Maine, at 1
p.m., to consider the following agenda:
Dated: July 16, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Northwest Museum, Whitman
College, Walla Walla, WA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Acadia National Park; Bar Harbor,
Maine; Acadia National Park Advisory
Commission; Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5
U.S.C. App. 1, Sec. 10), that the Acadia
National Park Advisory Commission
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1. Committee reports:
—Land Conservation
—Park Use
—Science and Education
—Historic
—Science and Education
—Historic
2. Old business
3. Superintendent’s report
4. Public comments
5. Proposed agenda for next Commission
meeting in February 2009.
The meeting is open to the public.
Interested persons may make oral/written
presentations to the Commission or file
written statements. Such requests should be
made to the Superintendent at least seven
days prior to the meeting.
Further information concerning this
meeting may be obtained from the
Superintendent, Acadia National Park, P.O.
Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, tel: (207)
288–3338.
Dated: July 19, 2008.
Sheridan Steele,
Superintendent.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Northwest Museum,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, 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
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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.
In 1901, cultural items were removed
from the southwestern corner of First
and Birch Streets, Walla Walla, Walla
Walla County, WA, during excavation of
a house foundation. The cultural items
were accessioned to the museum in
1946 (Cat. #WHIT–O–11 and #WHIT–
O–12). The 104 unassociated funerary
objects are 104 various beads.
Museum records state that the beads
were removed from a grave, but there is
no record of disposition of the human
remains. The land occupied by the city
of Walla Walla is within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon. It
was used as a wintering ground,
habitation area, hunting, fishing and
food gathering area by the Weyiiletpuu
(Cayuse) and Waluulapam (Walla
Walla). The Weyiiletpuu (Cayuse) and
Waluulapam (Walla Walla) are members
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
On November 27, 1948, cultural items
were removed from a burial at Canoe
Island, Site #10, Umatilla County, OR,
Dr. Melvin Jacobs, Curator of the
Museum of History and Art at Whitman
College, and Thomas R. Garth, Jr.,
archeologist for the National Park
Service Whitman Monument. The
human remains were collected, but are
not currently in the museum collection.
The 11 unassociated funerary objects are
3 net sinkers, 2 scrapers, 1 chert flake,
1 knife, 1 bone awl, 1 bone needle, 1
bone point, and 1 sandstone smoother.
(Cat. #WHIT–J–8, 11, 12, 17, 88, 90, 91,
99, 101, 102, and 104)
Canoe Island is currently inundated
by Lake Wallula, behind McNary Dam.
It was an important fishing site of the
Imatalamlama (Umatilla) and
Waluulapam, and opposite the fishing
camp of Pusim. The islands in the
Columbia River were also used for
refuge during invasion from hostile
enemies. Canoe Island is within the
ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
On October 16, 1949, cultural items
were removed from Cremation Pit #1 at
Rabbit Island, Site #18, 45BN15, Benton
County, WA. The human remains from
Cremation Pit #1 were repatriated to the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon in 1992. The
cultural items were identified in the
collection and are now unassociated
funerary objects. The three unassociated
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funerary objects are one clamshell, one
obsidian point, and one small piece of
basalt (Cat. #Whit–J–124 to #Whit–J–
126).
Rabbit Island was on the Homly
Channel of the Columbia River and was
an important burial site and habitation
area for the Waluulapam. It was also
near two important salmon and eel
fishing sites known as Tomist–pa and
Khus–us–tenim–tala–wit. Today, the
island is inundated by Lake Wallula,
behind McNary Dam and is within the
ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
In 1949, Thomas R. Garth excavated at
the PeoPeoMoxMox Village Site,
45WW6, Burial 2, at Waluula, Walla
Walla County, WA. The burial is circa
A.D. 1845–1855. The human remains
were most likely repatriated to the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon in 1992. The
cultural items were identified in the
collection and are now unassociated
funerary objects. The three unassociated
funerary objects are three child–sized
copper bracelets (Accn. #J–2 and #1935;
Cat. #Whit–J–089).
Waluula was an important permanent
village of the Waluulapam. The village
is currently inundated by Lake Wallula,
behind McNary Dam, which is within
the ceded lands of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon.
On November 13, 1949, cultural items
were removed from Burial #4 at 45BN55
Sheep Island, Site #17, Benton County,
WA, by Thomas R. Garth. The one
unassociated funerary object is a granite
pestle (Accn. #J306, #2086; Cat. #WHIT–
J–15).
Sheep Island was an important burial
island for the Imatalamlama, and is
currently inundated behind McNary
Dam and within the ceded lands of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
On December 3, 1949, Thomas R.
Garth and others excavated Sheep
Island, Site #17, Burial 8, Benton
County, WA. The human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
in 1992. The cultural items were
identified in the collection and are
unassociated funerary objects. The two
unassociated funerary objects are one
pestle and one pestle base (Accn. #2085;
Cat. #Whit–J–0016 and 0020).
Thomas R. Garth also excavated
Burial #10 at Sheep Island, Site #17,
Benton County, WA, and removed
cultural items, which were accessioned
in the museum under various numbers
(Cat. #Whit–J–1, 4, 21, 22, and 27). The
five funerary objects are two sandstone
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smoothers, one salmon packer, one
maul broken in two pieces, and one
obsidian blade.
Thomas R. Garth found additional
cultural items at Sheep Island, Site #17,
which were accessioned by the museum
(Accn. #2074; Cat. #Whit–J–0006, 0017,
and 0127). No documentation was
found as to their exact provenience.
However, the cultural items were found
in the cemetery area and are consistent
with the type of funerary objects found
during burial excavations at the site.
The three unassociated funerary objects
are one chopper, one hand adze, and
one canoe weight.
On November 15, 1949, cultural items
were found at Garth’s Site #19 on the
East end of Berrian Island, Benton
County, WA. It was reported that this
area is the same area that H.D. Osborne
of the University of Washington and
Smithsonian Institute excavated in the
summer of 1949, where graves were
excavated (Hogben, 1950). On
November 25, 1949, Thomas R. Garth
revisited the site and found a cremation
area with burned artifacts and human
bone. Most of the cremation artifacts
removed by Garth were at Whitman
Mission and were probably repatriated
in 1992. Because of the prevalence of
human remains on Berrian Island, and
Thomas Garth’s excavation of the
cremation area, the cultural items are
reasonably believed to be unassociated
funerary objects. The three unassociated
funerary objects are three adzes.
(#Whit–J–0100, Whit–J–0130, Whit–J–
0132)
The determination of cultural
affiliation of the unassociated funerary
objects described above has been based
upon geographic, archeological,
historical, ethnological, and linguistic
evidence, as well as the oral tradition
and kinship traditions of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Northwest Museum
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 135 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 Northwest 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 of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
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Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Nina Lerman,
Northwest Museum, Whitman College,
345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362,
telephone (509) 527- 5798, before
September 12, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Northwest Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–18677 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Hastings, NE
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 Hastings
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
(Hastings Museum), Hastings, NE. The
human remains were removed from
Stanley Mound, also known as Parkin
site (3CS29), Cross County, AR.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Hastings Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Stanley
Mound in Cross County, AR. The
human remains were donated to the
Hastings Museum by an unknown donor
and cataloged into the collection
between 1926 and 1931. No known
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individual was identified. Museum
records state that three pottery vessels
were found with the human remains,
but they were not accessioned into the
collection. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains are of Native
American descent. Dental attrition is
consistent with an individual from the
Mississippian period. Research
provided by the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma, conducted through
the Arkansas Archeological Survey,
indicate that Stanley Mound is also
known as the Parkin site (3CS29). The
Parkin site was first excavated in 1879
and sits on land once owned by John
Stanley (for which the mound was
named). The site is one of the best
preserved villages from the
Mississippian period.
The Parkin site is a fortified village
located on the St. Francis River in
northeastern Arkansas. The site consists
of several mounds, and plazas
surrounded by rows of houses. The site
has yielded thousands of artifacts,
including potsherds and complete grave
pottery. Although the pottery was not
accessioned into the Hastings Museum
collection, the records show that they
are consistent with other funerary
objects found at the Parkin site.
Researchers suggest that the Parkin site
represents a late Mississippian
chiefdom to the early Protohistoric
Period, an era spanning from A.D. 1350
to 1600. The site is believed to be the
village of Casqui, which was visited by
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.
French documents dating to circa A.D.
1700, indicate that the Quapaw were the
only people to have villages along the
St. Francis River in eastern Arkansas.
Quapaw oral tradition supports this
documentation.
Officials of the Hastings 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
Hastings Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson,
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, PO Box 11286,
Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402)
461–2399, before September 12, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
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may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Hastings Museum is responsible
for notifying the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
National Park Service.
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 Phoebe A. Hearst
Museum of Anthropology, University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from San Louis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Counties, CA.
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.
An assessment of the human remains,
catalogue records, and relevant
associated documents was made by the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of 22 individuals (10
catalogue records) were removed from
CA-SBa–1, also known as Olson’s Site 6,
a site located on the north bank of
Rincon Creek at Rincon Point,
approximately three miles southeast of
Carpinteria in Santa Barbara County,
CA, by Ronald L. Olson. The human
remains and archeological materials
were accessioned into the Phoebe A.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Northwest Museum,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, 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 possession of the Northwest Museum,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, 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
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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.
In 1901, cultural items were removed from the southwestern corner
of First and Birch Streets, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA, during
excavation of a house foundation. The cultural items were accessioned
to the museum in 1946 (Cat. WHIT-O-11 and WHIT-O-12).
The 104 unassociated funerary objects are 104 various beads.
Museum records state that the beads were removed from a grave, but
there is no record of disposition of the human remains. The land
occupied by the city of Walla Walla is within the ceded lands of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon. It was
used as a wintering ground, habitation area, hunting, fishing and food
gathering area by the Weyiiletpuu (Cayuse) and Waluulapam (Walla
Walla). The Weyiiletpuu (Cayuse) and Waluulapam (Walla Walla) are
members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
On November 27, 1948, cultural items were removed from a burial at
Canoe Island, Site 10, Umatilla County, OR, Dr. Melvin Jacobs,
Curator of the Museum of History and Art at Whitman College, and Thomas
R. Garth, Jr., archeologist for the National Park Service Whitman
Monument. The human remains were collected, but are not currently in
the museum collection. The 11 unassociated funerary objects are 3 net
sinkers, 2 scrapers, 1 chert flake, 1 knife, 1 bone awl, 1 bone needle,
1 bone point, and 1 sandstone smoother. (Cat. WHIT-J-8, 11,
12, 17, 88, 90, 91, 99, 101, 102, and 104)
Canoe Island is currently inundated by Lake Wallula, behind McNary
Dam. It was an important fishing site of the Imatalamlama (Umatilla)
and Waluulapam, and opposite the fishing camp of Pusim. The islands in
the Columbia River were also used for refuge during invasion from
hostile enemies. Canoe Island is within the ceded lands of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
On October 16, 1949, cultural items were removed from Cremation Pit
1 at Rabbit Island, Site 18, 45BN15, Benton County,
WA. The human remains from Cremation Pit 1 were repatriated to
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon in
1992. The cultural items were identified in the collection and are now
unassociated funerary objects. The three unassociated funerary objects
are one clamshell, one obsidian point, and one small piece of basalt
(Cat. Whit-J-124 to Whit-J-126).
Rabbit Island was on the Homly Channel of the Columbia River and
was an important burial site and habitation area for the Waluulapam. It
was also near two important salmon and eel fishing sites known as
Tomist-pa and Khus-us-tenim-tala-wit. Today, the island is inundated by
Lake Wallula, behind McNary Dam and is within the ceded lands of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1949, Thomas R. Garth excavated at the PeoPeoMoxMox Village
Site, 45WW6, Burial 2, at Waluula, Walla Walla County, WA. The burial
is circa A.D. 1845-1855. The human remains were most likely repatriated
to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
in 1992. The cultural items were identified in the collection and are
now unassociated funerary objects. The three unassociated funerary
objects are three child-sized copper bracelets (Accn. J-2 and
1935; Cat. Whit-J-089).
Waluula was an important permanent village of the Waluulapam. The
village is currently inundated by Lake Wallula, behind McNary Dam,
which is within the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
On November 13, 1949, cultural items were removed from Burial
4 at 45BN55 Sheep Island, Site 17, Benton County, WA,
by Thomas R. Garth. The one unassociated funerary object is a granite
pestle (Accn. J306, 2086; Cat. WHIT-J-15).
Sheep Island was an important burial island for the Imatalamlama,
and is currently inundated behind McNary Dam and within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
On December 3, 1949, Thomas R. Garth and others excavated Sheep
Island, Site 17, Burial 8, Benton County, WA. The human
remains were repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon in 1992. The cultural items were identified
in the collection and are unassociated funerary objects. The two
unassociated funerary objects are one pestle and one pestle base (Accn.
2085; Cat. Whit-J-0016 and 0020).
Thomas R. Garth also excavated Burial 10 at Sheep Island,
Site 17, Benton County, WA, and removed cultural items, which
were accessioned in the museum under various numbers (Cat.
Whit-J-1, 4, 21, 22, and 27). The five funerary objects are
two sandstone smoothers, one salmon packer, one maul broken in two
pieces, and one obsidian blade.
Thomas R. Garth found additional cultural items at Sheep Island,
Site 17, which were accessioned by the museum (Accn.
2074; Cat. Whit-J-0006, 0017, and 0127). No
documentation was found as to their exact provenience. However, the
cultural items were found in the cemetery area and are consistent with
the type of funerary objects found during burial excavations at the
site. The three unassociated funerary objects are one chopper, one hand
adze, and one canoe weight.
On November 15, 1949, cultural items were found at Garth's Site
19 on the East end of Berrian Island, Benton County, WA. It
was reported that this area is the same area that H.D. Osborne of the
University of Washington and Smithsonian Institute excavated in the
summer of 1949, where graves were excavated (Hogben, 1950). On November
25, 1949, Thomas R. Garth revisited the site and found a cremation area
with burned artifacts and human bone. Most of the cremation artifacts
removed by Garth were at Whitman Mission and were probably repatriated
in 1992. Because of the prevalence of human remains on Berrian Island,
and Thomas Garth's excavation of the cremation area, the cultural items
are reasonably believed to be unassociated funerary objects. The three
unassociated funerary objects are three adzes. (Whit-J-0100,
Whit-J-0130, Whit-J-0132)
The determination of cultural affiliation of the unassociated
funerary objects described above has been based upon geographic,
archeological, historical, ethnological, and linguistic evidence, as
well as the oral tradition and kinship traditions of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Northwest Museum have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 135 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 Northwest 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 of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon.
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Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Nina Lerman, Northwest Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer
Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527- 5798, before September
12, 2008. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Northwest Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 14, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-18677 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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