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Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1918, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from a sand mound near
Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, by J.
Howard Baker, Mrs. Blanche
McFarland, and Lewis Kelly. The
human remains were donated to the
Battle Creek Public Schools prior to
1997. In 2006, Battle Creek Public
Schools transferred the human remains
to the newly formed Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, a 501(c)3 charitable
organization. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
A handwritten piece of paper found
with the human remains gives
information on the excavation. The
mound measured 14 inches by 25
inches and stood about 3 feet above
ground level. The human remains were
found in a sitting position. While as
many as eight individuals may have
originally been in the mound, only four
individuals were collected. Funerary
objects may also have been collected,
but were not given to the museum.
The human remains were
documented by Janet Gardner and
Robert Anemone, Department of
Anthropology, Western Michigan
University. The documentation
concluded that the physical
characteristics of the human remains
and the details of the burial context are
indicative of a Native American
population. However, a relationship of
shared group identity between the
human remains and a present-day
Indian Tribe could not be reasonably
determined.
Officials of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian Tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In 2008,
Kingman Museum, Incorporated
requested that the Review Committee
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recommend disposition of the four
culturally unidentifiable individuals to
the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan, as the aboriginal
occupants of the lands encompassing
Muskegon, Muskegon County.
The Review Committee considered
the request at its May 15–16, 2008
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan. A June 6, 2008, letter on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior
from the Designated Federal Official,
transmitted the authorization for the
museum to effect disposition of the
human remains of the culturally
unidentifiable individuals to the three
Indians tribes listed above contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Katie Nelson, Collection
Manager, Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, 175 Limit Street, Battle
Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269) 965–
5117, fax (269) 965–3330, before
September 12, 2008. Disposition of the
human remains to the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Kingman Museum, Incorporated is
responsible for notifying the Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan 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:
Northwest Museum, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, 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 Northwest Museum,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Umatilla County, OR, and Benton and
Walla Walla Counties, 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 Northwest Museum,
Whitman College professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1929, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from near the junction of the
north and south forks of the Walla Walla
River, Umatilla County, OR, by Mr.
Demaris and donated to the Northwest
Museum, formerly Maxey Museum, on
March 31, 1929 (Accn. #5563, Cat.
#WHIT-X–0014). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
A village and fishing site of the Longhair Band of the Weyiiletpuu was
located at Nushnu-pa, at this location on
the Walla Walla River. Today, the
Weyiiletpuu, or Cayuse Tribe, are a part
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
The Cayuse traditionally lived within
the Walla Walla-Milton-Freewater area
and the drainages of the Walla Walla
River, which is within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1949, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from Plymouth, Site #21, ‘‘150
yards north of the ferry landing,’’
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Benton County, WA, by Dr. Melvin C.
Jacobs and accessioned by the museum
(Accn. #A26, Cat. #WHIT-H–004). No
known individuals were identified. The
22 associated funerary objects are 1 lot
of rusted nails, 1 lot of metal fragments,
1 lot of spikes and spoons, 11 stone
tools, 1 stone, 1 stone object, 3 adzes, 1
brass kerosene lamp wick holder, 1
canoe weight, and 1 pestle. (Cat.
#WHIT-H–1 to 3, 6, 8 to 12, 14 to 19,
and 21 to 26)
The human remains were found
within the confines of an abandoned
Hudson Bay trading site. It was
determined by Dr. Jacobs that the
human remains had been interred after
the trading post had been abandoned.
Based on earlier excavations at the site,
the human remains are determined to be
Native American. The Imatalamlama, or
Umatilla Tribe, now a part of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon, had a
permanent camp and fishing site called
So-luc-a across the Columbia River from
Umatilla, OR, on the Washington
shoreline, near present-day Plymouth,
WA. This area is within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1950, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from site 45BN15 or Site #18,
Rabbit Island, Benton County, WA, by
Thomas R. Garth, Jr., and accessioned
into the museum (Accn. #J500 and
ι2356, Cat. #Whit-J–0014). No known
individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is one lot of
red ochre.
Rabbit Island was on the Homly
Channel of the Columbia River and was
an important burial site and habitation
area for the Waluulapam, who are
members of the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon. The site is also near two
important salmon and eel fishing sites
known as Tomist-pa and Khus-usienim-tala-wit.
In 1950, human remains representing
a minimum of eight individuals were
removed from site 45BN55, Sheep
Island, Site #17, Benton County, WA, by
Thomas R. Garth, Jr. and accessioned
into the museum (Cat #Whit-J–028, 034,
057, 060, 063–072, 107–108). No known
individuals were identified. The 63
associated funerary objects are 46 light
red beads, 11 pestle fragments, 2 flint
scrapers, 1 rock with ochre, 1 muddauber’s nest, 1 sandstone smoother,
and 1 bag of charcoal. (Cat. # WHIT-J–
2, 3, 5, 18, 19, 23 to 25, and 133)
Sheep Island was an important burial
island for the Imatalamlam and is
within the ceded lands of the
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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1952, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
excavated during construction at the
Green Park Elementary School Ground
in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County,
WA, and accessioned into the museum
(Cat. #WHIT-X–013). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The land occupied by the city of
Walla Walla was used by the
Weyiiletpuu and the Waluulapam as a
wintering ground, hunting, fishing, and
food gathering area. Oral histories from
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon place their direct
ancestors’ camping area in the vicinity
of the Green Park Elementary School
Ground. The Walla Walla area is within
the ceded lands of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon.
In 1962, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from the Stanley Tucker farm
near Milton-Freewater, Umatilla
County, OR, and accessioned into the
museum (Accn. #Whit–26, Cat. #WhitX–16). No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary
objects are one stone and two shell
fragments. (Cat. #WHIT-X–52 to 54)
The Milton-Freewater area was a
wintering area, and food and resource
gathering area for the Waluulapam and
Weyiiletpuu. The site is also within the
ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from most
likely the Walla Walla area, WA. The
human remains were accessioned into
the museum at an unknown date (Accn.
#11066, Cat. #WHIT-X–012). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
During the NAGPRA inventory this
individual human remain was found in
the collection with a note stating that it
was ‘‘Found in Walla Walla area.’’ This
individual is determined to be Native
American by the significant tooth wear
and other identifying characteristics.
The Walla Walla area is a traditional use
area for the Waluulapam and
Weyiiletpuu, and within the ceded
lands of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
The determination of cultural
affiliation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects has been
based upon geographic, archeological,
historical, ethnological, and linguistic
evidence, as well as the oral tradition
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and kinship traditions of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon. Primary
information sources are museum
accession and catalog records,
preliminary excavation records, several
articles about the Columbia Island
McNary Dam excavations, consultation
with various anthropologists, and
consultation with tribal representatives
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Northwest Museum,
Whitman College have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of 18 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Northwest Museum, Whitman College
also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 89 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
Northwest Museum, Whitman College
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
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated 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 human
remains and associated 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: June 23, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–18692 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla
Walla, WA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Umatilla County, OR, and Benton and Walla Walla Counties,
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 Northwest Museum, Whitman College professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1929, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from near the junction of the north and south forks of the
Walla Walla River, Umatilla County, OR, by Mr. Demaris and donated to
the Northwest Museum, formerly Maxey Museum, on March 31, 1929 (Accn.
5563, Cat. WHIT-X-0014). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
A village and fishing site of the Long-hair Band of the Weyiiletpuu
was located at Nushnu-pa, at this location on the Walla Walla River.
Today, the Weyiiletpuu, or Cayuse Tribe, are a part of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon. The Cayuse
traditionally lived within the Walla Walla-Milton-Freewater area and
the drainages of the Walla Walla River, which is within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1949, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were removed from Plymouth, Site 21, ``150 yards north of the
ferry landing,''
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Benton County, WA, by Dr. Melvin C. Jacobs and accessioned by the
museum (Accn. A26, Cat. WHIT-H-004). No known
individuals were identified. The 22 associated funerary objects are 1
lot of rusted nails, 1 lot of metal fragments, 1 lot of spikes and
spoons, 11 stone tools, 1 stone, 1 stone object, 3 adzes, 1 brass
kerosene lamp wick holder, 1 canoe weight, and 1 pestle. (Cat.
WHIT-H-1 to 3, 6, 8 to 12, 14 to 19, and 21 to 26)
The human remains were found within the confines of an abandoned
Hudson Bay trading site. It was determined by Dr. Jacobs that the human
remains had been interred after the trading post had been abandoned.
Based on earlier excavations at the site, the human remains are
determined to be Native American. The Imatalamlama, or Umatilla Tribe,
now a part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon, had a permanent camp and fishing site called So-
luc-a across the Columbia River from Umatilla, OR, on the Washington
shoreline, near present-day Plymouth, WA. This area is within the ceded
lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
In 1950, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from site 45BN15 or Site 18, Rabbit Island,
Benton County, WA, by Thomas R. Garth, Jr., and accessioned into the
museum (Accn. J500 and 2356, Cat. Whit-J-
0014). No known individual was identified. The one associated funerary
object is one lot of red ochre.
Rabbit Island was on the Homly Channel of the Columbia River and
was an important burial site and habitation area for the Waluulapam,
who are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon. The site is also near two important salmon and eel
fishing sites known as Tomist-pa and Khus-us-ienim-tala-wit.
In 1950, human remains representing a minimum of eight individuals
were removed from site 45BN55, Sheep Island, Site 17, Benton
County, WA, by Thomas R. Garth, Jr. and accessioned into the museum
(Cat Whit-J-028, 034, 057, 060, 063-072, 107-108). No known
individuals were identified. The 63 associated funerary objects are 46
light red beads, 11 pestle fragments, 2 flint scrapers, 1 rock with
ochre, 1 mud-dauber's nest, 1 sandstone smoother, and 1 bag of
charcoal. (Cat. WHIT-J-2, 3, 5, 18, 19, 23 to 25, and 133)
Sheep Island was an important burial island for the Imatalamlam and
is within the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1952, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were excavated during construction at the Green Park Elementary School
Ground in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA, and accessioned into the
museum (Cat. WHIT-X-013). No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
The land occupied by the city of Walla Walla was used by the
Weyiiletpuu and the Waluulapam as a wintering ground, hunting, fishing,
and food gathering area. Oral histories from representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon place
their direct ancestors' camping area in the vicinity of the Green Park
Elementary School Ground. The Walla Walla area is within the ceded
lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon.
In 1962, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were removed from the Stanley Tucker farm near Milton-Freewater,
Umatilla County, OR, and accessioned into the museum (Accn.
Whit-26, Cat. Whit-X-16). No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary objects are one stone and two
shell fragments. (Cat. WHIT-X-52 to 54)
The Milton-Freewater area was a wintering area, and food and
resource gathering area for the Waluulapam and Weyiiletpuu. The site is
also within the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from most likely the Walla Walla area, WA. The
human remains were accessioned into the museum at an unknown date
(Accn. 11066, Cat. WHIT-X-012). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
During the NAGPRA inventory this individual human remain was found
in the collection with a note stating that it was ``Found in Walla
Walla area.'' This individual is determined to be Native American by
the significant tooth wear and other identifying characteristics. The
Walla Walla area is a traditional use area for the Waluulapam and
Weyiiletpuu, and within the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
The determination of cultural affiliation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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. Primary information
sources are museum accession and catalog records, preliminary
excavation records, several articles about the Columbia Island McNary
Dam excavations, consultation with various anthropologists, and
consultation with tribal representatives of the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of a minimum of 18 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman
College also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 89 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
Northwest Museum, Whitman College 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 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated 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 human remains and
associated 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: June 23, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-18692 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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