Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office, Buffalo, WY, 50990-50991 [E8-20089]
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was found. The human remains were
transferred to the University of Idaho
before being repatriated to the Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington on June 26, 1991. The four
funerary objects were transferred to the
Burke Museum and accessioned by the
National Park Service. The four
unassociated funerary objects are one
portion of a non-human mammalian
limb bone, one basalt shatter fragment,
one triangular basalt point fragment,
and one ground abrader fragment.
The 1972 excavation recovered 32
objects that were associated with three
burials. The human remains were
transferred to the University of Idaho
and subsequently repatriated to the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington on June 26, 1991. The
funerary objects were transferred to the
Burke Museum and accessioned by the
National Park Service. The 32
unassociated funerary objects are 2 fish
vertebrae, 1 antler tine fragment, 1 fused
bird wing bone, 24 fragments of nonhuman bone, 2 pieces of fire modified
rock, 1 basalt shatter fragment, and 1
point fragment.
Arden King’s analysis of archeological
data from Cattle Point resulted in the
identification of three prehistoric
phases, with the most recent
representing a maritime adaptation that
is ancestral to historic native
populations in the United States and
Canada. Archeological research and
analysis indicates continuous habitation
of San Juan Island, including the two
sites mentioned here, from
approximately 2,000 years ago through
the mid–19th century. Anthropologist
Wayne Suttles has identified the
occupants of San Juan Island as
Northern Straits language speakers, a
linguistic subset of a larger Central
Coast Salish population, who were
ancestors of the Lummi Tribe of the
Lummi Reservation, Washington.
Furthermore, Suttles’ anthropological
research in the late 1940s confirmed
that the Lummi primarily occupied San
Juan Island and other nearby islands in
the European contact period and during
the early history of the Lummi
Reservation that was established on the
mainland in 1855, through Article II of
the Treaty of Point Elliott. San Juan
Island is within the aboriginal territory
of the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi
Reservation, Washington. Lummi oral
tradition, history and anthropological
data clearly associate the Lummi with
San Juan Island.
The Samish Indian Tribe, Washington
is most closely associated with the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington linguistically and
culturally, and the Samish regard San
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Juan Island to be within the usual and
accustomed territory shared by both
tribes at the time of negotiations for the
Treaty of Point Elliott, in 1855. In 2006,
the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington
and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi
Reservation, Washington entered into a
cooperative agreement to have the
Lummi Tribe take the lead in receiving
repatriated human remains and funerary
objects from San Juan Island National
Historical Park. The traditional territory
of the Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington is
on the mainland in the vicinity of La
Conner, WA, on Whidbey Island and
Fidalgo Island, the site of their
reservation.
Officials of San Juan Island National
Historical Park have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the
285 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
specific burial sites of Native American
individuals. Officials of San Juan Island
National Historical Park 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
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Peter Dederich,
superintendent, San Juan Island
National Historical Park, P.O. Box 429,
Friday Harbor, WA 98250–04289,
telephone (360) 378–2240, before
September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
San Juan Island National Historical
Park 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: July 31, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo
Field Office, Buffalo, WY
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Buffalo Field Office, Buffalo, WY, 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
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the Federal agency that has control of
the cultural items. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1986, human remains and cultural
items were removed from a site adjacent
to the location of the Dull Knife Battle,
Johnson County, WY. The Bureau of
Land Management, Buffalo Field Office,
was required to analyze potential
impacts from a proposed Federal action
pursuant to Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act on a known
burial site located on Bureau of Land
Management public lands. The burial is
adjacent to the location of the Dull Knife
Battle of November 1876 between the
U.S. Cavalry and a camp of Northern
Cheyenne. The close proximity of the
burial to the battle ground suggests a
direct association. On June 29, 1987, the
interment was removed and analyzed in
the field. Osteological analysis showed
that the human remains were of an adult
female of Native American descent. The
human remains and associated
sediments were replaced into the
original location. However, 15 funerary
objects were removed for analysis, and
subsequently stored in the Buffalo Field
Office. The 15 funerary objects are 1
brown wool fabric fragment (appears to
be from the late 19th century); 2 brown
wool fragments from a horse blanket
(appears to be from the 19th century); 7
blue wool fragments (appears to be from
an 1876–era U.S. Army blanket); 1 red
and white striped cotton fabric
fragment; 2 tanned leather fragments; 1
fragment of rawhide or un-tanned
leather; and 1 wood fragment.
A detailed assessment of the funerary
objects was made by the Bureau of Land
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Management, Buffalo Field Office staff
in consultation with the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Based on the close proximity of the
burial to the Dull Knife Battle of 1876,
historical evidence that the Northern
Cheyenne were party to this battle, and
that the funerary objects are likely
contemporaneous with this battle, the
officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have reasonably
determined that the burial and the
funerary objects belong to a Northern
Cheyenne participant in this battle.
Descendants of the Northern Cheyenne
are members of the Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 15
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 Bureau of
Land Management 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 Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Chris Hanson,
Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo
Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, Buffalo,
WY 82834, telephone (307) 684–1141,
before September 29, 2008. Repatriation
of the unassociated funerary objects to
the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 5, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Possession of the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council, St. Paul and Bemidji,
MN; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, St.
Paul and Bemidji, MN. The human
remains were removed from Goodhue
County, MN.
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.
This notice is an addition of a
minimum number individuals removed
from the Bryan site (21GD4), Goodhue
County, MN, which were previously
described in a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register of July 23, 1999 (FR Doc 99–
18890, pages 40039–40040). An
additional seven individuals were
discovered in the collection.
In the Federal Register of July 23,
1999, the notice is corrected by adding
the following paragraphs:
In 1983, human remains representing
a minimum of six individuals were
removed from the Bryan site (21GD4),
Goodhue County, MN, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the University of Minnesota. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1999–2000, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Bryan site (21GD4), Goodhue County,
MN, during archeological excavations
conducted by the Institute for
Minnesota Archaeology. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In the Federal Register of July 23,
1999, paragraph numbers 30 and 31 are
corrected by substituting the following
paragraphs:
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Officials of the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 124
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council have also
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 57 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
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council 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 Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma, and Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Mr. James L. (Jim) Jones,
Cultural Resource Director, Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council, 3801 Bemidji
Avenue North, Suite 5, Bemidji, MN
56601, telephone (218) 755–3223, before
September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
is responsible for notifying the Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma, and Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 4, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Ellensburg WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office, Buffalo,
WY
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 U.S. Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office,
Buffalo, WY, 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 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Federal agency that has control of the cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
In 1986, human remains and cultural items were removed from a site
adjacent to the location of the Dull Knife Battle, Johnson County, WY.
The Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office, was required to
analyze potential impacts from a proposed Federal action pursuant to
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act on a known burial
site located on Bureau of Land Management public lands. The burial is
adjacent to the location of the Dull Knife Battle of November 1876
between the U.S. Cavalry and a camp of Northern Cheyenne. The close
proximity of the burial to the battle ground suggests a direct
association. On June 29, 1987, the interment was removed and analyzed
in the field. Osteological analysis showed that the human remains were
of an adult female of Native American descent. The human remains and
associated sediments were replaced into the original location. However,
15 funerary objects were removed for analysis, and subsequently stored
in the Buffalo Field Office. The 15 funerary objects are 1 brown wool
fabric fragment (appears to be from the late 19th century); 2 brown
wool fragments from a horse blanket (appears to be from the 19th
century); 7 blue wool fragments (appears to be from an 1876-era U.S.
Army blanket); 1 red and white striped cotton fabric fragment; 2 tanned
leather fragments; 1 fragment of rawhide or un-tanned leather; and 1
wood fragment.
A detailed assessment of the funerary objects was made by the
Bureau of Land
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Management, Buffalo Field Office staff in consultation with the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana. Based on the close proximity of the burial to the Dull Knife
Battle of 1876, historical evidence that the Northern Cheyenne were
party to this battle, and that the funerary objects are likely
contemporaneous with this battle, the officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have reasonably determined that the burial and the funerary
objects belong to a Northern Cheyenne participant in this battle.
Descendants of the Northern Cheyenne are members of the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Officials of the Bureau of Land Management have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 15 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 Bureau of Land Management 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 Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Chris Hanson, Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office,
1425 Fort Street, Buffalo, WY 82834, telephone (307) 684-1141, before
September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects
to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for notifying the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 5, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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