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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area, Coulee Dam,
WA
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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 that are in
the control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Lake
Roosevelt National Recreation Area,
Coulee Dam, WA, that meet the
definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
objects’’ under 25 U.S.C 3005. They
were removed from ten archeological
sites within the boundaries of Lake
Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
Seven of the sites are in Ferry County,
WA, and three are in Stevens County,
WA.
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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 superintendent, Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area.
On April 9, 1872, land on the east
side of the Columbia River in
Washington Territory was set aside as
the Colville Reservation by Executive
Order. On July 2, 1872, that land was
restored to the public domain, and land
on the west side of the Columbia River
was set aside as the Colville
Reservation. On July 1, 1892, Congress
restored the north half of the Colville
Reservation to the public domain, and
reduced tribal lands through allotments
to individual Indians under the Dawes
Act of 1887. The two constituent tribes
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation that are
traditionally associated with the area are
the Colville and Lakes Tribes.
Grand Coulee Dam, initiated by the
Bureau of Reclamation in the 1930s, was
completed in 1941. Some of the lands
inundated by the resulting reservoir had
been previously reserved by either the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington or the Spokane
Tribe of the Spokane Reservation,
Washington. In 1946, a Tri-Party
Agreement among the Bureau of
Reclamation, the National Park Service
and the Office of Indian Affairs was
developed to manage the Coulee Dam
Recreation Area in three zones:
Reclamation Zone, Recreation Zone, and
Reservation Zone. The agreement gave
the National Park Service control of
land in the Recreation Zone for most
purposes, including the management of
archeological resources. In 1990, a fiveparty Lake Roosevelt Cooperative
Management Agreement was
implemented that included the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington and the
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation, Washington as signatories.
The National Park Service retained
control of the Recreation Zone. The
recreation area became Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area in 1997.
The unassociated funerary objects
were removed from ten archeological
sites on land reserved by the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington until 1946.
The sites were affected by the Bureau of
Reclamation’s operation of Grand
Coulee Dam since the early 1940s, and
are within the Recreation Zone managed
by the National Park Service. In 2005,
the Bureau of Reclamation and the
National Park Service jointly
determined that Lake Roosevelt
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National Recreation Area has control of
the NAGPRA collections and
responsibility for compliance with
NAGPRA.
From 1967 to 1978, human remains
and associated funerary objects were
collected by local residents from
eroding shorelines along the banks of
Lake Roosevelt or excavated by
professional archeologists during legally
authorized salvage excavations. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were stored at Washington State
University (WSU) until mid–1967, when
they were moved to the Alfred W.
Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology at
the University of Idaho (UI). Human
remains and associated funerary objects
acquired after that time were transferred
from Lake Roosevelt to the University of
Idaho, and became part of the Kettle
Falls Archeological Collection. Prior to
the passage of NAGPRA on November
16, 1990, some of the human remains
were repatriated to the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. In 1992, the Kettle Falls
Archeological Collection was
transferred to the Bureau of
Reclamation’s Grand Coulee Dam
Administrative Headquarters. In 2006,
the collection was transferred to the
physical custody of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington.
Between 1967 and 1978, human
remains and funerary objects were
removed from the Freeland Site (45–FE–
1). Some of the human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington,
while the rest were accessioned by the
National Park Service, and are included
in a separate Notice of Inventory
Completion. The 1,026 unassociated
funerary objects are 2 projectile points,
2 lithic flakes, 516 dentalium shell
beads, 241 copper beads, 1 copper
pendant, 1 copper plate, 14 copper
fragments, 71 pieces of verdigris (copper
with a copper sulfate patina), 1 iron axe
head, 1 shell, 52 pieces of plant fiber
cordage, 1 piece of cordage with nonhuman hair and leather, 2 pieces of
cordage with leather, 107 leather strips,
4 scraps of leather hide, 1 leather knot,
4 pieces of non-human hair, 2 peach
pits, 2 lots of quartzite debris, and 1
piece of cedar wood.
The Freeland site is a Native
American burial ground dating to the
early historic period based upon the
nature of associated funerary objects
and the condition and preservation of
the skeletal elements. The Colville and
Lakes Tribes were decimated by
smallpox soon after 1800, and the
Freeland site has been interpreted as an
‘‘epidemic burial ground.’’
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In 1971, 1972 and 1978, fragmentary
human remains and funerary objects
were removed from the Ksunku site (45–
FE–45), on the north end of Hayes
Island. Stratigraphic evidence indicates
that these remains date to
approximately 2,500 years B.P. Some of
the human remains were repatriated to
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington, while the rest
were accessioned by the National Park
Service, and are included in a separate
Notice of Inventory Completion. The 83
unassociated funerary objects are 48
flakes, 4 pieces of incised bone, 1
charcoal sample, 2 non-human teeth, 4
quartzite knives, 2 lithic cores, 2
quartzite slabs, 1 scraper, 1 cobble spall
hammer, 1 argillite perforator, 1
denticulate, 1 lot of obsidian debris, and
15 pieces of non-human bone.
In 1972, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from an eroding
burial at the Nancy Creek Site (45–FE–
16), described as ‘‘an aboriginal camp,
burial, and historic site.’’ The human
remains were repatriated to the Colville
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. The two unassociated
funerary objects are one steatite
(soapstone) pipe fragment and one
unidentified animal claw.
In 1972 and 1974, human remains and
funerary objects were removed from the
Chaudiere Site (45–FE–47), a late
prehistoric period site. The human
remains were repatriated to the Colville
Tribe of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. The 78 unassociated
funerary objects are 5 projectile points,
5 stone knives, 6 choppers, 4 scrapers,
3 stone hammers, 2 charred wood
samples, 1 charcoal sample, 1 botanical
sample (pine, chokecherry and hazelnut
seeds), 27 lithic flakes, 1 core, 2 slate
pendants, 5 beaver incisors, 1 bone
blanket pin or needle, 1 biface, 1 graver,
1 shaft straightener, 2 copper pendants,
2 pieces of ochre, 1 celt, 1 preform, 1
incised bird bone gaming piece, 1 antler
digging stick handle, and 4 antler
wedges.
In 1974, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the Sherman
Creek Site (45–FE–51), a pit house
village and extensive prehistoric
cemetery exceeding 1,000 years in
antiquity. Some of the human remains
were repatriated to the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington, while the rest were
accessioned by the National Park
Service, and are included in a separate
Notice of Inventory Completion. The
1,306 unassociated funerary objects are
21 quartzite knives, 42 quartzite knife
blanks, 2 lithic flakes, 2 partial bone
needles, 1,219 glass beads, 1 botanical
sample, 1 clay pipe stem fragment, 1
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dentalium shell ornament, 1 chopper, 8
incised bird bones, 2 granite net
weights, 2 pieces of a bone digging stick
handle, 1 wood button, 1 copper button,
and 2 incised bone digging stick
handles.
In 1974, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the Kwilkin
Site (45–ST–98), a late prehistoric
period site. The human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington.
The five unassociated funerary objects
are five lithic flakes.
In 1974 and 1976, human remains and
funerary objects were removed from the
Shonitkwu site (45–FE–44), a
prehistoric and historic archeological
site on Hayes Island. The human
remains were repatriated to the Colville
Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. The 80 unassociated
funerary objects are 5 pieces of charred
wood from a burial container, 1
botanical sample, 1 cobble hammer, 25
lithic flakes, 5 projectile points or point
fragments, 4 scrapers, 9 stone knives, 2
bifaces, 4 cores, 3 choppers, 1 tubular
stone pipe, 2 bird bones, 1 beaver
incisor, 3 pieces of iron, 1 iron and
wood artifact with a burnt ‘‘X’’, 1 copper
bead on a piece of cordage, 1 piece of
cordage, 1 antler digging stick handle, 5
antler fragments, 1 iron sword blade, 1
quartz core or scraper, 1 quartzite
perforator, 1 argillite cobble spall, and 1
quartzite slab.
In 1976, human remains and one
funerary object were removed from the
Ilthkoyape Site (45–FE–46), a
prehistoric pit house village located on
the northwest corner of Hayes Island.
The human remains were repatriated to
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. The one
unassociated funerary object is a granite
shaft smoother.
In 1976, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the
Atslukstsin site (45–ST–45), a late
prehistoric/historic site. The human
remains were repatriated to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. The 46
unassociated funerary objects are 13
lithic flakes, 2 scrapers, 3 bifaces, 25
dentalium shell beads, 1 quartzite knife,
1 glass button with a metal loop
fragment, and 1 mussel shell.
In 1977, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the vicinity
of St. Paul’s Mission (45–ST–95). The
area features prehistoric archeological
sites with burials, the mission and an
historical, contact-period cemetery. The
human remains were repatriated to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. The two
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unassociated objects are one projectile
point and one quartzite knife.
Archeological analysis of the sites,
anthropological research,
ethnohistorical studies, and tribal oral
traditions demonstrate by a
preponderance of the evidence that the
Native American human remains and
funerary objects represent Plateau
Culture Area, Interior Salish speakers
who have continuously occupied the
Columbia River drainage for thousands
of years. The ten sites are within the
judicially established aboriginal
territory of the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington.
Members of the nearby Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation are also
Interior Salish speakers, but their
aboriginal territory is to the east, along
the Spokane River and its tributaries.
Officials of Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the
2,629 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 Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area 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 Colville
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Deborah Bird,
superintendent, Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area, 1008 Crest Drive,
Coulee Dam, WA 99116–0037,
telephone (509) 633–9441, before
October 3, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation
Area is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington that this notice
has been published.
Dated: August 11, 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, National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation
Area, Coulee Dam, 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 that are in the control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area, Coulee Dam, WA, that meet the definition of
``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C 3005. They were
removed from ten archeological sites within the boundaries of Lake
Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Seven of the sites are in Ferry
County, WA, and three are in Stevens 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
superintendent, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.
On April 9, 1872, land on the east side of the Columbia River in
Washington Territory was set aside as the Colville Reservation by
Executive Order. On July 2, 1872, that land was restored to the public
domain, and land on the west side of the Columbia River was set aside
as the Colville Reservation. On July 1, 1892, Congress restored the
north half of the Colville Reservation to the public domain, and
reduced tribal lands through allotments to individual Indians under the
Dawes Act of 1887. The two constituent tribes of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation that are traditionally associated
with the area are the Colville and Lakes Tribes.
Grand Coulee Dam, initiated by the Bureau of Reclamation in the
1930s, was completed in 1941. Some of the lands inundated by the
resulting reservoir had been previously reserved by either the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington or the
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation, Washington. In 1946, a Tri-
Party Agreement among the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park
Service and the Office of Indian Affairs was developed to manage the
Coulee Dam Recreation Area in three zones: Reclamation Zone, Recreation
Zone, and Reservation Zone. The agreement gave the National Park
Service control of land in the Recreation Zone for most purposes,
including the management of archeological resources. In 1990, a five-
party Lake Roosevelt Cooperative Management Agreement was implemented
that included the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation, Washington
as signatories. The National Park Service retained control of the
Recreation Zone. The recreation area became Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area in 1997.
The unassociated funerary objects were removed from ten
archeological sites on land reserved by the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington until 1946. The sites were affected by
the Bureau of Reclamation's operation of Grand Coulee Dam since the
early 1940s, and are within the Recreation Zone managed by the National
Park Service. In 2005, the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park
Service jointly determined that Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
has control of the NAGPRA collections and responsibility for compliance
with NAGPRA.
From 1967 to 1978, human remains and associated funerary objects
were collected by local residents from eroding shorelines along the
banks of Lake Roosevelt or excavated by professional archeologists
during legally authorized salvage excavations. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were stored at Washington State University
(WSU) until mid-1967, when they were moved to the Alfred W. Bowers
Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Idaho (UI). Human
remains and associated funerary objects acquired after that time were
transferred from Lake Roosevelt to the University of Idaho, and became
part of the Kettle Falls Archeological Collection. Prior to the passage
of NAGPRA on November 16, 1990, some of the human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. In 1992, the Kettle Falls Archeological Collection was
transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Coulee Dam
Administrative Headquarters. In 2006, the collection was transferred to
the physical custody of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington.
Between 1967 and 1978, human remains and funerary objects were
removed from the Freeland Site (45-FE-1). Some of the human remains
were repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington, while the rest were accessioned by the
National Park Service, and are included in a separate Notice of
Inventory Completion. The 1,026 unassociated funerary objects are 2
projectile points, 2 lithic flakes, 516 dentalium shell beads, 241
copper beads, 1 copper pendant, 1 copper plate, 14 copper fragments, 71
pieces of verdigris (copper with a copper sulfate patina), 1 iron axe
head, 1 shell, 52 pieces of plant fiber cordage, 1 piece of cordage
with non-human hair and leather, 2 pieces of cordage with leather, 107
leather strips, 4 scraps of leather hide, 1 leather knot, 4 pieces of
non-human hair, 2 peach pits, 2 lots of quartzite debris, and 1 piece
of cedar wood.
The Freeland site is a Native American burial ground dating to the
early historic period based upon the nature of associated funerary
objects and the condition and preservation of the skeletal elements.
The Colville and Lakes Tribes were decimated by smallpox soon after
1800, and the Freeland site has been interpreted as an ``epidemic
burial ground.''
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In 1971, 1972 and 1978, fragmentary human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the Ksunku site (45-FE-45), on the north end
of Hayes Island. Stratigraphic evidence indicates that these remains
date to approximately 2,500 years B.P. Some of the human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington, while the rest were accessioned by the National Park
Service, and are included in a separate Notice of Inventory Completion.
The 83 unassociated funerary objects are 48 flakes, 4 pieces of incised
bone, 1 charcoal sample, 2 non-human teeth, 4 quartzite knives, 2
lithic cores, 2 quartzite slabs, 1 scraper, 1 cobble spall hammer, 1
argillite perforator, 1 denticulate, 1 lot of obsidian debris, and 15
pieces of non-human bone.
In 1972, human remains and funerary objects were removed from an
eroding burial at the Nancy Creek Site (45-FE-16), described as ``an
aboriginal camp, burial, and historic site.'' The human remains were
repatriated to the Colville Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. The two unassociated funerary objects are one steatite
(soapstone) pipe fragment and one unidentified animal claw.
In 1972 and 1974, human remains and funerary objects were removed
from the Chaudiere Site (45-FE-47), a late prehistoric period site. The
human remains were repatriated to the Colville Tribe of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. The 78 unassociated funerary objects are 5
projectile points, 5 stone knives, 6 choppers, 4 scrapers, 3 stone
hammers, 2 charred wood samples, 1 charcoal sample, 1 botanical sample
(pine, chokecherry and hazelnut seeds), 27 lithic flakes, 1 core, 2
slate pendants, 5 beaver incisors, 1 bone blanket pin or needle, 1
biface, 1 graver, 1 shaft straightener, 2 copper pendants, 2 pieces of
ochre, 1 celt, 1 preform, 1 incised bird bone gaming piece, 1 antler
digging stick handle, and 4 antler wedges.
In 1974, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Sherman Creek Site (45-FE-51), a pit house village and extensive
prehistoric cemetery exceeding 1,000 years in antiquity. Some of the
human remains were repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington, while the rest were accessioned by
the National Park Service, and are included in a separate Notice of
Inventory Completion. The 1,306 unassociated funerary objects are 21
quartzite knives, 42 quartzite knife blanks, 2 lithic flakes, 2 partial
bone needles, 1,219 glass beads, 1 botanical sample, 1 clay pipe stem
fragment, 1 dentalium shell ornament, 1 chopper, 8 incised bird bones,
2 granite net weights, 2 pieces of a bone digging stick handle, 1 wood
button, 1 copper button, and 2 incised bone digging stick handles.
In 1974, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Kwilkin Site (45-ST-98), a late prehistoric period site. The human
remains were repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. The five unassociated funerary objects are
five lithic flakes.
In 1974 and 1976, human remains and funerary objects were removed
from the Shonitkwu site (45-FE-44), a prehistoric and historic
archeological site on Hayes Island. The human remains were repatriated
to the Colville Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington. The 80
unassociated funerary objects are 5 pieces of charred wood from a
burial container, 1 botanical sample, 1 cobble hammer, 25 lithic
flakes, 5 projectile points or point fragments, 4 scrapers, 9 stone
knives, 2 bifaces, 4 cores, 3 choppers, 1 tubular stone pipe, 2 bird
bones, 1 beaver incisor, 3 pieces of iron, 1 iron and wood artifact
with a burnt ``X'', 1 copper bead on a piece of cordage, 1 piece of
cordage, 1 antler digging stick handle, 5 antler fragments, 1 iron
sword blade, 1 quartz core or scraper, 1 quartzite perforator, 1
argillite cobble spall, and 1 quartzite slab.
In 1976, human remains and one funerary object were removed from
the Ilthkoyape Site (45-FE-46), a prehistoric pit house village located
on the northwest corner of Hayes Island. The human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington. The one unassociated funerary object is a granite shaft
smoother.
In 1976, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Atslukstsin site (45-ST-45), a late prehistoric/historic site. The
human remains were repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington. The 46 unassociated funerary objects
are 13 lithic flakes, 2 scrapers, 3 bifaces, 25 dentalium shell beads,
1 quartzite knife, 1 glass button with a metal loop fragment, and 1
mussel shell.
In 1977, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
vicinity of St. Paul's Mission (45-ST-95). The area features
prehistoric archeological sites with burials, the mission and an
historical, contact-period cemetery. The human remains were repatriated
to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington. The
two unassociated objects are one projectile point and one quartzite
knife.
Archeological analysis of the sites, anthropological research,
ethnohistorical studies, and tribal oral traditions demonstrate by a
preponderance of the evidence that the Native American human remains
and funerary objects represent Plateau Culture Area, Interior Salish
speakers who have continuously occupied the Columbia River drainage for
thousands of years. The ten sites are within the judicially established
aboriginal territory of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington. Members of the nearby Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation are also Interior Salish speakers, but their
aboriginal territory is to the east, along the Spokane River and its
tributaries.
Officials of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 2,629 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 Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area 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 Colville Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Deborah Bird, superintendent, Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area, 1008 Crest Drive, Coulee Dam, WA 99116-0037, telephone
(509) 633-9441, before October 3, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 11, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-20411 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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