Notice of Inventory Completion: Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT, 52677-52678 [E8-21008]
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Heritage Foundation that this notice has
been published.
Dated: August 20, 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. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, Portland, OR and
Museum of Anthropology, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
control of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, Portland, OR, and in
the possession of the Museum of
Anthropology, Washington State
University, Pullman, 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
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 1982, human remains of one Native
American individual and funerary
objects were found eroding out of a
streamside terrace and mixed in
adjacent back dirt piles from site 35–
MW–32, also known as the Willow
Creek Lake Site, in Morrow County, OR.
The site is located immediately west of
the confluence between Willow Creek
and Balm Fork, near Heppner, OR. The
human remains, cultural items, and a
large concentration of butchered animal
bones were first observed by an
employee who was working on a nearby
channeling and surface grading project
related to Willow Creek Dam
construction at the Willow Creek Lake
Project area. It is undetermined if the
human remains and cultural items came
from an isolated burial or if the
construction activity disturbed the edge
of a larger burial ground. The human
remains and cultural items were
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assessed on-site by archeologists and
personnel from the University of Idaho,
Moscow, ID. The Army Corps of
Engineers, Walla Walla District, then
collected and transferred the human
remains and cultural items for further
analysis to the University of Idaho,
Laboratory of Anthropology. The human
remains and funerary objects were later
transferred to the Museum of
Anthropology, Washington State
University for temporary curation until
the responsible agency and repository
could be identified and contacted.
In 1984, the human remains were
repatriated to the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
and reburied in Mission, OR. The
funerary objects remained at the
museum. The 51 unassociated funerary
objects are 1 cobble pestle handle, 4
fragments of a worked bone awl, 40
pieces of chert debitage, 1 piece of
basalt debitage, 2 pressed glassware
fragments, and 3 square nails.
Various Native American groups were
known to follow Willow Creek and
Balm Fork during travels to and from
the mountainous areas. Although no
dates of occupation were obtained by
the researchers, the burial pattern
observed within 35–WS–32 is consistent
with the customs of Columbia Plateau
Native American groups. Ethnographic
and museum records indicate that the
cultural items are consistent with
cultural items typically found in context
with burials characteristic of the MidColumbia River Basin. Oral histories
and published ethnographic
documentation indicate that site 35–
MW–32 is located within the traditional
territory of the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon. In particular, some
ethnographic accounts place the site
area within Umatilla and Cayuse home
ranges during the equestrian period.
Based on provenience, officials of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District reasonably believe the
unassociated funerary objects are
culturally affiliated with the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 51 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
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District have also
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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.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Daniel Mulligan,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Environmental
Resources Branch, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box
2946, Portland, OR 97208–2946,
telephone (503) 808–4768, before
October 10, 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.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 18, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Brigham Young University, Museum of
Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT
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 in possession of the Brigham
Young University, Museum of Peoples
and Cultures, Provo, UT. The human
remains were removed from Milliard
County, UT.
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 Brigham Young
University, Museum of Peoples and
Cultures professional staff in
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consultation with representatives of the
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
At an unknown time, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from an
unknown location (42MD) near
Garrison, Milliard County, UT, by a
private collector. In 1988, the human
remains were donated by LaVon Rowley
to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures
(Catalog No. 1988.031.00001–00006;
1988.031.00008–00019). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the general appearance and
cultural features present on the surface
at the time of the removal from the
burial sites, the sites were determined to
be Southern Paiute. The likely
provenience of the human remains in
Milliard County supports a Southern
Paiute cultural affiliation. In addition,
consultations with Southern Paiute
representatives support the
identification of the two individuals as
Southern Paiute. Descendants of the
Southern Paiute are members of the
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Officials of Brigham Young
University, Museum of Peoples and
Cultures have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human
remains described above represent the
physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
Brigham Young University, Museum of
Peoples and Cultures 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
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Paul Stavast, Brigham
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Young University, Museum of Peoples
and Cultures, 105 Allen Hall, Provo, UT
84602–3600, telephone (801) 422–0020,
before October 10, 2008. Repatriation of
the human remains to the PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Brigham Young University, Museum
of Peoples and Cultures is responsible
for notifying the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
of the Fallon Reservation and Colony,
Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of
Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch,
Nevada that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 26, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–21008 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan Historical Center, Lansing, MI
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 in the control of the Michigan
Historical Center, Lansing, MI. The
human remains were removed from
Cheboygan County, MI.
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 Michigan
Historical Center professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan.
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In 1992, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Village of Mackinaw
City in Cheboygan County, MI. The
human remains were unearthed during
a water main project on land owned by
the Village of Mackinaw City, and were
removed by the Mackinaw City Police.
Subsequently, archeologists from the
Michigan Historical Center and physical
anthropologist Dr. David Barondess, of
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI,
were called to investigate. They
identified the remaining portion of the
burial pit in the trench wall, and
recovered a few additional bones. After
his analysis was complete, Dr.
Barondess transferred the bones to the
Michigan Historical Center at the
request of the Village. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, but likely in
1992, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from the Village of Mackinaw
City in Cheboygan County, MI, by an
unidentified employee of the company
constructing the water main. The
construction worker gave the human
remains to a student at Kirtland
Community College. In early 1993, a
professor at the college transferred the
human remains to the Michigan
Historical Center. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
About 30 feet away from the first
individual’s grave, along the water
main, was a cache of artifacts of both
French and Native manufacture dating
to the late 17th or early 18th century.
The artifacts are similar to those found
at French, Odawa, and Huron/
Wyandotte sites at the Straits of
Mackinac during that period. As these
artifacts were not in direct association
with the human remains, they are not
considered to be funerary objects. Other
than a few modern items and one small
chert flake, no artifacts from earlier or
later cultural periods were found in the
vicinity, despite intensive examination
by trained archeologists of the utility
trench spoil dirt. There were no traces
of coffin hardware or coffin wood, and
no shroud pins or clothing buttons. For
these reasons, the human remains most
likely date to the same period as the
cache pit, i.e. the late 17th or early 18th
century.
Both sets of human remains were
identified as Native American by Dr.
Barondess, who stated that their
condition was consistent with being
buried ‘‘several hundred years ago.’’ The
ethnic identification was based on
morphological attributes of the skulls
and condition of the teeth. The
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Brigham Young University, Museum
of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT
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 in possession of the
Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Provo, UT.
The human remains were removed from Milliard County, UT.
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 Brigham
Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures professional staff in
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consultation with representatives of the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Walker River Paiute
Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute
Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
At an unknown time, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from an unknown location (42MD) near Garrison,
Milliard County, UT, by a private collector. In 1988, the human remains
were donated by LaVon Rowley to the Museum of Peoples and Cultures
(Catalog No. 1988.031.00001-00006; 1988.031.00008-00019). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on the general appearance and cultural features present on
the surface at the time of the removal from the burial sites, the sites
were determined to be Southern Paiute. The likely provenience of the
human remains in Milliard County supports a Southern Paiute cultural
affiliation. In addition, consultations with Southern Paiute
representatives support the identification of the two individuals as
Southern Paiute. Descendants of the Southern Paiute are members of the
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of
Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation,
Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell
Ranch, Nevada.
Officials of Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and
Cultures have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the
human remains described above represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of Brigham Young
University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures 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 Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation
and Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Summit
Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Paul
Stavast, Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 105
Allen Hall, Provo, UT 84602-3600, telephone (801) 422-0020, before
October 10, 2008. Repatriation of the human remains to the Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Brigham Young University, Museum of Peoples and Cultures is
responsible for notifying the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe
of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of
the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 26, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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