Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR and University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, 62529-62530 [E8-24973]
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In 1959, cultural items were removed
from site 45–KL–18, also known as the
Fountain Bar Site, Klickitat County,
WA, during excavations conducted by
the University of Oregon prior to
construction of the John Day Dam. The
cultural items were accessioned by the
University of Oregon Museum in 1959.
The 85 unassociated funerary objects are
2 projectile point fragments, 2 knife
fragments, 2 preforms, 2 biface/uniface
tools, 1 biface, 5 biface fragments, 8
unifaces, 2 scrapers, 1 graver, 3
hammerstones, 6 flaked cobbles, 32
unmodified flakes, 6 dentalia, 4 steatite
beads, 3 oval blue glass beads, 1 blue
faceted glass bead, 2 other beads, 2
strings of shell beads, and 1 vial of shell
beads.
Some of the objects are listed as
having been recovered from a
designated ‘‘burial area’’ without
reference to specific burials, while
association of others with specific
burials cannot be verified because of
incomplete documentation, but are
reasonably believed to be unassociated
funerary objects. Site 45–KL–18 extends
from the mouth of Rock Creek for more
than 2 miles eastward along the nowinundated, north side shoreline of the
Columbia River. The site is described as
a severely-looted, vandalized and
eroded lithic scatter and cemetery.
Although no dates of occupation were
obtained by the researchers, the burials
and associated and unassociated
funerary objects were characterized as
prehistoric. The site burial pattern is
consistent with customs of Columbia
Plateau Native American groups.
Excavation and museum documentation
indicate that the cultural items are
consistent with cultural items typically
found in context with burials
characteristic of the Mid-Columbia
River Basin.
Oral histories and published
ethnographic documentation indicate
that site 45–KL–18 is located within the
traditional territory of Sahaptinspeaking groups represented by the
present-day Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington. Per the
1855 Treaty with the Tribes of Middle
Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
signers were comprised of three
Chinookan-speaking Wasco bands and
four Sahaptin-speaking Warm Springs
bands. The Uto-Aztecan-speaking
Northern Paiutes, also part of the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon, joined
the confederation in the 1870s. The
Wasco and Warm Springs bands
traditionally occupied the south shore
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of the Columbia River and its tributaries
from Cascade Locks to just east of the
present-day city of Arlington, OR. The
14 Sahaptin, Salish and Chinookanspeaking tribes and bands of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington
traditionally lived on the Washington
side of the Columbia River between the
eastern flanks of the Cascade Range and
the lower reaches of the Yakima River
drainage.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 85 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
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 Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
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
November 20, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington 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
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 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 Defense,
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District, Portland, OR and University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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, for which
the University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene,
OR, and U.S. Department of Defense,
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District, Portland, OR, have joint
responsibility, 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 1952, cultural items were removed
from site 35–WS–5, Wasco County, OR,
during the River Basin Survey Party
excavations conducted prior to
construction of The Dalles Dam. The
cultural items were later accessioned by
the University of Oregon Museum
(Museum Catalog No. 1–22725 to 1–
22731). The seven unassociated
funerary objects are one pipe fragment,
one stone bead, one scraper, one drill
fragment, one worked pebble, one
unidentified ‘‘fragment,’’ and one lot of
glass beads.
According to the project report
authored by J.L. Shiner, the objects were
not considered grave goods nor
evidence of burials, inhumations and/or
cremations. However, museum catalog
records list the artifacts as being
associated with a ‘‘surface cremation
site;’’ subsequent excavations conducted
in 1954 and 1961 revealed that burials
and human remains were also present.
More-specific provenience information
for the cultural items has not been
determined because the original project
field notes are unavailable for review.
Based on museum records and
subsequent excavations, the cultural
items are reasonably believed to be
unassociated funerary objects.
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Site 35–WS–5 is located on the south
shore of the Columbia River,
approximately 2 miles east of The Dalles
Dam. The site is described as a
permanent Wasco village that was
occupied prior to A.D. 1800. The site
was inundated by Lake Celilo after the
construction of The Dalles Lock and
Dam. The burial pattern observed
within the site is consistent with
customs of Columbia Plateau Native
American groups. Ethnographic and
museum records indicate that the
cultural items are consistent with
cultural objects typically found in
context with burials characteristic of the
Mid-Columbia River Basin.
Site 35–WS–5 is located within the
traditional lands of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon, which is
composed of three Wasco bands, four
Warm Springs bands and Northern
Paiutes. The Columbia River-based
Wasco were the easternmost group of
Chinookan-speaking Indians. The
Sahaptin-speaking Warm Springs bands
lived farther east along the Columbia
River and its tributaries. Northern
Paiutes, who spoke a Uto-Aztecan
language, historically occupied much of
southeastern Oregon. The Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon peoples also traditionally
shared the site area with relatives and
neighbors whose descendants may be
culturally affiliated with the 14
Sahaptin, Salish and Chinookanspeaking tribes and bands of the
present-day Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington. Yakama homelands were
traditionally located on the Washington
side of the Columbia River between the
eastern flanks of the Cascade Range and
the lower reaches of the Yakima River
drainage.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the seven 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 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 Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
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Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
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
November 20, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington 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
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, Portland,
OR and University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History,
Eugene, OR
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 for which the University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, Eugene, OR, and U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, Portland,
OR, have joint responsibility. The
human remains were removed from
property that would be later designated
Army Corps of Engineers land within
the Bonneville Lock and Dam Project
area, Wasco County, OR.
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
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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 the University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon,
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington.
Native American cultural items
described in this notice were originally
removed from public domain land (prior
to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
acquisition of the property) by three
private collectors and later donated to
the University of Oregon.
At an unknown date during the 1890s,
human remains representing one
individual were removed from Lower
Memaloose Island, Columbia River,
Wasco County, OR, by a private
collector whose name is withheld, and
donated to the University of Oregon in
1938. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Although historic
period artifacts were originally found in
direct association with the human
remains, none were donated to the
University of Oregon.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing one individual were
removed from Lower Memaloose Island,
Columbia River, Wasco County, OR, by
a private collector whose name is
withheld, and donated to the University
of Oregon in 1950. No known individual
was identified. No information has been
found concerning possible burial
associations. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from an
unspecified ‘‘sand island in the
Columbia River near The Dalles, OR’’ or
Lower Memaloose Island, Columbia
River, Wasco County, OR, by an
unidentified University of Oregon
student, and donated to the University
of Oregon in 1913. No known
individuals were identified. No
information has been found concerning
possible burial associations. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Lower Memaloose Island is located in
the center of the Bonneville Dam
Reservoir (Lake Bonneville),
approximately 3 river miles west of the
city of Lyle, WA, and 8 miles east of
Hood River, OR. The island was longused by local Native American peoples
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR and
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
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, for which the University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, and U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, have
joint responsibility, 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 1952, cultural items were removed from site 35-WS-5, Wasco
County, OR, during the River Basin Survey Party excavations conducted
prior to construction of The Dalles Dam. The cultural items were later
accessioned by the University of Oregon Museum (Museum Catalog No. 1-
22725 to 1-22731). The seven unassociated funerary objects are one pipe
fragment, one stone bead, one scraper, one drill fragment, one worked
pebble, one unidentified ``fragment,'' and one lot of glass beads.
According to the project report authored by J.L. Shiner, the
objects were not considered grave goods nor evidence of burials,
inhumations and/or cremations. However, museum catalog records list the
artifacts as being associated with a ``surface cremation site;''
subsequent excavations conducted in 1954 and 1961 revealed that burials
and human remains were also present. More-specific provenience
information for the cultural items has not been determined because the
original project field notes are unavailable for review. Based on
museum records and subsequent excavations, the cultural items are
reasonably believed to be unassociated funerary objects.
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Site 35-WS-5 is located on the south shore of the Columbia River,
approximately 2 miles east of The Dalles Dam. The site is described as
a permanent Wasco village that was occupied prior to A.D. 1800. The
site was inundated by Lake Celilo after the construction of The Dalles
Lock and Dam. The burial pattern observed within the site is consistent
with customs of Columbia Plateau Native American groups. Ethnographic
and museum records indicate that the cultural items are consistent with
cultural objects typically found in context with burials characteristic
of the Mid-Columbia River Basin.
Site 35-WS-5 is located within the traditional lands of the
present-day Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, which is composed of three Wasco bands, four Warm Springs bands
and Northern Paiutes. The Columbia River-based Wasco were the
easternmost group of Chinookan-speaking Indians. The Sahaptin-speaking
Warm Springs bands lived farther east along the Columbia River and its
tributaries. Northern Paiutes, who spoke a Uto-Aztecan language,
historically occupied much of southeastern Oregon. The Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon peoples also
traditionally shared the site area with relatives and neighbors whose
descendants may be culturally affiliated with the 14 Sahaptin, Salish
and Chinookan-speaking tribes and bands of the present-day Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington. Yakama homelands
were traditionally located on the Washington side of the Columbia River
between the eastern flanks of the Cascade Range and the lower reaches
of the Yakima River drainage.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the seven
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 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 Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
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 November 20,
2008. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and/or
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington 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 Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-24973 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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