Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA, 65875-65876 [E8-26353]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: 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:
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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 a cultural item, 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 meets the definition
of ‘‘unassociated funerary object’’ 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 1962, one cultural item was
removed from site 45–KL–15, Klickitat
County, WA, during excavations
conducted by the University of Oregon
prior to construction of the John Day
Dam. The cultural item was accessioned
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by the University of Oregon Museum in
1962. The single unassociated funerary
object is a copper bracelet.
The object was collected from the
surface of an unidentified burial area
associated with site 45–KL–15. No other
materials were retrieved from this part
of the site. Site 45–KL–15 consists of
separate, severely-eroded and
vandalized habitation and burial areas
located along the now-inundated, north
side shoreline of the Columbia River.
Although no dates of occupation were
obtained by the researchers, eyewitness
accounts and cultural material observed
in other portions of the site suggest the
burial area was used during the late
prehistoric through recent Historic
times. The object appears to date from
the Historic period. Excavation and
museum documentation indicate that
the copper bracelet is consistent with
cultural items typically found in context
with Columbia Plateau Native American
burials characteristic of the MidColumbia River Basin.
Oral histories and published
ethnographic documentation indicate
that site 45–KL–15 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
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 cultural item described
above is 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 is believed, by a
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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 object 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
object 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
December 5, 2008. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary object 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: October 21, 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, Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area,
Bushkill, PA
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, National Park Service,
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA, that meet
the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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, Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area.
In 1967, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the Miller
Field site during legally authorized
excavations by Seton Hall University,
under the direction of Herbert Kraft.
According to Kraft, the human remains
were reburied in the early 1990s prior
to the promulgation of NAGPRA’s
regulations. The two unassociated
funerary objects are one celt and one
stone. The burial style and diagnostic
artifacts date the burial to the Minisink
phase (A.D. 1350–1650) of the Late
Woodland Period.
In 1971, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the Harry’s
Farm site in Warren County, NJ, during
legally authorized excavations by Seton
Hall University, under the direction of
Herbert Kraft. According to Kraft, the
human remains were reburied in the
early 1990s prior to the promulgation of
NAGPRA’s regulations. The two
unassociated funerary objects are an
incised pipe and a plain pipe. The
Munsee Incised style pipe dates the
burial to the Minisink phase (A.D.
1350–1650) of the Late Woodland
Period.
In 1974, funerary objects were
removed from the Minisink site, in
Sussex County, NJ, during legally
authorized excavations by Seton Hall
University, under the direction of
Herbert Kraft. According to Kraft, the
human remains were not removed from
their burial pits. The 11 unassociated
funerary objects are 1 ceramic pot, 1
pestle fragment, 1 celt fragment, 1
milling stone, 2 biface fragments, 3 rim
sherds, 1 teshoa, and 1 brass chain.
Burial styles and diagnostic artifacts
date two burials to the Late Woodland
Period (A.D. 1000–1650), while the
brass chain dates a third burial to the
Historic Period (circa A.D. 1650–1750).
In 1972, human remains and funerary
objects were removed from the
Pahaquarra site in Warren County, NJ,
during legally authorized excavations by
Seton Hall University under the
direction of Herbert Kraft. According to
Kraft, the human remains were reburied
in the early 1990s prior to the
promulgation of NAGPRA’s regulations.
The 61 unassociated funerary objects are
2 pots, 38 black glass beads, 4 blue
faceted glass beads, 1 red glass bead, 2
shell beads, 2 brass wire hair spools, 2
gunflints, 6 flintlock trade gun
fragments, 1 clasp knife, 1 bag of
botanical remains, and 2 metal
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fragments. Burial styles and pottery
types date two burials to the Late
Woodland Period (A.D. 1000–1650). The
remaining items date to the Historic
Period (circa A.D. 1650–1750).
Archeological evidence indicates that
the people living in the Upper Delaware
Valley formed a distinct group with
unique stone tool traditions, bone tool
traditions, settlement patterns,
subsistence patterns, and burial styles as
early as A.D. 1000. Continuity in the
artifact styles, settlement and
subsistence patterns, and burial styles
suggest that the same people remained
in the Upper Delaware Valley
throughout the Late Woodland Period
(A.D. 1000–1650) and into the Historic
Period (circa A.D. 1650–1750). Historic
records from the 17th and 18th
centuries refer to the inhabitants of the
Upper Delaware Valley, including
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, as ‘‘Minisink.’’
Linguistic information indicates that
these people spoke the Munsee dialect
of the Delaware language. During
consultations, tribal representatives
identified the Upper Delaware Valley as
the traditional territory of the Lenape, or
the Delaware-speaking people. As their
traditional lands were sold, some
Munsee people joined the Stockbridge
Mohican in Massachusetts and New
York and remained with them when the
community resettled in Wisconsin.
Today their descendants are members of
the Stockbridge Munsee Community.
Other Munsee people joined
communities comprised primarily of
people from southern New Jersey and
Pennsylvania who spoke the Unami
dialect of the Delaware language. These
combined Delaware communities
migrated westward and eventually
settled in Oklahoma. Today descendants
of these communities are members of
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma or the
Delaware Tribe of the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma.
Officials of Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 76 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 Delaware Water Gap
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
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Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
When consultation was initiated, the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
was Federally recognized. During
consultations, court rulings determined
that the Delaware Tribe cannot be
recognized as a separate entity from the
Cherokee Nation and that the Delaware
Tribe is a part of the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma. A cultural affiliation
determination was made with the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
prior to its change in status. This
determination is reflected in this notice
as affiliation with the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact John J. Donahue,
Superintendent, Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area, River Road,
Bushkill, PA 18324, telephone (570)
426–2418, before December 5, 2008.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
and Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
and Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 21, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA
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 the U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service,
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA. The
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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, Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA
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, National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA, that meet the definition of
``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
In 1967, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Miller Field site during legally authorized excavations by Seton Hall
University, under the direction of Herbert Kraft. According to Kraft,
the human remains were reburied in the early 1990s prior to the
promulgation of NAGPRA's regulations. The two unassociated funerary
objects are one celt and one stone. The burial style and diagnostic
artifacts date the burial to the Minisink phase (A.D. 1350-1650) of the
Late Woodland Period.
In 1971, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Harry's Farm site in Warren County, NJ, during legally authorized
excavations by Seton Hall University, under the direction of Herbert
Kraft. According to Kraft, the human remains were reburied in the early
1990s prior to the promulgation of NAGPRA's regulations. The two
unassociated funerary objects are an incised pipe and a plain pipe. The
Munsee Incised style pipe dates the burial to the Minisink phase (A.D.
1350-1650) of the Late Woodland Period.
In 1974, funerary objects were removed from the Minisink site, in
Sussex County, NJ, during legally authorized excavations by Seton Hall
University, under the direction of Herbert Kraft. According to Kraft,
the human remains were not removed from their burial pits. The 11
unassociated funerary objects are 1 ceramic pot, 1 pestle fragment, 1
celt fragment, 1 milling stone, 2 biface fragments, 3 rim sherds, 1
teshoa, and 1 brass chain. Burial styles and diagnostic artifacts date
two burials to the Late Woodland Period (A.D. 1000-1650), while the
brass chain dates a third burial to the Historic Period (circa A.D.
1650-1750).
In 1972, human remains and funerary objects were removed from the
Pahaquarra site in Warren County, NJ, during legally authorized
excavations by Seton Hall University under the direction of Herbert
Kraft. According to Kraft, the human remains were reburied in the early
1990s prior to the promulgation of NAGPRA's regulations. The 61
unassociated funerary objects are 2 pots, 38 black glass beads, 4 blue
faceted glass beads, 1 red glass bead, 2 shell beads, 2 brass wire hair
spools, 2 gunflints, 6 flintlock trade gun fragments, 1 clasp knife, 1
bag of botanical remains, and 2 metal fragments. Burial styles and
pottery types date two burials to the Late Woodland Period (A.D. 1000-
1650). The remaining items date to the Historic Period (circa A.D.
1650-1750).
Archeological evidence indicates that the people living in the
Upper Delaware Valley formed a distinct group with unique stone tool
traditions, bone tool traditions, settlement patterns, subsistence
patterns, and burial styles as early as A.D. 1000. Continuity in the
artifact styles, settlement and subsistence patterns, and burial styles
suggest that the same people remained in the Upper Delaware Valley
throughout the Late Woodland Period (A.D. 1000-1650) and into the
Historic Period (circa A.D. 1650-1750). Historic records from the 17th
and 18th centuries refer to the inhabitants of the Upper Delaware
Valley, including Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, as
``Minisink.'' Linguistic information indicates that these people spoke
the Munsee dialect of the Delaware language. During consultations,
tribal representatives identified the Upper Delaware Valley as the
traditional territory of the Lenape, or the Delaware-speaking people.
As their traditional lands were sold, some Munsee people joined the
Stockbridge Mohican in Massachusetts and New York and remained with
them when the community resettled in Wisconsin. Today their descendants
are members of the Stockbridge Munsee Community. Other Munsee people
joined communities comprised primarily of people from southern New
Jersey and Pennsylvania who spoke the Unami dialect of the Delaware
language. These combined Delaware communities migrated westward and
eventually settled in Oklahoma. Today descendants of these communities
are members of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma or the Delaware Tribe of
the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Officials of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 76 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 Delaware Water Gap 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
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
When consultation was initiated, the Delaware Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma was Federally recognized. During consultations, court rulings
determined that the Delaware Tribe cannot be recognized as a separate
entity from the Cherokee Nation and that the Delaware Tribe is a part
of the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. A cultural affiliation determination
was made with the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma prior to its
change in status. This determination is reflected in this notice as
affiliation with the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact John J. Donahue, Superintendent, Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, River Road, Bushkill, PA 18324, telephone (570) 426-
2418, before December 5, 2008. Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 21, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-26353 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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