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, 71674-71675 [E8-28005]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 25, 2008 / Notices
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 Peabody Museum of
Natural History, Yale University, New
Haven, CT, 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.
The cultural items are two shell beads
described as ‘‘burial wampum.’’
In 1913, the Peabody Museum of
Natural History received two shell beads
described as ‘‘Two pieces of Wampum.
Indian. From a grave in Cayuga County,
New York.’’ The cultural items were
donated to the museum by Robert W.
Curtis of Stratford, CT.
Cayuga County, NY, is in the
traditional territory of the Onondaga
Nation. No other documentation about
the cultural items exists in the
museum’s records. Based on the
geographic origin of the beads, the
catalog description of the items as burial
associations, and consultation with
representatives of the Onondaga Nation
of New York, the cultural items were
determined to be unassociated funerary
objects and culturally affiliated to the
Onondaga Nation of New York.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the
two 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 Peabody
Museum of Natural History 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
Onondaga Nation of New York.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact the Director,
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
P.O. Box 208118, 170 Whitney Avenue,
New Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone
(203) 432–3753, before December 26,
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2008. Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Onondaga Nation
of New York may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Peabody Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Onondaga Nation of New York that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 28, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–28038 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Coronado National
Forest, Tucson, AZ and Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ; 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado
National Forest, Tucson, AZ, and in the
possession of the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of
‘‘objects of cultural patrimony’’ 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 Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the number of
cultural items with the addition of one
object of cultural patrimony, which was
found in Arizona State Museum’s
collection after the publication of a
Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the
Federal Register on November 20, 2007
(FR Doc E7–22671, Page 65354).
In the Federal Register of November
20, 2007, the notice is corrected by
substituting the following for paragraph
3:
The 59 cultural items are part of an
archeological collection known as the
Pinaleno Cotton Cache. The 59 cultural
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items are 2 caches of raw, native cotton,
3 ceramic jars, 3 ceramic bowls, 2 coiled
basketry bowls, 1 coiled basketry pot
stand, and 48 botanical and faunal
items.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the objects of cultural
patrimony should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone
(505) 842–3238, before December 26,
2008. Repatriation of the objects of
cultural patrimony to the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Coronado National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation; and the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 31, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–28040 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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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 an
undetermined location in Benton
County, OR, during an Army Corps of
Engineers-sponsored development
project.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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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 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 and Confederated Tribes of
the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
In 1951, human remains representing
a minimum of eight individuals were
removed from an undetermined location
in Benton County, OR, by the Army
Corps of Engineers during construction
of a levee near the Willamette River.
The location, referred to as ‘‘Fir Grove,’’
was situated somewhere between
Albany and Corvallis, OR. Following
their removal from the area, the human
remains were transferred to the
University of Oregon for preservation.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Museum accession notes indicate that
stone tools and cultural objects were
found in association with the human
remains, but none of the cultural items
were transferred to the University of
Oregon Museum. Based on distinctive
osteological evidence and the
documented association of the human
remains with the observed artifacts, the
individuals have been determined to be
Native American.
Ethnographic records suggest the area
between present-day Albany and
Corvallis, OR, was occupied by
Kalapuya bands during the early
Contact Period. The human remains
described above are believed to have
been removed from an area within or
near the traditional lands of the
Kalapuyan peoples whose descendants
are members of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon and Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon include at
least 26 tribes and bands whose
ancestral homelands span western
Oregon, southwestern Washington and
northern California. The Grand Ronde
tribes and bands include the Rogue
River, Umpqua, Chasta, Kalapuya,
Molala, Clackamas, Salmon River,
Tillamook, and Nestucca, as well as
other, smaller groups. At the time of
contact, the individual groups spoke 30
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dialects of the Athapascan, Chinookan,
Kalapuyan, Takelman, Molalan,
Sahaptin, Salishan, and Shastan
language families. In 1856–1857, the
U.S. Government forcibly relocated the
Grand Ronde peoples to the Grand
Ronde Reservation, located at the
headwaters of the South Yamhill River
in Yamhill and Polk Counties, OR. The
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon were first
incorporated in 1935, terminated from
Federal recognition in 1954, and
restored to recognized status in 1983.
The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon, are a confederation
of 30 bands whose ancestral territory
ranged along the entire Oregon coast
and Coast Range, inland to the main
divide of the Cascade Range and
southward to the Rogue River
watershed. The principal tribes include
the Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat, Molala,
Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/
Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquille, Upper
Umpqua, Tututni, Chetco, Tolowa,
Takelma or Upper Rogue River, Galice/
Applegate, and Shasta. The ancestors of
the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation spoke at least 10 different
base languages, many of which had
strong dialectic divisions even within
the same language. In general, five
linguistic stocks – Salish, Yakonan,
Kusan, Takelman, and Athapascan – are
represented by the tribes. The tribes
were forcibly removed from their
homelands in 1855 by the U.S.
Government and placed on the Siletz
and Grand Ronde reservations. After
having their tribal status terminated
from Federal recognition in 1954, the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon were officially
restored to recognized status in 1977.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of at least eight individuals of
Native American ancestry. 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 Native American human
remains and the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and/or Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Daniel Mulligan,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Environmental
Resources Branch, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box
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2946, Portland, OR 97208–2946,
telephone (503) 808–4768, before
December 26, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes of
the Siletz 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
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 30, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–28005 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson
Center, Anchorage, AK
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 possession of the
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson
Center, Anchorage, AK. The human
remains were removed from near Point
Hope and Point Barrow, AK.
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 the Anchorage
Museum at Rasmuson Center
professional staff. Consultations with
representatives from the Village of
Anaktuvuk Pass; Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation; Atqasuk Village
(Atkasook); Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government;
Kaktovik Village; Native Village of
Nuiqsut; Native Village of Point Hope;
Native Village of Point Lay; and Village
of Wainwright have yet to occur.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
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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
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 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 an undetermined location in Benton County, OR, during an Army
Corps of Engineers-sponsored development project.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative
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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 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 and Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
In 1951, human remains representing a minimum of eight individuals
were removed from an undetermined location in Benton County, OR, by the
Army Corps of Engineers during construction of a levee near the
Willamette River. The location, referred to as ``Fir Grove,'' was
situated somewhere between Albany and Corvallis, OR. Following their
removal from the area, the human remains were transferred to the
University of Oregon for preservation. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Museum accession notes indicate that stone tools and cultural
objects were found in association with the human remains, but none of
the cultural items were transferred to the University of Oregon Museum.
Based on distinctive osteological evidence and the documented
association of the human remains with the observed artifacts, the
individuals have been determined to be Native American.
Ethnographic records suggest the area between present-day Albany
and Corvallis, OR, was occupied by Kalapuya bands during the early
Contact Period. The human remains described above are believed to have
been removed from an area within or near the traditional lands of the
Kalapuyan peoples whose descendants are members of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
include at least 26 tribes and bands whose ancestral homelands span
western Oregon, southwestern Washington and northern California. The
Grand Ronde tribes and bands include the Rogue River, Umpqua, Chasta,
Kalapuya, Molala, Clackamas, Salmon River, Tillamook, and Nestucca, as
well as other, smaller groups. At the time of contact, the individual
groups spoke 30 dialects of the Athapascan, Chinookan, Kalapuyan,
Takelman, Molalan, Sahaptin, Salishan, and Shastan language families.
In 1856-1857, the U.S. Government forcibly relocated the Grand Ronde
peoples to the Grand Ronde Reservation, located at the headwaters of
the South Yamhill River in Yamhill and Polk Counties, OR. The
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon were first
incorporated in 1935, terminated from Federal recognition in 1954, and
restored to recognized status in 1983.
The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, are a
confederation of 30 bands whose ancestral territory ranged along the
entire Oregon coast and Coast Range, inland to the main divide of the
Cascade Range and southward to the Rogue River watershed. The principal
tribes include the Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat, Molala, Kalapuya,
Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquille, Upper Umpqua,
Tututni, Chetco, Tolowa, Takelma or Upper Rogue River, Galice/
Applegate, and Shasta. The ancestors of the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation spoke at least 10 different base languages, many of
which had strong dialectic divisions even within the same language. In
general, five linguistic stocks - Salish, Yakonan, Kusan, Takelman, and
Athapascan - are represented by the tribes. The tribes were forcibly
removed from their homelands in 1855 by the U.S. Government and placed
on the Siletz and Grand Ronde reservations. After having their tribal
status terminated from Federal recognition in 1954, the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon were officially restored to
recognized status in 1977.
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human
remains described above represent the physical remains of at least
eight individuals of Native American ancestry. 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 Native American
human remains and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains 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 26, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz 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 Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon and Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 30, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-28005 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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