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is reasonably believed to be Yakutat
Tlingit, as the area is the traditional
territory of the Teqwedi, specifically the
Bear House Clan. Oral traditions of the
Yakutat Tlingit confirm their affiliation
with this site. Descendants of the
Yakutat Tlingit are members of the
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. Charcoal samples
taken from above and below the skeletal
remains were dated and determined to
be 130 50 BP (calibrated to A.D. 1650 to
1950) and 380 100 BP (calibrated to A.D.
1329 to 1955).
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of six individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 10
objects 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. Lastly, officials of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service 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 associated funerary objects and the
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor,
Tongass National Forest, Federal
Building, Ketchikan, AK 99901–6591,
telephone (907) 225–6200, before
August 6, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service is responsible for
notifying the Central Council of Tlingit
& Haida Indian Tribes; Sealaska
Corporation; Sealaska Heritage
Foundation; Yak-Tat Kwaan,
Incorporated; and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 15, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
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 Thomas
Burke Memorial Washington State
Museum (Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were most likely removed from
Vancouver, Clark 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 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 Burke Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz
Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie
Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and
three non-Federally recognized Indian
groups - Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated
Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and
Wanapum Band.
At an unknown date before 1962,
human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from an unknown site in the
city of Vancouver within Clark County,
WA. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
These human remains were
previously considered culturally
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unidentifiable, but after further review
by a University of Washington physical
anthropologist, the human remains have
been determined to be Native American.
There are only two fragments of the
cranium present; however, they exhibit
morphological evidence consistent with
Native American morphology, such as
the presence of wormian bones and a
thick cranial vault, as well as cranial
deformity.
Early and late published ethnographic
documentation indicates that
Vancouver, WA, was within the
aboriginal territory of the Watlala,
Multnomah, Clackamas, Toppenish, and
Wasco (Hale 1841, Silverstein 1998,
Spier 1936, Mooney 1896) whose
descendents are represented today by
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon. During the treaty
period, the Clackamas were removed to
the Grand Ronde Reservation.
Vancouver falls outside of the lands
described in the Indian Land Areas
Judicially Established 1978; however,
the tribes with judicially established
Indian land areas in close proximity of
Vancouver include the Upper Chehalis
to the north, the Cowlitz to the
northeast, the Warm Springs to the
south, and the Yakama to the west. The
core territory of the Cowlitz Indian
Tribe, Washington is to the north of
Vancouver, but aboriginally the Cowlitz
utilized resources and visited the
Vancouver area. During the treaty
period, the Cowlitz were removed to the
Chehalis Reservation, Yakama
Reservation, and Quinault Reservation.
In 2000, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe,
Washington was independently
Federally-recognized.
From 1824 until 1860, the Hudson’s
Bay Company operated a trading post at
Fort Vancouver. This post brought
together diverse communities through
trade including over 23 tribes.
Specifically, in addition to the four
above-mentioned tribes, the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Indian Reservation,
Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of
the Nisqually Reservation, Washington;
Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington;
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish
Tribe of Washington, and the following
non-Federally recognized Indian groups:
the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated
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Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and
Wanapum Band, also had a close
association with Fort Vancouver.
Church burial records indicate that the
ancestors of the above-mentioned tribes
were all buried at Fort Vancouver. In
addition, many of these cultures
practiced intentional cranial
modification, as seen in the human
remains described in this notice. Based
on the morphology of the human
remains, provenience, ethnographic and
historical records, officials of the Burke
Museum reasonably believe that these
tribes are associated with the Native
American human remains.
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Burke Museum 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 Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz
Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie
Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation, Washington; and
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington.
Furthermore, officials of the Burke
Museum have determined there is a
cultural relationship between the
human remains and three non-Federally
recognized Indian groups - the ClatsopNehalem Confederated Tribes,
Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum
Band.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Peter Lape, Burke
Museum, University of Washington, Box
353010, Seattle, WA 98195–3010,
telephone (206) 685–2282, before
August 6, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz
Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie
Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and
three non-Federally recognized Indian
groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe,
and Wanapum Band, may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz
Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually
Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie
Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and
three non-Federally recognized Indian
groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe,
and Wanapum Band, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 29, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District,
Sacramento, CA and Phoebe A. Hearst
Museum of Anthropology, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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
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remains and associated funerary objects
in the control of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, Sacramento, CA,
and in the physical custody of the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Fresno County, CA.
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.
An assessment of the human remains,
and catalog records and associated
documents relevant to the human
remains, was made by Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento Division
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Big Sandy
Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California; Cold Springs Rancheria of
Mono Indians of California; Northfork
Rancheria of Mono Indians of
California; Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and Tuolumne
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the
Tuolumne Rancheria of California.
Human remains representing a
minimum of one individual removed
from site CA–Fre–27 were described in
a Notice of Inventory Completion
previously published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 1267–1268, January 6,
2005). After publication of the notice,
the officials of the Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District
conducted a further review of the
evidence, and found cultural affiliation
for the remaining four individuals that
had been previously determined to be
culturally unidentifiable.
In 1948, human remains were
removed from site CA–Fre–27, Fresno
County, CA, by F. Fenenga and F.A.
Riddell, University of California
Archaeological Survey, and transferred
to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology that same year. No known
individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are one
knife/axe, one point tip, and one nonhuman bone awl.
The human remains are determined to
be Native American. Site CA–Fre–27 is
a habitation site located on the east bank
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, 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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum),
University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains were most
likely removed from Vancouver, Clark 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
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 Burke Museum
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe,
Washington; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington,
and three non-Federally recognized Indian groups - Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum Band.
At an unknown date before 1962, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were removed from an unknown site in the city
of Vancouver within Clark County, WA. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
These human remains were previously considered culturally
unidentifiable, but after further review by a University of Washington
physical anthropologist, the human remains have been determined to be
Native American. There are only two fragments of the cranium present;
however, they exhibit morphological evidence consistent with Native
American morphology, such as the presence of wormian bones and a thick
cranial vault, as well as cranial deformity.
Early and late published ethnographic documentation indicates that
Vancouver, WA, was within the aboriginal territory of the Watlala,
Multnomah, Clackamas, Toppenish, and Wasco (Hale 1841, Silverstein
1998, Spier 1936, Mooney 1896) whose descendents are represented today
by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. During the
treaty period, the Clackamas were removed to the Grand Ronde
Reservation.
Vancouver falls outside of the lands described in the Indian Land
Areas Judicially Established 1978; however, the tribes with judicially
established Indian land areas in close proximity of Vancouver include
the Upper Chehalis to the north, the Cowlitz to the northeast, the Warm
Springs to the south, and the Yakama to the west. The core territory of
the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington is to the north of Vancouver, but
aboriginally the Cowlitz utilized resources and visited the Vancouver
area. During the treaty period, the Cowlitz were removed to the
Chehalis Reservation, Yakama Reservation, and Quinault Reservation. In
2000, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington was independently Federally-
recognized.
From 1824 until 1860, the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading
post at Fort Vancouver. This post brought together diverse communities
through trade including over 23 tribes. Specifically, in addition to
the four above-mentioned tribes, the Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington,
and the following non-Federally recognized Indian groups: the Clatsop-
Nehalem Confederated
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Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum Band, also had a close
association with Fort Vancouver. Church burial records indicate that
the ancestors of the above-mentioned tribes were all buried at Fort
Vancouver. In addition, many of these cultures practiced intentional
cranial modification, as seen in the human remains described in this
notice. Based on the morphology of the human remains, provenience,
ethnographic and historical records, officials of the Burke Museum
reasonably believe that these tribes are associated with the Native
American human remains.
Officials of the Burke Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Burke Museum 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe,
Washington; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation, Washington; and Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington. Furthermore, officials of the Burke Museum have determined
there is a cultural relationship between the human remains and three
non-Federally recognized Indian groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum Band.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195-3010, telephone (206) 685-2282, before August 6,
2009. Repatriation of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington;
Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and three non-Federally
recognized Indian groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes,
Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum Band, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes
of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington;
Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and three non-Federally
recognized Indian groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes,
Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum Band, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 29, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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