Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Chatham Area, Juneau, AK, 32186-32187 [E9-16024]
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Investigation and were received by the
Arizona State Museum later that same
year. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a textile fragment.
Museum records lack sufficient
information to culturally affiliate the
human remains with any specific tribe.
However, examination by a forensic
anthropologist indicates that the human
remains are of Native American
ancestry, and possibly date to the
Historic Period.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Arizona State Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Arizona
State Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the one object 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. Lastly,
officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Arizona State Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), a relationship of shared group
identity cannot be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary object
and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In 2008,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and
Arizona State Museum requested that
the Review Committee recommend
disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona, as
the aboriginal and historic occupants of
the lands near St. Johns Church in
Maricopa County, AZ. The Review
Committee considered the request at its
October 11–12, 2008 meeting and
recommended disposition of the human
remains to the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona. An April 3, 2009
letter from the Designated Federal
Official on behalf of the Secretary of the
Interior transmitted the authorization
for the museum to effect disposition of
the human remains of the four
culturally unidentifiable individuals to
the Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
contingent on the publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
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that requirement. In the same letter, the
Secretary recommended the transfer of
the associated funerary object to the Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona, to
the extent allowed by Federal, state, or
local law.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and/
or associated funerary object should
contact John McClelland, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, before
July 7, 2009. Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary object
to the Gila River Indian Community of
the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Arizona State Museum 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; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 29, 2009
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 Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest,
Chatham Area, Juneau, 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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass
National Forest, Chatham Area, Juneau,
AK. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
sites near Yakutat, Southeast Alaska.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Central Council of
the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes;
Sealaska Corporation; Sealaska Heritage
Foundation; Yak-Tat Kwaan,
Incorporated; and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
In 1988, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
removed from Shallow Water Town
near Yakutat, AK, during an excavation
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service (49 YAK 020). The
excavation was part of a mitigation plan
for the anticipated flooding which was
to occur with the blocking of Russell
Fjord by the Hubbard Glacier. Blockage
of the Fjord was anticipated to force the
Situk River to flood the valley bottom
and wash out the site. No known
individuals were identified. The six
associated funerary objects are one bone
button fragment and a minimum of five
melted blue glass beads.
The human remains represent five
separate cremations, and are assumed to
be five separate individuals. The
individuals are reasonably believed to
be Yakutat Tlingit because 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. A
charcoal sample associated with
Cremation 1 was radiocarbon dated to
250 60 BP, which yields a corrected date
of A.D. 1480 to 1955. The carbon date
for Cremation 5 of 270 70 BP yields a
corrected date of A.D. 1450 to 1955.
In 1988, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Diyaguna’Et near Yakutat,
AK, by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service (49 YAK
019). The excavation was part of a
mitigation plan for the anticipated
flooding which was to occur with the
blocking of Russell Fjord by the
Hubbard Glacier. Blockage of the Fjord
was anticipated to force the Situk River
to flood the valley bottom and wash out
the site. No known individual was
identified. The four associated funerary
objects are one white glass bead, one
rolled copper earring, and two rolled
copper earrings entwined by black
human hair.
The human remains were determined
to be Native American based on
observable dental traits. The individual
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Chatham Area, Juneau, AK
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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest, Chatham Area, Juneau, AK. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from sites near
Yakutat, Southeast Alaska.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Central Council of the Tlingit
& Haida Indian Tribes; Sealaska Corporation; Sealaska Heritage
Foundation; Yak-Tat Kwaan, Incorporated; and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
In 1988, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals
were removed from Shallow Water Town near Yakutat, AK, during an
excavation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (49
YAK 020). The excavation was part of a mitigation plan for the
anticipated flooding which was to occur with the blocking of Russell
Fjord by the Hubbard Glacier. Blockage of the Fjord was anticipated to
force the Situk River to flood the valley bottom and wash out the site.
No known individuals were identified. The six associated funerary
objects are one bone button fragment and a minimum of five melted blue
glass beads.
The human remains represent five separate cremations, and are
assumed to be five separate individuals. The individuals are reasonably
believed to be Yakutat Tlingit because 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. A charcoal sample associated with Cremation 1 was
radiocarbon dated to 250 60 BP, which yields a corrected date of A.D.
1480 to 1955. The carbon date for Cremation 5 of 270 70 BP yields a
corrected date of A.D. 1450 to 1955.
In 1988, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Diyaguna'Et near Yakutat, AK, by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service (49 YAK 019). The excavation was part of
a mitigation plan for the anticipated flooding which was to occur with
the blocking of Russell Fjord by the Hubbard Glacier. Blockage of the
Fjord was anticipated to force the Situk River to flood the valley
bottom and wash out the site. No known individual was identified. The
four associated funerary objects are one white glass bead, one rolled
copper earring, and two rolled copper earrings entwined by black human
hair.
The human remains were determined to be Native American based on
observable dental traits. The individual
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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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