Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, 36146-36147 [2011-15429]
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not object to disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to the Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects is to the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana.
History and Description of the Remains
Additional Requestors and Disposition
In 1988, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Kline Site, in Mendon
Township, St. Joseph County, MI,
during excavation by the Western
Michigan University field school
directed by Dr. William Cremin. The
remains were encountered during
excavation of the agricultural plow
zone. As a result, the burial was heavily
disturbed and the human remains were
shattered into 128 fragments. After the
field season was completed, the remains
were transferred to Western Michigan
University’s anthropology department
for further curation and study. The
remains were too fragmentary for
morphological identification. No known
individual was identified. The 33
associated funerary objects are 1 green
slate gorget, 1 ceramic elbow pipe, 1
Levanna type triangular point, 1 broken
lithic biface (possible projectile point
base), 1 ceramic body sherd, 26 lithic
flakes, 1 vial with residue from clay
pipe, and 1 small bag containing a soil
sample.
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects or any other
Indian tribe that believes it satisfies the
criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact LouAnn Wurst, Department of
Anthropology, Western Michigan
University, 1005 Moore Hall,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008, telephone (269)
387–2753, before July 21, 2011.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana, may proceed
after that date if no additional
requestors come forward.
Western Michigan University,
Department of Anthropology, is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Officials of Western Michigan
University, Department of
Anthropology, have determined that:
• Based on the associated funerary
objects and oral traditions, the human
remains are Native American.
• 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 objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including the Chicago Treaty of 1833,
continued occupation of the area, and
oral tradition, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 33 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.
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Dated: June 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene,
OR
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribe(s) stated below may
occur if no additional claimants come
forward.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
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should contact the University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
at the address below by July 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig,
Director of Collections, University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, 1224 University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone
(541) 346–5120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby 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 University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene,
OR. The human remains were removed
from an unknown site, but possibly
from Lane 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
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon and Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation,
Oregon).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were acquired by the
museum. Museum records indicate that
their provenience is ‘‘unknown/is
possibly the Creswell burial excavated
by Peterson.’’ Based on museum
records, the remains may have been
recovered from Creswell, Lane County,
OR. Elsewhere, the remains are
cataloged as ‘‘unknown, Indian.’’ No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The skeletal characteristics of the
human remains are not suggestive of
race. Historical documents,
ethnographic sources, and oral history
indicate that the Kalapuya people have
occupied the southern Willamette
Valley since precontact times in the area
where the remains may have been
recovered. Based on the information
available, the individual is assumed to
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be Native American, and possibly of
Kalapuya cultural affiliation.
Descendants of the Kalapuya are
members of the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon.
Determinations Made by the University
of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History
Officials of the University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• 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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Pamela Endzweig,
Director of Collections, University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, 1224 University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone
(541) 346–5120, before July 21, 2011.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon and/or
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon and the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon that this notice has been
published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Prineville District,
Prineville, OR and University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Eugene, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Bureau of Land
Management, Prineville District has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the Bureau
of Land Management, Prineville District.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribes stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the Bureau of Land
Management, Prineville District at the
address below by July 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Molly M. Brown, Bureau of
Land Management, 3050 NE 3rd St.,
Prineville, OR 97754, telephone (541)
416–6766.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, Prineville District,
Prineville, OR, and in the possession of
the University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene,
OR. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Jefferson 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
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
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National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Bureau of
Land Management’s Prineville District
and Museum of Natural and Cultural
History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Burns Paiute Tribe and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing
one individual were removed from site
35JE52, in Jefferson County, OR, during
excavations by University of Oregon
archeologists. No known individual was
identified. The three associated funerary
objects consist of fragments of matting.
Based on archeological context, the
individual has been determined to be
Native American. In April 1961, the site
35JE52, also known as the Peninsula II
site, was first recorded by the Klamath
County Archaeological Survey. The site
is a rockshelter with pictographs and
adjacent shell middens located at the
base of a cliff on the east bank of the
Deschutes River. The age of occupation
of the site is unknown. The Museum of
Natural and Cultural History reported
the remains to the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation in its
March 1996 NAGPRA inventory. In
2007, the Bureau of Land Management,
Prineville District, in conjunction with
Archaeological Resources Protection Act
(ARPA) investigations concerning site
35JE52, contacted the museum. At that
time, the museum learned that the site
is on Federal land, and the NAGPRA
notification process was referred to the
Bureau of Land Management officials.
Oral traditions and ethnographic
reports indicate that site 35JE52 lies
within the historic territory of Sahaptinspeaking Tenino or Warm Springs
peoples whose descendants are
culturally affiliated with the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon. The
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation is composed of
three Wasco bands, four Warm Springs
bands, and Northern Paiutes. The
Columbia River-based Wasco were the
easternmost group of Chinookanspeaking Indians. The Sahaptinspeaking Warm Springs bands lived
farther east along the Columbia River
and its tributaries. Oral traditions and
ethnographic information also indicated
that site 35JE52 lies within a region that
was occasionally used during historic
times by Northern Paiute people whose
descendants are culturally affiliated
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
tribes. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains may contact the University
of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Indian tribe(s) stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the
address below by July 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of
Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History, Eugene, OR. The human remains were removed from an unknown
site, but possibly from Lane 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 agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University
of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon (previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation, Oregon).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were acquired by the museum. Museum records indicate that
their provenience is ``unknown/is possibly the Creswell burial
excavated by Peterson.'' Based on museum records, the remains may have
been recovered from Creswell, Lane County, OR. Elsewhere, the remains
are cataloged as ``unknown, Indian.'' No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The skeletal characteristics of the human remains are not
suggestive of race. Historical documents, ethnographic sources, and
oral history indicate that the Kalapuya people have occupied the
southern Willamette Valley since precontact times in the area where the
remains may have been recovered. Based on the information available,
the individual is assumed to
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be Native American, and possibly of Kalapuya cultural affiliation.
Descendants of the Kalapuya are members of the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon.
Determinations Made by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History
Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, University of Oregon Museum
of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120, before July 21, 2011.
Repatriation of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and/or Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is
responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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