Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, 59647-59648 [2012-23921]
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associated funerary objects to the
Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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Determinations Made by the U.S. Army
Garrison, Redstone Arsenal
Officials of the U.S. Army Garrison,
Redstone Arsenal, have determined that:
• Based on non-destructive physical
analysis of the human remains and the
cultural context of the sites, the human
remains were determined to be 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
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to the final judgment of
the Indian Claims Commission, the
human remains were removed from the
aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation,
which includes the present-day tribes of
the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of
North Carolina, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 11
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 53 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
the disposition of the human remains
and associated funerary objects is to the
Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Mr. Ben Hoksbergen, 4488
Martin Road, Room A–328, U.S. Army
Garrison, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville,
AL 35898, telephone (256) 955–6971,
before October 29, 2012. Disposition of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Chickasaw
Nation of Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants or
requestors come forward.
Redstone Arsenal is responsible for
notifying the Absentee Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw
Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
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Indians of North Carolina; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;
Muskogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama; Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma;
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 5, 2012.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11201; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California Department of
Parks and Recreation 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
California Department of Parks and
Recreation. Repatriation of the human
remains 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 California Department of
Parks and Recreation at the address
below by October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Patrick C. Riordan,
NAGPRA Coordinator, California
Department of Parks and Recreation,
1416 9th Street Room 902, Sacramento,
CA 95814, telephone (916) 375–5916.
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 possession of the
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California Department of Parks and
Recreation. The human remains are
believed to have been removed from the
massacre site at Wounded Knee in
Shannon County, SD.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by the California Department
of Parks and Recreation professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribes of the Cheyenne River
Reservation of South Dakota; Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation of South Dakota; and the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and
South Dakota (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In December of 1890, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by an
unknown person from the massacre site
at Wounded Knee in Shannon County,
SD. The human remains consist of two
hanks of hair. At an unknown date, the
remains were acquired by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation,
and these remains were included in a
1968 inventory for the Estudillo House
at Old Town San Diego State Historic
Park, along with other objects from
Oxnard, CA. In 1988, the collection was
transferred to the California Department
of Parks and Recreation Statewide
Museum Resources Center in West
Sacramento and was housed with other
human remains in the Department’s
NAGPRA Collections storage area. No
known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects are
bandanas wrapped around each of the
two clusters of hair.
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the
last major armed conflict between
Indians and whites in the United States.
The confrontation occurred on
December 29, 1890, after the U.S. Army
moved a group of approximately 340
Indians under the leadership of Sitanka
(Big Foot) from their camp on the
Cheyenne River at the Cheyenne River
Agency to Wounded Knee Creek,
approximately 20 miles from Pine Ridge
Agency. Besides members of Sitanka’s
band from the Cheyenne River Agency,
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members of Sitting Bull’s band from the
Standing Rock Agency, and possibly a
few Oglala from the Pine Ridge Agency,
were present. Fighting began when the
soldiers attempted to disarm the
surrounded Sioux. Reportedly, one of
the Sioux fired a shot and the soldiers
began firing, indiscriminately killing
women and children along with Sioux
warriors. Estimates of the number of
Sioux killed were as high as 300. About
39 U.S. soldiers were killed.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects date from the Wounded
Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890.
The geographical location is consistent
with the occupation of the site by the
historical bands of Sioux Indians. The
associated funerary objects are
consistent with the period when this
region would have been occupied by the
historical bands of Sioux Indians. Based
upon the extant information about the
acquisition of this collection by the
California Department of Parks and
Recreation and the historical events
leading to the massacre at Wounded
Knee, the California Department of
Parks and Recreation Committee on
Repatriation determined that there is a
relationship of shared group identity
which can be reasonably traced between
these Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects and The
Tribes.
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Determinations Made by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation
Officials of the California Department
of Parks and Recreation have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the two funerary 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.
• 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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Patrick C. Riordan, NAGPRA
Coordinator, California Department of
Parks and Recreation, 1416 9th Street,
Room 902, Sacramento, CA 95814,
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telephone (916) 375–5916 before
October 29, 2012. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The California Department of Parks
and Recreation is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11194; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Francisco State University, NAGPRA
Program, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Indian tribe 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 San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program at the
address below by October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415)
338–3075.
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
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects in the possession of the
San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program. The human remains
were removed from Marin and Sonoma
counties, 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by the San Francisco State
University NAGPRA Program
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Federated Indians
of Graton Rancheria, California.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1989, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site CA–MRN–127 in
Marin County, CA, by Holman and
Associates during construction at the
Marin County Civic Center. San
Francisco State University received the
collection in 2010. No known
individuals were identified. The 56
associated funerary objects are 23 pieces
of obsidian debitage, 2 obsidian
projectile points, 4 individual pieces
and 6 lots of chert debitage, 4 pieces of
quartz, 11 bone tools, 1 pestle, 1 olivella
bead, 1 trade bead, 1 lot of soil from the
burial matrix, and 2 manuports. A
radiocarbon date of A.D. 1600±50,
obsidian hydration readings, and artifact
typology indicate site CA–MRN–127
contains Augustine Pattern components.
In 1967, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from site CA–MRN–365 in
Marin County, CA, by San Francisco
State University during an
archaeological field class under the
direction of Thomas F. King. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on artifact typology, the site dates
to circa 1000 B.C.–A.D 1500 and
contains Berkeley to Augustine Pattern
components.
In 1971, human remains representing,
at minimum, ten individuals were
removed from site CA–MRN–402 in
Marin County, CA, by San Francisco
State University during an
archaeological field class under the
direction of Charles Slaymaker and
Winfield Henn. No known individuals
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11201; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The California Department of Parks and Recreation 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 California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Repatriation of the human remains 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 California Department of Parks and
Recreation at the address below by October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Patrick C. Riordan, NAGPRA Coordinator, California
Department of Parks and Recreation, 1416 9th Street Room 902,
Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (916) 375-5916.
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 possession of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation. The human remains are believed to
have been removed from the massacre site at Wounded Knee in Shannon
County, SD.
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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the California Department of Parks and Recreation
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribes of the Cheyenne River Reservation of South Dakota;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota; and
the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In December of 1890, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by an unknown person from the massacre site at
Wounded Knee in Shannon County, SD. The human remains consist of two
hanks of hair. At an unknown date, the remains were acquired by the
California Department of Parks and Recreation, and these remains were
included in a 1968 inventory for the Estudillo House at Old Town San
Diego State Historic Park, along with other objects from Oxnard, CA. In
1988, the collection was transferred to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation Statewide Museum Resources Center in West
Sacramento and was housed with other human remains in the Department's
NAGPRA Collections storage area. No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are bandanas wrapped around each of
the two clusters of hair.
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last major armed conflict between
Indians and whites in the United States. The confrontation occurred on
December 29, 1890, after the U.S. Army moved a group of approximately
340 Indians under the leadership of Sitanka (Big Foot) from their camp
on the Cheyenne River at the Cheyenne River Agency to Wounded Knee
Creek, approximately 20 miles from Pine Ridge Agency. Besides members
of Sitanka's band from the Cheyenne River Agency,
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members of Sitting Bull's band from the Standing Rock Agency, and
possibly a few Oglala from the Pine Ridge Agency, were present.
Fighting began when the soldiers attempted to disarm the surrounded
Sioux. Reportedly, one of the Sioux fired a shot and the soldiers began
firing, indiscriminately killing women and children along with Sioux
warriors. Estimates of the number of Sioux killed were as high as 300.
About 39 U.S. soldiers were killed.
The human remains and associated funerary objects date from the
Wounded Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890. The geographical location
is consistent with the occupation of the site by the historical bands
of Sioux Indians. The associated funerary objects are consistent with
the period when this region would have been occupied by the historical
bands of Sioux Indians. Based upon the extant information about the
acquisition of this collection by the California Department of Parks
and Recreation and the historical events leading to the massacre at
Wounded Knee, the California Department of Parks and Recreation
Committee on Repatriation determined that there is a relationship of
shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and The
Tribes.
Determinations Made by the California Department of Parks and
Recreation
Officials of the California Department of Parks and Recreation have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the two funerary 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.
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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Patrick C. Riordan, NAGPRA Coordinator,
California Department of Parks and Recreation, 1416 9th Street, Room
902, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (916) 375-5916 before October 29,
2012. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to The Tribes may proceed after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-23921 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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