Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Fullerton, CA, 2867-2868 [2014-00750]
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Henry Island phase of the Mississippian
culture (ca. A.D. 1200–1400). Details
regarding this site may be found in An
Archaeological Survey of Guntersville
Basin on the Tennessee River in
Northern Alabama by William S. Webb
and Charles G. Wilder. The human
remains excavated from the Rudder site
have always been in the physical
custody of the AMNH at the University
of Alabama. The human remains
include 2 adult females and 3 adult
males. No known individuals were
identified.
At the time of the excavation and
removal of these human remains, the
land from which the remains were
removed was not the tribal land of any
federally recognized Indian tribe. In
October 2013, TVA consulted with all
federally recognized Indian tribes who
are recognized as aboriginal to the area
from which these Native American
human remains were removed. These
tribes are the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. None of these Indian tribes
agreed to accept control of the human
remains. After further consultation with
the parties that were a part of this
overall consultation, TVA has decided
to transfer control of the human remains
to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of
Oklahoma.
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
presence below, but not derived from, a
large trapezoidal mound built during
the Henry Island phase (AD 1200–1400).
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 5
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
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Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the
University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University, Fullerton,
CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California State
University, Fullerton, has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the California State
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University, Fullerton. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the California State
University, Fullerton, at the address in
this notice by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mitchell Avila,
California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834–
6850, telephone (657) 278–3528, email
mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU.
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 under the control of the
California State University, Fullerton.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Inyo 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the California
State University, Fullerton, professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of Big Pine Paiute Tribe
of the Owens Valley (previously listed
as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley
Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Death Valley Timbi-sha
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California); Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
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Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); and the Kern
Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
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In 1966, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from an undesignated site in
Inyo County, CA. The human remains
were reportedly excavated and collected
from a small cave in the vicinity of
Fossil Falls in the Little Lake lava flow
by Mr. W. Riffle, Mr. M. Purkiss, and
two other, unnamed, individuals. The
excavation and collection was not
archeological. The exact burial site
location is unidentifiable, but was most
probably private land. The human
remains were reportedly in Purkiss’
possession until he donated the remains
to California State University, Fullerton,
in 1973. The human remains are a
partial skeleton, including cranial and a
few post-cranial bones, of a female, age
20–30, with significant teeth wear. No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are
three small pottery fragments.
The Little Lake lava flow contains
numerous archeological sites and
petroglyphs which archeological
investigations have identified as
prehistoric in age. The three pottery
fragments are archeologically consistent
with the late prehistoric Intermountain
Brownware pottery of the region. During
consultation, Ms. Irene Button, Tribal
Elder, Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe,
suggested that the pottery fragments
may have been placed to cover the face
of the deceased. The skeletal
morphology is osteologically consistent
with that of Native Americans. The
teeth wear is anthropologically
consistent with habitual practice of the
traditional Paiute and Shoshone method
of preparing plant material for basket
weaving by mastication. The burial site
is located within the traditional territory
of the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California) whose members
are, based on oral tradition, historic, and
ethnographic evidence, descendants of
the prehistoric Owens Valley Paiute and
Western Shoshone population of the
burial site area.
Determinations Made by the California
State University, Fullerton
Officials of the California State
University, Fullerton, have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three objects described in this notice
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 Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California).
Dated: November 25, 2013.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
SUMMARY:
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Mitchell Avila,
California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834–
6850, telephone (657) 278–3528, email
mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU, by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Lone Pine PaiuteShoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone
Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California) may proceed.
The California State University,
Fullerton, is responsible for notifying
the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine
Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation,
California); Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Death Valley Timbi-sha
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California); Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); and the Kern
Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group that this notice
has been published.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: State
Historical Society of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The State Historical Society of
Wisconsin (WHS) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the State Historical Society of
Wisconsin at the address in this notice
by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin
Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone
(608) 261–2461, email Jennifer.Kolb@
wisconsinhistory.org.
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 under the control of the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI. The human remains and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14569; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University,
Fullerton, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The California State University, Fullerton, has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants
or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to the California State University, Fullerton. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the California State University, Fullerton,
at the address in this notice by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mitchell Avila, California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, telephone (657) 278-3528,
email mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU.
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 under the control of the California State
University, Fullerton. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Inyo 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
California State University, Fullerton, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop
Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the
Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Death Valley Timbi-
sha Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the Death Valley Timbi-Sha
Shoshone Band of California); Fort Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Lone
Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Lone Pine
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Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); and the Kern
Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an undesignated site in Inyo County, CA. The human
remains were reportedly excavated and collected from a small cave in
the vicinity of Fossil Falls in the Little Lake lava flow by Mr. W.
Riffle, Mr. M. Purkiss, and two other, unnamed, individuals. The
excavation and collection was not archeological. The exact burial site
location is unidentifiable, but was most probably private land. The
human remains were reportedly in Purkiss' possession until he donated
the remains to California State University, Fullerton, in 1973. The
human remains are a partial skeleton, including cranial and a few post-
cranial bones, of a female, age 20-30, with significant teeth wear. No
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary
objects are three small pottery fragments.
The Little Lake lava flow contains numerous archeological sites and
petroglyphs which archeological investigations have identified as
prehistoric in age. The three pottery fragments are archeologically
consistent with the late prehistoric Intermountain Brownware pottery of
the region. During consultation, Ms. Irene Button, Tribal Elder, Lone
Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, suggested that the pottery fragments may
have been placed to cover the face of the deceased. The skeletal
morphology is osteologically consistent with that of Native Americans.
The teeth wear is anthropologically consistent with habitual practice
of the traditional Paiute and Shoshone method of preparing plant
material for basket weaving by mastication. The burial site is located
within the traditional territory of the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California) whose members are,
based on oral tradition, historic, and ethnographic evidence,
descendants of the prehistoric Owens Valley Paiute and Western Shoshone
population of the burial site area.
Determinations Made by the California State University, Fullerton
Officials of the California State University, Fullerton, have
determined that:
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 three objects
described in this notice 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 Lone
Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation,
California).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Mitchell Avila, California State
University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850,
telephone (657) 278-3528, email mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU, by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the
Lone Pine Reservation, California) may proceed.
The California State University, Fullerton, is responsible for
notifying the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously
listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of
the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the
Bishop Colony, California); Death Valley Timbi-sha Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California); Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of
the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Lone Pine Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the
Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); and the
Kern Valley Indian Council, a non-Federally recognized Indian group
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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