Notice of Inventory Completion: Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA, 19633-19636 [2016-07763]
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The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Natchez
Trace Parkway has corrected an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, published
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register on October 16,
2015. This notice corrects the
description of funerary objects. 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 Natchez Trace Parkway. 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 Natchez Trace Parkway at the
address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Mary Risser,
Superintendent, Natchez Trace
Parkway, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway,
Tupelo, MS 38804–9715, telephone
(662) 680–4005, email mary_risser@
nps.gov.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Natchez Trace
Parkway, Tupelo, MS. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Lee, Prentiss, and
Tishomingo Counties, MS.
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 Superintendent, Natchez Trace
Parkway.
This notice corrects the description of
funerary objects published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (80 FR 62566–62567, October
16, 2015). Re-evaluation of materials in
preparation for repatriation revealed
that some objects had not been
appropriately described. Transfer of
control of the items in this correction
notice has not occurred.
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Correction
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
In the Federal Register (80 FR 62566–
62567, October 16, 2015), column 3,
paragraph 3, sentence 4, under the
heading ‘‘History and Description of
Remains’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
National Park Service
The 22 associated funerary objects are 1
biface, 1 piece of shatter, 1 concretion, 3
Baldwin Plain vessel fragments, 1 untyped
vessel fragment, and 15 fossil fragments.
AGENCY:
In the Federal Register (80 FR 62566–
62567, October 16, 2015), column 3,
paragraph 4, sentence 4, under the
heading ‘‘History and Description of
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
The 39 associated funerary objects are 7
Saltillo Fabric Marked vessel fragments, 2
Baldwin Plain vessel fragments, 5 untyped
vessel fragments, 7 projectile points, 1 Lowe
Cluster projectile point, 3 bifaces, 4 flakes, 1
platform pipe, 1 busycon shell, 1 chert knife,
1 piece of shatter, 1 unmodified stone, 2 flake
tools, 2 Baldwin Plain bowls, and 1 Furrs
Cord Marked jar.
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 Mary Risser,
Superintendent, Natchez Trace
Parkway, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway,
Tupelo, MS 38804–9715, telephone
(662) 680–4005, email mary_risser@
nps.gov, by May 5, 2016. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Chickasaw Nation may
proceed.
Natchez Trace Parkway is responsible
for notifying the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas, The Chickasaw Nation,
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Catalina Island Museum
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 Catalina Island Museum.
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 Catalina Island Museum
at the address in this notice by May 5,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Michael DeMarsche, Ph.D.,
Catalina Island Museum, 1 Casino Way,
Casino Building, P.O. Box 366, Avalon,
CA 90704, telephone (310) 510–2416,
email director@catalinamuseum.org.
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
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Los
Angeles 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
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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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Catalina
Island Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California (previously listed as the San
Manual Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manual Reservation);
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California; and the following
nonfederally recognized Indian groups:
Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California
Tribe; Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal
Council; San Gabriel Band of Mission
Indians; and the Traditional Council of
Pimu.
History and Description of the Remains
From 1953–1955, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Little Harbor Site (CA–SCAI–17) in Los
Angeles County, California. Dr. Clement
Meighan, of Department of
Anthropology at University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and
students conducted excavations at
various times from 1953 to 1955, as part
of a research project. The collection was
returned to the Catalina Island Museum
as part of the fulfillment of their
excavation permit in 1996. Radiocarbon
dating is from the Early Period (5580
B.C.), and was occupied until Spanish
contact based on the presence of glass
trade beads. The date of these human
remains is assumed to be fairly late
considering its proximity to the surface.
The human remains are represented by
one adult individual of indeterminate
sex and one individual represented by
a human phalanx with age and sex
indeterminable. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
In 1977, human remains representing,
at minimum, 22 individuals were
removed from Ripper’s Cove (SCAI–26)
in Los Angeles County, CA. Fred
Reinman and Hal Eberhart of the
California State University, Los Angeles,
Department of Anthropology excavated
the site as a field school. The collection
was returned to the Catalina Island
Museum as part of the fulfillment of
their excavation permit in 1996.
Radiocarbon dates the site from A.D.
1340 to 1730. The collection included
four identified burials from Ripper’s
Cove along with fragmentary human
remains from midden contexts. The
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human remains were determined to be
17 adults, a sub-adult, two juveniles,
and an infant, all of indeterminate sex,
and one individual that could not
identified to age or sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 176
associated funerary objects include 1
projectile point, 125 shell beads, 1 bag
of shell beads, 2 fishhook fragments, 2
fragments and 2 bags of shell, 2 fish
gorges, 8 red ochre fragments, 6 stone
flakes, 6 ground stone fragments, 7
pieces and 2 bags of unmodified animal
bone, 3 bags of charcoal, 8 pieces and
1 bag of stone fragments.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from the
former location of the Busy Bee
Restaurant, Avalon, in Los Angeles
County, CA. The location within the
village site designated as SCAI–29. The
human remains were found during
renovations at the restaurant and
donated to the Catalina Island Museum
in 1983 (accessioned as 83.031). There
is no date associated with the human
remains. Osteological analysis identified
the human remains to be Native
American. The five individuals were
identified as perinatal, two children,
one juvenile, and one adult in age. Sex
could not be determined. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In February 1973, human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Torqua
Cave (SCAI–32) in Los Angeles County,
CA. This collection was excavated by
Nelson Leonard, III of University of
California, Riverside, and his
undergraduate students as a research
project. The collection was returned to
the Catalina Island Museum as part of
the fulfillment of their excavation
permit in 1996. No dates have been
determined for the site. One burial was
distinguished during excavation.
Additional human remains were
identified from faunal bone. A
minimum of four individuals are
included in the collection, two of which
are adults and one sub-adult. Sex of
these human remains could not be
determined. The fourth set of human
remains was not distinguishable to age
or sex. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object is one bag of soil taken from the
burial matrix.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from Empire
Landing (CA–SCAI–26) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The site was excavated by
Vivian Scott, who donated the
collection to the Catalina Island
Museum in 1968 (accessioned as
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68.015). Site SCAI–26 dates from at least
the Late Period (A.D. 700–1769) through
Spanish contact based on artifact types.
The human remains were identified as
five adults, three of them female, and
one juvenile. No known individuals
were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are one fish bone and
one shell fragment.
In February 1968, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Empire
Landing in Los Angeles County, CA.
These human remains were excavated
by P. Williams of the Catalina
Laboratory for Archaeology (CLFA) from
the Empire Landing area along a cliff
edge where there is a midden. There
was a stone slab above the burial, but
there is no record of the slab being
collected. The collection was turned
over to the Catalina Island Museum after
analysis. SCAI–26 is close by and dates
from at least the Late Period (A.D. 700–
1769) through Spanish contact based on
artifact types. Fragmentary human
remains of a Native American adult
female were identified. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In April 1970 and 1972, human
remains representing, at minimum 15
individuals were removed from White’s
Landing (SCAI–34) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The first excavation was
led by UCLA undergraduate Dean
Decker, in April 1970, as part of the
University of California Archaeological
Survey. Their goal was to assess
settlement patterns on the island using
White’s Landing West as one chosen site
for comparison and analysis. Students
from UCLA and the Catalina Island
School for Boys assisted in the
fieldwork for this project. Catalina
Island School (CIS) returned to White’s
Landing West with Mayfield School in
1972, and continued to excavate the
principal village at this cove. The
project was likely led by CIS staff
archeologist Richard ‘‘Duke’’ Snyder.
However, the documentation associated
with this separate project is scant at
best. The UCLA archeological
excavations were sent to the Catalina
Island Museum as part of the permit
stipulation in 1983. The CIS material
was curated with the Catalina Island
Museum upon completion of the
fieldwork. SCAI–34 dates from at least
the Late Period (A.D. 700–1769) through
Spanish contact based on artifact types.
While only two formal burials were
designated in the catalog, fragmentary
human remains were pulled from
midden contexts as well. The 15
individuals have been identified as 9
adults, 2 juveniles, 2 subadults, and one
infant. One individual was to
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fragmentary to determine age or sex.
Two of the adults were further defined
as male. No known individuals were
identified. The 60 associated funerary
objects are 22 shell fishhook blanks, 2
projectile points, 1 steatite bowl, 1 net
weight, 1 bag of charcoal fragments, 18
pieces and 2 bags of unmodified animal
bone, 1 worked bone fragment, 3 pieces
of worked shell, 2 unmodified wavy top
shells, 1 stone fragment, 5 chipped
stone and tools, and 1 stone core
fragment.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, 10
individuals were removed from Two
Harbors (CA–SCAI–39) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The site was excavated by
Preston Taylor, who ran the concessions
at Two Harbors during the time. He
donated the collection of human
remains to the Catalina Island Museum
in 1961, and it was accessioned as
61.501. SCAI–39 dates from at least the
Late Period (A.D. 700–1769) through
Spanish contact based on artifact types.
There were a nine adults and one
juvenile identified. Further analysis
identified four of them as female. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In August 1963, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from Two
Harbors (SCAI–39) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The human remains were
recovered by Dorothy Cowper, from
construction activities associated with a
fuel line. As a docent at the Southwest
Museum, she, along with other visitors
and Catalina locals, recovered materials
that were being destroyed. Many of the
artifacts appear to have left with the
amateur excavators as souvenirs as
indicated in letters between Cowper and
the excavators. Records indicate that the
human remains were eventually
obtained by UCLA from Ben Hawkins,
a zoologist at San Jacinto College, who
was on site with Cowper in 1963, and
donated to the Catalina Island Museum
in 1996. SCAI–39 dates from at least the
Late Period (A.D. 700–1769) through
Spanish contact based on artifact types.
The human remains were identified as
four adults, and two sub-adults. Two of
the adults were further distinguished as
female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In October and November 1969,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 70 individuals were removed
from Two Harbors (CA–SCAI–39) in Los
Angeles County, CA. The University of
California Archaeological Survey
undertook salvage recovery excavations,
where the demolition of structures
would impact the site. This salvage
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excavation was accomplished with the
help of volunteers from Catalina Island
School for Boys, Catalina Island
Museum Society, and CEDAM
International. The collection was
returned to the Catalina Island Museum
as part of the fulfillment of their
excavation permit in 1996. SCAI–39
dates from at least the Late Period (A.D.
700–1769) through Spanish contact
based on diagnostic artifact types. While
there were 16 formal burials identified,
many fragmentary human remains were
encountered in midden contexts. The 70
individuals were identified as 47 adults
(12 distinguished as female and 9 as
male), 8 sub-adults, 6 juveniles, 5
infants, 1 neonatal, and 2 perinatal. One
set of human remains could not be
further identified with age or sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
226 associated funerary objects include
56 shell and stone beads, 1 fishhook
blank, 1 basketry fragment, 1 soapstone
plaque, 6 soapstone worked fragments,
5 quartz fragments, 6 stone flakes, 1
core, 1 cobble with asphaltum residue,
2 projectile points, 7 bowl fragments, 1
mano fragment, 4 donut stone
fragments, 10 burned seeds, 9 bone
awls, 7 charcoal fragments, 101 pieces
and 1 bag of unmodified shell, 3 pieces
and 2 bags of unmodified animal bone,
and 1 bag of stone fragments.
In September 1954, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Parson’s
Landing (CA–SCAI–102) in Los Angeles
County, CA. Dr. Clement Meighan of
UCLA, and his students, excavated one
test pit and encountered a burial (UCLA
Accession 166) as part of a research
project. The collection was returned to
the Catalina Island Museum as part of
the fulfillment of their excavation
permit in 1996. No date has been
determined for the site or burial, but
diagnostic artifacts from the site identify
it as prehistoric. The two individuals
were identified as an adult male and an
adult of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In April 1971, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the West
End Site (SCAI–106) in Los Angeles
County, CA. Fredric Plog led a UCLA
undergraduate field course at the
prehistoric site. Analysis continued
with the collection at UCLA. The
collection was returned to the Catalina
Island Museum as part of the fulfillment
of their excavation permit in 1996. No
dates have been determined for the site.
While no formal burials were removed,
a single adult human phalanx was
identified within the faunal remains.
Sex could not be determined. No known
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individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the summers of 1980 and 1981,
human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were
removed from Bullrush Canyon (CA–
SCAI–137) in Los Angeles County, CA.
The site was excavated by Jane
Rosenthal, of California State
University, Long Beach, as an
undergraduate field school. The site is
estimated to A.D. 1600–1700 based on
radiocarbon dating. The collection was
donated to the Catalina Island Museum
in fulfillment of their Catalina Island
Conservancy permit upon competition
of their analysis. No formal burials or
funerary objects were identified.
Fragmentary human remains were
discovered among faunal remains from
the collection. Age and sex of the
human remains could not be
determined. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
From 1967 to 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, 17
individuals were removed from Toyon
Bay (CA–SCAI–564) in Los Angeles
County, CA. Jack Zahniser, of the
Catalina Laboratory for Archaeology
(CLFA), and his students from the
Catalina Island Boy’s School, undertook
salvage recovery during the construction
of a new boathouse and the installation
of a septic tank. The collection was
turned over to the Catalina Island
Museum after analysis was completed.
Radiocarbon dating estimates site
occupation from A.D. 465 to 1685. The
collection contains eleven recorded
burials and fragmentary human remains
found within midden contexts. The 17
individuals were identified as 12 adults
(including 2 males and 2 females), 1
sub-adult, 2 infants, and 1 perinatal.
One individual was too fragmentary to
determine age or sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 97
associated funerary objects are 24 shell
and stone beads, 5 donut stones, 35
ground stone tools and fragments, 2
projectile points, 5 effigies, 13 shell and
stone pendants and ornaments, 1 pipe
fragment, 2 bowl fragments, 2
unmodified shell fragments, 5 chipped
stone tools and flakes, 2 worked bone
fragments, and 1 fishhook.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
archeological site at Little Gibraltar in
Los Angeles County, CA. The human
remains were found eroding from the
area by Catalina Island Company staff
and donated to the Catalina Island
Museum in 1974 (accessioned as
74.253). There is no date associated
with the human remains. One set of
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human remains was identified as an
adult female of Native American
ancestry based on metric and nonmetric traits. The other human remains
were too fragmentary to identify further.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Renton’s
Mine streambed in Los Angeles County,
CA. The human remains were found
eroding from the streambed by Buzzy
Vickers, and donated to the Catalina
Island Museum in 1977 (accessioned as
77.030). There is no date associated
with the human remains, but they were
found near a known prehistoric
archeological site. Fragmentary human
remains of an adult female of Native
American origin were identified through
osteological analysis. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The sites detailed in this notice have
been identified by consultation to be
within the traditional territories of the
Gabrielino (Tongva) with ancestral ties
to the Chumash island people.
Archeological and ethnohistoric
evidence shows that these contact
Takic-speaking peoples lived on the
southern Channel Islands by at least
5,000 B.C. Island Tongva and Chumash
groups have strong ancestral ties
through marriage and trade. Analysis of
historical records from missions in the
Greater Los Angeles area demonstrate
kinship ties between these two
communities made stronger while in the
mission system. The present-day Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
traces an earlier shared group identity
with the Gabrielino (Tongva) people
that inhabited the Channel Islands
during the Middle period and through
contact.
Associated funerary objects are
consistent with those of groups
ancestral to the present-day Gabrielino
(Tongva) and Chumash people. The
material culture of earlier groups living
in the geographical areas mentioned
above are characterized by archeologists
as having passed through stages over the
past 5,000 years. Many local
archeologists assert that the changes in
the material culture reflect evolving
ecological adaptations and related
changes in social organization of the
same populations, and do not represent
population displacements or
movements. The same range of artifact
types and materials were used from the
pre-contact period until historic times.
Native consultants explicitly state that
population mixing, which did occur,
would not alter the continuity of the
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shared group identities of people
associated with specific locales. Based
on this evidence, continuity through
time can be traced for all sites listed
above with present-day Gabrielino
(Tongva) and Chumash people. Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
tribal members descend from the
Channel Islands and specifically
represent an ancestral tie to the
Gabrielino (Tongva) and Catalina Island
by preponderance of the evidence.
Pimu that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Officials of the Catalina Island
Museum have determined that:
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, CA
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 164
individuals of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 563
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 Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
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 Michael DeMarsche,
Ph.D., Catalina Island Museum, 1
Casino Way, Casino Building, P.O. Box
366, Avalon, CA 90704, telephone (310)
510–2416, email director@
catalinamuseum.org, by May 5, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California.
The Catalina Island Museum is
responsible for notifying the San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California (previously listed as the San
Manual Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manual Reservation);
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California; and the following
nonfederally recognized Indian groups:
Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California
Tribe; Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal
Council; San Gabriel Band of Mission
Indians; and the Traditional Council of
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Catalina Island Museum
has completed an inventory of human
remains, 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 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 should submit a written
request to the Catalina Island Museum.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Catalina Island
Museum at the address in this notice by
May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Michael DeMarsche, Ph.D.,
Catalina Island Museum, 1 Casino Way,
Casino Building, P.O. Box 366, Avalon,
CA 90704, telephone (310) 510–2416,
email director@catalinamuseum.org.
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 under the control of
the Catalina Island Museum, Avalon,
CA. The human remains were removed
from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
Counties, CA and potentially Solano,
Placer, and Sacramento Counties, CA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20589]; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Catalina Island Museum, Avalon,
CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Catalina Island Museum 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 Catalina Island Museum. 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 Catalina Island Museum at the address in
this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Michael DeMarsche, Ph.D., Catalina Island Museum, 1 Casino
Way, Casino Building, P.O. Box 366, Avalon, CA 90704, telephone (310)
510-2416, email director@catalinamuseum.org.
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 Catalina Island
Museum, Avalon, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Los Angeles 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
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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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Catalina
Island Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives
of San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California (previously listed as
the San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual
Reservation); Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California; and the following nonfederally recognized
Indian groups: Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California Tribe;
Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council; San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians;
and the Traditional Council of Pimu.
History and Description of the Remains
From 1953-1955, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Little Harbor Site (CA-SCAI-17) in
Los Angeles County, California. Dr. Clement Meighan, of Department of
Anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and
students conducted excavations at various times from 1953 to 1955, as
part of a research project. The collection was returned to the Catalina
Island Museum as part of the fulfillment of their excavation permit in
1996. Radiocarbon dating is from the Early Period (5580 B.C.), and was
occupied until Spanish contact based on the presence of glass trade
beads. The date of these human remains is assumed to be fairly late
considering its proximity to the surface. The human remains are
represented by one adult individual of indeterminate sex and one
individual represented by a human phalanx with age and sex
indeterminable. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects were present.
In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, 22 individuals
were removed from Ripper's Cove (SCAI-26) in Los Angeles County, CA.
Fred Reinman and Hal Eberhart of the California State University, Los
Angeles, Department of Anthropology excavated the site as a field
school. The collection was returned to the Catalina Island Museum as
part of the fulfillment of their excavation permit in 1996. Radiocarbon
dates the site from A.D. 1340 to 1730. The collection included four
identified burials from Ripper's Cove along with fragmentary human
remains from midden contexts. The human remains were determined to be
17 adults, a sub-adult, two juveniles, and an infant, all of
indeterminate sex, and one individual that could not identified to age
or sex. No known individuals were identified. The 176 associated
funerary objects include 1 projectile point, 125 shell beads, 1 bag of
shell beads, 2 fishhook fragments, 2 fragments and 2 bags of shell, 2
fish gorges, 8 red ochre fragments, 6 stone flakes, 6 ground stone
fragments, 7 pieces and 2 bags of unmodified animal bone, 3 bags of
charcoal, 8 pieces and 1 bag of stone fragments.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from the former location of the Busy Bee
Restaurant, Avalon, in Los Angeles County, CA. The location within the
village site designated as SCAI-29. The human remains were found during
renovations at the restaurant and donated to the Catalina Island Museum
in 1983 (accessioned as 83.031). There is no date associated with the
human remains. Osteological analysis identified the human remains to be
Native American. The five individuals were identified as perinatal, two
children, one juvenile, and one adult in age. Sex could not be
determined. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In February 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Torqua Cave (SCAI-32) in Los Angeles
County, CA. This collection was excavated by Nelson Leonard, III of
University of California, Riverside, and his undergraduate students as
a research project. The collection was returned to the Catalina Island
Museum as part of the fulfillment of their excavation permit in 1996.
No dates have been determined for the site. One burial was
distinguished during excavation. Additional human remains were
identified from faunal bone. A minimum of four individuals are included
in the collection, two of which are adults and one sub-adult. Sex of
these human remains could not be determined. The fourth set of human
remains was not distinguishable to age or sex. No known individuals
were identified. The one associated funerary object is one bag of soil
taken from the burial matrix.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from Empire Landing (CA-SCAI-26) in Los
Angeles County, CA. The site was excavated by Vivian Scott, who donated
the collection to the Catalina Island Museum in 1968 (accessioned as
68.015). Site SCAI-26 dates from at least the Late Period (A.D. 700-
1769) through Spanish contact based on artifact types. The human
remains were identified as five adults, three of them female, and one
juvenile. No known individuals were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are one fish bone and one shell fragment.
In February 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Empire Landing in Los Angeles County, CA.
These human remains were excavated by P. Williams of the Catalina
Laboratory for Archaeology (CLFA) from the Empire Landing area along a
cliff edge where there is a midden. There was a stone slab above the
burial, but there is no record of the slab being collected. The
collection was turned over to the Catalina Island Museum after
analysis. SCAI-26 is close by and dates from at least the Late Period
(A.D. 700-1769) through Spanish contact based on artifact types.
Fragmentary human remains of a Native American adult female were
identified. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In April 1970 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum 15
individuals were removed from White's Landing (SCAI-34) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The first excavation was led by UCLA undergraduate Dean
Decker, in April 1970, as part of the University of California
Archaeological Survey. Their goal was to assess settlement patterns on
the island using White's Landing West as one chosen site for comparison
and analysis. Students from UCLA and the Catalina Island School for
Boys assisted in the fieldwork for this project. Catalina Island School
(CIS) returned to White's Landing West with Mayfield School in 1972,
and continued to excavate the principal village at this cove. The
project was likely led by CIS staff archeologist Richard ``Duke''
Snyder. However, the documentation associated with this separate
project is scant at best. The UCLA archeological excavations were sent
to the Catalina Island Museum as part of the permit stipulation in
1983. The CIS material was curated with the Catalina Island Museum upon
completion of the fieldwork. SCAI-34 dates from at least the Late
Period (A.D. 700-1769) through Spanish contact based on artifact types.
While only two formal burials were designated in the catalog,
fragmentary human remains were pulled from midden contexts as well. The
15 individuals have been identified as 9 adults, 2 juveniles, 2
subadults, and one infant. One individual was to
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fragmentary to determine age or sex. Two of the adults were further
defined as male. No known individuals were identified. The 60
associated funerary objects are 22 shell fishhook blanks, 2 projectile
points, 1 steatite bowl, 1 net weight, 1 bag of charcoal fragments, 18
pieces and 2 bags of unmodified animal bone, 1 worked bone fragment, 3
pieces of worked shell, 2 unmodified wavy top shells, 1 stone fragment,
5 chipped stone and tools, and 1 stone core fragment.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 10
individuals were removed from Two Harbors (CA-SCAI-39) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The site was excavated by Preston Taylor, who ran the
concessions at Two Harbors during the time. He donated the collection
of human remains to the Catalina Island Museum in 1961, and it was
accessioned as 61.501. SCAI-39 dates from at least the Late Period
(A.D. 700-1769) through Spanish contact based on artifact types. There
were a nine adults and one juvenile identified. Further analysis
identified four of them as female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In August 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from Two Harbors (SCAI-39) in Los Angeles
County, CA. The human remains were recovered by Dorothy Cowper, from
construction activities associated with a fuel line. As a docent at the
Southwest Museum, she, along with other visitors and Catalina locals,
recovered materials that were being destroyed. Many of the artifacts
appear to have left with the amateur excavators as souvenirs as
indicated in letters between Cowper and the excavators. Records
indicate that the human remains were eventually obtained by UCLA from
Ben Hawkins, a zoologist at San Jacinto College, who was on site with
Cowper in 1963, and donated to the Catalina Island Museum in 1996.
SCAI-39 dates from at least the Late Period (A.D. 700-1769) through
Spanish contact based on artifact types. The human remains were
identified as four adults, and two sub-adults. Two of the adults were
further distinguished as female. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
In October and November 1969, human remains representing, at
minimum, 70 individuals were removed from Two Harbors (CA-SCAI-39) in
Los Angeles County, CA. The University of California Archaeological
Survey undertook salvage recovery excavations, where the demolition of
structures would impact the site. This salvage excavation was
accomplished with the help of volunteers from Catalina Island School
for Boys, Catalina Island Museum Society, and CEDAM International. The
collection was returned to the Catalina Island Museum as part of the
fulfillment of their excavation permit in 1996. SCAI-39 dates from at
least the Late Period (A.D. 700-1769) through Spanish contact based on
diagnostic artifact types. While there were 16 formal burials
identified, many fragmentary human remains were encountered in midden
contexts. The 70 individuals were identified as 47 adults (12
distinguished as female and 9 as male), 8 sub-adults, 6 juveniles, 5
infants, 1 neonatal, and 2 perinatal. One set of human remains could
not be further identified with age or sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 226 associated funerary objects include 56 shell and
stone beads, 1 fishhook blank, 1 basketry fragment, 1 soapstone plaque,
6 soapstone worked fragments, 5 quartz fragments, 6 stone flakes, 1
core, 1 cobble with asphaltum residue, 2 projectile points, 7 bowl
fragments, 1 mano fragment, 4 donut stone fragments, 10 burned seeds, 9
bone awls, 7 charcoal fragments, 101 pieces and 1 bag of unmodified
shell, 3 pieces and 2 bags of unmodified animal bone, and 1 bag of
stone fragments.
In September 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Parson's Landing (CA-SCAI-102) in Los
Angeles County, CA. Dr. Clement Meighan of UCLA, and his students,
excavated one test pit and encountered a burial (UCLA Accession 166) as
part of a research project. The collection was returned to the Catalina
Island Museum as part of the fulfillment of their excavation permit in
1996. No date has been determined for the site or burial, but
diagnostic artifacts from the site identify it as prehistoric. The two
individuals were identified as an adult male and an adult of
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In April 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the West End Site (SCAI-106) in Los
Angeles County, CA. Fredric Plog led a UCLA undergraduate field course
at the prehistoric site. Analysis continued with the collection at
UCLA. The collection was returned to the Catalina Island Museum as part
of the fulfillment of their excavation permit in 1996. No dates have
been determined for the site. While no formal burials were removed, a
single adult human phalanx was identified within the faunal remains.
Sex could not be determined. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the summers of 1980 and 1981, human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were removed from Bullrush Canyon (CA-SCAI-
137) in Los Angeles County, CA. The site was excavated by Jane
Rosenthal, of California State University, Long Beach, as an
undergraduate field school. The site is estimated to A.D. 1600-1700
based on radiocarbon dating. The collection was donated to the Catalina
Island Museum in fulfillment of their Catalina Island Conservancy
permit upon competition of their analysis. No formal burials or
funerary objects were identified. Fragmentary human remains were
discovered among faunal remains from the collection. Age and sex of the
human remains could not be determined. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
From 1967 to 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, 17
individuals were removed from Toyon Bay (CA-SCAI-564) in Los Angeles
County, CA. Jack Zahniser, of the Catalina Laboratory for Archaeology
(CLFA), and his students from the Catalina Island Boy's School,
undertook salvage recovery during the construction of a new boathouse
and the installation of a septic tank. The collection was turned over
to the Catalina Island Museum after analysis was completed. Radiocarbon
dating estimates site occupation from A.D. 465 to 1685. The collection
contains eleven recorded burials and fragmentary human remains found
within midden contexts. The 17 individuals were identified as 12 adults
(including 2 males and 2 females), 1 sub-adult, 2 infants, and 1
perinatal. One individual was too fragmentary to determine age or sex.
No known individuals were identified. The 97 associated funerary
objects are 24 shell and stone beads, 5 donut stones, 35 ground stone
tools and fragments, 2 projectile points, 5 effigies, 13 shell and
stone pendants and ornaments, 1 pipe fragment, 2 bowl fragments, 2
unmodified shell fragments, 5 chipped stone tools and flakes, 2 worked
bone fragments, and 1 fishhook.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an archeological site at Little Gibraltar
in Los Angeles County, CA. The human remains were found eroding from
the area by Catalina Island Company staff and donated to the Catalina
Island Museum in 1974 (accessioned as 74.253). There is no date
associated with the human remains. One set of
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human remains was identified as an adult female of Native American
ancestry based on metric and non-metric traits. The other human remains
were too fragmentary to identify further. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Renton's Mine streambed in Los Angeles
County, CA. The human remains were found eroding from the streambed by
Buzzy Vickers, and donated to the Catalina Island Museum in 1977
(accessioned as 77.030). There is no date associated with the human
remains, but they were found near a known prehistoric archeological
site. Fragmentary human remains of an adult female of Native American
origin were identified through osteological analysis. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The sites detailed in this notice have been identified by
consultation to be within the traditional territories of the Gabrielino
(Tongva) with ancestral ties to the Chumash island people.
Archeological and ethnohistoric evidence shows that these contact
Takic-speaking peoples lived on the southern Channel Islands by at
least 5,000 B.C. Island Tongva and Chumash groups have strong ancestral
ties through marriage and trade. Analysis of historical records from
missions in the Greater Los Angeles area demonstrate kinship ties
between these two communities made stronger while in the mission
system. The present-day Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
traces an earlier shared group identity with the Gabrielino (Tongva)
people that inhabited the Channel Islands during the Middle period and
through contact.
Associated funerary objects are consistent with those of groups
ancestral to the present-day Gabrielino (Tongva) and Chumash people.
The material culture of earlier groups living in the geographical areas
mentioned above are characterized by archeologists as having passed
through stages over the past 5,000 years. Many local archeologists
assert that the changes in the material culture reflect evolving
ecological adaptations and related changes in social organization of
the same populations, and do not represent population displacements or
movements. The same range of artifact types and materials were used
from the pre-contact period until historic times. Native consultants
explicitly state that population mixing, which did occur, would not
alter the continuity of the shared group identities of people
associated with specific locales. Based on this evidence, continuity
through time can be traced for all sites listed above with present-day
Gabrielino (Tongva) and Chumash people. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians tribal members descend from the Channel Islands and
specifically represent an ancestral tie to the Gabrielino (Tongva) and
Catalina Island by preponderance of the evidence.
Determinations Made by the Catalina Island Museum
Officials of the Catalina Island Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described in this notice represent the physical remains of 164
individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 563 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 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
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 Michael DeMarsche, Ph.D., Catalina Island
Museum, 1 Casino Way, Casino Building, P.O. Box 366, Avalon, CA 90704,
telephone (310) 510-2416, email director@catalinamuseum.org, by May 5,
2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California.
The Catalina Island Museum is responsible for notifying the San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California (previously listed as the
San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual
Reservation); Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California; and the following nonfederally recognized
Indian groups: Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California Tribe;
Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council; San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians;
and the Traditional Council of Pimu that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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