Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner, San Bernardino, CA, 27279-27280 [2017-12293]
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23337;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Field Museum of Natural
History, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of sacred
objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Field
Museum of Natural History. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
SUMMARY:
Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Field Museum of Natural History at
the address in this notice by July 14,
2017.
DATES:
Helen Robbins, Field
Museum of Natural History, 1400 South
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7317, email
hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL,
that meet the definition of sacred objects
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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In August of 1892, two cultural items
were removed from the Quinault Indian
Reservation in the State of Washington.
Museum records indicate that these
cultural items are Quinault in origin,
and were collected by Reverend Myron
Eells on behalf of the Washington
World’s Fair Commission for display at
the World’s Columbian Exposition. The
two sacred objects are tamahnousing
figures, and were accessioned by The
Field Museum of Natural History in
1893. One sacred object is a red painted
wooden anthropomorphic figure with
rattles around its neck (cat. 19789). The
figure represents the spirit
djilo’tsanomic, who helped heal soul
loss and would have been used by a
shaman. The second sacred object is a
cedar bark figure with attached rattles
(cat. 19645). A similar figure is
described by Ronald Olson as a ‘‘doctor
of the setting sun.’’ According to Hilary
Stewart, it would have been used in a
Salmon Ceremony. Both figures are
spirit helpers that would be used as
tamahnousing items by practitioners of
the traditional Quinault tamahnousing
religion. They are ceremonial objects
that are necessary today for the
revitalization and present-day practice
of Quinault traditional religion.
The Quinault are culturally affiliated
with the area from which the sacred
objects were removed. This assessment
is supported by archival records and
reports, museum records, Department of
the Interior sources, academic sources,
and correspondence with Quinault
representatives.
Determinations Made by the Field
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Field Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the two cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and the
Quinault Indian Nation (previously
listed as the Quinault Tribe of the
Quinault Reservation, Washington).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
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information in support of the claim to
Helen Robbins, Field Museum of
Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone
(312) 665–7317, email hrobbins@
fieldmuseum.org, by July 14, 2017. After
that date, if no additional claimants
have come forward, transfer of control
of the sacred objects to the Quinault
Indian Nation (previously listed as the
Quinault Tribe of the Quinault
Reservation, Washington) may proceed.
The Field Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying the Quinault
Indian Nation (previously listed as the
Quinault Tribe of the Quinault
Reservation, Washington) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 2, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23373;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner,
San Bernardino, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Bernardino County
Sheriff-Coroner 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 San Bernardino
County Sheriff-Coroner. If no additional
requestors come forward, the human
remains may be reinterred.
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 San Bernardino
County Sheriff-Coroner at the address in
this notice by July 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Robert Hunter, Diplomat—
ABMDI, Unidentified Persons
Coordinator, San Bernardino County
SUMMARY:
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Review Committee, acting pursuant to
its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
March 2017 meeting and recommended
to the Secretary that the proposed reinterment proceed. An April 2017 letter
on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior
from the National Park Service
Associate Director for Cultural
Resources, Partnerships, and Science
transmitted the Secretary’s independent
review and concurrence with the
Review Committee that:
• No Indian Tribes objected to the
proposed re-interment, and
• the San Bernardino County SheriffCoroner may proceed with the proposed
re-interment of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains.
Re-interment is contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
professional staff in consultation with
the California Native American Heritage
Commission.
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Sheriff-Coroner, 175 South Lena Road,
San Bernardino, CA 92418, telephone
(909) 387–2978.
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 San Bernardino County SheriffCoroner, San Bernardino, CA. The
human remains were removed from an
unknown location.
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.
Determinations Made by the San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
unknown location. On October 4, 1996,
the San Bernardino County SherriffCoroner’s office took custody of two
skulls and placed them into curation at
the Coroner facility. The human remains
were determined to be Native American
based on context and an anthropological
examination. Between October 1996 and
October 2016, numerous attempts were
made to determine a most likely
decedent with local area Indian Tribes
and the California Native American
Heritage Commission. No Indian Tribes
in California were willing to accept the
human remains without clear
provenience. No known individuals
were identified. No funerary objects
were present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may
recommend that culturally
unidentifiable human remains with no
‘‘tribal land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience be reinterred under State or
other law. In January 2017, the San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
requested that the Secretary, through the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
recommend the proposed re-interment
of the culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains in this notice,
according to State or other law. The
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Officials of the San Bernardino
County Sheriff-Coroner have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on context
and other artifacts found with the
human remains.
• 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(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)(1), a
‘‘tribal land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience cannot be ascertained.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii)
and 43 CFR 10.16, the human remains
may be reinterred according to the law
of San Bernardino County, CA.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Robert Hunter,
Diplomat—ABMDI, Unidentified
Persons Coordinator, San Bernardino
County Sheriff-Coroner, 175 South Lena
Road, San Bernardino, CA 92418,
telephone (909) 387–2978, by July 14,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, the
human remains may be reinterred.
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The San Bernardino County SheriffCoroner is responsible for notifying the
California Native American Heritage
Commission that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 8, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–MWR–WICR–23043;
PS.SMWLA0068.00.1]
Minor Boundary Revision at Wilson’s
Creek National Battlefield
National Park Service, Interior.
Notification of boundary
revision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The boundary of Wilson’s
Creek National Battlefield is modified to
include 40 acres of land located in
Christian County, Missouri,
immediately adjacent to the boundary of
the national battlefield. The United
States will accept a donation from Civil
War Trust containing 40 acres of land.
DATES: The effective date of this
boundary revision is June 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The map depicting this
boundary revision is available for
inspection at the following locations:
National Park Service, Land Resources
Program Center, Midwest Region, 601
Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
68102 and National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Realty Officer Daniel L. Betts,
National Park Service, Land Resources
Program Center, Midwest Region, 601
Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
68102, telephone (402) 661–1780.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to 54 U.S.C.
100506(c), the boundary of Wilson’s
Creek National Battlefield is modified to
include 40 acres of adjacent land
identified as Tract 01–147. The
boundary revision is depicted on Map
No. 410/133,135, dated June 2016.
Specifically, 54 U.S.C. 100506(c)
provides that, after notifying the House
Committee on Natural Resources and
the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to make this
boundary revision upon publication of
notice in the Federal Register. The
Committees have been notified of this
boundary revision. This boundary
SUMMARY:
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23373; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Sheriff-
Coroner, San Bernardino, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner 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 San Bernardino County Sheriff-
Coroner. If no additional requestors come forward, the human remains
may be reinterred.
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 San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner at the address in this notice by July
14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Robert Hunter, Diplomat--ABMDI, Unidentified Persons
Coordinator, San Bernardino County
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Sheriff-Coroner, 175 South Lena Road, San Bernardino, CA 92418,
telephone (909) 387-2978.
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 San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner, San
Bernardino, CA. The human remains were removed from an unknown
location.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the San
Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner professional staff in consultation
with the California Native American Heritage Commission.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown location. On October 4, 1996,
the San Bernardino County Sherriff-Coroner's office took custody of two
skulls and placed them into curation at the Coroner facility. The human
remains were determined to be Native American based on context and an
anthropological examination. Between October 1996 and October 2016,
numerous attempts were made to determine a most likely decedent with
local area Indian Tribes and the California Native American Heritage
Commission. No Indian Tribes in California were willing to accept the
human remains without clear provenience. No known individuals were
identified. No funerary objects were present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may
recommend that culturally unidentifiable human remains with no ``tribal
land'' or ``aboriginal land'' provenience be reinterred under State or
other law. In January 2017, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
requested that the Secretary, through the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, recommend the proposed
re-interment of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human
remains in this notice, according to State or other law. The Review
Committee, acting pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its March 2017 meeting and
recommended to the Secretary that the proposed re-interment proceed. An
April 2017 letter on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior from the
National Park Service Associate Director for Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science transmitted the Secretary's independent
review and concurrence with the Review Committee that:
No Indian Tribes objected to the proposed re-interment,
and
the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner may proceed with
the proposed re-interment of the culturally unidentifiable human
remains.
Re-interment is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner
Officials of the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on context and other artifacts
found with the human remains.
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(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)(1), a ``tribal land'' or
``aboriginal land'' provenience cannot be ascertained.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and 43 CFR 10.16, the
human remains may be reinterred according to the law of San Bernardino
County, CA.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Robert Hunter, Diplomat--ABMDI,
Unidentified Persons Coordinator, San Bernardino County Sheriff-
Coroner, 175 South Lena Road, San Bernardino, CA 92418, telephone (909)
387-2978, by July 14, 2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, the human remains may be reinterred.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner is responsible for
notifying the California Native American Heritage Commission that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 8, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-12293 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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