Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA, 52530-52531 [2018-22601]
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between the unassociated funerary
object and the Ak-Chin Indian
Community (previously listed as the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona); Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’
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 this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,
P.O. Box 210026, Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950, email jmcclell@email.arizona.edu,
by November 16, 2018. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary object to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Arizona State Museum is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 14, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of California, Davis, Davis,
CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of California,
Davis (UC Davis) and U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific
Region, Sacramento, CA, 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
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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 UC Davis and Reclamation. 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 UC Davis and Reclamation at
the addresses in this notice by
November 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of
California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One
Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
telephone (530) 752–8501, email
mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or Melanie Ryan,
NAGPRA Specialist/Physical
Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation,
Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP–153,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email
emryan@usbr.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 completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
UC Davis, Davis, CA and Reclamation,
Sacramento, CA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from El Dorado and Placer
Counties, CA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by UC Davis and
Reclamation professional staff in
consultation with the Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of
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Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
and the United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California (hereafter ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’). Berry Creek Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Greenville Rancheria;
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Susanville Indian
Rancheria; and the Wilton Rancheria
were invited to consult and either
deferred or did not respond (hereafter
‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1966 and 1967, human
remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from CA–
ELD–90, near the City of Cool, El
Dorado County, CA. The site was
identified as a prehistoric midden. UC
Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and
Eric Ritter excavated the site under the
direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and
D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam
Project. The excavation was conducted
by the National Park Service on behalf
of Reclamation in anticipation of the
construction of the Auburn Dam. In
1971 and 1972, Reclamation acquired
the land on which the site is situated.
Control of the site was disputed for a
number of years. In 2016, UC Davis and
Reclamation agreed to jointly comply
with NAGPRA. Burial 1 is the nearly
complete remains of an adult female
inhumation. Burials 2, 3, and 4 were
disarticulated and disassociated. Burial
2 is possibly the remains of a male.
Burial 3 is the incomplete remains of a
possible adult cremation. Burial 4 is the
remains of a child inhumation. The
human remains have been determined
to be Native American based on the
archaeological context of the site and
physiological characteristics of the
dentition. The 373 associated funerary
objects include: 3 Lots of ash, 34 lots of
non-human bones, 3 bone awls, 1
broken cobble, 10 lots of charcoal, 38
cores, 50 lots of debitage, 3 drills, 15
flake knives, 1 hammerstone, 1 piece of
historic glass, 1 mano, 1 lot of
miscellaneous organic material, 1
miscellaneous steatite artifact, 7
miscellaneous worked stones, 4
miscellaneous mineral fragments, 6 lots
of ochre, 1 steatite ornament, 1 pebble,
1 possible retouched flake, 84 lots of
possibly unmodified stones, 37 quartz
crystals, 1 scraper, 3 shells, 1 shell bead,
6 stones, 1 stone bead, 56 projectile
points, and 2 pieces of wood.
Between 1966 and 1967, human
remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from CA–
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ELD–93, near the City of Cool, El
Dorado County, CA. The site was
identified as a prehistoric midden. UC
Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and
Eric Ritter excavated the site under the
direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and
D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam
Project. The excavation was conducted
by the National Park Service on behalf
of Reclamation in anticipation of the
construction of the Auburn Dam. The
precise location of CA–ELD–93 is
unclear and appears to be unresolvable.
Childress and Ritter provide two
different site locations. The parcels were
purchased by Reclamation in 1967 and
1971. In 2016, UC Davis and
Reclamation agreed to jointly comply
with NAGPRA. Three of the four burials
were found disarticulated and
disturbed. Burial 3A was found in a
tightly flexed position. Burials all
appear to be adult. The human remains
have been determined to be Native
American based on the archaeological
context of the site and physiological
characteristics of the dentition. The 469
associated funerary objects include: 3
Bifacial artifacts, 20 lots of non-human
bones, 1 bone awl, 4 lots of charcoal, 1
charmstone, 3 cobble tools, 14 cores, 76
lots of debitage, 22 flake knives, 6 flake
tools, 2 historic glass fragments, 6
manos, 1 lot of metal, 3 miscellaneous
steatite artifacts, 1 miscellaneous
worked stone, 3 miscellaneous mineral
fragments, 3 lots of nut fragments, 1
piece of obsidian, 3 lots of ochre, 1
steatite ornament, 2 pendants, 3 pestles,
199 lots of possibly unmodified stones,
1 quartz fragment, 13 quartz crystals, 1
scraper, 1 shell, 1 shell bead, 3 pieces
of steatite, 9 stones, 60 projectile points,
1 used flake, and 1 piece of wood.
Between 1967 and 1969, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from CA–
PLA–101, west of Forest Hill in Placer
County, CA. The site was identified as
a large prehistoric occupation midden.
UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress
and Eric Ritter excavated the site under
the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff
and D.L. True as a part of the Auburn
Dam Project. The excavation was
conducted by the National Park Service
on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation
of the construction of the Auburn Dam.
In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation
agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA.
Childress and Ritter did not identify any
intact burials during their excavation.
Disassociated human remains of a child
and cremated remains of an adult were
identified within the fauna. The human
remains have been determined to be
Native American based on the
archaeological context of the site. The
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166 associated funerary objects include:
1 Bifacial artifact, 6 lots of non-human
bones, 1 charmstone, 1 cobble tool, 6
cores, 3 core tools, 21 lots of debitage,
1 flake blade, 9 flake knives, 3 flake
tools, 3 hammerstones, 4 manos, 19
millingstones, 3 fragments of
miscellaneous ground stone, 2 lots of
ochre, 22 projectile points, 1 piece of
possible debitage, 1 possible flake, 2
possible manos, 1 possible millingstone,
2 scrapers, 1 possible scraper, 2 quartz
crystals, 1 possible unmodified quartz
fragment, 39 lots of possibly unmodified
stones, 7 lots of seeds, and 4 stones.
At an unknown date, likely between
1966 and 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an area
described as ‘‘Hawver Cave Dump’’ near
Cool in El Dorado County, CA. Hawver
Cave is recorded as CA–ELD–16.
Records for this site are limited and the
specific collection location, cannot be
confirmed. The area is believed to have
been examined by UC Davis
archeologists Jeffrey Childress and
Bandes as a part of the Auburn Dam
Project. The excavation was conducted
by the National Park Service on behalf
of Reclamation in anticipation of the
construction of the Auburn Dam. In
2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed
to jointly comply with NAGPRA.
Hawver Cave was used as a mortuary
chamber. Hawver Cave was a limestone
cavern that was historically mined. It is
unclear where the ‘‘Hawver Cave
Dump’’ is in relation to the cave. Human
remains are limited to a single tooth
collected from the surface. No
associated funerary objects are present.
All four sites are situated in an area
aboriginally occupied by the Nisenan.
Ethnographic sources indicate that
many aspects of Nisenan and Northern
Sierra Miwok mortuary practices were
so closely related as to be effectively
indistinguishable in the archaeological
record. Oral historical evidence
provided indicates that these groups
occupied the area since time
immemorial. Multiple lines of evidence
including oral tradition, ethnographic,
archaeological, historic, and linguistic,
demonstrate continuity and a shared
group identity between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice and Nisenan and Northern
Sierra Miwok tribes. The Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of
Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
the Wilton Rancheria (hereafter ‘‘The
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Affiliated Tribes’’) identify as Nisenan
and/or Northern Sierra Miwok and are
culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice.
Determinations Made by UC Davis and
Reclamation
Officials of UC Davis and Reclamation
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 11
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 1,008 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 Affiliated Tribes.
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 Megon Noble, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of
California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One
Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
telephone (530) 752–8501 email
mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or Melanie Ryan,
NAGPRA Specialist/Physical
Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation,
Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP–153,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email
emryan@usbr.gov by November 16,
2018. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
UC Davis and Reclamation are
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
Dated: September 14, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018–22601 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026501; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis,
Davis, CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region,
Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA, 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 UC Davis and Reclamation. 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 UC Davis and Reclamation at the addresses in
this notice by November 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
telephone (530) 752-8501, email [email protected], or Melanie Ryan,
NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-
Pacific Regional Office, MP-153, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825, telephone (916) 978-5526, email [email protected].
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 UC Davis, Davis,
CA and Reclamation, Sacramento, CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from El Dorado and Placer Counties, CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by UC Davis and
Reclamation professional staff in consultation with the Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs
Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California (hereafter ``The Consulted Tribes''). Berry
Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Greenville Rancheria; Mooretown Rancheria
of Maidu Indians of California; Susanville Indian Rancheria; and the
Wilton Rancheria were invited to consult and either deferred or did not
respond (hereafter ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1966 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from CA-ELD-90, near the City of Cool, El
Dorado County, CA. The site was identified as a prehistoric midden. UC
Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and Eric Ritter excavated the
site under the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and D.L. True as a part
of the Auburn Dam Project. The excavation was conducted by the National
Park Service on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation of the
construction of the Auburn Dam. In 1971 and 1972, Reclamation acquired
the land on which the site is situated. Control of the site was
disputed for a number of years. In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation
agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Burial 1 is the nearly complete
remains of an adult female inhumation. Burials 2, 3, and 4 were
disarticulated and disassociated. Burial 2 is possibly the remains of a
male. Burial 3 is the incomplete remains of a possible adult cremation.
Burial 4 is the remains of a child inhumation. The human remains have
been determined to be Native American based on the archaeological
context of the site and physiological characteristics of the dentition.
The 373 associated funerary objects include: 3 Lots of ash, 34 lots of
non-human bones, 3 bone awls, 1 broken cobble, 10 lots of charcoal, 38
cores, 50 lots of debitage, 3 drills, 15 flake knives, 1 hammerstone, 1
piece of historic glass, 1 mano, 1 lot of miscellaneous organic
material, 1 miscellaneous steatite artifact, 7 miscellaneous worked
stones, 4 miscellaneous mineral fragments, 6 lots of ochre, 1 steatite
ornament, 1 pebble, 1 possible retouched flake, 84 lots of possibly
unmodified stones, 37 quartz crystals, 1 scraper, 3 shells, 1 shell
bead, 6 stones, 1 stone bead, 56 projectile points, and 2 pieces of
wood.
Between 1966 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from CA-
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ELD-93, near the City of Cool, El Dorado County, CA. The site was
identified as a prehistoric midden. UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey
Childress and Eric Ritter excavated the site under the direction of Dr.
Martin Baumhoff and D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The
excavation was conducted by the National Park Service on behalf of
Reclamation in anticipation of the construction of the Auburn Dam. The
precise location of CA-ELD-93 is unclear and appears to be
unresolvable. Childress and Ritter provide two different site
locations. The parcels were purchased by Reclamation in 1967 and 1971.
In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA.
Three of the four burials were found disarticulated and disturbed.
Burial 3A was found in a tightly flexed position. Burials all appear to
be adult. The human remains have been determined to be Native American
based on the archaeological context of the site and physiological
characteristics of the dentition. The 469 associated funerary objects
include: 3 Bifacial artifacts, 20 lots of non-human bones, 1 bone awl,
4 lots of charcoal, 1 charmstone, 3 cobble tools, 14 cores, 76 lots of
debitage, 22 flake knives, 6 flake tools, 2 historic glass fragments, 6
manos, 1 lot of metal, 3 miscellaneous steatite artifacts, 1
miscellaneous worked stone, 3 miscellaneous mineral fragments, 3 lots
of nut fragments, 1 piece of obsidian, 3 lots of ochre, 1 steatite
ornament, 2 pendants, 3 pestles, 199 lots of possibly unmodified
stones, 1 quartz fragment, 13 quartz crystals, 1 scraper, 1 shell, 1
shell bead, 3 pieces of steatite, 9 stones, 60 projectile points, 1
used flake, and 1 piece of wood.
Between 1967 and 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from CA-PLA-101, west of Forest Hill in Placer
County, CA. The site was identified as a large prehistoric occupation
midden. UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and Eric Ritter
excavated the site under the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and D.L.
True as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The excavation was conducted
by the National Park Service on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation
of the construction of the Auburn Dam. In 2016, UC Davis and
Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Childress and Ritter
did not identify any intact burials during their excavation.
Disassociated human remains of a child and cremated remains of an adult
were identified within the fauna. The human remains have been
determined to be Native American based on the archaeological context of
the site. The 166 associated funerary objects include: 1 Bifacial
artifact, 6 lots of non-human bones, 1 charmstone, 1 cobble tool, 6
cores, 3 core tools, 21 lots of debitage, 1 flake blade, 9 flake
knives, 3 flake tools, 3 hammerstones, 4 manos, 19 millingstones, 3
fragments of miscellaneous ground stone, 2 lots of ochre, 22 projectile
points, 1 piece of possible debitage, 1 possible flake, 2 possible
manos, 1 possible millingstone, 2 scrapers, 1 possible scraper, 2
quartz crystals, 1 possible unmodified quartz fragment, 39 lots of
possibly unmodified stones, 7 lots of seeds, and 4 stones.
At an unknown date, likely between 1966 and 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an area
described as ``Hawver Cave Dump'' near Cool in El Dorado County, CA.
Hawver Cave is recorded as CA-ELD-16. Records for this site are limited
and the specific collection location, cannot be confirmed. The area is
believed to have been examined by UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey
Childress and Bandes as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The
excavation was conducted by the National Park Service on behalf of
Reclamation in anticipation of the construction of the Auburn Dam. In
2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA.
Hawver Cave was used as a mortuary chamber. Hawver Cave was a limestone
cavern that was historically mined. It is unclear where the ``Hawver
Cave Dump'' is in relation to the cave. Human remains are limited to a
single tooth collected from the surface. No associated funerary objects
are present.
All four sites are situated in an area aboriginally occupied by the
Nisenan. Ethnographic sources indicate that many aspects of Nisenan and
Northern Sierra Miwok mortuary practices were so closely related as to
be effectively indistinguishable in the archaeological record. Oral
historical evidence provided indicates that these groups occupied the
area since time immemorial. Multiple lines of evidence including oral
tradition, ethnographic, archaeological, historic, and linguistic,
demonstrate continuity and a shared group identity between the human
remains and associated funerary objects in this notice and Nisenan and
Northern Sierra Miwok tribes. The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-wuk
Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United
Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the
Wilton Rancheria (hereafter ``The Affiliated Tribes'') identify as
Nisenan and/or Northern Sierra Miwok and are culturally affiliated with
the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice.
Determinations Made by UC Davis and Reclamation
Officials of UC Davis and Reclamation have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,008 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
Affiliated Tribes.
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 Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager,
University of California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752-8501 email [email protected], or
Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist, Bureau of
Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP-153, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978-5526, email [email protected]
by November 16, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
UC Davis and Reclamation are responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
Dated: September 14, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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