Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA, 38048-38050 [2019-16683]
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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 Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona at the address in
this notice by September 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Claire S. Barker,
Repatriation Coordinator, Arizona State
Museum, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
0320, email csbarker@
email.arizona.edu.
DATES:
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
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Pima County, AZ.
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.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (79 FR 53754–53759,
September 10, 2014). The number of
human remains and associated funerary
objects has changed due to a search
through uncatalogued collections.
Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Correction
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53757,
September 10, 2014), column 1,
paragraph 1, sentence 5 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
The 106 associated funerary objects
include 62 animal bones, three bone
awls, 16 ceramic sherds, one ceramic
vessel, one lot of charcoal, 16 chipped
stones, one ground stone, two minerals,
three soil samples, and one turquoise
fragment.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53757,
September 10, 2014), column 1,
paragraph 3, sentence 1 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
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In the years 1981 to 1987, human
remains representing, at minimum, 57
individuals were removed from the
Redtail Village site, AZ
AA:12:149(ASM), in Tucson, Pima
County, AZ.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53757,
September 10, 2014), column 1,
paragraph 3, sentence 7 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
The 965 associated funerary objects
are 45 animal bones, two ceramic bowls,
two ceramic jars, two ceramic scoops,
730 ceramic sherds, five lots of charcoal,
74 chipped stones, 78 flotation fraction
lots, two ground stones, one metate, one
mineral, five pollen samples, three
shells, two stone projectile points, and
13 turquoise fragments.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53757,
September 10, 2014), column 3,
paragraph 1, sentence 5 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
The 142 associated funerary objects
are two animal bones, two lots of
botanical material, 126 ceramic sherds,
one lot of charcoal, and 11 chipped
stones.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53758,
September 10, 2014), column 1,
paragraph 2, sentence 6 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
The 259 associated funerary objects
are six ceramic bowls, three ceramic
jars, 17 ceramic jar fragments, 166
ceramic sherds, two lot of charcoal, 27
chipped stones, two chipped stone
knives, two flotation fraction lots, 20
flotation samples, one glass fragment,
one ground stone, one mano, three
minerals, two polishing stones, one
shell, one shell bracelet, one soil
sample, two stone artifacts, and one
stone palette fragment.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53758,
September 10, 2014), column 3,
paragraph 4, sentence 1 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 626
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 53758,
September 10, 2014), column 3,
paragraph 4, sentence 2 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the
7,419 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.
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
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of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Claire S. Barker,
Repatriation Coordinator, Arizona State
Museum, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
0320, email csbarker@
email.arizona.edu, by September 4,
2019. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the AkChin 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,’’
may proceed.
The Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 16, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural
History, Los Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History has
completed an inventory of human
remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Los Angeles
County Museum of Natural History. If
no additional requestors come forward,
SUMMARY:
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transfer of control of the human remains
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History at the
address in this notice by September 4,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA
Officer, Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History, 900 Exposition
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007,
telephone (213) 763–3370, email
agusick@nhm.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 Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History, Los Angeles, CA. The
human remains were removed from the
Antelope Valley in northern Los
Angeles County and the southeast
portion of Kern County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. 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 Los Angeles
County Museum of Natural History
(LACMNH) professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California (previously listed as the San
Manual Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manual Reservation)
and the Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of
Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group. The Morongo
Band of Mission Indians, California
(previously listed as the Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Morongo Reservation); Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; and the Tejon
Indian Tribe were invited to consult but
deferred to the San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians, California (previously
listed as the San Manual Band of
Serrano Mission Indians of the San
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Manual Reservation) and the
Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of Mission
Indians, a non-federally recognized
Indian group.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes and Indian
groups listed in this section are referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted and Invited Indian
Tribes and Groups.’’
History and Description of the Remains
Prior to 1947, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (LACMNH Catalog Number
L.2397.66) were removed by Nestor A.
Young, Jr. of Sierra Madre, CA, from the
Nestor Young Ranch at Barrel Springs,
located near Palmdale in Antelope
Valley, Los Angeles County, CA.
According to the 2013 book Legendary
Locals of Antelope Valley by Norma
Gurba, Young actively collected artifacts
from his large ranch property near
Barrel Spring, in Antelope Valley. At
the time, the human remains consisted
of a cranium and a jar containing
cremated human remains. In December
1947, the human remains were sold to
the Laboratory of Anthropology
Hancock Foundation (a now disbanded
museum once part of the University of
Southern California) and recorded in its
logbook with the designation CH: 1
1/70. On February 1, 1966, the
Laboratory of Anthropology Hancock
Foundation anthropology collection was
loaned to LACMNH. On March 29,
1983, the collection was transferred as
a gift to LACMNH. In 1995, LACMNH
staff conducted an inventory of the
human remains in the museum’s
collections, and identified a mandible
whose designation (CH: 1 1/70) matched
the designation in the logbook, thus
indicating it came from the Young
Ranch in Antelope Valley, CA. The
human remains, consisting of one
mandible broken into two pieces, belong
to an adult 20–25 years old. The rest of
the cranium and the jar containing the
cremated human remains are not in the
LACMNH collection; likely they were
not transferred in 1966. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between 1920 and 1979, human
remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed from
an unknown location in the Antelope
Valley, CA. They were accepted into the
collections of the Antelope Valley
Museum by either H. Arden Edwards,
the museum founder, or by Grace W.
Oliver, a later owner of the museum.
One individual, cataloged as LACMNH
Catalog Number F.A.2175.79–127,
consist of a cranium representing an
adult male 20–25 years old and has the
number SK–9 written on the cranium.
Notes accompanying the cranium state
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that the human remains were collected
from an undisclosed location in the
Antelope Valley. Four individuals,
cataloged as LACMNH Catalog Number
F.A.2175.79–137, consists of three
incomplete crania with teeth, one
premolar, and one upper incisor. The
three crania represent one possible male
age 30–35 years; one possible adult
female age 30–40 years; and one
individual of unknown sex and age. The
premolar and upper incisor represent a
fourth adult individual of unknown sex
and age. A slip of paper found inside of
one of the crania identifies them as SK–
8 and notes that the human remains
were collected from Antelope Valley at
an unidentified location. Two
individuals, cataloged as LACMNH
Catalog Number F.A.2175.79–174,
consist of one nearly complete skeleton
of an adult male age 20–25 years, one
left humerus, and one right ulna from a
second possible adult female. Old
exhibit label copy from the Antelope
Valley Museum found with the human
remains includes the geographic
information as Antelope Valley, Indian
Meadow, near Little Rock, CA.
In 1979, Grace W. Oliver transferred
items by deed of gift from the Antelope
Valley Museum to LACMNH. A list of
items transferred includes the SK–9 and
SK–8 numbers, but does not contain any
information about the human remains
from Little Rock. In 1979, the State of
California purchased the Antelope
Valley Museum property from Oliver,
who donated the collections held by the
museum to the State of California. On
December 3, 1979, the SK–9, SK–8, and
Little Rock remains were transferred to
LACMNH as part of accession
F.A.2175.79. The SK–9 cranium was
accessioned as F.A.2175.79–127, the
humans remains identified as SK–8
were accessioned as F.A.2175.79–137
and the remains from Little Rock were
accessioned as F.A.2175.79–174. In
1995, LACNHM conducted an inventory
of human remains in its collections and
identified the cranium designated as
SK–9 in its holdings and the nearly
complete male skeleton, one left
humerus, and one right ulna recovered
from near Little Rock. In 2016,
LACMNH reexamined the human
remains in the F.A.2175.79 accession
number and found a slip of paper inside
one of the crania that identified the
human remains of the four individuals
designated SK–8 by the Antelope Valley
Museum. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Bounded by the Tehachapi and Sierra
Nevada mountains on the west and the
San Gabriel and San Bernardino
Mountains on the south, Antelope
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Valley constitutes the western Mojave
Desert. Archaeological and ethnographic
evidence suggests that this region was
inhabited by Serran speakers of the
Takic family of languages. More
specifically, based on John P.
Harrington’s notes and mission records,
the desert group occupying the
Antelope Valley were speakers of the
Serrano language. Inclusive of a few
groups, the region was within the
traditional territory of the Desert
Serrano (referred to by some early
Spanish explorers—and later
ethnographers referencing their
diaries—as the ‘‘Vanyume’’ or
‘‘Beneme’’). Serrano peoples’ oral
traditions place them in this portion of
their ancestral territory since time
immemorial. Archaeologists have
traditionally suggested that Serrano
speakers have continuously occupied
the San Bernardino Mountains and the
areas north, northwest, and west of the
San Bernardino Mountains for at least
3,000 years, but newer studies have
lengthened their occupancy up to
5,000–6,000 years B.P.
The Tataviam, a desert group that
spoke a language distinct from Serrano,
are also tied to the land in the
southwestern portion of the Antelope
Valley, including the northern foothills
of the Liebre Mountains. The Tataviam
language is derived from the Takic
languages of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic
stock, and is associated with villages
that held Serrano and Kitanemuk
speakers.
There are mapped native settlements
in the Antelope Valley which are known
to have been inhabited by Tataviam,
Serrano, and/or Kitanemuk- speaking
peoples—sometimes separately and
sometimes simultaneously. Such places
in the Antelope Valley area, include but
are not limited to, Amutskupiat/
Amutskupeat, or Big Rock, and
Maviayek/Maviajeh’, or Little Rock
Creek. Some of the occupants of these
villages were recruited to Mission San
Fernando and Mission San Gabriel, but
it also appears that some people
successfully avoided missionization.
The cultural affiliation of both Serrano
and Tataviam includes the welldocumented Lovejoy Springs site (CA–
LAN–942), also known as the village of
Tameobit/Tameonga.
Determinations Made by the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural
History
Officials of the Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of eight
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individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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 the San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians, California (previously
listed as the San Manual Band of
Serrano Mission Indians of the San
Manual Reservation), and, if joined, the
Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of Mission
Indians, a non-federally recognized
Indian group.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Amy Gusick,
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90007, telephone (213)
763–3370, email agusick@nhm.org, by
September 4, 2019. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the San Manuel Band
of Mission Indians, California
(previously listed as the San Manual
Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the
San Manual Reservation) and the
Fernanden˜o Tataviam Band of Mission
Indians (if joined to San Manuel Band
of Mission Indians, California) may
proceed.
The Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited
Indian Tribes and Groups that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 9, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
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Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, and
has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
present-day Federally-recognized Indian
Tribes. Representatives of any
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federally-recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA at the address in this notice by
September 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.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
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN, and stored at the Alabama Museum
of Natural History (AMNH) at the
University of Alabama. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the following
archeological sites in Lauderdale
County, AL: 1LU21, 1LU92, 1LU64,
1LU67, and 1LU72.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028401; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History has completed
an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History. If no additional requestors
come forward,
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transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice
by September 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA Officer, Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007,
telephone (213) 763-3370, 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 under
the control of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains were removed from the Antelope Valley in
northern Los Angeles County and the southeast portion of Kern County,
CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. 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 Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACMNH) professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians, California (previously listed as the San Manual Band of
Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual Reservation) and the
Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
California (previously listed as the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Morongo Reservation); Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; and the Tejon Indian Tribe were
invited to consult but deferred to the San Manuel Band of Mission
Indians, California (previously listed as the San Manual Band of
Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual Reservation) and the
Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes and Indian groups listed in this
section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Indian Tribes
and Groups.''
History and Description of the Remains
Prior to 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (LACMNH Catalog Number L.2397.66) were removed by Nestor A.
Young, Jr. of Sierra Madre, CA, from the Nestor Young Ranch at Barrel
Springs, located near Palmdale in Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County,
CA. According to the 2013 book Legendary Locals of Antelope Valley by
Norma Gurba, Young actively collected artifacts from his large ranch
property near Barrel Spring, in Antelope Valley. At the time, the human
remains consisted of a cranium and a jar containing cremated human
remains. In December 1947, the human remains were sold to the
Laboratory of Anthropology Hancock Foundation (a now disbanded museum
once part of the University of Southern California) and recorded in its
logbook with the designation CH: 1 1/70. On February 1, 1966, the
Laboratory of Anthropology Hancock Foundation anthropology collection
was loaned to LACMNH. On March 29, 1983, the collection was transferred
as a gift to LACMNH. In 1995, LACMNH staff conducted an inventory of
the human remains in the museum's collections, and identified a
mandible whose designation (CH: 1 1/70) matched the designation in the
logbook, thus indicating it came from the Young Ranch in Antelope
Valley, CA. The human remains, consisting of one mandible broken into
two pieces, belong to an adult 20-25 years old. The rest of the cranium
and the jar containing the cremated human remains are not in the LACMNH
collection; likely they were not transferred in 1966. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Between 1920 and 1979, human remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed from an unknown location in the Antelope
Valley, CA. They were accepted into the collections of the Antelope
Valley Museum by either H. Arden Edwards, the museum founder, or by
Grace W. Oliver, a later owner of the museum. One individual, cataloged
as LACMNH Catalog Number F.A.2175.79-127, consist of a cranium
representing an adult male 20-25 years old and has the number SK-9
written on the cranium. Notes accompanying the cranium state that the
human remains were collected from an undisclosed location in the
Antelope Valley. Four individuals, cataloged as LACMNH Catalog Number
F.A.2175.79-137, consists of three incomplete crania with teeth, one
premolar, and one upper incisor. The three crania represent one
possible male age 30-35 years; one possible adult female age 30-40
years; and one individual of unknown sex and age. The premolar and
upper incisor represent a fourth adult individual of unknown sex and
age. A slip of paper found inside of one of the crania identifies them
as SK-8 and notes that the human remains were collected from Antelope
Valley at an unidentified location. Two individuals, cataloged as
LACMNH Catalog Number F.A.2175.79-174, consist of one nearly complete
skeleton of an adult male age 20-25 years, one left humerus, and one
right ulna from a second possible adult female. Old exhibit label copy
from the Antelope Valley Museum found with the human remains includes
the geographic information as Antelope Valley, Indian Meadow, near
Little Rock, CA.
In 1979, Grace W. Oliver transferred items by deed of gift from the
Antelope Valley Museum to LACMNH. A list of items transferred includes
the SK-9 and SK-8 numbers, but does not contain any information about
the human remains from Little Rock. In 1979, the State of California
purchased the Antelope Valley Museum property from Oliver, who donated
the collections held by the museum to the State of California. On
December 3, 1979, the SK-9, SK-8, and Little Rock remains were
transferred to LACMNH as part of accession F.A.2175.79. The SK-9
cranium was accessioned as F.A.2175.79-127, the humans remains
identified as SK-8 were accessioned as F.A.2175.79-137 and the remains
from Little Rock were accessioned as F.A.2175.79-174. In 1995, LACNHM
conducted an inventory of human remains in its collections and
identified the cranium designated as SK-9 in its holdings and the
nearly complete male skeleton, one left humerus, and one right ulna
recovered from near Little Rock. In 2016, LACMNH reexamined the human
remains in the F.A.2175.79 accession number and found a slip of paper
inside one of the crania that identified the human remains of the four
individuals designated SK-8 by the Antelope Valley Museum. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Bounded by the Tehachapi and Sierra Nevada mountains on the west
and the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, Antelope
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Valley constitutes the western Mojave Desert. Archaeological and
ethnographic evidence suggests that this region was inhabited by Serran
speakers of the Takic family of languages. More specifically, based on
John P. Harrington's notes and mission records, the desert group
occupying the Antelope Valley were speakers of the Serrano language.
Inclusive of a few groups, the region was within the traditional
territory of the Desert Serrano (referred to by some early Spanish
explorers--and later ethnographers referencing their diaries--as the
``Vanyume'' or ``Beneme''). Serrano peoples' oral traditions place them
in this portion of their ancestral territory since time immemorial.
Archaeologists have traditionally suggested that Serrano speakers have
continuously occupied the San Bernardino Mountains and the areas north,
northwest, and west of the San Bernardino Mountains for at least 3,000
years, but newer studies have lengthened their occupancy up to 5,000-
6,000 years B.P.
The Tataviam, a desert group that spoke a language distinct from
Serrano, are also tied to the land in the southwestern portion of the
Antelope Valley, including the northern foothills of the Liebre
Mountains. The Tataviam language is derived from the Takic languages of
the Uto-Aztecan linguistic stock, and is associated with villages that
held Serrano and Kitanemuk speakers.
There are mapped native settlements in the Antelope Valley which
are known to have been inhabited by Tataviam, Serrano, and/or
Kitanemuk- speaking peoples--sometimes separately and sometimes
simultaneously. Such places in the Antelope Valley area, include but
are not limited to, Amutskupiat/Amutskupeat, or Big Rock, and Maviayek/
Maviajeh', or Little Rock Creek. Some of the occupants of these
villages were recruited to Mission San Fernando and Mission San
Gabriel, but it also appears that some people successfully avoided
missionization. The cultural affiliation of both Serrano and Tataviam
includes the well-documented Lovejoy Springs site (CA-LAN-942), also
known as the village of Tameobit/Tameonga.
Determinations Made by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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 the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California (previously listed as the San Manual Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manual Reservation), and, if joined, the
Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Amy
Gusick, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, telephone (213) 763-3370, email
[email protected], by September 4, 2019. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California
(previously listed as the San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of
the San Manual Reservation) and the Fernande[ntilde]o Tataviam Band of
Mission Indians (if joined to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians,
California) may proceed.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited Indian Tribes and Groups that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 9, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-16683 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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