Notice of Inventory Completion: Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 32410-32412 [2020-11561]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University at the address in this notice
by June 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Department of Anthropology,
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
TX. The human remains were removed
from Red River County, TX.
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. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Tribes.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, and
Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
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 B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.edu, by June 29, 2020. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying the Tribes that
this notice has been published.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Red
River County, TX. The human remains
of this collection are five skull
fragments. The provenience information
provided for these fragments are
‘‘Clarksville, Red River County, Texas.’’
This appears to be part of Collins’
record keeping system, in which he
used counties or states to indicate a
general area. Since this is the only
context, it is not possible to assign an
associated time period or culture with
these human remains. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
geographical location.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian Tribe.
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Dated: April 21, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University
of Connecticut 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
SUMMARY:
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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 the Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University
of Connecticut. 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 Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University
of Connecticut at the address in this
notice by June 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jacqueline VeningerRobert, NAGPRA Coordinator,
University of Connecticut, 354
Mansfield Road, Unit 1176, Storrs, CT
06269–1176, telephone (860) 486–6953,
email jacqueline.veninger@uconn.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the village and burial site
of Khustenete, Curry County, OR.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Connecticut
State Museum of Natural History,
University of Connecticut professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation);
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Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Coquille Indian
Tribe (previously listed as Coquille
Tribe of Oregon); Elk Valley Rancheria,
California; and the Tolowa Dee-ni’
Nation (previously listed as Smith River
Rancheria, California)(hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
From 1942–1955, human remains
representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from
Khustenete, an Athabaskan village and
burial site in Curry County, OR (site
35CU157). Khustenete was excavated by
physical anthropologist William S.
Laughlin and avocational archeologist
W.T. Edmundson. At the time of
removal, the site was located within the
private property of W.W. Ostrander.
Today, it is within in the bounds of
Samuel H. Broadman State Park.
Laughlin was a professor in the
anthropology department at the
University of Connecticut (1969–1999).
Earlier, he had served on the faculty of
the University of Oregon (1949–1955)
and the University of Wisconsin (1955–
1969). Laughlin’s correspondence and
journals—archived at the University of
Alaska and the University of Oregon—
state that analysis of the Khustenete
collection, which includes human
remains and artifacts not under the
control of the University of Connecticut,
were examined at Harvard University
(where Laughlin received his doctorate
in 1949) and the University of Oregon.
The 11 individuals and associated
funerary objects in this notice were
found in Laughlin’s home following his
death in 2001, and were donated to the
Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut in
2014 by Laughlin’s family.
Skeletal analysis of the human
remains at the University of Connecticut
was undertaken by Doug Owsley in
2015, during a visit to the University.
Inventory numbers identifying the
individuals are those assigned by
Laughlin and Edmundson. Of the 11
individuals identified by Owsley, nine
are thought to be female, one is male,
and one is of undetermined sex. Age
analysis suggests the human remains
belong to one child, one adolescent, five
young adults, one adult, two older
adults, and one of undetermined age.
Three of the individuals were conserved
with funerary objects. The four
associated funerary objects include one
lot of pine nut shell beads, one shell,
one bone tool, and one decayed wood
fragment thought to be cedar wood
planking that lined a grave.
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Khustenete was initially excavated in
1873 by Paul Schumacher, a member of
the USGS survey of the northwest
Pacific coast. Schumacher’s description
of the burials indicates that they were of
post-contact date due to the presence of
European trade goods. Conversely,
Laughlin and Edmundson believed the
burials they excavated date to the precontact era, although they did not
provide more detailed information
regarding specific dates or
archeological/cultural periods.
While subsequent radiocarbon dating
of the site has indicated a late
prehistoric/historic period, 450 +/- 70
and 320 +/- 60 RYBP, the samples were
taken from a disturbed context.
Nonetheless, Khustenete probably was a
multi-period occupation site.
Khustenete was excavated
intermittently on the property of W. W.
Ostrander, from 1942 to 1955. During
these excavations, a total of 37
distinguishable burials—but probably
more—were documented. Fifteen of
those burials were of infants (most of
the infant burials were not disinterred).
Documentation of the burials and record
keeping was not consistent.
Sites along the coasts and river
valleys of southwestern Oregon and
northwestern California lie within the
current and historically documented
territory of the Athabaskan peoples of
the Pacific Northwest (Neilson 1927;
Berreman 1937; Swanton 1952).
Historical documents, treaties,
geopolitical distribution, geographical
location, archeological, anthropological,
and biological data, oral histories, and
linguistics show that the Khustenete site
is ancestral to the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation); Elk Valley
Rancheria, California; and the Tolowa
Dee-ni’ Nation (previously listed as
Smith River Rancheria, California).
Determinations Made by the
Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut
Officials of the Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University
of Connecticut 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 four 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
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identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation); Elk Valley Rancheria,
California; and the Tolowa Dee-ni’
Nation (previously listed as Smith River
Rancheria, California)(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 request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Jacqueline VeningerRobert, NAGPRA Coordinator,
University of Connecticut, 354
Mansfield Road, Unit 1176, Storrs, CT
06269–1176, telephone (860) 486–6953,
email jacqueline.veninger@uconn.edu,
by June 29, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The Connecticut State Museum of
Natural History, University of
Connecticut is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: April 20, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020–11561 Filed 5–28–20; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University 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
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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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. 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.
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 associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University at the address in this notice
by June 29, 2020.
DATES:
B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Henderson
County, TX; Wood County, TX; Red
River County, TX; and Sabine and De
Soto Parishes, LA.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from
Henderson County, TX. The human
remains from this collection include 21
long bone fragments, one vertebra, and
one metatarsal. The human remains
were found with four chert bifaces and
a projectile point of Cuney type (Turner
et al. 2011). The age and cultural
affiliations of the human remains are
based on the projectile point, as no
further contextual evidence is available.
These cultural items are part of the
Harper collection, which was donated
by an avocational archeologist to
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
in 1967. The only provenience
information provided for the human
remains from the Harper collection is
‘‘HE5’’. Based on comparable
provenience information for the other
items he donated, it appears that Harper
employed his own numbering system,
together with a county abbreviation, to
identify each site from which he
removed particular items. The current
Texas county with the designation ‘‘HE’’
is Henderson County. No known
individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are four
chert bifaces and one projectile point.
Between 1975 and 1979, human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed during excavations
undertaken by SMU ahead of
construction of the Lake Fork Reservoir,
in Wood County, TX. Although the
primary objective of these excavations
was to identify and preserve sites ahead
of reservoir construction, artifact
analysis was used to identify settlement
patterns. Human remains were found at
four sites—the Osborne Site, the
Spoonbill Site, the Sandhill Site, and
the Yantis Site.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from the Osborne Site (X41WD16/
41WD73). Burial 1 contained cranial
fragments, five tarsal and metatarsal
fragments, and highly fragmentary long
bone sections. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from the Spoonbill Site (X41WD109/
41WD518). Burial 3 contained nearly
complete cranial fragments, though no
maxillary or mandibular structures
survived. Only fragments of the postcranial remains were excavated; they are
still encased in soil. No known
individuals were identified. The seven
associated funerary objects are ceramic
vessels.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030209; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Connecticut State Museum of
Natural History, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of
Connecticut 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 the Connecticut State Museum
of Natural History, University of Connecticut. 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 Connecticut State Museum of Natural
History, University of Connecticut at the address in this notice by
June 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jacqueline Veninger-Robert, NAGPRA Coordinator,
University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Unit 1176, Storrs, CT
06269-1176, telephone (860) 486-6953, 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 Connecticut State
Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the
village and burial site of Khustenete, Curry County, OR.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of
the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; Coquille Indian Tribe (previously
listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon); Elk Valley Rancheria, California;
and the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (previously listed as Smith River
Rancheria, California)(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
From 1942-1955, human remains representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from Khustenete, an Athabaskan village and
burial site in Curry County, OR (site 35CU157). Khustenete was
excavated by physical anthropologist William S. Laughlin and
avocational archeologist W.T. Edmundson. At the time of removal, the
site was located within the private property of W.W. Ostrander. Today,
it is within in the bounds of Samuel H. Broadman State Park.
Laughlin was a professor in the anthropology department at the
University of Connecticut (1969-1999). Earlier, he had served on the
faculty of the University of Oregon (1949-1955) and the University of
Wisconsin (1955-1969). Laughlin's correspondence and journals--archived
at the University of Alaska and the University of Oregon--state that
analysis of the Khustenete collection, which includes human remains and
artifacts not under the control of the University of Connecticut, were
examined at Harvard University (where Laughlin received his doctorate
in 1949) and the University of Oregon. The 11 individuals and
associated funerary objects in this notice were found in Laughlin's
home following his death in 2001, and were donated to the Connecticut
State Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut in 2014 by
Laughlin's family.
Skeletal analysis of the human remains at the University of
Connecticut was undertaken by Doug Owsley in 2015, during a visit to
the University. Inventory numbers identifying the individuals are those
assigned by Laughlin and Edmundson. Of the 11 individuals identified by
Owsley, nine are thought to be female, one is male, and one is of
undetermined sex. Age analysis suggests the human remains belong to one
child, one adolescent, five young adults, one adult, two older adults,
and one of undetermined age. Three of the individuals were conserved
with funerary objects. The four associated funerary objects include one
lot of pine nut shell beads, one shell, one bone tool, and one decayed
wood fragment thought to be cedar wood planking that lined a grave.
Khustenete was initially excavated in 1873 by Paul Schumacher, a
member of the USGS survey of the northwest Pacific coast. Schumacher's
description of the burials indicates that they were of post-contact
date due to the presence of European trade goods. Conversely, Laughlin
and Edmundson believed the burials they excavated date to the pre-
contact era, although they did not provide more detailed information
regarding specific dates or archeological/cultural periods.
While subsequent radiocarbon dating of the site has indicated a
late prehistoric/historic period, 450 +/- 70 and 320 +/- 60 RYBP, the
samples were taken from a disturbed context. Nonetheless, Khustenete
probably was a multi-period occupation site.
Khustenete was excavated intermittently on the property of W. W.
Ostrander, from 1942 to 1955. During these excavations, a total of 37
distinguishable burials--but probably more--were documented. Fifteen of
those burials were of infants (most of the infant burials were not
disinterred). Documentation of the burials and record keeping was not
consistent.
Sites along the coasts and river valleys of southwestern Oregon and
northwestern California lie within the current and historically
documented territory of the Athabaskan peoples of the Pacific Northwest
(Neilson 1927; Berreman 1937; Swanton 1952). Historical documents,
treaties, geopolitical distribution, geographical location,
archeological, anthropological, and biological data, oral histories,
and linguistics show that the Khustenete site is ancestral to the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Elk Valley Rancheria,
California; and the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (previously listed as Smith
River Rancheria, California).
Determinations Made by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History,
University of Connecticut
Officials of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History,
University of Connecticut 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 four 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
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identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Elk Valley Rancheria, California;
and the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (previously listed as Smith River
Rancheria, California)(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
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Jacqueline Veninger-Robert, NAGPRA
Coordinator, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Unit 1176,
Storrs, CT 06269-1176, telephone (860) 486-6953, email
[email protected], by June 29, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of
Connecticut is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 20, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-11561 Filed 5-28-20; 8:45 am]
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