Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin, Sacramento, CA, 40315-40317 [2020-14398]
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made on behalf of the
California Department of Transportation
by the Fowler Museum at UCLA
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Campo Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation, California; Capitan
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California (Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California;
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Viejas Reservation, California);
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Iipay Nation of
Santa Ysabel, California (previously
listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel
Reservation); Inaja Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit
Reservation, California; Jamul Indian
Village of California; La Posta Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the La
Posta Indian Reservation, California;
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,
California; Mesa Grande Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa
Grande Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation;
and the San Luis Rey Band of Luiseno
Indians, a non-federally recognized
Indian group (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Consulted Tribes and Groups’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1960 and 1961, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from
Batiquitos Lagoon in San Diego County,
CA. They were excavated by R. H.
Crabtree and Claude Warren as part of
the UCLA Archaeological Survey under
contract with the State Division of
Beaches and Parks (now the Department
of Parks and Recreation) for the Division
of Highways (now the California
Department of Transportation). The
excavation site was in the proposed
freeway (referred to at time of
excavation as Highway 101, but now is
Interstate 5) right-of-way. The collection
was analyzed at UCLA and transferred
to the Fowler Museum at UCLA for
curation. Human remains consist of one
sub-adult female individual and
fragmentary human remains from a
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second individual (age/sex unknown).
No known individuals were identified.
The 14 associated funerary objects are
11 unmodified animal bones, one
unmodified shell, one shell bead, and
one soil sample. (Despite an exhaustive
search by Fowler Museum staff,
currently, eight additional unmodified
animal bones among the associated
funerary objects are absent.)
Radiocarbon dates between 5340 and
1940 B.C. obtained from two shell
samples place the earliest occupation of
the Batiquitos Lagoon site in the Early
Holocene. That occupation was
followed by a temporary abandonment
of coastal sites due to strong
environmental changes that resulted in
the silting of the lagoon and the
depletion of natural resources. Oral
history of the Kumeyaay describes their
oceanic origins and movements on the
landscape. Over time, as environmental
and social stresses occurred, coastal
groups likely became interrelated with
inland groups and relied upon each
other. These relationships are reflected
in their song cycles and sand paintings,
as well as in the archeological record.
The Kumeyaay locate Batiquitos within
their traditional aboriginal territory.
Moreover, geographical, oral traditional,
archeological, ethnographic, and
linguistic lines of evidence all support
the existence of a cultural affiliation of
the present-day Kumeyaay with the
human remains listed in this notice.
Determinations Made by the California
Department of Transportation
Officials of the California Department
of Transportation have determined that:
• 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(3)(A),
the 14 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 Campo Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, California; Capitan Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
California (Barona Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Barona Reservation, California; Viejas
(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande
Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California;
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Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation); Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja
and Cosmit Reservation, California;
Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation (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 Sarah Allred, California
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box
942874 MS 27, Sacramento, CA 94271–
0001, telephone (916) 653–0013, email
Sarah.Allred@dot.ca.gov, by August 5,
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 California Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and
Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 27, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10,
California-Great Basin, Sacramento,
CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Region 10, California-Great Basin
(Reclamation Region 10), has completed
SUMMARY:
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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 Reclamation Region 10. 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 Reclamation Region 10 at
the address in this notice by August 5,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA
Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
10, California-Great Basin, 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
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, Interior Region 10,
California-Great Basin, Sacramento, CA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
lands in Ventura 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 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
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was made by Reclamation Region 10
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Santa Ynez Band
of Chumash Mission Indians of the
Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958 and 1959, the human remains
of, at minimum, 15 individuals were
removed from two sites in Ventura
County, CA, owned by the Bureau of
Reclamation—Las Casitas I (CA–VEN–
48) and Las Casitas III (CA–VEN–115).
The human remains were removed
during excavations carried out by the
University of Southern California under
the direction of William Wallace ahead
of Reclamation’s Ventura River Project
and construction of the Casitas Dam,
Dike, and Reservoir.
In 1964, the collections from Las
Casitas I and III were transferred from
the University of Southern California to
the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA), where they remain in the
custody of UCLA’s Fowler Museum. In
2017, Reclamation Region 10 discovered
that the collections from Las Casita I
and III are under Reclamation’s control
and contain human remains and
associated funerary objects.
The human remains from Las Casitas
I (CA–VEN–48; UCLA Number 446)
represent nine individuals—eight
formal burials and 48 pieces of
disarticulated, fragmentary remains.
Evidence of rodent activity on the
human remains might account for the
disparate proveniences of the 48 bone
fragments. Among the human remains
are two older adult females; one young
adult male; two adult males; one older
adult male; and two adults of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 95
associated funerary objects are 56 shell
beads, 13 pieces of animal bone, 10
sandstone manos, three pieces of
worked bone, four pieces of worked
ochre, two pieces of chert debitage, one
bone scraper, one chert scraper, one
chert core, one chert projectile point,
one quartzite core/hammerstone, one
sandstone ground stone ball, and one
stone fragment. (According to the
Fowler Museum’s records, there were
originally 97 associated funerary
objects, but one worked bone and one
drilled cowrie shell were lost in a fire
in 1970.)
The human remains from Las Casitas
III (CA–VEN–115; UCLA Number 448)
represent six individuals—five formal
burials and 15 teeth recovered from a
midden context. No known individuals
were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are shell beads.
(According to the Fowler Museum’s
records, as of May 28, 1976, one chert
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scraper was apparently lost while on
loan.)
The amount of wear on the dentition
and the associated artifacts indicate that
the human remains are Native
American. In consultation with the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians, of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California, Reclamation Region 10
determined that the land from which
these human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed is within
traditional territory of the Chumash, and
that the associated funerary objects are
consistent with those groups who are
ancestral to present day Chumash.
Determinations made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10,
California-Great Basin Office
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Region 10, California-Great Basin Office
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 15
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 97 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA
Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
10, California-Great Basin, MP–153,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email
emryan@usbr.gov, by August 5, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
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10, California-Great Basin Office is
responsible for notifying the Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 27, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Hudson Museum, University of
Maine, Orono, ME
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Hudson Museum, 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 unassociated funerary
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 Hudson
Museum, University of Maine. 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.
DATES: 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 Hudson Museum, University of
Maine at the address in this notice by
August 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Gretchen Faulkner,
Director, Hudson Museum, University
of Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the
Arts, Orono, ME 04469, telephone (207)
581–1904, email gretchen.faulkner@
maine.edu.
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SUMMARY:
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 Hudson
Museum, University of Maine, Orono,
ME, that meet the definition of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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unassociated funerary 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.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
The five items listed below were
acquired by William P. Palmer III. In
1982, Palmer bequeathed the items to
the University of Maine and they
became part of the Hudson Museum’s
holdings.
HM5510, a Tlingit Shaman’s pipe
from Kake Village on Kupreanof Island,
Alaska, was collected by George
Thornton Emmons and accessioned by
the Heye Foundation (catalog number 1/
2922). On March 15, 1967, the Heye
Foundation transferred this piece to
Morton D. May. Subsequently, it was
acquired by William P. Palmer III.
HM3222, a Tlingit Shaman’s guardian
figure, was formerly part of the
Christian Rub Collection, Santa Barbara,
California. It was acquired by William P.
Palmer III from Proctor Stafford, Los
Angeles, California.
HM5574, a Tlingit Shaman’s mask
representing the porpoise spirit, was
collected by George Thornton Emmons
and accessioned by the Heye
Foundation (catalog number 11/1751).
In June of 1949, the Heye Foundation
transferred this piece to Julius
Carlebach. Subsequently, Morton D.
May acquired it from Carlebach. Later,
it was acquired by William P. Palmer III.
HM5500 is a Tlingit Shaman’s
guardian figure. Records for this object
appear to indicate that around 1968, this
figure was acquired by William P.
Palmer III from Walt Killiam, a dealer in
Chester, Connecticut.
HM5460, is a Tlingit Raven grave
totem. Records for this object indicate
that it originally hung in the Elks Lodge,
Juneau, Alaska. It was formerly in the
collection of Axel Rasmussen, William
Spratling, and Proctor Stafford. William
P. Palmer III acquired it from Proctor
Stafford.
In June 2018, a delegation from the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes came to the Hudson
Museum, University of Maine to consult
on these objects. The group included
Harold Jacobs, Sarah Dybdahl,
Stephanie Masterman, Herman Davis
Sr., Herman Davis, Jr. and Neeka Cook.
In conjunction with the Hudson
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Museum staff and Hudson Museum
cooperating curators, it was determined
that these objects are culturally
affiliated with the Central Council of the
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Hudson
Museum, University of Maine
Officials of the Hudson Museum,
University of Maine have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the five cultural items described above
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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Central Council of the
Tlingit & Haida Indian 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 these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Gretchen Faulkner, Director, Hudson
Museum, University of Maine, 5746
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME
04469, telephone (207) 581–1904, email
gretchen.faulkner@maine.edu, by
August 5, 2020. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes may proceed.
The Hudson Museum, University of
Maine is responsible for notifying the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 27, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin,
Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin (Reclamation Region 10), has
completed
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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 Reclamation Region 10. 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 Reclamation Region 10 at the address in
this notice by August 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin, 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 U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-
Great Basin, Sacramento, CA. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from lands in Ventura 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 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 Reclamation Region 10 professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958 and 1959, the human remains of, at minimum, 15 individuals
were removed from two sites in Ventura County, CA, owned by the Bureau
of Reclamation--Las Casitas I (CA-VEN-48) and Las Casitas III (CA-VEN-
115). The human remains were removed during excavations carried out by
the University of Southern California under the direction of William
Wallace ahead of Reclamation's Ventura River Project and construction
of the Casitas Dam, Dike, and Reservoir.
In 1964, the collections from Las Casitas I and III were
transferred from the University of Southern California to the
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where they remain in the
custody of UCLA's Fowler Museum. In 2017, Reclamation Region 10
discovered that the collections from Las Casita I and III are under
Reclamation's control and contain human remains and associated funerary
objects.
The human remains from Las Casitas I (CA-VEN-48; UCLA Number 446)
represent nine individuals--eight formal burials and 48 pieces of
disarticulated, fragmentary remains. Evidence of rodent activity on the
human remains might account for the disparate proveniences of the 48
bone fragments. Among the human remains are two older adult females;
one young adult male; two adult males; one older adult male; and two
adults of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The
95 associated funerary objects are 56 shell beads, 13 pieces of animal
bone, 10 sandstone manos, three pieces of worked bone, four pieces of
worked ochre, two pieces of chert debitage, one bone scraper, one chert
scraper, one chert core, one chert projectile point, one quartzite
core/hammerstone, one sandstone ground stone ball, and one stone
fragment. (According to the Fowler Museum's records, there were
originally 97 associated funerary objects, but one worked bone and one
drilled cowrie shell were lost in a fire in 1970.)
The human remains from Las Casitas III (CA-VEN-115; UCLA Number
448) represent six individuals--five formal burials and 15 teeth
recovered from a midden context. No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are shell beads. (According to the
Fowler Museum's records, as of May 28, 1976, one chert scraper was
apparently lost while on loan.)
The amount of wear on the dentition and the associated artifacts
indicate that the human remains are Native American. In consultation
with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California, Reclamation Region 10 determined that the land
from which these human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is within traditional territory of the Chumash, and that the
associated funerary objects are consistent with those groups who are
ancestral to present day Chumash.
Determinations made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin Office
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin Office have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 15 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 97 objects described
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical
Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California-
Great Basin, MP-153, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone
(916) 978-5526, email [email protected], by August 5, 2020. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior Region
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10, California-Great Basin Office is responsible for notifying the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation, California that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 27, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-14398 Filed 7-2-20; 8:45 am]
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