Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10: California-Great Basin, Sacramento, CA, 55485-55486 [2020-19703]
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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
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 U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Region 10—California—Great Basin, at
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the address in this notice by October 8,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA
Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
10: California—Great Basin, CGB–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, and currently housed at the
Department of Anthropology Museum,
University of California, Davis, Davis,
CA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Federal land in Napa County, CA
managed by Reclamation Region 10.
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 Yocha Dehe
Wintun Nation, California (previously
listed as Rumsey Indian Rancheria of
Wintun Indians of California) conducted
from 2017 to 2019.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1977, the human remains of, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Indian Hill Site (CA–
NAP–433), located near the west shore
of Lake Berryessa and northeast of Putah
Bridge in Napa County, CA. In the
1950s, after the construction of
Monticello Dam, the site was inundated
with the infilling of Lake Berryessa. In
1976–77, the reservoir receded in
response to severe drought, exposing the
site. Reclamation responded by
sponsoring salvage excavations by a
University of California, Davis (UC
Davis) field school under the direction
of Professors Delbert L. True and Martin
A. Baumhoff. In the fall of 1976, the
field school completed a surface survey,
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and in the summer of 1977, it conducted
excavations. Approximately three cubic
meters were excavated from eight units,
each measuring 1 meter by 1 meter. All
material was excavated in arbitrary, 10centimeter levels and passed through 1/
8-inch mesh. The maximum depth of
the units ranged from 10 to 80
centimeters, with an average depth of 38
centimeters. During the excavations, no
burials were documented, but 37 pieces
of disassociated human bone were
recovered and recorded. Following
excavation, all the recovered materials
were sent to the Department of
Anthropology Museum, UC Davis.
In 1995, UC Davis completed a
NAGPRA inventory and a Notice of
Inventory Completion (NIC) for CA–
NAP–433 NAGPRA collections and
submitted them to the National Park
Service. Subsequent lands research
confirmed Reclamation’s ownership and
control of the CA–NAP–433 collection.
On June 18, 2014, Ms. Megon Noble, at
UC Davis, contacted Reclamation
Region 10 to inform them that she was
consulting with the Yocha Dehe Wintun
Nation, California, on a nonReclamation collection and had
informed the tribe about the CA–NAP–
433 collection.
Reclamation Region 10 initiated tribal
consultation on the CA–NAP–433
collection in July 2017. In 2019,
Reclamation Region 10 conducted a
physical inventory of the CA–NAP–433
collection. In doing so, 156 human
remains fragments were identified. The
fragmentary remains included the 37
human skeletal fragments identified and
recorded during the excavation of Units
8N/1E and 9N/1E, and an additional 119
human skeletal fragments from Units
8N–1E, 9N–1E, and 7N–E1, and ‘‘Sector
G’’ that had been misidentified as faunal
remains. No known individuals were
identified. The 456 associated funerary
objects are: 153 pieces of debitage, 145
culturally unmodified objects, 27 faunal
bones, 26 organic samples, 24 flake
tools, 23 bifaces, 15 cores, 13
handstones, six projectile points, five
choppers, four formed flake tools, three
modified stones, two awls, two cobble
tools, two milling slabs, one
hammerstone, one mortar, one modified
faunal bone, one fire-cracked rock, one
piece of miscellaneous ground stone,
and one piece of ochre.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10:
California—Great Basin
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Region 10: California—Great Basin have
determined that:
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• 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 456 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 Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun
Indians of the Colusa Indian
Community of the Colusa Rancheria,
California; Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun
Indians (previously listed as Cortina
Indian Rancheria and the Cortina Indian
Rancheria of Wintun Indians of
California); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun
Nation, California (previously listed as
Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun
Indians of 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 Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA
Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
10: California—Great Basin, CGB–153,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email
emryan@usbr.gov, by October 8, 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 U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region
10: California—Great Basin, is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Dated: August 10, 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:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The American Museum of
Natural History 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 no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the American Museum of
Natural History. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the American Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American
Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email
nmurphy@amnh.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Fox Farm, Mays Lick
vicinity, in Mason County, KY.
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).
SUMMARY:
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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 American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1895, human remains representing,
at minimum, 187 individuals were
removed from Fox Farm, near Mays
Lick, in Mason County, KY. Harlan
Ingersoll Smith, an archeologist at the
American Museum of Natural History,
collected these human remains as part
of an expedition. These human remains
and their associated funerary objects
were accessioned into the Museum’s
collection that same year. The human
remains include 32 adult males; seven
adults who may be male; 33 adult
females; seven adults who may be
female; 32 adults of indeterminate sex;
three individuals whose age and sex are
indeterminate; and 73 subadults. No
known individuals were identified. The
188 associated funerary objects are 14
shell pendants (more than 90 pieces);
one lot of pearl shell beads (30 pieces);
seven lots of Marginella apicina shell
beads (more than 168 pieces); three lots
of cylindrical Marginella shell beads
(more than 62 pieces); two lots of Olive
shell beads (11 pieces); one lot of coal
or shale spherical shell beads (14
pieces); 15 lots of cylindrical shell beads
(more than 350 pieces); two spherical
shell beads; 20 lots of shell beads (more
than 500 pieces); one conch shell bead;
six lots of Unio shells (11 pieces); three
lots of olive shells (15); one lot of
Busycon shells (three); one pearl shell;
two conical sea shells; one lot of shell
objects (four pieces); one worked shell;
one shell; one large shell ornament (in
more than 50 pieces); nine bone awls
(one of which was made from a wild
turkey tibia); two awl shaped shells;
eight stone disks; five perforated shell
disks; three stone pipe blanks; three
stone pipes (one of which is incised
with a figure of a man); 10 bone beads
or tubes (one of which is incised); three
coal or shale pieces; one lot of small
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030757; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, Interior Region 10--California--Great Basin, at the
address in this notice by October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist,
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10: California--Great Basin,
CGB-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, and currently housed at the Department of
Anthropology Museum, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Federal
land in Napa County, CA managed by Reclamation Region 10.
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 Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation,
California (previously listed as Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun
Indians of California) conducted from 2017 to 2019.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1977, the human remains of, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Indian Hill Site (CA-NAP-433), located near the west
shore of Lake Berryessa and northeast of Putah Bridge in Napa County,
CA. In the 1950s, after the construction of Monticello Dam, the site
was inundated with the infilling of Lake Berryessa. In 1976-77, the
reservoir receded in response to severe drought, exposing the site.
Reclamation responded by sponsoring salvage excavations by a University
of California, Davis (UC Davis) field school under the direction of
Professors Delbert L. True and Martin A. Baumhoff. In the fall of 1976,
the field school completed a surface survey, and in the summer of 1977,
it conducted excavations. Approximately three cubic meters were
excavated from eight units, each measuring 1 meter by 1 meter. All
material was excavated in arbitrary, 10-centimeter levels and passed
through 1/8-inch mesh. The maximum depth of the units ranged from 10 to
80 centimeters, with an average depth of 38 centimeters. During the
excavations, no burials were documented, but 37 pieces of disassociated
human bone were recovered and recorded. Following excavation, all the
recovered materials were sent to the Department of Anthropology Museum,
UC Davis.
In 1995, UC Davis completed a NAGPRA inventory and a Notice of
Inventory Completion (NIC) for CA-NAP-433 NAGPRA collections and
submitted them to the National Park Service. Subsequent lands research
confirmed Reclamation's ownership and control of the CA-NAP-433
collection. On June 18, 2014, Ms. Megon Noble, at UC Davis, contacted
Reclamation Region 10 to inform them that she was consulting with the
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California, on a non-Reclamation collection
and had informed the tribe about the CA-NAP-433 collection.
Reclamation Region 10 initiated tribal consultation on the CA-NAP-
433 collection in July 2017. In 2019, Reclamation Region 10 conducted a
physical inventory of the CA-NAP-433 collection. In doing so, 156 human
remains fragments were identified. The fragmentary remains included the
37 human skeletal fragments identified and recorded during the
excavation of Units 8N/1E and 9N/1E, and an additional 119 human
skeletal fragments from Units 8N-1E, 9N-1E, and 7N-E1, and ``Sector G''
that had been misidentified as faunal remains. No known individuals
were identified. The 456 associated funerary objects are: 153 pieces of
debitage, 145 culturally unmodified objects, 27 faunal bones, 26
organic samples, 24 flake tools, 23 bifaces, 15 cores, 13 handstones,
six projectile points, five choppers, four formed flake tools, three
modified stones, two awls, two cobble tools, two milling slabs, one
hammerstone, one mortar, one modified faunal bone, one fire-cracked
rock, one piece of miscellaneous ground stone, and one piece of ochre.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10: California--Great Basin
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Interior Region 10: California--Great Basin have
determined that:
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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 456 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 Cachil
DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the
Colusa Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians
(previously listed as Cortina Indian Rancheria and the Cortina Indian
Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun
Nation, California (previously listed as Rumsey Indian Rancheria of
Wintun Indians of 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 Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical
Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10: California--
Great Basin, CGB-153, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone
(916) 978-5526, email [email protected], by October 8, 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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior Region 10: California--Great Basin, is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 10, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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