Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 33734-33736 [2021-13510]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032109;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Gilcrease 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 both sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony. 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
Gilcrease Museum. 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 Gilcrease Museum at the address in
this notice by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400
N Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK
74127, telephone (918) 596–2747, email
laura-bryant@utulsa.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Gilcrease
Museum, Tulsa, OK, that meet the
definition of both sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony 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.
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SUMMARY:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
At an unknown date, five cultural
items were removed from a Seneca-
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Cayuga community. Thomas Gilcrease
most likely purchased these items from
another collector sometime in the mid20th century. In 1955, Gilcrease
transferred his museum and most of his
collection, including these five items, to
the City of Tulsa. The five sacred objects
and objects of cultural patrimony are
three False Faces (accession numbers
84.1699, 84.1701, and 84.1802) and two
turtle rattles (accession numbers 93.136
and 93.137).
In 1938, two cultural items were
removed from the Seneca Stomp
Grounds in Delaware County, OK. These
items were made by Red Jacket, a
Seneca man, who used them in
traditional religious ceremonies. In
1938, Alfred Reed, Jr. purchased the
items from Red Jacket. In 1939, Thomas
Gilcrease purchased Alfred Reed, Jr.’s
collection, including these two items. In
1955, Gilcrease transferred his museum
and most of his collection, including
these two items, to the City of Tulsa.
The two sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony are one False Face
(accession number 84.1700) and one
turtle rattle (accession number 93.138).
At an unknown date most likely in
the mid-20th century, one cultural item
was removed from a Seneca-Cayuga
community. This item was acquired by
Carol Rachlin and Alice Marriott most
likely during their travels and work as
anthropologists. In 2014, the Gilcrease
Museum received Carol Rachlin’s
collection, which included this item.
The sacred object and object of cultural
patrimony is a False Face.
False Faces and the turtle rattles
associated with them have been, and
still are, used by the Seneca Cayuga
people in traditional religious
ceremonies and are, therefore, culturally
affiliated with the Seneca-Cayuga
Nation. These cultural items are needed
by present-day adherents of the False
Face Medicine Society and cannot be
individually owned, as they belong to
the Society as a whole.
Determinations Made by the Gilcrease
Museum
Officials of the Gilcrease Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the eight cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the eight cultural items described above
have ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
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rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the SenecaCayuga Nation [previously listed as
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma].
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
Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400
N. Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK
74127, telephone (918) 596–2747, email
laura-bryant@utulsa.edu, by July 26,
2021. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed
as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma]
may proceed.
The Gilcrease Museum is responsible
for notifying the Seneca-Cayuga Nation
[previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma] that this notice has
been published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032105;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office 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
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request to the Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office. 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 Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office at the address in this
notice by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State
University NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone
(541) 737–4075, email
dawnmarie.alapisco@oregonstate.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
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the
City of Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
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 Oregon State
University Department of Anthropology
and NAGPRA Office professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon [previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation] and the Coquille Indian
Tribe [previously listed as Coquille
Tribe of Oregon]. The Burns Paiute
Tribe [previously listed as Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony
of Oregon]; Confederated Tribes of the
Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
Indians; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation [previously listed as
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Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon]; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua
Tribe of Indians [previously listed as
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of
Oregon]; and the Klamath Tribes were
invited to consult but did not
participate. Hereafter, the above listed
Indian Tribes are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1978 and 2001, Dr. Roberta
Hall of the Oregon State University
Anthropology Department conducted
seven excavation seasons at Site
35CS043, which is located in the City of
Bandon, Coos County, OR. Altogether,
five areas, designated A through E, were
excavated.
In June 2001, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from
35CS043 by the Department of
Anthropology at Oregon State
University (OSU). The exact
provenience of these human remains is
not fully documented, as the human
remains were only labeled Rogge Mill
and backfill. This excavation was
undertaken in response to a city project
that unearthed human remains and
associated funerary objects. All three
individuals are adults, but their ages
and sex could not be ascertained, as the
remains were minimal and fragmentary.
No known individuals were identified.
The three associated funerary objects are
one faunal fragmented bone, one lot of
faunal remains intermixed with
charcoal and shell fragments, and one
lot of faunal remains.
In 1988, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from 35CS043A by the
Department of Anthropology at OSU
with the aid of the City of Bandon and
the Coquille Indian Tribe. The
excavation discovered what appeared to
be the partial reburial of an individual
who had been partially exhumed during
some past construction in the area. This
individual (assigned burial number 13)
was approximately 25–30 years of age at
the time of death and of indeterminate
sex indeterminate. A second individual
was a sub-adult of indeterminate sex,
and a third individual was a fetus or
very young infant of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1990, human remains representing,
at minimum, seven individuals were
removed from 35CS043B by the
Department of Anthropology at OSU
with the aid of the Coquille Indian
Tribe. One of the individuals (assigned
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burial number 14), a male, was
approximately 50 years of age at the
time of death. With the approval of the
Coquille Indian Tribe, a small bone
sample was sent to Beta Analytic for
radiocarbon dating with a result of a
95% confidence interval that he died
between 550 and 370 BCE. A second
individual was a sub-adult of
indeterminate sex, and the remaining
five individuals could not be aged,
sexed, or dated. No known individuals
were identified. The 28 associated
funerary objects are one clay pipe
fragment, one lot of faunal remains, one
lot of flakes, one lot of mixed stone and
bone technologies, one point, one soil
sample, 15 lots of worked bone tools,
one lot of worked CCS fragments, and
six worked stone tools.
In 1986, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were
removed from 35CS043C by the
Department of Anthropology at OSU at
the request of the City of Bandon and
the Coquille Indian Tribe. In May of
1986 a City of Bandon construction
project to expand underground power
lines unearthed human skeletal remains.
Three graves were unearthed before the
construction crew realized that they had
disturbed a burial site. (Human remains
from four additional graves found
during the OSU-led excavations were
reburied by the Coquille Indian Tribe).
The human remains of these four
individuals were misidentified in the
field and were curated at OSU with nonhuman, archeological materials from the
site. One of the individuals is a subadult of indeterminate sex, and the
other three individuals are of
indeterminate age and sex. No known
individuals were identified. The seven
associated funerary objects are two lots
of faunal remains, one lot of mixed
wood and stone technology, one lot of
shell beads, one soil sample, and two
lots of worked bone.
In 1991, human remains representing,
at minimum two individuals were
removed from 35CS043E by the
Department of Anthropology at OSU.
One individual (assigned burial number
15) was approximately 23–26 years of
age at the time of death and of
indeterminate sex. The second
individual could not be aged or sexed.
No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
one lot of worked bone tools and one
worked bone wedge fragment.
Site 35CS043 has a very long
occupation history. Radiocarbon dating
samples sent to Beta Analytics by Dr.
Roberta Hall show occupation as early
as 2310–1660 BCE. This site was one of
three Coquille villages that made up the
Nasomah Complex. All three villages
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were attacked by miners on January 28,
1854, during the Nasomah massacre; up
to 21 tribal individuals were reported
killed.
The Coos Bay Indians are the
ancestors of the present-day Coquille
Indian Tribe. They spoke Miluk, a
Penutian dialect, and the Coquille/
Tututni dialect of Athabaskan. The split
between Miluk (Lower Coquille) and
Athapaskan (Upper Coquille) is around
Randolph Island on the Coquille River.
The Coos Bay Indians (now known as
the Coquille Indian Tribe) claimed the
territory two miles south of the lower
Coquille River in a 1935 case before the
U.S. Court of Claims. After its Federal
recognition was terminated by an Act of
Congress in 1954 (finalized 1956), the
Coquille Indian Tribe was officially
restored to recognized status in 1989.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon are a confederation of
more than 30 bands whose ancestral
territory ranged along the entire Oregon
coast and Coast Range, inland to the
main divide of the Cascade Range and
southward to the Rogue River
watershed. The principal constituents
include the Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat,
Molala, Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea,
Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos, Coquille,
Upper Umpqua, Tututni, Chetco,
Tolowa, Takelma or Upper Rogue River,
Galice/Applegate, and Shasta. Ancestors
of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon spoke at least 10
different base languages, many of which
had strong dialectic divisions even
within the same language. In general,
five linguistic stocks—Salish, Penutian,
Hokan, Sahaptin, and Athabaskan—are
represented by the Tribes confederated
at the Siletz Reservation. The Tribes
were forcibly removed from their
homelands in 1855 by the U.S.
Government and placed on the Siletz
Reservation. After their Federal
recognition was terminated by an Act of
Congress in 1954 (finalized 1956), the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon were officially restored to
recognized status in 1977.
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Determinations Made by Oregon State
University
Officials of Oregon State University
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 19
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 40 associated funerary objects
described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the
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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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon [previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation] and the Coquille Indian
Tribe [previously listed as Coquille
Tribe of Oregon] (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 Dawn Marie Alapisco,
Oregon State University NAGPRA
Office, 106 Gilkey Hall, Corvallis, OR
97331, telephone (541) 737–4075, email
dawnmarie.alapisco@oregonstate.edu,
by July 26, 2021. 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 Oregon State University NAGPRA
Office is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032104;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, 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
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that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to
Tuzigoot National Monument. 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
Tuzigoot National Monument at the
address in this notice by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lloyd Masayumptewa, Acting
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567–5276,
email Lloyd_Masayumptewa@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Tuzigoot National
Monument, Clarkdale, AZ, that meet the
definition of 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 Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Tuzigoot Pueblo, Hatalacva Pueblo,
and Tuzigoot Extension Pueblo in the
Verde Valley of Arizona, were excavated
in 1933 and 1934 by University of
Arizona graduate students, Louis
Caywood and Edward Spicer, when the
three sites were on private land owned
by the United Verde Copper Company.
The three sites were excavated as part
of a single project funded through the
Civil Works Administration. Excavation
notes indicate that several of the human
remains excavated during this project
were left in-situ or were reburied at the
close of the excavation in 1934 without
the associated grave goods, which were
taken to a private museum in Clarkdale,
AZ, or held in private hands. When
Tuzigoot National Monument was
established in 1939, the artifacts were
transferred to Tuzigoot National
Monument.
Between 1933–1934, 17 cultural items
were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032105; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Oregon State University NAGPRA Office 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
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request to the Oregon State University NAGPRA Office. 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 Oregon State University NAGPRA Office at
the address in this notice by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State
University NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331,
telephone (541) 737-4075, 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 Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the City of Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.
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 Oregon
State University Department of Anthropology and NAGPRA Office
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon [previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation] and the Coquille Indian
Tribe [previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon]. The Burns Paiute
Tribe [previously listed as Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute
Indian Colony of Oregon]; Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua
and Siuslaw Indians; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
[previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon]; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians [previously listed as Cow
Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon]; and the Klamath Tribes were
invited to consult but did not participate. Hereafter, the above listed
Indian Tribes are referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1978 and 2001, Dr. Roberta Hall of the Oregon State
University Anthropology Department conducted seven excavation seasons
at Site 35CS043, which is located in the City of Bandon, Coos County,
OR. Altogether, five areas, designated A through E, were excavated.
In June 2001, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from 35CS043 by the Department of Anthropology
at Oregon State University (OSU). The exact provenience of these human
remains is not fully documented, as the human remains were only labeled
Rogge Mill and backfill. This excavation was undertaken in response to
a city project that unearthed human remains and associated funerary
objects. All three individuals are adults, but their ages and sex could
not be ascertained, as the remains were minimal and fragmentary. No
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary
objects are one faunal fragmented bone, one lot of faunal remains
intermixed with charcoal and shell fragments, and one lot of faunal
remains.
In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from 35CS043A by the Department of Anthropology at OSU
with the aid of the City of Bandon and the Coquille Indian Tribe. The
excavation discovered what appeared to be the partial reburial of an
individual who had been partially exhumed during some past construction
in the area. This individual (assigned burial number 13) was
approximately 25-30 years of age at the time of death and of
indeterminate sex indeterminate. A second individual was a sub-adult of
indeterminate sex, and a third individual was a fetus or very young
infant of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1990, human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals
were removed from 35CS043B by the Department of Anthropology at OSU
with the aid of the Coquille Indian Tribe. One of the individuals
(assigned burial number 14), a male, was approximately 50 years of age
at the time of death. With the approval of the Coquille Indian Tribe, a
small bone sample was sent to Beta Analytic for radiocarbon dating with
a result of a 95% confidence interval that he died between 550 and 370
BCE. A second individual was a sub-adult of indeterminate sex, and the
remaining five individuals could not be aged, sexed, or dated. No known
individuals were identified. The 28 associated funerary objects are one
clay pipe fragment, one lot of faunal remains, one lot of flakes, one
lot of mixed stone and bone technologies, one point, one soil sample,
15 lots of worked bone tools, one lot of worked CCS fragments, and six
worked stone tools.
In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from 35CS043C by the Department of Anthropology at OSU at
the request of the City of Bandon and the Coquille Indian Tribe. In May
of 1986 a City of Bandon construction project to expand underground
power lines unearthed human skeletal remains. Three graves were
unearthed before the construction crew realized that they had disturbed
a burial site. (Human remains from four additional graves found during
the OSU-led excavations were reburied by the Coquille Indian Tribe).
The human remains of these four individuals were misidentified in the
field and were curated at OSU with non-human, archeological materials
from the site. One of the individuals is a sub-adult of indeterminate
sex, and the other three individuals are of indeterminate age and sex.
No known individuals were identified. The seven associated funerary
objects are two lots of faunal remains, one lot of mixed wood and stone
technology, one lot of shell beads, one soil sample, and two lots of
worked bone.
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum two individuals
were removed from 35CS043E by the Department of Anthropology at OSU.
One individual (assigned burial number 15) was approximately 23-26
years of age at the time of death and of indeterminate sex. The second
individual could not be aged or sexed. No known individuals were
identified. The two associated funerary objects are one lot of worked
bone tools and one worked bone wedge fragment.
Site 35CS043 has a very long occupation history. Radiocarbon dating
samples sent to Beta Analytics by Dr. Roberta Hall show occupation as
early as 2310-1660 BCE. This site was one of three Coquille villages
that made up the Nasomah Complex. All three villages
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were attacked by miners on January 28, 1854, during the Nasomah
massacre; up to 21 tribal individuals were reported killed.
The Coos Bay Indians are the ancestors of the present-day Coquille
Indian Tribe. They spoke Miluk, a Penutian dialect, and the Coquille/
Tututni dialect of Athabaskan. The split between Miluk (Lower Coquille)
and Athapaskan (Upper Coquille) is around Randolph Island on the
Coquille River. The Coos Bay Indians (now known as the Coquille Indian
Tribe) claimed the territory two miles south of the lower Coquille
River in a 1935 case before the U.S. Court of Claims. After its Federal
recognition was terminated by an Act of Congress in 1954 (finalized
1956), the Coquille Indian Tribe was officially restored to recognized
status in 1989.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon are a
confederation of more than 30 bands whose ancestral territory ranged
along the entire Oregon coast and Coast Range, inland to the main
divide of the Cascade Range and southward to the Rogue River watershed.
The principal constituents include the Clatsop, Chinook, Klickitat,
Molala, Kalapuya, Tillamook, Alsea, Siuslaw/Lower Umpqua, Coos,
Coquille, Upper Umpqua, Tututni, Chetco, Tolowa, Takelma or Upper Rogue
River, Galice/Applegate, and Shasta. Ancestors of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon spoke at least 10 different base
languages, many of which had strong dialectic divisions even within the
same language. In general, five linguistic stocks--Salish, Penutian,
Hokan, Sahaptin, and Athabaskan--are represented by the Tribes
confederated at the Siletz Reservation. The Tribes were forcibly
removed from their homelands in 1855 by the U.S. Government and placed
on the Siletz Reservation. After their Federal recognition was
terminated by an Act of Congress in 1954 (finalized 1956), the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon were officially
restored to recognized status in 1977.
Determinations Made by Oregon State University
Officials of Oregon State University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 19 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 40 associated
funerary 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
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon [previously listed as
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation] and the Coquille Indian
Tribe [previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon] (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 Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541)
737-4075, email [email protected], by July 26, 2021.
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 Oregon State University NAGPRA Office is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-13510 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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