Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 38758-38759 [2021-15565]
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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
Anne Amati, University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E
Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146,
Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303) 871–
2687, email anne.amati@du.edu, by
August 23, 2021. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
objects of cultural patrimony to The
Tribes may proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–15571 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: California Department of
Transportation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), assisted by
the Fowler Museum at the University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the
San Luis Obispo County Archaeological
Society Research and Collections
Facility (SLOCAS), 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
California Department of
Transportation. 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
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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 California Department of
Transportation at the address in this
notice by August 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Allred, California Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 942874, MS
27, Sacramento, CA 94271, telephone
(916) 956–5506, email Sarah.Allred@
dot.ca.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 California
Department of Transportation,
Sacramento, CA, and in the physical
custody of the Fowler Museum at the
University of California Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, CA, and the San Luis
Obispo County Archaeological Society
Research and Collections Facility, San
Luis Obispo, CA, 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 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
In 1965 and 1966, a total of 2,589
unassociated funerary objects were
removed from CA–SLO–175 in San Luis
Obispo County, CA. David Abrams and
Nelson Leonard, in association with the
University of California Archeological
Survey, began excavations when
Caltrans sought to widen Highway 1,
which would significantly impact this
Middle-to-Late Period site. The land
was originally owned by the Hearst
Corporation. Caltrans purchased the
right-of-way in June 1966. All laboratory
work was completed at UCLA. Abrams
reported on the site and the excavations
in the MA thesis he submitted to the
University of California Davis.
In March of 1973, UCLA sent the
materials collected from CA–SLO–175
to SLOCAS (then located at Cuesta
College) for further study and analysis,
with the exception of the human
remains and associated funerary objects.
Subsequently, additional materials
associated with the site were found at
UCLA, and in May 1978, they were sent
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to SLOCAS for permanent curation. On
July 14, 2017, UCLA sent the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to SLOCAS to unite the entire collection
for an inventory, and to look for missing
and loaned artifacts with the assistance
of Chumash community members. The
2,589 unassociated funerary objects are
composed of 2,463 objects present in the
UCLA collections and 126 objects that
are currently missing. The 2,463
unassociated funerary objects are seven
pieces and one bag of asphaltum, one
bag of charcoal, 717 pieces and 77 bags
of unmodified faunal bone, one
modified shell, 18 pieces of modified
bone, 11 awls, 375 flakes, one etched
stone, 367 scrapers, 179 cores, 34
choppers, 19 anvils, 160 points, one
arrow shaft straightener, seven stone
balls, 33 bifaces, 55 shell beads, three
stone pendants and one bag of stone
beads, one sharpening stone, 54 stone
bowls, six burins, nine pieces of
debitage, 14 drills, two fishhooks, two
pieces of ochre, one quartz crystal, six
perforators/picks, 18 pieces and five
bags of unmodified shell, 104 knives, 35
grinding stones, 24 hammerstones, 61
manos/pestles, 32 net weights, 10
pecked stones, six tarring pebbles, and
five other stone tools. The California
Department of Transportation continues
to look for the missing 126 unassociated
funerary objects, which are two
unmodified animal bones, one mortar,
two stone bowls, four hammerstones, 13
knives, three manos, one net weight,
three pestles, 26 points, three tarring
pebbles, two shell beads, 33 stone
flakes, two shells with asphaltum, eight
cores, three scrapers, one pick, one drill,
11 pieces of charcoal, three modified
animal bones, three burins, and one
chopper.
Following consultation with
representatives of the Santa Ynez Band
of Chumash Mission Indians of the
Santa Ynez Reservation, California and
three non-federally recognized Indian
groups—the Barbaren˜o/Venturen˜o Band
of Mission Indians, the yak tityu tityu
yak ti5hini/Northern Chumash Tribe,
and the Salinan Tribe of San Luis
Obispo and Monterey Counties—
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes and Groups’’), the California
Department of Transportation has
determined that CA–SLO–175 lies
within the traditional territory of the
Chumash and Salinan people. This
determination is based on geographical,
ethnographic, historical, oral traditional,
and archeological information.
Determinations Made by the California
Department of Transportation
Officials of the California Department
of Transportation have determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 2,589 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 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 claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Sarah Allred, California Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 942874, MS
27, Sacramento, CA 94271–0001,
telephone (916) 956–5506, email
Sarah.Allred@dot.ca.gov, by August 23,
2021. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California may
proceed.
The California Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and
Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–15565 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
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organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and present-day Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the
lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the address in this
notice by August 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Christopher Woods, Williams Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104–
6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, email
director@pennmuseum.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
were removed from unknown sites in
Muskogee County, OK; Philadelphia
County, PA; Burlington County, NJ;
Madison County, IN and other areas in
the United States.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
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Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime prior to 1839, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual [catalog number 97–606–568]
were removed from an unknown
location in the United States by Mr.
Witmer or an unknown 3rd party. Mr.
Witmer transferred the human remains
to Dr. Samuel G. Morton (b. 1799–d.
1851) who, by 1839, had accessioned
them into his collection. The human
remains belong to a female individual
between 30 and 40 years of age. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between 1832 and March of 1834,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual [catalog
number 97–606–40] were obtained by
Dr. Zina Pitcher (b. 1797–d. 1872) who,
at that time, was serving as the Army
surgeon at Fort Gibson, in Muskogee
County, Oklahoma. Dr. Pitcher
transferred the human remains to Dr.
Samuel G. Morton who, by 1839, had
accessioned them into his collection.
The human remains belong to a female
between 35 and 50 years of age.
Archival documents indicate that she
was from a ‘‘little colony on the Neosho
River, near Fort Gibson.’’ No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Between 1838 and 1843, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual [catalog number 97–606–
1264] were removed from an unknown
location in Indiana by Dr. Edwin Fussell
[b. 1799–d. 1851], while he was living
in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana.
By 1849, Dr. Fussell had transferred the
human remains to Dr. Samuel G.
Morton, who accessioned them into his
collection. The human remains belong
to a female between 40 and 50 years of
age. Historical, published documents
indicate she had been ‘‘massacred by
the whites at a settlement on White
River, Indiana.’’ No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1847, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual [catalog
number 97–606–1263] were removed
from a Native cemetery in the Port
Richmond neighborhood of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA,
by Mr. Isaac Paschall Morris [b. 1803–
d. 1869]. By 1849, Mr. Morris had
transferred the human remains to Dr.
Samuel G. Morton, who accessioned
them into his collection. The human
remains belong to a probable female
between 30 and 40 years of age. No
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032322; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California
Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
assisted by the Fowler Museum at the University of California Los
Angeles (UCLA) and the San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society
Research and Collections Facility (SLOCAS), 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 California Department of
Transportation. 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 California Department of
Transportation at the address in this notice by August 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Allred, California Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 942874, MS 27, Sacramento, CA 94271, telephone
(916) 956-5506, 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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA,
and in the physical custody of the Fowler Museum at the University of
California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and the San Luis Obispo County
Archaeological Society Research and Collections Facility, San Luis
Obispo, CA, 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
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
In 1965 and 1966, a total of 2,589 unassociated funerary objects
were removed from CA-SLO-175 in San Luis Obispo County, CA. David
Abrams and Nelson Leonard, in association with the University of
California Archeological Survey, began excavations when Caltrans sought
to widen Highway 1, which would significantly impact this Middle-to-
Late Period site. The land was originally owned by the Hearst
Corporation. Caltrans purchased the right-of-way in June 1966. All
laboratory work was completed at UCLA. Abrams reported on the site and
the excavations in the MA thesis he submitted to the University of
California Davis.
In March of 1973, UCLA sent the materials collected from CA-SLO-175
to SLOCAS (then located at Cuesta College) for further study and
analysis, with the exception of the human remains and associated
funerary objects. Subsequently, additional materials associated with
the site were found at UCLA, and in May 1978, they were sent to SLOCAS
for permanent curation. On July 14, 2017, UCLA sent the human remains
and associated funerary objects to SLOCAS to unite the entire
collection for an inventory, and to look for missing and loaned
artifacts with the assistance of Chumash community members. The 2,589
unassociated funerary objects are composed of 2,463 objects present in
the UCLA collections and 126 objects that are currently missing. The
2,463 unassociated funerary objects are seven pieces and one bag of
asphaltum, one bag of charcoal, 717 pieces and 77 bags of unmodified
faunal bone, one modified shell, 18 pieces of modified bone, 11 awls,
375 flakes, one etched stone, 367 scrapers, 179 cores, 34 choppers, 19
anvils, 160 points, one arrow shaft straightener, seven stone balls, 33
bifaces, 55 shell beads, three stone pendants and one bag of stone
beads, one sharpening stone, 54 stone bowls, six burins, nine pieces of
debitage, 14 drills, two fishhooks, two pieces of ochre, one quartz
crystal, six perforators/picks, 18 pieces and five bags of unmodified
shell, 104 knives, 35 grinding stones, 24 hammerstones, 61 manos/
pestles, 32 net weights, 10 pecked stones, six tarring pebbles, and
five other stone tools. The California Department of Transportation
continues to look for the missing 126 unassociated funerary objects,
which are two unmodified animal bones, one mortar, two stone bowls,
four hammerstones, 13 knives, three manos, one net weight, three
pestles, 26 points, three tarring pebbles, two shell beads, 33 stone
flakes, two shells with asphaltum, eight cores, three scrapers, one
pick, one drill, 11 pieces of charcoal, three modified animal bones,
three burins, and one chopper.
Following consultation with representatives of the Santa Ynez Band
of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
and three non-federally recognized Indian groups--the Barbare[ntilde]o/
Venture[ntilde]o Band of Mission Indians, the yak tityu tityu yak
ti[lstrok]hini/Northern Chumash Tribe, and the Salinan Tribe of San
Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties--(hereafter referred to as ``The
Consulted Tribes and Groups''), the California Department of
Transportation has determined that CA-SLO-175 lies within the
traditional territory of the Chumash and Salinan people. This
determination is based on geographical, ethnographic, historical, oral
traditional, and archeological information.
Determinations Made by the California Department of Transportation
Officials of the California Department of Transportation have
determined that:
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Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 2,589 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 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 claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Sarah Allred, California Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 942874, MS 27, Sacramento, CA 94271-0001,
telephone (916) 956-5506, email [email protected], by August 23,
2021. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California may proceed.
The California Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-15565 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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