Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA, 35909-35910 [2023-11696]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / Notices Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; The Osage Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. National Park Service ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: May 24, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–11687 Filed 5–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 May 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035945; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Walla Walla County, WA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 800 Hathaway Road, Building 722, telephone (360) 816–6205, email Tracy_Fortmann@ nps.gov. SUMMARY: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Superintendent, FOVA. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by FOVA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Walla Walla County, WA, by the Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys in 1947, during the construction of the nearby McNary Dam and Lake Wallula Reservoir. National Park Service archeologists participated in this project. The human remains were removed from the site of Walu´ula, the largest village of the Walu´ulapam Sahaptin group and were housed at the Burke Museum until their transfer to FOVA in 1995. The 56 associated PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35909 funerary objects are two nails, four bone beads, nine dentalium shells, one clothing rivet, two buttons, two tobacco pipe stems, two spurs, two shoe tacks, one bullet, six bottle fragments, one safety pin, one thimble fragment, seven ceramic tablewares, two lamp base glass fragments, one yellow metal loop eyelet, one yellow metal strap fragment, two yellow metal fragments, four lithic debitage, two uniface lithic flakes, one biface tool, one projectile point, one Intermountain or Shoshone pottery, and one bag of glass beads. Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, historical information, oral tradition, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, FOVA has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 56 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; and the Nez Perce Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice and, if joined to a request from one or more of E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1 35910 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 105 / Thursday, June 1, 2023 / Notices the Indian Tribes, the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids, a non-federally recognized Indian group. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, FOVA must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. FOVA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: May 24, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–11696 Filed 5–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035956; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Placer and Sutter Counties, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after July 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 May 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752–8501, email mnoble@ucdavis.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of UC Davis. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by UC Davis. Description The nine cultural items were removed from the Sugarpine area in Placer County, CA (UC Davis Accession 87 and UCDA) and Bear River and Robbins areas in Sutter County, CA (UCDA). Between 1966 and 1976, cultural items were removed by UC Davis Department of Anthropology from various sites in the Sugarpine Reservoir area as a part of the Sugarpine Reservoir Archaeological Survey Project, which was conducted for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Only in 2021 and 2022 did Reclamation determine that these items are not under their control. The object of cultural patrimony consists of one lot (approximately 178 items) of clay, stone, and historic objects. At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from the Sugar Pine area in Placer County, CA (UCDA). The circumstances surrounding the collection of the items are unknown. The one object of cultural patrimony is a metate. At an unknown date, six cultural items were removed from the Bear River area in Sutter County, CA (UCDA). The circumstances surrounding the collection of the items are unknown. The six objects of cultural patrimony are one quartzite biface, one scraper, one hammerstone, two bifaces, and one whetstone. In 1999, one cultural item was removed from the Robbins area in Sutter County, CA (UCDA) by UC Davis Department of Anthropology Professor Robert Bettinger and placed in the Department of Anthropology Teaching Collections. The one object of cultural patrimony is a hammerstone. Cultural Affiliation The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, folkloric, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, oral traditional, and other relevant information or expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, UC Davis has determined that: • The nine cultural items described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UC Davis must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. UC Davis is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: May 24, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035945; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 
Vancouver, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA) has 
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects 
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the 
human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Walla Walla County, WA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent, Fort Vancouver National 
Historic Site, 800 Hathaway Road, Building 722, telephone (360) 816-
6205, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Superintendent, FOVA. Additional information on the determinations in 
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
inventory or related records held by FOVA.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from Walla Walla County, WA, by the Smithsonian Institution's River 
Basin Surveys in 1947, during the construction of the nearby McNary Dam 
and Lake Wallula Reservoir. National Park Service archeologists 
participated in this project. The human remains were removed from the 
site of Wal[uacute]ula, the largest village of the Wal[uacute]ulapam 
Sahaptin group and were housed at the Burke Museum until their transfer 
to FOVA in 1995. The 56 associated funerary objects are two nails, four 
bone beads, nine dentalium shells, one clothing rivet, two buttons, two 
tobacco pipe stems, two spurs, two shoe tacks, one bullet, six bottle 
fragments, one safety pin, one thimble fragment, seven ceramic 
tablewares, two lamp base glass fragments, one yellow metal loop 
eyelet, one yellow metal strap fragment, two yellow metal fragments, 
four lithic debitage, two uniface lithic flakes, one biface tool, one 
projectile point, one Intermountain or Shoshone pottery, and one bag of 
glass beads.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity 
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures 
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The 
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, 
historical information, oral tradition, and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, FOVA has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The 56 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.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands 
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 
Reservation; and the Nez Perce Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 
may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice 
and, if joined to a request from one or more of

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the Indian Tribes, the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids, a non-federally 
recognized Indian group.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 3, 2023. If 
competing requests for repatriation are received, FOVA must determine 
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for 
joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
are considered a single request and not competing requests. FOVA is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: May 24, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-11696 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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