Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, OR, and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA, 40861-40862 [2023-13295]
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7,436 modified shells and shell
fragments, 10 charcoal samples, 32 soil
samples, 18 unmodified faunal remains,
64 modified faunal remains, eight
modified clay samples, 14 ochre
samples, one unidentifiable item, and
five oversized stone tools.
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,
archeological, historical, and expert
opinion.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, CSU Chico has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 78 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 8,389 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 Berry Creek
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Enterprise Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; and the
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California.
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 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.
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Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after July 24, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
CSU Chico 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. CSU Chico 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–13306 Filed 6–21–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036057;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District, Portland, OR, and Burke
Museum of Natural History and
Culture, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District (USACE) and the Burke
Museum of Natural History and Culture
(Burke Museum) have completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and have
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 Skamania County,
WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Daniel M. Mulligan,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District, ATTN: CENWP–PME–CR, 333
SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR 97204–
3495, telephone (503) 808–4768, email
SUMMARY:
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daniel.m.mulligan@usace.army.mil and
Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture, 4303
Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195,
telephone (206) 685–3849 Ext. 2, email
plape@uw.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 the USACE. 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 inventory or related records held
by the USACE and the Burke Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Skamania County, WA. Between
1974 and 1976, the University of
Washington, under contract with the
National Park Service, conducted
surface surveys and excavations at Site
45SA16, also known as the Fort Rains
(or Fort Raines) Site, on USACE project
land, prior to construction of the Second
Powerhouse at Bonneville Dam.
Following the completion of initial
surveys and excavations at the site in
1974, subsequent surface inspections
took place in July of 1976, which
resulted in Native American human
remains and cultural items being
collected and retained (under the
provisions of Antiquities Act permits),
and subsequently transferred to the
Burke Museum for curation. It was
believed by USACE and Burke Museum
officials that all NAGPRA items,
including Native American human
remains, associated funerary objects,
unassociated funerary objects, and items
of cultural patrimony that had been
collected in Skamania County on
USACE project land and transferred to
the Burke Museum had been thoroughly
inventoried and returned to culturally
affiliated Indian Tribes prior to 2012. In
May of 2022, a rehousing and cataloging
project of USACE archeological
collections at the Burke Museum
revealed that a bag containing three
interior bags had been misidentified as
containing archeological material
recovered from nearby Site 45SA14.
Upon inspection, one bag contained
fragmented human remains and the
other two bags contained surfacecollected materials that are presumed to
be associated funerary objects recovered
from Site 45SA16 in July 1976. No
known individual was identified. The
15 associated funerary objects are seven
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stone flakes; four stone shatter
fragments; two glass beads; one stone
core; and one non-human, unidentified
mammal long bone shaft fragment.
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,
archeological, geographical, historical,
oral traditional, other relevant
information, and tribal expert opinion.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the USACE has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of, at minimum, one individual
of Native American ancestry.
• The 15 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 Siletz Indians of
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation; Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe; 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 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
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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 24, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the USACE 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. The USACE 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–13295 Filed 6–21–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036070;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University, Chico,
Chico, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
California State University Chico (CSU
Chico) 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 Butte County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski,
California State University, Chico, 400
W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929,
telephone (530) 898–3090, email
drewolinski@csuchico.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
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determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of CSU Chico. 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 inventory or related records held
by CSU Chico.
Description
Accession 17
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Butte County, CA. The
Porter Cave site (CA–BUT–420) was
recorded in 1962 by Rennie Porter, and
in 1966, it was excavated by Dorothy
Hill and CSU Chico archeology staff.
The 193 associated funerary objects are
one charcoal sample, three clay
samples, six lots of debitage, one
modified faunal element, 86 modified
stones, two organics, 93 projectile
points, and one shell fragment.
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,
archeological, historical, and expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, CSU Chico has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 193 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 Berry Creek
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Enterprise Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Mechoopda
Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036057; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, Portland, OR, and Burke Museum of Natural History
and Culture, Seattle, 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. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District (USACE) and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
(Burke Museum) have completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and have 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 Skamania County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Daniel M. Mulligan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District, ATTN: CENWP-PME-CR, 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR
97204-3495, telephone (503) 808-4768, email
[email protected] and Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum of
Natural History and Culture, 4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195,
telephone (206) 685-3849 Ext. 2, 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
USACE. 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 inventory or related records held by the USACE and
the Burke Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Skamania County, WA. Between 1974 and 1976, the University of
Washington, under contract with the National Park Service, conducted
surface surveys and excavations at Site 45SA16, also known as the Fort
Rains (or Fort Raines) Site, on USACE project land, prior to
construction of the Second Powerhouse at Bonneville Dam. Following the
completion of initial surveys and excavations at the site in 1974,
subsequent surface inspections took place in July of 1976, which
resulted in Native American human remains and cultural items being
collected and retained (under the provisions of Antiquities Act
permits), and subsequently transferred to the Burke Museum for
curation. It was believed by USACE and Burke Museum officials that all
NAGPRA items, including Native American human remains, associated
funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, and items of cultural
patrimony that had been collected in Skamania County on USACE project
land and transferred to the Burke Museum had been thoroughly
inventoried and returned to culturally affiliated Indian Tribes prior
to 2012. In May of 2022, a rehousing and cataloging project of USACE
archeological collections at the Burke Museum revealed that a bag
containing three interior bags had been misidentified as containing
archeological material recovered from nearby Site 45SA14. Upon
inspection, one bag contained fragmented human remains and the other
two bags contained surface-collected materials that are presumed to be
associated funerary objects recovered from Site 45SA16 in July 1976. No
known individual was identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are
seven
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stone flakes; four stone shatter fragments; two glass beads; one stone
core; and one non-human, unidentified mammal long bone shaft fragment.
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, archeological, geographical, historical,
oral traditional, other relevant information, and tribal expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the USACE has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of, at minimum, one individual of Native American
ancestry.
The 15 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 Siletz Indians of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe;
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 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the USACE 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. The USACE 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13295 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
