Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Chico, Chico, CA, 43391-43393 [2023-14378]
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the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by the NYSM.
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Description
Between 1954 and 1974, human
remains representing one individual
were removed from the Menands Bridge
site in Menands, Albany County, NY,
during salvage excavations conducted
by New York State Museum staff and
avocational archeologists R. Arthur
Johnson and C.S. Sundler. The 582
associated funerary objects are 80
chipped stone flakes, five bifaces, three
projectile points, 48 pottery sherds, one
pottery pipe bowl, one netsinker, 299
fragments of animal bone (including one
dog), 14 shell beads, 70 shell fragments,
three botanical samples, 10 charcoal
samples, three soil samples, 43
unmodified stones, one fire-cracked
rock, and one iron fragment. The
Menands Bridge site is located within
traditional Mohican territory. Based on
their archeological context, the human
remains and associated funerary objects
probably date to the Lake Woodland
period.
In 1969, associated funerary objects
were removed from the Coffin site in
Easton, Washington County, NY, during
excavations conducted by the NYSM.
The 46 associated funerary objects
include six pottery fragments, 38
chipped stone flakes, one scraper, and
one biface. The Coffin site is located
within traditional Mohican territory.
The archeological evidence dates the
site to the Late Woodland period.
On October 4, 2001, the NYSM listed
additional human remains and
associated funerary objects from the
above sites in the Federal Register (66
FR 50674–50675). On June 23, 2004, the
NYSM repatriated them.
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: archeological,
geographical, and linguistic.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the NYSM has
determined that:
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• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The 628 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 Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
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 August 7, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the NYSM 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 NYSM 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 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: June 28, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036071;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: 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), California
State University Chico (CSU Chico)
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and
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 Butte,
Glenn, and Tehama Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
August 7, 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
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 summary or related records held
by CSU Chico.
SUMMARY:
Description
Accession 5
The 216 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from Butte County, CA.
The cultural items were accumulated by
Clarence N. Jackson, who collected
items in Alaska, Nebraska, the Ozarks,
Butte County, California, and San Mateo
County, California. These cultural items
were donated to the Chico State
Anthropology Department in October of
1960. The 216 objects of cultural
patrimony are one lot consisting of
debitage, one modified faunal element,
58 modified stones, and 156 projectile
points.
Accession 14
The six unassociated funerary objects
were removed from site CA–BUT–167 in
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Butte County, CA. This site consists of
a partially destroyed mound on private
land that contains human remains. It
was recorded by Dorothy Hill on
October 25,1963. The cultural items
were donated to the Chico State
Anthropology Department on November
18, 1965. The six unassociated funerary
objects are four modified stones and two
lots consisting of debitage.
recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on March
12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were
removed from the site by Richard
Markley, who was affiliated with the
Chico State Anthropology Department.
The 32 objects of cultural patrimony are
one charcoal sample, seven lots
consisting of debitage, five modified
stones, one organic, five projectile
points, and 13 soil samples.
Accession 20
The 19 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–BUT–402 in
Butte County, CA. This site was
recorded on June 22, 1962, by Dorothy
Hill, who was affiliated with the Chico
State Anthropology Department. Hill
collected items from the surface of the
site and donated them to the Chico State
Anthropology Department in 1965. The
19 objects of cultural patrimony are two
lots consisting of debitage, 10 modified
stones, two oversized stone tools, three
projectile points, and two modified
shells.
Accession 90
The 16 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–BUT–117 in
Butte County, CA. This site was
recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on March
12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were
removed from the site by Richard
Markley. The 16 objects of cultural
patrimony are three projectile points,
five lots of debitage, one unmodified
faunal element, and seven lots of soil.
Accession 28
The 13 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from a location near the
town of Paradise, in Butte County, CA.
The cultural items were collected by
H.M. Doerchuck and donated to the
Chico State Anthropology Department
in 1967. The 13 objects of cultural
patrimony are modified stones.
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Accession 56
The 60 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from Tehama County,
CA. These items were collected on
March 20, 1972, and March 27, 1972,
during a survey of Panther Springs by a
Chico State Anthropology class led by
Professor Makato Kowta. The 60 objects
of cultural patrimony are 27 lots
consisting of debitage, one unmodified
faunal element, 27 modified stones, one
oversized stone tool, and four projectile
points.
Accession 66
The 105 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–GLE–018 in
Glenn County, CA. This site was
excavated by a Chico State
Anthropology class led by Professor
Keith Johnson in the summer of 1973.
The 105 objects of cultural patrimony
are 30 beads, 25 lots consisting of
debitage, 11 unmodified faunal
elements, two modified faunal elements,
15 modified stones, 11 organics, and 11
unmodified shells.
Accession 89
The 32 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–BUT–116 in
Butte County, CA. This site was
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Accession 91
The 25 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–BUT–118 in
Butte County, CA. This site was
recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on March
12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were
removed from the site by Richard
Markley. The 25 objects of cultural
patrimony are 18 lots consisting of
debitage, four modified stones, two
projectile points, and one lot of
charcoal.
Accession 154
The 17 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from sites, CA–BUT–634,
CA–BUT–636 and CA–BUT–639 in
Butte County, CA. All three sites were
found during the Woodworth Survey.
CA–BUT–634 and CA–BUT–636 were
recorded by Donald Storm and R. Meeks
on May 1, 1978, and CA–BUT–639 was
recorded by Donald Storm, R. Meeks,
and E. Royat on May 7, 1978. Donald
Storm removed several cultural items
from the three sites and donated them
to the Chico State Anthropology
Department on November 3, 1978. The
17 objects of cultural patrimony are nine
lots consisting of debitage and eight
modified stones.
Accession 162
The 428 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from site CA–BUT–619 in
Butte County, CA. This site was
recorded by Eric W. Ritter on July 7,
1977. Ritter collected items from the
surface of the site and donated the
collection to the Chico State
Anthropology Department in 1978 or
1979. The 428 objects of cultural
patrimony are 413 lots consisting of
debitage, one unmodified faunal
element, 13 modified stones, and one
oversized stone tool.
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Accession 385
The 13,032 objects of cultural
patrimony were removed from the Big
Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER)
in Butte County, CA. The BCCER is
owned by Chico State. Between 2001
and 2010, Drs. Frank Bayham and
Antoinette Martinez of the Chico State
Anthropology Department led classes at
several archeological sites within the
BCCER. In 2005, as part of a cooperative
agreement with the Mechoopda Tribe of
Chico, Dr. Martinez conducted a test
excavation at BCCER–02 with a class.
The 13,032 objects of cultural patrimony
are 145 charcoal samples, 9,903 lots
consisting of debitage, 1,113 unmodified
faunal elements, 1,112 modified faunal
elements, 505 modified stones, 167
organics, four fragments of petrified
wood, 30 projectile points, 23
unmodified shell fragments, and 30 soil
samples.
Accession 419
The 99 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from the Big Chico Creek
Ecological Reserve (BCCER) in Butte
County, CA. The BCCER is owned by
Chico State. Between 2001 and 2010,
Drs. Frank Bayham and Antoinette
Martinez of the Chico State
Anthropology Department led classes at
several archeological sites within the
BCCER. The 99 objects of cultural
patrimony are 28 charcoal samples, 23
lots consisting of debitage, 17
unmodified faunal elements, 12
modified clay fragments, three modified
stones, eight organics, two fragments of
petrified wood, one projectile point, and
five soil samples.
Accession 429
The 147 objects of cultural patrimony
were removed from Butte, Glenn, and
Tehama Counties, CA. Accession 429
consists of cultural items accumulated
by private collector Dale Ritter, who
collected throughout northern
California. In 2019, these cultural items
were donated to the Chico State
Anthropology Department by Dale’s son,
Eric Ritter. The 147 objects of cultural
patrimony are 146 modified stones and
one lot consisting of debitage.
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,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. (We also note here that
the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu, a
non-federally recognized Indian group,
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considers portions of Butte County to be
their aboriginal territory.) 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 six 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.
• The 14,209 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 Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California; Enterprise
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California; Mooretown
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; and the Paskenta Band of
Nomlaki Indians of California.
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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 August 7, 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 cultural items 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.
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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.
The South Cruger Island site is located
in traditional Lenape territory, and
archeological evidence indicates
occupations there during the Late
Archaic and Late Woodland periods.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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,
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: archeological and
geographical.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New
York State Museum (NYSM), intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The cultural items were removed
from Dutchess County, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
August 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov.
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 NYSM. 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 the NYSM.
SUMMARY:
Description
In 1947, James Shafer removed seven
unassociated funerary objects from the
South Cruger Island site in Dutchess
County, NY. Shafer donated the objects
to the New York State Museum in 1955.
The seven unassociated funerary objects
are one projectile point, one biface, two
pottery sherds, one stone celt, one
chopper, and one groundstone maul.
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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 NYSM has
determined that:
• The seven 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items and
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
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 August 7, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the NYSM 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. The NYSM is
responsible for sending a copy of this
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036071; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State
University, Chico, Chico, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University Chico (CSU
Chico) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects and 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 Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after August 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski, California State University Chico, 400 W
1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, telephone (530) 898-3090, 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 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 summary or related records held by CSU Chico.
Description
Accession 5
The 216 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from Butte
County, CA. The cultural items were accumulated by Clarence N. Jackson,
who collected items in Alaska, Nebraska, the Ozarks, Butte County,
California, and San Mateo County, California. These cultural items were
donated to the Chico State Anthropology Department in October of 1960.
The 216 objects of cultural patrimony are one lot consisting of
debitage, one modified faunal element, 58 modified stones, and 156
projectile points.
Accession 14
The six unassociated funerary objects were removed from site CA-
BUT-167 in
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Butte County, CA. This site consists of a partially destroyed mound on
private land that contains human remains. It was recorded by Dorothy
Hill on October 25,1963. The cultural items were donated to the Chico
State Anthropology Department on November 18, 1965. The six
unassociated funerary objects are four modified stones and two lots
consisting of debitage.
Accession 20
The 19 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-BUT-
402 in Butte County, CA. This site was recorded on June 22, 1962, by
Dorothy Hill, who was affiliated with the Chico State Anthropology
Department. Hill collected items from the surface of the site and
donated them to the Chico State Anthropology Department in 1965. The 19
objects of cultural patrimony are two lots consisting of debitage, 10
modified stones, two oversized stone tools, three projectile points,
and two modified shells.
Accession 28
The 13 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from a location
near the town of Paradise, in Butte County, CA. The cultural items were
collected by H.M. Doerchuck and donated to the Chico State Anthropology
Department in 1967. The 13 objects of cultural patrimony are modified
stones.
Accession 56
The 60 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from Tehama
County, CA. These items were collected on March 20, 1972, and March 27,
1972, during a survey of Panther Springs by a Chico State Anthropology
class led by Professor Makato Kowta. The 60 objects of cultural
patrimony are 27 lots consisting of debitage, one unmodified faunal
element, 27 modified stones, one oversized stone tool, and four
projectile points.
Accession 66
The 105 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-
GLE-018 in Glenn County, CA. This site was excavated by a Chico State
Anthropology class led by Professor Keith Johnson in the summer of
1973. The 105 objects of cultural patrimony are 30 beads, 25 lots
consisting of debitage, 11 unmodified faunal elements, two modified
faunal elements, 15 modified stones, 11 organics, and 11 unmodified
shells.
Accession 89
The 32 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-BUT-
116 in Butte County, CA. This site was recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on
March 12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were removed from the site by
Richard Markley, who was affiliated with the Chico State Anthropology
Department. The 32 objects of cultural patrimony are one charcoal
sample, seven lots consisting of debitage, five modified stones, one
organic, five projectile points, and 13 soil samples.
Accession 90
The 16 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-BUT-
117 in Butte County, CA. This site was recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on
March 12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were removed from the site by
Richard Markley. The 16 objects of cultural patrimony are three
projectile points, five lots of debitage, one unmodified faunal
element, and seven lots of soil.
Accession 91
The 25 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-BUT-
118 in Butte County, CA. This site was recorded by Fritz A. Riddell on
March 12, 1961. In 1975, cultural items were removed from the site by
Richard Markley. The 25 objects of cultural patrimony are 18 lots
consisting of debitage, four modified stones, two projectile points,
and one lot of charcoal.
Accession 154
The 17 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from sites, CA-
BUT-634, CA-BUT-636 and CA-BUT-639 in Butte County, CA. All three sites
were found during the Woodworth Survey. CA-BUT-634 and CA-BUT-636 were
recorded by Donald Storm and R. Meeks on May 1, 1978, and CA-BUT-639
was recorded by Donald Storm, R. Meeks, and E. Royat on May 7, 1978.
Donald Storm removed several cultural items from the three sites and
donated them to the Chico State Anthropology Department on November 3,
1978. The 17 objects of cultural patrimony are nine lots consisting of
debitage and eight modified stones.
Accession 162
The 428 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from site CA-
BUT-619 in Butte County, CA. This site was recorded by Eric W. Ritter
on July 7, 1977. Ritter collected items from the surface of the site
and donated the collection to the Chico State Anthropology Department
in 1978 or 1979. The 428 objects of cultural patrimony are 413 lots
consisting of debitage, one unmodified faunal element, 13 modified
stones, and one oversized stone tool.
Accession 385
The 13,032 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from the Big
Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) in Butte County, CA. The BCCER
is owned by Chico State. Between 2001 and 2010, Drs. Frank Bayham and
Antoinette Martinez of the Chico State Anthropology Department led
classes at several archeological sites within the BCCER. In 2005, as
part of a cooperative agreement with the Mechoopda Tribe of Chico, Dr.
Martinez conducted a test excavation at BCCER-02 with a class. The
13,032 objects of cultural patrimony are 145 charcoal samples, 9,903
lots consisting of debitage, 1,113 unmodified faunal elements, 1,112
modified faunal elements, 505 modified stones, 167 organics, four
fragments of petrified wood, 30 projectile points, 23 unmodified shell
fragments, and 30 soil samples.
Accession 419
The 99 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from the Big
Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) in Butte County, CA. The BCCER
is owned by Chico State. Between 2001 and 2010, Drs. Frank Bayham and
Antoinette Martinez of the Chico State Anthropology Department led
classes at several archeological sites within the BCCER. The 99 objects
of cultural patrimony are 28 charcoal samples, 23 lots consisting of
debitage, 17 unmodified faunal elements, 12 modified clay fragments,
three modified stones, eight organics, two fragments of petrified wood,
one projectile point, and five soil samples.
Accession 429
The 147 objects of cultural patrimony were removed from Butte,
Glenn, and Tehama Counties, CA. Accession 429 consists of cultural
items accumulated by private collector Dale Ritter, who collected
throughout northern California. In 2019, these cultural items were
donated to the Chico State Anthropology Department by Dale's son, Eric
Ritter. The 147 objects of cultural patrimony are 146 modified stones
and one lot consisting of debitage.
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, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. (We also note here that the Konkow
Valley Band of Maidu, a non-federally recognized Indian group,
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considers portions of Butte County to be their aboriginal territory.)
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 six 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.
The 14,209 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 Berry Creek
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria,
California; Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; and the
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians 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 August 7, 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 cultural items 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 10.8, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-14378 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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