Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Chico, Chico, CA, 67357 [2023-21392]
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eight lots consisting of modified stones,
four lots consisting of stone debitage,
and 37 projectile points.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Cultural Affiliation
NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036677;
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
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the associated
funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The associated funerary objects
were removed from Chico, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after October 30, 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 inventory or related records held
by CSU Chico.
SUMMARY:
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Description
Between 1963 and 1984, CSU Chico
conducted excavations at the Finch Site
(CA–BUT–12). In addition, Joseph
Chartkoff (then of UCLA) led an
excavation at the site in the summer of
1967. Subsequently, Michigan State
University obtained items from the site
that had been excavated by Chartkoff. In
the summer of 2023, Michigan State
University transferred these items to
CSU Chico, to be repatriated with the
ancestors and associated funerary
objects from the Finch Site (CA–BUT–
12) listed by CSU Chico in a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on June 29, 2023. The
56 associated funerary objects are one
lot consisting of soil, three modified
faunal elements, one organic item, two
lots consisting of unmodified shells,
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The 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, oral traditional, and
expert opinion obtained through tribal
consultation.
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 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 Mechoopda Indian
Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
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 associated
funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October
30, 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
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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: September 25, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–21392 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036678;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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), the
California State University, Chico (CSU
Chico) 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 Butte,
Glenn, and Tehama Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
October 30, 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 California State
University, 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 California State University, Chico.
SUMMARY:
Description
Accession 385
Seven cultural items were removed
from the Big Chico Creek Ecological
Reserve (BCCER) in Butte County, CA.
BCCER is owned by CSU Chico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036677; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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), the California State University, Chico (CSU
Chico) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and
has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The associated funerary objects were
removed from Chico, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after October 30, 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 inventory or related records held by CSU Chico.
Description
Between 1963 and 1984, CSU Chico conducted excavations at the Finch
Site (CA-BUT-12). In addition, Joseph Chartkoff (then of UCLA) led an
excavation at the site in the summer of 1967. Subsequently, Michigan
State University obtained items from the site that had been excavated
by Chartkoff. In the summer of 2023, Michigan State University
transferred these items to CSU Chico, to be repatriated with the
ancestors and associated funerary objects from the Finch Site (CA-BUT-
12) listed by CSU Chico in a Notice of Inventory Completion published
in the Federal Register on June 29, 2023. The 56 associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of soil, three modified faunal elements,
one organic item, two lots consisting of unmodified shells, eight lots
consisting of modified stones, four lots consisting of stone debitage,
and 37 projectile points.
Cultural Affiliation
The 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, oral traditional, and expert opinion
obtained through tribal consultation.
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 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 Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the 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 associated funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 30, 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 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: September 25, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-21392 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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