Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Chico, Chico, CA, 67357-67358 [2023-21393]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 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: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67357 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] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 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. E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 67358 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices Between 2001 and 2010, Drs. Frank Bayham and Antoinette Martinez of the CSU, Chico Anthropology Department led classes at several archeological sites at BCCER. In 2005, Dr. Martinez conducted test excavations with a class at BCCER–02, as part of a cooperative agreement with the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California. The seven objects of cultural patrimony are seven oversized stone tools. 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: anthropological, archeological, historical, and expert opinion obtained through Tribal consultation. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, California State University, Chico has determined that: • The seven 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 or after October 30, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, California State University, 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. California State University, 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: September 25, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–21393 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036675; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Riverside 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 Riverside, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after October 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900, telephone (951) 827–6349, email megan.murphy@ucr.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 University of California, Riverside. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in the inventory or related records held by the University of California, Riverside. Description In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site CA–RIV–333 in Riverside, Riverside County, CA, by the University of California, Riverside. Based on the archeological evidence, site CA–RIV–333 was occupied during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. 1500– 1770). The remains of this individual were listed in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2003 (68 FR 20407–20408). In 2023, representatives of the Pechanga Band of Indians identified funerary objects associated with the human remains. The 12 associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of animal bones, one lot consisting of ceramics, one lot consisting of clay, one lot consisting of lithic materials, one lot consisting of metal, one lot consisting of rubber, one lot consisting of modified shells, one lot consisting of animal bones, one lot consisting of mineralogical objects, one lot consisting of unmodified shells, one lot consisting of organic material, and one lot consisting of fire-altered rocks. 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, geographical, historical, oral traditional, and expert tribal opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the University of California, Riverside has determined that: • The 12 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 associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67357-67358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21393]


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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

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) 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 
[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 
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.

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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Between 2001 and 2010, Drs. Frank Bayham and Antoinette Martinez of the 
CSU, Chico Anthropology Department led classes at several archeological 
sites at BCCER. In 2005, Dr. Martinez conducted test excavations with a 
class at BCCER-02, as part of a cooperative agreement with the 
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California. The seven 
objects of cultural patrimony are seven oversized stone tools.

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: anthropological, 
archeological, historical, 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, California State University, Chico has determined that:
     The seven 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 October 30, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, California State University, 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. California State University, 
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: September 25, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-21393 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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