Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 14705-14706 [2024-04098]
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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 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, California State
University, Sacramento and Caltrans has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 486 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 643,304 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 Buena Vista
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione
Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; and the Wilton Rancheria,
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.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after March 29, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
California State University, Sacramento
and Caltrans must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
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repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. California State
University, Sacramento and Caltrans are
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in
this notice.
This notice was submitted before the
effective date of the revised regulations
(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023,
effective January 12, 2024). As the
notice conforms to the mandatory
format of the Federal Register and
includes the required information, the
National Park Service is publishing this
notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037485;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: California State University,
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California
State University, Sacramento intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of objects of cultural
patrimony and unassociated funerary
objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes in this
notice. The cultural items were removed
from Sacramento County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark Wheeler, Chief of
Staff to President Luke Wood, California
State University, Sacramento, 6000 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95819,
telephone (916) 460–0490, email
mark.wheeler@csus.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, Sacramento. The National
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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,
Sacramento.
Description
At an unknown date, five cultural
objects were removed from CA–SAC–17
(also known as the Smith site) in
Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The five objects of cultural
patrimony consist of flaked stones and
faunal remains. An unknown number of
objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
In 1980, two cultural objects were
removed from CA–SAC–57 (also know
as Barry #1 site) in Sacramento County
by Sacramento State students under the
direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The two
objects of cultural patrimony are flaked
stones. An unknown number of objects
may be missing from the collection, and
California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
In 1980, 10 cultural objects were
removed from CA–SAC–224 in
Sacramento County during a survey by
Derr and Spector. The 10 objects of
cultural patrimony consist of flaked
stones and faunal remains. An unknown
number of objects may be missing from
the collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
At an unknown date, five cultural
objects were removed from CA–SAC–
234 (also known as Deer Creek 3) in
Sacramento County, possibly by Louis
Payen. The five objects of cultural
patrimony include flaked stones. An
unknown number of objects may be
missing from the collection, and
California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, 15 cultural
objects were removed from CA–SAC–
250 (also known as Babies’ Britches) in
Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The 15 objects of cultural
patrimony consist of flaked stones and
faunal remains. An unknown number of
objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
During the 1960s and 1970s,
California State University, Sacramento
students surveyed and investigated sites
along Dry Creek in Sacramento County
(CA–SAC–217, CA–SAC–243, CA–SAC–
277, CA–SAC–278, CA–SAC–279, and
CA–SAC–280). As a result, 37 cultural
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items were collected. The 37 objects of
cultural patrimony consist of flaked and
ground stones. Of this number, at least
three objects are currently missing, and
California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
In 1973, one cultural object was
removed from CA–SAC–315 in
Sacramento County by Ann Peak. The
single object of cultural patrimony is a
groundstone. An unknown number of
objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
In the 1970s, 11 cultural objects were
removed from CA–SAC–320 (also
known as the Sunrise Bridge site) in
Sacramento County likely by Ann Peak.
The 11 objects of cultural patrimony
include baked clay objects and flaked
and ground stones. An unknown
number of objects may be missing from
the collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
At an unknown date, 91 cultural
objects were removed from CA–SAC–
370 (also known as the Old Windmiller
Quarry site) in Sacramento County by
unknown individuals. The 91
unassociated funerary objects consist of
flaked stones and unmodified stones.
An unknown number of objects may be
missing from the collection, and
California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, 15 cultural
objects were collected from CA–SAC–
390 in Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The 15 objects of cultural
patrimony consist of flaked and ground
stones; unmodified stones; and
thermally-altered rocks. An unknown
number of objects may be missing from
the collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
In 1974, 22 cultural objects were
collected form CA–SAC-Cosumnes
Plowed Site #1 in Sacramento County
by Sacramento State students
conducting a survey under the direction
of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The 22 objects of
cultural patrimony consist of flaked and
ground stones; unmodified stones; and
thermally altered rocks. An unknown
number of objects may be missing from
the collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
At an unknown date, 142 cultural
objects were collected from CA-SacCameron Ranch in Sacramento County
by unknown individuals. The collection
was transferred to Sacramento State in
1977 from American River Junior
College. The 142 objects of cultural
patrimony consist of flaked and ground
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stones; modified stones; faunal remains;
thermally altered rocks; unmodified
stone; and historic materials. Of this
number, at least 23 objects are currently
missing, and California State University,
Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, one cultural
object was removed from CA–SACBottimore Ranch in Sacramento County
by unknown individuals. The single
object of cultural patrimony is a
groundstone.
At an unknown date, one cultural
object was removed from an unknown
site in Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The single object of cultural
patrimony is modified stone.
In 1971, 13 cultural objects were
removed from an unknown site in
Sacramento County by John Beck during
levee maintenance. The 13 unassociated
funerary objects include flaked stones;
faunal remains; and modified shells. An
unknown number of objects may be
missing from the collection, and
California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
In 1971, one cultural object was
removed from an unknown site in
Sacramento County during a survey by
Sacramento State students under the
direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The
single object of cultural patrimony is a
groundstone. An unknown number of
objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
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, geographical, historical,
kinship, linguistic, oral traditional, and
expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, California State
University, Sacramento has determined
that:
• The 104 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
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preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• The 268 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 Wilton Rancheria, 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 March 29, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the California State University,
Sacramento 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, Sacramento is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
This notice was submitted before the
effective date of the revised regulations
(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023,
effective January 12, 2024). As the
notice conforms to the mandatory
format of the Federal Register and
includes the required information, the
National Park Service is publishing this
notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–04098 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037485; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State
University, Sacramento, Sacramento, 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, Sacramento
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition
of objects of cultural patrimony and unassociated funerary objects and
that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes in this notice.
The cultural items were removed from Sacramento County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark Wheeler, Chief of Staff to President Luke Wood,
California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95819, telephone (916) 460-0490, 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, Sacramento. 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, Sacramento.
Description
At an unknown date, five cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
17 (also known as the Smith site) in Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The five objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked
stones and faunal remains. An unknown number of objects may be missing
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
In 1980, two cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-57 (also
know as Barry #1 site) in Sacramento County by Sacramento State
students under the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The two objects of
cultural patrimony are flaked stones. An unknown number of objects may
be missing from the collection, and California State University,
Sacramento continues to look for them.
In 1980, 10 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-224 in
Sacramento County during a survey by Derr and Spector. The 10 objects
of cultural patrimony consist of flaked stones and faunal remains. An
unknown number of objects may be missing from the collection, and
California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, five cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
234 (also known as Deer Creek 3) in Sacramento County, possibly by
Louis Payen. The five objects of cultural patrimony include flaked
stones. An unknown number of objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
At an unknown date, 15 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
250 (also known as Babies' Britches) in Sacramento County by unknown
individuals. The 15 objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked
stones and faunal remains. An unknown number of objects may be missing
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
During the 1960s and 1970s, California State University, Sacramento
students surveyed and investigated sites along Dry Creek in Sacramento
County (CA-SAC-217, CA-SAC-243, CA-SAC-277, CA-SAC-278, CA-SAC-279, and
CA-SAC-280). As a result, 37 cultural
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items were collected. The 37 objects of cultural patrimony consist of
flaked and ground stones. Of this number, at least three objects are
currently missing, and California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
In 1973, one cultural object was removed from CA-SAC-315 in
Sacramento County by Ann Peak. The single object of cultural patrimony
is a groundstone. An unknown number of objects may be missing from the
collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues to
look for them.
In the 1970s, 11 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-320
(also known as the Sunrise Bridge site) in Sacramento County likely by
Ann Peak. The 11 objects of cultural patrimony include baked clay
objects and flaked and ground stones. An unknown number of objects may
be missing from the collection, and California State University,
Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, 91 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
370 (also known as the Old Windmiller Quarry site) in Sacramento County
by unknown individuals. The 91 unassociated funerary objects consist of
flaked stones and unmodified stones. An unknown number of objects may
be missing from the collection, and California State University,
Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, 15 cultural objects were collected from CA-SAC-
390 in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The 15 objects of
cultural patrimony consist of flaked and ground stones; unmodified
stones; and thermally-altered rocks. An unknown number of objects may
be missing from the collection, and California State University,
Sacramento continues to look for them.
In 1974, 22 cultural objects were collected form CA-SAC-Cosumnes
Plowed Site #1 in Sacramento County by Sacramento State students
conducting a survey under the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The 22
objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked and ground stones;
unmodified stones; and thermally altered rocks. An unknown number of
objects may be missing from the collection, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, 142 cultural objects were collected from CA-
Sac-Cameron Ranch in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The
collection was transferred to Sacramento State in 1977 from American
River Junior College. The 142 objects of cultural patrimony consist of
flaked and ground stones; modified stones; faunal remains; thermally
altered rocks; unmodified stone; and historic materials. Of this
number, at least 23 objects are currently missing, and California State
University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
At an unknown date, one cultural object was removed from CA-SAC-
Bottimore Ranch in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The single
object of cultural patrimony is a groundstone.
At an unknown date, one cultural object was removed from an unknown
site in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The single object of
cultural patrimony is modified stone.
In 1971, 13 cultural objects were removed from an unknown site in
Sacramento County by John Beck during levee maintenance. The 13
unassociated funerary objects include flaked stones; faunal remains;
and modified shells. An unknown number of objects may be missing from
the collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues
to look for them.
In 1971, one cultural object was removed from an unknown site in
Sacramento County during a survey by Sacramento State students under
the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The single object of cultural
patrimony is a groundstone. An unknown number of objects may be missing
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento
continues to look for them.
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, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, oral
traditional, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, California State University, Sacramento has determined
that:
The 104 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 268 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 Wilton
Rancheria, 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 March 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the California State University, Sacramento
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,
Sacramento is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12,
2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal
Register and includes the required information, the National Park
Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04098 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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