Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 102941-102942 [2024-29951]
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that Vasquez Rocks (CA–LAN–361) was
used as a cemetery between 2315 BCE—
79 BCE (Caruso 1988, Garza 2012, King
et al. 1974), the Middle Holocene
Period. Archaeologists have asserted
that Serrano and Tataviam peoples have
continuously occupied the San Gabriel
Mountains and the surrounding areas
for up to 5,000–6,000 years BP.
Linguistic sources demonstrate a strong
continuous shared group identity
between those people using Vasquez
Rocks roughly 3000 years ago and
modern Native Americans of Serrano
and Tataviam descent. Ethnographic
evidence and Traditional Knowledge
document the Agua Dulce and Sierra
Pelona regions as home to Serrano and
Tataviam peoples since time
immemorial.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains described
in this notice.
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Determinations
The LACMNH has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 23 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the
human remains described in this notice
and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel
Nation (previously listed as San Manuel
Band of Mission Indians, California) and
the Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the authorized representative
identified in this notice under
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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after January 17, 2025.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the LACMNH must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains are considered a single request
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and not competing requests. The
LACMNH is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology (WWU),
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 45–WH–10 and 45–
WH–11, Birch Bay, Whatcom County,
WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516
High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225,
telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@
wwu.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 WWU, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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Human remains representing, at least,
three individuals have been identified.
The 18 associated funerary objects are
bone, stone and antler tools, red ochre,
dentalium, a whale rib, and a bone
medallion.
Three separate projects completed
over the course of 45 years contributed
to the 45–WH–10 and 45–WH–11
collections housed at WWU. In 1970–
71, WWU field school students worked
at both sites under the direction of Dr.
Garland Grabert. Brief notes indicate
that surface collection and a small-scale
excavation occurred, but no report was
completed. The original 1995 WWU
NAGPRA Inventory listed one human
premolar from 45–WH–10. This
ancestral remain was repatriated to the
Lummi Nation in 2001, upon their
request (Rollins, 2001 ‘‘Inventory of
Remains in Preparation for
Reinterment’’). During the WWU 2018–
2020 Repatriation and Rehousing
Project described above, previously
unknown associated funerary objects
were identified from 45–WH–10 by
Lummi Cultural Specialist R. Tom.
Three human burials were unearthed
from 45–WH–11 during this work. One
was found in a test unit while the
remains of two other individuals were
surface collected from a ditch. The three
individuals from 1970–71 excavations
were reported in the original 1995
WWU NAGPRA Inventory and
repatriated to the Lummi Nation upon
their request in 2001.
In 1975, WWU signed a contract with
Arcomm Construction Company, Inc. of
Seattle to conduct ‘‘salvage
archaeology’’ during the development of
the Birch Bay sewage treatment facility.
Jeannette Gaston and Garland Grabert
(WWU) led the project. Most of the work
consisted of monitoring and salvage
archaeology during construction
activities throughout the summer of
1975. During this project, twenty-six test
cuts were excavated within the pipeline
right-of-way (Gaston and Grabert,1975)
within the boundaries of 45–WH–11.
Human remains were also encountered
during this project and reported in the
original 1995 WWU NAGPRA
Inventory. All of the known human
remains from the 1970–71 and 1975
projects were repatriated to the Lummi
Nation in 2001, upon their request.
The third project, completed between
May and August of 2015 by Drayton
Archaeology (DA), consisted of data
recovery excavations, construction
monitoring and mitigation data recovery
under Department of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation (DAHP)
archaeological site excavation and
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disturbance permit #2015–06 at 45–
WH–11. During this work, several units
were excavated for data collection
purposes.
During the WWU 2018–2020
Repatriation and Rehousing Project
described above, additional ancestral
remains were found in the ‘‘faunal’’ bags
from 1970–71, Test Cut 2. These newly
identified remains were reported in a
revised inventory and in published
federal notice N5472. Subsequent work
in the collections and consultation
between WWU and the Lummi Nation
has resulted in the identification of
additional human remains and
associated funerary objects from 45–
WH–11.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
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Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 18 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
and the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in
this notice under 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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after January 17, 2025.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the WWU must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
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repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The WWU is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–29951 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of California, Davis, Davis,
CA
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), University
of California, Davis 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.
SUMMARY:
Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after January 17, 2025.
DATES:
Megon Noble, Repatriation
Coordinator, University of California,
Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields
Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, telephone
(530) 752–8501, email mnoble@
ucdavis.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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, Davis and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The two lots of associated funerary
objects are one lot of clamshell disc
beads and one lot of Olivella beads. The
associated funerary objects were
anonymously mailed to the University
of California, Davis Repatriation
Coordinator with a return address of a
mail depot in Tucson, Arizona.
Enclosed with the associated funerary
objects was a tag describing the items as
‘‘burial beads’’ found ‘‘in Wintun Indian
graves located on Gordon sight[sic] in
California west of Sacramento River.’’
The tag also indicates that Jack and Vera
Mills, amateur archaeologists from
Arizona, purchased the beads in 1974.
Based on search of records, UC Davis
believes the Gordon site most likely
refers to CA–NAP–448 (also known as
CA–NAP–997, P–28–001171) or to
another site in the Gordon Valley, Napa
County.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the associated funerary
objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of California, Davis
has determined that:
• The two objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Cachil DeHe Band of
Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian
Community of the Colusa Rancheria,
California; Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation
of the Cortina Rancheria (previously
listed as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun
Indians); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun
Nation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
associated funerary objects in this notice
must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under 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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039221; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, 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 Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology (WWU), 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 45-WH-10 and 45-WH-11, Birch Bay, Whatcom County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department
of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
98225, telephone (360) 650-4783, 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
WWU, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, three individuals have been
identified. The 18 associated funerary objects are bone, stone and
antler tools, red ochre, dentalium, a whale rib, and a bone medallion.
Three separate projects completed over the course of 45 years
contributed to the 45-WH-10 and 45-WH-11 collections housed at WWU. In
1970-71, WWU field school students worked at both sites under the
direction of Dr. Garland Grabert. Brief notes indicate that surface
collection and a small-scale excavation occurred, but no report was
completed. The original 1995 WWU NAGPRA Inventory listed one human
premolar from 45-WH-10. This ancestral remain was repatriated to the
Lummi Nation in 2001, upon their request (Rollins, 2001 ``Inventory of
Remains in Preparation for Reinterment''). During the WWU 2018-2020
Repatriation and Rehousing Project described above, previously unknown
associated funerary objects were identified from 45-WH-10 by Lummi
Cultural Specialist R. Tom.
Three human burials were unearthed from 45-WH-11 during this work.
One was found in a test unit while the remains of two other individuals
were surface collected from a ditch. The three individuals from 1970-71
excavations were reported in the original 1995 WWU NAGPRA Inventory and
repatriated to the Lummi Nation upon their request in 2001.
In 1975, WWU signed a contract with Arcomm Construction Company,
Inc. of Seattle to conduct ``salvage archaeology'' during the
development of the Birch Bay sewage treatment facility. Jeannette
Gaston and Garland Grabert (WWU) led the project. Most of the work
consisted of monitoring and salvage archaeology during construction
activities throughout the summer of 1975. During this project, twenty-
six test cuts were excavated within the pipeline right-of-way (Gaston
and Grabert,1975) within the boundaries of 45-WH-11. Human remains were
also encountered during this project and reported in the original 1995
WWU NAGPRA Inventory. All of the known human remains from the 1970-71
and 1975 projects were repatriated to the Lummi Nation in 2001, upon
their request.
The third project, completed between May and August of 2015 by
Drayton Archaeology (DA), consisted of data recovery excavations,
construction monitoring and mitigation data recovery under Department
of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) archaeological site
excavation and
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disturbance permit #2015-06 at 45-WH-11. During this work, several
units were excavated for data collection purposes.
During the WWU 2018-2020 Repatriation and Rehousing Project
described above, additional ancestral remains were found in the
``faunal'' bags from 1970-71, Test Cut 2. These newly identified
remains were reported in a revised inventory and in published federal
notice N5472. Subsequent work in the collections and consultation
between WWU and the Lummi Nation has resulted in the identification of
additional human remains and associated funerary objects from 45-WH-11.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 18 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation and the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January
17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the WWU
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 WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29951 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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