Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 12760-12761 [2025-04465]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039644;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
collected at the Uintah and Ouray
Agency, Uintah County, UT, Sherman
Institute, Riverside County, CA,
University of New Mexico,
Alburquerque County, NM, and U.S.
Indian Vocational School, Alburquerque
County, NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–2374, email jpickering@
fas.harvard.edu.
SUMMARY:
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 PMAE, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual was collected
at the Uintah and Ouray Agency, Uintah
County, UT. The human remains are
hair clippings collected from one
individual who was recorded as being
37 years old and identified as ‘‘Ute.’’
H.M. Tidwell took the hair clippings at
the Uintah and Ouray Agency between
1930 and 1933. Tidwell sent the hair
clippings to George Woodbury, who
donated the hair clippings to the PMAE
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in 1935. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, six individuals were
collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from three individuals who were
recorded as being 21 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
18 years old, one individual recorded as
being 16 years old, and one individual
with an unknown age and identified as
‘‘Ute.’’ Samuel H. Gilliam took the hair
clippings at the Sherman Institute
between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent
the hair clippings to George Woodbury,
who donated the hair clippings to the
PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual was collected
at the University of New Mexico,
Alburquerque County, NM. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded
as being 14 years old and identified as
‘‘Ute.’’ Dr. Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn
took the hair clippings at the University
of New Mexico between 1930 and 1933.
Kluckhohn sent the hair clippings to
George Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual was collected
at the U.S. Indian Vocational School,
Alburquerque County, NM. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded
as being 15 years old and identified as
‘‘Ute.’’ Reuben Perry took the hair
clippings at the U.S. Indian Vocational
School between 1930 and 1933. Perry
sent the hair clippings to George
Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains 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 in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after April 18, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the PMAE must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The PMAE 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 10.10.
Dated: March 5, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039529;
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Cultural Affiliation
Based on the available information
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains described in this notice.
Notice of Intended Repatriation:
University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of nine individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of California, Berkeley
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.
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Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas,
Repatriation Coordinator, Government
and Community Relations, Office of the
Chancellor. University of California,
Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley,
CA 94720, telephone (510) 570–0964,
email nagpra-ucb@berkeley.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, Berkeley and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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DATES:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 32 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation.
In 1940, Francis A. Riddell and Harry
Starr Riddell Jr. collected two lots of
unassociated funerary objects from CA–
SAC–166 in Sacramento County, CA.
These unassociated funerary objects are
ground stone. Francis A. Riddell
donated these unassociated funerary
objects to the Lowie Museum (today the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology) in 1951.
In 1952, Robert Fleming Heizer
removed one lot of unassociated
funerary objects from CA–SAC–166. The
unassociated funerary object is a core. In
May 1952, the Lowie Museum
appropriated the unassociated funerary
object from the University of California
Archaeological Survey. Robert Fleming
Heizer and Albert B. Elsasser removed
four lots of unassociated funerary
objects from CA–SAC–166 in June 1953.
In July 1953, the Lowie Museum
appropriated these four unassociated
funerary objects from the University of
California Archaeological Survey via
Albert B. Elsasser. The four lots of
unassociated funerary objects are stone
tools and lithics.
In October 1946, numerous
individuals removed 16 lots of
unassociated funerary objects from CA–
SAC–172 in Sacramento County, CA.
On September 12, 1952 the Lowie
Museum appropriated the 16 lots of
unassociated funerary objects from the
University of California Archaeological
Survey via Albert B. Elsasser. The 16
lots of unassociated funerary objects are
baked clay, beads, ocher, stone tools,
and shell ornaments.
In 1932, Jeremiah B. Lillard
(Sacramento County Board of
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Education), collected one lot of
unassociated funerary objects from Del
Paso Mound, Sacramento County,
California. The one lot of unassociated
funerary objects are beads. The
University of California Museum of
Anthropology (today the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology)
accessioned the one lot of unassociated
funerary objects in 1942.
Between 1932 and 1937, four lots of
unassociated funerary objects were
removed from the area of Fair Oaks,
Sacramento County, California. The four
lots of unassociated funerary objects are
ground stone, projectile points, and
discoidal. In 1942, Jeremiah B. Lillard
(Sacramento County Board of
Education) donated the four lots of
unassociated funerary objects to the
University of California Museum of
Anthropology (today the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology).
In 1937, Francis A. Riddell removed
one lot of unassociated funerary objects
from the Folsom area of Sacramento
County, California. The one lot of
unassociated funerary objects are beads.
Francis A. Riddell donated the 3 lots of
unassociated funerary objects to the
University of California Museum of
Anthropology in 1949.
In 1932, two lots of unassociated
funerary objects were removed from
Folsom, Sacramento County, California
and donated to the University of
California Museum of Anthropology
(today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology) by Jeremiah B. Lillard
(Sacramento County Board of
Education) in 1942. The two lots of
unassociated funerary objects are
ground stone.
In 1922 Hermann R. Steinbach
removed one lot of unassociated
funerary objects from Natomas Mound,
Sacramento County, California. The one
lot of unassociated funerary objects are
beads. Jesse Peter donated the one lot of
unassociated funerary objects to the
University of California, Berkeley in
1922.
Collections and collection spaces at
the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of
Anthropology were treated with
substances for preservation and pest
control, some potentially hazardous. No
records have been found to date at the
Museum to indicate whether or not
chemicals or natural substances were
used prior to 1960.
Determinations
The University of California, Berkeley
has determined that:
• The 32 unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
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remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Shingle Springs
Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under 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 April 18, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of California, Berkeley
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
University of California, Berkeley is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039529; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, 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 University of California, Berkeley
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.
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DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, Government and
Community Relations, Office of the Chancellor. University of
California, Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720,
telephone (510) 570-0964, 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
University of California, Berkeley and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 32 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
In 1940, Francis A. Riddell and Harry Starr Riddell Jr. collected
two lots of unassociated funerary objects from CA-SAC-166 in Sacramento
County, CA. These unassociated funerary objects are ground stone.
Francis A. Riddell donated these unassociated funerary objects to the
Lowie Museum (today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology) in
1951.
In 1952, Robert Fleming Heizer removed one lot of unassociated
funerary objects from CA-SAC-166. The unassociated funerary object is a
core. In May 1952, the Lowie Museum appropriated the unassociated
funerary object from the University of California Archaeological
Survey. Robert Fleming Heizer and Albert B. Elsasser removed four lots
of unassociated funerary objects from CA-SAC-166 in June 1953.
In July 1953, the Lowie Museum appropriated these four unassociated
funerary objects from the University of California Archaeological
Survey via Albert B. Elsasser. The four lots of unassociated funerary
objects are stone tools and lithics.
In October 1946, numerous individuals removed 16 lots of
unassociated funerary objects from CA-SAC-172 in Sacramento County, CA.
On September 12, 1952 the Lowie Museum appropriated the 16 lots of
unassociated funerary objects from the University of California
Archaeological Survey via Albert B. Elsasser. The 16 lots of
unassociated funerary objects are baked clay, beads, ocher, stone
tools, and shell ornaments.
In 1932, Jeremiah B. Lillard (Sacramento County Board of
Education), collected one lot of unassociated funerary objects from Del
Paso Mound, Sacramento County, California. The one lot of unassociated
funerary objects are beads. The University of California Museum of
Anthropology (today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology)
accessioned the one lot of unassociated funerary objects in 1942.
Between 1932 and 1937, four lots of unassociated funerary objects
were removed from the area of Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California.
The four lots of unassociated funerary objects are ground stone,
projectile points, and discoidal. In 1942, Jeremiah B. Lillard
(Sacramento County Board of Education) donated the four lots of
unassociated funerary objects to the University of California Museum of
Anthropology (today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology).
In 1937, Francis A. Riddell removed one lot of unassociated
funerary objects from the Folsom area of Sacramento County, California.
The one lot of unassociated funerary objects are beads. Francis A.
Riddell donated the 3 lots of unassociated funerary objects to the
University of California Museum of Anthropology in 1949.
In 1932, two lots of unassociated funerary objects were removed
from Folsom, Sacramento County, California and donated to the
University of California Museum of Anthropology (today the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology) by Jeremiah B. Lillard (Sacramento
County Board of Education) in 1942. The two lots of unassociated
funerary objects are ground stone.
In 1922 Hermann R. Steinbach removed one lot of unassociated
funerary objects from Natomas Mound, Sacramento County, California. The
one lot of unassociated funerary objects are beads. Jesse Peter donated
the one lot of unassociated funerary objects to the University of
California, Berkeley in 1922.
Collections and collection spaces at the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of
Anthropology were treated with substances for preservation and pest
control, some potentially hazardous. No records have been found to date
at the Museum to indicate whether or not chemicals or natural
substances were used prior to 1960.
Determinations
The University of California, Berkeley has determined that:
The 32 unassociated funerary objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under 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 April 18, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the University of California, Berkeley 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 University of
California, Berkeley is responsible for sending a copy of this notice
to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04465 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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