[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5736-5737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1970]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology and Museum, Ellensburg, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of Central
Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum,
Ellensburg, WA. The human remains were removed from Ferry and Okanogan
Counties, WA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Central
Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
In 1958, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from a terrace 15 feet from Kettle River in Ferry County,
WA, by University of Washington Museum staff, and were accessioned by
the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum),
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Burke Accession 1963-70). In
1974, the Burke Museum legally transferred the human remains to the
Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on skeletal morphology and geographic and accession
documentation, the human remains are of Native American ancestry. Ferry
County is located within the aboriginal territory of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington. Ethnographic sources
identify Ferry County as an area associated with the Colville Band
(Kennedy and Bouchard 1998; Mooney 1896; Ray 1936; Spier 1936; Swanton
1952). The Colville Band is one of the twelve tribes and bands that
compose the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington.
In 1960, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were removed from land adjacent to Washington State Highway 20, three
miles east of Tonasket in Okanogan County, WA, by a Washington State
Highway Department crew. The Washington State Highway Department gave
the human remains to the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office. The Okanogan
County Sheriff sent the human remains to the University of Washington
School of Medicine's Anatomy Department for identification. The Burke
Museum accessioned the human remains in 1965 (Burke Accession 1965-55).
In 1974, the Burke Museum legally transferred the human remains to
Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology and Museum.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Based on morphological evidence, the human remains are Native
American. The northern area of Okanogan County was part of the
aboriginal and historic territory of the Okanogan people. Geographic
affiliation is consistent with the historically documented territory of
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington. The
Okanogan Band is one of the twelve tribes and bands that compose the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
Officials of Central Washington University, Department of
Anthropology and Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the physical
remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology and
Museum have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there
is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the Native American human remains and the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Lourdes
Henebry-
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DeLeon, NAGPRA Program Director, Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology and Museum, 400 East University Way,
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7544, telephone (509) 963-2671, before March 9,
2007. Repatriation of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Central Washington University, Department of Anthropology and
Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E7-1970 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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