[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2432-2433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00417]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11893; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe, and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects may contact the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University. Repatriation of the human remains associated funerary items
to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University at the address below by February 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mary Collins, Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University, Pullman, WA 99164-4910, telephone (509) 335-4314.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and
associated funerary objects in the possession of the Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State University, Pullman, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Stevens
County, 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 associate funerary objects. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Museum
of Anthropology at Washington State University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals
were removed by a county road crew from the Addy Sand Pit in Stevens
County, WA. The remains include the nearly complete skeletal remains of
an adult male, the nearly complete skeleton of an adult of unknown sex,
the partial post cranial remains of an adult of unknown sex, the
complete cranial and partial post cranial remains of a juvenile of
unknown sex, and the partial cranial and post cranial remains of two
juveniles of unknown sex. The remains were transferred to
archaeologists from the University of Idaho, who recorded the location
as archaeological site 45ST296. In 2000, the remains were transferred
to the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University. No known
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects
include one lot of shell and animal bone fragments, one stone flake,
and one dentalia shell bead.
In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from a disturbed talus slope area near Addy, WA, by
unknown persons. The location has been described as archaeological site
45ST297. The remains were transferred to the Stevens County Coroner in
June of 1981. The coroner transferred the remains to the University of
Idaho the following month. In 2000, the remains were transferred to the
Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed by a private homeowner who was building a basement in the
community of Kettle Falls in Stevens County, WA. The remains were
transferred to archaeologists from the University of Idaho who recorded
the location as archaeological site 45ST312. In 2000, the remains were
transferred to the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University. No known individuals were identified. The 32 associated
funerary objects are 3 battered cobbles, 13 tabular stone knives, 1
glass bottleneck fragment, 1 glass button, 1 bone fishing leister
point, 10 stone flakes, and 3 lots of charcoal fragments.
These sites are within the traditional territory of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Historical,
ethnographic, linguistic, and archaeological information links these
sites to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University
Officials of the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 14 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 35 objects 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.
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
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remains and associated funerary objects and the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Mary Collins, Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4910, telephone (509)
335-4314, before February 11, 2013. Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University is
responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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