[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5201-5202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01321]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11981; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Washington,
Department of Anthropology, Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Washington, Department of Anthropology, has
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains may contact the Burke
Museum acting on behalf of the University of Washington, Department of
Anthropology. Disposition of the human remains to the Indian tribes
stated below may occur if no additional requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the
University of Washington at the address below by February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box
353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849.
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 under
the control of the University of Washington, Department of Anthropology
and in the physical custody of the Burke Museum. The human remains were
most likely removed from Lincoln 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) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Burke
Museum and University of Washington professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-Federally recognized Indian group. In 1995, as
part of the NAGPRA compliance process, these remains were reported to
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Hoh Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Hoh Indian
Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington); Jamestown S'Klallam
Tribe; Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation; Lower
Elwha Tribal Community (previously listed as the Lower Elwha Tribal
Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington); Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation; Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian
Reservation; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington);
Nisqually Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Nisqually Indian Tribe
of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington); Nooksack Indian Tribe; Port
Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians (previously listed as the Port Gamble
Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington); Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; Quileute Tribe of the Quileute
Reservation; Quinault Indian Nation (previously listed as the Quinault
Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle Indian
Tribe; Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington); Skokomish Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish
Reservation, Washington); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation; Stillaguamish
Tribe of Indians of Washington (previously listed as Stillaguamish
Tribe of Washington); Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison
Reservation; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of
Washington; Tulalip Tribes of
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Washington (previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington); and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (hereafter
all tribes listed in this section are referred to as ``The Consulted
and Notified Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, most likely prior to 1955, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual (Specimen 6) were
removed from an unknown area most likely within the Lincoln County, WA.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Washington, Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the University of Washington, Department of
Anthropology, have determined that:
Based on cranial morphology, the human remains are Native
American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane
Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849, before February 25, 2013.
Disposition of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
may proceed after that date if no additional requestors come forward.
The University of Washington, Department of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 21, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-01321 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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