[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25471-25472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10218]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11978; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 and associated funerary
objects, 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
and associated funerary objects may contact the Burke Museum acting on
behalf of the University of Washington, Department of Anthropology.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should contact the University of Washington at the address
below by May 31, 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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of
Washington, Department of Anthropology and in the physical custody of
the Burke Museum. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from King 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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the Burke Museum and University of Washington
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously
listed as the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation,
Washington); Nooksack Indian Tribe; Samish Indian Nation (previously
listed as the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle Indian
Tribe; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington (previously listed
as the Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington); Suquamish Indian Tribe of
the Port Madison Reservation; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation of Washington; Tulalip Tribes of Washington (previously
listed as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington);
and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. 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 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
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(Specimen 9) were removed from Kent, WA. No known individuals
were identified. The one associated funerary object is one lot of non-
human bone.
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 and dental 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 and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington).
The Point Elliot Treaty of January 22, 1855, was signed by
representatives from the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation;
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington); Nooksack
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Indian Tribe; Samish Indian Nation (previously listed as the Samish
Indian Tribe, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish
Tribe of Indians of Washington (previously listed as the Stillaguamish
Tribe of Washington); Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison
Reservation; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of
Washington; Tulalip Tribes of Washington (previously listed as the
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington); and the Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe (hereafter referred to as ``The Aboriginal
Tribes''). The Point Elliot Treaty provided an agreement between The
Aboriginal Tribes and the United States Government for land in western
Washington. The land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed was a part of the aboriginal
land ceded by the Point Elliot Treaty.
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 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
above is 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 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Aboriginal
Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object 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 May 31, 2013. Disposition of the human remains
and associated funerary object to The Aboriginal Tribes 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: April 2, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-10218 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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