[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36241-36242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14330]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13089; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural
History has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the University of
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the University of Oregon Museum of Natural
and Cultural History at the address in this notice by July 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, Museum of
Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120.
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
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Gilliam,
Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler Counties, OR.
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 and associated 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 University
of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were
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removed from Pine Hollow Cave 1, along a tributary of the John
Day River, in Sherman County, OR, during legally authorized excavations
by archeologists from the University of Oregon. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals
were removed from Courthouse Rock, near Antelope, in Wasco County, OR,
during legally authorized excavations by archeologists from the
University of Oregon. No known individuals were identified. The 26
associated funerary objects are 13 points, 9 scrapers, 1 blade, 1 bone
awl, 1 pumice block, and 1 lot of pigment samples.
In 1946, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Butte Creek Cave (site 35WH1), in Wheeler County, OR,
during legally authorized excavations by archeologists from the
University of Oregon. Objects removed from the site during a previous
excavation in 1938 were subsequently found to be associated with this
individual. No known individual was identified. The 25 associated
funerary objects are 1 basket, 5 basket fragments, 7 scrapers, 1 piece
of wolverine fur, 1 fragmentary cape or blanket of twined rabbit skin
strips, 1 dog skeleton, 2 pieces of matting, 5 pieces of cordage, 1
piece of felt, and 1 slag.
In 1946, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a cremation in the vicinity of Hoover Creek, near
Fossil, in Wheeler County, OR, during legally authorized excavations by
archeologists from the University of Oregon. No known individual was
identified. The 12 associated funerary objects are 1 scraper fragment,
1 copper pendant, 1 pipe in fragments, 2 worked tuff, 1 worked bone, 1
dentalium shell, 1 bird bone, 1 pestle, 1 worked chert, and 2 bone
fragments.
In 1951, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Condon Lumber Company mill, near Lonerock, in
Gilliam County, OR, by the Gilliam County coroner and transferred to
the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on archeological context, the individuals described above are
determined to be Native American. Based on provenience, the Native
American human remains are reasonably believed to be affiliated with
the Tenino people. Historical documents, ethnographic sources, and oral
history indicate that Tenino people have occupied north-central Oregon
since pre-contact times. The Tenino people are one of the tribes that
compose the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon.
Determinations Made by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History
Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 63 objects described
in this notice 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 remains and associated funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections,
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History 1224
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120,
by July 17, 2013. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon may proceed.
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is
responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 10, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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