[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68470-68471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27141]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17028; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 at Washington State University 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 Museum of Anthropology at Washington State
University. 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 Museum of Anthropology at Washington
State University at the address in this notice by December 17, 2014.
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 under the control of the Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State University, Pullman, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from either the
Klamath Lake area of Oregon or Western Montana.
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 the Museum
of Anthropology at Washington State University professional staff. This
information was provided to representatives of the Blackfeet Tribe of
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana; Coeur D'Alene Tribe
(previously listed as the Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene
Reservation, Idaho); Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the
Flathead Reservation; Confederated Tribes of
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Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as the Confederated Tribes
of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap
Reservation of Montana; Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation; Karuk Tribe (previously Karuk Tribe of California);
Klamath Tribes; Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez Perce
Tribe of Idaho); Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big
Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias);
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of
California; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; and
the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals,
were delivered to the offices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Walla Walla District, by an unknown individual. Notes with the
collection stated that one set of human remains had been removed from
the Klamath Lake area in Oregon and the other from western Montana. It
is not known which set of human remains was from which area. In 2001,
the human remains were turned over to the Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University. No known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects include 1 metal cup and 1 lot of
fabric. Cultural affiliation for these remains was based primarily on
the geographical locations of removal. In addition, the character of
the associated funerary objects is very similar to funerary objects
often associated with historic Native American burials in the interior
northwest.
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 2 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 2 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 is to the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation;
Klamath Tribes; and the Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch,
Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek
Rancherias).
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 Mary Collins, Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4910, telephone (509)
335-4314, by December 17, 2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes of the Flathead Reservation; Klamath Tribes; and the Pit River
Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout,
Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias) may proceed.
The Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University is
responsible for notifying the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
of the Flathead Reservation; Klamath Tribes; and the Pit River Tribe,
California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery
Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 23, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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