[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14461-14462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6574]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History/Oregon State Museum of Anthropology,
Eugene, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 an associated funerary
object in the possession of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural
and Cultural History/Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR.
The human remains and associated funerary object were removed from the
Columbia River area.
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 object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History/Oregon
State Museum of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington; Nez
Perce Tribe, Idaho; Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington; and Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation,
Washington.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the Columbia River area. In 1941, the
human remains were donated to the museum by a private party. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a
strand of cordage.
Skeletal evidence from two individuals indicates they are Native
American. The remaining human remains are too fragmentary for
identification, but are reasonably believed to be Native American based
upon their association with the other individuals. Museum documentation
is limited, and records only the general provenience, ``Columbia River
area.'' Given the origin of most human remains curated by the
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History/Oregon
State Museum of Anthropology, it is likely that these are from the
Columbia River in or near the state of Oregon, but this cannot be
ascertained.
The Columbia River area has been occupied by many tribes. The
tribes traveled to gather resources and to trade. The descendants of
the tribes from the Columbia River area are members of the Confederated
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation, Washington; Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation, Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; Shoalwater Bay Tribe
of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; and Spokane Tribe
of the Spokane Reservation, Washington.
Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and
Cultural History/Oregon State Museum of Anthropology have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of
Natural and Cultural History/Oregon State Museum of Anthropology have
also determined that, 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. Lastly, officials of the University of Oregon
of Natural and Cultural History/Oregon State Museum of Anthropology
have also determined that, 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
object and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington; Nez
Perce Tribe, Idaho; Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington; and/or Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object should contact Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections,
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History/Oregon
State Museum of Anthropology, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120, before April 26, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary object to the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington; Nez
Perce Tribe, Idaho; Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington; and/or Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation, Washington may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Oregon State Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
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Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation, Washington; Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation, Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; Shoalwater Bay Tribe
of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; and Spokane Tribe
of the Spokane Reservation, Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 3, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-6574 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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