80 FR 23592 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09910 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 23592-23593] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09910] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17924; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM), in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of cultural items under 25 U.S.C. 3001. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the SBCM. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items 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 claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to the SBCM at the address in this notice by May 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Leonard X. Hernandez, Interim Director, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 387-2220, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the control of the San Bernardino County Museum that meet the definition of cultural items under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 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 San Bernardino County Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. History and Description of the Cultural Item(s) Between 1950 and 1955, cultural items were removed from the Temeeku site in Riverside County, CA. The cultural items were brought into the SBCM's holdings in the early 1950's. The cultural items are stored in 16 boxes and include tens of thousands of individual artifacts. The documentation of the excavations is extensive and published in the following: McCown, B.E. Temeku A Page from the History of the Luise[ntilde]o Indians. Redlands, CA: Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California. 1955; Chartkoff, J. K. and L. Kona. Site Record: Ca-Riv-50. Record on file, Eastern Information Center. 1965; Stein, M. Site Record: Ca-Riv-50. Record on file, Eastern Information Center. 1981; Bowles, L. L. Site Record: Ca-Riv-50. Record on file, Eastern Information Center. 1982; Bowden, Cheryl. Site Record: P-33- 000050. Record on file, The Resource Agency Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record, California. 2002; Carrico, Richard. Strangers in a Stolen Land: Indians in San Diego County from Prehistory to the New Deal. 2nd edition. San Diego: Sunbelt Publications. 2008; Masiel-Zamora, Myra Ruth. Analysis Of `[Eacute]xva Tem[eacute]eku, A Luise[ntilde]o Indian Village Site Named Temeku, Located In Temecula, California. M.A. Thesis, San Diego State University, Anthropology Department. 2013. The cultural items were removed from a known Luiseno village site. Archeological records compiled during the excavation confirm that the site, Temeeku, is directly related to the Luiseno people. Consultation with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California, Cultural Resources Department; Dr. Alexis Gray, Forensic Anthropologist; San Diego State University's Dr. Arion Mayes, Skeletal Biology, Dental Anthropology and Forensic Anthropology, has confirmed the location and cultural affiliation of [[Page 23593]] this site with the Luiseno people. Through consultation, the SBCM has determined that all of the items in this collection meet the definition of cultural items under 25 U.S.C. 3001 and include unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony. Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California, has made a request for repatriation of all of these cultural items. Determinations Made by the San Bernardino County Museum Officials of the SBCM have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3), the items described above meet the definition of cultural items and include unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California (previously listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California; Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California; Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California; and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to Leonard X. Hernandez, Interim Director, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 387-2220, email [email protected], by May 28, 2015. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California (previously listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California; Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California; Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California; or the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California may proceed. The San Bernardino County Museum is responsible for notifying the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California (previously listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California; Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California; Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California; and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California, that this notice has been published. Dated: March 10, 2015. Mariah Soriano, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015-09910 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Minnesota—Grand Portage Band; 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, items under the control of the San
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Minnesota—Mille Lacs Band; Red Cliff Bernardino County Museum that meet
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Band of Lake Superior Chippewa the definition of cultural items under 25
Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Indians of Wisconsin; and St. Croix U.S.C. 3001.
Minnesota—Fond du Lac Band; Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin may This notice is published as part of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, proceed. National Park Service’s administrative
Minnesota—Grand Portage Band; Isle Royale National Park is responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, responsible for notifying The Consulted U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Minnesota—Mille Lacs Band; Red Cliff Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this this notice are the sole responsibility of
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa notice has been published. the San Bernardino County Museum.
Indians of Wisconsin; and St. Croix Dated: March 18, 2015.
The National Park Service is not
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. responsible for the determinations in
Mariah Soriano,
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the this notice.
disposition of the human remains and Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–09868 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] History and Description of the Cultural
associated funerary objects may be to
Item(s)
the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad Between 1950 and 1955, cultural
River Reservation, Wisconsin; items were removed from the Temeeku
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR site in Riverside County, CA. The
Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of cultural items were brought into the
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of National Park Service SBCM’s holdings in the early 1950’s.
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17924; The cultural items are stored in 16
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] boxes and include tens of thousands of
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of individual artifacts.
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural The documentation of the excavations
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Items: San Bernardino County is extensive and published in the
Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Museum, Redlands, CA following: McCown, B.E. Temeku A
Minnesota—Fond du Lac Band; Page from the History of the Luiseño
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Indians. Redlands, CA: Archaeological
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
ACTION: Notice. Survey Association of Southern
Minnesota—Grand Portage Band;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, SUMMARY: The San Bernardino County California. 1955; Chartkoff, J. K. and L.
Minnesota—Mille Lacs Band; Red Cliff Museum (SBCM), in consultation with Kona. Site Record: Ca-Riv-50. Record on
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa the appropriate Indian tribes or Native file, Eastern Information Center. 1965;
Indians of Wisconsin; and St. Croix Hawaiian organizations, has determined Stein, M. Site Record: Ca-Riv-50. Record
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. that the cultural items listed in this on file, Eastern Information Center.
notice meet the definition of cultural 1981; Bowles, L. L. Site Record: Ca-Riv-
Additional Requestors and Disposition 50. Record on file, Eastern Information
items under 25 U.S.C. 3001. Lineal
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Center. 1982; Bowden, Cheryl. Site
descendants or representatives of any
Native Hawaiian organization not Record: P–33–000050. Record on file,
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
identified in this notice that wish to The Resource Agency Department of
organization not identified in this notice
request transfer of control of these Parks and Recreation Primary Record,
that wish to claim these cultural items
human remains and associated funerary California. 2002; Carrico, Richard.
should submit a written request to the
objects should submit a written request Strangers in a Stolen Land: Indians in
SBCM. If no additional claimants come
with information in support of the San Diego County from Prehistory to the
forward, transfer of control of the
request to Phyllis Green, New Deal. 2nd edition. San Diego:
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Superintendent, Isle Royale National Sunbelt Publications. 2008; Masiel-
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Zamora, Myra Ruth. Analysis Of ‘Éxva
organizations stated in this notice may
Houghton, MI 49931–1896, telephone Teméeku, A Luiseño Indian Village Site
proceed.
(906) 482–0984, email Phyllis_Green@ Named Temeku, Located In Temecula,
nps.gov, by May 28, 2015. After that DATES: Lineal descendants or
California. M.A. Thesis, San Diego State
date, if no additional requestors have representatives of any Indian tribe or University, Anthropology Department.
come forward, transfer of control of the Native Hawaiian organization not 2013.
human remains and associated funerary identified in this notice that wish to The cultural items were removed from
objects to the Bad River Band of the claim these cultural items should a known Luiseno village site.
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa submit a written request with Archeological records compiled during
Indians of the Bad River Reservation, information in support of the claim to the excavation confirm that the site,
Wisconsin; Keweenaw Bay Indian the SBCM at the address in this notice Temeeku, is directly related to the
Community, Michigan; Lac Courte by May 28, 2015. Luiseno people. Consultation with the
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior ADDRESSES: Leonard X. Hernandez, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Interim Director, San Bernardino Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree California, Cultural Resources
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone Department; Dr. Alexis Gray, Forensic
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac (909) 387–2220, email Anthropologist; San Diego State
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior leonard.hernandez@lib.sbcounty.gov. University’s Dr. Arion Mayes, Skeletal
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Biology, Dental Anthropology and
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, here given in accordance with the Forensic Anthropology, has confirmed
Minnesota—Fond du Lac Band, Native American Graves Protection and the location and cultural affiliation of
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this site with the Luiseno people. Pechanga Reservation, California; Historical Society of Iowa at the address
Through consultation, the SBCM has Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission in this notice by May 28, 2015.
determined that all of the items in this Indians of the Rincon Reservation, ADDRESSES: Jerome Thompson, State
collection meet the definition of cultural California; or the Soboba Band of Curator or NAGPRA Point of Contact,
items under 25 U.S.C. 3001 and include Luiseno Indians, California may 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319,
unassociated funerary objects, sacred proceed. telephone (515) 281–4221, email
objects, and/or objects of cultural The San Bernardino County Museum jerome.thompson@iowa.gov.
patrimony. Pechanga Band of Luiseno is responsible for notifying the La Jolla
Mission Indians of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, California SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Reservation, California, has made a (previously listed as the La Jolla Band here given in accordance with the
request for repatriation of all of these of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Native American Graves Protection and
cultural items. Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, 3005, of the intent to repatriate a
Determinations Made by the San cultural item under the control of the
Bernardino County Museum California; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima State Historical Society of Iowa, Des
Officials of the SBCM have Reservation, California; Pechanga Band Moines, IA, that meets the definition of
determined that: of Luiseno Mission Indians of the an object of cultural patrimony under 25
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3), the Pechanga Reservation, California; U.S.C. 3001.
items described above meet the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission This notice is published as part of the
definition of cultural items and include Indians of the Rincon Reservation, National Park Service’s administrative
unassociated funerary objects, sacred California; and the Soboba Band of responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
objects, and/or objects of cultural Luiseno Indians, California, that this U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
patrimony. this notice are the sole responsibility of
notice has been published.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
Dated: March 10, 2015. the museum, institution, or Federal
is a relationship of shared group
agency that has control of the Native
identity that can be reasonably traced Mariah Soriano,
American cultural items. The National
between the unassociated funerary Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Park Service is not responsible for the
objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of [FR Doc. 2015–09910 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] determinations in this notice.
cultural patrimony and the La Jolla BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Band of Luiseno Indians, California History and Description of the Cultural
(previously listed as the La Jolla Band Item(s)
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno At some time after April 13, 1931, the
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, National Park Service State Historical Society of Iowa
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno purchased a grizzly bear claw necklace
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18037; from Sam Slick, a member of the
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band Meskwaki Tribe (Sac & Fox Tribe of the
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Mississippi in Iowa). Correspondence
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Pechanga Reservation, California; related to the purchase between curator
Cultural Item: State Historical Society
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Edgar R. Harlan and Sam Slick describe
of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
Indians of the Rincon Reservation, the necklace and its origin. The
California; and the Soboba Band of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. necklace was cataloged a B1729 and has
Luiseno Indians, California. ACTION: Notice. been in control of the museum since
1931. The necklace is made of otter fur
Additional Requestors and Disposition SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of with thirty-one grizzly bear claws
Lineal descendants or representatives Iowa, in consultation with the separated by glass beads. The otter fur
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian appropriate Indian tribes or Native is decorated with two heart-shaped and
organization not identified in this notice Hawaiian organizations, has determined one square beaded applique.
that wish to claim these cultural items that the cultural item listed in this During consultation, Johnathan
should submit a written request with notice meets the definition of an object Buffalo, Director of Historic
information in support of the claim to of cultural patrimony. Lineal Preservation, for the Sac & Fox Tribe of
Leonard X. Hernandez, Interim Director, descendants or representatives of any the Mississippi in Iowa, explained that
San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian several bear claw necklaces belonging to
Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, organization not identified in this notice different clans were sold or otherwise
telephone (909) 387–2220, email that wish to claim the cultural item left the tribe during the time period
leonard.hernandez@lib.sbcounty.gov, by should submit a written request to the between 1920 and 1940. The necklaces
May 28, 2015. After that date, if no State Historical Society of Iowa. If no were passed down in the families of the
additional claimants have come additional claimants come forward, different clans and each clan held a
forward, transfer of control of the transfer of control of the cultural item to position on the traditional tribal
cultural items to the La Jolla Band of the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or council. The tribe provided evidence
Luiseno Indians, California (previously Native Hawaiian organizations stated in that the necklace is an object of cultural
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno this notice may proceed. patrimony having ongoing historical,
Mission Indians of the La Jolla DATES: Lineal descendants or traditional, or cultural importance to the
Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno representatives of any Indian tribe or tribe. The necklace is part of a group of
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, Native Hawaiian organization not necklaces that symbolizes tribal
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno identified in this notice that wish to governance and is inalienable. Tribal
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima claim the cultural item should submit a member, Sam Slick, as an individual,
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band written request with information in did not have the right to sell the
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the support of the claim to the State necklace.
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