80 FR 52494 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)
| Page Range | 52494-52494 | |
| FR Document | 2015-21501 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 52494] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21501] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18959; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, 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 unassociated funerary objects. 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 Stanislaus National Forest. 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 Stanislaus National Forest at the address in this notice by September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Jeanie Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370, telephone (209) 536- 3671, 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 Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects 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 museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. History and Description of the Cultural Items In 1979 and 1981, 45 cultural items were removed from site CA-TUO- 0979 in Calaveras County, CA. The site was used as a burial ground for certain groups of the Central Sierra Miwok as late as the early twentieth century. During monitoring between October 1979 and December 1981, evidence of site looting was documented by Stanislaus National Forest Heritage Program personnel. At that time, a number of cultural items were collected from the ``backdirt'' left over from looting activities. Human remains were noted in direct association with these cultural items, although no human remains were collected. The 45 unassociated funerary objects are 1 whole abalone shell, 6 abalone pendants, 14 whole Olivella shells (5 are drilled), 9 Olivella spire- lopped shell beads, 5 clam shell disk beads, 9 glass trade beads (4 simple white beads, 2 compound white beads, and 3 red-on-black Cornaline d'Allepo beads), and 1 metal button with a glass acorn decoration. After consultation with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California and Calaveras Band of Miwuk Indians, a non-federally recognized Indian group, a lineal descendant of the individual buried at the site, Dora Mata, was identified. Ms. Mata was no longer living and attempts to contact her son were unsuccessful. Rose Russell, a granddaughter of Dora Mata, contacted the Stanislaus National Forest and made a request for repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects. The Stanislaus National Forest determined Rose Russell is a lineal descendant of the individual buried at the site from which the unassociated funerary objects were removed. Determinations Made by the Stanislaus National Forest Officials of the Stanislaus National Forest have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 45 cultural items described above 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(5)(A), Rose Russell is the direct lineal descendant of the individual associated with the cultural items. 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 Jeanie Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370, telephone (209) 536-3671, email [email protected], by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to Rose Russell may proceed. The Stanislaus National Forest is responsible for notifying the California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; and Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California that this notice has been published. Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015-21501 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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Seneca Nation of Indians (previously items under the control of the Stanislaus • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
listed as the Seneca Nation of New National Forest, Sonora, CA, that meet the 45 cultural items described above
York); Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of the definition of unassociated funerary are reasonably believed to have been
Oklahoma; Tonawanda Band of Seneca objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. placed with or near individual human
(previously listed as the Tonawanda This notice is published as part of the remains at the time of death or later as
Band of Seneca Indians of New York); National Park Service’s administrative part of the death rite or ceremony and
and Tuscarora Nation that this notice responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 are believed, by a preponderance of the
has been published. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in evidence, to have been removed from a
Dated: July 31, 2015. this notice are the sole responsibility of specific burial site of a Native American
Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal individual.
agency that has control of the Native • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(5)(A),
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Rose Russell is the direct lineal
American cultural items. The National
[FR Doc. 2015–21499 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] descendant of the individual associated
Park Service is not responsible for the
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
determinations in this notice. with the cultural items.
History and Description of the Cultural Additional Requestors and Disposition
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Items Lineal descendants or representatives
In 1979 and 1981, 45 cultural items of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
National Park Service organization not identified in this notice
were removed from site CA–TUO–0979
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18959; in Calaveras County, CA. The site was that wish to claim these cultural items
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
used as a burial ground for certain should submit a written request with
groups of the Central Sierra Miwok as information in support of the claim to
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Jeanie Higgins, Forest Supervisor,
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, late as the early twentieth century.
During monitoring between October Stanislaus National Forest, 19777
Forest Service, Stanislaus National Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370,
Forest, Sonora, CA 1979 and December 1981, evidence of
site looting was documented by telephone (209) 536–3671, email
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Stanislaus National Forest Heritage jmhiggins@fs.fed.us, by September 30,
ACTION: Notice. Program personnel. At that time, a 2015. After that date, if no additional
number of cultural items were collected claimants have come forward, transfer
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of from the ‘‘backdirt’’ left over from of control of the unassociated funerary
Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus looting activities. Human remains were objects to Rose Russell may proceed.
National Forest, in consultation with the The Stanislaus National Forest is
noted in direct association with these
appropriate Indian tribes or Native responsible for notifying the California
cultural items, although no human
Hawaiian organizations, has determined Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken
remains were collected. The 45
that the cultural items listed in this Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
unassociated funerary objects are 1
notice meet the definition of California; and Tuolumne Band of Me-
whole abalone shell, 6 abalone
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
pendants, 14 whole Olivella shells (5 are
descendants or representatives of any Rancheria of California that this notice
drilled), 9 Olivella spire-lopped shell
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian has been published.
beads, 5 clam shell disk beads, 9 glass
organization not identified in this notice trade beads (4 simple white beads, 2 Dated: July 31, 2015.
that wish to claim these cultural items compound white beads, and 3 red-on- Melanie O’Brien,
should submit a written request to the black Cornaline d’Allepo beads), and 1 Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Stanislaus National Forest. If no metal button with a glass acorn [FR Doc. 2015–21501 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
additional claimants come forward, decoration. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
transfer of control of the cultural items After consultation with the Tuolumne
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated Tuolumne Rancheria of California and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
in this notice may proceed. Calaveras Band of Miwuk Indians, a
DATES: Lineal descendants or non-federally recognized Indian group, National Park Service
representatives of any Indian tribe or a lineal descendant of the individual [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18962;
Native Hawaiian organization not buried at the site, Dora Mata, was PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
identified in this notice that wish to identified. Ms. Mata was no longer
claim these cultural items should living and attempts to contact her son Notice of Inventory Completion:
submit a written request with were unsuccessful. Rose Russell, a Department of Anthropology at Indiana
information in support of the claim to granddaughter of Dora Mata, contacted University, Bloomington, IN
the Stanislaus National Forest at the the Stanislaus National Forest and made AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
address in this notice by September 30, a request for repatriation of the
2015. ACTION: Notice.
unassociated funerary objects. The
ADDRESSES: Jeanie Higgins, Forest Stanislaus National Forest determined SUMMARY: The Department of
Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, Rose Russell is a lineal descendant of Anthropology at Indiana University has
19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA the individual buried at the site from completed an inventory of human
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95370, telephone (209) 536–3671, email which the unassociated funerary objects remains in consultation with the
jmhiggins@fs.fed.us. were removed. appropriate Indian tribes or Native
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Hawaiian organizations and has
Determinations Made by the Stanislaus
here given in accordance with the determined that there is a cultural
National Forest
Native American Graves Protection and affiliation between the human remains
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Officials of the Stanislaus National and present-day Indian tribes or Native
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural Forest have determined that: Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
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| 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 Stanislaus National Forest | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 52494 |
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