80 FR 62097 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26287 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 62097-62098] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26287] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19356; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington (Burke Museum) has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the Burke Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Burke Museum at the address in this notice by November 16, 2015. ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849 x2, 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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of the Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. The human remains were removed from Pacific County, WA. 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. 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 Burke Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington), Washington. History and Description of the Remains In the late 19th or early 20th century, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, were removed from near the mouth of the Columbia River in the vicinity of sites 45-PC-25/45-PC-4, a known Chinook village and cemetery in Pacific County, WA. The human remains were removed by the property owner and donated to the University of Washington Anthropology Department in 1959, and subsequently accessioned by the Burke Museum in 1964 (Accn. #1964-146). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1959 and 1976, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed from the Martin Site (45-PC-7), in Pacific County, WA. The human remains excavated in 1959 were removed as part of a University of Washington field school excavation conducted by Robert [[Page 62098]] Kidd and brought to the Burke Museum in the 1960s. The human remains excavated in 1976 were removed as part of an excavation led by Chris Brown of Washington State University. The entire collection from this excavation was transferred to the Burke Museum from Washington State University in 2013. Both the 1959 and 1976 excavations were formally accessioned by the Burke Museum in 2013 (Accn. #2013-163). The human remains from this site were not identified as human during the excavation. Only in 2014 did the Burke Museum identify them as human. No known individuals were identified. No funerary objects are present. All of the human remains are from sites located in the southwestern part of Pacific County, WA. According to historical and anthropological sources (Kidd, 1967; Mooney, 1896; Ray, 1938; Ruby 1986; Spier, 1936; Suttles 1990), as well as information provided during consultation, this area is within the traditional aboriginal territory of the Lower Chinook people, which included the northern bank of the Columbia River mouth, and lands north along the shore and into Willapa Bay. The people of this area spoke the same Chinook dialect and were linguistically separate from other Chinook who lived farther up the Columbia River (Suttles, 1990). The human remains have been determined to be Native American based on archaeological, geographical and osteological evidence. Sites 45-PC-25/45-PC-4 were identified as a village site and cemetery with pre-historic and historic cultural components by Hudziak and Smith in 1948, and by Robert Cook in 1955. Site 45-PC-7 is a large site dating from 700-1800 years ago. All of these sites exhibit material culture consistent with Chinook culture. Today the Chinook people are members of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington), and the Chinook Indian Tribe, a nonfederally recognized Indian group represented by the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington). Determinations Made by the Burke Museum Officials of the Burke Museum have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. 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 Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington). 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 should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 685-3849 x2, email [email protected], by November 16, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington), Washington, may proceed. The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington and Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington), Washington that this notice has been published. Dated: September 17, 2015. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015-26287 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these
Indians of North Dakota; and the White request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa human remains should submit a written request with information in support of
Tribe, Minnesota. request with information in support of the request to the Burke Museum at the
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this the request to Dr. Ben Secunda, address in this notice by November 16,
section are referred to as ‘‘The Invited NAGPRA Project Manager, University of 2015.
and Consulted Tribes.’’ Michigan Office of Research, 4080 ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
Fleming Building, 503 S. Thompson University of Washington, Box 353010,
History and Description of the Remains
Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
In April 1951, human remains telephone (734) 647–9085, email 685–3849 x2, email plape@uw.edu.
representing, at minimum, four bsecunda@umich.edu, by November 16, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
individuals were removed from the 2015. After that date, if no additional
Steinbower site (20CL04) in Clinton here given in accordance with the
requestors have come forward, transfer Native American Graves Protection and
County, MI. Workers unearthed human of control of the human remains to The
remains at the site while conducting Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Invited and Consulted Tribes may 3003, of the completion of an inventory
gravel removal operations. They proceed.
contacted the Clinton County Sherriff of human remains under the control of
The University of Michigan is the Burke Museum, University of
who collected the human remains and responsible for notifying The Invited
donated them to the UMMAA on April Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
and Consulted Tribes that this notice remains were removed from Pacific
24, 1951. The human remains are from has been published.
1 juvenile, 1 young adult, and 2 adults. County, WA.
Dated: September 22, 2015. This notice is published as part of the
The human remains are dated to the
Glacial Kame Period, or Late Archaic to Melanie O’Brien, National Park Service’s administrative
Early Woodland Periods (1000–500 Manager, National NAGPRA Program. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
B.C.), based on a conch shell collected [FR Doc. 2015–26286 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
from the site, although the shell was not BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
this notice are the sole responsibility of
donated to the UMMAA. No known the museum, institution, or Federal
individuals were identified. No agency that has control of the Native
associated funerary objects are present. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
Determinations Made by the University National Park Service determinations in this notice.
of Michigan
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19356; Consultation
Officials of the University of Michigan PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
have determined that: A detailed assessment of the human
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Notice of Inventory Completion: remains was made by the Burke
human remains described in this notice Thomas Burke Memorial Washington Museum professional staff in
are Native American based on cranial State Museum, University of consultation with representatives of the
morphology, dental traits, archeological Washington, Seattle, WA Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
context, and accession documentation. Reservation, Washington and
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice ACTION: Notice. Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
represent the physical remains of four (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
SUMMARY: The Thomas Burke Memorial Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
individuals of Native American
Washington State Museum, University Reservation, Washington), Washington.
ancestry.
of Washington (Burke Museum) has
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a History and Description of the Remains
completed an inventory of human
relationship of shared group identity
remains, in consultation with the In the late 19th or early 20th century,
cannot be reasonably traced between the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native human remains representing, at
Native American human remains and
Hawaiian organizations, and has minimum, one individual, were
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the determined that there is a cultural removed from near the mouth of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court affiliation between the human remains Columbia River in the vicinity of sites
of Federal Claims, the land from which and present-day Indian tribes or Native 45–PC–25/45–PC–4, a known Chinook
the Native American human remains Hawaiian organizations. Lineal village and cemetery in Pacific County,
were removed is the aboriginal land of descendants or representatives of any WA. The human remains were removed
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian by the property owner and donated to
Michigan. organization not identified in this notice the University of Washington
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or that wish to request transfer of control Anthropology Department in 1959, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the land of these human remains should submit subsequently accessioned by the Burke
from which the Native American human a written request to the Burke Museum. Museum in 1964 (Accn. #1964–146). No
remains were removed is the aboriginal If no additional requestors come known individuals were identified. No
land of The Invited and Consulted forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary objects are present.
human remains to the lineal
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Tribes. In 1959 and 1976, human remains
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the descendants, Indian tribes, or Native representing a minimum of one
disposition of the human remains may Hawaiian organizations stated in this individual were removed from the
be to The Invited and Consulted Tribes. notice may proceed. Martin Site (45–PC–7), in Pacific
DATES: Lineal descendants or County, WA. The human remains
Additional Requestors and Disposition representatives of any Indian tribe or excavated in 1959 were removed as part
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not of a University of Washington field
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to school excavation conducted by Robert
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Kidd and brought to the Burke Museum • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there objects. Lineal descendants or
in the 1960s. The human remains is a relationship of shared group representatives of any Indian tribe or
excavated in 1976 were removed as part identity that can be reasonably traced Native Hawaiian organization not
of an excavation led by Chris Brown of between the Native American human identified in this notice that wish to
Washington State University. The entire remains and Shoalwater Bay Tribe of claim these cultural items should
collection from this excavation was the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, submit a written request to the Burke
transferred to the Burke Museum from Washington (previously listed as the Museum. If no additional claimants
Washington State University in 2013. Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater come forward, transfer of control of the
Both the 1959 and 1976 excavations Bay Indian Reservation, Washington). cultural items to the lineal descendants,
were formally accessioned by the Burke Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Museum in 2013 (Accn. #2013–163). organizations stated in this notice may
The human remains from this site were Lineal descendants or representatives proceed.
not identified as human during the of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice DATES: Lineal descendants or
excavation. Only in 2014 did the Burke
that wish to request transfer of control representatives of any Indian tribe or
Museum identify them as human. No
of these human remains should submit Native Hawaiian organization not
known individuals were identified. No
a written request with information in identified in this notice that wish to
funerary objects are present.
All of the human remains are from support of the request to Peter Lape, claim these cultural items should
sites located in the southwestern part of Burke Museum, University of submit a written request with
Pacific County, WA. According to Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA information in support of the claim to
historical and anthropological sources 98195, telephone (206) 685–3849 x2, the Burke Museum at the address in this
(Kidd, 1967; Mooney, 1896; Ray, 1938; email plape@uw.edu, by November 16, notice by November 16, 2015.
Ruby 1986; Spier, 1936; Suttles 1990), 2015. After that date, if no additional ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
as well as information provided during requestors have come forward, transfer University of Washington, Box 353010,
consultation, this area is within the of control of the human remains to the Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
traditional aboriginal territory of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the 685–3849 x2, email plape@uw.edu.
Lower Chinook people, which included Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
the northern bank of the Columbia River (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay here given in accordance with the
mouth, and lands north along the shore Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Native American Graves Protection and
and into Willapa Bay. The people of this Reservation, Washington), Washington, Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
area spoke the same Chinook dialect may proceed. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
and were linguistically separate from The Burke Museum is responsible for items under the control of the Burke
other Chinook who lived farther up the notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Museum, University of Washington,
Columbia River (Suttles, 1990). The Chehalis Reservation, Washington and Seattle, WA, that meet the definition of
human remains have been determined Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the unassociated funerary objects under 25
to be Native American based on Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation U.S.C. 3001.
archaeological, geographical and (previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
osteological evidence. Sites 45–PC–25/ This notice is published as part of the
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
45–PC–4 were identified as a village site National Park Service’s administrative
Reservation, Washington), Washington
and cemetery with pre-historic and responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
that this notice has been published.
historic cultural components by U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Dated: September 17, 2015. this notice are the sole responsibility of
Hudziak and Smith in 1948, and by
Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal
Robert Cook in 1955. Site 45–PC–7 is a
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. agency that has control of the Native
large site dating from 700–1800 years
ago. All of these sites exhibit material [FR Doc. 2015–26287 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] American cultural items. The National
culture consistent with Chinook culture. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P Park Service is not responsible for the
Today the Chinook people are members determinations in this notice.
of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of History and Description of the Cultural
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Item(s)
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay National Park Service
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian In the late 19th or early 20th century,
Reservation, Washington), and the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA– three cultural objects were removed
Chinook Indian Tribe, a nonfederally 19355;PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] from near the mouth of the Columbia
recognized Indian group represented by River in the vicinity of sites 45–PC–25/
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 45–PC–4, a known Chinook village and
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the
Items: Thomas Burke Washington cemetery in Pacific County, WA. The
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
State Museum, University of objects were removed by the property
(previously listed as the Shoalwater Bay
Washington, Seattle, WA owner and donated to the University of
Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington). AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Washington Anthropology Department
ACTION: Notice. in 1959, and subsequently accessioned
Determinations Made by the Burke by the Burke Museum in 1964 (Accn.
Museum
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY: The Thomas Burke Memorial #1964–146). The three unassociated
Officials of the Burke Museum have Washington State Museum, University funerary objects include one lot of glass
determined that: of Washington (Burke Museum), in and shell beads and two copper rod
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the consultation with the appropriate bracelets. Sites 45–PC–25/45–PC–4 were
human remains described in this notice Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian identified as a village site and cemetery
represent the physical remains of two organizations, has determined that the by Hudziak and Smith in 1948, and by
individuals of Native American cultural items listed in this notice meet Robert Cook in 1955. Cook documented
ancestry. the definition of unassociated funerary these objects being in the possession of
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