83 FR 28256 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

Page Range		28256-28257
FR Document		2018-13038

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 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 Riverside Metropolitan Museum. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025562; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside 
Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 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 Riverside Metropolitan Museum. 
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 Riverside Metropolitan 
Museum at the address in this notice by July 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, Riverside 
Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, 
telephone (951) 826-5792, 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 Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, 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 Item(s)

    In 1930, Samuel C. Evans purchased a string of shell and stone 
beads in a cloth bag from Clark's Store, San Diego County, CA. In 1996, 
a collection of Native American materials (RMM Accn. #A1524) from the 
estate of Samuel C. Evans was donated to the Riverside Municipal Museum 
by his son Samuel W. Evans. This donation included the string of shell 
and stone beads in a cloth bag. The two unassociated funerary objects 
have been determined to be from the Rincon Band of Luise[ntilde]o 
Indians based on cultural and historical evidence. In Kroeber's 
Ethnography of the Cahuilla Indians (1908), he analyzed beads found in 
a burial at San Jacinto, describing them as less regular than other 
specimens. The string of beads in question has the characteristics of 
traditional Luise[ntilde]o beads as utilized by the people of the 
Rincon Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians.
    Information provided during consultations documented that Clark's 
store in San Diego County, CA, was within the traditional aboriginal 
territory of the Rincon Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians. The Rincon Band 
of Luise[ntilde]o Indians Museum Specialist wrote ``The Rincon store 
was located on the southwest corner of Pala Road (Highway 76) and 
Valley Center Road and clearly within the traditional territory of the 
Tribe, and in immediate proximity to its current reservation 
boundaries. . . . The Tribe has no doubt that the string of bead and 
the bag are funerary objects and came from the traditional territory of 
the Rincon Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians'' (9/19/2017).

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Determinations Made by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum

    Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the two 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. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 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 Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, 
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 
92501, telephone (951) 826-5792, email [email protected], by 
July 18, 2018. After that date, if no additional claimants have come 
forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to 
the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 
California may proceed.
    The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is responsible for notifying the 
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 
California that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Nevada and Utah; Death Valley Timbi- that wish to request transfer of control ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D.,
sha Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as of these human remains and associated Museum Director, Riverside
the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone funerary objects should submit a written Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission
Band of California); Duckwater request with information in support of Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501,
Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater the request to Dr. Barbara Roth, telephone (951) 826–5792, email
Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Department of Anthropology, University rpeterson@riversideca.gov.
Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 455003, 4505 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Indian Community of Paiute Indians of S. Maryland Parkway, Box 455003, Las here given in accordance with the
the Fort Independence Reservation, Vegas, NV 89154, telephone (702) 895– Native American Graves Protection and
California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and 3646, email Barbara.Roth@unlv.edu, by Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt July 18, 2018. After that date, if no 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; additional requestors have come items under the control of the Riverside
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the forward, transfer of control of the Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA,
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las human remains and associated funerary that meet the definition of unassociated
Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las objects to The Tribes may proceed. funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine The UNLV Department of This notice is published as part of the
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously Anthropology is responsible for National Park Service’s administrative
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of notifying The Tribes that this notice has responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone been published. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock this notice are the sole responsibility of
Dated: May 15, 2018.
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian the museum, institution, or Federal
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Melanie O’Brien,
agency that has control of the Native
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Manager, National NAGPRA Program. American cultural items. The National
Reservation, Nevada; Northwestern [FR Doc. 2018–13029 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] Park Service is not responsible for the
Band of the Shoshone Nation BILLING CODE 4312–52–P determinations in this notice.
(previously listed as Northwestern Band
of Shoshoni Nation and the History and Description of the Cultural
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Item(s)
of Utah (Washakie)); Paiute Indian Tribe In 1930, Samuel C. Evans purchased
of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh National Park Service a string of shell and stone beads in a
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of cloth bag from Clark’s Store, San Diego
Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025562; County, CA. In 1996, a collection of
Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Native American materials (RMM Accn.
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks #A1524) from the estate of Samuel C.
Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Evans was donated to the Riverside
Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Items: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Municipal Museum by his son Samuel
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Riverside, CA W. Evans. This donation included the
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. string of shell and stone beads in a cloth
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; bag. The two unassociated funerary
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; ACTION: Notice. objects have been determined to be from
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan
Arizona; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of based on cultural and historical
Museum, in consultation with the
the Fort Hall Reservation; Shoshone- evidence. In Kroeber’s Ethnography of
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley the Cahuilla Indians (1908), he analyzed
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake beads found in a burial at San Jacinto,
that the cultural items listed in this
Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Te-Moak Tribe describing them as less regular than
notice meet the definition of
of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada other specimens. The string of beads in
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
(Four constituent bands: Battle question has the characteristics of
descendants or representatives of any
Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork traditional Luiseño beads as utilized by
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian the people of the Rincon Band of
Band and Wells Band); Utu Utu Gwaitu organization not identified in this notice
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Luiseño Indians.
that wish to claim these cultural items Information provided during
Reservation, California; Walker River
should submit a written request to the consultations documented that Clark’s
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Riverside Metropolitan Museum. If no store in San Diego County, CA, was
Reservation, Nevada; Washoe Tribe of
additional claimants come forward, within the traditional aboriginal
Nevada and California (Carson Colony,
transfer of control of the cultural items territory of the Rincon Band of Luiseño
Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, Indians. The Rincon Band of Luiseño
Community, Stewart Community &
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated Indians Museum Specialist wrote ‘‘The
Washoe Ranches); Winnemucca Indian
in this notice may proceed. Rincon store was located on the
Colony of Nevada; Yerington Paiute
Tribe of the Yerington Colony & DATES: Lineal descendants or southwest corner of Pala Road (Highway
Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba representatives of any Indian Tribe or 76) and Valley Center Road and clearly
Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Native Hawaiian organization not within the traditional territory of the
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Reservation, Nevada (hereinafter identified in this notice that wish to Tribe, and in immediate proximity to its
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). claim these cultural items should current reservation boundaries. . . .
submit a written request with The Tribe has no doubt that the string
Additional Requestors and Disposition information in support of the claim to of bead and the bag are funerary objects
Lineal descendants or representatives the Riverside Metropolitan Museum at and came from the traditional territory
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian the address in this notice by July 18, of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians’’
organization not identified in this notice 2018. (9/19/2017).

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Determinations Made by the Riverside inventory of human remains, in History and Description of the Remains
Metropolitan Museum consultation with the appropriate Between 1976 and 1978, human
Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian remains representing, at minimum, 47
Museum have determined that: organizations, and has determined that individuals were removed from Roden
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), there is a cultural affiliation between the Site (34MC215) in McCurtain, OK, by
the two cultural items described above human remains and present-day Indian the Museum of the Red River, Gregory
are reasonably believed to have been Tribes or Native Hawaiian Perino, and Lester Roden. At a date
placed with or near individual human organizations. Lineal descendants or prior to 1981, the human remains were
remains at the time of death or later as representatives of any Indian Tribe or sent to the University of Arkansas for
part of the death rite or ceremony and Native Hawaiian organization not bioarcheological analysis and
are believed, by a preponderance of the identified in this notice that wish to subsequently, they were donated to
evidence, to have been removed from a request transfer of control of these University of Arkansas Museum
specific burial site of a Native American human remains should submit a written Collections by Jerome Rose. The human
individual. request to the University of Arkansas remains consist of 13 adult males, 12
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Museum Collections. If no additional adult females, nine children, four
is a relationship of shared group requestors come forward, transfer of infants, and nine adults of unknown sex
identity that can be reasonably traced control of the human remains to the (2004–4–(1–44), 2004–4–10–1, 2 & 3,
between the unassociated funerary lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 2004–4–22–1, 2). No known individuals
objects and the Rincon Band of Luiseno Native Hawaiian organizations stated in were identified. No associated funerary
Mission Indians of the Rincon this notice may proceed. objects are present.
Reservation, California. The Roden site is located on an
DATES: Lineal descendants or alluvial terrace of the Red River in
Additional Requestors and Disposition representatives of any Indian Tribe or southeastern Oklahoma. According to
Lineal descendants or representatives Native Hawaiian organization not Perino, excavations and radiocarbon
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian identified in this notice that wish to dates strongly correlate with a Caddo
organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these presence stretching from A.D. 1300 to
that wish to claim these cultural items human remains should submit a written 1650, which is described as the
should submit a written request with request with information in support of McCurtain Phase. This date can be split
information in support of the claim to the request to the University of into two periods of intense use; the first
Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Arkansas Museum Collections at the being approximately A.D. 1300 and the
Director, Riverside Metropolitan address in this notice by July 18, 2018. second occurring between A.D.1510–
Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, ADDRESSES: Mary Suter, University of 1620. The human remains are associated
Riverside, CA 92501, telephone (951) Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass with the second phase. Descendants of
826–5792, email rpeterson@ Building 125, 2435 North Hatch the Caddo are members of the Caddo
riversideca.gov, by July 18, 2018. After Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, Nation of Oklahoma.
that date, if no additional claimants telephone (479) 575–3456, email On an unknown date, human remains
have come forward, transfer of control representing, at minimum, seven
msuter@uark.edu.
of the unassociated funerary objects to individuals were removed from the
the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Bowman/Wallace site (3LR50), Little
Indians of the Rincon Reservation, here given in accordance with the River County, AR, by unknown persons.
California may proceed. Native American Graves Protection and The human remains were donated to the
The Riverside Metropolitan Museum Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. University of Arkansas Anthropology
is responsible for notifying the Rincon 3003, of the completion of an inventory Department at an unknown date. In
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the of human remains under the control of 2006, they were transferred to the
Rincon Reservation, California that this the University of Arkansas Museum University of Arkansas Museum
notice has been published. Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The Collections. No known individuals were
Dated: May 9, 2018. human remains were removed from the identified. No associated funerary
Melanie O’Brien, Roden Site (34MC215), McCurtain objects are present.
County, OK. On an unknown date, human remains
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
representing, at minimum, one
[FR Doc. 2018–13038 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the
individual were removed from the
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Georgia Lake site (3OU112), Ouachita
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
County, AR, by unknown persons. The
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in human remains were donated to the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR this notice are the sole responsibility of University of Arkansas Anthropology
the museum, institution, or Federal Department at an unknown date. In
National Park Service agency that has control of the Native 2006, they were transferred to the
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025563; American human remains. The National University of Arkansas Museum
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Park Service is not responsible for the Collections. No known individuals were
determinations in this notice. identified. No associated funerary
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Consultation objects are present.
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University of Arkansas Museum
Based on the geographic region,
Collections, Fayetteville, AR A detailed assessment of the human diagnostic artifacts reported at the sites,
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains was made by the University of site organization, and methods of
ACTION: Notice. Arkansas Museum Collections interment, the human remains removed
professional staff in consultation with from burials at the two sites described
SUMMARY:The University of Arkansas representatives of the Caddo Nation of above date to the Fourche Maline period
Museum Collections has completed an Oklahoma. (A.D. 500–800) and/or Caddoan period

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83 FR 28256 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

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