83 FR 28264 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

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

The Riverside Metropolitan 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 Riverside Metropolitan 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28264-28265]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13037]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025560; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 
Riverside, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan 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 Riverside 
Metropolitan 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 
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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA. The 
human remains were removed from near Coalinga, Fresno County, CA.
    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 
Riverside Metropolitan Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 
Rancheria, California.

History and Description of the Remains

    Before 1950, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from near Coalinga in Fresno County, CA. The human remains 
were donated to the Riverside Municipal Museum in 1968. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The human remains were determined to be Native American based on 
osteological and archeological evidence (Moser, 1998, transfer from 
Riverside Metropolitan Museum's Natural History Collection to 
Anthropology Collection, record update). Information provided during 
consultations shows that Coalinga, Fresno County, CA is within the 
traditional aboriginal territory of the Southern Yokut. Historical and 
anthropological sources state that Coalinga, Fresno County, CA, was 
inhabited by the Southern Yokut (Kroeber, 1976).

Determinations Made by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum

    Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.

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     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 the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 
Rosa Rancheria, 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 
request transfer of control of these human remain should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request 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 requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 
Rancheria, California, may proceed.
    The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is responsible for notifying the 
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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