83 FR 42682 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-18206

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026062; 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 
September 24, 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 one of the Pueblos in New Mexico.
    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 
Kurt Dongoske, Historic Preservation Officer, Pueblo of Zuni and 
representative of the following Indian Tribes: Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from one of

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the Pueblos in New Mexico. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    It was determined through research of the Donor's records in the 
collections that the human remains are from New Mexico and are of 
Pueblo origin.

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.
     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 Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo 
of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo 
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

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 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 September 24, 2018. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Two non-federally recognized groups, Indians of California, based on lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and geographic information and oral Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
Traditional Choinumni Tribe, were tradition. this notice may proceed.
consulted. One non-federally recognized DATES: Lineal descendants or
Additional Requestors and Disposition
group, the Wukchumni Tribe, was representatives of any Indian Tribe or
invited to consult, but did not Lineal descendants or representatives Native Hawaiian organization not
participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed in of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian identified in this notice that wish to
this section are referred to as ‘‘The organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these
Consulted and Notified Tribes.’’ that wish to request transfer of control human remains should submit a written
of these human remains and associated request with information in support of
History and Description of the Remains funerary objects should submit a written the request to the Riverside
In the early 1990s, human remains request with information in support of Metropolitan Museum at the address in
representing, at minimum, one the request to Dr. Margaret Mericle,
this notice by September 24, 2018.
individual were removed from site CA– Fresno City College of The State Center
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D.,
MAD–1785, in Madera County, CA. The Community College District, 1101 East
University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, Museum Director, Riverside
human remains represent one adult of
telephone (559) 442–8210, email Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission
indeterminate sex, represented by four
peg.mericle@fresnocitycollege.edu, by Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501,
fragments. No known individuals were
September 24, 2018. After that date, if telephone (951) 826–5792, email
identified. The 12 associated funerary
no additional requestors have come rpeterson@riversideca.gov.
objects are: one lot of steatite sherds, six
lots of steatite beads, and five lots of forward, transfer of control of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
shell beads. human remains and associated funerary here given in accordance with the
In the early 1990s, human remains objects to the Northfork Rancheria of Native American Graves Protection and
representing, at minimum, one Mono Indians of California and the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
individual were removed from site CA– Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 3003, of the completion of an inventory
MAD–1788, in Madera County, CA. The Indians of California may proceed. of human remains under the control of
human remains represent one sub-adult The State Center Community College the Riverside Metropolitan Museum,
of indeterminate sex, represented by 14 District—Fresno City College is Riverside, CA. The human remains were
fragments. No known individuals were responsible for notifying The Consulted removed from one of the Pueblos in
identified. The five associated funerary and Notified Tribes that this notice has New Mexico.
objects are: one lot of shell fragments, been published. This notice is published as part of the
one glass bead, one steatite bead, and Dated: July 17, 2018.
National Park Service’s administrative
two shell beads. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
Melanie O’Brien,
Fresno City College instructor Don U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. this notice are the sole responsibility of
Wren excavated both sites for the Deer
[FR Doc. 2018–18200 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] the museum, institution, or Federal
Creek and Fine Gold Creek Projects. In
January 2017, an osteological BILLING CODE 4312–52–P agency that has control of the Native
examination of the faunal collections American human remains. The National
was conducted to determine if human Park Service is not responsible for the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR determinations in this notice.
remains were present. That examination
resulted in the identification of the National Park Service Consultation
human remains described in this
inventory. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026062; A detailed assessment of the human
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] remains was made by the Riverside
Determinations Made by the State Metropolitan Museum professional staff
Center Community College District— Notice of Inventory Completion: in consultation with Kurt Dongoske,
Fresno City College Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Historic Preservation Officer, Pueblo of
Riverside, CA Zuni and representative of the following
Officials of the State Center
Community College District—Fresno AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Indian Tribes: Pueblo of Acoma, New
City College have determined that: ACTION: Notice. Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
human remains described in this notice SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
represent the physical remains of two Museum has completed an inventory of New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
individuals of Native American ancestry human remains, in consultation with Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
based on archaeological context. the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), Hawaiian organizations, and has Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
the 17 objects described in this notice determined that there is a cultural Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
are reasonably believed to have been affiliation between the human remains Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
placed with or near individual human and present-day Indian Tribes or Native of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
remains at the time of death or later as Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
part of the death rite or ceremony. descendants or representatives of any Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
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is a relationship of shared group organization not identified in this notice Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
identity that can be reasonably traced that wish to request transfer of control Reservation, New Mexico.
between the Native American human of these human remains should submit
remains and associated funerary objects a written request to the Riverside History and Description of the Remains
and both the Northfork Rancheria of Metropolitan Museum. If no additional At an unknown date, human remains
Mono Indians of California and the requestors come forward, transfer of representing, at minimum, one
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi control of the human remains to the individual were removed from one of

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the Pueblos in New Mexico. No known DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The determinations in this notice are
individuals were identified. No the sole responsibility of the museum,
associated funerary objects are present. National Park Service institution, or Federal agency that has
It was determined through research of [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026057];
control of the Native American human
[PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] remains and associated funerary objects.
the Donor’s records in the collections
The National Park Service is not
that the human remains are from New
Notice of Inventory Completion: responsible for the determinations in
Mexico and are of Pueblo origin.
Indiana State Museum and Historic this notice.
Determinations Made by the Riverside Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Consultation
Metropolitan Museum Indianapolis, IN
A detailed assessment of the human
Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains was made by staff at Indiana
Museum have determined that: ACTION: Notice. University-Purdue University Fort
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Wayne (IPFW) in consultation with the
SUMMARY: The Indiana State Museum Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, as
human remains described in this notice and Historic Sites Corporation, State of requested by the Federal Highway
represent the physical remains of one Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an Administration (FWHA). Additional
individual of Native American ancestry. inventory of human remains and consultation was conducted by FHWA
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there associated funerary objects, in and the Indiana Department of
is a relationship of shared group consultation with the appropriate Transportation Environmental Services,
identity that can be reasonably traced Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Cultural Resources Office (INDOT–CRO)
between the Native American human organizations, and has determined that with representatives of the Delaware
remains and Pueblo of Acoma, New there is no cultural affiliation between Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; the human remains and associated Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of funerary objects and any present-day Kansas; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New organizations. Representatives of any of Indians of Oklahoma; and the
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Shawnee Tribe.
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; organization not identified in this notice Following transfer of the human
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; that wish to request transfer of control remains to the ISMHS, additional
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; of these human remains and associated invitations to consult were sent by letter
funerary objects should submit a written from the ISMHS to the Absentee-
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
request to the ISMHS. If no additional Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
requestors come forward, transfer of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
control of the human remains and Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, Forest County Potawatomi Community,
associated funerary objects to the Indian
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Wisconsin; Nottawaseppi Huron Band
stated in this notice may proceed.
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter of the Potawatomi, Michigan
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization (previously listed as the Huron
Additional Requestors and Disposition not identified in this notice that wish to Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of
request transfer of control of these Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Lineal descendants or representatives human remains and associated funerary Indiana; and the Winnebago Tribe of
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian objects should submit a written request Nebraska.
organization not identified in this notice with information in support of the History and Description of the Remains
that wish to request transfer of control request to the ISMHS at the address in
of these human remains should submit On July 7, 2010, human remains
this notice by September 24, 2018.
a written request with information in representing, at minimum, one
ADDRESSES: Michele Greenan, Indiana individual were removed from site
support of the request to Robyn G. State Museum and Historic Sites
Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, 12T59/530 within Prophetstown State
Corporation, 650 West Washington Park, in Tippecanoe County, IN, during
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214,
Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA archeological work conducted under
telephone (317) 473–0836, email Indiana Department of Historic
92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org.
rpeterson@riversideca.gov, by Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is plan 3513, permit 201022. This Phase
September 24, 2018. After that date, if
here given in accordance with the 111 data recovery was prompted by a
no additional requestors have come
Native American Graves Protection and wetland and forest mitigation project
forward, transfer of control of the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. associated with the SR 25 Hoosier
human remains to The Tribes may 3003, of the completion of an inventory Heartland Corridor (INDOT DES No.
proceed. of human remains and associated 0901664, formerly 9802920). The
The Riverside Metropolitan Museum funerary objects under the control of the human remains were recovered from
is responsible for notifying The Tribes ISMHS, Indianapolis, IN. The human state-owned land.
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that this notice has been published. remains and associated funerary objects Upon recovering the human remains,
Dated: July 17, 2018. were removed from Prophetstown State IPFW archeology staff contacted the
Park, Tippecanoe County, IN. Tippecanoe County Coroner, who
Melanie O’Brien,
This notice is published as part of the determined that the remains were over
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service’s administrative 100 years old. Also notified was staff
[FR Doc. 2018–18206 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 from Prophetstown State Park and the
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FR Citation		83 FR 42682

83 FR 42682 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service