SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the ( printed page 65768) National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of FAMSF and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing at least five MNI have been identified. The one associated funerary object is a modified faunal bone.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified from a shellmound in Kentfield, Marin County, CA. Robert Katz donated this individual to FAMSF on May 18, 1911.

Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been reasonably identified from Alto, Marin County, CA. J. Henry Mohr donated these individuals to FAMSF on November 13, 1910. Human remains representing, at least, two individuals from “Alta, California” have been reasonably identified from Alto, Marin County, CA based on donor research using internal and external sources. J. Henry Mohr and Henry Rudiger donated these individuals to FAMSF on September 27, 1911. On July 23, 1962, FAMSF lent these four individuals to the California Division of Beaches and Parks (now California State Department of Parks and Recreation). On February 23, 1993, California State Parks returned these remains to FAMSF.

The one associated funerary object is one modified faunal bone from “Bodega, California” that has been reasonably identified from Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, CA based on donor research using internal and external sources. Mrs. L.A. Whitcomb donated this modified faunal bone on March 2, 1914. On December 19, 1963, FAMSF lent this item to the California Division of Beaches and Parks (now California State Department of Parks and Recreation).

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition record of the human remains and associated funerary object.

Determinations

FAMSF has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The one object described in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary object described in this notice and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, FAMSF must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The FAMSF is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.