88 FR 119 pgs. 40856-40857 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 119Pages: 40856 - 40857
Pages: 40856, 40857Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-13305 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Central Washington University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Klickitat County, WA, and Wasco County, OR.
DATES:
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon, Department of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Central Washington University, 400 University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7544, telephone (509) 963-2671, email Lourdes.Henebry-DeLeon@cwu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Central Washington University. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Central Washington University.
Description
In 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals were removed from the Wakemap Site (45-KL-26) in Klickitat County, WA, by a University of Washington field party led by Mr. Warren Caldwell. In 1966, these human remains were transferred to the Burke Museum, University of Washington (Accn. #1996-86). In 1974, the Burke Museum transferred the human remains and associated funerary objects from this site to Central Washington University. The three associated funerary objects are two lots consisting of organic materials and one animal bone.
In May of 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an area near Maryhill State Park in Klickitat County, WA, by an unknown individual. In 1982, these human remains were donated to Central Washington University. The two associated funerary objects are animal bones.
[top] In the early 1900s, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from The Dalles in Wasco County, OR, by private collectors. Subsequently, these human remains were donated to Central Washington University by unknown individuals. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed from Memaloose Island in Wasco County, OR, by private collectors. Subsequently, these human remains were donated to Central Washington University by unknown individuals. The five associated funerary objects are animal bones.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: archeological, biological, geographical, and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, Central Washington University has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 27 individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The 10 objects described in this notice 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.
• There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the Nez Perce Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Central Washington University 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. Central Washington University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13305 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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