[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24196]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Unassociated Funerary Objects From San Diego County, CA, in the 
Possession of Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
unassociated funerary objects from San Diego County, CA, in the 
possession of Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Southwestern 
College professional staff and contracted specialists in consultation 
with representatives of the Barona Group of the Capitan Grande Band of 
Mission Indians, the Campo Band of Mission Indians, the Cuyapaipe Band 
of Mission Indians, the Inaja Band of Mission Indians, the Jamul Indian 
Village, the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, the La Posta Band of 
Mission Indians, the Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians, the Manazita 
Band of Mission Indians, the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians, the 
Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Rincon Band of Mission Indians, the 
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, the Santa Ysabel Band of Mission 
Indians, the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians, the Viejas Band of Mission 
Indians.
    During 1972-1983, human remains representing a minimum of two 
individuals were recovered from site CSUSD F:5:1 during a archeology 
field school conducted by Southwestern College. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Approximately 150 associated cultural items including burned 
animal, bird, and sting ray bones, olivella shell beads, quartz 
crystals, ceramic pipe fragments, glass trade beads, a piece of galena, 
incised stones, and one incised ``turtle'' fetish were also recovered 
from site CSUSD F:5:1 during this period. The presence of these objects 
are consistent with known Kumeyaay funerary objects, however, due to 
the extreme disturbance of the site and scattered condition of the 
human remains, these objects are being considered unassociated funerary 
objects based on site reports and consultation with the Campo Band of 
Mission Indians.
    These individuals have been identified as Native American based on 
manner of internment and types of unassociated funerary objects 
present. Site CSUSD F:5:1 has been identified as a Kumeyaay occupation 
area (possibly the historic village of Otay mentioned in the records of 
Mission San Diego de Alcala) based on historical documents, continuity 
of funerary practice, and cultural items at the site. Consultation 
evidence presented by representatives of the Campo Band of Mission 
Indians indicates Kumeyaay people used this site into the 1930s.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of Southwestern 
College have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human 
remains listed above represent the physical remains of a minimum of two 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of Southwestern 
College have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 
approximately 150 cultural items 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 an Native American individual. Lastly, officials of 
Southwestern College have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 
(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and 
unassociated funerary objects and the Campo Band of Mission Indians.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Barona Group of the 
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, the Campo Band of Mission 
Indians, the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians, the Inaja Band of 
Mission Indians, the Jamul Indian Village, the La Jolla Band of Mission 
Indians, the La Posta Band of Mission Indians, the Los Coyotes Band of 
Mission Indians, the Manazita Band of Mission Indians, the Mesa Grande 
Band of Mission Indians, the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Rincon 
Band of Mission Indians, the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, the 
Santa Ysabel Band of Mission Indians, the Sycuan Band of Mission 
Indians, the Viejas Band of Mission Indians. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains and unassociated funerary objects should 
contact Charlotte McGowan, Professor of Archaeology, or Marcie 
Sinclair, Special Assistant to the Superintendent/President for Human 
Resources & Legal Affairs, Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, 
Chula Vista, CA 91910; telephone: (619) 421-6700 or (619) 482-6328, 
before October 14, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains and 
unassociated funerary objects to the Campo Band of Mission Indians may 
begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: September 5, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-24196 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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