[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52747-52748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26260]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Puget Sound, WA in the Possession of the University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of 
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains from Puget Sound, WA 
in the possession of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 
PA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University 
of Pennsylvania Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the Port Gamble 
Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, and the Lower Elwha 
Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing one individual were 
removed from Puget Sound, WA by Dr. David U. Egbert. In 1870, these 
human remains were donated to the Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA. 
In 1915, these human remains were transferred to the University of 
Pennsylvania Museum. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Based on original accession information, this individual has been 
determined to be Native American. Based on the original accession 
information from the Wistar Institute, this individual has been 
determined to be S'Klallam. The northwestern region of Puget Sound, 
which extends to the Dungeness River mouth, incorporates the 
traditional territory of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Reservation. 
Geographical and historical evidence provided by representatives of the 
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe indicates cultural affiliation between these 
human remains and the present-day Port Gamble S'Klallam Indian 
Community of the Port Gamble Reservation.
    In 1856, human remains representing one individual were removed 
from Puget Sound, WA by person(s) unknown and donated to the Academy of 
Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. In 1997, the control of these human

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remains were transferred to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Based on accession information, this individual has been determined 
to be Native American. Based on the original accession information from 
the Academy of Natural Sciences, this individual has been determined to 
be S'Klallam. The northwestern region of Puget Sound, which extends to 
the Dungeness River mouth, incorporates the traditional territory of 
the Port Gamble S'Klallam Reservation. Geographical and historical 
evidence provided by representatives of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 
indicates cultural affiliation between these human remains and the 
present-day Port Gamble S'Klallam Indian Community of the Port Gamble 
Reservation.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 
CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of 
the University of Pennsylvania Museum have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which 
can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains 
and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the Port Gamble Indian Community of 
the Port Gamble Reservation, and the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of 
the Lower Elwha Reservation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Jamestown S'Klallam 
Tribe, the Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, 
and the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. 
Jeremy Sabloff, the Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce Streets, 
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324; telephone: (215) 898-4051, fax: (215) 898-
0657, before [thirty days after publication in the Federal Register]. 
Repatriation of the human remains to the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the 
Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, and the 
Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: September 25, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-26260 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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