[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35577-35578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12560]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Phoebe A. 
Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 
Berkeley, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

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 and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 
Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    An assessment of the human remains, and catalogue records and 
associated documents relevant to the human remains, was made by Phoebe 
A. Hearst Museum professional staff in consultation with the Big Valley 
Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California; Cahto 
Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Cloverdale 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo 
Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank 
Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian 
Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Kashia Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; Lower Lake 
Rancheria; Lytton Rancheria of California; Manchester Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Round Valley Indian 
Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band 
of Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper 
Lake Rancheria of California.
    In 1954, human remains representing at least one individual were 
removed during excavations at CA-Lak-203, on the north shore of Clear 
Lake, Lake County, CA, and were donated to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum 
of Anthropology by Raymond Oechsli. No known individual was identified. 
The one funerary object is a piece of worked bone.
    The presence of clamshell disk beads and historic-period trade 
beads in the assemblage of materials from other areas of the site 
indicates that occupation of CA-Lak-203 dates to post-A.D. 1500. 
Linguistic and archeological evidence indicates that Pomo people moved 
into the region of Lake County, CA by circa 5000 B.C. and have occupied 
the region since that time. The preponderance of the available evidence 
indicates that the human remains are culturally affiliated with Pomo 
groups whose traditional territories include CA-Lak-203: Big Valley 
Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California; Cahto 
Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Cloverdale 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo 
Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank 
Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian 
Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Kashia Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; Lower Lake 
Rancheria; Lytton Rancheria of California; Manchester Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Round Valley Indian 
Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band 
of Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper 
Lake Rancheria of California.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Phoebe 
Hearst Museum of Anthropology have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of at least one individual of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology also have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship 
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and the 
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, 
California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, 
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote 
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the 
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; 
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland

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Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, 
California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point 
Rancheria, California; Lower Lake Rancheria; Lytton Rancheria of 
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point 
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter 
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of 
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of 
California.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Big Valley Band of 
Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian 
Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Cloverdale Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of 
California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Elem 
Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, 
California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the 
Laytonville Rancheria, California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the 
Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; Lower Lake Rancheria; Lytton 
Rancheria of California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the 
Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of 
the Round Valley Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo 
Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria 
of California. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and 
associated funerary objects should contact C. Richard Hitchcock, NAGPRA 
Coordinator, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of 
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 642-6096, 
before June 19, 2002. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big 
Valley Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville 
Rancheria, California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo 
Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria 
of California; Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, 
California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, 
California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point 
Rancheria, California; Lower Lake Rancheria;Lytton Rancheria of 
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point 
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter 
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of 
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of 
California may begin after that date if no additional claimants come 
forward.

    Dated: April 25, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc.02-12560 Filed 5-17-02; 8:45 am]
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