[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6121-6124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02181]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17404; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: California State University, Sacramento has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation 
between the human remains

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and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to California State 
University, Sacramento. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to the California State University, Sacramento at the 
address in this notice by March 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Orn Bodvarsson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and 
Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUS, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-
6109, telephone (916) 278-4864, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the California State 
University, Sacramento. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Amador, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Yolo 
counties, CA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary 
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
California State University, Sacramento professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 
Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa 
Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California; California Valley 
Miwok Tribe, California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; 
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria 
(Verona Tract), California; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; 
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; 
and the Nashville-Eldorado Miwok, a non-Federally recognized Native 
American group. Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California; 
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria 
of Chukchansi Indians of California; Table Mountain Rancheria of 
California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, 
California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria 
of California; Wilton Rancheria, California; Wiyot Tribe, California 
(previously listed as the Table Bluff Reservation-Wiyot Tribe); Yocha 
Dehe Wintun Nation, California (previously listed as the Rumsey Indian 
Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California); and the Miwok Tribe of the 
El Dorado Rancheria, a non-Federally recognized Native American group, 
were also contacted by California State University, Sacramento.

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime during the 1920s and the 1930s, human remains 
representing, at minimum, 114 individuals were removed from unknown 
locations most likely located within Sacramento and Yolo Counties, CA. 
The remains were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private 
collector, who posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the 
Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now 
California State University, Sacramento).
    Information regarding the site location for the human remains and 
funerary objects does not exist; however, research done by professional 
staff at California State University, Sacramento indicates the human 
remains were most likely removed from site locations in Sacramento or 
Yolo counties, CA. No known individuals were identified. The 11 
associated funerary objects are two shell beads, one lot of slate 
drills, two projectile points, one shell, and five Haliotis shell 
ornaments.
    Anthony Zallio lived in Sacramento during the 1920s and 1930s. He 
was employed by Sacramento City College as an instructor of several 
disciplines including anthropology. Zallio excavated archaeological 
sites in order to obtain items for his private collection; his 
documented area of interest surrounded the Lower Sacramento Valley and 
the Delta Regions in Sacramento and Yolo counties in CA. Zallio also 
travelled internationally, and collected objects and human remains from 
around the world. Zallio demarcated these items from the rest of his 
collection by indicating the place of origin in his personal ledger or 
upon the object. It is believed that objects that have not been marked 
or otherwise noted in his personal ledger were considered less 
noteworthy, and were most likely removed from the lower Sacramento 
Valley region.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in Amador 
County, CA. The exact location is currently unknown. The human remains 
were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who 
posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the Department of 
Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now California State 
University, Sacramento). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from ``Anderson Place,'' most 
likely located in southern Sacramento County, CA. The exact location is 
currently unknown. The human remains were in the possession of Anthony 
Zallio, a private collector, who posthumously donated his collection in 
1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA 
(now California State University, Sacramento). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, two individuals were removed from ``Bartholomew Mound #2'', 
which may be located at or in the vicinity of CA-SAC-117, on Deer Creek 
approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Elk Grove, in central Sacramento 
County, CA. The human remains were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, 
a private collector, who posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to 
the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now 
California State University, Sacramento). No known individuals were 
identified. The four associated funerary objects are Haliotis shell 
ornaments.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from a site location near Deer 
Creek in Sacramento County, CA. The exact location is currently 
unknown. The

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remains were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, 
who posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the Department of 
Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now California State 
University, Sacramento). No known individuals were identified. The 
associated funerary object is one projectile point imbedded in human 
bone.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, two individuals were removed from ``Fessler Mound,'' which is 
located 2 miles north of Slough House between Deer Creek and the 
Cosumnes River. The exact location is currently unknown. The human 
remains are currently a part of the Zallio Collection which was donated 
by Anthony Zallio to Sacramento State College, CA (now California State 
University, Sacramento) in 1951. It is currently unknown if the human 
remains were a part of the original Zallio Collection or if they were 
incorporated into the collection sometime after it was donated. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from ``Hutchinson Mound,'' which 
is believed to be located near Sloughhouse, in east-central Sacramento 
County, CA. The exact location is currently unknown. The human remains 
were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who 
posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the Department of 
Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now California State 
University, Sacramento). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from ``Buckeye.'' The exact location is currently unknown. 
Anthony Zallio, a private collector, attributed the remains to the 
Nisenan, which indicates the site was most likely located in the lower 
Sacramento Valley, CA. Zallio posthumously donated his collection in 
1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA 
(now California State University, Sacramento). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location referred 
to as ``Big Tree.'' The exact location is currently unknown. The human 
remains were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, 
who posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the Department of 
Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now California State 
University, Sacramento). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, four individuals were removed from ``Dalton.'' The exact 
location is currently unknown. The human remains were in the possession 
of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who posthumously donated his 
collection in 1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento 
State College, CA (now California State University, Sacramento). No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from ``MacGeorge,'' which is 
believed to be located in San Joaquin County, CA. The exact location is 
currently unknown. The human remains were in the possession of Anthony 
Zallio, a private collector, who posthumously donated his collection in 
1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA 
(now California State University, Sacramento). No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, four individuals were removed from a site known as ``Oak 
Tree,'' which may represent CA-SAC-106, located in southeastern 
Sacramento County, CA. The human remains were in the possession of 
Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who posthumously donated his 
collection in 1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento 
State College, CA (now California State University, Sacramento). No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were 
present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, six individuals were removed from ``Thistle,'' which is 
believed to be located in west-central Sacramento County, CA. The exact 
location is currently unknown. The human remains were in the possession 
of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who posthumously donated his 
collection in 1951 to the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento 
State College, CA (now California State University, Sacramento). No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from a site located in Sacramento 
County, CA. The exact site location is unknown. The human remains were 
in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a private collector, who 
posthumously donated his collection in 1951 to the Department of 
Anthropology at Sacramento State College (now California State 
University, Sacramento) No known individuals have been identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Sometime during the 1920s and 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, six individuals were removed from a site known as ``Hall 
Mound,'' which may be located 2 miles north of Sloughhouse in the 
Cosumnes River Basin between Deer Creek and the Cosumnes River in Yolo 
County, CA. The exact site location is unknown. Hall Mound may 
represent CA-YOL-051 located near Elk Slough in southeastern Yolo 
County, CA. The human remains were in the possession of Anthony Zallio, 
a private collector, who posthumously donated the collection in 1951 to 
the Department of Anthropology at Sacramento State College, CA (now 
California State University, Sacramento). No known individuals have 
been identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the California State University, Sacramento

    Officials of the California State University, Sacramento have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on physical and dental 
morphology, the condition of the human remains, and the funerary 
objects found in association.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 146 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 16 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian tribe.
     Other credible lines of evidence, indicate that the land 
from which the Native American human remains and funerary objects, if 
applicable, were

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removed is the aboriginal land of the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 
Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; 
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of 
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs 
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians 
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian Community 
of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton Rancheria, California; 
and two non-Federally recognized Native American groups: El Dorado 
Miwok Rancheria; and Nashville-Eldorado Miwok.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to Buena Vista 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok 
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Rancheria 
of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, 
Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of 
Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn 
Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton 
Rancheria, California; and two non-Federally recognized Native American 
groups: El Dorado Miwok Rancheria; and Nashville-Eldorado Miwok (if 
joined to the request of one or more of the foregoing Indian tribes).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Orn 
Bodvarsson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and 
Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUS, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-
6109, telephone (916) 278-4864, email [email protected], by March 
6, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians 
of California; Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria 
(Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian Community of the 
Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton Rancheria, California; and two 
non-Federally recognized Native American groups: El Dorado Miwok 
Rancheria; and Nashville-Eldorado Miwok (if joined to the request of 
one or more of the foregoing Indian tribes) may proceed.
    California State University, Sacramento is responsible for 
notifying the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; 
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of 
the Colusa Rancheria, California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, 
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; 
Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California; Ione Band of 
Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; 
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria 
(Verona Tract), California; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; 
Table Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the 
Tule River Reservation, California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian Community of 
the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton Rancheria, California; Wiyot 
Tribe, California (previously listed as the Table Bluff Reservation-
Wiyot Tribe); and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California (previously 
listed as the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California) 
that this notice has been published. California State University, 
Sacramento will also notify the El Dorado Miwok Rancheria; and 
Nashville-Eldorado Miwok, two non-Federally recognized Native American 
groups.

    Dated: December 29, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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