[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65409-65410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25727]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0029205; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Oregon Museum 
of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 
History 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 a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 
Lineal descendants or 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 the University of 
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural 
and Cultural History, at the address in this notice by December 27, 
2019.

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ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, University of 
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of 
Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120, 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 University of 
Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Klamath 
County, OR.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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 and associated funerary 
objects was made by University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 
History professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Alturas Indian Rancheria, California; Klamath Tribes; Pit River Tribe, 
California (includes XL Ranch, Big Ben, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery 
Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias); Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round 
Valley Reservation, California (previously listed as the Round Valley 
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California); Susanville 
Indian Rancheria, California; and The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma 
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from Big Boulder Village, site 35KL18, Klamath County, OR, 
during legally authorized excavations conducted by University of Oregon 
archeologists. The human remains were subsequently transferred to the 
museum (Acc. #230) and consist of three adults of indeterminate sex 
(Cat. #11-525). No known individuals were identified. The nine 
associated funerary objects are three worked flakes, three obsidian 
fragments, one lot of fiber pieces, one scraper, and one projectile 
point.
    According to written materials on excavations at Big Boulder 
Village, the historic range places the site in Klamath-Modoc territory, 
while artifact and feature comparisons suggest either Modoc or Achumawi 
affiliation. All burials precede house construction and may date to 
early prehistoric times (5800 B.C. to 2800 B.C.). Historical documents, 
ethnographic sources, and oral history indicate that the Klamath, 
Modoc, and Achumawi peoples have occupied this area of south-central 
Oregon and north-central California. The human remains are determined 
to be Native American based on archeological context and are reasonably 
believed to be Modoc or Achumawi. The Modoc, and Achumawi are 
represented today by the Alturas Indian Rancheria, California; Klamath 
Tribes; Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Ben, 
Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias); Round 
Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California (previously 
listed as the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 
Reservation, California); Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; and 
The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.

Determinations Made by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and 
Cultural History

    Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and 
Cultural History have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the nine 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), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, 
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5120, 
email [email protected], by December 27, 2019. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects The Tribes may proceed.
    The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is 
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: October 25, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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