[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 224 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73745-73746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25522]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031150; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of California 
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of California Berkeley has completed an 
inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the University 
of California Berkeley. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
University of California Berkeley at the address in this notice by 
December 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice 
Chancellor for Research, University of California Berkeley, 119 
California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1500, telephone (510) 672-5388, 
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 under 
the control of The University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The 
human remains were removed from Modoc and Siskiyou 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). 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. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains objects was made by the 
University of California Berkeley professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Klamath Tribes and the Modoc Nation 
(previously listed as The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma).

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime prior to 1901, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed by Ernest C. Bonner from an unknown location 
somewhere in Modoc County, CA. These human remains, which are in a 
fragmentary state, form part of the ``older museums collection.'' No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    As the human remains are listed as coming from a Modoc Grave in 
Modoc County, CA, cultural affiliation is based on archeological and 
historical research.
    In 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Goose Lake in Modoc County, CA. These human remains 
were collected by H. H. Stuart from a burial ground located near a 
small dry run into the lake that covered one acre. The human remains 
are in a fragmentary state. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, eight 
individuals were removed from Goose Lake in Modoc County, CA, by H. H. 
Stuart. Stuart collected the human remains from the bed of the lake. In 
1931, the human remains were accessioned by the University. The human 
remains are in a fragmentary state. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the shore of Goose Lake in Modoc County, 
CA. The human remains were collected by the father of Dolores Bunyard, 
who donated them to the University in 1945. The human remains are in a 
fragmentary state. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Goose Lake lies within the traditional territory of the Klamath 
Tribes. Cultural affiliation is based on archeological and historical 
research.
    In August 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by Gordon L. Grosscup and Robert J. Squier from 
a burial on the shore of Copic Island in Lower Klamath Lake, Siskiyou 
County, CA. The remains were accessioned by the University in the same 
year. The human remains are in a fragmentary state. No known individual 
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Copic Island lies within the traditional territory of the Klamath 
Tribes. Cultural affiliation is based on archeological and historical 
research.
    On August 4, 1925, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were left outside of Room 5 of the anthropology building at 
the University of California Berkeley. A note accompanying the human 
remains stated ``Klamath Falls Indian.'' No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The exact location where this individual was discovered is unknown. 
Cultural affiliation is based on the documentation accompanying the 
human remains.

Determinations made by the University of California, Berkeley

    Officials of the University of California, Berkeley have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 14 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 the Klamath 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. 
Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice Chancellor for 
Research, University of California Berkeley, 119 California Hall, 
Berkeley, CA 94720-1500, telephone (510) 672-5388, email 
[email protected], by December 21, 2020. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Klamath Tribes may proceed.
    The University of California Berkeley is responsible for notifying 
the Klamath Tribes and the Modoc Nation (previously listed as The Modoc 
Tribe of Oklahoma) that this notice has been published.


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    Dated: November 2, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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