[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40856-40857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13305]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, 
Ellensburg, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Central Washington University has completed 
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from Klickitat County, WA, and Wasco 
County, OR.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon, Department of Anthropology and 
Museum Studies, Central Washington University, 400 University Way, 
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7544, telephone (509) 963-2671, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of 
Central Washington University. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held 
by Central Washington University.

Description

    In 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals 
were removed from the Wakemap Site (45-KL-26) in Klickitat County, WA, 
by a University of Washington field party led by Mr. Warren Caldwell. 
In 1966, these human remains were transferred to the Burke Museum, 
University of Washington (Accn. #1996-86). In 1974, the Burke Museum 
transferred the human remains and associated funerary objects from this 
site to Central Washington University. The three associated funerary 
objects are two lots consisting of organic materials and one animal 
bone.
    In May of 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an area near Maryhill State Park in 
Klickitat County, WA, by an unknown individual. In 1982, these human 
remains were donated to Central Washington University. The two 
associated funerary objects are animal bones.
    In the early 1900s, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from The Dalles in Wasco County, OR, by 
private collectors. Subsequently, these human remains were donated to 
Central Washington University by unknown individuals. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

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    Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed 
from Memaloose Island in Wasco County, OR, by private collectors. 
Subsequently, these human remains were donated to Central Washington 
University by unknown individuals. The five associated funerary objects 
are animal bones.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity 
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures 
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The 
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: archeological, biological, geographical, and historical.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, Central Washington University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 27 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 10 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.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands 
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of 
Oregon; and the Nez Perce Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 
may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If 
competing requests for repatriation are received, Central Washington 
University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to 
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not 
competing requests. Central Washington University is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this 
notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13305 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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