Notice2021-13511
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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Published
June 25, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Oregon State University NAGPRA Office, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the Oregon State University NAGPRA Office. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33732-33733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13511]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032106; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Oregon State University NAGPRA Office, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,
has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the
definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written
request to the Oregon State University NAGPRA Office. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office at the address in this notice by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State
University NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331,
telephone (541) 737-4075, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#513530263f3c302338347f303d30213822323e113e2334363e3f22253025347f343524"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1f1a0c15161a09121e551a171a0b120818143b14091e1c1415080f1a0f1e551e1f0e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, that meet the
definition of sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
Between 1978 and 2001, Dr. Roberta Hall of the Oregon State
University Anthropology Department conducted seven excavation seasons
at Site 35CS043, which is in the City of Bandon, Coos County, OR.
Altogether, five areas, designated A through E, were excavated. The 30
sacred objects are 17 lots of worked lithics; 10 lots of worked bone;
one lot of mixed technologies; one broken clay vessel; and one lot of
photos of the sacred objects.
Site 35CS043 has a very long occupation history. Radiocarbon dating
samples sent to Beta Analytics by Dr. Roberta Hall show occupation as
early as 2310-1660 BCE. This site was one of three Coquille villages
that made up the Nasomah Complex. All three villages were attacked by
miners on January 28, 1854, during the Nasomah massacre; up to 21
tribal individuals were reported killed.
The Coos Bay Indians are the ancestors of the present-day Coquille
Indian Tribe. They spoke Miluk, a Penutian dialect, and the Coquille/
Tututni dialect of Athabaskan. The split between Miluk (Lower Coquille)
and Athapaskan (Upper Coquille) is around Randolph Island on the
Coquille River. The Coos Bay Indians (now known as the Coquille Indian
Tribe) claimed the territory two miles south of the lower Coquille
River in a 1935 case before the U.S. Court of Claims. After its Federal
recognition was terminated by an Act of Congress in 1954 (finalized
1956), the Coquille Indian Tribe was officially restored to recognized
status in 1989.
Through lengthy consultations with the Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer (THPO) for the Coquille Indian Tribe, Oregon State University
determined that, based on material, form, and function, the items
listed in this notice meet the definition of ``sacred objects.'' The
blue schist stone objects originate from ``Grandmother Rock,'' an
individual who, according to Coquille oral tradition, was
transmogrified into stone. ``Grandmother Rock,'' also known as Tupper
Rock, was used to make the Bandon jetty; pieces of her returned to the
Tribe are given sacred status. The obsidian and CCS were obtained
through trade for ceremonial purposes, as these materials are not local
to the Bandon area. All the worked bone was of ceremonial quality and
typologies. The clay vessel was ceremonial in
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nature, and the photos are of the technologies listed in this notice.
Determinations Made by Oregon State University
Officials of Oregon State University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 30 cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
objects and the Coquille Indian Tribe [previously listed as Coquille
Tribe of Oregon].
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541)
737-4075, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d0d5c3dad9d5c6ddd19ad5d8d5c4ddc7d7dbf4dbc6d1d3dbdac7c0d5c0d19ad1d0c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd999c8a93909c8f9498d39c919c8d948e9e92bd928f989a92938e899c8998d3989988">[email protected]</span></a>, by July 26, 2021.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects to the Coquille Indian Tribe
[previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon] may proceed.
Oregon State University is responsible for notifying the Coquille
Indian Tribe [previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon] that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-13511 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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