Notice2021-18266
Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA
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August 25, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
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The University of California, Berkeley and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District have jointly completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 California, Berkeley or the United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47512-47513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18266]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032449; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California, Berkeley and the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District have jointly completed
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and have 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 California, Berkeley or the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District. 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 California, Berkeley or the
United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District at the
address in this notice by September 24, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 119 California Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720-1500, telephone (512) 672-5388, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51257f253e233c30113334233a343d34287f343524"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="790d570d160b1418391b1c0b121c151c00571c1d0c">[email protected]</span></a> and/or Kathleen Ungvarsky, M.A., RPA, United
States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 450 Golden Gate
Avenue, Suite 4-201, San Francisco, CA 94103-1001, telephone (415) 503-
6842, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85eee4f1ede9e0e0ebabf0ebe2f3e4f7f6eefcc5f0f6e4e6e0abe4f7e8fcabe8ece9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b505a4f53575e5e55154e555c4d5a494850427b4e485a585e155a49564215565257">[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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of
California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA, and the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were removed from around Humboldt Bay,
Humboldt County, CA, and they are presently located at the University
of California, Berkeley.
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 was made by the
University of California, Berkeley and the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Wiyot Tribe, California [previously listed
as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe].
History and Description of the Remains
In October 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, 20
individuals were removed from CA-HUM-112 in Humboldt County, CA, by
Albert B. Elsasser and James Allan Bennyhoff. The human remains had
been discovered by F. Hodgkinson, the night editor for the Humboldt
Times. The remains likely were exposed as a result of a United States
Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District (USACE) project nearby,
but whether they were removed from USACE-controlled property is
unclear. Some museum records suggest that they were under the control
of the USACE, while others suggest that they were under the
jurisdiction of the Humboldt County Sheriff. Because the matter of
control is unclear, this notice is being submitted jointly by the
University of California, Berkeley and the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District. As most of the human remains were
sorted by skeletal element, the age and the sex of the individuals were
not
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recorded. No known individuals were identified.
The 136 associated funerary objects are counted and described
according to individual catalog entries as follows: 59 entries
described as ``Beads''; 25 entries described as ``Bead''; 33 entries
described as ``Ornament''; one entry described as ``Ornament
Fragment''; one entry described as ``Dentalia''; one entry described as
``Arrowhead Fragment''; two entries described as ``Flake''; one entry
described as ``Sinker (Fishing)''; one entry described as ``Worked
Stone''; one entry described as ``Flakes''; two entries described as
``Bone (tools)''; one entry described as ``Potsherd''; one entry
described as ``Ceramic Fragment''; one entry described as ``Knife'';
one entry described as ``Hook and Eye''; one entry described as
``Rod''; one entry described as ``Metal Fragments''; one entry
described as ``Cloth Fragments''; one entry described as ``Tooth
(elk)''; and one entry described as ``Bone and beads.'' Based on the
condition of the human remains, the concentration of European-American
manufactured goods, and the location of the human remains, these human
remains likely belong to the victims of the Indian Island Massacre,
which took place on February 26, 1860.
Most of the sites around Humboldt Bay date to the creation of the
Bay approximately 5000-7000 years ago. Based on archeological and Wiyot
oral traditional evidence, Wiyot have occupied this area since before
the creation of Humboldt Bay. Wiyot culture is represented by the Bear
River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, the Blue Lake Rancheria, and
the Wiyot Tribe.
Determinations Made by the University of California, Berkeley and the
United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
Officials of the University of California, Berkeley and the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of at least 20
individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 136 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.
<bullet> 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 Bear
River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue Lake
Rancheria, California; and the Wiyot Tribe, California [previously
listed as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe].
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. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of
the Vice Chancellor for Research, 119 California Hall, Berkeley, CA
94720-1500, telephone (512) 672-5388, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe8ad08a918c939fbe9c9b8c959b929b87d09b9a8b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f0b510b100d121e3f1d1a0d141a131a06511a1b0a">[email protected]</span></a> and/or
Kathleen Ungvarsky M.A., RPA, San Francisco District Archaeologist, 450
Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 4-201, San Francisco, CA 94103, telephone
(415) 503-6842, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d363c2935313838337328333a2b3c2f2e36241d282e3c3e38733c2f302473303431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0bbb1a4b8bcb5b5befea5beb7a6b1a2a3bba990a5a3b1b3b5feb1a2bda9febdb9bc">[email protected]</span></a>, by September
24, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria,
California; Blue Lake Rancheria, California; and the Wiyot Tribe,
California [previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe]
may proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley and the United States Army
Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District is responsible for notifying
the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue Lake
Rancheria, California; and Wiyot Tribe, California [previously listed
as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe] that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 11, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-18266 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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