Notice2021-20912
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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Published
September 27, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida 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 Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53342-53343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20912]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032654; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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 Department of Anthropology, University of South
Florida. 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
Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida at the address
in this notice by October 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Pluckhahn, Department of
Anthropology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SOC
107, Tampa, FL 33620-8100, telephone (813) 549-9742, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1460647861777f7c757c7a546167723a717061"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1763677b62747c7f767f795762647139727362">[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 under
the control of the Department of Anthropology, University of South
Florida, Tampa, FL. The human remains were removed from San Bernardino
County, 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 was made by the
Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California;
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California [previously listed as
Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation];
and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California [previously
listed as San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual
Reservation].
The Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California [previously
listed as Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine
Reservation]; Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla
Band of Indians [previously listed as Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians
of the Cahuilla Reservation, California]; Campo Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California; Capitan
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California (Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation,
California; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians of the Viejas Reservation, California); Colorado River Indian
Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California; Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; Fort
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel,
California [previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation]; Inaja Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California; Jamul
Indian Village of California; La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians,
California [previously listed as La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the La Jolla Reservation]; La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California; Los Coyotes
Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, California [previously listed as
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes
Reservation]; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California; Pala Band of
Mission Indians [previously listed as Pala Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pala Reservation, California]; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; Pechanga
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California & Arizona; Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California [previously
listed as Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
California]; Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of Rincon
Reservation, California; San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
[previously listed as Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
the Santa Rosa Reservation]; Soboba
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Band of Luiseno Indians, California; Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation; Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California [previously
listed as Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
California]; and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of
California were invited to consult but did not participate. Hereafter,
all the above listed Indian Tribes are referred to as ``The Consulted
and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown site most likely located in San
Bernardino County, CA. The human remains were acquired by the
University of South Florida by way of a donation from the St.
Petersburg (Florida) Museum of History, but neither institution has a
record of when the human remains were transferred. Records indicate
that the human remains were donated to the St. Petersburg Museum of
History by Cyrus Belden on January 15, 1966. The human remains are
accompanied by a label reading ``Skull of Cahuilla Tribe Indian-Morongo
Valley California-Tribe now in Palm Canyon, California, G-Cyrus Belden,
1966.'' A second label reads ``Indian skull from Cahuilla Tribe Morongo
Valley and Calif. Now in Palm Canyon Donated by Cyrus Belden St.
Petersburg, Fla., and Morongo Valley, Calif 193[?]''. The human remains
consist of a single cranium lacking the mandible and teeth in the
maxilla. Cranial measurements indicate the individual was male.
Comparison of the cranial measurements to modern populations using the
FORDISC program returned only a broad affiliation of Native American.
Comparison with a standard database of older Native American samples
identified as Eskimo, Arikara, Peruvian, and Californian (tied to
Native populations of the Channel Islands area), showed that the
cranium was most similar to the California group. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
An obituary for ``Cyrus L. (Cy) Belden'' published in local
newspapers in 1974 identifies him as a native of New Jersey and a
former resident of St. Petersburg, Florida. Belden was apparently
residing in Hudson, New Jersey, in 1942, when he filled out a World War
II draft registration card. However, his address on the draft card was
marked through, and a handwritten entry updated it to one in Monterey
Park, California. Newspaper entries, voter registration records, and
city directories place Belden in Long Beach, California, at various
dates between 1944 and 1958. He appears to have moved to Florida by
1965. Belden lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, before moving to Tampa
three years before his death.
Based on geographical, archeological, oral traditional, and
historical lines of evidence, as well as expert opinion, the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation, California and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
California [previously listed as Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Morongo Reservation] (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'') are culturally affiliated with the human remains.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, University of
South Florida
Officials of the Department of Anthropology, University of South
Florida have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
<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 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Thomas J.
Pluckhahn, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida,
4202 E Fowler Avenue, SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620-8100, telephone (813)
549-9742, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d6d2ced7c1c9cac3cacce2d7d1c48cc7c6d7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9ada9b5acbab2b1b8b1b799acaabff7bcbdac">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 27, 2021. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida is
responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 21, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-20912 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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