Notice2021-24311
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Portland, OR
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Published
November 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 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 BLM. 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 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61782-61783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24311]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032979; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Portland, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) 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 BLM. 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 BLM
at the address in this notice by December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Johnson, Bureau of Land
Management, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, telephone (503)
808-6596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c4f48466c4e4041024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0360676943616f6e2d646c75">[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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Portland, OR. The human remains were removed from an
undisclosed location in Deschutes County, OR.
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 BLM
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an undisclosed location overlooking the Deschutes
River in Deschutes County, OR. An unnamed family discovered the human
remains and turned them over to the BLM without disclosing the exact
location of the site from which the human remains were removed. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
According to the account of recovery of these human remains, the
skeletal elements were discovered in a rockshelter along the bank of
the Deschutes River. Rocks had fallen from the ceiling of the shelter
and covered most of the human remains. Analyses by the Bureau of Land
Management archeologist and authorities with the Deschutes County
Sheriff Office determined that the skeletal remains were Native
American and pre-European contact in date. The general location of the
discovery is well within the ceded ancestral lands of the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management 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 Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon.
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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 Dave
Johnson, Bureau of Land Management, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR
97204, telephone (503) 808-6596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6407000e240608094a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0261666842606e6f2c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>, by December 8,
2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-24311 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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