Notice2022-03742
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
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Published
February 23, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 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 UC Davis. 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 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10234-10236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03742]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033404; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis,
Davis, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has completed
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 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 UC Davis. 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
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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 UC Davis
at the address in this notice by March 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager,
University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752-8501, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b06050409070e2b1e080f0a1d0218450e0f1e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfd2d1d0ddd3daffcadcdbdec9d6cc91dadbca">[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, Davis, Davis, CA. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Solano or Yolo 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 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 UC Davis
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Yocha
Dehe Wintun Nation, California [previously listed as Rumsey Indian
Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California]. The following Indian Tribes
were invited to consult in 1995, or later, but did not participate: Big
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California;
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band
of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa
Rancheria, California; Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria;
California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California
[previously listed as Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California]; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank
Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Habematolel
Pomo of Upper Lake, California; Hopland Band of Pomo Indians,
California [previously listed as Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the
Hopland Rancheria, California]; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians
[previously listed as Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California]; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point
Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians [previously
listed as Cortina Indian Rancheria]; Lytton Rancheria of California;
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California
[previously listed as Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the
Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California]; Middletown Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California [previously listed as
Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California]; Potter Valley
Tribe, California; Redding Rancheria, California; Redwood Valley or
Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley Rancheria
California [previously listed as Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California]; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Robinson
Rancheria [previously listed as Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California]; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria
(Verona Tract), California; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California;
Table Mountain Rancheria [previously listed as Table Mountain Rancheria
of California]; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria
of California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria
of California; Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony,
Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe
Ranches); and the Wilton Rancheria, California.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site CA-SOL-364 (UC Davis Accession 426) in Solano
County, CA, by UC Davis Faculty member Robert Bettinger, Ph.D., and
graduate student Michael Delacorte at the request of the County
Coroner. The human remains were uncovered during the excavation of a
trench for utility cables. The complete skeleton of at least one
individual and the disturbed remains of possibly eight additional
individuals were removed from the trench. All the human remains
recovered from this site were transferred to the Native American
Heritage Commission except for a single bone fragment. No known
individual was identified. The 23 associated funerary objects are three
pieces of groundstone, one biface, two cores, one core tool, eight
pieces of debitage, one flake tool, five pieces of baked clay, and two
fragments of freshwater mussel shell.
CA-SOL-364, located in the Suisun Valley, is situated within the
southern North Coast Ranges. According to a post-1985 excavation, it
was a single component, Early Middle Period (approximately 2,200 B.P.
to 1,600 B.P.) habitation and burial site. That excavation revealed an
additional 335 Native American burials. Based on historic and
anthropological evidence, all human remains and associated funerary
objects from this site are affiliated with Patwin cultural groups. The
following present-day Indian Tribes are Patwin: The Cachil DeHe Band of
Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria,
California; Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians [previously listed as
Cortina Indian Rancheria]; and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California
[previously listed as Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of
California]. Hereafter, they are referred to as ``The Affiliated
Tribes.''
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown site along the Monticello
Canal (UC Davis Accession 431) in either Solano or Yolo County, CA. The
details of the exhumation are unknown. No known individuals were
identified. The four associated funerary objects are unidentified
lithics.
Monticello Canal lies in the heart of Patwin aboriginal occupation.
Based on historic and anthropological evidence, the human remains and
associated funerary objects are affiliated with Patwin cultural groups.
In the 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were found along Putah Creek, probably near Davis, in Yolo
County, CA (UC Davis Accession 428), by Jack Underhill, and
subsequently, they were transferred to UC Davis. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
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The site lies in the heart of Patwin aboriginal occupation. Based
on historic and anthropological evidence, the human remains are
affiliated with Patwin cultural groups.
In 1923, human remains representing one individual were found along
Putah Creek, probably in Solano or Yolo County, CA (UC Davis Accession
434). No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The site lies in the heart of Patwin aboriginal occupation. Based
on historic and anthropological evidence, the human remains are
affiliated with Patwin cultural groups.
Determinations Made by the University of California, Davis
Officials of the University of California, Davis have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 27 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
Affiliated 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager,
University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752-8501 email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6cbc8c9c4cac3e6d3c5c2c7d0cfd588c3c2d3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82efecede0eee7c2f7e1e6e3f4ebf1ace7e6f7">[email protected]</span></a>, by
March 25, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
The University of California, Davis is responsible for notifying
The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-03742 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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