Notice2022-05627
Notice of Inventory Completion: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
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Published
March 17, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Diablo Valley College, a campus of Contra Costa Community College District, 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 Diablo Valley College. 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 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15263-15264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05627]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033557; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant
Hill, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Diablo Valley College, a campus of Contra Costa Community
College District, 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 Diablo
Valley College. 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 Diablo Valley College at the address in this
notice by April 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lamb, President, Diablo Valley
College, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, telephone (925)
969-2001, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9baa5a8a4ab89adbfaae7acadbc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f2c333e323d1f3b293c713a3b2a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 Diablo Valley College,
Pleasant Hill, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from various locations in Contra Costa County, CA,
including Concord, Lafayette, Oakley, Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon.
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
institution 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 Diablo
Valley College professional staff in consultation (telephonic) with
representatives of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Wilton
Rancheria, California; Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California [previously
listed as Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California]; and
two non-federally recognized Indian groups, the Muwekma Ohlone Indian
Tribe and the Confederated Villages of Lisjan (hereafter referred to as
``The Consulted Tribes and Groups'').
The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California and the
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation were invited to
consult but deferred to The Consulted Tribes and Groups. The Big Valley
Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California;
Bridgeport Indian Colony [previously listed as Bridgeport Paiute Indian
Colony of California]; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California;
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California; Hopland Band of Pomo
Indians [previously listed as Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the
Hopland Rancheria, California]; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico
Rancheria, California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; and three non-federally recognized Indian groups--the Amah
Mutsun Tribal Band of Mission San Juan Bautista; Indian Canyon Mutsun
Band of Costanoan; and the Northern Valley Yokuts--were invited to
consult but did not participate. Hereafter, the non-
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participating Indian Tribes and groups are referred to as ``The Invited
Tribes and Groups.''
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown site in Contra Costa County,
CA. In 1961, the human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by
a person identified only as ``Perryman.'' The human remains consist of
a lower mandible and an upper cap skull. The sex and age of the
individuals are unknown. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Knightsen Mound, close to Oakley, CA. In
1964, the human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Jerry
Wentling. The human remains consist of a skull, mandible, and bone
chips. The sex and age of the individual are unknown. No known
individual was identified. The three associated funerary objects
include one lot of olivella shell beads, one shell bead necklace, and
one shell piece.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed ``approximately 75 yards off the main highway
and Stone Valley Road'' in Alamo, CA. In 1964, the human remains were
donated to Diablo Valley College by Norm LaFleur. The human remains
consist of skull fragments. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed during an anthropological excavation at Galindo Creek in
Concord, CA. In 1964, the human remains were donated to Diablo Valley
College by Charles Sapper. The human remains consist of a full skull,
skull pieces, a mandible, miscellaneous skull caps glued from four to
five skulls, and miscellaneous skeletal materials. The sex and age of
the individuals are unknown. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a site containing graves near Hough Avenue in
Lafayette, CA. In 1965, the human remains were donated to Diablo Valley
College by Rick Bonnington. The human remains consist of broken skull
pieces. The sex and age of the individual are unknown. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime in the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were collected from Cypress Road on Bethel Island, in
Oakley, CA. In March 1970, the human remains were donated to Diablo
Valley College by Barbara Sanhuhl Fletcher. The human remains consist
of a skull. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is a grinding stone.
At an unknown date or dates, human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were removed from unknown sites in Alamo,
Danville, and San Ramon, CA. During 1972 and 1973, the human remains
were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick Hicks. The human remains
consist of two skulls in pieces; a mandible; fragile bones; vertebrae;
foot bones; and the skull and skeleton belonging to an infant of
indeterminate sex (the sex and age of the other three individuals are
unknown). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
During 1973 and 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the ``La Serena archaeological excavation
site'' in Alamo, CA. In August of 1977, the human remains were donated
to Diablo Valley College by S. Herrmann. The human remains consist of a
skull and mandible, and human vertebrae. The sex and age of the
individual are unknown. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on collection research, archeological evidence, geographic
location, ethnographic information, and oral history evidence, the
sites from which the human remains and associated funerary objects
listed in this notice were removed are located within the territory
traditionally occupied by the Wilton Rancheria and the Muwekma Ohlone
Tribe, a non-federally recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by Diablo Valley College:
Officials of Diablo Valley College have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 16 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the four 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 Wilton
Rancheria, California.
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 Susan Lamb, President, Diablo Valley College,
321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, telephone (925) 969-2001,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#245748454946644052470a414051"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a5bab7bbb496b2a0b5f8b3b2a3">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 18, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Wilton Rancheria,
California and, if joined to a request from the Wilton Rancheria,
California, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, may proceed.
Diablo Valley College is responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and Groups and The Invited Tribes and Groups that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-05627 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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