Notice2022-08120
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA
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Published
April 15, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park 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 Channel Islands National Park. 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 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22575-22576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08120]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033703; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Channel Islands National Park 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 Channel Islands National Park. 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 Channel
Islands National Park at the address in this notice by May 16, 2022.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ethan McKinley, Superintendent,
Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001,
telephone (805) 658-5700, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e3f2eee7e8d9ebe5edefe8eae3ffc6e8f6f5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6a3b2aea7a899aba5adafa8aaa3bf86a8b6b5e8a1a9b0">[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, National Park
Service, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA, and in the
physical custody of the Fowler Museum at the University of California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. The human remains were removed from
Anacapa Island, Ventura 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
Superintendent, Channel Islands National Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Channel
Islands National Park professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date in the 1970s or 1980s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown
location on Anacapa Island in Ventura County, CA. An unknown individual
illegally collected a human cranium and mandible and transferred them
to Dr. Donald Weissman DDS, a member of the faculty of the UCLA School
of Dentistry, Dental Radiology Department, in the 1970s and 1980s, for
use as a teaching demonstration. The human remains were donated by the
professor's son, Dr. Albert Weissman, DDS, MSD, to the Fowler Museum at
the University of California Los Angeles in 2017. Based on osteological
analysis by specialists at the Fowler Museum, the human remains were
identified as Native American and appear to be those of a young adult
female. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Anacapa Island is 2.9 km\2\ and has 27 known archeological sites,
all of which are considered associated with the Chumash based on
historic records, ethnographic place names, and material culture.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Channel Islands National Park
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Channel Islands National Park 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 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Ethan
McKinley, Superintendent, Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker
Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, telephone (805) 658-5700, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eebfae6efe0d1e3ede5e7e0e2ebf7cee0fefda0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5530213d343b0a38363e3c3b39302c153b25267b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>, by May 16, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the
Santa Ynez Reservation, California may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Channel
Islands National Park is responsible for notifying the Santa Ynez Band
of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 7, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-08120 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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