Notice2022-17763
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
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Published
August 18, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Eastern Washington University 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 Eastern Washington University. 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 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50880-50881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17763]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034366; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University,
Cheney, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Eastern Washington University 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 Eastern Washington University. 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 Eastern Washington University at the address
in this notice by September 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Valdez, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Eastern Washington University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004,
telephone (509) 359-3116, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7c1c1d6dbd3d2cd81f7d2c0c299d2d3c2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afd9d9cec3cbcad599efcad8da81cacbda">[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 Eastern Washington
University, Cheney, WA. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Grant and Kittitas Counties, WA.
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 Eastern
Washington University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; and the
Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group. Hereafter, the
Indian entities listed in this section are referred to as ``The
Consulted Tribes and Group.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1920, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals
were removed by Dr. F. S. Hall of the Washington State Museum from
Graves 3, 7, 9, 14, 17, 29, 46, and an unnumbered grave at the Pot
Holes Site (45GR131) in Grant County, WA. The Pot Holes Site, or Hall
Site #7 (later assigned 45GR131), was located on the east bank of the
Columbia River, south of Trinidad, in Grant County, Washington. ``Hall
Site #7'' appears to have been a large and important site prior to
being largely destroyed by local collectors before any systematic
recovery could be attempted. The Washington State Museum accessioned
all the human remains and associated funerary objects removed by Hall
in November of 1920 (Accn. # 1860). In 1974, its successor, the Burke
Museum, legally transferred portions of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Seattle University. In 1992, the human
remains of these nine individuals and four associated funerary objects
were transferred to Eastern Washington University. No known individuals
were identified. The four associated funerary objects are one lot of
charred wood, one mammal bone, one lot of rocks, and one lot of
charcoal mixed with unidentified bone fragments.
In 1920-1921, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by F.S. Hall of the Washington State Museum
from an area near Vantage Ferry in Kittitas County, WA. All the human
remains removed by Hall from this site were accessioned by the Burke
Museum in 1920 (Burke Accn. #1860). In 1974, the Burke Museum legally
transferred
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portions of the human remains to Seattle University. In 1992, the human
remains of this one individual were transferred to Eastern Washington
University. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1920-1921, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by F.S. Hall or his expedition team from the
Washington State Museum from a cave near Pot Holes in Grant County, WA.
The human remains were wrapped in a bundle of horsetails along with
stone tools, harness fragments and fire-cracked rock and stored in a
box. This bundle was determined to be part of Hall's expedition based
on the writing on the box label, which matches other boxes from this
expedition; the location, which is within the vicinity of the project
area; the condition of the human remains being similar to other human
remains recovered from this expedition; and the date and region of the
newspaper found in the box. The expedition collection was accessioned
by the Burke Museum in 1920 (Accn. #1860). In 1974, the Burke Museum
legally transferred portions of the human remains to Seattle
University. In 1992, the human remains of this one individual and 10
associated funerary objects were transferred to Eastern Washington
University. No known individual was identified. The 10 associated
funerary objects are three fragments of harness leather with rivets,
one lot of newspaper fragments (dated 1920, local ads from Walla Walla,
WA and Moscow, ID), one lot of horsetail bundles, four basalt flakes,
and one fire-cracked rock.
NAGPRA experts representing the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and
the Wanapum Band identified this site as part of their traditional
territory. Early and late published ethnographic documentation
indicates that this was the aboriginal territory of the Moses-Columbia
or Sinkiuse, and the Yakima (Daugherty 1973, Miller 1998, Mooney 1896,
Ray 1936, Spier 1936), whose descendants are represented today by the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group. Museum documentation indicates that the
cultural items were found in connection with the human remains. The
cultural items are consistent with cultural items typically found with
burials in Eastern Washington.
Determinations Made by the Eastern Washington University
Officials of the Eastern Washington University have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 14 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
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation (hereafter referred to as ``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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Kate Valdez, NAGPRA Coordinator, Eastern
Washington University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, telephone
(509) 359-3116, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#621414030e06071854220715174c070617"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff89899e939b9a85c9bf9a888ad19a9b8a">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 19, 2022. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The
Tribes, the Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group may
receive transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects.
The Eastern Washington University is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and Group that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17763 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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