Notice2022-19619
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley, CA, and California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
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Published
September 12, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of California, Berkeley and the California Department of Parks and Recreation have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 the University of California, Berkeley. 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 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55841-55842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19619]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034482; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California,
Berkeley; Berkeley, CA, and California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California, Berkeley and the California
Department of Parks and Recreation have completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have
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 the University of California, Berkeley. 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 the University of California, Berkeley at the
address in this notice by October 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Thomas Torma, The University of
California, Berkeley; 50 University Hall, 2199 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 672-5388, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e4a104a514c535f7e5c5b4c555b525b47105b5a4b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b2f752f3429363a1b393e29303e373e22753e3f2e">[email protected]</span></a> or Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator,
California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896,
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, telephone (916) 653-5910, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f735a4c53565a11775e4d4b455a53537f4f5e4d544c115c5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85c9e0f6e9ece0abcde4f7f1ffe0e9e9c5f5e4f7eef6abe6e4abe2eaf3">[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 that are, variously, under the control of
the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, and the
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Marin
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
University of California, Berkeley and the California Department of
Parks and Recreation professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California and the Guidiville Rancheria of California.
History and Description of the Remains
In March of 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, 43
individuals were removed from sites CA-MRN-80 and CA-MRN-78 in Marin
County, CA, by Adam Treganza. These actions appear to have been
undertaken at the behest of Robert Power, a restaurateur and collector.
Power divided the collection from these sites between California State
Parks and the Lowie Museum, now the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology. There is no record of whether the collection was intended
to be managed by each recipient separately or by both parties jointly.
Additional collections from CA-MRN-80 were made by Fritz A. Riddell on
December 29, 1955, and by Albert B. Elsasser in the spring of 1956. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1952 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from site CA-MRN-284, located in Tomales Bay
State Park, Marin County, CA, under the auspices of the University of
California Archaeological Survey, by Aubrey Neasham and Clement W.
Meighan. No known individuals were identified. The 21 associated
funerary objects are one lot of beads, one lot of buttons, one lot of
cartridge shells, one lot of charmstones and charmstone fragments, one
lot of crystals, one lot of faunal remains, one lot of figurines and
figurine fragments, one lot of glass fragments, one lot of metal
fragments, one lot of mortars and pestles, one lot of nails, one lot of
pendants, one lot of pestles, one lot of pipe fragments, one lot of
plant matter, one lot of porcelain fragments, one lot of saws, one lot
of shells, one lot of sinkers, one lot of stones, and one lot of worked
stones and stone tools/objects.
On February 15, 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location on Angel Island in
Marin County, CA, by Ad[aacute]n Eduardo Treganza and Albert B.
Elsasser. No known individuals were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are one lot of buttons and one lot of wood fragments.
Marin County has been the ancestral territory of the Coast Miwok
since time immemorial. Based on geographical, kinship, archeological,
linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional, and historical information
evidence, the present-day Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria are
culturally affiliated with the Coast Miwok in Marin County.
Determinations Made by the University of California, Berkeley and
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Officials of the University of California, Berkeley and California
Department of Parks and Recreation have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 56
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individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 23 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
Federated Indians of Graton 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 Dr. Thomas Torma, The University of
California, Berkeley; 50 University Hall, 2199 Addison Street,
Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 672-5388, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f88cd68c978a9599b89a9d8a939d949d81d69d9c8d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3642184259445b57765453445d535a534f18535243">[email protected]</span></a>, or Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator,
California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896,
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, telephone (916) 653-5910, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25694056494c400b6d4457515f404949655544574e560b46440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a48d9b84818dc6a0899a9c928d8484a898899a839bc68b89c68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 12, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Federated Indians
of Graton Rancheria, California may proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley and the California
Department of Parks and Recreation are responsible for notifying the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California and the Guidiville
Rancheria of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19619 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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