Notice2023-11697
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA
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Published
June 1, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from San Juan County, WA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35912-35913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11697]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035946; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Friday
Harbor, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service (NPS), San Juan Island National Historical Park
(SAJH) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The
human remains were removed from San Juan County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after July 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Elexis Fredy, Superintendent, San Juan Island National
Historical Park, 650 Mullis Street, Suite 100, Friday Harbor, WA 98250,
telephone (360) 378-2240, email Ext. 2223, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5c0c9c0ddccd6fac3d7c0c1dce5cbd5d68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33565f564b5a406c554156574a735d43401d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Superintendent, SAJH. Additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by SAJH.
Description
In 1951, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from the Garrison Bay Site within English Camp in San Juan
County, WA, by the University of Washington during archeological field
school excavations under the direction of Carroll Burroughs. The
individuals were originally transferred to the Burke Museum, University
of Washington and later transferred to the Seattle Jesuit Catholic
University in 1974. In 1990 or 1991, the Seattle Jesuit Catholic
University transferred the individuals to the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation. On an unknown date, the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation determined that the individuals were not
affiliated with the Colville, and transferred physical custody to
Eastern Washington University (EWU). In May 2022, the Burke Museum
contacted SAJH about the individuals held at EWU and in August 2022,
SAJH contacted EWU. They remain in the physical custody of EWU. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1970, 1971, and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum,
nine individuals were removed from English Camp in San Juan County, WA,
during joint archeological field school excavations by the University
of Idaho and the University of Washington under direction of Dr.
Roderick Sprague and Stephen Kenady. In 2007, two of these individuals
were identified in the
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University of Idaho's collections. On August 9, 2007, the University of
Idaho transferred the two individuals to the NPS, Pacific West Region.
On October 15, 2019, they were transported to the Washington Department
of Archaeology and Historic Preservation for osteological examination.
The other seven individuals were identified in the University of
Idaho's teaching collections in 2015. On May 4, 2021, the University of
Idaho transferred physical custody to the NPS. On the same day, NPS
officials temporarily loaned these individuals to the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation to house the individuals at their curation
facility. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information,
archeological information, geographical information, historical
information, linguistics, oral tradition, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, SAJH has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 12 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice
and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Lower Elwha Tribal Community; Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation; Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe; Samish
Indian Nation; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington; Swinomish
Indian Tribal Community; and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after July 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, SAJH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior
to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains
are considered a single request and not competing requests. SAJH is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-11697 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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