Notice2023-13305
Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
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Published
June 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Central Washington University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Klickitat County, WA, and Wasco County, OR.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40856-40857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13305]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036067; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University,
Ellensburg, 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), Central Washington University has completed
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Klickitat County, WA, and Wasco
County, OR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon, Department of Anthropology and
Museum Studies, Central Washington University, 400 University Way,
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7544, telephone (509) 963-2671, email
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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
Central Washington University. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held
by Central Washington University.
Description
In 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals
were removed from the Wakemap Site (45-KL-26) in Klickitat County, WA,
by a University of Washington field party led by Mr. Warren Caldwell.
In 1966, these human remains were transferred to the Burke Museum,
University of Washington (Accn. #1996-86). In 1974, the Burke Museum
transferred the human remains and associated funerary objects from this
site to Central Washington University. The three associated funerary
objects are two lots consisting of organic materials and one animal
bone.
In May of 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an area near Maryhill State Park in
Klickitat County, WA, by an unknown individual. In 1982, these human
remains were donated to Central Washington University. The two
associated funerary objects are animal bones.
In the early 1900s, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from The Dalles in Wasco County, OR, by
private collectors. Subsequently, these human remains were donated to
Central Washington University by unknown individuals. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from Memaloose Island in Wasco County, OR, by private collectors.
Subsequently, these human remains were donated to Central Washington
University by unknown individuals. The five associated funerary objects
are animal bones.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects 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: archeological, biological, geographical, and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Central Washington University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 27 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 10 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> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon; and the Nez Perce Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, Central Washington
University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. Central Washington University is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 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: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13305 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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