Notice2023-15519
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
July 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento 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 Yolo County, CA.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47166-47167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15519]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036219; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University,
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento
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 Yolo County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and
Interdisciplinary Studies, California
[[Page 47167]]
State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819,
telephone (916) 278-6504, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72161a0b011d1c32110107015c171607"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70141809031f1e30130305035e151405">[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
California State University, Sacramento. 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 California State University, Sacramento.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from CA-YOL-30 in Yolo County, CA. These human remains and
associated funerary objects came into the University's possession
through a 1960 survey carried out by a field class under the direction
of Dr. William Beeson. Occupation of the site is estimated to have
occurred during the Late Period. The 10 associated funerary objects
consist of faunal remains, thermally-altered rocks, modified shells,
and unmodified stones.
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: anthropological, archeological, folkloric, geographical,
historical, kinship, linguistic, oral traditional, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, California State University, Sacramento has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two 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 Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-
Wuk Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the
Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California; Chicken
Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok
Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Kletsel Dehe
Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (Previously listed as Kletsel
Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,
Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United Auburn
Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton
Rancheria, California; and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California.
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 August 21, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, California State
University, Sacramento 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. California State University, Sacramento 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: July 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15519 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on July 21, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.