Notice2023-16061
Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
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Published
July 28, 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 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 Klickitat County, WA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48909-48910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16061]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036248; 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 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 Klickitat County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon, Department of Anthropology and
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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
All the human remains listed below were removed from Klickitat
County, WA, sometime between 1890 and 1940, by private collectors. In
1999, unknown individuals donated the human remains to Central
Washington University, where they were assigned accession number
1999.0.1.9 and catalog number 26.
Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were
removed from the Spedis site in the Spedis Valley. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Grand Dalles. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the town of Klickitat. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Fountain Bar Site (45-KL-18) near Rock Creek. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the town of Satus. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 15 individuals were removed
from the Satus Creek area near the town of Satus. 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: archeological, biological,
geographical, historical, and expert opinion.
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 29 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
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 August 28, 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 are considered a single request
and not competing requests. Central Washington University is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
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 19, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-16061 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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