Notice2023-21249
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Published
September 28, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Berkeley 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 Sutter, Yuba, and western Placer Counties, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66887-66889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21249]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036651; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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 University of California, Berkeley 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
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and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Sutter,
Yuba, and western Placer Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after October 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, Government and
Community Relations (Chancellor's Office), University of California,
Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 570-
0964, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc929d9b8c8e9dd1899f9ebc9e998e9799909985d2999889"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b656a6c7b796a267e68694b696e79606e676e72256e6f7e">[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
University of California, Berkeley. 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 the University of California, Berkeley.
Description
In September of 1933, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location (CA-Pla-NL-1) in
Placer County, CA, by the California Conservation Corps Superintendent
and were donated to the Lowie Museum (today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum
of Anthropology) at the University of California, Berkeley. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime prior to 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location (CA-Pla-NL-2) in
Placer County, CA, and were donated by James Moore to the Lowie Museum
(today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology) at the University
of California, Berkeley. No associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime between 1931 and 1947, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from CA-Sut-11 in Sutter County,
CA, by Jeremiah B. Lillard (Sacramento Junior College), Franklin
Fenenga, Francis A. Riddell, Harry Starr Riddell Jr., Harry Starr
Riddell Sr., A. Niehaus (Sacramento County Board of Education), Henry
Gibbs, Leslie Barber, and E. B. Niehaus, Henry Gibbs. In 1947, James
Moore donated these human remains to the Lowie Museum (today the Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology) at the University of California,
Berkeley. The 15 associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of
baked and unbaked clay, one lot consisting of baskets, one lot
consisting of beads, one lot consisting of charmstones, one lot
consisting of cordage, one lot consisting of dough paddles, one lot
consisting of faunal remains, one lot consisting of floral remains, one
lot consisting of netting, one lot consisting of ornaments and
pendants, one lot consisting of pipes, one lot consisting of shells,
one lot consisting of textiles, one lot consisting of worked and
unworked stones, and one lot consisting of worked faunal bones.
On February 14, 1957, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from CA-Sut-20 in Sutter County, California, by
F. M. VanZant. The one associated funerary object is a lot consisting
of beads.
Sometime between 1899 and 1928, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location (CA-Sut-
NL-1) in Sutter County, CA, by Benjamin W. Hathaway and were donated by
Benjamin W. Hathaway and A. G. Colley to the Lowie Museum (today the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology). No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from an unknown location (CA-Yub-NL-1) in Yuba County, CA,
and were gifted by Stuart C. Way to the Lowie Museum (today the Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology). No associated funerary objects are
present.
Sometime between 1949 and 1953, human remains representing, at
minimum, 11 individuals were removed from CA-Yub-5 in Yuba County, CA,
and were donated to the Lowie Museum (today the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum
of Anthropology) by Albert B. Elasser, James Allan, Martin A. Baumhoff
(University of California Archaeological Survey), and Charles Miles.
The 11 associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of baked and
unbaked clay, one lot consisting of beads, one lot consisting of faunal
remains, one lot consisting of floral remains, one lot consisting of
glass, one lot consisting of level bag pieces, one lot consisting of
metal, one lot consisting of ornaments and pendants, one lot consisting
of shells, one lot consisting of worked and unworked stones, and one
lot consisting of worked faunal 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: Tribal expert knowledge, geographical, linguistic, and
anthropological.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of California, Berkeley has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 18 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 27 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 United Auburn Indian Community
of the Auburn Rancheria of 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 October 30, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of
California, Berkeley 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. The University of California, Berkeley is
responsible for
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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, Sec.
10.10, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: September 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-21249 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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