Notice2023-23284
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
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Published
October 23, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 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 Placer County, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72786-72788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23284]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036762; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University,
Sacramento, Sacramento, 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), 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 Placer County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects
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in this notice may occur on or after November 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and
Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Sacramento,
6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916) 278-6504, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc9c5d4dec2c3edceded8de83c8c9d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4e42535945446a49595f59044f4e5f">[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
In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from CA-PLA-14 in Placer County, CA, by a graduate student
of California State University, Sacramento. Primary occupation of PLA-
14 is estimated to occurred during the Late Horizon through Historic
Periods (roughly A.D. 1100 to early 1800s). The 12 associated funerary
objects are the following individual lots: baked clay objects; faunal
remains; flaked stones; groundstones; modified stones; modified bones;
modified shells; thermally-altered rocks; unmodified stones; floral
remains; historic materials; and uncatalogued materials.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from CA-PLA-41 in Placer County, CA, by a
California State University, Sacramento field class. Occupation of PLA-
41 is estimated to have occurred during the Middle to Late Horizons
(roughly 550 BC through A.D. 1700s). The 15 associated funerary objects
are the following individual lots: faunal remains; flaked stones;
groundstones; modified stones; modified bones; modified shells;
unmodified stones; thermally-altered rocks; baked clay objects; ash;
floral remains; soil samples; historic materials; unidentified stones;
and uncatalogued materials.
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals
were removed from CA-PLA-68 in Placer County, CA, by American River
Junior College. The collection was transferred to California State
University, Sacramento at an unknown date. Occupation of the site is
estimated to have occurred from A.D. 700-900 onward. The six associated
funerary objects are the following individual lots: faunal remains;
flaked stones; groundstones; modified shells; floral remains; and
uncatalogued materials.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from CA-PLA-85 in Placer County, CA, during a
survey by a California State University, Sacramento student. Occupation
of PLA-85 is estimated to have occurred during the Late Horizon
(roughly A.D. 1100-1700s), with other periods of occupation possible.
The four associated funerary objects are the following individual lots:
flaked stones; groundstones; faunal remains; and uncatalogued
materials.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from CA-PLA-86 in Placer County, CA, during a
survey by a California State University, Sacramento student. Occupation
of PLA-86 is estimated to have occurred during the Late Horizon
(roughly A.D. 1100-1700s), with other periods of occupation possible.
The five associated funerary objects are the following individual lots:
flaked stones; groundstones; faunal remains; unmodified stones; and
uncatalogued materials.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from CA-PLA-87 in Placer County, CA, during a
survey by a California State University, Sacramento student. The age of
the site is not known. The five associated funerary objects are the
following individual lots: flaked stones; groundstones; unmodified
stones; faunal remains; and uncatalogued materials.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, eight
individuals were removed from CA-PLA-142 in Placer County, CA, during
several different excavations. In 1962-1963, American River Junior
College (ARJC) conducted excavations at the site. The collection was
transferred to California State University, Sacramento at an unknown
date. In 1963, California State University, Sacramento was contacted by
local police to recover archeological materials discovered during
waterline work. A collection made by a local citizen prior to the ARJC
excavation was donated to Sacramento State in 2005. Occupation of PLA-
142 is estimated to have occurred during the Late Horizon (roughly A.D.
1100-1700s), with possible use during the Historic Period. The 11
associated funerary objects are the following individual lots: flaked
stones; groundstones; faunal remains; unmodified stones; thermally-
altered rocks; modified stones; modified bones; modified shells; floral
remains; historic materials; and uncatalogued materials.
In the 1960's, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from CA-PLA-194 in Placer County, CA, by
American River Junior College (ARJC). The collection was transferred to
California State University, Sacramento in 1977. Occupation of PLA-194
is estimated to have occurred during the Late Horizon (roughly A.D.
1100-1700s), with possible use during the Historic Period. The 12
associated funerary objects are the following individual lots: baked
clay objects; flaked stones; groundstones; faunal remains; unmodified
stones; thermally-altered rocks; modified stones; modified bones;
modified shells; floral remains; historic materials; and uncatalogued
materials.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from school property in Placer County, CA.
There is little documentation for the collection. The associated
funerary objects include one lot consisting of flaked 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 27 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 71 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or
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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 Ione Band of Miwok Indians of
California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria,
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 November 22, 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: October 11, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-23284 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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