Notice2024-22888
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, and California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA
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October 4, 2024
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Water Resources has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80927-80929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22888]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038788; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, and California Department of Water
Resources, 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), the California Department of Parks and
Recreation and the California Department of Water Resources has
completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between associated
funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator, California
Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA
94296-0001, telephone (916) 425-8016, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307c55435c59551e785142444a555c5c704051425b431e53511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034f66706f6a662d4b62717779666f6f4373627168702d60622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a> and Anecita Agustinez, Tribal Policy
Advisor, California Department of Water Resources, P.O. Box 942836,
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001, telephone (916) 216-8637, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30715e55535944511e7157454344595e554a7047514455421e53511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27664942444e53460966405254534e49425d67504653425509444609404851">[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
California Department of Parks and Recreation and the California
Department of Water Resources, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Murphy Site (CA-BUT-53)
In February and April of 1963, student volunteers from American
River College California State University--Chico, and Sacramento State
University excavated the Murphy Site, under the direction of California
Department of Parks and Recreation. These were salvage excavations
prior to site destruction, related to researching the cultural
chronology of the Lake Oroville vicinity during the construction of the
Oroville Dam.
The 302 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of bolts,
one lot of buttons, one lot of cobbles, one lot of drills, one lot of
flakers, one lot of gravers, one lot of knife/scrapers, one lot of net
sinkers, one lot of quartz crystals, one lot of scraper planes, one lot
of seeds, one lot of utilized flakes, two lots of acorns, two lots of
antler tines, two lots of anvils, two lots of choppers, two lots of
tubes, two lots of unidentified items, three lots of nails, four lots
of rocks, six lots of hammerstones, seven lots of ornaments, seven lots
of scrapers, eight lots of bowls, eight lots of pestles, nine lots of
blades, 11 lots of flakes, 19 lots of pins, 23 lots of awls, 27 lots of
bone tools, 30 lots of beads, 40 lots of projectile points, and 76 lots
of food remains. No human remains were identified.
Tie-Wiah Site (CA-BUT-84)
In 1964, students and faculty from American River College excavated
the Tie-Wiah site. In 1966, the California Department of Parks and
Recreation sponsored and oversaw additional excavations. In 1967, the
California Department of Water resources sponsored California State
University--Sacramento for the site's third excavation prior to the
completion of Oroville Dam.
The 11,828 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of
abraders, one lot of atlatl spurs, one lot of baked clay/mud dob, one
lot of bolts and nuts, one lot of burins, one lot of chisels, one lot
of cord impressions, one lot of crescents, one lot of harpoons, one lot
of hooks, one lot of insect nests, one lot of ladles, one lot of mixed
bone/rock, one lot of nests, one lot of ochre, one lot of pine cones,
one lot of sherds, one lot of washers, one lot of whetstones, two lots
of cooking stones, two lots of crystals, two lots of nails, two lots of
plant samples, two lots of spoons, three lots of charmstones, three
lots of whistles, four lots of bark, four lots of gaming pieces, five
lots of ornaments, five lots of spatulas, five lots of wood, six lots
of debitage, six lots of gravers, eight lots of rods, nine lots of fire
fractured stones, nine lots of gorges, nine lots of griddles, nine lots
of net sinkers, 10 lots of ammo, 10 lots of baked clay, 10 lots of
glass, 11 lots of wooden posts, 14 lots of shaft straighteners, 14 lots
of soil samples, 15 lots of anvils, 17 lots of rocks, 19 lots of
pendants, 19 lots of pins, 21 lots of charcoal samples, 22 lots of
pipes, 23 lots of acorns, 23 lots of mortars, 23 lots of seeds, 26 lots
of incised bones, 31 lots of antler tines, 36 lots of tubes, 40 lots of
slag, 41 lots of metates, 44 lots of awls, 70 lots of cobbles, 77 lots
of bifaces, 116 lots of pestles, 120 lots of drills, 127 lots of
blades, 149 lots of cores, 155 lots of manos, 169 lots of unidentified
items, 194 lots of beads, 207 lots of choppers, 222 lots of pigments,
281 lots of hammerstones, 372 lots of bowls, 583 lots of bone tools,
604 lots of knives, 614 lots of utilized flakes, 720 lots of quartz
crystals, 1,001 lots of scrapers, 1,228 lots of flakes, 1,646 lots of
food remains, and 2,590 lots of projectile points. No human remains
were identified.
Chapman Site (CA-BUT-90)
In 1960 and 1961, the California Department of Parks and Recreation
oversaw mitigation excavations at the Chapman Site. While
geographically affiliated with the Oroville Dam excavations, the
Chapman Site is not otherwise affiliated with the construction of the
dam.
The 865 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of antler
tines, one lot of balls, one lot of bones, one lot of buttons, one lot
of charmstones, one lot of gorge hooks, one lot of grooved stones, one
lot of pencils, one lot of sherds, one lot of utilized flakes, one lot
of whistles, one lot of wood, two lots of bottles, two lots of mortars,
two lots of spatulas, two lots of whetstones, three lots of baked
clays, three lots of core/hammerstones, four lots of drills, four lots
of knives, four lots of pigments, five lots of cobbles, five lots of
pins, five lots of rocks, six lots of cores, six lots of incised bones,
six lots of metates, seven lots of choppers, nine lots of blades, nine
lots of manos, 11 lots of bone tools, 12 lots of awls, 16 lots of
hammerstones,
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22 lots of bowls, 26 lots of pestles, 29 lots of scrapers, 35 lots of
ornaments, 46 lots of quartz crystals, 77 lots of food remains, 83 lots
of flakes, 143 lots of projectile points, and 269 lots of beads. No
human remains were identified.
CA-BUT-98
During the 1960s, the California Department of Parks and Recreation
excavated an unknown site along the Western Pacific Railroad, possibly
as part of the Oroville Dam project.
The 562 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of abrading
stones, one lot of atlatl spurs, one lot of bone tools, one lots of
charcoals, one lot of crystals, one lot of mortars, one lot of
spatulas, two lots of food remains, two lots of pendants, two lots of
rocks, three lots of bowls, three lots of unidentified items, four lots
of milling slabs, four lots of sinkers, six lots of choppers, six lots
of soil samples, 11 lots of hammerstones, 11 lots of pestles, 13 lots
of cobbles, 13 lots of utilized flakes, 19 lots of quartz crystals, 23
lots of manos, 32 lots of cores, 33 lots of blades, 40 lots of knives,
48 lots of scrapers, 74 lots of projectile points, and 206 lots of
flakes. No human remains were identified.
CA-BUT-131
In 1961 and 1962, the California Department of Recreation oversaw
the Central California Archaeological Foundation's excavations during
the Western Pacific Railroad Relocation Project. As part of the
Oroville Dam project, the California Department of Water Resources
sponsored the excavations. Later in 1962, the California Department of
Parks and Recreation oversaw secondary excavations with a California
State University--Chico field school.
The 1,051 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of
anvils, one lot of baked clays, one lot of bifaces, one lot of fire
fractured rocks, one lot of grooved stones, one lot of modified
steatite, one lot of ornaments, one lot of pencils, one lot of rods,
one lot of slag, one lot of teeth, one lot of unidentified items, two
lots of antlers, two lots of debitage, two lots of mortars, two lots of
pendants, two lots of sinkers, two lots of tubes, three lots of
gravers, three lots of pipes, three lots of utilized flakes, four lots
of cobbles, six lots of spatulas, seven lots of hammerstones, seven
lots of pigments, eight lots of bone tools, eight lots of charcoal,
eight lots of choppers, nine lots of drills, 10 lots of awls, 12 lots
of metates, 12 lots of rocks, 15 lots of pestles, 17 lots of bowls, 18
lots of cores, 20 lots of quartz crystals, 24 lots of manos, 45 lots of
blades, 51 lots of scrapers, 52 lots of knives, 80 lots of food
remains, 188 lots of projectile points, and 417 lots of flakes.
CA-BUT-157
In 1964, the California Department of Water Resources sponsored the
California Department of Parks and Recreation's excavation of an
unknown site as part of the Western Pacific Railroad Relocation
project.
The 8,090 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of atlatl
weights, one lot of bark, one lot of bolts, one lot of bone daggers,
one lot of buckles, one lot of cans, one lot of ceramic, one lot of ear
spools, one lot of griddles, one lot of grinding slabs, one lot of
leather, one lot of needles, one lots of obsidian hydration samples,
one lot of pebbles, one lot of pine bark, one lot of plates, one lot of
polished stones, one lot of powder flasks, one lot of rings, one lot of
rubbers, one lot of shot pellets, one lot of teeth, one lot of
toothbrushes, one lot of twigs, one lot of walls, one lot of
whetstones, one lot of wire, two lots of ash, two lots of balls, two
lots of bifaces, two lots of botanical material, two lots of chalk, two
lots of pinecones, two lots of pine nuts, two lots of pottery, two lots
of rifle balls, two lots of rods, two lots of shaft straighteners, two
lots of spikes, two lots of whistles, three lots of bones, three lots
of ceramic dishes, three lots of clay, three lots of fruit pits, three
lots of gorge hooks, three lots of porcelain, four lots of bullets,
four lots of mortars, five lots of ornaments, five lots of wood, six
lots of net weights, seven lots of fire fractured stones, eight lots of
glass, eight lots of sherds, nine lots of acorns, nine lots of
graphite, nine lots of incised bones, 10 lots of buttons, 11 lots of
anvils, 12 lots of tubes, 13 lots of bottles, 16 lots of drills, 17
lots of antlers, 19 lots of pipes, 21 lots of soil samples, 25 lots of
slag, 27 lots of metates, 28 lots of pendants, 31 lots of pins, 34 lots
of beads, 40 lots of blades, 41 lots of awls, 41 lots of spatulas, 42
lots of seeds, 45 lots of metals, 54 lots of unidentified items, 62
lots of baked clays, 67 lots of pigments, 72 lots of charcoal samples,
72 lots of rocks, 81 lots of quartz crystals, 107 lots of pestles, 112
lots of choppers, 144 lots of nails, 162 lots of utilized flakes, 173
lots of manos, 181 lots of knives, 200 lots of bowls, 239 lots of
hammerstones, 304 lots of cobbles, 306 lots of scrapers, 341 lots of
bone tools, 345 lots of cores, 574 lots of projectile points, 1,125
lots of food remains, and 2,751 lots of flakes.
CA-BUT-2216
In 2002, the California Department of Parks and Recreation oversaw
site surveys with Sacramento State University and Sonoma State
University for a federal relicensing project of the Oroville Dam. CA-
BUT-2216 was identified during these surveys.
The 69 lots of associated funerary objects are one lot of cores,
one lot of flake tools, one lot of milling slabs, one lot of
miscellaneous stones, one lot of shell, two lots of cobble tools, two
lots of handstones, two lots of soil samples, seven lots of bifaces,
and 51 lots of debitage. Human remains from CA-BUT-53, CA-BUT-84, CA-
BUT-90, CA-BUT-98, CA-BUT-131, and CA-BUT-157 were included in 73 FR
20937, April 17, 2008; however, additional collections were identified
from the same excavations and subsequent consultations identified the
new collections in this Notice as associated funerary objects.
All the sites identified in this notice were dated near the time of
excavation by the lead archaeologist; these dates are attributed to
sequences linked to Maidu people. The geographical location of these
sites is consistent with both the aboriginal lands of historically
documented Maidu and KonKow. KonKow people are represented in part
today by the KonKow Valley Band of Maidu Indians, a California Tribe
identified by the Native American Heritage Commission as culturally and
historically affiliated to the geographical location identified in this
notice.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the tribal traditional
knowledge, geographical location, and acquisition history of the
associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The California Department of Parks and Recreation and the
California Department of Water Resources has determined that:
<bullet> The 22,767 lots of objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally 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 reasonable connection between the associated
funerary objects described in this notice and the Berry Creek Rancheria
of Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; and the Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians 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
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authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 4, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the California
Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of
Water Resources 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 California Department of Parks and Recreation
and the California Department of Water Resources are responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: September 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-22888 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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