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ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the possession of 

Binghamton University, State University 

of New York, Binghamton, NY. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Susquehanna Valley, Delaware County, 

NY. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Binghamton 

University, State University of New 

York professional staff in consultation 

with representatives of the Delaware 

Nation, Oklahoma; Oneida Nation of 

New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, 

New York (formerly the St. Regis Band 

of Mohawk Indians of New York); and 

Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

In 1973, human remains representing 

a minimum of five individuals were 

removed from the Hoyt West site (SUBi– 

085) in Delaware County, NY. The 

human remains were uncovered 

accidentally by Lane Construction 

during construction of the Interstate–88 

highway. Construction workers gave the 

human remains to archeologists who 

were working nearby the site. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Partial excavations and surface 

collections occurred at Hoyt West as 

part of salvage operations during the 

Interstate–88 construction project. 

Undiagnostic precontact artifacts 

(mostly lithics) and historic artifacts 

(mostly European-made ceramics) were 

found at the site. Local collectors 

reported finding slate pendants in the 

area. During construction, the topsoil 

was stripped and employees of the 

contractor found fragmented human 

remains. While some fire-reddened 

areas were noted by archeologists, no 

burial features were exposed. Analysis 

by a bioarcheologist found that some 

individuals had Native American, 

African, and European traits. Historical 

artifacts, the mixture of biological traits, 

oral history, and a Haudenosaunee map 

of aboriginal lands indicate that this site 

is located within a region that was the 

territory of the Mohawk during the early 

Historic Period. The human remains 

from the Hoyt West site are determined 

to be culturally affiliated with the 

present-day descendants of the Mohawk 

represented by the Akwesasne Mohawk 

community composed of the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe, New York and Mohawk 

Nation Council of Chiefs, a nonFederally recognized Indian group. 

Officials of Binghamton University 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of 

Binghamton University also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and the Saint 

Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York, and 

Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Nina M. Versaggi, Public 

Archaeology Facility, Binghamton 

University, Binghamton, NY 13902– 

6000, telephone (607) 777–4786, before 

March 4, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe, New York, on behalf of 

themselves and the Mohawk Nation 

Council of Chiefs, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Binghamton University is responsible 

for notifying the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Oneida Nation of New York; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York; 

and Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, 

a non-Federally recognized Indian 

group that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: December 18, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–2125 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Oregon State University, Department 

of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the control of Oregon State 

University, Department of 

Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The 

human remains were removed from an 

unknown site in eastern Oregon. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Oregon State 

University Department of Anthropology 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon. The Burns Paiute 

Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw 

Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes 

of the Grande Ronde Community of 

Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Coquille 

Tribe of Oregon; Cow Creek Band of 

Umpqua Indians of Oregon; Klamath 

Tribes, Oregon; and Nez Perce Tribe of 

Idaho were notified, but did not 

participate in consultations about the 

human remains described in this notice. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from Eastern 

Oregon. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The first record of the human remains 

occurred during an inventory in 1976. 

At that time, the human remains were 

recorded with the origins ‘‘E. Oregon.’’ 

No additional information regarding the 

accession of the human remains is 

available. In 2006, the human remains 

were identified as Native American by 

departmental physical anthropology 

faculty based on characteristics of 

cranial bone structure. 

The Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation ceded 6.4 

million acres to the U.S. Government, 

including southeast Washington and 

northeast Oregon. Traditional use lands 

of the Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation have 

extended beyond those boundary areas. 

Tribal representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 


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Reservation concur that the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation occupied the areas of 

southeast Washington and northeast 

Oregon. Officials of the Oregon State 

University, Department of Anthropology 

reasonably believe that the human 

remains are from an area that was 

occupied by the ancestors of members of 

the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon. 

Officials of the Oregon State 

University, Department of Anthropology 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Oregon State University, Department of 

Anthropology also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), 

there is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Confederated Tribes of 

the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 

Oregon. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. David McMurray, 

Oregon State University Department of 

Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, 

Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) 

737–3850, before March 4, 2009. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Oregon State University, 

Department of Anthropology is 

responsible for notifying the Burns 

Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian 

Colony of Oregon; Confederated Tribes 

of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and 

Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grande 

Ronde Community of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Coquille Tribe of Oregon; 

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of 

Oregon; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; and 

Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: January 5, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–2123 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Oregon State University, Department 

of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the control of Oregon State 

University, Department of 

Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The 

human remains were removed from 

Clark County, WA. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Oregon State 

University, Department of Anthropology 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, 

Washington; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe 

of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 

Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of 

the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; 

Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; 

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; and the ClatsopNehalem Confederated Tribes of 

Oregon, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group; Snoqualmoo Tribe of 

Washington, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

The Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns 

Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and 

Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; Coquille 

Tribe of Oregon; Hoh Indian Tribe of the 

Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington; 

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of 

Washington; Kalispel Indian 

Community of the Kalispel Reservation, 

Washington; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; 

Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the 

Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington; 

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, 

Washington; Makah Indian Tribe of the 

Makah Indian Reservation, Washington; 

Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington; 

Port Gamble Indian Community of the 

Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; 

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington; Quileute 

Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, 

Washington; Quinault Tribe of the 

Quinault Reservation, Washington; 

Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; SaukSuiattle Indian Tribe of Washington; 

Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater 

Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; 

Skokomish Indian Tribe of the 

Skokomish Reservation, Washington; 

Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin 

Island Reservation, Washington; 

Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port 

Madison Reservation, Washington; 

Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish 

Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes 

of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; 

and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of 

Washington were notified, but did not 

participate in consultations about the 

human remains described in this notice. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 

Vancouver, Clark County, WA. In 1999, 

the skull was donated to the Department 

of Anthropology by an unknown donor. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Department records indicate an 

unsigned note stated that the skull was 

from Vancouver, WA, and removed 

from the north side of the Columbia 

River in the early 1900s during a 

construction project. Oregon State 

University, Department of Anthropology 

osteology experts have indicated that 

the skull has been culturally modified. 

The Vancouver area was used 

extensively by many Native Americans, 

both prior to and during the trading era 

of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which 

was located at Fort Vancouver. From 

1824 until 1860, this site was a 

principle trading post, with over 25 

Indian Tribes from the Northwest either 

living or visiting this area. In addition, 

tribes from the Great Plains, the eastern 

seaboard, and the Hawaiian Islands 

have been associated with this area 

during that time. 

From 1860 to 1948, the site was 

considered part of the Fort Vancouver 

National Monument and was used by 

the U.S. Army. It was during this period 

that many Northwest tribal people were 


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