48178 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2011 / Notices 

Washington, Department of 

Anthropology, Seattle, WA. The human 

remains and associated funerary object 

were removed from Skagit 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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Washington, Department of 

Anthropology and Burke Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Lummi Tribe of 

the Lummi Reservation, Washington; 

Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and 

the Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1976, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from Huckleberry Island, 

Skagit County, WA. This individual was 

determined to be consistent with Native 

American morphology, based on cranial 

deformation and wormian bone 

evidence. No known individual was 

identified. The one associated funerary 

is a bird bone. 

This individual and associated 

funerary object were identified while 

preparing the transfer of other human 

remains that were described in 

published Notices of Inventory 

Completion (75 FR 14463, March 25, 

2010; 76 FR 9051–9052, February 16, 

2011). Those individuals have been 

repatriated. 

Huckleberry Island is a small island 

located approximately 1⁄4 mile southeast 

of Guemes Island, in Skagit County, 

WA. This area falls within the Central 

Coast Salish cultural group (Suttles 

1990). Historical documentation 

indicates that the aboriginal Samish 

people traditionally occupied Guemes 

Island (Amoss 1978, Roberts 1975, Ruby 

and Brown 1986, Smith 1941, Suttles 

1951, Swanton 1952) and Huckleberry 

Island (Barg 2008, unpublished report) 

both before and after European contact. 

The Treaty of Point Elliot, in 1855, 

stated that the Samish were to be 

relocated to the Lummi Reservation. 

Following the Treaty of Point Elliot, 

many Samish individuals relocated to 

either the Lummi Reservation or the 

Swinomish Reservation (Ruby and 

Brown 1986:179). Many Samish, 

however, also chose to remain in their 

old village sites. In 1996, the Samish 

Indian Tribe was re-recognized by the 

Federal Government. 

Determinations Made by the 

Washington State Department of 

Natural Resources 

Officials of the Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources have 

determined that: 

• Based on anthropological and 

biological evidence, the human remains 

and associated funerary object have 

been determined to be Native American. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described above is 

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. 

• 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 associated funerary object 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact Maurice Major, Cultural 

Resource Specialist, Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources, P.O. 

Box 47000, 1111 Washington St., SE., 

Olympia, WA 98504–7000, telephone 

(360) 902–1298, before September 7, 

2011. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

to the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington, 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The University of Washington’s Burke 

Museum is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 2, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19993 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology has completed an 

inventory of a human remain, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remain and any present-day 

Indian tribe. Representatives of any 

Indian tribe that believes itself to be 

culturally affiliated with the human 

remain may contact the museum. 

Disposition of the human remain to the 

Indian tribes stated below may occur if 

no additional requestors come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remain 

should contact the Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology at the address below by 

September 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jordan Kerber, Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology, Department 

of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate 

University, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 

13346, telephone (315) 228–7559. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a human remain in the possession of 

the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. The 

human remain was removed from an 

unknown location in Arkansas. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remain was made by the Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Osage Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma. 

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History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, a human 

remain—a single human distal phalanx 

or thumb tip—representing a minimum 

of one individual was removed from an 

unknown location in Arkansas. The 

bone is perforated at the proximal end 

and was acquired by the Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology between 1948 

and 1979, and accessioned as part of the 

Howe Collection (Catalog number 

A234). The bone was subsequently 

assigned Index number 326 in the 

Colgate Collection database. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The presence of other Native 

American artifacts in the Howe 

Collection at the Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology provides a reasonable 

basis for determining that the human 

remain belongs to a Native American 

individual. 

Determinations Made by the Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology 

Officials of the Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remain and 

any present-day Indian tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remain was removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; 

Osage Nation, Oklahoma; Quapaw Tribe 

of Indians, Oklahoma; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• Other credible lines of evidence 

indicate that the land from which the 

Native American human remain was 

removed is the aboriginal land of the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Osage 

Nation, Oklahoma; Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma; United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; 

and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of 

Louisiana. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remain described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remain is to 

the Osage Nation, Oklahoma, and the 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remain or any 

other Indian tribe that believes it 

satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 

10.11(c)(1) should contact Dr. Jordan 

Kerber, Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology, Department of Sociology 

and Anthropology, Colgate University, 

13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346, 

telephone (315) 228–7559, before 

September 7, 2011. Disposition of the 

human remain to the Osage Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma, may proceed after 

that date if no additional requestors 

come forward. 

The Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma; Osage Nation, Oklahoma; 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma; and Tunica-Biloxi 

Indian Tribe of Louisiana that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 2, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19989 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Slater Museum of Natural 

History, University of Puget Sound has 

completed an inventory of a human 

remain, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remain 

and any present-day Indian tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remain may contact the 

Slater Museum of Natural History, 

University of Puget Sound. Disposition 

of the human remain to the Indian tribes 

stated below may occur if no additional 

requestors come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remain 

should contact the Slater Museum of 

Natural History, University of Puget 

Sound at the address below by 

September 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Peter Wimberger, Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner St., 

Tacoma, WA 98416–1088, telephone 

(253) 879–2784. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a human remain in the possession of 

the Slater Museum of Natural History, 

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, 

WA. The human remain was likely 

removed from ‘‘Columbia River, Wa.’’. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remain was made by the Slater Museum 

of Natural History, University of Puget 

Sound professional staff in consultation 

with representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, 

Washington; Kalispel Indian 

Community of the Kalispel Reservation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater 

Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; 

and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). The Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound also consulted with the 

following non-Federally recognized 

Indian groups: the Chinook Tribe and 

the Wanapum Band (hereinafter referred 

to as ‘‘The Indian Groups’’). 

The Slater Museum of Natural 

History, University of Puget Sound 

received a formal, joint intertribal 

NAGPRA claim for the individual 

described in this notice from the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; and the Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In May 1934, a human remain—a 

mandible—representing a minimum of 

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