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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: American Museum of Natural 

History, New York, NY 

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. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the American Museum of 

Natural History, New York, NY, that 

meet the definition of ‘‘unassociated 

funerary objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The 67 cultural items are 1 fossil bird 

bone, 1 carved human face, 8 unio 

shells, 1 shell bead, 1 bead of shell or 

chalk, l large slate bead, 3 strings of 

beads of various shell and stone 

materials, 1 string of predominately 

serpentine beads, 47 serpentine beads, 1 

sculpted human head, 1 seal head 

sculpture, and 1 pipe. The three strings 

of beads are of mixed composition –

containing approximately 34, 36, and 

over 100 beads respectively. The one 

string of predominately serpentine 

beads is composed of approximately 35 

beads of serpentine and some shell. 

Each of these four strings of beads 

appears to have been strung together 

after they had been found and it is 

believed that they represent four 

separate pieces. 

The cultural items were collected or 

acquired by James Terry in 1882. The 

museum acquired all the cultural items 

from Mr. Terry in 1891 when the 

museum purchased his entire collection 

of more than 26,000 items. The museum 

accessioned the items between 1891 and 

1893. 

Mr. Terry collected the 1 fossil bird 

bone, 1 carved human face, 8 unio 

shells, 1 shell bead, 1 of the strings of 

beads of mixed composition, and 1 

sculpted human head from various 

locations in Umatilla County, OR. The 

fossil bird bone is a single broken piece 

and approximately 8 cm in length. The 

human face, carved from bone, was 

acquired in 7 fragments, measuring 

between .5 cm by .5 cm and 4 cm by 2.5 

cm. The unio shells measure from 5 cm 

to 8.5 cm in length. The shell bead, 

which is perforated with three holes, is 

roughly rectangular, and measures 2.5 

cm by 3 cm. The sculpted human head 

is a single stone, which appears to be 

granite and weighs approximately 6.8 kg 

(or 15 lbs), and features a human face. 

Mr. Terry acquired the 1 shell or 

chalk bead, 2 remaining strings of beads 

of mixed composition, 47 serpentine 

beads, and 1 seal head sculpture from 

Mrs. Kunzie of Umatilla, OR. Mrs. 

Kunzie had collected the seal head 

sculpture and one string of beads of 

mixed composition from the vicinity of 

the Columbia River in Umatilla, OR. 

The shell or chalk bead, the other string 

of beads of mixed composition, and 

serpentine beads were collected from 

unknown locations in Umatilla County, 

OR. The bead of shell or chalk is discoid 

in shape and has a diameter of 

approximately 1.25 cm. The serpentine 

beads range in size, and are discoid, 

cylindrical, and rectangular in shape. 

The seal head sculpture is a single piece 

of basalt, weighing approximately 16 kg 

(or 35 lbs), and carved with a 

zoomorphic face. 

Mr. Terry acquired the pipe and large 

serpentine bead from Mrs. Gordon, who 

collected them from the vicinity of the 

Columbia River in Umatilla, OR. The 

pipe is tubular in shape and is made of 

kaolin. The large slate bead is an 

ovaloid disc, with a large perforation, 

and measures approximately 2.5 by 4 

cm. 

Mr. Terry acquired the string of 

predominately serpentine beads from 

Mrs. Terry, his wife, who collected them 

from the vicinity of the Columbia River 

in Umatilla, OR. 

The determination that the items 

described above are ‘‘unassociated 

funerary objects’’ is based on 

information provided during 

consultation by representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon and expert opinion. 

According to museum records, Mr. 

Terry indicated that the cultural items 

he collected himself were from sand 

dunes of Umatilla, OR. The sand dunes 

of Umatilla were unlikely to have been 

used as habitation sites and are likely to 

contain burials. The museum also has 

four sets of human remains that Mr. 

Terry acquired from sand dunes of 

Umatilla, but which are not associated 

with the cultural items described in this 

notice. 

Carved heads, complete tubular pipes, 

and whole beads tend to be found in 

burials on the Plateau. The items were 

likely associated with the Umatilla site, 

a Late Prehistoric to Historic Umatilla 

village, which is located in the area 

where the items were likely collected. 

Geographic location is consistent with 

the traditional and post–contact 

territory of the Confederated Tribes of 

the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. 

Officials of the American Museum of 

Natural History have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 67 

cultural items 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

Officials of the American Museum of 

Natural History 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 unassociated funerary 

objects and the Confederated Tribes of 

the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Nell Murphy, 

Director of Cultural Resources, 

American Museum of Natural History, 

Central Park West at 79th Street, New 

York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769–

5837, before July 5, 2007. Repatriation 

of the unassociated funerary objects to 

the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The American Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 14, 2007 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Anthropological Studies Center, 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University, Rohnert 

Park, CA 

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 possession and control of 


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the Anthropological Studies Center, 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, 

CA. The human remains were removed 

from Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA. 

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 the 

Archaeological Collections Facility staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo 

Indians of California; Elem Indian 

Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur 

Bank Rancheria, California; Federated 

Indians of Graton Rancheria, California; 

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the 

Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; 

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians 

of California; and Tuolumne Band of the 

Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 

Rancheria of California. 

In April of 1977, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from CA–

SON–290 near Bodega, CA, during 

archaeological testing and mapping 

conducted prior to construction of a 

housing development. The human 

remains were accessioned and have 

been housed at the Archaeological 

Collections Facility since that time 

(accession #77–03). No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Analysis of artifacts found at site CA–

SON–290 indicate an occupation during 

the Historic period (A.D. 1579 to 

present). The location of CA–SON–290 

corresponds with the historic Miwok 

village of Su ́ wutene. 

In 1978, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from CA–MRN–484 in Peacock 

Gap, Marin County, CA, during test 

investigations conducted prior to the 

construction of a housing subdivision. 

The human remains were accessioned 

by the Archaeological Collections 

Facility accession #78–03). No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The human remains date to 

prehistoric times and are Native 

American; however, the exact age is 

unknown. The site is within the 

traditional territory of the Coast Miwok. 

In 1979, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from CA–SON–1048, 

Sebastopol, Sonoma County, CA, during 

an excavation by the Anthropological 

Studies Center, conducted for the 

Sonoma County Department of Public 

Works. Remains identified as human at 

the time were re-buried on the site at the 

time of discovery. In 1997, during a 

NAGPRA inventory, human remains 

thought to be associated with this 

individual were identified in museum 

collections (accession #79–04). No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains date to 

prehistoric times and are Native 

American; however, the exact age is 

unknown. The site is within the 

traditional territory of the Coast Miwok. 

At an unknown time, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from CA–

MRN–365, Marin County, CA. The 

human remains were donated to the 

Archaeological Collections Facility in 

1984 or 1985 by the Marin Museum of 

the American Indian. It is now known 

when or under what circumstances the 

donor obtained the collection. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains date to 

prehistoric times and are Native 

American; however, the exact age is 

unknown. The site is within the 

traditional territory of the Coast Miwok. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from CA–

MRN–502, Novato, Marin County, CA. 

In 1992, the human remains were 

donated to the Archaeological 

Collections Facility by Steve Dietz. It is 

not known when or under what 

circumstances the donor obtained the 

collection. The collection has been 

housed at the Archaeological 

Collections Facility since its donation. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains date to 

prehistoric times and are Native 

American; however the exact age is 

unknown. The site is within the 

traditional territory of the Coast Miwok. 

In 1980, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from CA–MRN–503, Marin 

County, CA, during a survey by the 

anthropological Studies Center 

conducted by Barry Price. The human 

remains have been held at the 

Archaeological Collections Facility 

since that time, but were not 

accessioned into the collection. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The presence of bedrock mortars at 

the site indicates a site occupation 

during the Middle Period (B.C. 3000–

B.C. 1000) and Late Period (1000 B.C.–

A.D. 500). The human remains date to 

prehistoric times based on archeological 

context, however, the exact age and 

identity is unknown. The site is within 

the traditional territory of the Coast 

Miwok. 

In 1998, the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University determine that while there 

was evidence of a shared group identity 

(cultural affiliation) between the human 

remains and a particular Indian group, 

the human remains were ‘‘culturally 

unidentifiable’’ since the particular 

Indian group, the Federal Coast Miwok, 

was not recognized as an Indian tribe by 

the United States at that time. The 

Archaeological Collections Facility 

requested that the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation 

Review Committee recommend 

disposition of the human remains to the 

Federated coast Miwok. On May 21, 

1999, the Review Committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer, writing on 

behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, 

recommended disposition of the human 

remains to the Federal Coast Miwok 

once concurrence with the proposal was 

obtained from federally recognized 

Indian tribes that currently resided in 

the immediate vicinity of where the 

human remains were recovered. 

Officials of the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University consulted with five federally 

recognized Indian tribes: Dry Creek 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 

Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of 

the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; 

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the 

Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; 

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians 

of California; and Tuolumne Band of the 

Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 

Rancheria of California. All five tribes 

supported the Federated Coast Miwok 

request for disposition. In 2000, the 

Federated Coast Miwok became the 

federally recognized Federated indians 

of Graton Rancheria, California. 

Descendants of the Coast Miwok are 

members of the Federated Indians of 

Graton Rancheria, California. 

Officials of the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of seven 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University also have determined that, 

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

relationship of shared group identity 

can be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 


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the Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria, California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Erica Gibson, NAGPRA 

Project Coordinator, Anthropological 

Studies Center Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University, Rohnert Park, CA 94929, 

telephone (707) 664–2015, before July 5, 

2007. Repatriation of the human 

remains to the Federated Indians of 

Graton Rancheria, California may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Archaeological Collections 

Facility, Sonoma State University is 

responsible for notifying the Dry Creek 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 

Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of 

the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; 

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, 

California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians 

of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, 

California; Middletown Rancheria of 

Pomo Indians of California; and 

Tuolumne Band of the Me-Wuk Indians 

of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of 

Transportation, Oakland, CA and 

Anthropological Studies Center, 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University, Rohnert 

Park, CA 

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 control of the California 

Department of Transportation, Oakland, 

CA and in the possession of the 

Anthropological Studies Center, 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, 

CA. The human remains were removed 

from Sonoma County, CA. 

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 the 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 

California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo 

Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, 

California; Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria, California; Kashia Band of 

Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point 

Rancheria, California; Middletown 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 

and Tuolumne Band of the Me–Wuk 

Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 

California. 

In 1993, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from CA–SON–1695 (accession 

#93–37), Sonoma County, CA, during an 

excavation conducted by the 

Archaeological Collections Facility, 

Sonoma State University on behalf of 

the California Department of 

Transportation. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At the time of discovery, remains that 

were identified as human were re–

buried. In 1996, Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University staff identified human 

remains probably associated with this 

individual during a NAGPRA inventory. 

The human remains date to the Middle 

Period (2000 B.P.–900 B.P.) and are 

Coast Miwok based on cultural 

constituents recovered from the site. 

In 1998, the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University determined that while there 

was evidence of a shared group identity 

(cultural affiliation) between the human 

remains and a particular Indian group, 

the human remains were ‘‘culturally 

unidentifiable’’ since the particular 

Indian group, the Federated Coast 

Miwok, was not recognized as an Indian 

tribe by the United States at that time. 

The Archeological Collections Facility 

requested that the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation 

Review Committee recommend 

disposition of the human remains to the 

Federated Coast Miwok. On May 21, 

1999, the Review Committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer, writing on 

behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, 

recommended disposition of the human 

remains to the Federal Coast Miwok 

once concurrence with the proposal was 

obtained from federally recognized 

Indian tribes that currently resided in 

the immediate vicinity of where the 

human remains were recovered. 

Officials of the Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University consulted with five federally 

recognized Indian tribes: Dry Creek 

Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 

Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of 

the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; 

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the 

Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; 

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians 

of California; and Tuolumne Band of the 

Me–Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 

Rancheria of California. All five tribes 

supported the Federated Coast Miwok 

request for disposition. In 2000, the 

Federated Coast Miwok became the 

federally recognized Federated Indians 

of Graton Rancheria, California. 

Descendants of the Coast Miwok are 

members of the Federated Indians of 

Graton Rancheria, California. 

Officials of the California Department 

of Transportation and Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University 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 California Department of 

Transportation and Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University also have determined that, 

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

relationship of shared group identity 

can be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

the Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria, California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Erica Gibson, NAGPRA 

Project Coordinator, Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Anthropological 

Studies Center, Sonoma State 

University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, 

telephone (707) 664–2015, or Jennifer 

Darcangelo, District Office Chief, Office 

of Cultural Resources Studies, Caltrans 

District 4, Oakland, CA 94623–0660, 

telephone (510) 286–5618, before July 5, 

2007. Repatriation of the human 

remains to the Federated Indians of 

Graton Rancheria, California may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The California Department of 

Transportation is responsible for 

notifying the Dry Creek Rancheria of 

Pomo Indians of California; Elem Indian 

Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur 

Bank Rancheria, California; Federated 

Indians of Graton Rancheria, California; 

Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the 

Stewarts Point Rancheria, California; 

Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians 


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