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represent the physical remains of nine 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Museum of 

Anthropology, Washington State 

University also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 82 

objects described above 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. Lastly, officials of the 

Museum of Anthropology, Washington 

State University 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 associated funerary objects and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Mary Collins, Associate 

Director, Museum of Anthropology, 

Washington State University, P.O. Box 

62291, Pullman, WA 99164–4910, 

telephone (509) 335–4314, before June 

18, 2007. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Museum of Anthropology, 

Washington State University is 

responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: April 15, 2007. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E7–9455 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 

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 of the Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The 

human remains were probably removed 

from 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 the Slater 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Puget Sound professional staff and a 

consultant in consultation with 

representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, 

Oregon. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were probably removed from 

Oregon by Robert McManus and given 

to Stanley G. Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated 

the human remains to the Slater 

Museum in 1955. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Written on the right side of the skull 

is, ‘‘One of Poker Jim’s warriors found 

near where he was killed. April 1918, 

Robt. McManus’’ and next to it ‘‘SGJ’’

circled in ink. Poker Jim was a Umatilla 

chief (Dorys N. Crow, ‘‘Poker Jim: Chief 

of the Walla Wallas,’’ The Sunday 

Oregonian Magazine, December 7, 1952; 

Diana LaSarge, Cultural Affiliation 

Document for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and 

Walla Walla Tribes, 2002; Jennifer 

Karson, Wiyaxayxt/ Wiyaakaa’awn/As 

Days Go by: Our History, Our Land, Our 

People: The Cayuse, Umatilla, And 

Walla Walla, 2006). 

The individual is most likely of 

Native American ancestry as indicated 

by morphological features. The 

geographical location where the human 

remains were presumably recovered is 

consistent with the historically 

documented territory of the tribes now 

represented by the Confederated Tribes 

of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. 

Information provided during 

consultation with tribal representatives, 

indicates that the human remains share 

a common ancestry with members of 

tribes now represented by the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon. 

Officials of the Slater Museum of 

Natural History 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 Slater 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 Native American human 

remains and the Confederated Tribes of 

the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. John Finney, 

Associate Dean, University of Puget 

Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA 

98416, telephone (253) 879–3207, before 

June 18, 2007. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, 

Oregon may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Slater Museum of Natural History 

is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Reservation, Oregon that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: March 27, 2007. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E7–9449 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, 

The University of Texas at Austin, 

Austin, TX 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in the control of the Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, The 

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 

TX. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Fisher and Lubbock Counties, TX. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma. The Kiowa Tribe of Indians 

of Oklahoma did not respond when 


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