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stone arrow shaft straightener, obsidian

nodules, quartz nodule, and ochre.

In 1932, human remains representing

two individuals were recovered from

site M–5 along the shoreline of Cronise

Basin, San Bernardino County, CA

during legally authorized excavations by

Malcolm Rogers, San Diego Museum of

Man. No known individuals were

identified. The six associated funerary

objects include shell beads, a clam shell

fragment, and burnt faunal material.

In 1932, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

M–10 along the shoreline of Cronise

Basin, San Bernardino County, CA

during legally authorized excavations by

Malcolm Rogers, San Diego Museum of

Man. No known individuals were

identified. The five associated funerary

objects include shell beads, a

biconically drilled stone tube, ochre,

and a projectile point.

The eighteen cultural items include

ceramic vessels, sherds, a bone tube,

shell beads, projectile points, an olivella

bead, limpet shell bead, and a chipped

stone knife. Between 1928 and 1932,

these cultural items were recovered

from disturbed cremations at Cronise

Basin sites M–1, M–10, M–13, and M–

14 during legally authorized excavations

by Malcomb Rogers of the San Diego

Museum of Man. The human remains

with these items were not collected.

Based on the common occurrence of

brown and buff ware ceramics, type of

projectile points, and presence of shell

beads from the southern coastal

California area, these human remains

may be dated to the Shoshonean Period

of this area, c. 1550–1650 A.D.

Archeological evidence indicates a clear

continuity between the cultures present

in this area during this period and the

Serrano and Vanyume peoples present

in the area at the time of European

contact as noted in Spanish exploration

documents. Oral tradition evidence

presented by representatives of the San

Manuel Band of Mission Indians

indicates this area is recognized as the

ancestral homeland.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Land Management have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of twelve

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Bureau of Land

Management have also determined that,

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

255 objects listed 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. Officials of the Bureau

of Land Management have determined

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

these eighteen 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 an Native

American individual. Lastly, officials of

the Bureau of Land Management have

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

3001 (2), there is a relationship of

shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains, associated

funerary objects, and unassociated

funerary objects and the San Manuel

Band of Mission Indians.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the San Manuel Band of Mission

Indians. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains, associated funerary objects,

and unassociated funerary objects

should contact Russell Kaldenberg,

Cultural Program Lead, Division of

Ecosystems Sciences and Lands,

California State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 2135 Butano Drive,

Sacramento, CA 95825; telephone: (916)

979-2840, before September 29, 1997.

Repatriation of the human remains,

associated funerary objects, and

unassociated funerary objects to the San

Manuel Band of Mission Indians may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–23108 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

of 1990, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District,

Tulsa, OK.

A detailed inventory and assessment

of the human remains and associated

funerary objects was done by the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers in

consultation with representatives of the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma,

the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Kialigee

Tribal Town, and the Seminole Nation

of Oklahoma.

Between 1988 and July, 1990, human

remains representing a minimum of

twelve individuals were exposed by

shoreline erosion at site 34MI121,

Eufaula Lake, McIntosh County, OK and

removed by U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Tulsa District personnel. No

known individuals were identified. The

361 associated funerary objects include

a shell fragment, corroded nails, blue

glass faceted cut beads; green, white,

and black glass beads; old glass, a coarse

piece of wood, a metal button, and a

corroded piece of metal.

Based on the associated funerary

objects, these burials are estimated to

date from immediately after Removal to

before the Civil War (1832–1861). These

individuals have been determined to be

Native American based on the age and

types of associated funerary objects. Site

34MI121 is located within the

boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) and

Seminole Nations who jointly occupied

this area between 1833 and 1855.

In 1987, human remains representing

one individual were exposed by

shoreline erosion at site 34MI139,

Eufaula Lake, McIntosh County, OK and

removed by U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Tulsa District personnel. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects were

present.

Morphological evidence, including

post-bregmatic depression, oval external

auditory meatus, frontal bossing, and a

high-rounded skull, shows this

individual exhibits Native American,

African American, and European

American features. Oral history

information received by the Corps in the

early 1960s indicates that a post-Civil

War Freedman Creek cemetery is

located at site 34MI139. Muscogee

(Creek) Nation records show that site

34MI139 was originally allotted to Mr.

Alexander Brown (Enrollment no. 2570)

in 1902. Mr. Brown resided in the

Arkansas Colored Tribal Town, one of

three Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen Tribal

Towns. The Muscogee (Creek)

Freedmen Roll is an internal record of

Muscogee citizens who were slaves or

decendents of slaves held by Muscogee

prior to and during the Civil War.

Following the Civil War, the Freedmen
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became full Muscogee (Creek) citizens.

(Prior to the Civil War, any person

whose mother was Muscogee and whose

father was African or of African descent

was a full Muscogee citizen.) This

historical context establishes the

cultural affiliation of the enrollees of the

Muscogee Freedmen Roll to the presentday Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

In 1987, human remains representing

one individual were exposed by

shoreline erosion at site 34MI144,

Eufuala Lake, McIntosh County, OK and

removed by U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Tulsa District personnel. No

known individual was identified. The

53 associated funerary objects include

blue shell, edged plates, transfer-printed

ceramics, undecorated whiteware,

ironstone ceramics, mold-decorated

whiteware, porcelain, stoneware

ceramics, old glass fragments, rusted

machine-cut nails, a wire nail, gardentype iron hoe, iron buckles, metal

fragments, a quartzite hammer stone,

metal and ceramic buttons, a boar tusk,

and a piece of turtle carapace.

This individual has been determined

to be Native American based on the

associated funerary objects. The burial

has been dated to between 1866 and

1890, also based on the associated

funerary objects. These dates fall within

the time of exclusive Muscogee (Creek)

and Seminole Nations’ occupation of

this area, 1832 to 1890.

Between 1988 and June 1990, human

remains representing three individuals

were exposed by shoreline erosion at

site 34MI313, Eufuala Lake, McIntosh

County, OK and removed by U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

personnel. No known individual was

identified. The 241 associated funerary

objects include a stoneware glazed

elbow pipe, a brass belt buckle, a metal

planter’s hoe, glass beads and bead

fragments, a small piece of lead shot,

old green glass fragments, a metal finger

ring, a piece of red cotton cloth, stone

flakes, animal bone fragments, silver ear

bobs with loops and pendent, a silver

finger ring, pottery sherds, and one

small piece of coal.

Based on the types of associated

funerary objects, these individuals have

been determined to be Native American.

The associated funerary objects place

the dates of the burials to the post–

1832—pre–1861 period. During this

time period, site 34MI313 and the

surrounding area were exclusively used

and occupied by the Muscogee (Creek)

and Seminole Nations.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10

(d)(1), the human remains listed above

represent the physical remains of at

least seventeen individuals of Native

American ancestry. The U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

officials has also determined that,

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

655 cultural items listed 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, the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa

District officials have determined that,

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

a relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these human remains and associated

funerary objects and the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, the

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Kialigee

Tribal Town, and the Seminole Nation

of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma,

the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Kialigee

Tribal Town, and the Seminole Nation

of Oklahoma. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe which believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Mr. Robert W.

Jobson, NAGPRA Coordinator, Planning

Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Tulsa district, P.O. Box 61, Tulsa, OK

74121–0061, telephone (918) 669–7193

before September 29, 1997. Repatriation

of these human remains and associated

funerary objects to the Muscogee (Creek)

Nation of Oklahoma, the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Thlopthlocco

Tribal Town, Kialigee Tribal Town, and

the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may

begin after this date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–23107 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

New Mexico in the Possession of the

Fort Burgwin Research Center,

Southern Methodist University, Dallas,

TX

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

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

completion of an inventory of human

remains from New Mexico in the

possession of the Fort Burgwin Research

Center, Southern Methodist University,

Dallas, TX.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Southern

Methodist University professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Pueblo of Picuris and the Pueblo of

Taos.

In 1957, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

TA–8 during legally authorized

excavations by the Fort Burgwin

Research Center. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present. Site TA–8 has been

identified as a pithouse occupation site

likely dating to ca. 1000–1200 AD,

based on construction and material

culture.

During 1957–1959, human remains

representing 42 individuals were

excavated from Pot Creek Pueblo site

(TA–1, LA 260) during archeological

excavations supervised by G. Willis and

R Wetherington. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

During the late 1950s through 1984,

human remains representing fifteen

individuals were excavated from Pot

Creek Pueblo. In 1995, these remains

were returned to Southern Methodist

University from the University of

Michigan Museum of Anthropology. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1961, human remains representing

two individuals were excavated from

Pot Creek Pueblo site (TA–1, LA 260)

during archeological excavations

supervised by E. Green. No known

individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects were

present.

In 1962, human remains representing

18 individuals were excavated from site

TA–47 during Southern Methodist

University archeological field school

excavations supervised by E. Green. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Site TA–47 has been identified as a

pithouse occupation site likely dating to

ca. 1100–1300 AD, based on

construction and material culture.

In 1963, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from a

burial washing out of an arroyo bank

near Pot Creek Pueblo site (TA–1, LA

260) and curated at the Fort Burgwin

facility. No known individual was