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organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Tongass National Forest at 

the address in this notice by August 13, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: M. Earl Stewart, Forest 

Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, 

648 Mission Street, Ketchikan, AK 

99901–6591, telephone (907) 228–6281, 

email estewart@fs.fed.us. 

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 the human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

USDA Tongass National Forest, Juneau 

Ranger District, Juneau, AK. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Entrance Island, 

near Hobart Bay, AK, on two separate 

occasions by two separate collectors. 

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 Tongass National 

Forest archeologists in partnership with 

the professional staff of the Alaska State 

Museum and in consultation with 

representatives of Douglas Indian 

Association and the Organized Village 

of Kake. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In the summer of 1961, funerary 

objects, in several pieces, were removed 

from a small cave on Entrance Island 

near Hobart Bay, AK. An individual 

exploring the island reported that he 

found a small cave that contained 

human remains and portions of a 

bentwood box, as well as some other 

burial items believed to have been 

placed there at the time of burial. He 

collected a basket of a type that 

reportedly was used to cradle a baby 

and sometimes was used to bury the 

deceased. Additional items collected 

include a piece of leather cordage, a 

portion of a woven cedar mat, and a 

piece of wood with evidence of a kerf 

corner, all of which were connected 

with either the basket or the bentwood 

box. The human remains and the 

bentwood box were not removed from 

the cave at that time. The individual 

returned the four burial items to the 

Tongass National Forest in 2017. 

Subsequently, it was determined that 

these funerary objects are associated 

with the below described human 

remains and funerary object that were 

separately collected by a different 

individual. 

In 1961, the desiccated remains of an 

infant inside a bentwood box that had 

been wrapped in a cedar mat were 

removed from a small burial cave on 

Entrance Island, near Hobart Bay. In 

November 1961, these human remains 

and funerary objects were sent to the 

Alaska State Museum for curation. 

Based on oral testimony, this burial site 

and the above described burial cave are 

determined to be one and the same. The 

human remains consist of a single 

individual, a mummified infant, 

estimated to be between the ages of 6 

and 9 months. Determination of sex or 

affinity based on skeletal features was 

not possible. The bentwood box 

containing the infant’s remains was 

painted and uncarved. It was recovered 

from beneath the cedar bark mat. When 

found, the infant had ermine skins tied 

in its hair. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects are believed to be of 

pre-contact or first contact date, as after 

contact, the Christian burial practice of 

underground internment became 

widespread. The human remains are 

reasonably believed to be associated 

with the Ke ́ex Kwa ́an, who have 

traditionally used and occupied the 

island. The cultural affiliation of the 

human remains was determined by 

consulting Haa Aanı ́ Our Land Tlingit 

and Haida Land Rights and Use, by 

Walter R. Goldschmidt and Theodore H. 

Haas, edited by Thomas F. Thorton 

(1998). Additional cultural affiliation 

information was provided by the 

Organized Village of Kake and the 

Douglas Indian Association. The Ke ́ex 

Kwa ́an continue to live in their 

traditional territory and use the Hobart 

Bay area. Their present-day descendants 

are the Organized Village of Kake. 

Determinations Made by the Tongass 

National Forest 

Officials of the Tongass National 

Forest have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the seven objects described in this 

notice 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and the 

Organized Village of Kake. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to M. Earl Stewart, Forest 

Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, 

648 Mission Street, Ketchikan, AK 

99901–6591, telephone (907) 228–6281, 

email estewart@fs.fed.us, by August 13, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Organized Village of Kake may proceed. 

The Tongass National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Douglas 

Indian Association and the Organized 

Village of Kake that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: May 31, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of San Diego 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 


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identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the University of San Diego. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the University of San 

Diego, at the address in this notice by 

August 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Derrick R. Cartwright, 

Ph.D., University of San Diego, 5998 

Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, 

telephone (619) 260–7632, email 

dcartwright@sandiego.edu. 

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 human remains under the control of 

the University of San Diego, San Diego, 

CA. The human remains were removed 

from Squaw Point, near Dove Creek, 

Delores County, CO. 

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 

remains were made by the University of 

San Diego professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, 

New Mexico (previously listed as the 

Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Navajo 

Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; 

Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of San 

Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute 

Tribe (previously listed as the Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah);Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously 

listed as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of 

Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter 

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

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown time, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Squaw 

Point, near Dove Creek, CO. No 

information regarding the circumstances 

surrounding the removal is known. Rose 

Tyson, a physical anthropologist, 

received the human remains from Dr. 

Spencer L. Rogers, also a physical 

anthropologist, and gave them to the 

Anthropology Department at the 

University of San Diego in 2002. The 

human remains—one cranium and 

mandible—belong to a male and have 

been cradleboard flattened. Printed in 

ink on the left side of the cranium is 

‘‘PII 7/55 Squaw Point near Dove Creek 

Colorado prop. S. L. Rogers. 

Dimensions: maximum length 143 mm, 

maximum width 168 mm.’’ No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of San Diego 

Officials of the University of San 

Diego have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remain was removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; and the Ute 

Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 

the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah). 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; and the Ute 

Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 

the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Derrick R. 

Cartwright, University of San Diego, 

5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, 

telephone (619) 260–7632, email 

dcartwright@sandiego.edu by August 

13, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remain to the Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, 

Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 

(previously listed as the Ute Mountain 

Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, 

Colorado, New Mexico & Utah) may 

proceed. 

The University of San Diego is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: June 11, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Heard 

Museum, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Heard Museum has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Heard Museum. 


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