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Francisco State University (SFSU) that 

meet the definition of sacred 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 Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, a basket (item 1– 

3–42/86) was donated to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket 

with a bundle warp in a round, 

shouldered, small necked shape 

measures 14 cm in height and 10.5 cm 

in diameter and is made of deer grass, 

sedge, redbud and bracken fern root. 

There are no records at the Treganza 

Museum concerning acquisition of this 

item. 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research, 

the basket has been identified as a stairstep coming of age basket. This type of 

basket was given to either a boy or girl 

by a female relative after completion of 

the coming of age ceremony. This type 

of basket often held special personal 

religious items such as crystals, beads, 

feathers or tobacco. 

In 1976, Margaret Molarsky donated a 

basket (item 1–3–42/104) to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The donor records 

state it was originally in the collection 

of Frank Latta. The coiled basket with 

a bundle warp in a flared bowl shape 

measures 22 cm in height with a 

maximum diameter of 44 cm and is 

made of deer grass, saw grass, redbud 

and bracken fern root. A tag attached to 

the basket was labeled ‘‘Wahnomkot, 

Yokuts, c. 1925.’’ 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research, 

the basket has been identified as a 

ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut 

Spring Ceremony. The name on the 

basket tag, Wahnomkot, also known as 

Aida Icho, has been identified as a 

Wukchumne Yokut basket weaver. This 

type of basket uses a design with 

multiple bands of rattlesnakes and was 

used to prepare special foods and carry 

religious items. 

At an unknown date, a basket (item 1– 

3–42/75) was donated to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, 

closed stitched, with a three-stick warp 

in a round, shouldered, bottle-neck 

shape measures 20 cm in height with a 

maximum diameter of 18 cm and is 

made of deer grass, sedge, redbud and 

bracken fern root. A row on the 

shoulder was decorated with dyed red 

wool and quail top-knot feathers. There 

are no records at the Treganza Museum 

concerning acquisition of this item. 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research, 

the basket has been identified as a 

rattlesnake treasure basket. This type of 

basket held special items such as 

abalone pendants and anklets that 

protected the dancers during the 

Rattlesnake Spring Ceremony. 

At an unknown date, a basket (item 

73–5–5) was donated to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, 

gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a 

flared bowl shape measures 16.5 cm in 

height with a maximum diameter of 

31.6 cm and is made of deer grass and 

redbud. There are no records at the 

Treganza Museum concerning 

acquisition of this cultural item. 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research, 

the basket has been identified as an 

offering basket that was filled with food 

offerings to be left at sacred sites and 

burial grounds. 

In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a 

basket (item 77–01–2) to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, 

gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a 

flared bowl shape measures 15.8 cm in 

height with a maximum diameter of 

30.5 cm and is made of deer grass, 

sedge, redbud and bracken fern. 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Ranc heria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research, 

the basket has been identified as an 

offering basket that was filled with food 

offerings to be left at sacred sites and 

burial grounds. 

In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a 

basket (item 77–01–3) to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, 

gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a 

large flared bowl shape measures 18 cm 

in height with a maximum diameter of 

46.5 cm and is made of deer grass, sedge 

and redbud. 

Based on consultation with the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe), and ethnographic research, the 

basket has been identified as a 

ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut 

Spring Ceremony. This type of basket 

was used for preparing or serving 

special foods during ceremonies or 

religious rites. 

Determinations Made by the San 

Francisco State University 

Officials of the San Francisco State 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the six cultural items described above 

are specific ceremonial objects needed 

by traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

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

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the six baskets and the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects should 

contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San 

Francisco State University, Academic 

Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 

94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before 

April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the 

sacred objects to the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The San Francisco State University is 

responsible for notifying the Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of 

California; and the Tule River Indian 

Reservation of the Tule River 

Reservation, California, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6325 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate a 

Cultural Item: San Francisco State 

University, San Francisco, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The San Francisco State 

University, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, has 

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determined that the cultural item meets 

the definition of a sacred object and 

repatriation to the Indian tribes stated 

below may occur if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the cultural item may contact the 

San Francisco State University 

NAGPRA Program. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural item should 

contact the San Francisco State 

University at the address below by April 

16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San 

Francisco State University, Academic 

Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 

94132, telephone (415) 338–3075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a 

cultural item in the possession of the 

San Francisco State University (SFSU) 

that meet the definition of sacred 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 Native 

American cultural item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, a basket (item 

75–6–4) was donated to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket 

with a three-stick warp in a round, 

shouldered, narrow necked jar shape 

measures 8.3 cm in height and 14.2 cm 

in diameter and is made of willow, 

bracken-fern, redbud, yucca and bird 

quills. There are no records at the 

Treganza Museum concerning 

acquisition of this item. 

Based on ethnographic research and 

consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern 

Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group, the basket has been 

identified as a treasure basket or Osa. 

This type of basket was used for the 

storage of sacred items such as crystals, 

abalone ornaments and paint and was 

used to hold a rattlesnake for the 

rattlesnake dance during both Yokut 

and Tubatulabal spring ceremonies. 

Based on consultation, ethnographic 

research, and museum records, the 

basket is culturally affiliated with the 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of 

Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

group. The Tubatulabal people are 

intermarried with the Yokuts in the 

Kern County area of California. 

Descendants of these Yokuts and 

Tubatulabals are members of the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of 

Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group. 

Determinations Made by the San 

Francisco State University 

Officials of the San Francisco State 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the one cultural item described above is 

a specific ceremonial object needed by 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

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

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the basket and the Santa Rosa 

Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern 

Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred object should 

contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San 

Francisco State University, Academic 

Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 

94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before 

April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the 

sacred object to the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The San Francisco State University is 

responsible for notifying the Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of 

California; Tule River Indian 

Reservation of the Tule River 

Reservation, California; and the 

Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6326 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest 

Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In furtherance of notices sent 

to Federally-recognized tribes in 1995, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and a present-day Indian tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Southwest Regional Office. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Indian 

tribes stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Southwest Regional 

Office, at the address below by April 16, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Procedural questions may be addressed 

to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, telephone (505) 248–7396. 

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

in the possession of the Maxwell 

Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The human 

remains were removed from the 

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, 

Socorro County, NM. 

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 

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