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Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact LTC David 

Caldwell, U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, 201 North Third Ave., Walla 

Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527– 

7700, before May 2, 2012. Repatriation 

of the unassociated funerary objects to 

the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, is responsible for notifying the 

Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7873 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: California Department of Parks 

and Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The California Department of 

Parks and Recreation, in consultation 

with the appropriate tribes, has 

determined that the cultural items meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

objects 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 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural item should 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation at the address 

below by May 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, Sacramento, 

CA 95814, telephone (916) 653–8893. 

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 cultural 

items under the control of the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation that 

meet the definition of unassociated 

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

The unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from ten sites located in 

northeastern San Diego 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 cultural item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Item 

The unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from ten sites located in 

northeastern San Diego County, CA. The 

geographical location of the ten sites 

indicates the unassociated funerary 

objects were recovered within the 

historically documented territory of the 

Cahuilla. The traditional aboriginal 

territory of the Cahuilla, as defined by 

anthropologist Lowell John Bean, 

encompasses a geographically diverse 

area of mountains, valleys and low 

desert zones. The southernmost 

boundary approximately followed a line 

from just below Borrego Springs to the 

north end of the Salton Basin and the 

Chocolate Mountains. The eastern 

boundary ran along the summit of the 

San Bernardino Mountains. The 

northern boundary stood within the San 

Jacinto Plain near Riverside, while the 

base of Palomar Mountain formed the 

western boundary. According to Bean 

and archeologist William D. Strong, the 

northern end of Anza-Borrego Desert 

State Park lies within the traditional 

territory of the Cahuilla and includes 

Borrego Palm Canyon, Coyote Canyon, 

Clark Valley, the Santa Rosa Mountains, 

Jackass Flat, Rockhouse Canyon, and 

Horse Canyon. 

In 1955, Ben McCown collected a 

ceramic pipe bowl fragment from site 

CA–SDI–1465 (Hidden Springs) in the 

Borrego Palm Canyon and Jackass Flat 

areas of Anza Borrego Desert State Park, 

a large village site that had been 

occupied for a considerable period of 

time prior to and during the historic 

period and known to contain cremated 

human remains. The pipe bowl 

fragment is an unassociated funerary 

object based on the proximity of human 

cremation burials in the area, the 

ceremonial/personal nature of the 

object, and the burned exterior which is 

consistent with exposure to heat during 

cremation. 

In 1955, park visitor Gary Masters 

collected a ceramic pipe from site VC– 

1 in the Borrego Palm Canyon area of 

Anza Borrego Desert State Park, an area 

known to contain large village sites with 

cremation burials. The pipe is an 

unassociated funerary object based on 

the proximity of human cremation 

burials in the area and the ceremonial/ 

personal nature of the object. Although 

the object does not appear to be heavily 

burned, it is more likely than not to 

have come from a funerary context. 

At an unknown date, Paul Jorgenson 

collected a small pinch bowl from site 

CA–SDI–224 (Middle Willows) in the 

Borrego Palm Canyon area of Anza 

Borrego Desert State Park, an area 

known to contain large village sites with 

cremation burials. The bowl is an 

unassociated funerary object based on 

the proximity of human cremation 

burials in the area and the ceremonial/ 

personal nature of the object. Although 

the object does not appear to be heavily 

burned, it is more likely than not to 

have come from a funerary context. 

Sometime in the 1970s, San Diego 

State University students and Professor 

Paul Ezell collected three pipe 

fragments, 75 burnt Olivella shell beads 

and a burnt glass bead from site CA– 

SDI–343 (Lower Willows) in the Borrego 

Palm Canyon area of Anza Borrego 

Desert State Park, a large village 

complex at Santa Caterina Spring 

known to contain cremation burials. 

The objects are unassociated funerary 

objects based on the proximity of 

human cremation burials in the area, the 

ceremonial/personal nature of the 

objects, and the burned exterior which 

is consistent with exposure to heat 

during cremation. 

Sometime in the 1970s, archeologist 

William Seidel collected one small 

burnt clay ball from site CA–SDI–2328 

(Lower Willows) in the Borrego Palm 

Canyon area of Anza Borrego Desert 

State Park, a large village complex at 

Santa Caterina Spring known to contain 

cremation burials. The object is an 

unassociated funerary based on the 

proximity of human cremation burials 

in the area, ceremonial/personal nature 

of the object, and the burned exterior 

which is consistent with exposure to 

heat during cremation. 

Sometime in the 1970s, archeologist 

William Seidel collected one pipe bowl 

fragment from site CA–SDI–2336 in the 

Collins Valley area of Anza Borrego 

Desert State Park, a site known to have 

cremations and burials. The object is an 

unassociated funerary object based on 

the proximity of human cremation 

burials in the area, ceremonial/personal 

nature of the object, and the burned 

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exterior which is consistent with 

exposure to heat during cremation. 

Sometime in the 1970s, archeologist 

William Seidel collected one pipe bowl 

fragment from site CA–SDI–2663 in the 

Borrego Sink area of Borrego Springs, 

CA, an area known to be a gathering 

place for ceremonial and social 

occasions and known to contain 

numerous cremation burials. The object 

is an unassociated funerary object based 

on the proximity of human cremation 

burials in the area, the ceremonial/ 

personal nature of the object, and the 

burned exterior which is consistent with 

exposure to heat during cremation. 

In 1969, an anonymous park visitor 

collected a quartz crystal, a Haliotis 

shell pendant fragment, and two burnt 

Olivella shell beads from an 

unidentified site above Lower Willows 

(most likely site CA–SDI–331 or site 

CA–SDI–343), in the Borrego Palm 

Canyon area of Anza Borrego Desert 

State Park, an area of known to contain 

large village sites with cremation 

burials. The objects are unassociated 

funerary objects based on the proximity 

of human cremation burials in the area, 

the ceremonial/personal nature of the 

objects, and the burned exterior which 

is consistent with exposure to heat 

during cremation. 

In 1967, an anonymous park visitor 

collected a pipe bowl fragment from an 

unidentified site in the Coyote Canyon 

area of Anza Borrego Desert State Park, 

an area known to contain large village 

sites with cremation burials. The pipe 

fragment is an unassociated funerary 

object based on the proximity of human 

cremation burials in the area and the 

ceremonial/personal nature of the 

object. Although the object does not 

appear to be heavily burned, it is more 

likely than not to have come from a 

funerary context. 

Sometime in the 1970s, archaeologist 

William Seidel collected a pipe 

fragment from an unidentified site 

located south of the elementary school 

in Borrego Springs, CA, an area known 

to contain a number of cremation 

burials and a gathering place for 

Cahuilla people for ceremonial and 

social occasions. The pipe is an 

unassociated funerary object based on 

the proximity of human cremation 

burials in the area and the ceremonial/ 

personal nature of the object. Although 

the object does not appear to be heavily 

burned, it is more likely than not to 

have come from a funerary context. 

Determinations Made by the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

Officials of the California Department 

of Parks and Recreation have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 91 cultural items 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 and 

is believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• 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 Agua Caliente Band of 

Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente 

Indian Reservation, California; 

Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, 

California (formerly the Augustine Band 

of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the 

Augustine Reservation); Cabazon Band 

of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla 

Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla 

Reservation, California; Los Coyotes 

Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, 

California (formerly the Los Coyotes 

Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of 

the Los Coyotes Reservation); Morongo 

Band of Mission Indians, California 

(formerly the Morongo Band of Cahuilla 

Mission Indians of the Morongo 

Reservation); Ramona Band of Cahuilla, 

California (formerly the Ramona Band 

or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of 

California); Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla 

Indians, California (formerly the Santa 

Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians 

of the Santa Rosa Reservation); and 

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla 

Indians, California (formerly the TorresMartinez Band of Cahuilla Mission 

Indians of California) (hereafter referred 

to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

object should contact Rebecca 

Carruthers, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, 1416 9th Street, Room 902, 

Sacramento CA 95814, telephone (916) 

653–8893, before May 2, 2012. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to The Tribes may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The California Department of Parks 

and Recreation is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7889 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Maxwell Museum of 

Anthropology, University of New 

Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maxwell Museum of 

Anthropology, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, has 

determined that a collection of cultural 

items meet the definition of sacred 

objects 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 items may contact the 

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural items 

should contact the Maxwell Museum of 

Anthropology at the address below by 

May 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: David Phillips, Curator of 

Archaeology, Maxwell Museum of 

Anthropology, MSC01 1050, University 

of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 

87131, telephone (505) 277–9229. 

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 cultural 

items under the control of the Maxwell 

Museum of Anthropology, University of 

New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 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 

In 1949, the University of New 

Mexico (UNM) conducted an 

archeological field school at site LA 

46316 (Wahaniak Shukuk Shtuitauwa/ 

Correo Snake Pit) in Valencia County, 

NM. UNM students collected cultural 

objects from the site, many made of 

perishable materials. Limited additional 

collecting at the site by UNM probably 

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