[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63619-63621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27206]


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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 Bureau of Land 
Management, California State Office, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Bureau of Land Management, 
California State Office, Sacramento, CA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bureau of 
Land Management and San Diego Museum of Man professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation 
Committee, authorized representative of the Campo Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of the Campo Reservation, the Capitan Grande Band of 
Diegueno Mission Indians of California, the Barona Group of Capitan 
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, the Viejas 
(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 
Viejas Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians 
of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta Band of 
Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita 
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, the 
Jamul Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 
of the Mesa Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of California, the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan Band of 
Diegueno Mission Indians of California.
    In 1931, human remains representing one individual were removed 
from site C-5, located on the shoreline of the ancient Blake Sea, 
Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations conducted by 
the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individual was identified. The 
four associated funerary objects are a mano, a fragmentary flaked stone 
knife, and utilized stone flakes.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing three individuals 
were removed from site C-11, located on the shoreline of the ancient 
Blake Sea, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations 
conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individuals were 
identified. The 58 associated funerary objects are shell beads, arrow 
points, scrapers, and flakes.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing one individual 
were removed from site C-12, located on the shoreline of the ancient 
Blake Sea, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations 
conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individual was 
identified. The 11 associated, funerary objects are shell beads, a man, 
pottery shards, a burned

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mammal bone fragment, and stone flakes.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing three individuals 
were removed from site C-13, located on the shoreline of the ancient 
Blake Sea, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations 
conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individuals were 
identified. The 20 associated funerary objects are pottery sherds, 
olivella beads, a clamshell bead, clamshell fragments, and a projectile 
point.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing five individuals 
were removed from site C-79, located on the shoreline of the ancient 
Blake Sea, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations 
conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individuals were 
identified. The 455 associated funerary objects are arrow points, 
olivella beads, pottery sherds, a bone awl, manos, a hammerstone, 
cores, a scraper, an arrow straightener, an abrader, an antler tip, and 
a cobble.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing one individual 
were recovered from site C-103, west Imperial County, CA, during 
legally authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of 
Man. No known individual was identified. The six associated funerary 
objects are a cardium pendant, olivella beads, a conus shell fragment, 
an arrow point, and a bone awl.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing three individuals 
were removed from site C-123, located in East San Felipe Valley, 
Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized excavations conducted by 
the San Diego Museum of Man. No known individuals were identified. The 
46 associated funerary objects are pottery sherds, a pottery vessel, 
arrow points, a stone knife fragment, flakes, a mammal bone fragment, a 
Haliotis shell pendant, olivella beads, a turitella shell fragment, 
cardium shell fragments, a bone tool, burnt wood, and unidentified 
material.
    In 1924, human remains representing two individuals were removed 
from site C-124, Harpers Well, Imperial County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individuals were identified. The 41 associated funerary objects 
are pottery vessels, pottery sherds, olivella beads, a fragmentary 
pipe, a pottery ladle, and charcoal fragments.
    In 1924, human remains representing two individuals were removed 
from site C-129, Harper's Well, Imperial County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary 
objects are a pottery cup, a pottery bowl, and a pottery plate.
    During the 1920's, human remains representing one individual were 
recovered from site C-139, Yaqui Well, Imperial County, CA, during 
legally authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of 
Man. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    In 1927, human remains representing six individuals were removed 
from site C-140, Grapevine Canyon, Imperial County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individuals were identified. The 317 associated funerary objects 
are olivella beads, a mass of melted glass beads, a pottery dish, 
pottery vessels, pottery sherds, tobacco pipes, clamshell fragments, a 
bone tool, animal bone fragments, arrow points, a pestle, stone flakes, 
an iron knife fragment, and a tourmaline crystal.
    In 1926 and 1929, human remains representing two individuals were 
removed from site C-141 located near Angelin Hill, Imperial County, CA, 
during legally authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum 
of Man. No known individuals were identified. The 43 associated 
funerary objects are pottery vessels, pottery sherds, and stone 
scrapers.
    In 1929, human remains representing one individual were removed 
from site C-141-1-A, Stuart Spring, Imperial County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary objects 
is a pottery vessel.
    In 1931, human remains representing one individual were removed 
from site C-142, near San Felipe, Imperial County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects 
are a bone awl and a pottery sherd.
    In 1929 and 1932, human remains representing one individual were 
removed from site C-157, eastern San Diego County, CA, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1927, human remains representing two individuals were removed 
from site C-160, South Pinyon Basin, Imperial County, CA, during 
legally authorized excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of 
Man. No known individuals were identified. The 547 associated funerary 
objects are olivella beads, arrow points, pottery sherds and vessels, 
tobacco pipes, arrow straighteners, cores, flakes, a pestle, a pottery 
amulet, a milling slab, bone awl, human bone pendants, shell ornaments, 
shell fragment, metal knife fragments, a metal ring, a porcelain 
pendant, a lump of graphite, and a sandstone grave marker.
    During the mid-1920's, human remains representing a minimum of one 
individual were recovered from site C-169, located on the shoreline of 
the ancient Blake Sea, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized 
excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known 
individual was identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are 
olivella beads and arrow points.
    During 1935-1936, human remains representing 15 individuals were 
removed from site C-173, located at the juncture of Orifamma and 
Rodriques Creeks, Imperial County, CA, during legally authorized 
excavations conducted by the San Diego Museum of Man. No known 
individuals were identified. The 413 associated funerary objects are 
olivella shell beads, tubular clamshell beads, a shell pendant, glass 
beads, a metal button, metal knife fragments, a stone arrowshaft 
straightener, pottery sherds, pottery vessels, pottery smoking pipes, 
stone knives and arrow points, red pigment lumps, a metate, a 
hammerstone, bone awls, antler flaker, a bake clay nodule, and burnt 
animal bones.
    Based on the common occurrence of brown and buff-ware pottery from 
the lower Colorado River area, small projectile points, and late period 
shell beads imported from the southern California coastal area, all of 
the human remains and associated funerary objects from the Imperial and 
San Diego counties may be dated to the late precontact period in the 
Southern California Colorado Desert Sequence (BP 300--400 or less). 
Based on linguistic evidence, the peoples in this area were known as 
the Hokan, and are referred to in archeological literature as 
``Yuman.'' A clear continuum of language and material culture exists in 
this area from the late precontact period into the contact era, 
supported by the presence of European items among the associated 
funerary objects. Though the Diegueno and Kumeyaay native communities 
of Imperial and San Diego counties were badly fragmented, they are 
credited with holding the lands where the above-listed sites are 
located and recognize this area as an ancestral homeland. Historic 
records of Spanish and early American explorations and

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studies further support these affiliations.
    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 a minimum of 62 individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials 
of the Bureau of Land Management also have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 1,982 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. 
Lastly, officials of the Bureau of Land Management have determined 
that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared 
group identity that can be reasonably traced between these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Campo 
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Reservation, the Capitan 
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California, the Barona Group 
of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, 
the Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 
of the Viejas Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta Band 
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita 
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, the 
Jamul Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 
of the Mesa Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of California, the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan Band of 
Diegueno Mission Indians of California. This notice has been sent to 
officials of the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 
Reservation, the Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
California, the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 
of the Barona Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, the Cuyapaipe 
Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, the 
Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit 
Reservation, the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La 
Posta Reservation, the Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul Indian Village, the Mesa Grande 
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, the 
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California, the Santa 
Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel 
Reservation, and the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
California, and the Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact Russell Kaldenberg, Archeologist, Division of 
Ecosystems Sciences and Lands, California State Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 
978-4635, before November 24, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects to the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of the Campo Reservation, the Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of California, the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 
of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long) 
Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas 
Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 
Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita Band of Diegueno 
Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul Indian Village, 
the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande 
Reservation, the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
California, the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 
Santa Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of California may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: October 16, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 00-27206 Filed 10-23-00; 8:45 am]
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