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professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Big Lagoon

Rancheria of Smith River Indians, the

Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of

the Trinidad Rancheria, and the Yurok

Tribe of the Yurok Reservation.

In 1948, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

CA-HUM–118 during excavations

conducted by the Archaeological

Research Facility, University of

California-Berkeley under the direction

of Robert F. Heizer. The resulting

collections from site CA-HUM–118 were

returned to Patrick’s Point State Park in

1949. In 1981, the human remains and

associated funerary objects were turned

over to local Yurok people for reburial.

In 1992, additional human remains from

the individual, and funerary objects

were found in an artifact tray with

DPR’s Archaeology Lab. No known

individuals were identified. The two

associated funerary objects are an

olivella bead and a silicate cobble.

Based on material culture, site CAHUM–118 has been identified as a

Gunther Pattern (ancestral Yurok)

occupation dating from after 1310 A.D.

to possibly as late as the 1850s.

Archeological evidence indicates Yurok

presence in this area since about 1100

A.D.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the California

Department of Parks and Recreation

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains

listed above represent the physical

remains of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

California Department of Parks and

Recreation have also determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the two

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

California Department of Parks and

Recreation have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Big Lagoon Rancheria of Smith River

Indians, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian

Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,

and the Yurok Tribe of the Yurok

Reservation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Big Lagoon Rancheria of Smith

River Indians, the Cher-Ae Heights

Indian Community of the Trinidad

Rancheria, and the Yurok Tribe of the

Yurok Reservation. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Robert M. Wood,

NAGPRA Coordinator, California

Department of Parks and Recreation,

1416 9th Street, Room 1431,

Sacramento, CA 95814; telephone (916)

653–7976; before June 4, 1998.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Big

Lagoon Rancheria of Smith River

Indians, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian

Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,

and the Yurok Tribe of the Yurok

Reservation may begin after that date if

no additional claimants come forward.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 98–11839 Filed 5–4–98; 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 York in the Possession of

the University of Pennsylvania

Museum of Archaeology and

Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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 in the possession of the

University of Pennsylvania Museum of

Archaeology and Anthropology,

Philadelphia, PA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by University of

Pennsylvania Museum professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Cayuga Nation of New York.

Requests by phone and correspondence

for consultation with the Seneca-Cayuga

Tribe of Oklahoma have not been

successful.

In 1997, the control of human remains

representing one individual was

transferred from the Academy of Natural

Sciences, Philadelphia, PA to the

University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Based on archival documentation, this

individual has been identified as ‘‘WanYun-ta, Chief of the Cayuga Tribe’’ from

New York State. Currently, no lineal

descendents have been identified by the

Cayuga Nation of New York. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Based on accession information, this

individual has been identified as Native

American. Archival information from

the Academy of Natural Sciences

indicates these remains were collected

by Dr. Z. Pitcher during the 19th

century in New York State.

In 1997, the control of human remains

representing one individual was

transferred from the Academy of Natural

Sciences, Philadelphia, PA to the

University of Pennsylvania Museum. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Based on accession information, this

individual has been identified as Native

American. Archival information from

the Academy of Natural Sciences

indicates these remains were excavated

from a burial of a ‘‘young Cayuga

Iroquois chief’’ near Union Springs,

Cayuga County, NY in 1894 by William

W. Adams.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Pennsylvania Museum have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

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

above represent the physical remains of

two individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the University of

Pennsylvania Museum have also

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity which can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and the Cayuga Nation

of New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cayuga Nation of New York and

the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, the Charles

K. Williams II Director, University of

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology

and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce

Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324;

telephone: (215) 898–4051, fax (215)

898–0657, before June 4, 1998.

Repatriation of the human remains to

the Cayuga Nation of New York may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 98–11837 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

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