[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37906-37907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18623]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items from San Diego 
County, CA in the Possession of the San Diego Historical Society, San 
Diego, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of the intent to repatriate 
cultural items from San Diego County, CA in the possession of the San 
Diego Historical Society, San Diego, CA which meet the definition of 
``sacred object'' under Section 2 of the Act.
    The seven cultural items consist of one clay tube pipe (San Diego 
County Indian type), one dark brown ceramic pipe (San Diego County 
Indian type), one ceramic tube pipe (San Diego County Indian type), one 
ceramic ``elbow'' pipe (Sand Diego County Indian type), three steatite 
tube pipes, and one healing tube (San Diego Indian type).
    In 1945, a healing tube was donated to the San Diego Historical 
Society by (?) Kimball. At an unknown date, the ceramic tube pipe was 
made by Julio Artega, and there is no other accession information. At 
an unknown date, three steatite tube pipes were found at Potrero, and 
there is no other accession information, but are noted in museum 
records as ``Chumash'' pipes. At an unknown date, a dark brown ceramic 
pipe was donated to the San Diego Historical Society. At an unknown 
date, a gray clay ``elbow'' pipe was donated to the San Diego 
Historical Society.
    Although museum records state three of these cultural items are 
Chumash in origin, representatives of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation state that the appearance 
of all of these cultural items

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appear to be of a Luiseno style, and have presented additional 
anthropological sources on Southern Californian Indian material 
culture. The Potrero site is a known sacred and ceremonial site used by 
the Pechanga Band, and the San Diego Historical Society has concluded 
the pipes from the Potrero site were mis-identified as Chumash and are 
of Luiseno or Pechanga origin. Consultation with representatives of the 
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation 
also indicates these items are needed by traditional religious leaders 
for the practice of traditional Native American religion by present-day 
adherents.
    Officials of the San Diego Historical Society have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(3), these seven cultural items are specific 
ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious 
leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by 
their present-day adherents. Officials of the San Diego Historical 
Society 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 items and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Pechanga Band of 
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, Barona Group of 
the Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, Campo Band of Mission 
Indians, Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians, Cuapaipe Band of 
Mission Indians, Inaja Band of Mission Indians, Jamul Band of Mission 
Indians, La Jolla Band of Mission Indians, La Posta Band of Mission 
Indians, Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians, Manzanita Band of Mission 
Indians, Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians, Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, Pauma Band of Mission 
Indians, Rincon Band of Mission Indians, San Pasqual Band of Mission 
Indians, Santa Ysabel Band of Mission Indians, Sycuan Band of Mission 
Indians, and Viejas Band of Mission Indians. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these objects should contact Tammie Bennett, Registrar, San Diego 
Historical Society, P. O. Box 81825, San Diego, CA 92138; telephone 
(619) 232-6203, ext. 120, fax (619) 232-6297 before August 13, 1998. 
Repatriation of these objects to the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation 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: June 29, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-18623 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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