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American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Raymond M. Alf 

Museum of Paleontology professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Lummi Tribe of 

the Lummi Reservation, Washington. 

In 1963, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from San Juan Island, San Juan 

County, WA. A location card is 

associated with the human remains, but 

no additional information exists on the 

circumstances of removal. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The San Juan Islands are located in 

the northwest corner of Washington 

State immediately adjacent to the 

Canadian border. The San Juan Islands 

are part of the traditional area of the 

Central Coast Salish. Four permanent 

villages and one seasonal village are 

located on the North end of San Juan 

Island and are believed to be the home 

of the Songhees and Lummi. The 

seasonal village shows continual 

occupation for at least 5,000 years. 

Based on geographical location, officials 

of the Raymond M. Alf Museum 

reasonably believe that there is a shared 

group relationship of the human 

remains removed from San Juan Island 

with members of the Lummi Tribe of the 

Lummi Reservation, Washington. 

In 1936, human remains representing 

a minimum of four individuals were 

removed from ‘‘Wallace Island’’ in 

British Columbia, Canada. No 

information exists on the circumstance 

of removal, other than a location card. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Wallace Island is located across the 

Boundary Pass from San Juan Island in 

Washington State. Aboriginal use of the 

Wallace Island is believed to date back 

at least 5,000 years, and it was in use 

at the time of European contact. Coastal 

Salish traditional territory includes the 

island, and has been the seasonal home 

of many Coast Salish groups. The Coast 

Salish in that area spoke different 

dialects of the Northern Straits Salish or 

Lekwungaynung language. 

The Northern Straits Salish language 

stock, includes a number of dialects: 

Saanich, Samish, Songish, Sooke, 

Semiahmoo, and Lummi, which are 

similar enough that a speaker of one 

could understand a speaker of another. 

The Lummi spoke the Songish or 

Songhee dialect (also known as the 

Lekwungen or Lekungen). The Lummi 

Tribe is a part of the Coast Salish 

ethnolinguistic group, and Lummi is a 

dialect of the Northern Straits Salish. 

The Samish, Lummi, and Semiahmoo 

controlled the extreme northern coast of 

Washington and the southwestern 

corner of British Columbia, where 

‘‘Wallace Island’’ is located. Based on 

language and geographical location, 

officials of the Raymond M. Alf 

Museum reasonably believe that there is 

a shared group relationship to the 

individuals removed from ‘‘Wallace 

Island’’ with members of the Lummi 

Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, 

Washington. 

Officials of the Raymond M. Alf 

Museum of Paleontology have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Raymond M. Alf Museum of 

Paleontology also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is 

a relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the Native American human remains 

and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 

Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Don Lofgren, Director, 

Raymond M. Alf Museum of 

Paleontology, 1175 West Baseline Road, 

Claremont, CA 91711, telephone (909) 

624–2798, before April 6, 2009. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 

Reservation, Washington may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Raymond M. Alf Museum of 

Paleontology is responsible for notifying 

the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 

Reservation, Washington that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: January 14, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4672 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

School District of Rhinelander, 

Rhinelander High School, Rhinelander, 

WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession of the School 

District of Rhinelander, Rhinelander 

High School, Rhinelander, WI. The 

human remains were removed from 

Oneida County, WI. 

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 human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the School 

District of Rhinelander professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois 

Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Fond du 

Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Grand Portage Band 

of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Keeweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of 

the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; and White 

Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota. 

In approximately 1969, human 

remains representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the Lake 

Nokomis area, Oneida County, WI, by 

an unknown individual. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

According to school district records, 

at the time of removal, the Oneida 

County Sheriff’s Department conducted 

an investigation. The human remains 

are between 2,500 and 3,000 years old. 

Based on the age of the human remains 

and their association to an area with a 

Native American presence, the human 

remains are determined to be Native 

American. Since the area has been 

occupied by many tribes, the Native 

American human remains are 

determined to have a broad cultural 

affiliation with tribes that inhabited the 


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area. The tribes that have inhabited this 

area are the Bad River Band of the Lake 

Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 

the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; 

Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Keeweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of 

the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; and White 

Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota. 

Officials of the School District of 

Rhinelander have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of the School District of 

Rhinelander also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is 

a relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the Native American human remains 

and the Bad River Band of the Lake 

Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 

the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; 

Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Keeweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of 

the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; and White 

Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Terry Fondow, Principal, 

Rhinelander High School, 665 Coolidge 

Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, telephone 

(715) 365–9500, before April 6, 2009. 

Repatriation of the human remains has 

occurred to the Wisconsin Inter-tribal 

Repatriation Committee, which 

represents the Bad River Band of the 

Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians of the Bad River Reservation, 

Wisconsin; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; St. 

Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin; and Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin. 

The School District of Rhinelander is 

responsible for notifying the Bad River 

Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 

Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band 

(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band 

of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage 

Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin; Keeweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota; Menominee Indian 

Tribe of Wisconsin; Mille Lacs Band of 

the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; and White 

Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Indians, Minnesota that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Sangita Chari, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4683 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Southwest Museum of the American 

Indian, Autry National Center, Los 

Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in the control of the Southwest Museum 

of the American Indian, Autry National 

Center, Los Angeles, CA. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Fresno, Kings and 

Tulare Counties, 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 human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Southwest 

Museum of the American Indian, Autry 

National Center professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Picayune Rancheria of the 

Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California; Table 

Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule 

River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California; and Tuolumne 

Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 

Tuolumne Rancheria of California. The 

Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians 

of California and Northfork Rancheria of 

Mono Indians of California were 

contacted, but did not participate in the 

consultations about the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

In an unknown year, human remains 

representing a minimum of four 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown site in Kingsburg, Fresno 

County, CA. The museum has no 


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