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County, WA, by Francis Riddell, and 

accessioned into the Hearst Museum in 

1951. The one unassociated funerary 

object is a bead (catalog 2–40752). 

Museum documentation indicates 

that the bead is from a talus burial, and 

that the museum does not hold human 

remains from this burial. This type of 

cultural item is consistent with other 

funerary objects found in the Columbia 

River area during occupation by the 

Yakama, Walla Walla, and Wanapum 

groups. 

Ethnographic documentation 

indicates that the present-day location 

of the Hanford Site, Benton County, 

WA, is located within an overlapping 

aboriginal territory of the Yakama, 

Walla Walla, and Wanapum groups. The 

descendants of the Yakama, Walla 

Walla, and Wanapum are represented 

today by the Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group. The 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington, and Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho are also known to have 

used the area routinely. 

Officials of the Department of Energy 

and the Hearst Museum have 

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

3001 (3)(B), the one cultural item 

described above is 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. 

Officials of the Department of Energy 

and the Hearst Museum 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 

unassociated funerary object and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and Nez Perce Tribe, 

Idaho. Furthermore, officials of the 

Department of Energy and the Hearst 

Museum have determined that there is 

a cultural relationship between the 

unassociated funerary object and the 

Wanapum Band, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

object should contact Annabelle 

Rodriguez, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Cultural/Historic Resources Program, 

Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin 

Avenue, MSIN A5–15, Richland, WA 

99352, telephone (509) 372–0277, before 

April 6, 2009. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary object to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and Wanapum Band, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. The Confederated Tribes 

of the Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

are claiming jointly all cultural items 

from the Hanford area. 

The Department of Energy, Richland 

Operations Office is responsible for 

notifying the Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: January 26, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4670 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: 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. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the Southwest Museum of 

the American Indian, Autry National 

Center, Los Angeles, CA, that meet the 

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary 

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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the 

unassociated funerary objects was made 

by the Southwest Museum of the 

American Indian, Autry National Center 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the 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 of California; and 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. 

In 1935, unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from site P–15–000116 

(CA-KER–116) in Elk Hills Cemetery, 

Buena Vista Lake, Kern County, CA, by 

Edwin F. Walker, Southwest Museum 

Research Associate, and were donated 

to the museum that same year. The 

5,508 unassociated funerary objects (207 

inventory numbers) are 2 abalone shell 

containers; 2 abraders; 1 arrow 

straightener; 36 arrow points (3 arrow 

points, 5 chalcedony, 4 chalcedony and 

chert, 6 obsidian, 1 red carnelian, 5 

stone, 12 obsidian and chalcedony); 2 

asphaltum pieces; 3 balls (1 granite, 1 

sandstone, and 1 wood); 9 basket 

fragments, 1 bag with tiny beads and 

fragments and 5,156 individual beads 

(15 clam shell beads, 10 pismo clam 

shell beads, 4 Amethystine beads, 2,010 

trade beads, 1 serpetine bead, 51 steatite 

beads, 2 stone beads, 22 red and white 

beads, 307 Olivella beads, 365 Red 

Beads, 2,065 blue beads, 42 black beads, 

113 Green Beads, 111 white, 1 yellow, 

19 Amber beads, 3 pink beads, 3 

miscellaneous beads, 1 unknown bead, 

3 soapstone beads, 1 crystal beads, 2 

shell beads, and 5 tubular beads); 2 

boiling stones; 1 glass bottle neck; 3 

bowls (1 sandstone, 1 stone, and 

1seatite); 20 bowl fragments (5 steatite, 

7 sandstone, 1 wooden, and 7 

soapstone); 1 brush; 1 bull roarer 

fragment; 10 buttons (8 brass and 2 

metal); 2 charmstones; 1 chert 

chalcedony; 2 china pitchers; 1 china 

saucer; 5 bird claws; 1 comal; 2 cooking 

stones; 3 crosses (2 metal crosses and 1 

silver cross); 1 crystal; 2 crystal and 

mica fragments; 5 quartz crystal 

fragments; 8 dice; 43 pieces of fabric 

with tiny fragments; 1 piece of fur; 11 

gaming piece fragments; 6 gaming stick 

fragments; 5 glass fragments; 6 glass 

bottle fragments; 1 abalone gorget; 1 kilt 

fragment with tiny fragments; 7 knives 

(1 iron blade knife, 6 chalcedony); 7 

leather fragments; 2 mica fragments; 1 


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possible mouth piece; 1 clam shell 

necklace with 10 large beads; 1 olla; 11 

abalone ornaments; 72 shell ornaments 

(8 abalone, 42 Olivella, 16 clam, 5 

steatite, and 1 trade); 1 possible palette; 

8 pendants (4 abalone, 2 mica, and 2 

bead pendants); 1 pestle; 1 pestle 

fragment; 7 pigment fragments; 1 

obsidian point fragment; 6 post 

fragments; 1 piece of quartz; 1 vial of 

sand from the site; 1 pair of scissors; 8 

scrapers; 1 sweat scraper; 1 container of 

a soil sample; 1 metal spoon; 1 wooden 

spoon; 2 stones; 2 beaver teeth; 1 seal 

tooth; 2 crushed water bottles; and 2 

water bottle fragments. 

Historically, a Yokuts village 

extended along the north shore, on a 

sand spit, at the outlet of Buena Vista 

Lake. The Elk Hills Cemetery is located 

approximately 1,000 feet due north of 

this sand spit and Yokut village. The 

funerary objects removed from site P– 

15–000116 (CA-KER–116) illustrate that 

this burial site was in use during the 

Historic Period, approximately between 

the years A.D. 1780 and 1818. 

The burial contexts identify the 

human remains removed from sites in 

Kern County, CA, as being Native 

American. Linguistic evidence indicates 

that this region of California was 

inhabited by Native American Yokut 

speakers. Consultation with a tribal 

representative of the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, confirmed that 

these burial sites were within an area, 

documented by Yokuts oral history, of 

continued habitation that include the 

Protohistoric and Historic Periods. 

Historical sources corroborate this oral 

history. Modern descendants of Yokut 

speakers are members of the 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 of California; and 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. 

Officials of the Southwest Museum of 

the American Indian, Autry National 

Center have determined that pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 5,508 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 are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

Officials of the Southwest Museum of 

the American Indian, Autry National 

Center 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 unassociated funerary objects and 

the 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 of California; and 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Steven M. Karr 

Ph.D., Ahmanson Curator of History and 

Culture and Interim Executive Director, 

234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 

90065, telephone (323) 221–2164, 

extension 241, or LaLena Lewark, 

Senior NAGPRA Coordinator, Autry 

National Center, 4700 Western Heritage 

Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone 

(323) 667–2000, extension 220, before 

April 6, 2009. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Southwest Museum of the 

American Indian, Autry National Center 

is responsible for notifying the 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 of California; and 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Sangita Chari, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4673 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arizona State University, School of 

Human Evolution & Social Change, 

Tempe, AZ 

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 control of the Arizona 

State University, School of Human 

Evolution & Social Change (formerly 

Department of Anthropology), Tempe, 

AZ. The human remains were removed 

from Maricopa County, AZ. 

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 Arizona State 

University, School of Human Evolution 

& Social Change professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

In 1980, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from Site AZ T:08:0039 (ASU) 

in Maricopa County, AZ, during 

research by Museum of Northern 

Arizona staff that was being sponsored 

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 

preparation for the construction of the 

Adobe Dam and the Arizona State 

University Deer Valley Rock Art Center. 

The project collection is curated at 

Arizona State University, School of 

Human Evolution & Social Change 

through agreement of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers is not responsible for 

this collection. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Site AZ T:08:0039 (ASU) dates to the 

Sedentary Period (A.D. 900–1150). The 

human remains had been cremated. 

Based on the cremation burial practice 

and age of the site, the human remains 

are affiliated with the archeologically 

defined Hohokam culture. Descendants 

of the Hohokam culture are the Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

Officials of the Arizona State 

University 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 Arizona State University 

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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni 


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