[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24400-24401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12021]


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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 San Diego 
Museum of Man, San Diego, 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 San Diego Museum of Man, San 
Diego, 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 San Diego 
Museum of Man professional staff in consultation with representatives 
of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Grand 
Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 
Reservation of Oregon, Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort 
Bidwell Reservation of California, and Quartz Valley Indian Community 
of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California.
    In 1922, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from beneath the lakebed of Tule Lake, Siskiyou County, CA, by George 
Redicial. At some time after 1922, Mr. Redicial donated these human 
remains to the San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

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    Based on skeletal morphology, condition of the remains, and the 
lakebed recovery location, these human remains have been determined to 
be Native American from the pre-contact period. The Tule Lake area is 
located within the ancestral lands of the Modoc people, represented by 
the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma. The 
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma has authorized the Klamath Indian Tribe of 
Oregon to represent the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma regarding all NAGPRA 
issues and repatriations.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the San 
Diego Museum of Man 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 San 
Diego Museum of Man also 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 the 
Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon. This notice has been sent to officials 
of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Grand 
Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 
Reservation of Oregon, Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort 
Bidwell Reservation of California, and Quartz Valley Indian Community 
of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Jennifer Luksic, NAGPRA 
Coordinator, San Diego Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado, San Diego, CA 
92101, telephone (619) 239-2001, before June 13, 2001. Repatriation of 
the human remains to the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: April 25, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 01-12021 Filed 5-11-01; 8:45 am]
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