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Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico support cultural affiliation. 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 

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 an Native 

American individual. Officials of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Gila National Forest have also 

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 

Hopi Tribe, Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, 

New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

object should contact Dr. Frank E. 

Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Southwestern Region, USDA Forest 

Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone 

(505) 842–3238, before November 25, 

2005. Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary object to the Hopi Tribe, 

Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico may proceed after that date 

if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Gila National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe, 

Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 12, 2005. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–21331 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University, Corvallis, OR 

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 Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 

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. 

The five cultural items are one drum, 

one drumstick, one Coho or shinny 

stick, one trinket basket, and one wallet 

basket. Three of the cultural items are 

part of the Dr. J.L. Hill collection. 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University professional staff consulted 

with representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Karuk Tribe 

of California; Quinault Tribe of the 

Quinault Reservation, Washington; and 

Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater 

Bay Indian Reservation, Washington. 

The Museum of Oregon Country, 

Oregon Agricultural College acquired 

the collection from Dr. Hill’s son and 

daughter in 1925. The Museum of 

Oregon Country was renamed the John 

B. Horner Museum of the Oregon 

Country in 1936, and became commonly 

known as the Horner Museum. The 

Oregon Agricultural College was 

renamed the Oregon State College in 

1937, and became Oregon State 

University in 1962. In 1981, Dr. Hill’s 

heirs, Emily Hill Ward and her son, 

Fred Ward signed a gift agreement 

transferring ownership of Dr. Hill’s 

entire collection to the museum. The 

Horner Museum closed in 1995. 

Currently, cultural items from the 

Horner Museum are referred to as the 

Horner Collection, which is owned by, 

and in the possession of, Oregon State 

University. 

At an unknown date, one drum and 

drumstick were removed from the Siletz 

Reservation, OR, by Mr. C.S. Davis. In 

1921, Dr. J.L. Hill’s heirs loaned the 

drum and drumstick to the Museum of 

Oregon Country. It is believed that Mr. 

Davis had given the cultural items to Dr. 

Hill specifically to donate to the 

Museum of Oregon Country. In the 1981 

gift agreement, Dr. Hill’s heirs 

transferred ownership of Dr. Hill’s 

entire collection, including the drum 

and drumstick, to the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University. 

The museum records for the drum 

and drumstick state that they were 

originally made by Moses Lane of the 

Siletz Reservation, OR. A cultural 

representative of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon 

has said that the drum and drumstick 

would have been used to enhance the 

spiritual development of the owner. 

Traditionally, the drum and drumstick 

would have been uniquely and solely 

connected to the owner and would have 

been buried with the owner. 

Furthermore, according to museum 

records, a note attached to the drum 

reads, ‘‘You will notice that the 

framework is hand made and cut out 

with crude tools. The cover is tanned 

horsehide. These drums are used at 

tribal ceremonies, dances, games etc. 

and are generally buried with the 

remains of the owner.’’

The Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University has no evidence the drum 

and drumstick were ever buried with 

Moses Lane or any other individual. 

However, museum records state that Dr. 

Hill was known to have collected 

human remains and cultural items from 

burials and mounds. Based on 

consultation and museum records, the 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University finds that the intent was to 

maintain the spiritual connection 

between owner and object through the 

burial of the cultural items with their 

owner and has therefore identified the 

cultural items as unassociated funerary 

objects. 

At an unknown date, one shinny or 

Coho stick was removed from an 

unknown location by Dr. Hill. In 1921, 

Dr. Hill’s heirs loaned the cultural item 

to the museum. In the 1981 gift 

agreement, Dr. Hill’s heirs, transferred 

ownership of Dr. Hill’s entire collection, 

including the shinny or Coho stick, to 

the Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University. 

According to museum records the 

shinny or Coho stick was created by 

Andrew Smith of the Siletz Reservation, 

OR. A cultural representative of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon has said that the 

shinny or Coho stick would have been 

used to enhance the spiritual 

development of the owner. Therefore, a 

shinny or Coho stick would have been 

uniquely and solely connected to the 

owner, and traditionally such items 

were buried with the owner. The Horner 

Collection, Oregon State University has 

no evidence that the shinny or Coho 

stick was ever buried with Andrew 

Smith or any other individual. However, 

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museum records state that Dr. Hill was 

known to have collected human remains 

and cultural items from burials and 

mounds. Based on consultation and 

museum records, the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University finds that the 

intent was to maintain the spiritual 

connection between owner and object 

through the burial of this cultural item 

with its owner and has therefore 

identified the cultural item as an 

unassociated funerary object. 

At an unknown date, one trinket 

basket and one wallet basket were 

removed from an unknown location by 

Mr. W.C. Dyer. In 1934, Mrs. S.C. Dyer, 

the wife of Mr. Dyer, donated the trinket 

basket and wallet basket to the museum. 

The Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University has no evidence the trinket 

and wallet baskts were ever buried with 

any individual. However, museum 

records state that Mr. Dyer was known 

to have collected human remains and 

cultural items from burials and mounds. 

Based on consultation and museum 

records, the Horner Collection, Oregon 

State University has identified the 

cultural items as unassociated funerary 

objects. 

According to museum records, both 

the trinket and wallet baskets are 

Clatsop in origin. Any direct Clatsop 

descendant who meets the Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon 

enrollment criteria is eligible for 

membership in the Confederated Tribes 

of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon. The 

Clatsop are ancestors of the present-day 

Chinook Tribe. The Chinook Tribe has 

cultural and political ties to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon. The Chinook Tribe 

is a confederated member of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University have 

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

3001 (3)(B), the five 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 specific burial sites 

of Native American individuals. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon 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 five 

unassociated funerary objects and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Sabah Randhawa, 

Executive Vice President and Provost, 

President’s Office, Oregon State 

University, 600 Kerr Administration 

Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, 

telephone (541) 737–8260, before 

November 25, 2005. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University is responsible for notifying 

the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 

Ronde Community of Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon; Karuk Tribe of 

California; Quinault Tribe of the 

Quinault Reservation, Washington; and 

Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater 

Bay Indian Reservation, Washington 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated:September 28, 2005 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–21329 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University, Corvallis, OR 

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 Horner 

Collection, Oregon State University, 

Corvallis, OR. The human remains were 

removed from Curry and Lincoln 

Counties, OR. 

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 Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon 

and the Coquille Tribe of Oregon. 

The Museum of Oregon Country, 

Oregon Agricultural College was 

renamed the John B. Horner Museum of 

the Oregon Country in 1936, and 

became commonly known as the Horner 

Museum. The Oregon Agricultural 

College was renamed the Oregon State 

College in 1937, and became Oregon 

State University in 1962. The Horner 

Museum closed in 1995. Currently, 

cultural items from the Horner Museum 

are referred to as the Horner Collection, 

which is owned by, and in the 

possession of, Oregon State University. 

At an unknown time, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site near Yachats in Lincoln 

County, OR. In 1968, the human 

remains were donated by Mrs. P. 

Mitchell to the John B. Horner Museum 

of the Oregon Country. Mrs. Mitchell 

told museum staff that the human 

remains were found near Yachats. It is 

unknown if the human remains were 

removed by Mrs. Mitchell. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American dating to 

precontact times based on typical tooth 

wear. Historical documents, 

ethnographic sources, and oral history 

indicate that many of the tribes that are 

members of the present-day 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon have occupied 

these areas since precontact times, 

including the Alsea/Siuslaw tribe. The 

Alsea/Siuslaw tribe represents the 

Alsea, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, 

Yachats, and Yaquina Native American 

groups. The Alsea/Siuslaw tribe was a 

signatory to the Oregon Coast Treaty of 

1855. In 1857, the Alsea/Siuslaw were 

located on the Siuslaw River, Lane 

County, OR, and their traditional 

territory extended south to Heceta Head, 

Lane County, OR (Harris 1858). Yachats 

is near the border of Lane and Lincoln 

Counties, OR. The Alsea/Siuslaw tribe’s 

traditional territopry includes both 

counties. The Alsea/Siuslaw tribe is one 

of the member tribes of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon and by 1875, the 

Alsea/Siuslaw tribe was residing on the 

Siletz Reservation. Therefore, the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon have a connection 

to the area nearYachats that includes 

both Lane and Lincoln Counties, OR. 

The Alsea/Siuslaw tribe is a distinct and 

separate tribe, and distinguished from 

the Alcea band of Tillamooks, which 

brought a land claim to the Indian 

Claims Commission in 1955. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of 16