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the beginning of Phase 2 of the Late 

Period. The archeological assemblage 

from CA-COL–11 also indicates an 

occupation that is consistent with the 

ethnographic Patwin. Based on 

geographical location and age of the 

associated funerary objects, the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are culturally affiliated with 

descendants of the Patwin. 

In 1967, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from CA-YOL–17 in Yolo 

County, CA, by the University of 

California, Davis archeological field 

school. No known individual was 

identified. The 25 associated funerary 

objects are 21 Haliotis sp. shell beads, 

2 clamshell disk beads, and 2 steatite 

beads. 

Based on burial context and site 

characteristics, the human remains 

described above from Yolo County are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. The presence of clamshell disk 

beads indicates that the human remains 

dates to Phase 2 of the Late Period 

(approximately A.D. 1500–1790). 

Linguistic evidence indicates that the 

Patwin (Southern Wintun) moved 

southward from the vicinity of the 

California-Oregon border into the 

Sacramento Valley sometime around 

A.D. 0, and then spread into the 

surrounding foothills sometime before 

the beginning of Phase 2 of the Late 

Period. The archeological assemblage 

from CA-YOL–17 also indicates an 

occupation that is consistent with the 

ethnographic Patwin. Based on 

geographical location and age of the 

associated funerary objects, the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are culturally affiliated with 

descendants of the Patwin. 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis have determined 

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

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the 6,917 objects 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. Lastly, officials of the 

Department of Anthropology Museum at 

the University of California, Davis 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 

associated funerary objects and the 

Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of 

the Colusa Indian Community of the 

Colusa Rancheria, California; Cortina 

Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California; and Rumsey Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Elizabeth Guerra, Department of 

Anthropology Museum, 330 Young Hall, 

One Shields Avenue, University of 

California, Davis, CA 95616, telephone 

(530) 754–6280, before September 12, 

2008. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun 

Indians of the Colusa Indian 

Community of the Colusa Rancheria, 

California; Cortina Indian Rancheria of 

Wintun Indians of California; and 

Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun 

Indians of California may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Department of Anthropology 

Museum at the University of California, 

Davis is responsible for notifying the 

Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of 

the Colusa Indian Community of the 

Colusa Rancheria, California; Cortina 

Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California; and Rumsey Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 16, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–18679 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History, Hastings, NE 

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 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History (Hastings Museum), 

Hastings, NE. The human remains were 

removed from Oceana County, MI. 

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 Hastings Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Grand Traverse 

Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa 

Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay 

Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; and 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of five 

individuals were removed from a grave 

near Hart in Oceana County, MI. No 

additional site information is available. 

The human remains were purchased by 

the Hastings Museum from Carl Strumf 

and cataloged into the collection in 

1934. (12811,12812). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Museum records lack sufficient 

information to culturally affiliate the 

human remains with any specific tribe. 

However, forensic information finds 

that the human remains are of Native 

American descent. 

Officials of the Hastings Museum 

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 

Hastings Museum have determined that, 

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

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

The Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee (Review Committee) is 

responsible for recommending specific 

actions for disposition of culturally 

unidentifiable human remains. In 2008, 

the Hastings Museum requested that the 

Review Committee recommend 

disposition of the culturally 

unidentifiable human remains to the 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little 

River Band of Ottawa Indians, 

Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of 

Odawa Indians, Michigan; and Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, as 

the aboriginal occupants of the lands 

near Hart, Oceana County, MI. 

The Review Committee considered 

the request at its May 15–16, 2008 

meeting and recommended disposition 

of the human remains to the Grand 


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Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa 

Indian Tribe of Michigan. A June 6, 

2008, letter on behalf of the Secretary of 

the Interior from the Designated Federal 

Official transmitted the authorization 

for the museum to effect disposition of 

the human remains of the five culturally 

unidentifiable individuals to the four 

Indian tribes listed above contingent on 

the publication of a Notice of Inventory 

Completion in the Federal Register. 

This notice fulfills that requirement. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History, PO Box 1286, 

Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402) 

461–2399, before September 12, 2008. 

Disposition of the human remains to the 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little 

River Band of Ottawa Indians, 

Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of 

Odawa Indians, Michigan; and Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Hastings Museum is responsible 

for notifying the Grand Traverse Band of 

Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa 

Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay 

Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; and 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 22, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–18688 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History, Hastings, NE 

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 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History (Hastings Museum), 

Hastings, NE. The human remains were 

removed from Calico Rock, Izard 

County, AR. 

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 Hastings Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Osage Nation, 

Oklahoma (formerly the Osage Tribe). 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from Calico 

Rock in Izard County, AR. No additional 

site information is available. The human 

remains were purchased by the Hastings 

Museum from H.L. Talbert and 

accessioned into the collection in 1941 

(20276, 20277). No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Information provided from the 

Arkansas Archeological Survey 

indicates that there are two known sites 

in Izard County by the name of Calico 

Rock. One site is an archaic site while 

the other is undetermined. Neither site 

yielded human remains, but the sites 

were identified after the human remains 

were donated to the Hastings Museum. 

However, the history of the town named 

Calico Rock, also located in Izard 

County, stated that a flood in 1927 

unearthed an American Indian burial 

ground near the town site. It is likely 

that the human remains in the Hastings 

Museum collection are not from the 

known sites, but rather from the area of 

the town of Calico Rock. The human 

remains have been determined to be 

those of Native American descent. In 

addition, a morphological report 

provided on the human remains 

determined that the dental attrition was 

not consistent with an individual from 

the archaic time period making the 

likelihood of them coming from the area 

of the town more likely. 

The Osage were seminomadic people 

who lived and hunted in Southwestern 

Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, 

southeast Kansas, and northeast 

Oklahoma. Izard County is located in 

Osage treaty land, which was 

determined in 1825. 

Officials of the Hastings Museum 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Hastings Museum 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 Osage Nation, Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, 

Hastings Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History, PO Box 1286, 

Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402) 

461–2399, before September 12, 2008. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Osage Nation, Oklahoma may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Hastings Museum is responsible 

for notifying the Osage Nation, 

Oklahoma that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 22, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–18695 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle 

Creek, MI 

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 

Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle 

Creek, MI. The human remains were 

removed from Muskegon County, MI. 

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 Kingman 

Museum, Incorporated professional staff 

in consultation with representatives 

from the Michigan Anishnaabek 

Cultural Preservation and Repatriation 

Alliance (MACPRA), a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. The Kingman 

Museum, Incorporated professional staff 

also consulted with representatives of 

the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 


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