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responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The cultural items are 26 

unassociated funerary objects and 2 

objects of cultural patrimony. 

In 1959, cultural items were removed 

by M.J. Rogers from an abandoned 

Papago Village approximately four miles 

west of Covered Wells, Pima County, 

AZ, on the south side of Highway 86. 

The 26 unassociated funerary objects are 

24 pottery sherds, 1 cockle shell 

fragment, and 1 metavolcanic stone 

(possibly rhyolite) scraper. 

The 24 pottery sherds are reasonably 

believed to have been placed as part of 

a pottery sacrifice on graves covered 

with boulders. Based on consultation 

with tribal representative of the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona, the cockle 

shell frament and metavolcanic stone 

scraper are also reasonably believed to 

be unassociated funerary objects. 

In 1976, one medicine bundle 

container (dated to circa 1930) was 

acquired from Mrs. Martinez of Havanna 

Naka (Crow Hang) Village on what was 

called the Papago Reservation. The 

medicine bundle belonged to Mrs. 

Martinez’ husband, a local medicine 

man. 

In 1986, one Wihosa mask was 

acquired from Sylvester Matthias, a 

Pima, from Komatke, AZ, who inherited 

it as the last person in the (hereditary) 

line. The cultural item is used in the 

Navichu ceremony. 

Based on consultation with a tribal 

representative of the Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona, the officials of the 

San Diegeo Museum of Man have 

reasonably determined that the two 

cultural items are objects of cultural 

patrimony used in important 

ceremonies of the O’odham people and 

could not have been alienated by a 

single individual. 

Recorded information from museum 

records about the unassociated funerary 

items and items of cultural patrimony 

states that all the items were located on 

either traditional Papago (Tohono 

O’odham) or Pima (Akimel O’odham) 

land. Descendants of the O’odham 

people are members of the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

Consultation with a tribal 

representative of the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona, also determined 

that the cultural items, whether 

traditional Pima or Papago, should be 

repatriated to the Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona based on the location 

of where they were found. 

Officials of the San Diego Museum of 

Man have determined that, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 26 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 San Diego Museum of 

Man also have determined that, 

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

two cultural items described above have 

ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group or culture itself, 

rather than property owned by an 

individual. Lastly, officials of the San 

Diego Museum of Man 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 objects of cultural 

patrimony and the Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony should contact Philip Hoog, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, San Diego 

Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado, Balboa 

Park, San Diego, CA 92101, telephone 

(619) 239–2001, before November 10, 

2008. Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The San Diego Museum of Man is 

responsible for notifying the Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona and 

Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: September 10, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23953 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service Kootenai National 

Forest, Libby, MT 

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 U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Kootenai 

National Forest, Libby, MT, that meet 

the definition of ‘‘objects of cultural 

patrimony’’ 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. 

In the mid–1970s, objects of cultural 

patrimony were removed from a 

documented traditional cultural 

property located in Lincoln County, MT. 

The removal was an illegal action by a 

private citizen. In 1979, the private 

citizen turned the collection over to the 

University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 

In 1995, in consultation with the 

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 

of the Flathead Reservation, Montana, 

the Kootenai National Forest secured 

the collection through the 

relinquishment of ownership by the 

University of Montana. The 560 cultural 

items consist of various modified 

artifacts, such as scrapers, bone beads, 

shells, tools, and animal teeth. 

The site area is within the aboriginal 

and traditional territory of the Kootenai 

Tribe, as demonstrated by oral histories 

of the Kootenai Elders, Hellgate Treaty 

of 1855, several ethnographies, ethno 

histories, historic newspapers, and the 

United States Court of Claims. During 

consultation, the Kootenai Tribe 

explained how the materials are 

associated with the Kootenai Tribe’s 

culture, and are central to the tribe and 

its traditions. The cultural items are also 

communal property, as they were 

considered inalienable at the time of 

their removal, and cannot be alienated, 

appropriated, or conveyed by any 

individual. Based on consultation 

evidence presented by the Kootenai 

Tribe, the Forest Service has determined 

the cultural items meet the definition of 

objects of cultural patrimony under 

NAGPRA. Based on consultation, 

ethnographic evidence, and historic 

documents, the Forest Service has 

determined that the cultural items are 

culturally affiliated with the Kootenai 

Tribe. Descendants of the Kootenai 

Tribe are members of the Confederated 

Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 

Indian Reservation, Montana. 

Officials of the Forest Service have 

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

3001 (3)(D), the 560 cultural items 

described above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

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culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. Officials of the 

Forest Service 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 objects of cultural 

patrimony and the Confederated Salish 

& Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian 

Reservation, Montana. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the objects of cultural 

patrimony should contact Paul 

Bradford, Forest Supervisor, United 

States Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Kootenai National Forest, 1101 

Highway 2 West, Libby, MT 59923, 

telephone (406) 293–6211, before 

November 10, 2008. Repatriation of the 

objects of cultural patrimony to the 

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 

of the Flathead Indian Reservation, 

Montana may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Kootenai National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 

of the Flathead Indian Reservation, 

Montana that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 16, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23962 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, 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 possession of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

archeological sites CA–SDI–8629 and 

CA–SDI–8639H in San Diego County, 

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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Luiseno Nation, which is 

represented by the La Jolla Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla 

Reservation, California; Pala Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala 

Reservation, California; Pauma Band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma 

& Yuima Reservation, California; 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Rincon 

Reservation, California; Soboba Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California; TwentyNine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of California; and San Luis Rey 

Band of Mission Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. 

In 1981, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from archeological sites CA– 

SDI–8629 and CA–SDI–8639H near 

Warner Springs in San Diego County, 

CA, as part of an archeological 

excavation performed in compliance 

with the California Environmental 

Quality Act (CEQA). On May 10, 2006, 

the collection was accessioned by the 

San Diego Archaeological Center, and 

assessed for objects eligible for 

repatriation in accordance with 

NAGPRA. No known individual was 

identified. The six associated funerary 

objects are one chipped stone projectile 

point, four shell beads and one cooking 

stone. 

The sites are located on the U.S. 

Geographical Survey topographic map 

of Warner Springs. The Warner Springs 

Ranch is located in the eastern part of 

San Diego County. The site falls within 

traditional Cupeno territory and is 

considered to be part of the 

ethnohistoric village of Cupa. The 

reporting archeologist surmised that 

artifacts from the test units gave a clear 

impression that the deposits relate to 

Late Prehistoric and historic times. 

Descendants of the Cupeno Nation 

(Cupa, Kuupangaxwichem) reside on 

the Pala reservation. The Pala 

reservation is also home to the Pala 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pala Reservation, California, which is a 

member of the Luiseno Nation. 

The Luiseno Nation is represented by 

the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, 

California; Pala Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, 

California; Pauma Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima 

Reservation, California; Pechanga Band 

of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pechanga Reservation, California; 

Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 

California; Soboba Band of Luiseno 

Indians, California; Twenty-Nine Palms 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of 

California; and San Luis Rey Band of 

Mission Indians, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Officials of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center 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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the six 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 San 

Diego Archaeological Center 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 

Luiseno Nation, which is represented by 

the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, 

California; Pala Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, 

California; Pauma Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima 

Reservation, California; Pechanga Band 

of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pechanga Reservation, California; 

Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 

California; Soboba Band of Luiseno 

Indians, California; Twenty-Nine Palms 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of 

California; and San Luis Rey Band of 

Mission Indians, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Cindy Stankowski, San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 

92027–7001, telephone (760) 291–0370, 

before November 10, 2008. Repatriation 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the Luiseno Nation, 

which is represented by the La Jolla 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pala Reservation, California; Pauma 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 


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