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individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on the skeletal and dental 

morphology, as well as accession 

records, officials of the Memphis Pink 

Palace Museum have determined that 

the above-mentioned human remains 

are Native American. Based on the 

ceramic styles and construction of 

pottery related to the sites, but that are 

not associated funerary objects, the 

human remains can be associated with 

the Nodena, Parkin and Walls Phases of 

the Late Mississippian and protohistoric periods (A.D. 1350–1650). 

Oral traditional and archeological 

evidence indicate that the Quapaw 

occupied and hunted in the central 

Mississippi Valley, including the 

modern city of Memphis, TN, for 

generations prior to European contact. 

Historical documentation identifies 

Quapaw villages located on both sides 

of the Mississippi River in the Central 

Mississippi Valley as early as the mid– 

1500s. Based on historical and 

archeological evidence, the Bradley site 

(3CT7) has been identified as Pacaha, 

the principal town of the Pacaha 

chiefdom during the DeSoto entrada in 

Arkansas (A.D. 1541–1543). Linguistic 

evidence indicates a possible link 

between the ‘‘Capaha’’ (a.k.a. Pacaha) in 

a Spanish account, and a late 17th 

century Quapaw Indian village name 

‘‘Kappaha’’ or ‘‘Kappa.’’ French maps and 

documents (A.D. 1673–1720), indicate 

that only the Quapaw had villages on 

both sides of the Mississippi River in 

eastern Arkansas and western 

Mississippi, and much of northeastern 

Arkansas was hunting territory. 

Therefore, the sites are within the 

traditional territory of the Quapaw. 

Descendants of the Quapaw are 

members of the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma. Finally, the Quapaw 

Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, under the 

NAGPRA process, have previously 

repatriated Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

and have been determined to be 

culturally affiliated with the cultural 

assemblages fround on archeological 

sites related to Nodena, Parkin and 

Walls phases. 

Officials of the Memphis Pink Palace 

Museum have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 17 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Memphis Pink 

Palace 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 Native American human 

remains and the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Louella Weaver, 

Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 

Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38111, 

telephone (901) 320–6322, before 

September 24, 2010. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma, may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Memphis Pink Palace Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Quapaw 

Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 19, 2010 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21186 Filed 8–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Homer 

Society of Natural History, Pratt 

Museum, Homer, AK 

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 Homer 

Society of Natural History, Pratt 

Museum, Homer, AK. The human 

remains were removed from Kachemak 

Bay, AK. 

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 Pratt Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Kenaitze Indian 

Tribe and the Seldovia Village Tribe. 

In the summers of 1987 and 1988, 

human remains representing five 

individuals were removed from the 

Point West of Halibut Cove Site (SEL– 

010), formally known as Calhoun’s 

Point, in Kachemak Bay, AK. The Pratt 

Museum sponsored the excavation of 

SEL–010, an archeological site on 

private land. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The Point West of Halibut Cove Site 

dates to A.D. 1260 – A.D. 1418, and has 

two components. The site includes a 

Precontact period Dena’ina house built 

into a prehistoric Marine Kachemak 

tradition (Sugpiaq Alutiiq tradition) 

midden. Two burials were inside the 

midden. Once the crew determined that 

they were human, the remains were 

covered and excavation in that area 

ceased. No funerary artifacts were seen 

or removed. The human remains from 

the excavation in the Pratt Museum are 

isolates from the middle of a midden 

that consisted of thousands of animal 

bones and shell fragments, and some 

artifacts. As the human remains do not 

comprise a burial, these artifacts are not 

considered to be funerary objects. 

In the 1970s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 

Kachemak Bay, AK. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In the 1980s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the 

surface of a beach on Kachemak Bay, 

AK, by a private individual. The human 

remains were given to the education 

department, but were never 

accessioned. In 2010, the human 

remains were found in the education 

department’s collection. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In the 1990s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from near 

Cottonwood Creek Bluff, Kachemak Bay, 

AK, by a private individual. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The archeological and documentary 

evidence are in agreement that the 

Kachemak Bay was used by both the 

ancestors of the Seldovia Village 

(Dena’ina Athabascan and Sugpiaq 

Alutiiq) and Kenaitze Indian (Dena’ina 

Athabascan) tribal members. Kachemak 

Bay is the historically documented 

territory of both the Seldovia Village 

Tribe and Kenaitze Indian Tribe. 

Officials of the Pratt Museum have 

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

3001(9), the human remains described 

above represent the physical remains of 

eight individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Pratt 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 Native 

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Kenaitze Indian Tribe and Seldovia 

Village Tribe. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the Native American 

human remains should contact Dr. 

Cusack-McVeigh, Pratt Museum, 3779 

Bartlett St., Homer, AK 99603, 

telephone (907) 235–8635, ext. 36, 

before September 24, 2010. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Kenaitze 

Indian Tribe and the Seldovia Village 

Tribe may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Pratt Museum is responsible for 

notifying the Kenaitze Indian Tribe and 

the Seldovia Village Tribe that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 19, 2010 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21190 Filed 8–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry, Portland, 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 and an associated funerary 

object in the possession of the Oregon 

Museum of Science and Industry, 

Portland, OR. The human remains were 

removed from an area in the vicinity of 

The Dalles, 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 and 

associated funerary object. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

was made by Oregon Museum of 

Science and Industry professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon. 

In the 1930s or early 1940s, human 

remains representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an area 

in the vicinity of the city of The Dalles, 

Wasco County, OR, by Alonzo Hancock. 

Mr. Hancock removed the remains after 

they had been excavated during 

construction work on the south side of 

a roadcut. The exact location of the road 

is unclear from museum records. Mr. 

Hancock donated the human remains to 

the Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry in 1946. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American based on 

observable dental traits and museum 

documentation that refers to the human 

remains as ‘‘Chinook.’’ 

In the 1930s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an area 

in the vicinity of the city of The Dalles, 

Wasco County, OR, by an unknown 

individual. The exact location of the 

area is unclear from museum records. 

The human remains were donated to the 

Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry by an unknown individual 

sometime between the 1940s and the 

1970s. No known individual was 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a copper earring. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American based on 

observable dental traits and the type of 

associated funerary object. 

The Dalles, OR, is within the 

traditional territory of the present-day 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon, which is 

composed of Wasco, Warm Springs, and 

Paiute bands and tribes. The Columbia 

River-based Wasco were the easternmost 

group of Chinookan-speaking Indians. 

The Sahaptin-speaking Warm Springs 

bands lived along the Columbia’s 

tributaries. The Paiutes speak a 

Shoshonean dialect and traditionally 

lived in southeastern Oregon. The 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon peoples 

also traditionally shared this area with 

the fourteen Sahaptin-, Salish-, and 

Chinookan-speaking tribes and bands of 

the present-day Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington. The traditional territory of 

the Yakama included the Washington 

side of the Columbia River between the 

eastern slopes of the Cascade Range and 

the lower Yakima River watershed. 

Officials of the Oregon Museum of 

Science and Industry have determined 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Oregon 

Museum of Science and Industry also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object 

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. Lastly, officials of the 

Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry 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 object and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Indian Nation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact Lori Erickson, Curator, Oregon 

Museum of Science and Industry, 1945 

SE Water Ave., Portland, OR 97214, 

telephone (503) 797–4582, before 

September 24, 2010. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object to the Confederated Tribes of the 

Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon 

and the Confederated Tribes and Bands 

of the Yakama Nation, Washington, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Oregon Museum of Science and 

Industry is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 19, 2010 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21188 Filed 8–24–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Wisconsin Historical Society, Museum 

Division, Madison, WI 

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 an associated funerary 

object in the possession of the 

Wisconsin Historical Society (aka State 

Historical Society of Wisconsin), 

Museum Division, Madison, WI. The 

human remains and associated funerary 


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