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known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The Museum of the American Indian 

records list the locality of origin as Crab 

Creek Coulee, WA. The morphology of 

the human remains is consistent with 

Native American ancestry. The 

condition of the human remains 

suggests that they were removed from a 

Historic Period burial that probably 

dated to the 1800s. 

Tribal representatives identified Crab 

Creek, Grant County, WA, as part of the 

ancestral territory of both the Wanapum 

and Sinkayuse. Historic records from 

the early 19th century document 

Wanapum and Sinkayuse villages in 

Grant County. The northern boundary of 

the Wanapum extended to Crab Creek, 

while the southern edge of the 

Sinkayuse territory extended to Crab 

Creek. The extremities of the territories 

were defined by diffuse boundaries, and 

boundaries shifted according to who 

lived in or utilized land along the creek. 

At the time, the people living in the 

region did not organize themselves 

according to a tribe in the modern-day 

sense. Organization was along family, 

clan, and village lines. Trading and 

intermarriage were common between 

villages and groups. 

During the 19th century, some 

Wanapum became part of the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakima Nation, Washington, while 

others remained part of the staterecognized Wanapum Band that stayed 

in their ancestral territory. The 

Sinkayuse relocated among the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington. Today, all 

three groups maintain close relations 

and coordinate repatriations for human 

remains from Grant County. 

Officials of New York University 

College of Dentistry 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 New York University 

College of Dentistry 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 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and the Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010, 

telephone (212) 998–9917, before 

August 6, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Confederated 

Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and the Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The New York University College of 

Dentistry is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 15, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16014 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology Museum 

at the University of California, Davis, 

Davis, 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 Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis, Davis, CA. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Lake 

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 Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California, Davis professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of 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. 

In 1971–1973, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from CA– 

LAK–152 in Lake County, CA. 

Accompanying records indicate that the 

human remains were recovered by the 

Foundation for Archaeological Research 

during archeological excavations related 

to the construction of Indian Valley 

Reservoir by the Yolo County Flood 

Control and Water Conservation 

District. In 2006, the Yolo County Flood 

Control and Water Conservation District 

donated the Indian Valley archeological 

collection to the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California at Davis. No known 

individual was identified. The 71 

associated funerary objects are 11 

clamshell disk beads, 59 Olivella lipped 

and full lipped beads and bead 

fragments, and 1 obsidian biface. 

Based on burial context and site 

characteristics, the human remains 

described above from Lake County are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. The presence of clamshell disk 

beads with the burial indicates that it 

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–LAK–152 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 1971–1973, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from CA– 

LAK–153 in Lake County, CA. 

Accompanying records indicate that the 

human remains were recovered by the 

Foundation for Archaeological Research 

during archeological excavations related 

to the construction of Indian Valley 

Reservoir by the Yolo County Flood 

Control and Water Conservation 

District. In 2006, the Yolo County Flood 

Control and Water Conservation District 

donated the Indian Valley archeological 

collection to the Department of 

Anthropology Museum at the University 

of California at Davis. No known 

individual was identified. The 348 

associated funerary objects are 39 clam 

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shell disk beads and bead fragments, 

302 historic glass beads and bead 

fragments, 1 bone bead fragment, 1 

possible stone bead fragment, and 5 

pieces of incised bone that may be from 

a whistle or ear tube. 

Based on burial context and site 

characteristics, the human remains 

described above from Lake County are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. Accompanying field reports 

indicate this site may be the Patwin 

village of Loli recorded by Kroeber 

(1932:263). The presence of historic 

items indicates that the burial from CA– 

LAK–153 dates to the Historic Period 

(after A.D. 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 assemblages 

from CA–LAK–152 and CA–LAK–153 

also indicate 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. Descendants of the Patwin 

are members of 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. 

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 two 

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 419 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 August 6, 2009. 

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: June 15, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16017 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Thomas Burke Memorial Washington 

State Museum, University of 

Washington, Seattle, WA 

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 object 

in the control of the Thomas Burke 

Memorial Washington State Museum 

(Burke Museum), Seattle, WA. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

object were removed from south of Kent, 

King County, WA. 

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 was made by Burke Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

of Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe, 

Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of 

the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; and Tulalip Tribes of the 

Tulalip Reservation, Washington. 

In 1921, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from south of Kent in King 

County, WA. The human remains were 

located under a log or root and removed 

by W.A. Steigleder while excavating for 

a road. The human remains were 

donated to the Burke Museum in 1921 

(Burke Accn. #1879). No known 

individual was identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a carved 

stone club. 

Based on archeological and 

geographic information, the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

have been determined to be Native 

American. The stone club is consistent 

with other Coast Salish material culture. 

The provenience where the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

were found is within the aboriginal 

territory of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 

Washington. Ancestors of the 

Muckleshoot traditionally occupied the 

Green River and White River Basin 

Valleys. Kent is located along the Green 

River area. The Skopamish Band 

inhabited the upper Green River area. 

The Skopamish and other Native 

Americans from the Green River and 

White River Basin Valleys were 

assigned to move to the Nisqually 

Reservation as per the terms of the 

Medicine Creek Treaty of December 26, 

1854; however, Governor Isaac Stevens 

recommended the Muckleshoot 

Reservation be established in 1856. In 

1857, the Muckleshoot Reservation was 

formally approved. The Skopamish and 

other Native American groups now 

represented by the Muckleshoot Indian 

Tribe were also signatories to the Point 

Elliot Treaty of January 22, 1855. 

Officials of the Burke Museum 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