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is reasonably believed to be Yakutat 

Tlingit, as the area is the traditional 

territory of the Teqwedi, specifically the 

Bear House Clan. Oral traditions of the 

Yakutat Tlingit confirm their affiliation 

with this site. Descendants of the 

Yakutat Tlingit are members of the 

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. Charcoal samples 

taken from above and below the skeletal 

remains were dated and determined to 

be 130 50 BP (calibrated to A.D. 1650 to 

1950) and 380 100 BP (calibrated to A.D. 

1329 to 1955). 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service have 

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

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of six individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 10 

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 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service 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 

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor, 

Tongass National Forest, Federal 

Building, Ketchikan, AK 99901–6591, 

telephone (907) 225–6200, before 

August 6, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service is responsible for 

notifying the Central Council of Tlingit 

& Haida Indian Tribes; Sealaska 

Corporation; Sealaska Heritage 

Foundation; Yak-Tat Kwaan, 

Incorporated; and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 15, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16024 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

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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 in the possession of the Thomas 

Burke Memorial Washington State 

Museum (Burke Museum), University of 

Washington, Seattle, WA. The human 

remains were most likely removed from 

Vancouver, Clark 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. 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 Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and 

three non-Federally recognized Indian 

groups - Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated 

Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and 

Wanapum Band. 

At an unknown date before 1962, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

removed from an unknown site in the 

city of Vancouver within Clark County, 

WA. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

These human remains were 

previously considered culturally 

unidentifiable, but after further review 

by a University of Washington physical 

anthropologist, the human remains have 

been determined to be Native American. 

There are only two fragments of the 

cranium present; however, they exhibit 

morphological evidence consistent with 

Native American morphology, such as 

the presence of wormian bones and a 

thick cranial vault, as well as cranial 

deformity. 

Early and late published ethnographic 

documentation indicates that 

Vancouver, WA, was within the 

aboriginal territory of the Watlala, 

Multnomah, Clackamas, Toppenish, and 

Wasco (Hale 1841, Silverstein 1998, 

Spier 1936, Mooney 1896) whose 

descendents are represented today by 

the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

the Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; and 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon. During the treaty 

period, the Clackamas were removed to 

the Grand Ronde Reservation. 

Vancouver falls outside of the lands 

described in the Indian Land Areas 

Judicially Established 1978; however, 

the tribes with judicially established 

Indian land areas in close proximity of 

Vancouver include the Upper Chehalis 

to the north, the Cowlitz to the 

northeast, the Warm Springs to the 

south, and the Yakama to the west. The 

core territory of the Cowlitz Indian 

Tribe, Washington is to the north of 

Vancouver, but aboriginally the Cowlitz 

utilized resources and visited the 

Vancouver area. During the treaty 

period, the Cowlitz were removed to the 

Chehalis Reservation, Yakama 

Reservation, and Quinault Reservation. 

In 2000, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, 

Washington was independently 

Federally-recognized. 

From 1824 until 1860, the Hudson’s 

Bay Company operated a trading post at 

Fort Vancouver. This post brought 

together diverse communities through 

trade including over 23 tribes. 

Specifically, in addition to the four 

above-mentioned tribes, the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, 

Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of 

the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; 

Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; 

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington, and the following 

non-Federally recognized Indian groups: 

the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated 

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Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and 

Wanapum Band, also had a close 

association with Fort Vancouver. 

Church burial records indicate that the 

ancestors of the above-mentioned tribes 

were all buried at Fort Vancouver. In 

addition, many of these cultures 

practiced intentional cranial 

modification, as seen in the human 

remains described in this notice. Based 

on the morphology of the human 

remains, provenience, ethnographic and 

historical records, officials of the Burke 

Museum reasonably believe that these 

tribes are associated with the Native 

American human remains. 

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 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Burke 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 Confederated Tribes 

and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; and 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington. 

Furthermore, officials of the Burke 

Museum have determined there is a 

cultural relationship between the 

human remains and three non-Federally 

recognized Indian groups - the ClatsopNehalem Confederated Tribes, 

Snoqualmoo Tribe, and Wanapum 

Band. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Peter Lape, Burke 

Museum, University of Washington, Box 

353010, Seattle, WA 98195–3010, 

telephone (206) 685–2282, before 

August 6, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and 

three non-Federally recognized Indian 

groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem 

Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, 

and Wanapum Band, may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Burke Museum is responsible for 

notifying the Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, and 

three non-Federally recognized Indian 

groups - the Clatsop-Nehalem 

Confederated Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, 

and Wanapum Band, that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 29, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16021 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District, 

Sacramento, CA and Phoebe A. Hearst 

Museum of Anthropology, University 

of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, 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 control of the U.S. Department of 

Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, Sacramento, CA, 

and in the physical custody of the 

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology, University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Fresno 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. 

An assessment of the human remains, 

and catalog records and associated 

documents relevant to the human 

remains, was made by Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento Division 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Big Sandy 

Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Cold Springs Rancheria of 

Mono Indians of California; Northfork 

Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California; Table 

Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule 

River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California; and Tuolumne 

Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 

Tuolumne Rancheria of California. 

Human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual removed 

from site CA–Fre–27 were described in 

a Notice of Inventory Completion 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 1267–1268, January 6, 

2005). After publication of the notice, 

the officials of the Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District 

conducted a further review of the 

evidence, and found cultural affiliation 

for the remaining four individuals that 

had been previously determined to be 

culturally unidentifiable. 

In 1948, human remains were 

removed from site CA–Fre–27, Fresno 

County, CA, by F. Fenenga and F.A. 

Riddell, University of California 

Archaeological Survey, and transferred 

to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology that same year. No known 

individuals were identified. The three 

associated funerary objects are one 

knife/axe, one point tip, and one nonhuman bone awl. 

The human remains are determined to 

be Native American. Site CA–Fre–27 is 

a habitation site located on the east bank