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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 

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American ancestry. Officials of the 

Burke Museum 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 Burke 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 

associated funerary object and the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact Megon Noble, Burke Museum, 

University of Washington, Box 353010, 

Seattle, WA 98195–3010, telephone 

(206) 685–3849, before August 6, 2009. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary object to the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Burke Museum is responsible for 

notifying 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 that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 15, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16020 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 the Interior, National 

Park Service, Tumacacori National 

Historical Park, Tumacacori, AZ 

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 U.S. Department 

of the Interior, National Park Service, 

Tumacacori National Historical Park, 

Tumacacori, AZ. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed from areas near Tumacacori 

Mission in Santa Cruz County, AZ. 

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 

within this notice are the sole 

responsibility of the superintendent, 

Tumacacori National Historical Park. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by Tumacacori National 

Historical Park and Western 

Archeological and Conservation Center 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Mescalero Apache Tribe of 

the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; 

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; Salt 

River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos 

Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona did not attend the consultation 

meetings but was represented by the 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona. The 

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 

Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; and the 

White Mountain Apache Tribe of the 

Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona were 

contacted but did not participate in the 

consultation meetings. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site within what is now 

Tumacacori National Historical Park in 

Santa Cruz County, AZ. No known 

individual was identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a 

cremation/burial jar. 

In the 1930s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the area 

near Tumacacori Mission in Santa Cruz 

County, AZ. The remains and associated 

funerary object were donated to 

Tumacacori National Historical Park in 

1938 by Louis Caywood. No known 

individual was identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a 

cremation/burial jar. 

Between December 1934 and March 

1935, human remains representing a 

minimum of two individuals were 

removed from an unknown location area 

near Tumacacori Mission in Santa Cruz 

County, AZ. No known individuals 

were identified. The 38 associated 

funerary objects are 33 plainware 

pottery sherds from a cremation/burial 

jar, 2 bags of sherds from a cremation 

jar, 1 unworked burnt shell, 1 piece of 

worked faunal bone, and 1 pendant. 

In 1955, human remains representing 

a minimum of nine individuals were 

removed from fields just outside park 

boundaries in Santa Cruz County, AZ. 

The remains and associated funerary 

objects were donated to the park by J.L. 

Kalb, a local rancher in whose fields the 

remains and objects were found. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

43 associated funerary objects are 4 

cremation/burial jars, 1 cremation/ 

burial bowl, 11 pieces of burnt 

unworked bone, 9 unworked ceramic 

sherds, 2 worked ceramic sherds, 12 

beads, 1 shell bracelet fragment, 1 piece 

of worked faunal bone, 1 unworked 

shell fragment, and 1 awl. 

The Native American human remains 

described above are all cremations with 

associated pottery vessels and artifacts 

that are characteristic of the culture 

group commonly known to 

archeologists as the Hohokam and date 

between A.D. 300 and A.D. 1300. The 

term ‘‘Hohokam’’ is used here for 

convenience due to its common use as 

a descriptor of this culture; it is 

unknown what name these people 

applied to themselves, and their 

present-day descendants do not use this 

term. The ‘‘Hohokam’’ were a sedentary 

agricultural group that developed out of 

the local Archaic population. Their 

settlement pattern was predominantly of 

the rancheria type, with pithouse or 

house-in-pit architecture. Pit or urn 

cremations were the predominant burial 

practice prior to A.D. 1100. Extended 

supine inhumations then became more 

prevalent, completely replacing 

cremations by A.D. 1300. There was a 

pronounced, though far from complete, 

decline in population after about A.D. 

1350. 

The Ak Chin Indian Community of 

the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Reservation, 

Arizona; Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation; and the Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona comprise one cultural 

group known as the O’odham. The Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Reservation, 

Arizona consists primarily of Akimel 

and Tohono O’odham, with a few 

families of Hia-Ced O’odham. The Gila 

River Indian Community of the Gila