[Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Sonoma
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 Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big
Valley Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville
Rancheria, California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo
Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria
of California; Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria,
California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point
Rancheria, California; Lytton Rancheria of California; Lower Lake
Rancheria, California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the
Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of
the Round Valley Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo
Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria
of California.
In 1956, human remains representing at least one individual were
removed from site CA-Son-5, Sonoma County, CA, by Francis A. Riddell,
University of California, Berkeley during archeological fieldwork
sponsored by the University of California. The site is an occupation
site located on a bluff south of Santa Rosa Creek, within the historic
Cabeza de Santa Rosa land grant at Santa Rosa. No known individual was
identified. The three associated funerary objects are a stone pestle, a
clam shell bead, and an obsidian blade.
The presence of clamshell disc beads with the burial indicates that
the burial postdates A.D. 1500.
Based on the manner of burial, the human remains from site CA-Son-5
are determined to be Native American in origin. Site CA-Son-5 is
located in a region that has been occupied by Pomo speakers since
approximately 5,000 B.C. Based on geographical location, age of the
burial, and information provided during consultation, the human remains
are culturally affiliated with descendents of the Pomo. The modern day
representatives of the Pomo are the
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Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria,
California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria,
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California;
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California;
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria,
California; Lytton Rancheria of California; Lower Lake Rancheria,
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of
California.
Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of at least one
individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the three 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 Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology 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 Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley
Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria,
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California;
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California;
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria,
California; Lytton Rancheria of California; Lower Lake Rancheria,
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria 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 C. Richard Hitchcock, NAGPRA Coordinator, Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 642-6096, before March 4, 2005.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria,
California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria,
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California;
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California;
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria,
California; Lytton Rancheria of California; Lower Lake Rancheria,
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of
California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley
Rancheria, California; Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria,
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California;
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California;
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria,
California; Lytton Rancheria of California; Lower Lake Rancheria,
California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point
Arena Rancheria, California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Robinson Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California; Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California; Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
and Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of
California that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 20, 2004
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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