[Federal Register: December 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 242)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service, Interior

 
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects from the Naval Ordnance Center, Port 
Hadlock, WA in the Control of the Pacific Division, Port Hadlock 
Detachment, United States Navy, Port Hadlock, WA.

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects from the Naval Ordnance Center, Port Hadlock, WA in 
the control of the Pacific Division, Port Hadlock Detachment, United 
States Navy, Port Hadlock, WA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by U.S. Navy 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.
    During 1975- November 16, 1990, human remains representing six 
individuals were recovered from the Walan Point and Bugge Spit sites at 
Port Hadlock Detachment located on Indian Island near Port Hadlock, WA 
during archeological surveys and construction projects by U.S. Navy 
personnel. No known individuals were identified. The 42 associated 
funerary objects include an antler tine, worked bone, an antler wedge, 
bone blanket pin, pendant, shell bead, dentalium, holed pectin shell, 
olivella shel bead, glass trade beads, and an iron knife blade.
    Based on radiocarbon dates and burial location, the two individuals 
from the Walan Point site have been determined to be Native American, 
dated to between 1550-1260 years before present. The burnt condition of 
the remains of one individual may indicate cremation prior to burial.
    Based on the archeological context and radiocarbon dates of 
surrounding material, the four individuals from the Bugge Spit site 
have been determined to be Native American, dated to be approximately 
300 years old.
    Ethnographic documents detailing territories of various Native 
American groups within the vicinity of these two sites indicate that 
Indian Island was inhabited by the Chemakum people at the time the 
first Euroamericans arrived in the Northwest. Around 1850, a series of 
battles between the Chemakum and the S'Klallam and Suquamish tribes 
ended in the virtual destruction of the Chemakum. Historic documents 
indicate the surviving Chemakum were absorbed into the neighboring 
S'Klallam villages.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Navy have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the 
human remains listed above represent the physical remains of six 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the United States 
Navy have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 42 
objects listed 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 United States 
Navy have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a 
relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced 
between these Native American human remains and associated funerary 
objects and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.

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    This notice has been sent to officials of the Jamestown S'Klallam 
Tribe. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself 
to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should contact Mr. Tim Johnson, Naval Ordnance Center, 
Pacific Division, Port Hadlock Detachment, Port Hadlock, WA 98339; 
telephone: (360) 396-5236, before January 19, 1999. Repatriation of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Jamestown 
S'Klallam Tribe may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.
Dated: December 11, 1998.
Veletta Canouts,
Acting Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Deputy Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-33450 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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