[Federal Register: August 14, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 157)]
[Notices]
[Page 43718-43719]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
from Stanislaus County, CA in the Possession of the California State
University-Fresno, Fresno, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service

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 in the possession of
the California State University-Fresno, Fresno, CA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by California
State University-Fresno professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California.
    In 1969, human remains representing four individuals were recovered
from site CA-STA-141 (Fresno State Catalog 69-17) during excavations
conducted by Fresno State College (now California State University-
Fresno) staff. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
    Catalog records prepared in 1972 indicate these human remains were
excavated from the upper levels of the cultural deposit at or near the
surface. Based on location and degree of preservation, these human
remains have been determined to be Native American from the late
precontact period (post-1500 A.D.). Archeological evidence from this
area indicates a continuity of material culture from precontact times
into the historic period. Historic documents, ethnographic accounts,
and oral history further indicate occupation and use of this area since
the late precontact period by Central Sierra Me-Wuk peoples.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the
California State University-Fresno have determined that, pursuant to 43
CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of
the California State University-Fresno have also 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 the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Tuolumne Band of Me-
Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. Representatives of
any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with these human remains should contact Professor Roger LaJeunesse,
Department of Anthropology, California State University-Fresno, 5245
North Backer Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740-0016; telephone: (209) 278-4900,
before September 14, 1998. Repatriation of the human remains to the
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
may begin after

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that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: August 7, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-21886 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]
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