[Federal Register: January 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 5)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Oregon State
Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR

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 in the possession of the Oregon State Museum of
Anthropology, Eugene, OR.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Oregon State
Museum of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon; the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; the Confederated
Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community of Oregon; and the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
    In 1940, human remains representing one individual were donated to
the Oregon State Museum of Anthropology by a person whose name is
withheld. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
    Museum records note that a former museum director, L. S. Cressman,
attributed the remains to ``Klamath Country.'' It is unknown at the
present time whether ``Klamath Country'' refers to the Klamath people
or to a geographic locality.
    Based on skeletal evidence, these remains are determined to be
Native American. The reference in the museum records to ``Klamath
Country'' suggests that the remains were removed from south-central
Oregon or northeastern California. Historical documents, ethnographic
sources, and oral history indicate that the Klamath-Modoc, Northern
Paiute, and Shasta peoples have occupied these areas since precontact
times.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Oregon
State Museum of Anthropology have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR
10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the
Oregon State Museum of Anthropology also have determined that, pursuant
to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between these Native American human
remains and the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon; the Burns Paiute Tribe
of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the
Grande Ronde Community of Oregon; and the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Klamath Indian Tribe
of Oregon; the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of
Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community of
Oregon; and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact C. Melvin
Aikins, Oregon State Museum of Anthropology, 1224 University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403-1224, telephone (541) 346-5115, before February 7,
2002. Repatriation of the human remains to the Klamath Indian Tribe of
Oregon; the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of
Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community of
Oregon; and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon
may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

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    Dated: November 14, 2001.
Robert D. Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program
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