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FR Doc 04-22838
[Federal Register: October 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 196)]
[Notices]
[Page 60663-60664]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
Riverside 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 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of
the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California; Augustine Band of the
Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California;
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of Mission
Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California; Los Coyotes Band of
the Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation,
California; Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo
Reservation, California; Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
the Santa Rosa Reservation, California; and Torres[macr]Martinez Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California.
In 1948, human remains representing the cremated remains of at
least one individual were removed from site CA[macr]Riv[macr]9, a
village site located 2 miles west of Valerie, Riverside County, CA, by
University of California employee Clement W. Meighan. Site
CA[macr]Riv[macr]9 is a village settlement in the Coachella Valley,
north of the Salton Sea. No known individual was identified. The 128
associated funerary objects are 20 olivella shells, 1 olivella bead, 2
clamshell pendants, 1 bone scraper, 4 projectile points, and 100
ceramic sherds.
Stylistic characteristics of the ceramics associated with the
cremation date the occupation to A.D. 1300-1700.
The use of cremation as part of the mortuary ritual, and the nature
of the associated funerary objects indicate that the human remains are
of Native American origin. Oral history describes the area north of the
Salton Sea as part of the traditional lands of Cahuilla speakers, which
is corroborated by linguistic evidence that Cahuilla speakers moved
into the region after A.D. 1000. It is most likely that site
CA[macr]Riv[macr]9 was occupied by Cahuilla speakers. The modern-day
descendants of the Cahuilla are the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California; Augustine
Band of the Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation,
California; Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla Band
of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California; Los Coyotes
Band of the Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation,
California; Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo
Reservation, California; Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
the Santa Rosa Reservation, California; and Torres[macr]Martinez Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians 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 128 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 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua
Caliente Indian Reservation, California; Augustine Band of the Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California; Cabazon Band
of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the
Cahuilla Reservation, California; Los Coyotes Band of the Cahuilla &
Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California; Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California;
Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation,
California; and Torres[macr]Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission 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 C. Richard Hitchcock, NAGPRA Coordinator, Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 642[macr]6096, before November 12,
2004. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente
Indian Reservation, California; Augustine Band of the Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California; Cabazon Band of
Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the
Cahuilla Reservation, California; Los Coyotes Band of the Cahuilla &
Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California; Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California;
Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation,
California; and Torres[macr]Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians
of California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
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notifying the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua
Caliente Indian Reservation, California; Augustine Band of the Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California; Cabazon Band
of Mission Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the
Cahuilla Reservation, California; Los Coyotes Band of the Cahuilla &
Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California; Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California;
Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation,
California; and Torres[macr]Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians
of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 15, 2004
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 04-22838 Filed 10-8-04; 8:45 am]
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