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Reservation concur that the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla ; Kalispel Indian Indian Reservation occupied the areas of National Park Service Community of the Kalispel Reservation, southeast Washington and northeast Washington; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; Oregon. Officials of the Oregon State Notice of Inventory Completion: Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the University, Department of Anthropology Oregon State University, Department Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington; reasonably believe that the human of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, remains are from an area that was AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Washington; Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington; occupied by the ancestors of members of ACTION: Notice. the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington; Indian Reservation, Oregon. Notice is here given in accordance Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; Officials of the Oregon State with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup University, Department of Anthropology Reservation, Washington; Quileute have determined that, pursuant to 25 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains Washington; Quinault Tribe of the described above represent the physical remains in the control of Oregon State University, Department of Quinault Reservation, Washington; remains of one individual of Native Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; Sauk- American ancestry. Officials of the Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human remains were removed from Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington; Oregon State University, Department of of the Shoalwater Anthropology also have determined Clark County, WA. This notice is published as part of the Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), of the there is a relationship of shared group National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Skokomish Reservation, Washington; identity that can be reasonably traced of the Squaxin between the Native American human U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility Island Reservation, Washington; remains and the Confederated Tribes of Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port of the museum, institution, or Federal the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Madison Reservation, Washington; agency that has control of the Native Oregon. Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish American human remains. The National Reservation, Washington; Tribes Representatives of any other Indian Park Service is not responsible for the of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; tribe that believes itself to be culturally determinations in this notice. and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of affiliated with the human remains A detailed assessment of the human Washington were notified, but did not should contact Dr. David McMurray, remains was made by Oregon State participate in consultations about the Oregon State University Department of University, Department of Anthropology human remains described in this notice. Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, professional staff in consultation with Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) On an unknown date, human remains representatives of the Confederated representing a minimum of one 737–3850, before March 4, 2009. Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Repatriation of the human remains to individual were removed from Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Vancouver, Clark County, WA. In 1999, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; Indian Reservation, Oregon may the skull was donated to the Department Confederated Tribes of the Siletz of Anthropology by an unknown donor. proceed after that date if no additional Reservation, Oregon; Confederated claimants come forward. No known individual was identified. No Tribes of the Umatilla Indian associated funerary objects are present. The Oregon State University, Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Department records indicate an Department of Anthropology is Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation unsigned note stated that the skull was responsible for notifying the Burns of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and from Vancouver, WA, and removed Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Bands of the Yakama Nation, from the north side of the Columbia Colony of Oregon; Confederated Tribes Washington; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, River in the early 1900s during a of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Washington; Indian Tribe construction project. Oregon State Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; of the Muckleshoot Reservation, University, Department of Anthropology Confederated Tribes of the Grande Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of osteology experts have indicated that Ronde Community of Oregon; the , Washington; the skull has been culturally modified. Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; The Vancouver area was used Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Spokane Tribe of the Spokane extensively by many Native Americans, Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish both prior to and during the trading era Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribe of Washington; and the Clatsop- of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation Nehalem Confederated Tribes of was located at Fort Vancouver. From of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and Oregon, a non-Federally recognized 1824 until 1860, this site was a Bands of the Yakama Nation, Indian group; Snoqualmoo Tribe of principle trading post, with over 25 Washington; Coquille Tribe of Oregon; Washington, a non-Federally recognized Indian Tribes from the Northwest either Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Indian group; and Wanapum Band, a living or visiting this area. In addition, Oregon; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; and non-Federally recognized Indian group. tribes from the Great Plains, the eastern Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho that this notice The Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns seaboard, and the Hawaiian Islands has been published. Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; have been associated with this area Dated: January 5, 2009 Confederated Tribes of the Colville during that time. Reservation, Washington; Confederated From 1860 to 1948, the site was Sherry Hutt, Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and considered part of the Fort Vancouver Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; Coquille National Monument and was used by [FR Doc. E9–2123 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] Tribe of Oregon; Hoh Indian Tribe of the the U.S. Army. It was during this period BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington; that many Northwest tribal people were

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held as prisoners in the Vancouver Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington; Barracks. The above mentioned Yakama Nation, Washington; Cowlitz Spokane Tribe of the Spokane consulting tribes found the modification Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Squaxin and geographic origin to be consistent Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island with cultural practices common to Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Indian Tribes in Oregon and parts of Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Washington. The above mentioned Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, consulting tribes also include the Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the Washington; Swinomish Indians of the geographic region of Fort Vancouver, Spokane Reservation, Washington; Swinomish Reservation, Washington; Clark County, WA, as an area that they Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; and Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip used in both Pre- and Post-contact the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Reservation, Washington; Upper Skagit Periods. Tribes of Oregon, a non-Federally Indian Tribe of Washington; and the Officials of the Oregon State recognized Indian group; Snoqualmoo Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes of University, Department of Anthropology Tribe of Washington, a non-Federally Oregon, a non-Federally recognized have determined that, pursuant to 25 recognized Indian group; and Wanapum Indian group; Snoqualmoo Tribe of U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains Band, a non-Federally recognized Washington, a non-Federally recognized described above represent the physical Indian group, may proceed after that Indian group; and Wanapum Band, a remains of one individual of Native date if no additional claimants come non-Federally recognized Indian group, American ancestry. Officials of the forward. that this notice has been published. Oregon State University, Department of The Oregon State University, Anthropology also have determined Dated: January 14, 2009 Department of Anthropology is that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), Sherry Hutt, responsible for notifying the Burns there is a relationship of shared group Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian identity that can be reasonably traced [FR Doc. E9–2129 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am] Colony of Oregon; Confederated Tribes between the Native American human BILLING CODE 4312–50–S of the Chehalis Reservation, remains and the Confederated Tribes of Washington; Confederated Tribes of the the Chehalis Reservation, Washington; Colville Reservation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; National Park Service Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Notice of Inventory Completion: Indian Reservation, Oregon; Community of Oregon; Confederated University of Oregon, Oregon State Confederated Tribes of the Warm Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Museum of Anthropology, Eugene, OR Springs Reservation of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Confederated Tribes of the Warm Yakama Nation, Washington; Cowlitz ACTION: Notice. Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot Springs Reservation of Oregon; Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Notice is here given in accordance Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Yakama Nation, Washington; Coquille with the Native American Graves Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Tribe of Oregon; Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Protection and Repatriation Act Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie Washington; Hoh Indian Tribe of the (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington; completion of an inventory of human Spokane Reservation, Washington; Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of remains and associated funerary objects Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; and Washington; Kalispel Indian in the possession of the University of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Oregon, Oregon State Museum of Tribes of Oregon, a non-Federally Washington; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; Anthropology, Eugene, OR. The human recognized Indian group; Snoqualmoo Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the remains and associated funerary objects Tribe of Washington, a non-Federally Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington; were removed from Klamath County, recognized Indian group; and Wanapum Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, OR and Siskiyou County, CA. Band, a non-Federally recognized Washington; Makah Indian Tribe of the This notice is published as part of the Indian group. Makah Indian Reservation, Washington; National Park Service’s administrative Representatives of any other Indian Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 tribe that believes itself to be culturally Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations affiliated with the human remains Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually in this notice are the sole responsibility should contact Dr. David McMurray, Reservation, Washington; Nooksack of the museum, institution, or Federal Oregon State University, Department of Indian Tribe of Washington; Port agency that has control of the Native Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, Gamble Indian Community of the Port American human remains and Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) Gamble Reservation, Washington; associated funerary objects. The 737–4515, before March 4, 2009. Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup National Park Service is not responsible Repatriation of the human remains to Reservation, Washington; Quileute for the determinations in this notice. the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, A detailed assessment of the human Reservation, Washington; Confederated Washington; Quinault Tribe of the remains was made by Oregon State Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community Quinault Reservation, Washington; Museum of Anthropology professional of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; Sauk- staff in consultation with Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington; representatives of the Klamath Tribes, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Oregon. Indian Reservation, Oregon; Bay Indian Reservation, Washington; At an unknown date, human remains Confederated Tribes of the Warm Skokomish Indian Tribe of the representing a minimum of four Springs Reservation of Oregon; Skokomish Reservation, Washington; individuals were uncovered during

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