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5200 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR was made by the Burke Museum and Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of University of Washington professional Washington (previously listed as National Park Service staff in consultation with Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington); [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11917; 2200–1100– representatives of the Lummi Tribe of Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port 665] the Lummi Reservation; Muckleshoot Madison Reservation; Swinomish Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Notice of Inventory Completion: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Washington; Tulalip Tribes of University of Washington, Department Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington); Washington (previously listed as the of Anthropology, Seattle, WA Nooksack Indian Tribe; Samish Indian Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington); and the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Nation (previously listed as the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington); Sauk- Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (hereafter all ACTION: Notice. Suiattle Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish tribes listed in this section are referred SUMMARY: The University of Tribe of Indians of Washington to as ‘‘The Consulted and Notified Washington, Department of (previously listed as the Stillaguamish Tribes’’). Anthropology, has completed an Tribe of Washington); Suquamish History and Description of the Remains inventory of human remains and Indian Tribe of the Port Madison In 1978, human remains representing, associated funerary objects, in Reservation; Swinomish Indians of the at minimum, one individual (Specimen consultation with the appropriate Swinomish Reservation of Washington; #14) were removed from a location near Indian tribes, and has determined that Tulalip Tribes of Washington the north fork of the Skagit River in there is no cultural affiliation between (previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes Skagit County, WA. The human remains the remains and any present-day Indian of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington); were identified during the installation tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. In of a septic tank and removed by a that believes itself to be culturally 1995, as part of the NAGPRA pathologist on behalf of the Skagit affiliated with the human remains and compliance process, these remains were County Coroner. No known individuals associated funerary objects may contact reported to the Confederated Tribes and were identified. The one associated the Burke Museum acting on behalf of Bands of the Yakama Nation; funerary object is a non-human mammal the University of Washington, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis bone. Department of Anthropology. Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Disposition of the human remains and Colville Reservation; Hoh Indian Tribe Determinations Made by the University associated funerary objects to the Indian (previously listed as the Hoh Indian of Washington, Department of tribes stated below may occur if no Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Anthropology additional requestors come forward. Washington); Jamestown S’Klallam Officials of the University of DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe; Kalispel Indian Community of the Washington, Department of tribe that believes it has a cultural Kalispel Reservation; Lower Elwha Anthropology, have determined that: affiliation with the human remains and Tribal Community (previously listed as • Based on cranial morphology and associated funerary objects should the Lower Elwha Tribal Community of original documentation records, the contact the University of Washington at the Lower Elwha Reservation, human remains are Native American. the address below by February 25, 2013. Washington); Lummi Tribe of the • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a ADDRESSES: Dr. Peter Lape, Burke Lummi Reservation; Makah Indian Tribe relationship of shared group identity Museum, University of Washington, Box of the Makah Indian Reservation; cannot be reasonably traced between the 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously Native American human remains and (206) 685–3849. listed as the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe any present-day Indian tribe. • SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is of the Muckleshoot Reservation, According to final judgments of the here given in accordance with the Washington); Nisqually Indian Tribe Indian Claims Commission, the land Native American Graves Protection and (previously listed as the Nisqually from which the Native American human Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Indian Tribe of the Nisqually remains and associated funerary objects 3003, of the completion of an inventory Reservation, Washington); Nooksack were removed is the aboriginal land of of human remains and associated Indian Tribe; Port Gamble Band of the Lower Skagit. The Lower Skagit funerary objects in the possession of the S’Klallam Indians (previously listed as signed the Point Elliot Treaty of January University of Washington, Department the Port Gamble Indian Community of 22, 1855, and thereafter moved to the of Anthropology. The human remains the Port Gamble Reservation, Swinomish Reservation. Descendants of were removed from a location near the Washington); Puyallup Tribe of the the Lower Skagit are members of the Skagit River in Skagit County, WA. Puyallup Reservation; Quileute Tribe of present-day Swinomish Indians of the This notice is published as part of the the Quileute Reservation; Quinault Swinomish Reservation of Washington National Park Service’s administrative Indian Nation (previously listed as the and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Quinault Tribe of the Quinault (previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). Reservation, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington). The determinations in this notice are Indian Tribe; Shoalwater Bay Indian • The Point Elliot Treaty of January the sole responsibility of the museum, Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian 22, 1855, was signed by representatives institution, or Federal agency that has Reservation (previously listed as the from the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi control of the Native American human Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Reservation; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe remains. The National Park Service is Bay Indian Reservation, Washington); (previously listed as the Muckleshoot not responsible for the determinations Skokomish Indian Tribe (previously Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot in this notice. listed as the Skokomish Indian Tribe of Reservation, Washington); Nooksack the Skokomish Reservation, Indian Tribe; Samish Indian Nation Consultation Washington); Spokane Tribe of the (previously listed as the Samish Indian A detailed assessment of the human Spokane Reservation; Squaxin Island Tribe, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle remains and associated funerary objects Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation; Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish Tribe of VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:12 Jan 23, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2013 / Notices 5201 Indians of Washington (previously Dated: December 13, 2012. Consultation listed as the Stillaguamish Tribe of Sherry Hutt, A detailed assessment of the human Washington); Suquamish Indian Tribe Manager, National NAGPRA Program. remains was made by the Burke of the Port Madison Reservation; [FR Doc. 2013–01323 Filed 1–23–13; 8:45 am] Museum and University of Washington Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish BILLING CODE 4312–50–P professional staff in consultation with Reservation of Washington; Tulalip representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Washington (previously listed Tribes of the Colville Reservation; as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Washington); and the Indian Reservation (previously listed as National Park Service Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (hereafter the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla referred to as ‘‘The Aboriginal Tribes’’). [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11981; 2200–1100– Reservation, Oregon); Nez Perce Tribe The Point Elliot Treaty provided an 665] (previously listed as the Nez Perce Tribe agreement between the above- of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Notice of Inventory Completion: mentioned tribes and the United States Reservation; and the Wanapum Band, a University of Washington, Department Government for land in western non-Federally recognized Indian group. of Anthropology, Seattle, WA Washington. The land from which the In 1995, as part of the NAGPRA Native American human remains and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. compliance process, these remains were associated funerary objects were ACTION: Notice. reported to the Confederated Tribes and removed (near the Skagit River in Skagit Bands of the Yakama Nation; County) was part of the aboriginal land SUMMARY: The University of Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ceded by the Point Elliot Treaty. Washington, Department of Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Anthropology, has completed an Colville Reservation; Hoh Indian Tribe • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the inventory of human remains, in (previously listed as the Hoh Indian human remains described in this notice consultation with the appropriate Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, represent the physical remains of one Indian tribes, and has determined that Washington); Jamestown
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