Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 95/Thursday, May 17, 2007/Notices

27846 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 95 / Thursday, May 17, 2007 / Notices represent the physical remains of nine This notice is published as part of the between the Native American human individuals of Native American National Park Service’s administrative remains and the Confederated Tribes of ancestry. Officials of the Museum of responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. Anthropology, Washington State U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations Representatives of any other Indian University also have determined that, in this notice are the sole responsibility tribe that believes itself to be culturally pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 82 of the museum, institution, or Federal affiliated with the human remains objects described above are reasonably agency that has control of the Native should contact Dr. John Finney, believed to have been placed with or American human remains. The National Associate Dean, University of Puget near individual human remains at the Park Service is not responsible for the Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA time of death or later as part of the death determinations in this notice. 98416, telephone (253) 879–3207, before rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the A detailed assessment of the human June 18, 2007. Repatriation of the Museum of Anthropology, Washington remains was made by the Slater human remains to the Confederated State University have determined that, Museum of Natural History, University Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is of Puget Sound professional staff and a Oregon may proceed after that date if no a relationship of shared group identity consultant in consultation with additional claimants come forward. that can be reasonably traced between representatives of the Confederated The Slater Museum of Natural History the Native American human remains Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, is responsible for notifying the and associated funerary objects and the Oregon. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis On an unknown date, human remains Reservation, Oregon that this notice has Reservation, Washington. representing a minimum of one been published. individual were probably removed from Representatives of any other Indian Dated: March 27, 2007. Oregon by Robert McManus and given tribe that believes itself to be culturally Sherry Hutt, affiliated with the human remains and to Stanley G. Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated Manager, National NAGPRA Program. associated funerary objects should the human remains to the Slater contact Mary Collins, Associate Museum in 1955. No known individual [FR Doc. E7–9449 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] Director, Museum of Anthropology, was identified. No associated funerary BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Washington State University, P.O. Box objects are present. Written on the right side of the skull 62291, Pullman, WA 99164–4910, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR telephone (509) 335–4314, before June is, ‘‘One of Poker Jim’s warriors found near where he was killed. April 1918, 18, 2007. Repatriation of the human National Park Service remains and associated funerary objects Robt. McManus’’ and next to it ‘‘SGJ’’ circled in ink. Poker Jim was a Umatilla to the Confederated Tribes of the Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas chief (Dorys N. Crow, ‘‘Poker Jim: Chief Chehalis Reservation, Washington may Archeological Research Laboratory, of the Walla Wallas,’’ The Sunday proceed after that date if no additional The University of Texas at Austin, Oregonian Magazine, December 7, 1952; claimants come forward. Austin, TX The Museum of Anthropology, Diana LaSarge, Cultural Affiliation Washington State University is Document for the Cayuse, Umatilla, and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. responsible for notifying the Walla Walla Tribes, 2002; Jennifer ACTION: Notice. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Karson, Wiyaxayxt/ Wiyaakaa’awn/As Notice is here given in accordance Reservation, Washington that this notice Days Go by: Our History, Our Land, Our with the Native American Graves has been published. People: The Cayuse, Umatilla, And Walla Walla, 2006). Protection and Repatriation Act Dated: April 15, 2007. The individual is most likely of (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Sherry Hutt, Native American ancestry as indicated completion of an inventory of human Manager, National NAGPRA Program. by morphological features. The remains and associated funerary objects [FR Doc. E7–9455 Filed 5–16–07; 8:45 am] geographical location where the human in the control of the Texas BILLING CODE 4312–50–S remains were presumably recovered is Archeological Research Laboratory, The consistent with the historically University of Texas at Austin, Austin, documented territory of the tribes now TX. The human remains and associated DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR represented by the Confederated Tribes funerary objects were removed from of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon. Fisher and Lubbock Counties, TX. National Park Service Information provided during This notice is published as part of the consultation with tribal representatives, National Park Service’s administrative Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater indicates that the human remains share responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Museum of Natural History, University a common ancestry with members of U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA tribes now represented by the in this notice are the sole responsibility AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla of the museum, institution, or Federal ACTION: Notice. Reservation, Oregon. agency that has control of the Native Officials of the Slater Museum of American human remains and Notice is here given in accordance Natural History have determined that, associated funerary objects. The with the Native American Graves pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the National Park Service is not responsible Protection and Repatriation Act human remains described above for the determinations in this notice. (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the represent the physical remains of one A detailed assessment of the human completion of an inventory of human individual of Native American ancestry. remains was made by Texas remains in the possession of the Slater Officials of the Slater Museum of Archeological Research Laboratory Museum of Natural History, University Natural History also have determined professional staff in consultation with of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), representatives of the Comanche Nation, human remains were probably removed there is a relationship of shared group Oklahoma. The Kiowa Tribe of Indians from Oregon. identity that can be reasonably traced of Oklahoma did not respond when VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:15 May 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 95 / Thursday, May 17, 2007 / Notices 27847 invited to consult with the Texas The Fisher and Lubbock Counties are Protection and Repatriation Act Archeological Research Laboratory within the territory inhabited by both (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the professional staff. the Comanche and Kiowa Indians completion of an inventory of human In 1951, human remains representing during the 1800s. remains and associated funerary objects a minimum of one individual were Officials of the Texas Archeological in the control of the Washington State removed out of a wall of the Research Laboratory have determined Parks and Recreation Commission, Yellowhouse Canyon, east of Lubbock, that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), Olympia, WA and in the physical Lubbock County, TX, by Dr. Grayson the human remains described above custody of the Thomas Burke Memorial Meade, a geologist at Texas represent the physical remains of two Washington State Museum (Burke Technological College. Subsequently, individuals of Native American Museum), University of Washington, the human remains were given to the ancestry. Officials of the Texas Seattle, WA. The human remains and Texas Memorial Museum at The Archeological Research Laboratory also associated funerary objects were University of Texas at Austin. The have determined that, pursuant to 25 removed from Old Man House State human remains were recently U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 276 objects Park, Kitsap County, WA. discovered in an unrelated department described above are reasonably believed This notice is published as part of the and transferred to Texas Archeological to have been placed with or near National Park Service’s administrative Research Laboratory in 2006. No known individual human remains at the time of responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 individual was identified. The 136 death or later as part of the death rite U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations associated funerary items are 1 lot or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the in this notice are the sole responsibility moccasin fragments; 6 copper bell Texas Archeological Research of the museum, institution, or Federal fragments; 1 belt cap box; 1 hinge-clasp Laboratory have determined that, agency that has control of the Native ring; 1 metal bucket; 1 metal buckle pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is American human remains and with a fragment of leather belt; 1 piece a relationship of shared group identity associated funerary objects. The of glass; 1 Remington-Beals cap and ball that can be reasonably traced between National Park Service is not responsible revolver (first manufactured

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