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similar with other cultural items Tribe of ; Sac & Fox Klamath Tribes, Oregon (formerly the removed from Pawnee sites in the area Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon); Pit of Genoa and are therefore culturally Nebraska; and Three Affiliated Tribes of River Tribe, California (includes XL affiliated with the Pawnee. the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Ranch, Big Ben, Likely, Lookout, At an unknown time, cultural items Dakota that this notice has been Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek were removed from the A.T. Hill site published. Rancherias); Redding Rancheria, (25WT1), also known as the Pawnee Dated: October 1, 2007. California; Santa Ynez Band of Pike Village, located in Webster County, Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Sherry Hutt, NE. The 3 unassociated funerary objects Ynez Reservation, California; Smith are 1 metal button, 1 metal coin or Manager, National NAGPRA Program. River Rancheria, California; Yurok Tribe medal, and 1 glass bottle. [FR Doc. E7–24622 Filed 12–18–07; 8:45 am] of the Yurok Reservation, California; The metal button is an 1800 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 4312–50–S and Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation metal button, which was donated by Commission, a non–federally A.M. Brooking and cataloged in 1937 recognized Indian group. (17662). The metal coin or medal was DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR On November 30, 1972, Mrs. J. E. acquired from W.M. Robb and cataloged Barrett donated one basket cap and one National Park Service in 1936 (16058). The glass essence of tobacco basket. The two cultural items peppermint bottle was donated by an Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural were originally part of a loaned unknown donor and cataloged in 1931 Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State collection of Indian baskets dated (10363). The A.T. Hill site was University, Corvallis, OR February 28, 1927. Basket caps are used sporadically occupied by the Kitkehahki in ceremonial dances that are placed on (Republican) band of the Pawnee from AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. young female dancers and women A.D. 1700 – A.D. 1830. Based on ACTION: Notice. singers as part of the Tolowa Dee–ni’ museum records, museum officials have regalia, and continue to be used during determined that the cultural items were Notice is here given in accordance ceremonial dances such as Nee–dash intentionally placed with human with the Native American Graves ‘‘Feather Dance’’ or Wealth–display remains at burial and are similar to Protection and Repatriation Act dance. Tobacco baskets store tobacco for other funerary objects removed from (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent the use of transmitting prayers up to the this site. Therefore, museum officials to repatriate cultural items in the Creator during everyday prayer, as well have culturally affiliated the possession of the Horner Collection, as during ceremonial occasions. unassociated funerary objects with the Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR On March 25, 1985, one storage basket Pawnee. Descendants of the Pawnee are that meet the definition of ‘‘sacred and one basket cap from the collection members of the Pawnee Nation of objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. of Thomas and Ann Stephens, Ashland, Oklahoma. This notice is published as part of the OR, were donated to the Horner Officials of the Hastings Museum National Park Service’s administrative Museum by Eileen Waring Dew (Mrs. have determined that, pursuant to 25 responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Lawrence). Museum records state that U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 4,277 cultural U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations the cultural items were made by items described above are reasonably in this notice are the sole responsibility northwestern California Indians believed to have been placed with or of the museum, institution, or Federal between 1880 and 1900. A storage near individual human remains at the agency that has control of the cultural basket is a sacred item that is used to time of death or later as part of the death items. The National Park Service is not store many different herbs and sacred rite or ceremony and are believed, by a responsible for the determinations in plants used in traditional healing preponderance of the evidence, to have this notice. practices. Current ceremonial practices been removed from a specific burial site The six cultural items are two basket include use of specific herbs and plants of an Native American individual. caps, three baskets, and one pipe. as healing remedies, purification, and Officials of the Hastings Museum also The Museum of Oregon Country, are often burned during the dance while have determined that, pursuant to 25 Oregon Agricultural College was prayers are offered and transmitted to U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship renamed the John B. Horner Museum of the Creator. of shared group identity that can be the Oregon Country in 1936, and On July 14, 1986, Charles A. and reasonably traced between the became commonly known as the Horner Audrey L. Boice donated a collection of unassociated funerary objects and the Museum. The Oregon Agricultural Indian baskets from the collection of Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. College was renamed the Oregon State Olivia and C.N. Edman of Marshfield, Representatives of any other Indian College in 1937, and became Oregon OR, to the Horner Collection. Museum tribe that believes itself to be culturally State University in 1962. The Horner records indicate the baskets are from affiliated with the unassociated funerary Museum closed in 1995. Currently, southern Oregon and northern objects should contact Teresa Kreutzer– cultural items from the Horner Museum California. Representatives of the Smith Hodson, Hastings Museum of Natural are referred to as the Horner Collection, River Rancheria, California have and Cultural History, PO Box 1286, which is owned by, and in the identified one basket as Tolowa Dee–ni’ Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402) possession of, Oregon State University. in affiliation and that it is used for the 461–2399, before January 18, 2008. Horner Collection, Oregon State cooking of food, such as acorns for Repatriation of the unassociated University professional staff consulted ceremonies and other important funerary objects to the Pawnee Nation of with representatives of the Confederated community events. Acorns are highly Oklahoma may proceed after that date if Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and revered and during certain ceremonies no additional claimants come forward. Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; the acorn is the only food allowable for Hastings Museum is responsible for Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde dancers and shaman to consume. notifying the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Community of Oregon; Confederated At an unknown time and date, pipes – Tribe of Indians, Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; were donated to the Horner Collection. Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Museum records show one pipe is Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Oregon; Hoopa Valley Tribe, California; tubular in design and the tag indicates

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that it is from California. The pipe is recognized Indian group that this notice known individual was identified. The identified as a sacred item traditionally has been published. four associated funerary objects are two and contemporarily used to smoke Dated: November 28, 2007 arrow points and two stone celts. tobacco during prayer and/or for In 1970, human remains representing Sherry Hutt, purification. Representatives of the a minimum of three individuals were Smith River Rancheria, California have Manager, National NAGPRA Program. removed from the Poe site (3SC28), identified the tubular shape of the pipe [FR Doc. E7–24618 Filed 12–18–07; 8:45 am] Scott County, AR, during museum as typical of Tolowa Dee–ni’ culture and BILLING CODE 4312–50–S sponsored excavations. No known as a sacred object. individuals were identified. The six Tribal representatives of the Smith associated funerary objects are four River Rancheria, California have DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ceramic sherds, one group of lithic identified the six cultural items as fragments, and one animal bone. National Park Service Tolowa in cultural affiliation and as Artifacts found at the Strickland sacred items. Descendants of the Tolowa Notice of Inventory Completion: The Island Farm, Nick T. Wheatley Place, Dee–ni’ people are members of the University Museum, University of and Poe sites indicate that they were Smith River Rancheria, California. Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR occupied during the Fourche Maline Officials of the Horner Collection, period (A.D. 500–800). Oregon State University have AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. In 1929, human remains representing determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice. a minimum of three individuals were 3001 (3)(C), the six cultural items removed from Lester Place (3LA48), described above are specific ceremonial Notice is here given in accordance Lafayette County, AR, by unknown objects needed by traditional Native with the Native American Graves persons. The human remains were American religious leaders for the Protection and Repatriation Act donated to the museum that same year. practice of traditional Native American (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the No known individuals were identified. religions by their present-day adherents. completion of an inventory of human No associated funerary objects are Officials of Horner Collection, Oregon remains and associated funerary objects present. State University also have determined in the possession of The University In 1929, human remains representing that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), Museum, University of Arkansas, a minimum of one individual were there is a relationship of shared group Fayetteville, AR. The human remains removed from the Clyde Hodges site in identity that can be reasonably traced and associated funerary objects were Garland County, AR, by unknown between the sacred objects and the removed from Clark, Dallas, Garland, persons. The human remains were Smith River Rancheria, California. Hot Springs, Howard, Lafayette, Little donated to the museum that same year. Representatives of any other Indian River, Miller, Ouachita, Scott, and Yell No known individual was identified. No tribe that believes itself to be culturally Counties, AR. associated funerary objects are present. affiliated with the sacred objects should This notice is published as part of the In 1930, human remains representing contact Sabah Randhawa, Executive National Park Service’s administrative a minimum of one individual were Vice President and Provost, President’s responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 removed from the Murphy Place, Office, Oregon State University, 600 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations Garland County, AR, by unknown Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis, in this notice are the sole responsibility persons. The human remains were OR 97331, telephone (541) 737–8260, of the museum, institution, or Federal donated to the museum that same year. before January 18, 2008. Repatriation of agency that has control of the Native No known individual was identified. the sacred objects to Smith River American human remains and The one associated funerary object is an Rancheria, California may proceed after associated funerary objects. The incised effigy bowl. that date if no additional claimants National Park Service is not responsible In 1933, human remains representing come forward. for the determinations in this notice. a minimum of six individuals were The Horner Collection, Oregon State A detailed assessment of the human removed from the Aikman Farm University is responsible for notifying remains and associated funerary objects (3YE15), Yell County, AR, during the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville was made by The University Museum, museum sponsored excavations. No Rancheria, California; Big Lagoon University of Arkansas professional staff known individuals were identified. The Rancheria, California; Blue Lake in consultation with representatives of 29 associated funerary objects are 1 Rancheria, California; Cachil DeHe Band the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. ceramic water bottle in the form of a of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian In 1933, human remains representing human, 1 undecorated ceramic water Community of the Colusa Rancheria, a minimum of eight individuals were bottle, 2 ceramic bowls, 8 ceramic California; Cher–Ae Heights Indian removed from the Strickland Island sherds, 2 ceramic pipes, 1 clay ball, 7 Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, Farm (3SC7), Scott County, AR, during arrow points, 1 quartz crystal, 1 California; Elk Valley Rancheria, museum sponsored excavations. No polished stone, 1 group of animal bone California; Hoopa Valley Tribe, known individuals were identified. The fragments, 3 metal buttons, and 1 group California; Karuk Tribe of California; Pit 106 associated funerary objects are 84 of nail fragments. River Tribe, California (includes XL ceramic sherds, 1 group of ceramic In 1940, human remains representing Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, sherds, 5 arrow points, 2 bone daggers, a minimum of six individuals were Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek 4 bone needles, 1 bone knife or scarper, removed from the Adair site (3GA1), Rancherias); Quartz Valley Indian 3 bone awls, 1 bone flaker, 1 terrapin Garland County, AR, during museum Community of the Quartz Valley shell, 1 group of dog bones, 1 antler sponsored excavations. No known Reservation of California; Redding tool, 1 group of shells, and 1 ‘‘skiver.’’ individuals were identified. The one Rancheria, California; Resighini In 1934, human remains representing associated funerary object is one group Rancheria, California; Yurok Tribe of a minimum of one individual were of rocks. the Yurok Reservation, California; and removed from the Nick T. Wheatley In 1940, human remains representing Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Place (3CL8), Clark County, AR, during a minimum of 28 individuals were Commission, a non–federally museum sponsored excavations. No removed from the Cooper Place (3HS1),

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