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area. The tribes that have inhabited this Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Dated: February 13, 2009. area are the Bad River Band of the Lake Indians, Minnesota. Sangita Chari, Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Representatives of any other Indian Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; tribe that believes itself to be culturally [FR Doc. E9–4683 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the affiliated with the human remains BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Minnesota Chippewa Indians, should contact Terry Fondow, Principal, Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band of the Rhinelander High School, 665 Coolidge Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, telephone DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the (715) 365–9500, before April 6, 2009. National Park Service Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Repatriation of the human remains has Minnesota; Keeweenaw Bay Indian occurred to the Wisconsin Inter-tribal Notice of Inventory Completion: Community, Michigan; Lac Courte Repatriation Committee, which Southwest Museum of the American Oreilles Band of Lake Superior represents the Bad River Band of the Indian, Autry National Center, Los Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Angeles, CA Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Wisconsin; Forest County Potawatomi AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Community, Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk ACTION: Notice. Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Nation of Wisconsin; Lac Courte Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Notice is here given in accordance Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du with the Native American Graves Indians, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Protection and Repatriation Act the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Chippewa Indians of the Lac du (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac completion of an inventory of human Superior Chippewa Indians of Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior remains and associated funerary objects Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians Chippewa Indians, Michigan; in the control of the Southwest Museum of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; of the American Indian, Autry National Community, Wisconsin; and White Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; Center, Los Angeles, CA. The human Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior remains and associated funerary objects Indians, Minnesota. Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; St. were removed from Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties, CA. Officials of the School District of Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, This notice is published as part of the Rhinelander have determined that, National Park Service’s administrative pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the Wisconsin; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 human remains described above U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in represent the physical remains of one The School District of Rhinelander is this notice are the sole responsibility of individual of Native American ancestry. responsible for notifying the Bad River the museum, institution, or Federal Officials of the School District of Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of agency that has control of the Native Rhinelander also have determined that, Chippewa Indians of the Bad River American human remains and pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band associated funerary objects. The a relationship of shared group identity (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa National Park Service is not responsible that can be reasonably traced between Indians, Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band for the determinations in this notice. the Native American human remains of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, A detailed assessment of the human and the Bad River Band of the Lake Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi remains was made by the Southwest Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage Museum of the American Indian, Autry the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Band of the Minnesota Chippewa National Center professional staff in Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Indians, Minnesota; Ho-Chunk Nation of consultation with representatives of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; Keeweenaw Bay Indian Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of Minnesota; Fond du Lac Band of the Community, Michigan; Lac Courte California; Picayune Rancheria of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Minnesota; Keeweenaw Bay Indian Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule Community, Michigan; Lac Courte Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Reservation, California; and Tuolumne Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tuolumne Rancheria of California. The Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Indians, Minnesota; Menominee Indian Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Tribe of Wisconsin; Mille Lacs Band of of California and Northfork Rancheria of Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Mono Indians of California were Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech Minnesota; Oneida Tribe of Indians of contacted, but did not participate in the Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Wisconsin; Red Cliff Band of Lake consultations about the human remains Indians, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of Superior Chippewa Indians of and associated funerary objects the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians described in this notice. Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa In an unknown year, human remains Superior Chippewa Indians of Community, Wisconsin; and White representing a minimum of four Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa individuals were removed from an of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa Indians, Minnesota that this notice has unknown site in Kingsburg, Fresno Community, Wisconsin; and White been published. County, CA. The museum has no

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additional information regarding the site was on and/or nearby Mr. Fuller’s officials of the Southwest Museum of circumstances of the removal or the ranch in the Long Canyon area. On the American Indian, Autry National museum’s acquisition of the human January 4, 1949, the human remains and Center have determined that, pursuant remains. No known individuals were associated funerary items were donated to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a identified. No associated funerary to the museum by Mr. Fuller. No known relationship of shared group identity objects are present. individual was identified. The 28 that can be reasonably traced between At an unknown date, human remains associated funerary objects are 17 glass the Native American human remains representing a minimum of one beads and 11 glass trade bead fragments. and associated funerary objects and the individual were removed from an An additional three associated funerary Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of unknown site in Kettleman Hills, Kings objects (a biface mano, an obsidian California; Cold Springs Rancheria of County, CA. The museum has no biface blade fragment, and an obsidian Mono Indians of California; Northfork additional information regarding the uniface scrape) were documented with Rancheria of Mono Indians of circumstances of the removal. On June the burial, but have not been located in 26, 1942, the human remains were the collection. California; Picayune Rancheria of the donated to the museum by Mrs. Frank The ages of the above detailed human Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa S. Johnson for the Frank S. Johnson remains are unknown. Based on an Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Collection. No known individual was archeological analysis, the individuals Rosa Rancheria, California; Table identified. No associated funerary have been identified as Native Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule objects are present. American. Consultation with a tribal River Indian Tribe of the Tule River In an unknown year, human remains representative of the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation, California; and Tuolumne representing a minimum of one Community of the Santa Rosa Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the individual were removed from an Rancheria, California, confirmed that Tuolumne Rancheria of California. unknown site near Tulare Lake, 2 miles the provenience of the human remains Representatives of any other Indian southwest of Burrell, Kings County, CA, is consistent with that of other tribe that believes itself to be culturally during an excavation by a contractor’s discoveries of indigenous human affiliated with the human remains and bulldozer that was clearing ground for remains in the area. Geographical and associated funerary objects should an oil well for the General Petroleum historical evidence indicates that the Company. On November 6, 1944, the sites are located within the traditional contact Steven M. Karr, Ph.D., human remains were donated to the territory of the Central Valley Yokuts Ahmanson Curator of History and museum by Edwin F. Walker. No known and Monache people. The Central Culture and Interim Executive Director, individual was identified. No associated Valley Yokuts’ traditional territory 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA funerary objects are present. extends from Tulare Lake to the Western 90065, telephone (323) 221–2164, At an unknown date, human remains Sierra Nevada Foothills. Descendants of extension 241, or LaLena Lewark, representing a minimum of seven the Central Valley Yokuts are members Senior NAGPRA Coordinator, Autry individuals were removed from an of the Picayune Rancheria of the National Center, 4700 Western Heritage unknown site near Tule Lake, Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone approximately 5 miles from Corcoran, Rosa Indian Community of the Santa (323) 667–2000, extension 220, before Kings County, CA. The human remains Rosa Rancheria, California; Table April 6, 2009. Repatriation of the human were found in a bulldozed area near an Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule remains and associated funerary objects irrigation project. At an unknown time River Indian Tribe of the Tule River to the Santa Rosa Indian Community of and by unknown means, Mr. Charles Reservation, California; and Tuolumne the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California Dirks acquired the human remains. On Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the may proceed after that date if no May 17, 1954, the human remains were Tuolumne Rancheria of California. The additional claimants come forward. donated to the museum by Mr. Dirks. Monache’s traditional territory is in the No known individuals were identified. proximity of the Western slope of the The Southwest Museum of the The three associated funerary objects are Sierra Nevada Mountains. Descendants American Indian, Autry National Center two obsidian arrow points and one of the Monache are members of the Big is responsible for notifying the Big obsidian dart point fragment. Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of At an unknown date, human remains California; Cold Springs Rancheria of California; Cold Springs Rancheria of representing a minimum of one Mono Indians of California; and Mono Indians of California; Northfork individual were removed from an Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of Rancheria of Mono Indians of unknown site near the south end of Tule California. California; Picayune Rancheria of the Lake Basin, Kings County, CA. At an Officials of the Southwest Museum of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa unknown time and by unknown means, the American Indian, Autry National Rosa Indian Community of the Santa R.B. Luckey acquired the human Center have determined that, pursuant Rosa Rancheria, California; Table remains. On January 10, 1955, the to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule human remains were donated to the remains described above represent the River Indian Tribe of the Tule River museum by R.B. Luckey. No known physical remains of at least 15 Reservation, California; and Tuolumne individual was identified. The one individuals of Native American Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the associated funerary object is a hard soil ancestry. Officials of the Southwest Tuolumne Rancheria of California that sample with embedded fresh-water Museum of the American Indian, Autry this notice has been published. shells. National Center also have determined At an unknown date, human remains that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), Dated: February 13, 2009. representing a minimum of one the 32 objects described above are Sangita Chari, individual were removed from an reasonably believed to have been placed Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. unknown site near the eastern Sierra with or near individual human remains [FR Doc. E9–4674 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] foothills, Lost and Long Canyons, Tulare at the time of death or later as part of BILLING CODE 4312–50–S County, CA, by Mr. Henry F. Fuller. The the death rite or ceremony. Lastly,

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