Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 140 / Thursday, July 21, 2011 / Notices 43715 of the Siletz Indians of Oregon; Coquille time of contact, the individual groups Additional Requestors and Disposition Tribe of Oregon; Cow Creek Band of spoke 30 dialects of the Athapascan, Representatives of any other Indian Umpqua Indians of Oregon; and Chinookan, Kalapuyan, Takelman, tribe that believes itself to be culturally Klamath Tribes, Oregon, were notified, Molalan, Sahaptin, Salishan, and affiliated with the human remains but did not participate in consultations Shastan language families. In 1856– should contact Dr. David McMurray, about the human remains described in 1857, the U.S. Government forcibly Oregon State University Department of this notice. relocated the Grand Ronde peoples to Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, History and Description of the Remains the Grand Ronde Reservation, located at Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) the headwaters of the South Yamhill 737–3850, before August 22, 2011. In the 1970s, human remains River in Yamhill and Polk Counties, OR. representing a minimum of three Repatriation of the human remains to The last additions to the Grand Ronde individuals were removed from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand came onto the reservation in the 1870s. somewhere near the mouth of the Sandy Ronde Community of Oregon and the The Confederated Tribes of the Grand River, in Multnomah County, OR. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm human remains were removed due to Ronde Community of Oregon were first Springs Reservation of Oregon may illegal pot-hunting activities. The incorporated in 1935, terminated from proceed after that date if no additional human remains were subsequently Federal recognition in 1954, and claimants come forward. given to the university, but specific restored to recognized status in 1983. The Oregon State University provenience information was not The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Department of Anthropology is provided. No known individuals were Springs Reservation of Oregon are responsible for notifying the Burns identified. No associated funerary composed of the Wasco Tribe, the Warm Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes and objects are present. Springs Tribes, and groups of Northern Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; Confederated Tribes of the Ethnographic records suggest the Paiutes. The Wasco Tribe, made up of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw mouth of the Sandy River, where it the Dalles and Dog River bands, Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes meets the Columbia River, was occupied occupied the lower Columbia River area of the Grand Ronde Community of by Chinookan peoples. The Chinookan and belong to the Chinookan language Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the peoples occupied a vast area for group. The Warm Springs Tribes, Siletz Indians of Oregon; Confederated hunting, fishing, and trade that was composed of the Upper Deschutes ‘‘south of the Columbia from the Tribes of the Umatilla Indian (Tygh), Lower Deschutes (Wyam), Reservation, Oregon; Confederated cascades to the mouth of the Tenino and John Day (Dock-spus) Willamette’’ (Berreman, 1937). The Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation bands, lived on the Deschutes and John of Oregon; Coquille Tribe of Oregon; Sandy River is within this vast area. The Day Rivers, as well as up river of the human remains described above are Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Wasco Tribe on the Columbia River. The believed to have been removed from this Oregon; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; and Northern Paiutes were forcibly moved area, which is within or near the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, that this notice onto the Warm Springs Reservation in traditional lands of the Chinookan has been published. 1879 and 1884, but originally had peoples whose descendants are Dated: July 14, 2011. members of the present-day roamed a large territory that included parts of the Deschutes and John Day Sherry Hutt, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Community of Oregon and Confederated River Valleys, as well as high desert Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation territories to the east and south of the [FR Doc. 2011–18356 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] of Oregon. reservation. In 1855, the Warm Springs BILLING CODE 4312–50–P The Confederated Tribes of the Grand and Wasco Tribes entered into a treaty Ronde Community of Oregon includes with the United States of America, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR numerous bands from western Oregon, ceding more than 10 million acres of land. In 1938, the Warm Springs, Wasco as well as some communities from National Park Service extreme southwestern Washington and and Northern Paiute Tribes formed a northern California. These communities confederacy. [2253–665] and bands are the Clackamas Chinook, Determinations Made by the Oregon Multnomah Chinook, Clatsop Chinook, Notice of Inventory Completion: State University Department of Willapa Chinook, Lower Chinook University of Colorado Museum, Anthropology Proper, Nehalem, Salmon River, Boulder, CO Tillamook, Nestucca, Kathlamet or Officials of the Oregon State AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Wahkiakum Chinook, Skilloot, University Department of Anthropology ACTION: Notice. Clatskanie, Clowewalla of the have determined that: Tumwater, Cascades or Mehetatate of • SUMMARY: The University of Colorado the Tumwater, Tualatin Calapooia, Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Museum has completed an inventory of Yamhill Calapooia, Pudding River or human remains described in this notice human remains and associated funerary Ahantchuyak Calapooia, Santiam represent the physical remains of three objects, in consultation with the Calapooia, Che-lucke-mute or individuals of Native American appropriate Indian tribes, and has Luckiamute Calapooia, Chelamelah or ancestry. determined that there is a cultural Long Tom Calapooia, Winefelly, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there affiliation between the human remains Chemapho or Muddy Creek Calapooia, is a relationship of shared group and associated funerary objects and Chepenefa or Marys River Calapooia, identity that can be reasonably traced present-day Indian tribes. Tsankupi or Tecopa Calapooia, Mohawk between the Native American human Representatives of any Indian tribe that or Chefan Calapooia, Yoncalla, Northern remains and the Confederated Tribes of believes itself to be culturally affiliated Molalla, Southern Molalla, Latgawa or the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon with the human remains and associated Upper Takelma, Rogue River, Upper and the Confederated Tribes of the funerary objects may contact the Umpqua, and Northern Shasta. At the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. University of Colorado Museum. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 Jul 20, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 wreier-aviles on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with NOTICES 43716 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 140 / Thursday, July 21, 2011 / Notices Repatriation of the human remains and Mr. Hoofnagle’s widow, Alice G. identity that can be reasonably traced associated funerary objects to the Indian Hoofnagle, sold his collection to the between the Native American human tribes stated below may occur if no University of Colorado Museum in remains and associated funerary objects additional claimants come forward. March 1961. In February 2008, the and the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; DATES: Representatives of any Indian human remains and associated funerary Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of tribe that believes it has a cultural objects were found in the museum. North Carolina; and United Keetoowah affiliation with the human remains and Based on reasonable evidence provided Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. during consultation, the human remains associated funerary objects should Additional Requestors and Disposition contact the University of Colorado are Native American. The same evidence supports cultural affiliation to Representatives of any other Indian Museum at the address below by August tribe that believes itself to be culturally 22, 2011. all three Federally-recognized Cherokee tribes—Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; affiliated with the human remains and ADDRESSES: Steve Lekson, Curator of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of associated funerary objects should Anthropology, University of Colorado North Carolina; and United Keetoowah contact Steve Lekson, Curator of Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Anthropology, University of Colorado NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein & Traditional Cherokee burials are found Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, in rock crevices and caves; traditional NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein & CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648. Cherokee burials include non-human Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is bones such as the sharpened rib bones CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648, here given in accordance with the found with this burial. A portion of Bell before August 22, 2011. Repatriation of Native American Graves Protection and County, KY, is within the aboriginal the human remains and associated Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. territory of the Cherokee based on a funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, 3003, of the completion of an inventory final judgment of the Indian Claims Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee of human remains and associated Commission. In addition, Bell County, Indians of North Carolina; and United funerary objects in the possession and KY, is within the aboriginal territory of Keetoowah Band