Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
| Published date | 27 September 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 53344 |
| Record Number | 2021-20914 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Park Service |
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 184 / Monday, September 27, 2021 / Notices
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary objects was made by
the California State University,
Sacramento professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; Ione Band of
Miwok Indians of California; Kletsel
Dehe Band of Wintun Indians
[previously listed as Cortina Indian
Rancheria]; Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
two non-federally recognized Indian
groups, the Miwok Tribe of El Dorado
Rancheria and the Nashville-Eldorado
Rancheria. The Wilton Rancheria,
California and the Yocha Dehe Wintun
Nation, California [previously listed as
Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun
Indians of California] were invited to
consult but did not participate.
Hereafter, all the above entities are
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and
Invited Tribes and Groups.’’
History and Description of the
Associated Funerary Objects
On March 15, 2011, human remains
and associated funerary objects from site
CA–SAC–16 in Sacramento County, CA,
were listed in a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register (76 FR 14052–14054, March 15,
2011). Subsequently, these human
remains and objects were repatriated to
the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria
(Verona Tract), California. Following
repatriation, 428 additional funerary
objects associated with the previously
repatriated human remains were found
in the collections of California State
University, Sacramento. They include
425 associated funerary objects from the
1971 Sacramento State College
excavation led by Ann Peak and three
associated funerary objects from the
1960s American River College
excavations directed by Charles
Gebhardt (which had been transferred
from American River College to
California State University Sacramento).
The 425 funerary objects from the 1971
excavation are one lot of ash, 11 pieces
of baked clay, two shell beads, four lots
of charcoal, two pieces of debitage, one
edge modified flake, one groundstone
fragment, nine invertebrate remains, two
pieces of historic metal, two shell
ornaments, one unmodified stone, 17
thermally altered rocks, two bird bone
tubes, and 370 faunal remains. The
three funerary objects from the 1960s
excavations are two shell beads and one
animal bone.
Temporally diagnostic artifacts
recovered from CA–SAC–16 indicate
that the site was used from the Middle
Horizon up until the early Historic
Period. Linguistic evidence suggests that
ancestral-Penutian speaking groups
related to modern day Miwok, Nisenan,
and Patwin groups occupied the region
during the Middle (550 B.C.—A.D.
1100) and Late (A.D. 1100—Historic)
Horizons, while ethnohistoric and
ethnographic sources indicate that the
site was most likely historically
occupied by Nisenan-speaking groups.
Consequently, officials of California
State University, Sacramento reasonably
believe that the ethnographic, historical,
and geographical evidence indicates
that the burials and cultural items
recovered from Site CA–SAC–16 are
most closely affiliated with
contemporary descendants of the
Nisenan, and have more distant ties to
neighboring groups, such as the Plains
Miwok and Patwin.
Determinations Made by the California
State University, Sacramento
Officials of the California State
University, Sacramento have
determined that:
•Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 428 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
•Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the associated funerary objects
and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-
Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of
Miwok Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; and the Wilton Rancheria,
California (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these associated funerary objects
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College
of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary
Studies, California State University,
Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento,
CA 95819, telephone (916) 278–6504,
email dhyson@csus.edu, by October 27,
2021. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed. If
joined to a request from one or more of
The Tribes, the following non-federally
recognized Indian groups may also
receive transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects:
The Miwok Tribe of El Dorado
Rancheria and the Nashville-Eldorado
Rancheria.
The California State University,
Sacramento is responsible for notifying
The Consulted and Invited Tribes and
Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 21, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: California State University,
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY
: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: California State University,
Sacramento in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
California State University, Sacramento.
If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES
: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
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identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the California State University,
Sacramento at the address in this notice
by October 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Dr.
Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of
Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary
Studies, California State University,
Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento,
CA 95819, telephone (916) 278–6504,
email dhyson@csus.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the California
State University, Sacramento,
Sacramento, CA, that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
On March 15, 2011, unassociated
funerary objects from site CA–SAC–16
in Sacramento County, CA, were listed
in a Notice of Intent to Repatriate
published in the Federal Register (76
FR 14049–14050, March 15, 2011).
Subsequently, these unassociated
funerary objects were repatriated to the
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,
Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California.
Following repatriation of the objects
listed in the 2011 notice, 290 additional
unassociated funerary objects were
found in the Anthony Zallio collection.
Zallio, a local amateur archeologist who
collected in the area during the 1920–
30s, donated his collection to California
State University, Sacramento. The 290
unassociated funerary objects are 269
shell beads, four shell ornaments, and
17 projectile points.
Following repatriation of the objects
listed in the 2011 notice, three
additional unassociated funerary objects
were found among the materials
recovered during the 1953 Sacramento
State College excavations directed by
Dr. Richard Reeve. The three
unassociated funerary objects are three
shell beads.
Following repatriation of the objects
listed in the 2011 notice, two additional
unassociated funerary objects were
found among the materials recovered
during the 1960s American River
College excavations directed by Charles
Gebhardt. This collection was
transferred from American River College
to California State University
Sacramento at an unknown date. The
two unassociated funerary objects are
one worked shell with ochre and one
modified bone.
Following repatriation of the objects
listed in the 2011 notice, an additional
98 unassociated funerary objects were
found among the materials recovered
during the 1971 Sacramento State
College excavations led by Ann Peak.
The 98 unassociated funerary objects are
89 vertebrate remains, one shell bead,
one invertebrate remain, one
groundstone fragment, one thermally
altered rock, one lot of charcoal, one
obsidian projectile point, one modified
bone, and two pieces of baked clay.
Temporally diagnostic artifacts
recovered from CA–SAC–16 indicate
that the site was used from the Middle
Horizon until the early Historic Period.
Linguistic evidence suggests that
ancestral-Penutian speaking groups
related to modern day Miwok, Nisenan,
and Patwin groups occupied the region
during the Middle (550 B.C.–A.D. 1100)
and Late (A.D. 1100–Historic) Horizons.
Ethnohistoric and ethnographic sources
indicate that the site was most likely
historically occupied by Nisenan-
speaking groups. In summary, officials
of California State University,
Sacramento reasonably believe that the
ethnographic, historical, and
geographical evidence indicates that the
historic burials and cultural items
recovered from Site CA–SAC–16 are
most closely affiliated with
contemporary descendants of the
Nisenan and are more distantly related
to neighboring groups, such as the
Plains Miwok and Patwin.
Determinations Made by California
State University, Sacramento
Officials of the California State
University, Sacramento have
determined that:
•Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 393 cultural items described above
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
•Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Shingle Springs Band of
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Dr. Dianne Hyson, California State
University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street,
Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916)
278–6504, email dhyson@csus.edu, by
October 27, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,
Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California may proceed.
California State University,
Sacramento is responsible for notifying
the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria
(Verona Tract), California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 21, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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ACTION
: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES
: Interested persons are invited to
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27, 2021.
ADDRESSES
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