Federal Register: March 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 47)
DOCID: fr12mr09-93 FR Doc E9-5326
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr12mr09-93
ACTION: Inventory Completions:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Inventory Completion: Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Northwest Museum (formerly Maxey Museum), Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. The human remains were removed from Mason County, WA.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Whitman College and Northwest Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington.
Sometime between 1874 and 1907, human remains representing a
minimum of four individuals were removed from the vicinity of the
Skokomish Reservation, located in presentday Mason County, WA, by
Reverend Myron Eells, Congregational Missionary. After Rev. Eells
death, the human remains were donated to Whitman College by his wife on
February 15, 1907, (WHITE549, Eells
While Rev. Eells did not always indicate cultural affiliation, he
collected mainly from the Skokomish and S'Klallam Tribes. Rev. Eells
occasionally noted tribal affiliations and/or places of origin for
items in the collection. Some of Rev. Eells notes on the human remains are stated in
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museum records, which identify the human remains as Native American. In
addition, the human remains were determined to be Native American based
on skeletal morphology, as well as on museum records of the provenience.
The human remains are most likely culturally affiliated with tribes whose aboriginal lands lie in the Hood River region of the Puget Sound of northwestern Washington. Anthropological evidence, including continuities of technology and material culture, indicates continuous occupation by the Skokomish (also known as Twana) peoples over the last 2,000 years in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. The historical biography and papers of Rev. Myron Eells, and consultation evidence with tribal representatives of the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington, further support Skokomish occupation.
Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (910), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Brian Dott, Director, Northwest Museum, Maxey Hall, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 5275776, before April 13, 2009. Repatriation of the human remains to the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Northwest Museum, Whitman College is responsible for notifying
the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 26, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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SUMMARY:
Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA,
DOCUMENT BODY:
Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Northwest Museum (formerly Maxey Museum), Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. The human remains were removed from Mason County, WA.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Whitman College and Northwest Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington.
Sometime between 1874 and 1907, human remains representing a
minimum of four individuals were removed from the vicinity of the
Skokomish Reservation, located in presentday Mason County, WA, by
Reverend Myron Eells, Congregational Missionary. After Rev. Eells
death, the human remains were donated to Whitman College by his wife on
February 15, 1907, (WHITE549, Eells
While Rev. Eells did not always indicate cultural affiliation, he
collected mainly from the Skokomish and S'Klallam Tribes. Rev. Eells
occasionally noted tribal affiliations and/or places of origin for
items in the collection. Some of Rev. Eells notes on the human remains are stated in
[[Page 10765]]
museum records, which identify the human remains as Native American. In
addition, the human remains were determined to be Native American based
on skeletal morphology, as well as on museum records of the provenience.
The human remains are most likely culturally affiliated with tribes whose aboriginal lands lie in the Hood River region of the Puget Sound of northwestern Washington. Anthropological evidence, including continuities of technology and material culture, indicates continuous occupation by the Skokomish (also known as Twana) peoples over the last 2,000 years in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. The historical biography and papers of Rev. Myron Eells, and consultation evidence with tribal representatives of the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington, further support Skokomish occupation.
Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (910), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Brian Dott, Director, Northwest Museum, Maxey Hall, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 5275776, before April 13, 2009. Repatriation of the human remains to the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Northwest Museum, Whitman College is responsible for notifying
the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 26, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E95326 Filed 31109; 8:45 am]
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