2024-17264. Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

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Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1. [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038404; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES:

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, Senior Advisor to President Luke Wood, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the California State University, Sacramento, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA-SAC-57, located in the west-central portion of Sacramento County, CA. The one associated funerary object is a projectile point. The human remains and funerary objects were collected by individuals associated with the California State University, Sacramento in 1980. They have since been housed at the University under accession 81-97.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA-SAC-118, located in the south-central portion of Sacramento County, CA. The two associated funerary objects are flaked stones and thermally-altered rocks. The human remains and funerary objects were removed from the site in 1974 during a survey by California State University, Sacramento. They have since been housed at the University. They were relocated in collections in 2024 and assigned accession number 81-461.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA-SAC-329, located in the south-western portion of Sacramento County, CA. The 1,006 associated funerary objects are flaked, ground, and modified stone; modified bone; modified shell; baked clay; faunal remains; floral remains; thermally-altered rock; and one lot of uncataloged materials. The human remains and funerary objects were removed from the site in 1975 during excavations done by California State University, Sacramento under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They have since been housed at the University under accession 81-70.

An unknown number of objects may be missing from the above collections, and California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

The California State University, Sacramento has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The 1,009 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; 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.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the California State University, Sacramento must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The California State University, Sacramento is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

Dated: July 26, 2024.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.