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Human Remains Report 2010 Cultural Resource Planning Summit

Human Remains Report 2010 Cultural Resource Planning Summit. Guy L. Tasa, Ph.D. State Physical Anthropologist Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Non-Forensic Human Remains (8/08-06/10). 128 - Human Skeletal Remains Cases Opened (representing at least 187 Individuals)

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Human Remains Report 2010 Cultural Resource Planning Summit

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  1. Human Remains Report2010 Cultural Resource Planning Summit Guy L. Tasa, Ph.D. State Physical Anthropologist Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

  2. Non-Forensic Human Remains (8/08-06/10) 128 - Human Skeletal Remains Cases Opened (representing at least 187Individuals) 78 - Open Cases 50 - Closed Anticipate around 70 cases/year Averages about 1 case/3 DAHP business days

  3. Open Cases (78 Cases) • 13 - Awaiting Jurisdiction (Law Enforcement, Medical Examiners/Coroners, Proposed Archaeological Work) • 33 - DAHP Notification, Determination, and Repatriation Process • 14 - Non-Indian remains awaiting disposition • 18 - Held at DAHP at the request of interested affected tribes until repatriation

  4. Closed Cases (50 Cases) • 28 - repatriated to 18 tribes (Chinook, Colville, Cowlitz, Grand Ronde, Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha, Lummi, Muckleshoot, Nez Perce, Nisqually, Puyallup, Samish, Shoalwater Bay, Steilacoom, Suquamish, Tulalip, Wanapum, Warm Springs, Yakama) • 9- reburied/left in place • 6 - fell under federal jurisdiction and NAGPRA • 3 - cases returned to law/ME/Coroner for forensic investigation • 3 - the remains could not be located (former law/ME/Coroner cases) • 1 - remains were not human

  5. Human Remains Case Load

  6. Initial Reporting Agency

  7. Finding Type ● Previous Find (Law Enforcement/ME/Coroner) – 53% ● New Inadvertent Find (Construction Activity) – 20% ● New Find (Law Enforcement/ME/Coroner) – 17% ● Eroding – 8% ● Pending Archaeological Work – 2%

  8. Ethnic Determination Indian - 72% Non-Indian – 18% Indeterminate – 6% Forensic – 3% Non-Human – 1%

  9. Reported Origin of Remains 88% of the cases originate from Washington Other States (9%): Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, SW US

  10. Notification Letters Sentto Tribal Chairs (8/08-6/09) 672 – “Non-Forensic Remains Reported” Letters* – 41 Tribes 670 – “Indian/Non-Indian” Letters* – 41 Tribes 123 – Repatriation Letters – 18 Tribes 1465 – Total Number of Notification Letters to Tribal Chairs Avg. 4 tribal chair letters/DAHP Business Day* Avg. 12 cultural resource department letters/DAHP Business Day * Sent via certified mail as required under RCWs (68.50.645, 27.44.055, and 68.60.055)

  11. Tribal Chair Notification Letters

  12. Tribes Notified (Cases) Chehalis (9) Chinook (8) Couer d’Alene (1) Colville (11) Cowlitz (11) Duwamish (27) Grand Ronde (9) Hoh River (1) Jamestown (7) Kikiallus (1) Lower Elwha (7) Lummi (19) Makah (3) Marietta Band (7) Muckleshoot (35) Nez Perce (15) Nisqually (6) Nooksack (10) Port Gamble (10) Puyallup (83) Quileute (3) Quinault (7) Samish (28) Sauk-Suiattle (2) Shoalwater (5) Siletz (6) Skokomish (2) Snohomish (7) Snoqualmie (53) Snoqualmoo (1) Spokane (3) Squaxin (38) Steilacoom (5) Suquamish (41) Swinomish (24) Tulalip (32) Umatilla (14) Upper Skagit (18) Wanapum (12) Warm Springs (10) Yakama (84)

  13. Days to Complete Non-Forensic Letter(2 Day Statutory Requirement) Aug 08 – Jun 10 n = 98 cases Mean = 5.1 days All Inadvertent Finds Meet or Exceed Statutory Reporting Requirements

  14. Avg. Number of Days to Complete Non-Forensic Letter to Tribal Chairs (2 day statutory requirement) Data Broken Down by Quarter

  15. Days to Complete Indian/Non-Indian Letter(2 – 4 Day Statutory Requirement) Aug 08 – Jun 10 n = 92 Cases Mean = 12.4 days All Inadvertent Finds Meet or Exceed Statutory Notification Requirements

  16. Avg. Number of Days to Complete Indian/Non-Indian Letter (2 – 4 day statutory requirement) Data Broken Down by Quarter

  17. Days to Complete Repatriation Letters(no statutory requirement) Aug 08 – Aug 09 N = 50 cases Mean = 22 Days

  18. Avg. Number of Days to Complete Repatriation Letter (no statutory requirement) Data Broken Down by Quarter

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