Human Remains Report 2010 Cultural Resource Planning Summit Guy L. Tasa, Ph.D. State Physical Anthropologist Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

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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) Human Skeletal Remains Cases Opened (representing at least 187 Individuals) 78 - Open Cases 50 - Closed Anticipate around 70 cases/year Averages about 1 case/3 DAHP business days

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

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

Human Remains Case Load

Initial Reporting Agency

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%

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

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

Notification Letters Sent to 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 ( , , and )

Tribal Chair Notification Letters

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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