Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY, and Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY, 9148-9149 [E6-2445]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Shoshone National Forest,
Cody, WY, and Buffalo Bill Historical
Center, Cody, WY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 and associated funerary object
in the control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone
National Forest, Cody, WY, and in the
physical custody of the Buffalo Bill
Historical Center, Cody, WY. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from the Mummy
Cave site, Park County, WY.
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 object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Buffalo Bill
Historical Center professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming and ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho.
Between 1963 and 1966, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Mummy Cave site, west of Cody, Park
County, WY, by Harold McCracken. The
human remains were removed from
lands managed by the U.S. Forest
Service and have been curated at the
Buffalo Bill Historical Center since their
removal. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a mountain sheep hide that was
used to wrap the individual.
The individual was mummified and
wrapped in a mountain sheep hide,
which provided a radiocarbon date of
110 ± 1251 B.P. A study and report on
the human remains was undertaken by
Susan Hughes of the University of
Washington and a team of physicians
from the Paleopathology Association,
Toledo, OH. No destructive testing was
undertaken.
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Mummy Cave contains several levels
of human occupation. The human
remains, representing an older Native
American male, were recovered from an
intentional stone-covered burial in level
3 of the cave. Archeological evidence
from several levels of the site provides
dates that are consistent with
occupation of this area by the Plains and
Great Basin people. Level 3 has been
identified as Great Basin or Sheepeater,
and level 1 as Shoshonean. There are
historical ties between Sheepeater
people and the Shoshonean people. The
present-day Shoshonean tribes that
consider themselves descendants of the
Sheepeater are the Shoshone Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho.
Officials of the Shoshone National
Forest have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human
remains described above represent the
physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
Shoshone National Forest also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the one object described
above is 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. Lastly, officials of the
Shoshone National Forest 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 associated
funerary object and the Shoshone Tribe
of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming and Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of
Idaho.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object should
contact Emma Hansen, Curator, Plains
Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Historical
Center, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody,
WY 82414, telephone (307) 587–4771
extension 4052, before March 24, 2006.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming and ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Shoshone National
Forest is responsible for notifying the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Crow Tribe of
Montana; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; and
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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort
Hall Reservation of Idaho that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Newport and
Washington Counties, RI.
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 American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Narragansett
Indian Tribe of Rhode Island.
Prior to 1907, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were collected by an
unknown person from Prudence Island,
Newport County, RI. The American
Museum of Natural History received the
human remains from Dr. Robert
Cushman Murphy as a gift in 1953. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
This individual has been identified as
Native American based on geographic
and documentary evidence and on
information obtained in consultation.
The human remains are associated with
the culture name ‘‘Narragansett,’’ and
the Museum has determined that they
are likely culturally affiliated with the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island. Although museum
documentation and visual osteological
assessment suggest that this individual
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is ‘‘European,’’ the museum catalog
states that the human remains are
believed to be from a Narragansett
Indian burial. In consultation,
representatives of the Narragansett
Indian Tribe of Rhode Island have
advised that they consider the human
remains to be culturally affiliated with
the tribe. They further noted that the
Narragansett have occupied Prudence
Island for thousands of years and had
used it as a burial ground. Although no
specific archeological information has
been found that pertains to the duration
of Narragansett use of this island, the
archeological record indicates a lengthy
period of continuity in the general area.
About 1910, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were collected by an
unknown person one half mile from
Ninigret Fort, Dutch Point, near
Charlestown, Washington County, RI.
The American Museum of Natural
History received the human remains as
a gift in 1935 from William B. Goodwin,
who acquired them from the owner of
the land on which they were found. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains have been
identified as Native American based on
geographic location and historical
evidence. Museum records suggest that
the human remains date to the
postcontact period. Fort Ninigret and
the area around Charlestown are
associated with the postcontact Niantic
Tribe. In 1675, the Narragansett Indians
merged with the Niantic Indians living
in Charlestown; this combined group
took the name Narragansett, now the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island. During consultation, the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island claimed this area as part of their
aboriginal territory.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of four individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
American Museum of Natural History
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 Narragansett Indian Tribe of
Rhode Island.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024–5192,
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telephone (212) 769–5837, before March
24, 2006. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Narragansett Indian Tribe
of Rhode Island may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 27, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Pacific 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 American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian
Nation of the Yakama Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Chehalis Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Jamestown
S’Klallam Tribe of Washington; Lower
Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower
Elwha Reservation, Washington; Makah
Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian
Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble
Indian Community of the Port Gamble
Reservation, Washington; Quinault
Tribe of the Quinault Reservation,
Washington; Samish Indian Tribe,
Washington; Shoalwater Bay Tribe of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY, and Buffalo Bill
Historical Center, Cody, WY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 and associated funerary
object in the control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY, and in the physical
custody of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY. The human
remains and associated funerary object were removed from the Mummy Cave
site, Park County, WY.
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 object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Buffalo Bill
Historical Center professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of
Idaho.
Between 1963 and 1966, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Mummy Cave site, west of Cody, Park
County, WY, by Harold McCracken. The human remains were removed from
lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and have been curated at the
Buffalo Bill Historical Center since their removal. No known individual
was identified. The one associated funerary object is a mountain sheep
hide that was used to wrap the individual.
The individual was mummified and wrapped in a mountain sheep hide,
which provided a radiocarbon date of 110 1251 B.P. A study
and report on the human remains was undertaken by Susan Hughes of the
University of Washington and a team of physicians from the
Paleopathology Association, Toledo, OH. No destructive testing was
undertaken.
Mummy Cave contains several levels of human occupation. The human
remains, representing an older Native American male, were recovered
from an intentional stone-covered burial in level 3 of the cave.
Archeological evidence from several levels of the site provides dates
that are consistent with occupation of this area by the Plains and
Great Basin people. Level 3 has been identified as Great Basin or
Sheepeater, and level 1 as Shoshonean. There are historical ties
between Sheepeater people and the Shoshonean people. The present-day
Shoshonean tribes that consider themselves descendants of the
Sheepeater are the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of
Idaho.
Officials of the Shoshone National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Shoshone National Forest also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described above
is 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. Lastly, officials of the Shoshone National Forest 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 associated funerary object and
the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming and Shoshone-
Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object should contact Emma Hansen, Curator, Plains Indian Museum,
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414,
telephone (307) 587-4771 extension 4052, before March 24, 2006.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary object to the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming and Shoshone-
Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone
National Forest is responsible for notifying the Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Crow Tribe of Montana; Shoshone Tribe
of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; and
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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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