Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wyoming, Anthropology Department, Human Remains Repository, Laramie, WY, 5108 [2010-2023]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 20 / Monday, February 1, 2010 / Notices
Dated: December 22, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–2031 Filed 1–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Wyoming, Anthropology
Department, Human Remains
Repository, Laramie, WY
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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession and control of the
University of Wyoming, Anthropology
Department, Human Remains
Repository, Laramie, WY. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the area of The
Dalles in Oregon.
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 objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, and in conjunction with the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon, and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
In the 1930s, human remains
representing a minimum of 18
individuals were removed from near
The Dalles in Oregon, by two private
citizens of the area after the burial
locations had been disturbed by earth
moving activities associated with
highway construction. No known
individuals have been identified. The 22
associated funerary objects are 1 lot of
brass, iron wire and nail fragments; 2
rolled copper/brass tinklers or tube
beads; 1 lot of small fragments of
window glass; 1 shell bead; 1 bird bone
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whistle; 3 fragments of worked animal
bone; 5 small pieces of wood; 5 pieces
of unmodified animal bone; 1 lot of
small fragments of lead sheeting; 1
distal phalanx of a large bird (probably
an eagle); and 1 lot of small glass trade
beads in a variety of colors.
Verdigris staining on some of the
human remains indicates contact with
copper or brass. Some of the funerary
objects are from the historic era and
suggest a burial in the mid to late–
1800s. It is not known if all the objects
described above are associated funerary
objects or were inadvertently
incorporated into the collection during
storage. However, the University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository are treating
all objects that were found stored with
the Native American human remains as
associated funerary objects.
The University of Wyoming,
Anthropology Department, Human
Remains Repository determined that the
human remains are Native American
based on the presence of platymeric
femoral morphology, toothwear
patterns, the presence of shovel shaped
incisors, interorbital observations and
cranial deformation patterns, as well as
the statements regarding recovery
context made by one of the original
collectors. Tribal evidence presented for
cultural affiliation is based on review of
records afforded to the tribes, historic
documented locations of tribal groups
and oral histories of their occupation of
the general area, and review of the
information from the Human Remains
Repository. Based on this information,
the cultural affiliation is to the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
Officials of the University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 18 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 22 objects described
above are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of a death rite or ceremony.
Lastly, officials of the University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository 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
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American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Rick L. Weathermon, NAGPRA
Contact at the University of Wyoming,
Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000
E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071,
telephone (307) 766–5136, before March
3, 2010. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Wyoming,
Anthropology Department, Human
Remains Repository is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 16, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–2023 Filed 1–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Nebraska State Museum,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Lincoln, NE
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
University of Nebraska State Museum,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Lincoln, NE. The human remains were
removed from Midland County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wyoming,
Anthropology Department, Human Remains Repository, Laramie, 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
objects in the possession and control of the University of Wyoming,
Anthropology Department, Human Remains Repository, Laramie, WY. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the
area of The Dalles in Oregon.
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 objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University
of Wyoming, Anthropology Department, Human Remains Repository
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and in
conjunction with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon, and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation, Washington.
In the 1930s, human remains representing a minimum of 18
individuals were removed from near The Dalles in Oregon, by two private
citizens of the area after the burial locations had been disturbed by
earth moving activities associated with highway construction. No known
individuals have been identified. The 22 associated funerary objects
are 1 lot of brass, iron wire and nail fragments; 2 rolled copper/brass
tinklers or tube beads; 1 lot of small fragments of window glass; 1
shell bead; 1 bird bone whistle; 3 fragments of worked animal bone; 5
small pieces of wood; 5 pieces of unmodified animal bone; 1 lot of
small fragments of lead sheeting; 1 distal phalanx of a large bird
(probably an eagle); and 1 lot of small glass trade beads in a variety
of colors.
Verdigris staining on some of the human remains indicates contact
with copper or brass. Some of the funerary objects are from the
historic era and suggest a burial in the mid to late-1800s. It is not
known if all the objects described above are associated funerary
objects or were inadvertently incorporated into the collection during
storage. However, the University of Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository are treating all objects that were found
stored with the Native American human remains as associated funerary
objects.
The University of Wyoming, Anthropology Department, Human Remains
Repository determined that the human remains are Native American based
on the presence of platymeric femoral morphology, toothwear patterns,
the presence of shovel shaped incisors, interorbital observations and
cranial deformation patterns, as well as the statements regarding
recovery context made by one of the original collectors. Tribal
evidence presented for cultural affiliation is based on review of
records afforded to the tribes, historic documented locations of tribal
groups and oral histories of their occupation of the general area, and
review of the information from the Human Remains Repository. Based on
this information, the cultural affiliation is to the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington.
Officials of the University of Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
Human Remains Repository have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the physical
remains of 18 individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials also
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 22 objects
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of
a death rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department, Human Remains Repository 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 associated funerary
objects and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Rick L. Weathermon, NAGPRA Contact at the
University of Wyoming, Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 E.
University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, telephone (307) 766-5136, before
March 3, 2010. Repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation, Washington may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Wyoming, Anthropology Department, Human Remains
Repository is responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 16, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-2023 Filed 1-29-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-50-S
