Notice of Inventory Completion: Fremont County Coroner, Riverton, WY, 14058 [2011-5864]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / Notices
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011–5865 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Fremont County Coroner, Riverton, 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
Fremont County Coroner, Riverton, WY.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Fremont 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 objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Fremont
County Coroner professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming.
On June 7, 2010, human remains
representing one individual were
removed from the Sinks Canyon Site,
Fremont County, WY. The remains were
found along a hiking trail that was
undergoing maintenance for the summer
hiking season. No known individual
was identified. The 373 associated
funerary objects are 2 fragments of
freshwater clam shells, 32 dentalia shell
beads, 2 bird bone beads, 8 chokecherry
seed beads, 162 bone heishi-style beads,
158 lignite heishi-style beads, 5
fragmentary bone heishi-style beads, 1
shell bead, and 3 chert microflakes.
The Sinks Canyon site is located on
what was originally part of the Wind
River Reservation, but subsequently
transferred and is no longer reservation
land. The area of the Wind River
Reservation is the traditional land of the
Eastern Shoshone, now the Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
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Wyoming. The land was chosen by
Chief Washakie as the reservation for
his tribe as set forth in the Fort Bridger
Treaty of 1868. Although the Arapahoe
Tribe also reside on the Wind River
Reservation, they were moved onto it at
a later date after the Treaty of 1868.
After discovery, the remains were
submitted to Rick L. Weathermon,
Osteoarchaeologist, University of
Wyoming, for examination. The
examination determined that the human
remains are those of a Native American
female between 50 and 70 years of age.
Some traits and associated funerary
objects suggest that the remains are from
the Fremont Culture that inhabited the
central Wyoming area over 600 years
ago. Based on consultation with a
Shoshone tribal representative, there is
a shared group relationship between the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming, and the Fremont
Culture, the identifiable earlier group,
based on oral history.
Officials of the Fremont County
Coroner’s Office have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Fremont County
Coroner’s Office also have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), that
the 373 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
the death rite or ceremony. Lastly,
officials of the Fremont County
Coroner’s Office have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), that 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 Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Edward R. McAuslan, Fremont
County Coroner, 322 North 8th West,
Riverton, WY 82501, telephone (307)
856–7150, before April 14, 2011.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Fremont County Coroner is
responsible for notifying the Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming, that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: March 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011–5864 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Wyoming, Anthropology
Department, Human Remains
Repository, Laramie, 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 in the possession and control of
the University of Wyoming
Anthropology Department, Human
Remains Repository, Laramie, WY. The
human remains were removed from the
east side of the Big Horn Mountains in
the Buffalo-Sheridan area from
unknown status lands in Wyoming.
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 Crow Tribe of
Montana.
In the 1960s or 1970s, human remains
representing one individual were
removed from beneath a tree scaffold
burial by a private individual from the
east side of the Big Horn Mountains in
the Buffalo-Sheridan area from
unknown status lands in Wyoming. The
remains were sent to the University of
Wyoming in the mid-1980s and have
been at the University of Wyoming since
that time (HR218d). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Notes transferred with the human
remains indicate that the burial was that
of a Crow individual and probably dates
after the 1870s. The University of
Wyoming, Anthropology Department,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Fremont County Coroner, Riverton,
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 Fremont County Coroner,
Riverton, WY. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Fremont 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 objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Fremont
County Coroner professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.
On June 7, 2010, human remains representing one individual were
removed from the Sinks Canyon Site, Fremont County, WY. The remains
were found along a hiking trail that was undergoing maintenance for the
summer hiking season. No known individual was identified. The 373
associated funerary objects are 2 fragments of freshwater clam shells,
32 dentalia shell beads, 2 bird bone beads, 8 chokecherry seed beads,
162 bone heishi-style beads, 158 lignite heishi-style beads, 5
fragmentary bone heishi-style beads, 1 shell bead, and 3 chert
microflakes.
The Sinks Canyon site is located on what was originally part of the
Wind River Reservation, but subsequently transferred and is no longer
reservation land. The area of the Wind River Reservation is the
traditional land of the Eastern Shoshone, now the Shoshone Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. The land was chosen by Chief Washakie
as the reservation for his tribe as set forth in the Fort Bridger
Treaty of 1868. Although the Arapahoe Tribe also reside on the Wind
River Reservation, they were moved onto it at a later date after the
Treaty of 1868.
After discovery, the remains were submitted to Rick L. Weathermon,
Osteoarchaeologist, University of Wyoming, for examination. The
examination determined that the human remains are those of a Native
American female between 50 and 70 years of age. Some traits and
associated funerary objects suggest that the remains are from the
Fremont Culture that inhabited the central Wyoming area over 600 years
ago. Based on consultation with a Shoshone tribal representative, there
is a shared group relationship between the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming, and the Fremont Culture, the identifiable
earlier group, based on oral history.
Officials of the Fremont County Coroner's Office have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Fremont County Coroner's Office also have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), that the 373 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
the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the Fremont County
Coroner's Office have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), that
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 Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Edward R. McAuslan, Fremont County Coroner, 322
North 8th West, Riverton, WY 82501, telephone (307) 856-7150, before
April 14, 2011. Repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Fremont County Coroner is responsible for notifying the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-5864 Filed 3-14-11; 8:45 am]
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