Notice of Inventory Completion: Carter County Museum, Ekalaka, MT, 52537 [2018-22589]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026580;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Carter
County Museum, Ekalaka, MT
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Carter County Museum
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the Carter County
Museum. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Carter County
Museum at the address in this notice by
November 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Sabre Moore, Carter County
Museum, 306 North Main Street,
Ekalaka, MT 59324, telephone (406)
775–6886, email smoore@
cartercountymuseum.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of
the Carter County Museum, Ekalaka,
MT. The human remains were removed
from an unknown site in the Mohawk
Mountains, 80 miles southwest of
Yuma, AZ.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Carter County
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1947, human remains—a skull—
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, AZ,
by Walter H. Peck, Carter County
Museum Director. Peck’s notes indicate
that the skull (catalog number CCM V–
43–2–5089) was found amongst
numerous other skulls between the 50
and 60-foot level of a mineshaft located
at the foot of a mountain, near a trail
established by Spanish explorers. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on Peck’s notes, this individual
was a Yuma slave forced to work in the
mine by the Spanish. The Spanish were
first reported to be mining silver in the
region in 1736, but were hampered by
Apache guerillas. In 1853, the United
States purchased the region from Spain.
The present day descendants of the
Yuma people are the Quechan Tribe of
the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California & Arizona.
Determinations Made by the Carter
County Museum
Officials of the Carter County
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• 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 Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California & Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Sabre Moore,
Carter County Museum, 306 North Main
Street, Ekalaka, MT 59324, telephone
(406) 775–6886, email smoore@
cartercountymuseum.org, by November
16, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Quechan Tribe of
the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California & Arizona may proceed.
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The Carter County Museum is
responsible for notifying the Quechan
Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 1, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018–22589 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026437;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Sternberg Museum of Natural
History, Hays, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Sternberg Museum of
Natural History, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of an
unassociated funerary object. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
should submit a written request to the
Sternberg Museum of Natural History. If
no additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Sternberg
Museum of Natural History at the
address in this notice by November 16,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Laura E. Wilson,
Sternberg Museum of Natural History,
3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays, KS 67601,
telephone (785) 639–6192, email
lewilson6@fhsu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate a
cultural item under the control of the
Sternberg Museum of Natural History,
Hays, KS, that meets the definition of an
unassociated funerary object under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026580; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Carter County Museum, Ekalaka, MT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Carter County Museum has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the Carter County Museum. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Carter County Museum at the address in this notice by November 16,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Sabre Moore, Carter County Museum, 306 North Main Street,
Ekalaka, MT 59324, telephone (406) 775-6886, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under
the control of the Carter County Museum, Ekalaka, MT. The human remains
were removed from an unknown site in the Mohawk Mountains, 80 miles
southwest of Yuma, AZ.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Carter
County Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1947, human remains--a skull--representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, AZ, by
Walter H. Peck, Carter County Museum Director. Peck's notes indicate
that the skull (catalog number CCM V-43-2-5089) was found amongst
numerous other skulls between the 50 and 60-foot level of a mineshaft
located at the foot of a mountain, near a trail established by Spanish
explorers. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on Peck's notes, this individual was a Yuma slave forced to
work in the mine by the Spanish. The Spanish were first reported to be
mining silver in the region in 1736, but were hampered by Apache
guerillas. In 1853, the United States purchased the region from Spain.
The present day descendants of the Yuma people are the Quechan Tribe of
the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona.
Determinations Made by the Carter County Museum
Officials of the Carter County Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
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 Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Sabre
Moore, Carter County Museum, 306 North Main Street, Ekalaka, MT 59324,
telephone (406) 775-6886, email [email protected], by
November 16, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Quechan
Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona may
proceed.
The Carter County Museum is responsible for notifying the Quechan
Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 1, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-22589 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
