[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 193 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 51718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25351]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
From White Pine County, NV, and Churchill County, NV, in the Control of 
the Nevada State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Reno, NV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the 
control of the Nevada State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Reno, 
NV.
    A detailed inventory and assessment of the human remains has been 
made by the Nevada State Museum professional staff and Bureau of Land 
Management officials in consultation with the Fallon-Shoshone Paiute 
Tribe and the Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone.
    In 1940, human remains representing two individuals were recovered 
during legally authorized excavations from the Grimes Point Site. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were 
present.
    The Grimes Point Site has been identified as a the Late Archaic 
Period (after 1000 AD) occupation based on projectile point morphology. 
Historical documents and ethnographic sources indicate that the Paiute 
people have occupied this area since precontact times. Oral tradition 
presented by tribal representatives during consultation further 
supports this evidence.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these human remains and the Fallon-Shoshone 
Paiute Tribe.
    In 1990, human remains representing one individual were turned over 
to the Bureau of Land Management by the White Pine County Coroner. 
These remains were recovered from public lands without authorization by 
a private citizen. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    The remains were found approximately seven miles north of Antelope 
Summit in White Pine County, Nevada. This site was not archaeologically 
recorded and the remains have been dated to the Historic Period (after 
1800 AD) based on the condition of the recovered bone and tooth 
morphology. Historical documents and ethnographic sources indicate that 
Western Shoshone people have occupied this area since precontact times. 
Oral tradition presented by tribal representatives during consultation 
supports this evidence.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these human remains and the Duck Valley 
Shoshone-Paiute Tribal Council, the Ely Shoshone Tribe, the Goshute 
Tribal Council, the Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Band of Western 
Shoshone; the Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, the 
South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone; the Wells 
Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, the Yomba Shoshone 
Tribe, and the Timbisha Shoshone Band.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Pyramid Lake Paiute 
Tribe, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Business Council, the Yerington 
Paiute Tribe, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, the Lovelock Indian 
Colony, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone 
Tribe, the Duck Valley Tribal Council, the Ely Shoshone Tribe, the 
Goshute Tribal Council, the Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Band of 
Western Shoshone; the Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western 
Shoshone, the South Fork Band Council of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western 
Shoshone; the Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, the 
Yomba Shoshone Tribe, and the Timbisha Shoshone Band. Representatives 
of any other Indian tribe which believes itself to be culturally 
affiliation with these human remains should contact Cynthia Ellis-
Pinto, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 850 Harvard Way, 
Reno, NV 89520, telephone (702) 785-6469 before November 4, 1996 
Repatriation of the two human remains from the Grimes Point site to the 
Fallon-Shoshone Paiute Tribe and repatriation of the human remains from 
White Pine County to the Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribal Council, 
the Ely Shoshone Tribe, the Goshute Tribal Council, the Battle Mountain 
Band of the Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone; the Elko Band of the Te-
Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, the South Fork Band of the Te-Moak 
Tribe of Western Shoshone; the Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of 
Western Shoshone, the Yomba Shoshone Tribe, and the Timbisha Shoshone 
Band may begin after this date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: September 30, 1996
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting, Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Acting Chief, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 96-25351 Filed 10-2-96; 8:45 am]
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