[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 11462] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-6182] [[Page 11462]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Nebraska in the Possession of The Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA AGENCY: National Park Service ACTION: Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 possession of The Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Burke Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. In 1947, human remains representing one individual were donated to the Burke Museum by Mrs. Charles C. Moore. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. According to the accession information, these human remains were collected in 1887 by students of Miss Sare E. Ober in Palisade, Hitchcock County, NE. In 1964, human remains representing two individuals were donated to the Burke Museum by Dr. G.E. Deer. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Accession information indicates these remains were removed from Gering, Scottsbluff County, NE by Mr. Ted B. Miller, Jr. Consultation evidence, including oral history and traditional data of annual activities and uses of land areas surrounding Gering and Palisade, Nebraska have been presented by representatives of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Burke Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Burke Museum have 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 Native American human remains and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. This notice has been sent to officials of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, Three Affiliated Tribes, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. James Nason, Chair of the Repatriation Committee, Burke Museum, Box 353010, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; telephone: (206) 543-9680, before April 11, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice. Dated: March 7, 1997. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program. [FR Doc. 97-6182 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F