[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44544-44545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18136]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
in the Possession of the American Heritage Center, University of 
Wyoming, Laramie, WY

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of 
the American Heritage Center (AHC), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by AHC 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Rosebud 
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
    In 1964, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
the AHC by Elizabeth Oskamp. This individual has been identified as Ah-
Ho-Ap-Pa, daughter of Spotted Tail. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Documentation for these human remains indicates that Ms. Oskamp's 
father collected them when he visited Fort Laramie, WY at an unknown 
date. Based on donor information, this individual has been identified 
as Native American, specifically Ah-Ho-Ap-Pa. No evidence exists to 
contradict this information.

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    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the American 
Heritage Center 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 American 
Heritage Center have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), 
there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably 
traced between these Native American human remains and the Rosebud 
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe 
of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Rick Ewig, Associate Director, 
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3924, 
Laramie, WY 82071; telephone: (307) 766-4114, before August 17, 2000. 
Repatriation of the human remains to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota may begin after that date if 
no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: June 13, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 00-18136 Filed 7-17-00; 8:45 am]
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