[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44545-44546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18138]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Barrow, AK in the Possession of the University of Nebraska State 
Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE- REVISION

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 revision of an inventory of human remains in the possession of 
University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 
Lincoln, NE.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University 
of Nebraska-Lincoln professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of North Slope Borough as the authorized representative 
of the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government, and 
Mrs. C. Boellstorff.
    In 1931, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
the University of Nebraska State Museum by Mrs. Charles Fritch. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    These human remains were erroneously identified in the Notice of 
Inventory Completion, published April 6, 1999, as having been collected 
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Barrow, AK by T.L. Richardson and donated to the Museum by Mrs. C. 
Boellstorff. In fact, these human remains were donated by Mrs. Fritch 
who lived in Pawnee County, NE. These human remains come from an 
unknown location and were collected under unknown circumstances and are 
now re-classified as culturally unidentifiable.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln also have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is no relationship of shared group identity that 
can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains 
and any present-day Indian tribe.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the North Slope Borough, 
the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that wish consultation 
regarding these human remains should contact Dr. Priscilla Grew, NAGPRA 
Coordinator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 301 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, 
NE 68588-0381, telephone (402) 472-7854.

    Dated: June 14, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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