[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18652-18653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8702]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Nevada State 
Museum, Carson City, 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), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Nevada State Museum, Carson 
City, NV.
    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

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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 Nevada State 
Museum professional staff in consultation with State Historic 
Preservation Office staff and representatives of the Winnemucca Indian 
Colony of Nevada Council.
    In 1997, human remains representing four individuals were recovered 
from a construction project on non-Federal land within the community of 
Winnemucca, NV. After consultation with the Winnemucca Indian Colony of 
Nevada Council, the remains were donated to the Nevada State Museum. No 
known individuals were identified. The 25 associated funerary objects 
include Euro-American textiles, shoes, buttons, and large and small 
glass beads.
    Osteological evidence, archeological context, and the presence of 
glass trade beads indicate that the human remains are Native American. 
The Euro-American clothing dates the remains to the post-1840s. The 
location of Winnemucca, NV, is within the known historic territory of 
the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada. Based on the historic evidence, 
oral history, and geographic location, the remains are determined to be 
affiliated with the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Nevada 
State Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the 
human remains listed above represent the physical remains of four 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Nevada State 
Museum also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 
25 objects listed above are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the Nevada 
State Museum 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 associated 
funerary objects and the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Winnemucca Indian 
Colony of Nevada. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that 
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 
and associated funerary objects should contact Dr. Alanah Woody, Nevada 
Division of Museums and History NAGPRA Coordinator, 600 North Carson 
Street, Carson City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687-4810, extension 229, 
before May 10, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 26, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 01-8702 Filed 4-9-01; 8:45 am]
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