[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18978-18979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8991]


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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 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 representatives of the 
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
    In 1940, human remains representing two individuals were removed by 
unknown persons from a location 1.25 miles west of Harmon Reservoir, 
Churchill County, NV. At an unknown

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date after 1940, the remains were donated to the Nevada State Museum by 
an unknown person. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Osteological evidence indicates that these human remains are Native 
American. A characteristic tooth wear pattern indicates that the human 
remains date to post-1850, the first year for Euroamerican contact in 
the Nevada region. Historic documents, ethnographic sources, and oral 
history indicate that the Paiute people have occupied this area since 
pre-contact times. Based on the osteological, historical, ethnographic, 
and oral history, these human remains are determined to be affiliated 
with the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
    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 one 
individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Nevada State 
Museum also 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 Fallon Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Fallon Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 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 14, 2001. Repatriation of the 
human remains to the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe may begin after that 
date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 28, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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