[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51465-51466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25152]


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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 Peabody Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
    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 Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of Te-Moak Tribes of Western Shoshone Indians of 
Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South 
Fork Band and Wells Band); Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute 
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Death Valley 
Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the 
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort 
Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort 
Independence Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and 
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and 
Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Indian of the Bishop Community of the Bishop 
Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community 
of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the 
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 
Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; 
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; 
and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada.
    In 1868, human remains representing one individual were collected 
by Professor J.D. Whitney from Hot Creek Valley, Nye County, NV. In 
1868, these human remains were gifted to the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology by Dr. Whitney. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Museum documentation identifies this individual as ``Digger,'' a 
term used historically to represent Western Shoshone people. The 
attribution of such a specific term to the human remains indicates that 
the interment postdates sustained contact between indigenous groups and 
Europeans beginning in the 18th century. The human remains were from an 
area commonly considered to be traditional Western Shoshone territory 
during the historic period. Oral traditions and historical evidence 
support the cultural affiliation to present-day Indian tribes 
representing Western Shoshone people.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 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 Te-Moak Tribes of Western 
Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain 
Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); Big Pine Band of 
Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, 
California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; 
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely 
Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute 
Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Indian of the Bishop 
Community of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of 
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; 
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; 
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; 
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the 
Yomba Reservation, Nevada.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Te-Moak Tribes of 
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle 
Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); Big Pine 
Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine 
Reservation, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of 
California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, 
Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence Indian 
Community of

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Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Indian of the Bishop 
Community of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of 
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; 
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; 
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; 
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the 
Yomba Reservation, Nevada. Representatives of any other Indian tribe 
that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human 
remains should contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, before 
November 8, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the Te-Moak 
Tribes of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: 
Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); Big 
Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine 
Reservation, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of 
California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, 
Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence Indian 
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, 
California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort 
McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Indian 
of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-
Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine 
Reservation, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon 
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; 
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit 
Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; and 
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: July 30, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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