[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51466-51467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25153]


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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; Bridgeport 
Paiute Indian Colony of California; Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns 
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, California; Death 
Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 
of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; 
Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of 
California; 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; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian 
Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, 
Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian 
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Paiute-Shoshone 
Indian of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California; 
Paiute- Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; 
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine 
Reservation, California; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 
Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone -Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; 
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of 
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony of 
Nevada; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, 
California; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell 
Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, 
Nevada.
    Between 1844 and 1866, human remains representing one individual 
were collected from an old battlefield near Austin, Lander County, NV, 
by Dr. C.T. Jackson, a collector for the James C. White Collection. 
These human remains were sold by the James C. White Collection to the 
Boston Society of Natural History, Boston, MA. In 1916, the Boston 
Society of Natural History donated these human remains to the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Museum documentation identifies this individual as ``Paiute.'' 
Osteological information suggests that this individual most likely 
dates from the prothistoric to early historic periods. The human 
remains were collected from an area commonly considered to be 
traditional Paiute and Shoshone territory during those periods. While 
these human remains were identified as Paiute, consultation with 
representatives of Paiute and Shoshone tribes indicates that this 
individual should be culturally affiliated to tribes representing both 
Paiute and Shoshone peoples because the region was occupied and used by 
both Paiute and Shoshone during the protohistoric and historic periods. 
Consultation evidence also shows that these tribes were often 
misidentified during the time that these human remains were collected. 
Oral traditions and historical evidence support the cultural 
affiliation to Paiute and Shoshone people, represented by the present-
day tribes of Te-Moak Tribes of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada 
(Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork

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Band and Wells Band); Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone 
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Bridgeport Paiute 
Indian Colony of California; Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute 
Indian Colony of Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, California; Death Valley 
Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the 
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort 
Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; 
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; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian 
Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, 
Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian 
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Paiute-Shoshone 
Indian of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California; 
Paiute- Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; 
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine 
Reservation, California; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 
Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; 
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of 
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony of 
Nevada; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, 
California; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell 
Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, 
Nevada.
    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 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; 
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California; Burns Paiute Tribe of 
the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, 
California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; 
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely 
Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort 
Bidwell Reservation of California; 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; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the 
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians 
of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the 
Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the 
Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; 
Paiute-Shoshone Indian of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, 
California; Paiute- Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and 
Colony, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of 
the Lone Pine Reservation, California; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; 
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone -Paiute Tribes of 
the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of 
Nevada; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Walker River Paiute 
Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony 
of Nevada; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute 
Reservation, California; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony 
& Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba 
Reservation, Nevada.
    This notice has been sent to officials 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; Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California; Burns Paiute 
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; Cedarville 
Rancheria, California; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of 
California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, 
Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of 
the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; 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; Kaibab Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of 
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute 
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian 
Tribe of Utah; Paiute-Shoshone Indian of the Bishop Community of the 
Bishop Colony, California; Paiute- Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon 
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone 
Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; Pyramid Lake 
Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks 
Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 
Shoshone -Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit 
Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; 
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; 
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the 
Benton Paiute Reservation, California; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the 
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, 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 culturally 
affiliated tribes may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.

    Dated: August 8, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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