Human Remains in the Possession of the Heard Museum Phoenix AZ

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							                    Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 59 / Thursday, March 27, 1997 / Notices                                14701

   In 1942, human remains representing      remains, associated funerary objects,       American human remains and the
one individual were recovered from          and the unassociated funerary object to     Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.
Scow Bay, Marrowstone Island,               the Jamestown Band of S’Klallam                This notice has been sent to officials
Jefferson County, WA, by L. Burns           Indians may begin after that date if no     of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Lindsey. In 1976, these human remains       additional claimants come forward.          Oklahoma, the Cheyenne River Sioux
were transferred to the Burke Museum          The National Park Service is not          Tribe, the Devil’s Lake Sioux Tribe, the
by the Museum of History and Industry,      responsible for the determinations          Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Rosebud
WA. No known individuals were               within this notice.                         Sioux Tribe, the Standing Rock Sioux
identified. No associated funerary          Dated: March 19, 1997.                      Tribe, and the Three Affiliated Tribes of
objects are present.                        Francis P. McManamon,                       North Dakota. Representatives of any
   Based on anthropological and             Departmental Consulting Archeologist,       other Indian tribe that believes itself to
historical records, Marrowstone Island                                                  be culturally affiliated with these
                                            Manager, Archeology and Ethnography
has been identified as the traditional      Program.                                    human remains and associated funerary
territory of the Chemakum. By the                                                       objects should contact Martin Sullivan,
                                            [FR Doc. 97–7797 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]
1850s, the Chemakum were living with                                                    Director, Heard Museum, 22 E. Monte
                                            BILLING CODE 4310–70–F
the S’Klallam, and were associated with                                                 Vista Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85004–1480;
the S’Klallam in the records of the                                                     telephone: (602) 252–8840, before April
period.                                                                                 28, 1997. Repatriation of the human
                                            Notice of Inventory Completion for
                                            Native American Human Remains in            remains to the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe
   Based on the above mentioned                                                         of Oklahoma may begin after that date
information, officials of the Burke         the Possession of the Heard Museum,
                                            Phoenix, AZ                                 if no additional claimants come
Museum have determined that,                                                            forward.
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the         AGENCY:   National Park Service                The National Park Service is not
human remains listed above represent        ACTION:   Notice                            responsible for the determinations
the physical remains of four individuals                                                within this notice.
of Native American ancestry. Officials of      Notice is hereby given in accordance     Dated: March 19, 1997.
the Burke Museum have also                  with provisions of the Native American
                                                                                        Francis P. McManamon,
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.      Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
                                                                                        Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
3001 (3)(A), the 33 objects listed above    (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the
are reasonably believed to have been        completion of an inventory of human         Manager, Archeology and Ethnography
                                                                                        Program.
placed with or near individual human        remains in the possession of the Heard
remains at the time of death or later as    Museum, Phoenix, AZ.                        [FR Doc. 97–7795 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]
part of the death rite or ceremony.            A detailed assessment of the human       BILLING CODE 4310–70–F
Officials of the Burke Museum have          remains was made by Heard Museum
further determined that, pursuant to 25     professional staff in consultation with
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), these 1,426 cultural    representatives of the Cheyenne-            Notice of Inventory Completion for
items are reasonably believed to have       Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, the             Native American Human Remains and
been placed with or near individual         Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Devil’s     Associated Funerary Objects From the
human remains at the time of death or       Lake Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux         Great Neck Site, Virginia Beach, VA, in
later as part of the death rite or          Tribe, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,       the Possession of the Virginia
ceremony and are believed, by a             and the Three Affiliated Tribes of North    Department of Historic Resources,
preponderance of the evidence, to have      Dakota.                                     Richmond, VA
been removed from a specific burial site       In 1991, human remains representing      AGENCY:   National Park Service
of an Native American individual.           two individuals were discovered during      ACTION:   Notice
Lastly, officials of the Burke Museum       inventory of the Heard Museum’s
have determined that, pursuant to 25        collections. No known individuals were         Notice is hereby given in accordance
U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship    identified. No associated funerary          with provisions of the Native American
of shared group identity which can be       objects are present. One individual has     Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
reasonably traced between these Native      a note stating the human remains came       (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the
American human remains, associated          from the Midwest.                           completion of an inventory of human
funerary objects, the unassociated             During 1994 –1996, consultation with     remains and associated funerary objects
funerary object and the Jamestown Band      tribal representatives and traditional      from the Great Neck Site, Virginia
of S’Klallam Indians, Lower Elwha           religious leaders was conducted for         Beach, VA, in the possession of the
Tribal Community, and Port Gamble           these two individuals. During these         Virginia Department of Historic
S’Klallam Tribe.                            consultations, a traditional religious      Resources, Richmond, VA.
   This notice has been sent to officials   leader determined through ceremony             A detailed assessment of the human
of the Jamestown Band of S’Klallam          that these remains were Cheyenne.           remains was made by Virginia
Indians, Lower Elwha Tribal                    Based on the above mentioned             Department of Historic Resources
Community, and Port Gamble S’Klallam        information, officials of the Heard         professional staff in consultation with
Tribe. Representatives of any other         Museum have determined that,                representatives of Chickahominy,
Indian tribe that believes itself to be     pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the         Eastern Chickahominy, Mattaponi,
culturally affiliated with these human      human remains listed above represent        Monacan, Nansemond, Pamunkey,
remains and associated funerary objects     the physical remains of two individuals     United Rappahannock, Upper
should contact Dr. James Nason, Chair       of Native American ancestry. Officials of   Mattaponi, all non-Federally recognized
of the Repatriation Committee, Burke        the Heard Museum have also                  Indian groups.
Museum, box 353010, University of           determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.         Between the late 1970s and mid
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195;              3001 (2), there is a relationship of        1980s, human remains representing 52
telephone: (206) 543–9680, before April     shared group identity which can be          individuals were excavated by Floyd
28, 1997. Repatriation of the human         reasonably traced between these Native      Painter, a local avocational archeologist,

						
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