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during the 1930s. The Denver Art

Museum holds right of possession to all

of these items pursuant to Section 2 of

the Act, and offers the items as gifts to

the Blackfeet Nation of Montana and the

Blood Tribe of Alberta, Canada.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Denver Art

Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(3), these 13

cultural items are specific ceremonial

objects needed by traditional Native

American religious leaders for the

practice of traditional Native American

religions by their present-day adherents.

Officials of the Denver Art Museum

have also determined that, pursuant to

43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship

of shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these 17

items and the Blackfeet Nation of

Montana on behalf of the Blackfoot

Confederacy (Blackfeet Nation of

Montana, the Peigan Nation, the Blood

Tribe, and the Siksika Nation).

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana on

behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy

(Blackfeet Nation of Montana, the

Peigan Nation, the Blood Tribe, and the

Siksika Nation). Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

objects should contact Nancy J.

Blomberg, Curator of Native Arts,

Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th

Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO 80204;

telephone: (720) 913–0161 before May

30, 2000. Repatriation of these objects to

the Blackfeet Nation of Montana on

behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy

(Blackfeet Nation of Montana, the

Peigan Nation, the Blood Tribe, and the

Siksika Nation) may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Control of the Alaska State Office,

Bureau of Land Management,

Anchorage, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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 control of the Alaska State Office,

Bureau of Land Management,

Anchorage, AK.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of Land

Management and University of Alaska

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Native Village of Eagle, AK.

In 1939, human remains representing

one individual were uncovered during

legally authorized construction of the

Civilian Aeronautics Administration

building in Eagle, AK. No known

individual was identified. The 115

associated funerary objects include glass

beads, one dentalium shell, 13 pieces of

wood with red color, and one bag of

wood fragments and particles.

In 1949, human remains representing

one individual were uncovered in the

same vicinity as the 1939 individual

during legally authorized collections by

Dr. Otto Geist of the University of

Alaska Museum. No known individual

was identified. The 19 associated

funerary objects are birch bark pieces

with lacing holes.

Both of these individual are curated at

the University of Alaska Museum.

Based on skeletal morphology,

geographic location, and associated

artifacts, these two individuals have

been identified as Native American,

affiliated with Han Athabaskan culture

and specifically with the Native Village

of Eagle, AK. This determination of

cultural affiliation has been based upon

the continuity of Native Americans in

the Eagle area and their oral tradition

that the area where the remains were

found is a traditional burial site.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Land Management have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of two individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Bureau of Land Management have

also determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 134 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 Bureau

of Land Management have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there

is a relationship of shared group

identity which can be reasonably traced

between these Native American human

remains and associated funerary objects

and the Native Village of Eagle, Alaska.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Native Village of Eagle, Alaska.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Dr. Robert King, Alaska State

NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land

Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,

Anchorage, AK 99513–7599; telephone:

(907) 271–5510, before May 30, 2000.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Native

Village of Eagle, Alaska may begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 00–10463 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the South

Dakota State Archaeological Research

Center, Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the South Dakota State

Archaeological Research Center, Rapid

City, SD which meet the definition of

‘‘unassociated funerary object’’ under

Section 2 of the Act.

The 107 cultural items consist of two

pipes, three stones, a large metal ring,

five lots of beads, 31 buttons, 11

wristlets, two bear tooth pendants, an

elk tooth pendant, two pairs of earrings,

a watch fob, a ball and chain ornament,

two armbands, a metal disc with scarf,

a bullet mold, a powder flask, a

percussion cap box, two metal knives, a

pistol cleaning rod, a fishhook, a strikea-light, four spoons, a hand-mirror with

case, seven bells, a pair of scissors, two

bone tubes, an ivory gaming chip, a

stoneware ink bottle, a nail, a metal

fragment, six leather fragments, three

wood fragments, six textile fragments, a

fur fragment, and a gunstock club.

Between 1923–1941, these cultural

items were removed with human

remains representing nine individuals

from burials at the Vermillion Bluff