Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices 41413

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

Idaho in the Control of the Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

Boise, ID

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains from Idaho in the control of

Idaho State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, ID.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of Land

Management professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck

Valley Reservation and the ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation.

In 1963, human remains representing

one individual were recovered Site

10BT 46 by Earl H. Swanson, Jr. during

legally authorized excavations on BLM

public lands in Butte County, ID. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

This individual has been determined

to be Native American based on facial

morphology. Radiocarbon dates from

fireplaces in the same layer of this site

yield an approximate date of 1570 AD.

Historic, archeological, and

ethnographic evidence indicates

Northern Shoshone, Northern Paiute,

and Bannock peoples have occupied

this area of southern Idaho since

precontact times based on continuities

of technology and material culture.

In 1985, human remains representing

one individual were removed from site

10EL 1116 by the Elmore County

Coroner and the Elmore County Sheriff’s

Office. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present, although historic

glass beads were present on the surface

of this burial, none are presently in

collections.

This individual has been determined

to be Native American based on the

noted presence of historic glass beads at

the burial site. Historic and

ethnographic evidence indicates only

Paiute and Shoshone tribes have

occupied this area in historic times, and

no non-Paiute/Shoshone precontact

cultures have been identified within

this area of southwestern Idaho.

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 25

U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship

of shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and the

Northwest Band of Shoshoni, ShoshonePaiute Tribes of the Duck Valley

Reservation, and the Shoshone-Bannock

Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Northwest Band of Shoshoni,

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck

Valley Reservation, and the ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Daniel J.

Hutchinson, State Office Archeologist,

Idaho State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way,

Boise, ID 83709; telephone: (203) 373–

3816, before September 2, 1997.

Repatriation of the human remains to

the Northwest Band of Shoshoni,

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck

Valley Reservation, and the ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation may begin after that date if

no additional claimants come forward.

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–20320 Filed 7-31-97 ; 8:45 am]

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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

Control of the Idaho State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the control of the Idaho State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of Land

Management professional staff in

consultation with representatives of

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck

Valley Reservation, Shoshone-Bannock

Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation, and

the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni

Indians of Utah.

In 1960, human remains representing

one individual were removed without a

permit from site 10EL 45 on BLM lands

in Elmore County, ID, by Robson

Bonnichsen. No known individuals

were identified The 202 associated

funerary objects include points, drills,

awls, scrapers, ground stone artifacts,

non-human bone artifacts, shell

artifacts, basketry fragments, red ochre,

clay figurine fragments, and copper. In

1995, this individual and associated

funerary objects were retrieved by

Bureau of Land Management

professional staff from Dr. Bonnichsen.

This individual has been identified as

Native American based on the presence

and type of associated funerary objects.

Historic and ethnographic evidence

indicates only Paiute and Shoshone

tribes have occupied this area in historic

times, and no non-Paiute/Shoshone precontact cultures have been identified

within this area of southwestern Idaho.

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 one individual

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Bureau of Land Management have

also determined that, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 202 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 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),

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 Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the

Duck Valley Reservation, ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation, and the Northwestern Band

of Shoshoni Indians of Utah.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the

Duck Valley Reservation, ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation, and the Northwestern Band

of Shoshoni Indians of Utah.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Daniel J. Hutchinson, State

Office Archeologist, Idaho State Office,