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has completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the University of 

Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the University of Oregon 

Museum of Natural and Cultural History 

at the address in this notice by October 

10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, 

Director of Collections, Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History, 1224 

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 

97403–1224, telephone (541) 346–5120, 

email endzweig@uoregon.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, 

OR. The human remains were removed 

from the Tularosa River region, NM. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1900, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from the Tularosa River region 

in New Mexico. The human remains 

were donated to the museum by a 

private party in 1946 and accessioned 

into the museum’s collection. The 

human remains consist of isolated 

elements from six adult individuals of 

indeterminate sex (cat. #s 11–202, 11– 

204, 11–205, 11–206, 11–207, and 11– 

210), one indeterminate adolescent (cat. 

#11–203), and two adult females (cat. 

#11–208, 11–209). Because of their 

fragmentary nature, it is not impossible 

that the remains represent fewer than 

nine individuals. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Historical documents, ethnographic 

sources, and oral history indicate that 

the Chiricahua Apache have occupied 

the Tularosa River region since 

precontact times. Based on presumed 

archeological context and/or skeletal 

evidence, the nine individuals 

represented by the human remains were 

determined to be of Native American 

ancestry and Chiricahua Apache. The 

Chiricahua Apache are represented 

today by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of 

Oklahoma. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Oregon Museum of Natural and 

Cultural History 

Officials of the University of Oregon 

Museum of Natural and Cultural History 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of nine 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Fort Sill Apache Tribe 

of Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Pamela 

Endzweig, Director of Collections, 

Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History, 1224 University of Oregon, 

Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone 

(541) 346–5120, email endzweig@

uoregon.edu, by October 10, 2018. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains to the Fort Sill 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma may 

proceed. 

The University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History is 

responsible for notifying the Fort Sill 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19524 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026172; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs at the address in this notice by 

October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum 

Program Manager/NAGPRA 

Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 


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45658 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 175 / Monday, September 10, 2018 / Notices 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC. The human remains were removed 

from an unknown location in Alaska. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

The determinations in this notice are 

the sole responsibility of the museum, 

institution, or Federal agency that has 

control of the Native American human 

remains. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs professional staff in 

consultation with a physical 

anthropologist with extensive 

experience in forensic work with Alaska 

Native human remains. Based on the 

report of the physical anthropologist, 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs sent an 

inventory and letters inviting 

consultation to representatives of 133 

Indian tribes (names of invited tribes 

available upon request). None of the 

invited tribes wished to consult. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date in or about 1973, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from an unknown location in 

Alaska. On or about December 5, 2014, 

these human remains were mailed to the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska Region 

Office in a box with a letter attached. 

The writer, ‘‘Madeline Hale,’’ stated 

that, ‘‘sometime around 1973, [Ms. 

Hale’s] then boyfriend Mike went to 

Alaska and came back with [the 

enclosed human remains]. He said he’d 

found it out in the wilderness 

somewhere at an Indian burial ground.’’ 

No additional information was 

provided. Ms. Hale did not provide a 

return mailing address or any other 

contact information, and attempts to 

locate her were unsuccessful. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At the time of the excavation and 

removal of these human remains, the 

land from which the human remains 

were removed was not the tribal land of 

any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. In May 2015, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs sent letters to 133 Indian 

tribes who are recognized as aboriginal 

to the area from which these Native 

American human remains were most 

likely removed. The names of these 

invited tribes are available upon 

request. None of these Indian Tribes 

agreed to accept control of the human 

remains. In May 2018, the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs agreed to transfer control 

of the human remains to the Chinik 

Eskimo Community (Golovin); King 

Island Native Community; Native 

Village of Brevig Mission; Native Village 

of Council; Native Village of Diomede 

(aka Inalik); Native Village of Elim; 

Native Village of Gambell; Native 

Village of Koyuk; Native Village of 

Mary’s Igloo; Native Village of Saint 

Michael; Native Village of Savoonga; 

Native Village of Shaktoolik; Native 

Village of Shishmaref; Native Village of 

Teller; Native Village of Unalakleet; 

Native Village of Wales; Native Village 

of White Mountain; Stebbins 

Community Association; and the Village 

of Solomon, hereafter referred to as 

‘‘The Tribes.’’ 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs 

Officials of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on cranial 

analysis by a physical anthropologist 

with extensive experience performing 

such analyses. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), 

the disposition of the human remains 

may be to The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Anna Pardo, Museum 

Program Manager/NAGPRA 

Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov, by 

October 10, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible 

for notifying The Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19534 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA-NPS0026290; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Boise National Forest, Boise, 

ID 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

Boise National Forest, has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Boise National Forest. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Boise National Forest at 

the address in this notice by October 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Cecilia Romero Seesholtz, 

Boise National Forest, 1249 South 

Vinnell Way, Suite 200, Boise, ID 83709, 

telephone (208) 373–4102, email 

cseesholtz@fs.fed.us. 


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