[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30847]


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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 National 
Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 
Washington, DC

AGENCY: National Park Service

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 National Museum of Health and 
Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.
    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 National 
Museum of Health and Medicine professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the 
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 
Montana.
    In 1879, human remains representing one individual were sent to the 
Army Medical Museum (now the National Museum of Health and Medicine, 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) by U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon A. 
Girard following the removal of bone fragments from an individual 
during medical treatment. This individual has been identified as Black 
Horse, a Cheyenne man. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Accession records from the National Museum of Health and Medicine, 
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology indicate that these human remains 
are those of Black Horse, a Cheyenne man. Early in 1879, Black Horse 
was wounded by a settler on the ``Niobrara'' (river) and subsequently 
captured with Little Wolf's band and treated by U.S. Army surgeons at 
Fort Keogh, Custer County, MT. Biological evidence of the human remains 
is consistent with the accession records.
    On October 6, 2000, Gilbert Brady, Sr., as the great-grandson and 
authorized representative of the descendants of Black Horse, claimed 
Black Horse's remains as a lineal descendent, tracing his ancestry 
directly and without interruption by means of the traditional kinship 
system of the Northern Cheyenne. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana supports this claim.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the National 
Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 
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 National Museum of Health and 
Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (b)(1), Gilbert Brady, Sr. can trace his 
ancestry directly and without interruption by means of the traditional 
kinship system of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne 
Indian Reservation, Montana to the human remains of Black Horse. This 
notice has been sent to Gilbert Brady, Sr., Annie Brady, Anne 
Limberhand, Genevieve Bearquiver, and officials of the Cheyenne-Arapaho 
Tribes of Oklahoma and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. Any other individuals who believe 
themselves to be lineal descendants of Black Horse should contact 
Lenore Barbian, Ph.D., Anatomical Collections Manager, National Museum 
of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Walter 
Reed Army Medical Center, Building 54, Washington, DC 20306-6000, 
telephone (202) 782-2203, facsimile (202) 782-3573, before January 4, 
2001. Repatriation of the human remains to Mr. Brady may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: November 17, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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