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CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the seven 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

Museum of Natural History and

Planetarium have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island and the Wampanoag Repatriation

Confederation, representing the

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group), and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group). This notice

has been sent to officials of the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island and the Wampanoag Repatriation

Confederation, representing the

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group), and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group).

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Marilyn Massaro, Curator of

Collections, Museum of Natural History

and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park,

Providence, RI 02905, telephone (401)

785–9457, before June 4, 2001.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island and the Wampanoag Repatriation

Confederation, representing the

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group), and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group) may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: April 11, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11141 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

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

Possession of the U.S. Department of

Defense, National Museum of Health

and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute

of Pathology, Washington, DC

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

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 possession of the U.S. Department

of Defense, National Museum of Health

and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology (formerly the Army Medical

Museum), 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, Armed Forces

Institute of Pathology professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma.

In 1868, human remains representing

one individual were collected near Fort

Cobb in Washita River, Caddo County,

OK, by Dr. Palmer of the Smithsonian

Institution. In 1869, the remains were

transferred to the National Museum of

Health and Medicine, Armed Forces

Institute of Pathology. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

A logbook entry from the Smithsonian

Institution indicates that the remains are

of a female Tonkawa Indian ‘‘massacred

by Indian with tomahawk.’’ Biological

evidence is consistent with the logbook

entry. The Army Medical Museum

accession records also indicate that the

individual is a Tonkawa Indian.

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 also have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Lenore Barbian,

Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Anatomical

Collections, 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,

before June 4, 2001. Repatriation of the

human remains to the Tonkawa Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma may begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: April 11, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11136 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

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

Possession of the U.S. Department of

Defense, National Museum of Health

and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute

of Pathology, Washington, DC

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

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 possession of the U.S. Department

of Defense, National Museum of Health

and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology (formerly the Army Medical

Museum), 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