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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

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian

Reservation of Montana.

In 1873, human remains representing

one individual were sent to the National

Museum of Health and Medicine,

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology by

U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon John D.

Hall of Fort Benton, Chouteau County,

MT. In 1872, the individual received a

leg wound in battle with Crow Indians,

and traveled to Fort Benton where the

injured leg was amputated by Assistant

Surgeon Hall. The individual is

identified as Nap-pan-na-qua (also

noted in the accession records as

‘‘White Man’’). No associated funerary

objects are present.

In 1869, human remains representing

one individual were collected from

Three Buttes, MT, by U.S. Army

Assistant Surgeon Elliot Coues. The

individual was killed by Assiniboin

Indians at Three Buttes. Also in 1869,

Assistant Surgeon Coues sent the

remains to the Smithsonian Institution.

In 1874, the remains were transferred

from the Smithsonian Institution to the

National Museum of Health and

Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on accession records of the

National Museum of Health and

Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology, the individuals have been

determined to be Native American.

Accession records also indicate that the

individuals were Peigan Indian males.

Biological evidence of the individuals’

injuries is consistent with the accession

file information. Historically, the Piegan

were a constituent band of the Blackfeet

which are now recognized as the

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian

Reservation of Montana. To date,

consultation with the Blackfeet Tribe of

the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of

Montana has not identified a lineal

descendent.

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 two individuals 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 Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet

Indian Reservation of Montana.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet

Indian Reservation of Montana.

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 Blackfeet Tribe of

the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of

Montana 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. 01–11138 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 Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.

In 1868, human remains representing

one individual were sent to the National

Museum of Health and Medicine,

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology by

U.S. Army Surgeon B. E. Fryer of Fort

Harker, KS. The individual was

wounded in 1867 near Fort Zara, Barton

County, KS, and later died at Fort

Harker. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on accession records of the

National Museum of Health and

Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology, the individual has been

determined to be Native American.

Accession records also indicate that the

individual was a Kaw male who was

wounded in a fight with the Cheyenne,

and died 20 days later. Biological

evidence of the individual’s injury is

consistent with the accession file

information.

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 Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Kaw Nation, 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 Kaw Nation,

Oklahoma may begin after that date if

no additional claimants come forward.

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Dated: April 11, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11139 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 Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and

Tonowanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York.

Prior to 1915, human remains

representing one individual were

excavated from an Indian mission

cemetery in Buffalo, Erie County, NY,

by an unknown individual. In 1915, the

National Museum of Health and

Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology purchased the remains from

the Charles H. Ward Company of

Rochester, NY. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Accession records from the National

Museum of Health and Medicine,

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

indicate that the remains were

identified by the Charles H. Ward

Company as an adult female Seneca

Indian. Historical information indicates

that the Buffalo Creek Mission

Cemetery, from which the remains were

obtained, was located in Erie County,

NY. Historical records from the Indian

Claims Commission places the Seneca

in an area that includes Erie County,

NY.

Prior to 1914, human remains

representing one individual were

collected from the farm of George Marsh

approximately 5 miles from

Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY, by

George G. Heye of the Heye Foundation.

In 1914, Mr. Heye donated the remains

to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1915,

the remains were transferred to the

National Museum of Heath and

Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of

Pathology. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on the geographic location

where these human remains were

found, this individual has been

identified as Native American.

Archeological information indicates that

the Marsh farm site was an eastern

Seneca village site dating from 1650–

1670. Biological information indicates

that these human remains are most

likely of an adult individual of

unknown sex. Based on geographical

evidence and on archeological expert

opinion, these human remains are most

likely culturally affiliated with the

Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and

Tonowanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York.

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 two individuals 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 Seneca Nation of New York,

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and

Tonowanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Seneca Nation of New York,

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and

Tonowanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York. 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 and associated funerary

objects to the Seneca Nation of New

York, Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of

Oklahoma, and Tonowanda Band of

Seneca Indians of New York 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. 01–11137 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

Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma.