Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2001 / Notices 30229

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 Phoebe A. Hearst

Museum of Anthropology, University

of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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 Phoebe A.

Hearst Museum of Anthropology,

University of California-Berkeley,

Berkeley, CA.

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 Phoebe A. Hearst

Museum of Anthropology professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the Karuk Tribe of

California.

In 1939, human remains representing

at least one individual (Cat. 12–5990)

were recovered from site CA-Hum-NL12, Humboldt County, CA, and were

donated to the Phoebe A. Hearst

Museum of Anthropology by W.E.

Schenck and E.W. Gifford. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

Based on the condition of these

human remains, this individual has

been identified as Native American.

Based on geographic and linguistic

evidence, these human remains have

been affiliated with the Karuk Tribe of

California. Museum records indicate

that these human remains were found

near Chinach, an important Karuk

ethnographic village site.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Phoebe A.

Hearst Museum of Anthropology 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 Phoebe A.

Hearst Museum of Anthropology 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

Karuk Tribe of California. This notice

has been sent to officials of the Karuk

Tribe of California. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains should contact C.

Richard Hitchcock, Interim NAGPRA

Coordinator, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum

of Anthropology, University of

California, Berkeley, CA 94720,

telephone (510) 643-7884, before July 5,

2001. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Karuk Tribe of California

may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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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 Sioux City Public

Museum, Sioux City, IA

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 control of the Sioux City Public

Museum, Sioux City, IA.

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 Sioux City Public

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the

Cheyenne River Reservation, South

Dakota.

In 1965, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Larson Village site (32BL9) on the bluff

of the Missouri River, Burleigh County,

near Bismark, ND, and donated to the

Sioux City Public Museum by Mrs. J.

Rodder. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Excavation data show that the Larson

Village site was a Mandan village

occupied between C.E. 1600 and 1780.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Sioux City

Public Museum 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 Sioux City Public Museum 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 Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota.

On May 18, 1994, these human

remains were repatriated to Sebastian

(Bronco) LeBeau on behalf of the

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the

Cheyenne River Reservation, South

Dakota. Questions or concerns related to

the repatriation of the human remains

described in this notice can be directed

to Sebastian (Bronco) LeBeau, Cultural

Preservation Officer, Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box 590, Eagle Butte,

SD 57625, telephone (605) 964–

4155.This notice has been sent to

officials of the Cheyenne River Sioux

Tribe of the Cheyenne River

Reservation, South Dakota; and the

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Mr. Daniel Truckey,

NAGPRA Representative, Sioux City

Public Museum, 2901 Jackson Street,

Sioux City, IA 51104-3697, telephone

(712) 224-5001, before July 5, 2001.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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