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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16764; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Medicine Bow-Routt National 

Forest and Thunder Basin National 

Grassland, Laramie, WY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest 

and Thunder Basin National Grassland 

(MBRTB) 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 no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the USDA Forest Service 

MBRTB. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the USDA Forest Service 

MBRTB at the address in this notice by 

November 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Thomas Whitford, District 

Ranger, MBRTB, 2468 Jackson Street, 

Laramie, WY 82070–6535, telephone 

(307) 745–2300. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

USDA Forest Service MBRTB, Laramie, 

WY. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from a 

burial site southwest of Upton, Weston 

County, WY. 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

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 USDA Forest 

Service MBRTB professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and 

Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux 

Tribe of the Cheyenne River 

Reservation, South Dakota; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s 

Reservation, Montana; Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of 

Montana; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 

the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; and the Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1981, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from the Frog Creek oil field 

lands in Weston County, WY. This site 

is on Federal land, within the 

boundaries of the Medicine Bow-Routt 

National Forest and Thunder Basin 

National Grassland. Oil company 

workers discovered some human 

remains under rocks near their worksite 

approximately 64 kilometers southwest 

of Upton, Wyoming. The burial had 

previously been disturbed and the rocks 

originally used to cover the individuals 

had been moved. The Weston and 

Converse County Sheriff’s departments 

were notified at the time of discovery 

and the human remains were sent to Dr. 

George Gill at the University of 

Wyoming for biological analysis. On 

October 12, 1982, Dr. Gill, George 

Darlington, David McKee, and David 

Darlington (USDA Forest Service) 

conducted follow-up excavations at the 

discovery site and collected additional 

human remains. The human remains 

were found in sand deposits on top of 

a butte overlooking the valley below. 

They appeared not to have been buried 

but simply covered with large flat 

stones. 

The human remains were analyzed for 

Native American heritage, age, and sex 

by the professional staff of the 

University of Wyoming. The remains 

consist of four American Indian 

individuals. They are fragmented, and 

many bone elements were not present. 

The most complete individual is an 

adult female who was 50–65 years of 

age. The second set of remains is an 

adult male represented by only a few 

bone fragments. A third set of remains 

is of a child 6–7 years of age. An infant 

child is represented by a fourth set of 

fragmentary remains. No known 

individuals were identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are two 

small and partial damaged tubular nonhuman (canid) bone beads 

Determinations Made by the USDA 

Forest Service Medicine Bow-Routt 

National Forests and Thunder Basin 

National Grassland 

Officials of the USDA Forest Service 

MBRTB have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

archaeological evidence. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of four 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the two objects described in this notice 

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. 

• 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 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of the 

Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Chippewa-Cree Indians 

of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, 

Montana; Crow Tribe of Montana; and 

the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Chippewa-Cree Indians 

of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, 

Montana; Crow Tribe of Montana; and 


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the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana. 

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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Thomas Whitford, District 

Ranger, USDA Forest Service MBRTB, 

2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, WY, 

telephone (307) 745–2443, by November 

17, 2014. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Arapaho Tribe of the 

Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma); Chippewa-Cree Indians of 

the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana; 

Crow Tribe of Montana; and the 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana, may proceed. 

The USDA Forest Service MBRTB is 

responsible for notifying the of the 

Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and 

Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux 

Tribe of the Cheyenne River 

Reservation, South Dakota; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s 

Reservation, Montana; Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of 

Montana; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 

the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; and the Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24514 Filed 10–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16686; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois 

at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Spurlock Museum 

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign has completed an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary object, 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 object 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 object should submit a written 

request to the Spurlock Museum. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary object 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 

object should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Spurlock Museum at the 

address in this notice by November 17, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Jennifer White, Registrar, 

Spurlock Museum University of Illinois 

at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South 

Gregory Street, Urbana, IL 61801, 

telephone (217) 244–3353, email 

Jenwhite@illinois.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 and associated 

funerary object under the control of the 

Spurlock Museum University of Illinois 

at Urbana-Champaign. The human 

remains and associated funerary object 

were removed from Point Barrow 

Headland, AK. 

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 and 

associated funerary object. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

was made by the Spurlock Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1913 and 1917, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 21 

individuals were removed from Point 

Barrow Headland, AK. The human 

remains are 21 teeth acquired by the 

Museum of Natural History at the 

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and later transferred to the 

Spurlock Museum. The human remains 

were identified as ‘‘possibly from grave 

site’’ from the Point Barrow Headlands 

and were acquired on the ‘‘Alaskan 

Expedition.’’ Original ledgers from the 

Museum of Natural History are missing 

and no additional information has been 

uncovered regarding further details of 

the provenance of these items. The teeth 

appear to include ten adult teeth, nine 

teeth that are likely to be adult teeth, 

and two teeth of a child. No known 

individuals were identified. The 

associated funerary object is one canid 

tooth. 

Determinations Made by the Spurlock 

Museum 

Officials of the Spurlock Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 21 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described in this notice 

is 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. 

• 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 associated funerary object 

and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat 

Traditional Government. 

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 and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Jennifer White, Registrar, 

Spurlock Museum University of Illinois 

at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South 

Gregory Street, Urbana, IL 61801, 

telephone (217) 244–3353, email 


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