68466 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 2014 / Notices 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Chickasaw Nation. 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash 

Street, Springfield, IL 62703, telephone 

(217) 524–7903, email warren@

museum.state.il.us, by December 17, 

2014. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Chickasaw Nation may proceed. 

The Illinois State Museum is 

responsible for notifying The Chickasaw 

Nation that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: October 23, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27140 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16874; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology, Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 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 a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains 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 should submit 

a written request to the Indiana 

University NAGPRA Office. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Indiana University 

NAGPRA Office at the address in this 

notice by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 

701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 

47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@indiana.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 objects under the control of the 

Department of Anthropology at Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the vicinity 

of Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by Indiana University 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government 

and the Inupiat Community of the 

Arctic Slope. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1921 and 1936, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 8 

individuals were recovered from an 

unknown location near Point Barrow, 

AK. These human remains were 

collected by Mollie Ward Greist, a 

native of Indiana who lived in Barrow, 

AK, from 1921–1936. The human 

remains were transferred to the Indiana 

University Glenn A. Black Laboratory of 

Archaeology in 1956, to the Mathers 

Museum of World Cultures in 1972, and 

then to the Department of Anthropology 

in 1990. The 1 associated funerary 

object is a fragment of oil soaked wood. 

No known individuals were identified. 

Catalog information indicates the 

affiliation of the remains to be ‘‘Inuit’’ 

or ‘‘Eskimo.’’ 

The human remains were found in an 

area traditionally used by the Inupiat 

people. Accounts of Inupiat burials 

indicate that the human remains were 

placed into very shallow graves or were 

surface burials. Inupiat mortuary 

treatments also involved deceased 

individuals being wrapped in skins or 

furs and taken to a cemetery where they 

were placed on wood planks. Mollie 

Greist reported seeing hundreds of 

Native American skeletons lying on the 

ground near Point Barrow. A 

relationship of shared group identity 

can be reasonably traced between the 

human remains and the Native Village 

of Barrow Inupiat Government and the 

Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope 

based on traditional geography, 

archeological evidence, historical 

accounts, and on-going cultural 

traditions. 

Determinations Made by Indiana 

University 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 8 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1 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 the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Government and the 

Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh 

Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 

University, NAGPRA Office, Student 

Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., 

Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 

856–5315, email thomajay@

indiana.edu, by December 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 Native 

Village of Barrow Inupiat Government 

and the Inupiat Community of the 

Arctic Slope may proceed. 


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Indiana University is responsible for 

notifying the Native Village of Barrow 

Inupiat Government and the Inupiat 

Community of the Arctic Slope that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27152 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16762; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Nevada State Museum, Carson City, 

NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Nevada State Museum, 

Carson City (NSM) 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 a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 objects should submit a written 

request to the NSM. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the NSM at the address in this 

notice by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Rachel K. Malloy, 

Anthropology Collections Manager and 

NAGPRA Coordinator, Nevada State 

Museum, 600 N. Carson Street, Carson 

City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687– 

4810 x229, email rmalloy@

nevadaculture.org. 

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 

NSM. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from the Charlie Gomes Site 

(26CH473), Churchill County, NV. 

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 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 NSM 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Paiute-Shoshone 

Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and 

Colony, Nevada. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1988, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the Charlie Gomes Site in 

Churchill County, NV. The site is 

located in the Carson Sink and on land 

held in trust by Churchill County. In the 

early 1980s, the Carson Sink was 

subjected to years of flooding and after 

the water receded, a section of the 

Charlie Gomes site was exposed. In June 

of 1988, a group of volunteers, including 

professional archeologists, surveyed the 

site and recovered human remains and 

associated funerary objects, which were 

then curated at the NSM. 

Burial 1A represents one set of human 

remains of an adult of unknown sex. 

Burial 1B represents one set of human 

remains of a young adult, 16 to 23 years. 

The determination of sex on the young 

adult is not conclusive. No known 

individuals were identified. The 213 

associated funerary objects are 56 shell 

fragments, 30 faunal bone fragments, 4 

lithics, 4 ground stone fragments, 2 

natural or fire cracked rocks, 1 seed, 1 

bottle glass fragment, 5 soil samples, 2 

ochre fragments, and 108 shell beads. 

Determinations Made by the Nevada 

State Museum 

Officials of the NSM have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 213 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the 

Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada. 

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 objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Rachel K. Malloy, 

Anthropology Collections Manager and 

NAGPRA Coordinator, Nevada State 

Museum, 600 N. Carson Street, Carson 

City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687– 

4810 x229, email rmalloy@

nevadaculture.org, by December 17, 

2014. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon 

Reservation and Colony, Nevada may 

proceed. 

The NSM is responsible for notifying 

the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon 

Reservation and Colony, Nevada that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management, Alaska State Office, 

Anchorage, AK, and the University of 

Alaska Museum of the North, 

Fairbanks, AK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Alaska State Office, and the 

University of Alaska Museum of the 

North have completed an inventory of 

human remains, in consultation with 


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