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and one male aged 25–35 years. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1980, a partial set of human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Point 

Barrow, AK (Accession Number UA83– 

051). These remains were collected from 

a water filled depression several feet 

deep near the airport runway and 

Pisokak Street by two boys who were 

residents of Barrow. The collected 

remains were subsequently turned over 

to Linda Yarborough who was leading 

an archaeological project in the village 

at the time of their discovery. The area 

where these remains were recovered 

appeared to have been disturbed and 

there were several other bones 

(presumed human) visible at the bottom 

of the small pool, and these were left in 

place. The exact location where these 

remains were collected is described as 

between lot 11, block 35 south of 

Pisokak Street and the airport runway 

located several hundred feet south of 

and parallel to Pisokak Street. 

According to records at the University 

of Alaska Museum of the North, these 

remains were deposited in the museum 

by Linda Yarborough in 1983, where 

they are still housed today. No other 

information is available regarding the 

circumstances surrounding the removal 

of these remains. These human remains 

represent a single individual consisting 

of one male aged 35–45 years. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Concerning all of the 39 partial sets of 

human remains just described, there is 

not enough information present in 

museum records to confidently assign 

any of these remains to a specific 

archeological site. None of these 

remains were removed under federal 

permits. For all of these remains except 

the set accessioned as UA83–051, the 

only provenience information available 

states that the remains were surface 

collected near, in, or at the Native 

Village of Barrow. A common precontact and contact era burial practice 

in the region of Barrow, AK, was to lay 

the deceased out either directly on the 

surface or enclosed in a box on the 

surface. Based on the museum records 

that accompany all of these remains, 

they were collected from a surficial 

burial context which would make them 

of a recent age. It is determined that 

these remains are Native American 

based on the general geographic location 

(Barrow, AK), the condition of the 

remains, and their morphology. Barrow, 

AK is the largest city in the North Slope 

Borough and serves as an economic and 

administrative center for the region. 

Archeological studies and oral 

traditions show that there is at least a 

thousand years of continuity between 

present-day and past residents on the 

North Slope of Alaska. Due to this fact, 

all 39 sets of human remains described 

above are determined to be directly 

related to Native American tribal 

members residing in Barrow, AK today. 

Determinations Made by the BLM 

Alaska State Office and the University 

of Alaska Museum of the North 

Officials of the BLM Alaska State 

Office and the University of Alaska 

Museum of the North have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 39 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 Traditional Government. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe not identified in this 

notice that wishes to request transfer of 

control of these human remains should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

Dr. Robert King, Alaska State NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Bureau of Land 

Management, 222 W. 7th Ave., Box 13, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7599, telephone 

(907) 271–5510, by December 17, 2014. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Native Village of Barrow Inupiat 

Traditional Government may proceed. 

The BLM Alaska State Office is 

responsible for notifying the Native 

Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional 

Government that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: October 2, 2014 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27151 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16958; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology and 

Sociology, University of Southern 

Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Anthropology and Sociology at the 

University of Southern Mississippi, 

Hattiesburg, has completed an inventory 

of human remains, 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 Department of 

Anthropology and Sociology at the 

University of Southern Mississippi, 

Hattiesburg. 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 Department of 

Anthropology and Sociology at the 

University of Southern Mississippi, 

Hattiesburg, at the address in this notice 

by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Marie Elaine Danforth, 

Professor, Department of Anthropology 

and Sociology, University of Southern 

Mississippi, 118 College Dr. #5074, 

Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001, telephone 

(601) 266–4306, email m.danforth@

usm.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 under the control of 

the Department of Anthropology and 

Sociology at the University of Southern 

Mississippi, Hattiesburg. 

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. 


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Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Department of 

Anthropology and Sociology at the 

University of Southern Mississippi 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana; Mississippi Band of Choctaw 

Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians; and the 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. The 

following tribes were invited to consult 

but did not participate: AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma; Catawba Indian Nation (aka 

Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); 

Cherokee Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of 

Louisiana; Eastern Band of the Cherokee 

Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Kialegge Tribal Town; 

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch 

Band of Creeks (previously listed as the 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida 

(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe 

of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations); 

Shawnee Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; 

and the United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime prior to 1992, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location. The human remains 

were donated to the University of 

Southern Mississippi by a student. The 

student acquired the human remains 

from a relative who was in law 

enforcement in the Memphis, TN, area. 

No further information is available. The 

human remains consist of a single 

cranium belonging to an adult. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on geographical, archeological, 

historical, and other information, there 

is a shared group identity between these 

human remains and The Chickasaw 

Nation and The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Southern Mississippi 

Officials of the University of Southern 

Mississippi have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of at 

least one individual of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 Chickasaw Nation and 

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. 

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 Marie Elaine 

Danforth, Professor, Department of 

Anthropology and Sociology, University 

of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr. 

#5074, Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001, 

telephone (601) 266–4306, email 

m.danforth@usm.edu, 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 and The Quapaw 

Tribe of Indians may proceed. 

The University of Southern 

Mississippi is responsible for notifying 

the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma; The Quapaw Tribe 

of Indians; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 

Town that this notice has been 

published. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27143 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17028; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Museum of Anthropology at 

Washington State University, Pullman, 

WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Museum of Anthropology 

at Washington State 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 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 Museum of Anthropology 

at Washington State University. 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 Museum of Anthropology 

at Washington State University at the 

address in this notice by December 17, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Mary Collins, Museum of 

Anthropology at Washington State 

University, Pullman, WA 99164–4910, 

telephone (509) 335–4314. 

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 

Museum of Anthropology at 

Washington State University, Pullman, 

WA. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

either the Klamath Lake area of Oregon 

or Western Montana. 

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 Museum of 

Anthropology at Washington State 

University professional staff. This 

information was provided to 

representatives of the Blackfeet Tribe of 

the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of 

Montana; Coeur D’Alene Tribe 

(previously listed as the Coeur D’Alene 

Tribe of the Coeur D’Alene Reservation, 

Idaho); Confederated Salish and 

Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 

Reservation; Confederated Tribes of 


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