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The TVA is responsible for notifying 

The Consulted Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: June 28, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23706; 

PCU00RP14.R50000–PPWOCRDN0] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

Nevada State Museum, Carson City, 

NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 

Nevada State Museum have completed 

an inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and have 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 Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

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 Bureau of Indian Affairs 

at the address in this notice by 

September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum 

Program Manager/NAGPRA 

Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov. 

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 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

in the physical custody of the Nevada 

State Museum, Carson City, NV. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from multiple 

sites near Pyramid Lake in Washoe 

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 Bureau of 

Indian Affairs professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 

Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1954, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0005 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 734/2091) 

were discovered by a member of the 

public. Nevada State Museum staff 

collected the remains and funerary 

objects. They have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are two strings of shells and one 

fur robe. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0274 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 775, 776, 

851, and 852) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0275 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 840, 841, 

842, 846, 853, 854, 855, 856, and 6037) 

were removed by Nevada State Museum 

staff under an Antiquities Act permit 

and have been housed at the Nevada 

State Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

429 associated funerary objects include 

basketry fragments, beads, cordage, 

flakes, projectile points, wood 

fragments, animal bones, bark, twigs, 

and stone materials. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0280 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 777) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0291 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 778, 779, 

and 2015) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The 213 associated funerary 

objects include basketry fragments, 

cordage, flakes, projectile points, plant 

fragments, and stone materials. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0292 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 783) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0314 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 780, 781, 

and 782) were removed by Nevada State 

Museum staff under an Antiquities Act 

permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0315 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 850, 859, 

and 2119) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 


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In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0321 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 784) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0322 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 785) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0349 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 786, 787, 

and 788) were removed by Nevada State 

Museum staff under an Antiquities Act 

permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0382 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 2170) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0384 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 790) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, thirteen individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0385 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 791, 792, 

793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 

801, 802, and 803) were removed by 

Nevada State Museum staff under an 

Antiquities Act permit and have been 

housed at the Nevada State Museum 

since being collected. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0389 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 2169) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0404 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 870 and 

871) were removed by Nevada State 

Museum staff under an Antiquities Act 

permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The 28 associated funerary 

objects include faunal material, stones, 

and wood fragments. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0413 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 2171) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0459 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 804) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, twelve individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0525 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 835, 836, 

837, 844, 845, 847, 848, 849, 857, 858, 

866, and 877) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The 1,883 associated 

funerary objects include basketry 

fragments, beads, basketry, cordage, 

flakes, projectile points, faunal remains, 

plant fragments, twigs, and stone 

materials. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0528 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 805) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0529 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 806) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0609 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 807) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0613 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 808) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1966, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0714 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 2172) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0729 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 809) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0745 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 810) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 


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known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0814 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 811) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0882 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 812) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1966, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0953 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 813) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Sometime during 1973–1974, human 

remains representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from site 

26WA1014 near Pyramid Lake in 

Washoe County, NV. The human 

remains (AHURs 2013 and 2014) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1974, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from site 26WA1016 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 862, 863, 

864, and 865) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The 18 associated funerary 

objects include debitage and stones. 

In 1974, human remains representing, 

at minimum, fifteen individuals were 

removed from site 26WA1018 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 709, 710, 

711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 

719, 815, 875, 876, and 2176) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On or before 1971, human remains 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from site 

26WA1019 near Pyramid Lake in 

Washoe County, NV. The human 

remains (AHURs 816, 2005, 2006A, and 

2007) were removed by Nevada State 

Museum staff under an Antiquities Act 

permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1974, human remains representing, 

at minimum, seven individuals were 

removed from site 26WA1021 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 720, 721, 

722, 723, 724, 725, and 726) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

two associated funerary objects are 

cobble fragments. 

In 1961, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 26WAo224 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 2001 and 

2017) were removed by amateur 

archeologists and donated to the Nevada 

State Museum where they have been 

housed since then. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On unknown dates between 1965 and 

1979, human remains representing, at 

minimum, forty individuals were 

removed from unknown sites near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 703, 704, 

705, 706, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 827, 

828, 829, 830, 833, 834, 861, 868, 869, 

873, 874, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 

2009, 2010, 2012, 2035, 2065, 2158, 

2159, 2160, 2161, 2162, and 2178) were 

removed by amateur archeologists, tribal 

police, and the general public, and 

donated to the Nevada State Museum 

where they have been housed since 

then. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Geographic, historic, and 

anthropological evidence indicates that 

the human remains are Native 

American. The sites from which the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed are within the 

boundaries of the Pyramid Lake 

Reservation. Historic documents, 

archeological and consultation 

evidence, including tribal oral history, 

indicate that this area has been 

occupied by the Pyramid Lake Paiute 

Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 

NV, since precontact times. Based on 

this evidence, the human remains have 

been determined to be culturally 

affiliated with the Pyramid Lake Paiute 

Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 

Nevada. 

Determinations Made by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 147 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 2,576 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 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of 

the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 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 Anna Pardo, Museum 

Program Manager/NAGPRA 

Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov, by 

September 21, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe 

of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 

Nevada, may proceed. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is 

responsible for notifying the Pyramid 

Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 

Reservation, Nevada, that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 5, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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