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Fast site, a Plains Woodland Period site. 

These determinations are based on 

archeological context and diagnostic 

cultural materials (e.g., chipped and 

ground stone, ceramics, and/or bone 

tools), oral history, and post-contact 

European records. Ethnohistoric, 

ethnographic, and oral historical 

evidence support the cultural continuity 

of the Woodland Period with the 

subsequent Plains Village Period in the 

area and with the Wichita and Affiliated 

Tribes. 

Determinations Made by the Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the Sam Noble Oklahoma 

Museum of Natural History have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 193 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 3,389 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 Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), 

Oklahoma. 

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 Dr. Marc Levine, Assistant 

Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 

University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.edu, by December 1, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 

Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, 

may proceed. 

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of 

Natural History is responsible for 

notifying the Wichita and Affiliated 

Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & 

Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: September 8, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024125: 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Human Remains Repository, 

Department of Anthropology, 

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Human Remains 

Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming, 

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 Human Remains 

Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming. 

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 Human Remains 

Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming, 

at the address in this notice by 

December 1, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Rick L. Weathermon, 

Curator, Human Remains Repository, 

Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 

East University Avenue, University of 

Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, 

telephone (307) 314–2035, email rikw@

uwyo.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 

Human Remains Repository, 

Department of Anthropology, University 

of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from multiple counties in 

the State of Wyoming. 

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 Human 

Remains Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming, 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. 

The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the 

Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 

Cheyenne River Reservation, South 

Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the 

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the 

Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; 

Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 

State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota were invited to consult, but did 

not participate. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At some time prior to 1976, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals were removed from 

the area of Pumpkin Buttes in Campbell 

County, WY, by members of the 

Wyoming Archaeological Society, 

Sheridan Chapter. In 1998, the 


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fragmentary human remains were 

transferred to the Human Remains 

Repository as HR251a–c, and represent 

three Native American individuals 

consisting of one male, over 40 years 

old, one female, 18–22 years old, and 

one male, approximately 14 years old. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

In 1984, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from the Rawhide site 

(48CA509) in Campbell County, WY, by 

the Wyoming State Archaeological 

Survey Office. The fragmentary human 

remains are recorded as HR145 in the 

Human Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American child, 

about 8 years old, of undetermined sex. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time prior to 1970, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual, were removed from a site 

located about 35 miles north and 

slightly east of Douglas in Converse 

County, WY, by unknown individuals. 

The human remains were kept at the 

Pioneer Museum in Douglas until 1975, 

when they were transferred to the 

Human Remains Repository. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR018 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American male, 

approximately 34–40 years old. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1986, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from the Antelope Coal Mine 

permit area (site 48CO481) in Converse 

County, WY. The human remains have 

been housed at the Human Remains 

Repository since that time. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR0111 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American female, 18– 

21 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1988, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from site 48CO1432 in 

Converse County, WY, by the Wyoming 

State Archaeological Survey Office. The 

human remains have been housed at the 

Human Remains Repository since that 

time. The fragmentary human remains 

are recorded as HR144 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American male, over 

50 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time prior to 1986, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual, were removed from a 

location near the town of Shawnee in 

Converse County, WY, by the 

landowner. The human remains have 

been housed at the Human Remains 

Repository since that time. The human 

remains are recorded as HR0152 in the 

Human Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American male, over 

50 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time in the mid-1980s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual, were 

removed from an unknown location in 

Converse County, WY, by the Converse 

County Sheriff’s Office. The remains 

have been housed at the Human 

Remains Repository since that time. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR155 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American individual 

of undetermined sex, over 40 years old. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time during the early 1970s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual, were 

removed from an unknown site near Bill 

in Converse County, WY, by the 

Converse County Sheriff’s Office. The 

human remains were transferred to the 

Human Remains Repository in 2010. 

The fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR0282 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent an adult Native American 

male. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1997, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from an unknown site in 

Converse County, WY, by the Converse 

County Sheriff’s Office. The human 

remains were transferred to the Human 

Remains Repository in 2010. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR0300 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent an adult Native American 

male. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1974, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from the Bishop Ranch in 

Crook County, WY, by the landowner. 

The human remains were given to the 

Rockpile Museum in Gillette, who 

transferred them to the Human Remains 

Repository in 1996. The human remains 

are recorded as DB052 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native male, over 60 years 

old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1983, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from a location south of 

Keyhole Reservoir in Crook County, 

WY, by the Crook County Sheriff’s 

Office and then transferred to the 

Human Remains Repository in 1984. 

The fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as FC044 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American female, 

over 50 years old. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1881, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from the area of Rifle Pit Road 

in Crook County, WY, by unknown 

individuals. The human remains were 

given to the Sundance Museum in 1975, 

and transferred to the Human Remains 

Repository in 2009. The fragmentary 

human remains are recorded as HR264 

in the Human Remains Repository 

records and represent a Native 

American young adult female. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1975, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from site 48GO8 near the 

North Platte River in Goshen County, 

WY, by University of Wyoming 

Department of Anthropology personnel 

and transferred to the Human Remains 

Repository in approximately 1987. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR043 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American female, 25– 

27 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1975, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from site 48NA67 north of 

Casper in Natrona County, WY, by 

University of Wyoming Department of 

Anthropology personnel. The human 

remains have been at the Human 

Remains Repository since that time and, 

based on radiocarbon dating, are 

between 5100 and 5500 years old. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR045 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American male, 50– 

65 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1992, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from the North Platte River 

drainage west of Casper in Natrona 

County, WY, by the Natrona County 

Sheriff’s Office and transferred to the 

Human Remains Repository in 1993. 


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The fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as FC090 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American female, 22– 

24 years old. No known individual was 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects include one lot of glass seed 

trade beads and one lot of small leather 

fragments. 

In 1993, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from a location a few miles 

north of Casper in Natrona County, WY, 

by the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office. 

The human remains have been at the 

Human Remains Repository since that 

time. The fragmentary human remains 

are recorded as FC107 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American child, of 

indeterminate sex, 8–9 years old. No 

known individual was identified. The 

one associated funerary object consists 

of a bison bone fragment. 

At some time prior to the 1970s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual, were 

removed from an unknown location and 

given to the Casper, WY, Police 

Department. The human remains had 

been in the police department evidence 

lockup from 30 to over 40 years. No 

other provenience information is 

available. In 2009, the human remains 

were accessioned into the University of 

Wyoming Human Remains Repository. 

The fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR263 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American older adult 

male. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1956, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from site 48NO2 about 8 miles 

southwest of Lusk in Niobrara County, 

WY, by Wyoming State Museum 

personnel and transferred to the 

University of Wyoming Anthropology 

Department in 1983. Additional 

associated remains were located in the 

State Museum in 1995 and transferred 

to University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology, in 1996. The fragmentary 

human remains are recorded as HR110 

in the Human Remains Repository 

records and represent a Native 

American male, 50–65 years of age. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time prior to 1971, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual, were removed from site 

48WE34, about 4 miles south southeast 

of Upton, Weston County, WY, by the 

landowner and given to the University 

of Wyoming Anthropology Department 

in 1971. The fragmentary human 

remains are recorded as HR007 in the 

Human Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American female, 50– 

65 years old. No known individual was 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects include a bone awl fragment and 

small piece of hematite. 

At some time in the 1930s, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual, were removed from site 

48WE487, about 7 miles west of the 

Wyoming-South Dakota state line, in 

Weston County, WY, by a sheepherder. 

The human remains have been at the 

University of Wyoming Anthropology 

Department since the mid-1980s. The 

fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as HR203 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a possible Native American, 

approximately 20 years of age, of 

indeterminate sex. No known individual 

was identified. The 42 associated 

funerary objects include 42 red ocherstained non-diagnostic bifacial stone 

tools. 

In 1978, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual, were 

removed from a location approximately 

two miles north of Newcastle in Weston 

County, WY, by Weston County 

Sherriff’s Department personnel and 

stored at the Anna Miller Museum in 

Newcastle until 1992, when they were 

transferred to the University of 

Wyoming Anthropology Department. 

The fragmentary human remains are 

recorded as FC008 in the Human 

Remains Repository records and 

represent a Native American male, 48– 

60 years old. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Human 

Remains Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming 

Officials of the Human Remains 

Repository, Department of 

Anthropology, University of Wyoming 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on features 

of the skeletal elements or their 

archeological contexts. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 23 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 47 funerary 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. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that 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. 

• 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. 

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 Dr. Rick L. Weathermon, 

Curator, Human Remains Repository, 

Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 

East University Avenue, University of 

Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, 

telephone (307) 314–2035, email rikw@

uwyo.edu, by December 1, 2017. 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, 

may proceed. 

The Human Remains Repository, 

Department of Anthropology, University 

of Wyoming, is responsible for notifying 

the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: September 8, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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