[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 3462] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-1826] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains in the Possession of the Office of the State Archeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA AGENCY: National Park Service ACTION: Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice if hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory for Native American human remains from the State of Washington currently in the possession of the Office of the State Archeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. A detailed inventory and assessment has been made by members of the professional staff of the Office of the State Archeologist Burials Program in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation. In 1994, the human remains were transferred to the Iowa Office of the State Archeologist Burials Program as part of a collection from the estate of Mr. John Morrie. Limited provenience information indicated the remains were found on the Columbia River near the city of Vantage, Kittias County, Washington. It is not known when or how these human remains came into the donor's possession. The human remains represent one individual. Face morphology indicates the individual is an adult Native American woman. Mummified tissue and a small amount of hair remain attached to the cranium. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Representatives of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation have identified the banks of the Columbia River in Kittias county as part of their traditional occupation area from pre- contact times. The representatives have also presented evidence that occupation areas often contain burials. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Office of the State Archeologist Burials Program have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Burials Program officials have further determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between the human remains and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation. This notice has been sent to officials of the confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation. Representatives of any other Indian tribe which believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Shirley Schermer, Burials Program Director, Office of the State Archeologist, Eastlawn, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 335-2400 before March 1, 1996. Repatriation of these human remains to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation may begin after this date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: January 24, 1996. Francis P. McManamon, Chief Archeologist, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology and Ethnography Program. [FR Doc. 96-1826 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F