[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 19087] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-10613] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY AGENCY: National Park Service ACTION: Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the control of the Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bureau of Land Management professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, WY; the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, ID; the Uintah and Ouray Tribes of the Uintah & Ouray Agency, UT; the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MT; and the Crow Tribe, MT. In 1983, human remains representing one individual were illegally removed from federal lands by two oil field workers and were recovered during a Federal criminal investigation and returned to the control of the Bureau of Land Management. The 502 associated funerary objects include a saddle, leather horse tack, German silver bridle ornaments, .45/70 rifle cartridges, a .22 caliber revolver, a metal knife, one pair beaded moccasins, brass U.S. military General Service buttons, silver conchas, a silver bracelet, a silver belt buckle, a choker of blue glass beads and elk teeth, vials of glass beads, and fragments of fabric and leather. No known individual was identified. In 1985, this individual was reinterred by the Bureau of Land Management in consultation with Eastern Shoshone traditional religious practitioners. During recent inventory of the associated funerary objects, additional human remains including two braids of human hair wrapped in cloth were discovered from this same individual. Based on the associated funerary objects and the condition of the remains, the burial is estimated to date to the late 1870s--early 1880s. The ``checker-diagonal'' beaded design on the moccasins is most commonly used among the Eastern Shoshone or the Blackfeet. Further, osteological analysis of the human remains, the burial location, manner of interment, and associated funerary objects all indicate this individual was likely Eastern Shoshone. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bureau of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau of Land Management have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 502 objects listed above 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. Lastly, officials of the Bureau of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation, WY. This notice has been sent to officials of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, WY; the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, ID; the Uintah and Ouray Tribes of the Uintah & Ouray Agency, UT; the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, MT; and the Crow Tribe, MT. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact Al Pierson, State Director, or Tim Nowak, Native American Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; telephone: (307) 775-6035, before May 30, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: April 24, 1996 Francis P. McManamon Departmental Consulting Archeologist Chief, Archeology & Ethnography Program [FR Doc. 96-10613 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F