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12210 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 45 / Thursday, March 6, 2008 / Notices Vegas for further analysis. No known the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the between 1926 and 1931 (02983, 03046, individual was identified. No associated Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada that 03154, 03160, 03177, 03224, 03225, funerary objects are present. this notice has been published. 03255). No known individuals were Analysis determined that the human Dated: January 30, 2008. identified. The 17 associated funerary remains are that of a pre–contact or objects are 1 saw blade, 1 metal button, Sherry Hutt, early historic Native American 14 lead bullets, and 1 tomahawk pipe inhabitant of the Great Basin area. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. bowl (03157, 03224, 03255). Archeological evidence suggests that [FR Doc. E8–4329 Filed 3–5–08; 8:45 am] On a date prior to 1926, human the areas where the human remains BILLING CODE 4312–50–S remains representing a minimum of six were found were occupied by individuals were removed from the Pike Shoshone/Paiute groups in pre–contact Pawnee Village (25WT1) in Webster and historic times. Oral history DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR County, NE. The human remains were evidence presented by the donated to the Hastings Museum by National Park Service representatives of the Pyramid Lake A.M. Brooking and cataloged between Paiute further suggests that the areas Notice of Inventory Completion: 1926 and 1931 (02438, 02984, 03228, were occupied by the Pyramid Lake Hastings Museum of Natural and 04792). No known individuals were Paiute during these time periods. Based Cultural History, Hastings, NE identified. The 31 associated funerary on these lines of evidence, the human objects include 1 brass bell, 2 copper remains and associated funerary objects AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. bracelets, and 28 beads (02985, 02986, are considered to be Native American ACTION: Notice. 2987). and culturally affiliated with the On April 20, 1925, human remains Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Notice is here given in accordance representing a minimum of three Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. with the Native American Graves individuals were removed from the Pike Officials of the Department of Protection and Repatriation Act Pawnee Village (25WT1) in Webster Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the County, NE. The human remains were University of Nevada Las Vegas have completion of an inventory of human donated to the Hastings Museum by determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. remains and associated funerary objects A.M. Brooking, A.T. Hill, and J.E. 3001 (9–10), the human remains in the possession of Hastings Museum Wallace and cataloged between 1926 described above represent the physical of Natural and Cultural History and 1931 (03110, 03121). No known remains of three individuals of Native (Hastings Museum), Hastings, NE. The individuals were identified. No American ancestry. Officials of the human remains and associated funerary associated funerary objects are present. Department of Anthropology and Ethnic objects were removed from Howard, At unknown times, human remains Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas Merrick, Nance, Platte, and Webster representing a minimum of three also have determined that, pursuant to Counties, NE. individuals were removed from the Pike 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the twelve objects This notice is published as part of the Pawnee Village (25WT1) in Webster described above are reasonably believed National Park Service’s administrative County, NE. One individual was to have been placed with or near responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 donated to the Hastings Museum by an individual human remains at the time of U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations unnamed donor and cataloged between death or later as part of the death rite in this notice are the sole responsibility 1926 and 1931 (10362). The second or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the of the museum, institution, or Federal individual was donated to the Hastings Department of Anthropology and Ethnic agency that has control of the Native Museum by David Mowry and cataloged Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas American human remains and in 1936 (14693). The third individual have determined that, pursuant to 25 associated funerary objects. The was donated to the Hastings Museum by U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship National Park Service is not responsible Julia Green Bell and cataloged in 1945 of shared group identity that can be for the determinations in this notice. (25347). No known individuals were reasonably traced between the Native A detailed assessment of the human identified. No associated funerary American human remains and remains was made by Hastings Museum objects are present. associated funerary objects and the of Natural and Cultural History The Pike Pawnee Village site (25WT1) Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the professional staff in consultation with is also known as the Hill Site, Hill Farm, Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. representatives of the Crow Tribe of and Superior 1. The site is located Representatives of any other Indian Montana; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; between Red Cloud and Guide Rock on tribe that believes itself to be culturally Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians, the south bank of the Republican River. affiliated with the the human remains Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; The site is known to be a village and associated funerary objects should Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; sporadically occupied by the Kitkehahki contact Dr. Karen Harry, Department of Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Sac & Fox (Republican) band of the Pawnee from Anthropology & Ethnic Study, Nation of Missouri in Kansas and A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1830. University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Nebraska; Three Affiliated Tribes of the At an unknown date, human remains Maryland Parkway, Box 455003, Las Fort Berthold Reservation, North representing a minimum of one Vegas, NV 89154–5003, telephone (702) Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated individual were removed from the 895–2534, before April 7, 2008. Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Samms Site (25WT2), also known as the Repatriation of the human remains and Tawakonie), Oklahoma. Thorne Site, near Bladen in Webster associated funerary objects to the During the summers of 1924 and County, NE. The human remains were Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 1925, human remains representing a given to the Hastings Museum by J.C. Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada may minimum of 10 individuals were Samms and cataloged into the collection proceed after that date if no additional removed from the Pike Pawnee Village between 1926 and 1931 (10208). No claimants come forward. (25WT1) in Webster County, NE. The known individual was identified. No The Department of Anthropology and human remains were donated to the associated funerary objects are present. Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada Hastings Museum by A.M. Brooking, Based on research at the Nebraska Las Vegas is responsible for notifying museum founder, and cataloged State Historical Society, it was found VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:57 Mar 05, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 45 / Thursday, March 6, 2008 / Notices 12211 that J.C. Samms and A.M. Brooking had Fullerton, Nance County, NE. The County, NE. The human remains were excavated at the Samms Site prior to human remains were donated to the donated to the Hastings Museum by March 1932. The site has been Hastings Museum by museum founder, A.M. Brooking and cataloged between culturally identified as a Lower Loup A.M. Brooking and cataloged between 1926 and 1931 (02663, 03010, 03052, village. 1926 and 1931 (03200). No known 03202, 03261, 03262, 03267, 03938, On an unknown date, human remains individual was identified. No associated 03940, 04460, 07091, 08052). No known representing a minimum of one funerary objects are present. individuals were identified. The one individual were removed from the Phil Research reveals that there is a site associated funerary object is a catlinite Cuba farm (25NC4) in Nance County, known as Horse Creek that is southwest pipe (03011). NE. The human remains were of Fullerton in Nance County, NE. This At an unknown date, human remains purchased from Phil Cuba by the site is culturally affiliated with the representing a minimum of one Hastings Museum in 1933 and cataloged Grand and Republican bands of the individual were removed from a grave at that same year (11222). No known Pawnee. Museum catalog records a Skidi site near Palmer, Merrick individual was identified. The 14 indicate that the above human remains County, NE. The human remains were associated funerary objects are 9 metal were collected southwest of Fullerton in donated to the Hastings Museum by Ora bracelets, 1 wooden bowl, 1 metal frying approximately the same location as the White and cataloged between 1926 and pan, 1 metal scissors, 1 metal and wood Horse Creek site. Original catalog 1931 (02915). No known individual was knife, and 1 metal bucket (11223, records indicated that this was ‘‘a identified. No associated funerary 11224). Mormon boy killed by Indians on objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains September 16, 1849.’’ However, the At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of three morphological report indicates that this representing a minimum of one individuals were removed from a grave is a female of Native American descent. individual were removed from a grave at at the Phil Cuba farm (25NC4) in Nance Based on the catalog records, a Skidi site near Palmer, Merrick County, NE. The human remains were information on the Horse Creek site, and County, NE. The human remains were purchased from Phil Cuba by the morphology report, the museum donated to the Hastings Museum by Hastings Museum in 1936 and cataloged officials have reasonably determined A.M.