17736 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 64 / Tuesday, April 3, 2001 / Notices
This notice has been sent to officials the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Nation of the Yakama Reservation, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Reservation, Washington; the Washington; the Confederated Tribes of Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla the Colville Reservation, Washington; Representatives of any other Indian tribe Reservation, Oregon; the Nez Perce the Confederated Tribes of the Unatilla that believes itself to be culturally Tribe of Idaho; and the Spokane Tribe Reservation, Oregon; the Nez Perce affiliated with these human remains of the Spokane Reservation, Tribe of Idaho; and the Spokane Tribe should contact Barbara Isaac, Washington. of the Spokane Reservation, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody In 1871, human remains representing Washington. Representatives of any Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, one individual were collected from the other Indian tribe that believes itself to Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, banks of the Snake River at the mouth be culturally affiliated with these Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) of Tucannon, near Fort Taylor, human remains should contact Barbara 495–2254, before May 3, 2001. Columbia County, WA, by C.R. Isaac, Repatriation Coordinator, Repatriation of the human remains to Greenleaf. In 1872, Mr. Greenleaf gifted Peabody Museum of Archaeology and the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge these human remains to the Peabody Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Reservation, South Dakota may begin Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) after that date if no additional claimants No known individual was identified. No 495–2254, before May 3, 2001. come forward. associated funerary objects are present. Repatriation of the human remains to Museum documentation identifies the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Dated: March 21, 2001. this individual as a ‘‘Palouse Indian.’’ John Robbins, the Yakama Indian Nation of the The attribution of such a specific Yakama Reservation, Washington; the Assistant Director, Cultural Resources cultural affiliation to the human Stewardship and Partnerships. Confederated Tribes of the Colville remains indicates that the interment Reservation, Washington; and the Nez [FR Doc. 01–8172 Filed 4–2–01; 8:45 am] post-dates sustained contact between Perce Tribe of Idaho may begin after that BILLING CODE 4310–70–P indigenous groups and Europeans date if no additional claimants come beginning in the early 19th century. The forward. human remains were from an area DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR commonly considered to be traditional Dated: March 20, 2001. Palouse territory during this period. John Robbins, National Park Service Oral traditions and historic evidence Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships. Notice of Inventory Completion for indicate that although some Palouse [FR Doc. 01–8173 Filed 4–2–01; 8:45 am] Native American Human Remains and People occupied their traditional Associated Funerary Objects in the territory until the mid-1900s, many BILLING CODE 4310–70–F Possession of the Peabody Museum of Palouse people went to live on neighboring reservations beginning in Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard the late 19th century, where they DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR University, Cambridge, MA continue to maintain their identity as AGENCY: National Park Service. Palouse people. Based on consultation National Park Service with the Indian tribes listed above, the ACTION: Notice. Notice of Inventory Completion for present-day tribes representing the Native American Human Remains and Notice is hereby given in accordance Palouse people are the Confederated Associated Funerary Objects in the with provisions of the Native American Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Possession of the Peabody Museum of Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Nation of the Yakama Reservation, Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the Washington; the Confederated Tribes of completion of an inventory of human the Colville Reservation, Washington; University, Cambridge, MA remains and associated funerary objects and the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho. AGENCY: National Park Service. in the possession of Peabody Museum of Based on the above-mentioned Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard information, officials of the Peabody ACTION: Notice. University, Cambridge, MA. Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology This notice is published as part of the have determined that, pursuant to 43 Notice is hereby given in accordance National Park Service’s administrative CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains with provisions of the Native American responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR listed above represent the physical Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 10.2 (c). The determinations within this remains of one individuals of Native (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the notice are the sole responsibility of the American ancestry. Officials of the completion of an inventory of human museum, institution, or Federal agency Peabody Museum of Archaeology and remains and associated funerary objects that has control of these Native Ethnology also have determined that, in the possession of the Peabody American human remains and pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, associated funerary objects. The relationship of shared group identity Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. National Park Service is not responsible that can be reasonably traced between This notice is published as part of the for the determinations within this these Native American human remains National Park Service’s administrative notice. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR A detailed assessment of the human of the Yakama Indian Nation of the 10.2 (c). The determinations within this remains was made by Peabody Museum Yakama Reservation, Washington; the notice are the sole responsibility of the of Archaeology and Ethnology Confederated Tribes of the Colville museum, institution, or Federal agency professional staff in consultation with Reservation, Washington; and the Nez that has control of these Native representatives of the Coeur D’Alene Perce Tribe of Idaho. This notice has American human remains and Tribe of the Coeur D’Alene Reservation, been sent to officials of the Coeur associated funerary objects. The Idaho; the Confederated Tribes and D’Alene Tribe of the Coeur D’Alene National Park Service is not responsible Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of Reservation, Idaho; the Confederated for the determinations within this the Yakama Reservation, Washington; Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian notice.
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