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Indians of the Moapa River Indian Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the should submit a written request to the Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Los Angeles County Museum of Natural Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Paiute Pine Community of the Lone Pine History. If no additional claimants come Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Reservation, California); Lovelock forward, transfer of control of the Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian cultural item to the lineal descendants, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Indians of the Moapa River Indian organizations stated in this notice may Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, proceed. Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Paiute DATES: Lineal descendants or Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of representatives of any Indian tribe not Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, identified in this notice that wish to Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian claim the cultural item should submit a Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits written request with information in Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian support of the claim to the Los Angeles Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of County Museum of Natural History Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Foundation at the address in this notice Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian by January 11, 2016. of Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits ADDRESSES: James R. Gilson, Vice the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone President and General Counsel, Los Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Angeles County Museum of Natural Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute History Foundation, 900 Exposition Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe telephone (213) 763–3305, email Reservation, California; Walker River of Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of [email protected]. Paiute Tribe of the Walker River the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray here given in accordance with the Campbell Ranch, Nevada. Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Native American Graves Protection and Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Additional Requestors and Disposition Reservation, California; Walker River 3005 of the intent to repatriate a cultural Representatives of any Indian tribe or Paiute Tribe of the Walker River item under the control of the Los Native Hawaiian organization not Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Angeles County Museum of Natural identified in this notice that wish to Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & History that meets the definitions of a request transfer of control of these Campbell Ranch, Nevada may proceed. sacred object and of an object of cultural human remains should submit a written Glen Canyon National Recreation patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001. request with information in support of Area is responsible for notifying The This notice is published as part of the the request to Lindy Mihata, Acting Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes National Park Service’s administrative Superintendent, Glen Canyon National that this notice has been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Dated: November 6, 2015. AZ 86040, telephone (928) 608–6200, this notice are the sole responsibility of email [email protected], by January Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal 11, 2016. After that date, if no Manager, National NAGPRA Program. agency that has control of the Native additional requestors have come [FR Doc. 2015–31315 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] American cultural item. The National forward, transfer of control of the BILLING CODE 4312–50–P Park Service is not responsible for the human remains to the Big Pine Paiute determinations in this notice. Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously History and Description of the Cultural listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Item Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the National Park Service Big Pine Reservation, California); Between 1895 and 1915, a headdress Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19755; made from cotton cord, red woolen the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] fabric, and feathers came into the Bishop Community of the Bishop possession of Francis (Frank) Ammann, Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Sr., who was a baker and operated a dry Colony (previously listed as the Cultural Item: Los Angeles County goods store in Needles, CA. Upon his Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of Museum of Natural History, Los death, the headdress passed to his son, California); Burns Paiute Tribe Angeles, CA Dr. F.X. Amman, Jr., who donated the (previously listed as the Burns Paiute AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. headdress to the Los Angeles County Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony ACTION: Notice. Museum of Natural History in 1934. In of Oregon); Fort Independence Indian 2002, the Los Angeles County Museum Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort SUMMARY: The Los Angeles County of Natural History lent the headdress to Independence Reservation, California; Museum of Natural History, in the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone consultation with the appropriate Indians of California for exhibition, Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Indian tribes, has determined that the where it remains today. Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Hopi cultural item listed in this notice meets Based on research and consultation Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute the definitions of sacred object and with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Indians of the Kaibab Indian object of cultural patrimony. Lineal Mission Indians of California, and other Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of descendants or representatives of any Chemehuevi elders and scholars of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Indian tribe not identified in this notice Chemehuevi culture and history, the Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute- that wish to claim this cultural item Los Angeles County Museum of Natural

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History has determined that the • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there that wish to request transfer of control headdress is possibly the most complete is a relationship of shared group of these human remains and associated example currently known of a Kaitcoxo. identity that can be reasonably traced funerary objects should submit a written Kaitcoxo headdresses are important between the single Kaitcoxo and the request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. objects worn in Chemehuevi traditional Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission If no additional requestors come religious and tribal ceremonies. The Los Indians of California. forward, transfer of control of the Angeles County Museum of Natural Additional Requestors and Disposition human remains and associated funerary History also has determined that, in objects to the lineal descendants, Indian accordance with traditional Lineal descendants or representatives tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations Chemehuevi practice, an object of this of any Indian tribe not identified in this stated in this notice may proceed. notice that wish to claim this cultural importance to the group as a whole DATES: Lineal descendants or could not have been alienated by any item should submit a written request representatives of any Indian tribe or with information in support of the claim individual. The research also leads the Native Hawaiian organization not to James R. Gilson, Vice President and Los Angeles County Museum of Natural identified in this notice that wish to General Counsel, Los Angeles County History to believe that a preponderance request transfer of control of these Museum of Natural History Foundation, of the evidence indicates that this human remains and associated funerary 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, Kaitcoxo came into the hands of Mr. objects should submit a written request CA 90007, telephone (213) 763–3305, Amman, Sr., from one or more with information in support of the email [email protected], by January 11, Chemehuevi persons, who were trading request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 2016. After that date, if no additional with Mr. Amman, Sr., between 1895 and at the address in this notice by January claimants have come forward, transfer 1915 while he was operating his bakery 11, 2016. and store in Needles, CA. For the of control of the single Kaitcoxo to the ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum Chemehuevi people, this was a period Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Program Manager/NAGPRA of dislocation, successive moves, and Indians of California may proceed. removal to reservations. The Los Angeles County Museum of Coordinator, U.S. Department of the The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History is responsible for Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 Natural History’s consultations included notifying the following Federally- Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, communication with the three recognized tribes that this notice has Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– Federally-recognized Chemehuevi been published: Chemehuevi Indian 6343, email [email protected]. tribes: Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Chemehuevi Reservation, California; California; Colorado River Indian Tribes here given in accordance with the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the of the Colorado River Indian Native American Graves Protection and Colorado River Indian Reservation, Reservation, Arizona and California; Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Arizona and California; and Twenty- and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of 3003, of the completion of an inventory Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of Mission Indians of California. of human remains and associated California. On July 31, 2015, the Los Dated: November 6, 2015. funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau Angeles County Museum of Natural Melanie O’Brien, History received a letter dated March of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 31, 2015, and signed by the tribal in the physical custody of the Peabody chairmen of all three Federally- [FR Doc. 2015–31308 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, recognized Chemehuevi tribes stating BILLING CODE 4312–50–P Harvard University (Peabody Museum), the three tribes ‘‘without exception, Cambridge, MA. The human remains enter into this agreement with full and associated funerary objects were DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR consensus, that it is our stated and removed from Burns Township, formal request that the Chemehuevi National Park Service Shiawassee County, MI. Headdress . . . be repatriated . . . to This notice is published as part of the the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19770; National Park Service’s administrative Indians.’’ PCU00RP14.R50000–PPWOCRDN0] responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Determinations Made by the Los this notice are the sole responsibility of Angeles County Museum of Natural Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC the museum, institution, or Federal History agency that has control of the Native Officials of the Los Angeles County AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. American human remains and Museum of Natural History have ACTION: Notice. associated funerary objects. The determined that: National Park Service is not responsible • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the for the determinations in this notice. the single Kaitcoxo described above is a Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs has specific ceremonial object needed by completed an inventory of human Consultation traditional Native American religious remains and associated funerary objects, A detailed assessment of the human leaders for the practice of traditional in consultation with the appropriate remains was made by the U.S. Native American religions by their Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Department of the Interior, Bureau of present-day adherents. organizations, and has determined that Indian Affairs professional staff in • In addition, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. there is a cultural affiliation between the consultation with representatives of the 3001(3)(D), the single Kaitcoxo human remains and associated funerary Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of described above has ongoing historical, objects and present-day Indian tribes or Michigan. traditional, or cultural importance Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal central to the Native American group or descendants or representatives of any History and Description of the Remains culture itself, rather than property Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian In 1915, human remains representing, owned by an individual. organization not identified in this notice at minimum, two individuals were

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