58796 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 191 / Monday, October 2, 2000 / Notices determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR A detailed assessment of the human remains are too fragmentary to assign 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared remains and associated funerary objects temporal or cultural affiliation. group identity that can be reasonably was made by University of Nebraska- In 1937, human remains representing traced between these Native American Lincoln professional staff in one individual were recovered from a human remains and associated funerary consultation with representatives of the sand pit at the Hemmingford fossil objects and the Mandan and Hidatsa Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the quarries in Box Butte County, NE by a tribes, members of the Three Affiliated Cheyenne River Reservation, South Works Progress Administration worker. Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Dakota; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the No known individual was identified. No North Dakota. Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the associated funerary objects are present. This notice has been sent to officials Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; the Based on the recovery location and of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge copper staining of the human remains, Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Reservation, South Dakota; the Omaha this individual has been determined to Representatives of any other Indian tribe Tribe of Nebraska; the Pawnee Nation of be Native American from the historic that believes itself to be culturally Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; period. affiliated with these human remains and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; During the 1970's, human remains associated funerary objects should the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud representing one individual were contact Jerome Thompson, State Indian Reservation, South Dakota; the recovered from site 25BF179, Buffalo Historical Society of Iowa, New Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee County, NE by members of the Historical Building, 600 East Locust, Reservation of Nebraska; the Winnebago University of Nebraska Department of Des Moines, IA 50319±0290, telephone Tribe of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux Anthropology. No known individual (515) 281±4221, before November 1, Tribe of South Dakota; and the North was identified. The one associated 2000. Repatriation of these human Dakota Intertribal Reinterment funerary object present is an antler remains and associated funerary objects Committee representing the Standing fragment. In the 1960's, this individual was to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South originally disturbed by county residents Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may Dakota; the Spirit Lake Tribe, North and re-interred in a metal can. The begin after that date if no additional Dakota; the Three Affiliated Tribes of original burial was said to have been in claimants come forward. the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and the Turtle Mountain Band a sitting position. An additional Dated: September 19, 2000. of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. associated funerary object, a John Robbins, In 1955, human remains representing bannerstone believed to be mid-Archaic, Assistant Director, Cultural Resources one individual were recovered from the was retained by πBus' Curd of Amherst, Stewardship and Partnerships. Sheep Mountain site (25BN1), Banner NE. [FR Doc. 00±25254 Filed 9±29±00; 8:45 am] County, NE during a University of Based on the reported manner of BILLING CODE 4310±70±F Nebraska field school directed by E.M. interment, associated funerary objects, Davis. No known individual was and highly mineralized condition of the identified. No associated funerary human remains, this individual has DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR objects are present. been identified as Native American from Based on archeological evidence, this the Archaic period. National Park Service individual has been identified as Native In 1958, human remains representing American from the Archaic period. seven individuals were excavated from Notice of Inventory Completion for In 1977, human remains representing site 25BF229, 2.5±3 miles southeast of Native American Human Remains and one individual from site 25BO8, Boone Gibbon, Buffalo County, NE by T. Witty Associated Funerary Objects in the County, NE was acquired under and P. Holder. No known individuals Possession of the University of unknown circumstances from person(s) were identified. No associated funerary Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE unknown. No known individual was objects are present. identified. The one associated funerary Based on the condition of the human AGENCY: National Park Service. object is a soil sample with red ochre. remains, these individuals have been ACTION: Notice. Based on dental morphology and identified as Native American, dating to wear, the condition of the human the Woodland period. Notice is hereby given in accordance remains, and the presence of red ochre, In 1913, human remains representing with provisions of the Native American this individual has been identified as one individual were lent to the Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Native American from the Archaic University of Nebraska State Museum (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the period. by A.A. McReynolds of Nehawka, NE. completion of an inventory of human In 1973, human remains representing These remains are presumed to have remains and associated funerary objects nine individuals were excavated from been recovered from the vicinity of in the possession of the University of an ossuary (probably 25BO12) located Nehawka, Cass County, NE. These Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. north of Cedar Rapids, Boone County, human remains now are considered part This notice is published as part of the NE by Steve Holen and John O'Shea. In of the permanent collection. No known National Park Service's administrative 1976, these human remains were individual was identified. No associated responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR transferred to the University of Nebraska funerary objects are present. 10.2 (c). The determinations within this State Museum from the University of Based on dental morphology and the notice are the sole responsibility of the Nebraska Department of Anthropology. condition of the human remains, this museum, institution, or Federal agency No known individuals were identified. individual has been identified as Native that has control of these Native No associated funerary objects are American dating to the Woodland or American human remains and present. Central Plains Tradition period. associated funerary objects. The The condition of these human In 1965, human remains representing National Park Service is not responsible remains resembles those from known one individual were catalogued into the for the determinations within this Archaic, Woodland, or Central Plains collections of the University of Nebraska notice. Tradition sites, however, these human State Museum. The associated VerDate 11<MAY>2000 20:20 Sep 29, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM pfrm04 PsN: 02OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 191 / Monday, October 2, 2000 / Notices 58797 designation is 25CC0 ``A15965,'' the Ferber site (25CD10), Cedar County, identified. No associated funerary indicating derivation from Cass County, NE during Works Progress objects are present. NE. No known individual was Administration excavations conducted Based on the condition of the human identified. No associated funerary by A.C. Spaulding under the direction remains, this individual has been objects are present. of J. Champe. No known individuals identified as Native American, most No documentation exists for these were identified. No associated funerary likely dating to the Woodland period. human remains, but they are presumed objects are present. At an unknown date, human remains to have been recovered from Cass Based on the condition of the human representing one individual from Chase County, NE. Based on dental remains, these individuals have been County, NE were sent to the University morphology and the condition of the identified as Native American dating to of Nebraska State Museum by Sheriff human remains, this individual has the Great Oasis/Late Woodland period. Clifton Morrison of Imperial, NE. No been identified as Native American In 1941, human remains representing known individual was identified. No dating to the Archaic to Woodland two individuals were recovered from associated funerary objects are present. period. the Fort site, 25CD11, in Cedar County, Based on dental wear and At an unknown date, human remains NE during excavations conducted under morphology, this individual has been representing two individuals were the supervision of A. C. Spaulding and identified as Native American. removed from the Sterns site (25CC28) John Champe of the University of In 1973, human remains representing in Cass County, NE by person(s) Nebraska. No known individuals were one individual were donated to the unknown. Remains of one of the identified. A minimum of 152 University of Nebraska by James Lutter individuals are highly mineralized and associated funerary objects includes a of Valentine, NE. These human remains probably date from an earlier period minimum of 149 glass beads, 1 shell are believed to have come from Cherry than the other individual. No known bead, and 1 cup and 1 mirror broken County, NE. No known individual was individuals were identified. No into a minimum of 12 fragments. identified. No associated