81 FR 21901 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, Reno, NV
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 71 (April 13, 2016)
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 71 (April 13, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 21901-21902] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08450] [[Page 21901]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20672; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, Reno, NV AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office, has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the BLM. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the BLM at the address in this notice by May 13, 2016. ADDRESSES: Michael Herder, District Manager, Schell Field Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 98301, telephone (775) 289-1868, email [email protected]; and Dayna M. Reale, Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Specialist, Schell Field Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 98301, telephone (775) 289-1892, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, Reno, NV. The human remains were removed from the Snake Creek Indian Burial Cave in White Pine County, NV. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by BLM Schell Field Office professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Te- Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada. History and Description of the Remains On an unknown date between July 1984 and January 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from Snake Creek Indian Burial Cave (Site 26WP23) in White Pine County, NV. The BLM Nevada State Office has since placed the human remains at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, NV. The human remains appear to have been removed from the cave by a paleontologist conducting research in the cave. These human remains are catalogued as AHUR 6024 by the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. The human remains were identified as one adult and one juvenile of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The burial site is located in a solution karst cave with several connected underground chambers, and a vertical entrance that requires rappelling in from the ground surface. Entering the cave requires a drop of about 35 feet into the main chamber. As a result, it has been a natural trap for animals since the Pleistocene period. The remains of an ice age camel, horse, wolverine, badger, marten, wolf, and other locally extinct fauna along with wood and other organic material, were recovered from the cave by paleontological research conducted after the removal of the human remains reported in this notice. Archeologists in the early to mid-1900s noted cultural materials in the cave and on the ground outside the mouth of the cave. Those materials, including a ladder and pottery, were identified by archeologists in the 1930s and 1950s as ``Puebloan,'' or likely associated with the Formative period, which includes several nearby sites now known to be large habitation sites associated with the Fremont culture. However, these artifacts have not been located in current collections and were not found in association with the human remains reported here. The cave is located in Shoshone, Western Shoshone, or Niwi Territory, adjacent to a historic Shoshone community in an area near the Nevada-Utah border used traditionally by Shoshone and Goshute peoples. In addition, the cave was also used historically as a burial place by Goshute and/or Shoshone people. Early 20th century archeologists concluded that the cave was a Shoshone burial site, as a ``cone'' of human remains of Shoshone individuals and their belongings was located immediately below the opening of the cave. Consultations between the BLM Nevada State Office and various Native American tribes suggest that the cave may have been the place where the last Shoshone or Goshute Chief was buried. In addition, several tribes have previously indicated that the cave is a sacred place, and a prehistoric burial site. The majority of the human remains in collection AHUR 6024 appear to have been buried. They are dark in color, soil-stained, and have dirt, root stains, and/or root hairs attached, indicative of either interment, or conditions of natural deposition that would occur over time. These features indicate the human remains may be several hundred to several thousands of years old, depending on preservation, or location of deposition within the cave. Given their estimated age, they appear to pre-date Euro-American settlement in the region. However, given the fact that the human remains are generally fractured, represent only scattered portions of the individuals represented, were not find in a primary burial context, and were not associated with any funerary objects, the BLM could not determine whether the human remains are culturally affiliated with any specific modern tribe. [[Page 21902]] Determinations Made by the BLM Nevada State Office Officials of the BLM Nevada State Office have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on the location and context of the burial site, skeletal analysis, and historic documentation. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe. According to the final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains may be to the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada. Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Michael Herder, District Manager, Ely District Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 98301, telephone (775) 289- 1868, email [email protected], by May 13, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada may proceed. The BLM Nevada State Office is responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Te- Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada that this notice has been published. Dated: March 21, 2016. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in fauna along with wood and other
this notice are the sole responsibility of organic material, were recovered from
National Park Service the museum, institution, or Federal the cave by paleontological research
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20672; agency that has control of the Native conducted after the removal of the
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] American human remains. The National human remains reported in this notice.
Park Service is not responsible for the Archeologists in the early to mid-
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. determinations in this notice. 1900s noted cultural materials in the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Consultation cave and on the ground outside the
Land Management, Nevada State mouth of the cave. Those materials,
Office, Reno, NV A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by BLM Schell Field including a ladder and pottery, were
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Office professional staff in consultation identified by archeologists in the 1930s
ACTION: Notice. with representatives of the Confederated and 1950s as ‘‘Puebloan,’’ or likely
Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, associated with the Formative period,
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Nevada and Utah; Duckwater Shoshone which includes several nearby sites now
Interior, Bureau of Land Management Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, known to be large habitation sites
(BLM), Nevada State Office, has Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; associated with the Fremont culture.
completed an inventory of human Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band However, these artifacts have not been
remains, in consultation with the of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, located in current collections and were
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian not found in association with the
Hawaiian organizations, and has Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits human remains reported here.
determined that there is no cultural Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian The cave is located in Shoshone,
affiliation between the human remains Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Western Shoshone, or Niwi Territory,
and any present-day Indian tribes or Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, adjacent to a historic Shoshone
Native Hawaiian organizations. Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian community in an area near the Nevada-
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Utah border used traditionally by
Native Hawaiian organization not Band of Paiutes)); Shoshone-Paiute Shoshone and Goshute peoples. In
identified in this notice that wish to Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, addition, the cave was also used
request transfer of control of these Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute historically as a burial place by Goshute
human remains should submit a written Indians of Utah; Te-Moak Tribe of and/or Shoshone people. Early 20th
request to the BLM. If no additional Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada century archeologists concluded that the
requestors come forward, transfer of (Four constituent bands: Battle cave was a Shoshone burial site, as a
control of the human remains to the Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork ‘‘cone’’ of human remains of Shoshone
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba individuals and their belongings was
organizations stated in this notice may Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba located immediately below the opening
proceed. Reservation, Nevada. of the cave. Consultations between the
DATES: Representatives of any Indian History and Description of the Remains BLM Nevada State Office and various
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Native American tribes suggest that the
not identified in this notice that wish to On an unknown date between July
1984 and January 1988, human remains cave may have been the place where the
request transfer of control of these last Shoshone or Goshute Chief was
human remains should submit a written representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Snake buried. In addition, several tribes have
request with information in support of previously indicated that the cave is a
the request to the BLM at the address in Creek Indian Burial Cave (Site 26WP23)
in White Pine County, NV. The BLM sacred place, and a prehistoric burial
this notice by May 13, 2016. site.
Nevada State Office has since placed the
ADDRESSES: Michael Herder, District The majority of the human remains in
human remains at the Nevada State
Manager, Schell Field Office, HC 33 Box Museum in Carson City, NV. The collection AHUR 6024 appear to have
33500, Ely, NV 98301, telephone (775) human remains appear to have been been buried. They are dark in color,
289–1868, email mherder@blm.gov; and removed from the cave by a soil-stained, and have dirt, root stains,
Dayna M. Reale, Archaeologist/Cultural paleontologist conducting research in and/or root hairs attached, indicative of
Resource Specialist, Schell Field Office, the cave. These human remains are either interment, or conditions of
HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 98301, catalogued as AHUR 6024 by the natural deposition that would occur
telephone (775) 289–1892, email Nevada State Museum, Carson City. The over time. These features indicate the
dreale@blm.gov. human remains were identified as one human remains may be several hundred
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is adult and one juvenile of indeterminate to several thousands of years old,
here given in accordance with the sex. No known individuals were depending on preservation, or location
Native American Graves Protection and identified. No associated funerary of deposition within the cave. Given
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. objects are present. their estimated age, they appear to pre-
3003, of the completion of an inventory The burial site is located in a solution date Euro-American settlement in the
of human remains under the control of karst cave with several connected region. However, given the fact that the
the U.S. Department of the Interior, underground chambers, and a vertical human remains are generally fractured,
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Bureau of Land Management, Nevada entrance that requires rappelling in from represent only scattered portions of the
State Office, Reno, NV. The human the ground surface. Entering the cave individuals represented, were not find
remains were removed from the Snake requires a drop of about 35 feet into the in a primary burial context, and were
Creek Indian Burial Cave in White Pine main chamber. As a result, it has been not associated with any funerary
County, NV. a natural trap for animals since the objects, the BLM could not determine
This notice is published as part of the Pleistocene period. The remains of an whether the human remains are
National Park Service’s administrative ice age camel, horse, wolverine, badger, culturally affiliated with any specific
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 marten, wolf, and other locally extinct modern tribe.
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Determinations Made by the BLM additional requestors have come cultural items listed in this notice meet
Nevada State Office forward, transfer of control of the the definition of unassociated funerary
Officials of the BLM Nevada State human remains to the Confederated objects. Lineal descendants or
Office have determined that: Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, representatives of any Indian tribe or
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Nevada and Utah; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Native Hawaiian organization not
human remains described in this notice Nevada; the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe identified in this notice that wish to
are Native American based on the of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; claim these cultural items should
location and context of the burial site, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck submit a written request to History
skeletal analysis, and historic Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Colorado. If no additional claimants
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; come forward, transfer of control of the
documentation.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indians of Nevada (Four constituent Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
human remains described in this notice
bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko organizations stated in this notice may
represent the physical remains of two
Band; South Fork Band and Wells proceed.
individuals of Native American
Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe DATES: Lineal descendants or
ancestry.
of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada may
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a representatives of any Indian tribe or
proceed. Native Hawaiian organization not
relationship of shared group identity The BLM Nevada State Office is
cannot be reasonably traced between the identified in this notice that wish to
responsible for notifying the claim these cultural items should
Native American human remains and Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
any present-day Indian tribe. submit a written request with
Reservation, Nevada and Utah;
• According to the final judgments of Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
information in support of the claim to
the Indian Claims Commission or the History Colorado at the address in this
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely notice by May 13, 2016.
Court of Federal Claims, the land from Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Paiute
which the Native American human ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, 1200 Broadway,
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of
remains were removed is the aboriginal Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866–
land of the Confederated Tribes of the Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian 4531, email sheila.goff@state.co.us.
Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; the Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian here given in accordance with the
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Native American Graves Protection and
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits items under the control of History
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Band of Paiutes)); Shoshone-Paiute Colorado that meet the definition of
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, unassociated funerary objects, under 25
Indians of Nevada (Four constituent Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute U.S.C. 3001.
bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Indians of Utah; Te-Moak Tribe of This notice is published as part of the
Band; South Fork Band and Wells Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada National Park Service’s administrative
Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe (Four constituent bands: Battle responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada. Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Band and Wells Band); and the Yomba this notice are the sole responsibility of
disposition of the human remains may Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba the museum, institution, or Federal
be to the Confederated Tribes of the Reservation, Nevada that this notice has agency that has control of the Native
Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; been published. American cultural items. The National
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; the Park Service is not responsible for the
Dated: March 21, 2016.
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the determinations in this notice.
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Melanie O’Brien,
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Manager, National NAGPRA Program. History and Description of the Cultural
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull [FR Doc. 2016–08450 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] Items
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; BILLING CODE 4312–50–P Some time prior to 1916, two cultural
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone items were removed from a Ute grave
Indians of Nevada (Four constituent located on the Ute Mountain Ute
bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Reservation in Colorado by an Indian
Band; South Fork Band and Wells Agent. They were first loaned to the
National Park Service museum in 1916 and later donated. The
Band); and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe
of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20669; unassociated funerary objects consist of
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] a small mass of partially melted glass
Additional Requestors and Disposition beads and a basketry water jar. The
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural donor reported that the mass of beads
Native Hawaiian organization not Items: History Colorado, formerly was among the belongings of the
identified in this notice that wish to Colorado Historical Society, Denver, deceased that had been burned when
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
request transfer of control of these CO the individual was originally buried.
human remains should submit a written AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Ute people traditionally burned the
request with information in support of ACTION: Notice. belongings of the deceased as part of the
the request to Michael Herder, District death rite. The basketry water jar had
Manager, Ely District Office, HC 33 Box SUMMARY: History Colorado, in been placed nearby also as part of the
33500, Ely, NV 98301, telephone (775) consultation with the appropriate death rite. There is no evidence that the
289–1868, email mherder@blm.gov, by Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian human remains came to History
May 13, 2016. After that date, if no organizations, has determined that the Colorado.
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