82 FR 13489 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)

The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13489-13490]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04861]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22911; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Human Remains Repository, 
Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, 
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, has completed an inventory of human 
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 Human Remains Repository, 
Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 Human 
Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, 
Laramie, WY, at the address in this notice by April 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Rick L. Weathermon, Curator, Human Remains Repository, 
Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 East University Avenue, University 
of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, telephone (307) 314-2035, 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 Human Remains Repository, Department of 
Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. The human remains 
were removed from the west side of the Miners Point site (HR330), 
Kodiak Island, AK.
    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 the Human 
Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Native 
Village of Larsen Bay.

History and Description of the Remains

    Prior to 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the west side of the Miner's Point site 
(HR330), Kodiak Island, AK, probably by a Rock Springs, WY, physician. 
By 1991, the human remains had been given to Western Wyoming College in 
Rock Springs, WY. In October 2016, the University of Wyoming evaluated 
the NAGPRA status of all human remains in their possession. Following 
analysis, in December of 2016, the Miner's Point individual (HR330) was 
formally accessioned into the Human Remains Repository, Department of 
Anthropology, University of Wyoming. The remains consist of a 
fragmentary human cranium of a Native American male, over the age of 
50. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    The human remains are of an unknown age. The Alutiiq people assert 
that they have continuously lived on Kodiak Island and the surrounding 
areas for at least 7,000 years, which is the entire human history of 
the location. The human remains exhibit skeletal characteristics 
consistent with an assessment of Alaskan Native.

Determinations Made by the Human Remains Repository, Department of 
Anthropology, University of Wyoming

    Officials of the Human Remains Repository, Department of 
Anthropology, University of Wyoming have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), no objects are present 
that are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near 
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the 
death rite or ceremony.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Native Village of Larsen Bay.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 Dr. Rick 
L. Weathermon, Curator, Human Remains Repository, Department 3431, 
Anthropology, 1000 East University Avenue, University of Wyoming, 
Laramie, WY 82071, telephone (307) 314-2035, email [email protected].by 
April 12, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Native Village 
of Larsen Bay may proceed.
    The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, 
University

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of Wyoming is responsible for notifying the Native Village of Larsen 
Bay that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 9, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04861 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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