83 FR 28255 - Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Anthropology, Las Vegas, NV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, (UNLV) Department of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the UNLV Department of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13029]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 
Department of Anthropology, Las Vegas, NV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, (UNLV) Department of 
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, 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 associated funerary 
objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to the UNLV Department 
of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the UNLV Department of Anthropology at the 
address in this notice by by July 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Barbara Roth, Department of Anthropology, University of 
Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 455003, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 
89154 telephone (702) 895-3646, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the UNLV Department of 
Anthropology. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Indian Springs, Clark 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 and associated funerary objects. 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 UNLV 
Department of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater 
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation 
and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 
Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley 
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony 
& Campbell Ranch, Nevada.

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Indian Springs in Clark County, NV. The 
human remains, designated as AHUR 142 (also referred to as AHUR 142X), 
were collected by Mr. Robert Hopkins and subsequently given to Dr. 
Sheilagh Brooks, an anthropologist in the Department of Anthropology at 
UNLV. They consist of the mostly complete mummified remains of an 
infant between 0 and 12 months old. No known individuals were 
identified. The four associated funerary objects are a necklace of 
tubular bone beads found around the left arm and neck, wooden sticks 
belonging to a cradleboard, vegetable fibers that served as matting, 
and a rope.
    The human remains were collected near the town of Indian Springs, 
located 45 miles north of Las Vegas. Indian Springs is within the 
western Paiute and Shoshone traditional occupation area. Ted Howard, 
Cultural Resources Director for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, NV, has indicated that the cradle is typical of 
those used by Great Basin Native Americans. Archeological research 
confirms that the cradleboard and other funerary objects are consistent 
with assemblages found within the territory occupied by the western 
Paiute and Shoshone in the historic and pre-European contact eras.

Determinations Made by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 
Department of Anthropology

    Officials of the UNLV Department of Anthropology 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), the four objects 
described in this notice 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 associated funerary objects and the Alturas 
Indian Rancheria, California; Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River 
Reservation, Wyoming; Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley 
(previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone 
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute Tribe 
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop 
Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian Colony 
(previously listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of 
California); Buena Vista Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians of California; 
Cedarville Rancheria, California; Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the 
Chemehuevi Reservation, California; Confederated Tribes of the Goshute 
Reservation,

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Nevada and Utah; Death Valley Timbi-sha Shoshone Tribe (previously 
listed as the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California); 
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely 
Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute 
Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the 
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians 
of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine 
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute 
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Northwestern 
Band of the Shoshone Nation (previously listed as Northwestern Band of 
Shoshoni Nation and the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah 
(Washakie)); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh 
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes (formerly Paiute Indian 
Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, 
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid 
Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks 
Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; Shoshone-Paiute 
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe 
of Nevada; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four 
constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and 
Wells Band); Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute 
Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River 
Reservation, Nevada; Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California (Carson 
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & 
Washoe Ranches); Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; Yerington Paiute 
Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Yomba 
Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada (hereinafter referred 
to as ``The Tribes'').

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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Dr. Barbara Roth, Department of Anthropology, 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 455003, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 
Box 455003, Las Vegas, NV 89154, telephone (702) 895-3646, email 
[email protected], by July 18, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    The UNLV Department of Anthropology is responsible for notifying 
The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-13029 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am]
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