Notice2022-05062
Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV
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Published
March 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Nevada State Museum, Carson City has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes. Representatives of any Indian Tribe not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14036-14037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05062]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033497; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Carson City,
NV
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Nevada State Museum, Carson City has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe not identified in this notice that
wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should
submit a written request to the Nevada State Museum, Carson City. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the Indian Tribes stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe 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 Nevada State Museum, Carson City at the address in this
notice by April 11, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna J. Camp, Nevada State Museum, 600
North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687-4810
Ext. 261, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b0b2b0bca191bfb4a7b0b5b0b2a4bda5a4a3b4ffbea3b6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debfbdbfb3ae9eb0bba8bfbabfbdabb2aaabacbbf0b1acb9">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV. The human
remains were removed from the shore of the American River near Watt
Avenue, in Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Nevada
State Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, California. The
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California was invited to
consult but did not participate. Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes
listed in this section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited
Tribes''.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the banks of the American River near Watt Avenue, in
Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA. The human remains include one
complete cranium of an approximately 40-year-old Native American male.
The cranium is complete, and five of the maxillary teeth are present.
The cranium was donated to the Churchill County Museum in 1963.
Sometime in the 1990s, it was transferred to the Nevada State Museum.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Nevada State Museum, Carson City
Officials of the Nevada State Museum have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on morphological analyses by a
biological anthropologist.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> According to 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 Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona
Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, California
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of The Tribes.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
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 Anna J. Camp, Nevada
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State Museum, Carson City, 600 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV
89701, telephone (775) 687-4810 Ext. 261, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a4a6a4a8b585aba0b3a4a1a4a6b0a9b1b0b7a0ebaab7a2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceafadafa3be8ea0abb8afaaafadbba2babbbcabe0a1bca9">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 11, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Nevada State Museum, Carson City is responsible for notifying
The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-05062 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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