Notice2022-20297
Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV
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Published
September 20, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Nevada State Museum 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. 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 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57514-57515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20297]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034562; 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 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. 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 at the address in this notice by
October 20, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nevada State Museum, 600 North Carson
Street, Carson City, NV 89701, telephone (530) 249-5745 Ext. 261, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ceafadafa3be8ea0abb8afaaafadbba2babbbcabe0a1bca9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d1d3d1ddc0f0ded5c6d1d4d1d3c5dcc4c5c2d59edfc2d7">[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 Town of Minden in Douglas 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) 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 Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville
Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches).
History and Description of the Remains
In 2010, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a house in Douglas County, NV. In 2010, the human
remains--crania and mandible fragments--were donated to the Nevada
State Museum by an anonymous donor. Museum professionals analyzed the
human remains and determined that the individual was Native American.
The human remains belong to an individual of undetermined age and sex.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Nevada State Museum
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 cranial morphology.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice
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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 Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville
Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches).
<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 Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California
(Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart
Community, & Washoe Ranches).
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, &
Washoe Ranches).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
Anna Camp, Nevada 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#99f8faf8f4e9d9f7fceff8fdf8faecf5edecebfcb7f6ebfe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="046567656974446a6172656065677168707176612a6b7663">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 20, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, &
Washoe Ranches) may proceed.
The Nevada State Museum is responsible for notifying the Washoe
Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony,
Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 14, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-20297 Filed 9-19-22; 8:45 am]
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