Notice2023-13296
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fallon, NV
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June 22, 2023
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Churchill County, NV.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40849-40852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13296]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036058; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Fallon,
NV
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Churchill County, NV.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Carl Lunderstadt, Refuge Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 1020 New River
Parkway, Suite 305, Fallon, NV 89406, telephone (775) 423-5128, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65060417093a09100b0100171611040111250312164b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a090b180635061f040e0f18191e0b0e1e2a0c1d19440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held
by the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Description
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Nevada State Museum, Carson
City, professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada.
Between April 1985 and September 1990, the United States Department
of Interior (DOI), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), removed 141
individuals and 1,325 funerary objects that had eroded from 53
archeological sites within Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR),
Churchill County, NV. The removal of human remains was conducted by
archeologists from the Nevada State Museum, University of Louisville,
and Stillwater NWR under permit, contract, or authority of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. The human remains were removed and
transferred to the Nevada State Museum, and then interred in a vault on
Stillwater NWR under the authority of the 1987 Memorandum of
Understanding on Human Remains among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, and the Paiute-
Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada. The
following paragraphs present a site-by-site description of the human
remains and associated funerary objects. The archeological sites and
human remains listed below date between 3000 and 300 years BP.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from 26CH910 (L-20) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 266 associated funerary
objects include 262 faunal elements, two bone tools, one flaked stone
tool, and one shell.
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Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from 26CH1043 (L-1) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 139 associated funerary
objects include 97 flaked stone artifacts, 30 faunal elements, six
worked stones, two ollivella shell bead fragments, two shell fragments,
one projectile point, and one plant fragment.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from 26CH1044 (L-2) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 176 associated funerary
objects include 171 faunal elements, three flaked stone artifacts, and
two stones.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1045 (L-3) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The two associated funerary
objects include one flaked stone tool and one piece of burned clay.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed from 26CH1046 (L-4) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 103 associated funerary
objects include 65 faunal elements, 12 shell fragments, 10 flaked stone
artifacts, nine soil samples, four bone tools, and three plant
fragments.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1047 (L-5) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 29 associated funerary
objects are 29 flaked stone artifacts.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1048 (L-6) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 18 associated funerary
objects include 16 flaked stone artifacts, one shell fragment, and one
stone.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1049 (L-7) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The six associated funerary
objects include three faunal elements, two flaked stone tools, and one
bone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from 26CH1050 (L-8) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 59 associated funerary
objects include 21 flaked stone artifacts, five bone tools, six shells,
two faunal elements, and 25 other stones.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from 26CH1051 (L-9) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 27 associated funerary
objects include 11 stone artifacts, eight shells, four faunal elements,
three rocks, and one bone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1052 (L-10) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The two associated funerary
objects are two stone artifacts.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1053 (L-11) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1054 (L-12) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 12 associated funerary
objects are 12 faunal elements.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from 26CH1055 (L-13) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 54 associated funerary
objects include 50 faunal elements, two bone tools, and two shells.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1056 (L-14) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The five associated funerary
objects include four stone artifacts and one bone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1057 (L-15) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from 26CH1058 (L-16) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 16 associated funerary
objects include nine faunal elements, three rocks, two flaked stone
artifacts, and two shells.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1060 (L-18) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from 26CH1061 (L-19) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from 26CH1062 (L-21) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 50 associated funerary
objects include 49 faunal elements and one flaked stone artifact.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from 26CH1063 (L-22) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 15 associated funerary
objects include eight faunal elements, four flaked stone artifact, two
rocks, and one bone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
eight individuals were removed from 26CH1064 (L-23) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The two associated funerary
objects include one faunal element and one flaked stone artifact.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1065 (L-24) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 27 associated funerary
objects include 15 flaked stone artifacts, six rocks, four faunal
elements, and two shells.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1066 (L-25) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987 four associated funerary objects were removed
from 26CH1067 (L-26) in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR, Churchill
County, NV. The four associated funerary objects are four flake stone
artifacts.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from 26CH1068 (L-27) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The four associated funerary
objects are four flaked stone artifacts.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1069 (L-28) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The nine associated funerary
objects
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include seven flaked stone artifacts, one faunal element, and one
shell.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from 26CH1070 (L-29) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 46 associated funerary
objects include 35 faunal elements, five flaked stone artifacts, four
shells, and two rocks.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1071 (L-30) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1158 (L-51) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 11 associated funerary
objects include five faunal elements and six flaked stone artifacts.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from 26CH1159 (L-52) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 49 associated funerary
objects include 30 faunal elements, 11 shells, four flaked stone
artifacts, and four rocks.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 25CH1740 (L53) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The two associated funerary
objects are two faunal elements.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed from 26CH1160 (L-54) in Stillwater Marsh
at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 36 associated funerary
objects include 18 faunal elements, 13 flaked stone artifacts, and five
rocks.
Between 1985 and 1987, 10 associated funerary objects were removed
from 26CH1161 (L-55) in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR, Churchill
County, NV. The 10 associated funerary objects include seven flaked
stone artifacts, two faunal elements, and one shell.
Between 1985 and 1987, 22 associated funerary objects were removed
from 26CH1162 (L-56) in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR, Churchill
County, NV. The 22 associated funerary objects include 21 flaked stone
artifacts and one rock.
Between 1985 and 1989, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1163 (L-58) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The one associated funerary
object is a shell.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1168 (L-64) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The one associated funerary
object is a flaked stone artifact.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1169 (L-65) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The two associated funerary
objects include one flaked stone artifact and one bone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1173 (L-101) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The one associated funerary
object is a flaked stone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1223 (CM-87-A) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 22 associated funerary
objects include 17 plant parts, two rocks, two bone tools, and one
flaked stone artifact.
Between 1985 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from 26CH1249 (L-68) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The 86 associated funerary
objects include 38 faunal elements, 36 flaked stone tools, six rocks,
and six shells.
Between 1985 and 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 26CH1250 (L-69) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The five associated funerary
objects include four flaked stone artifacts and one rock.
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from 26CH1661 (391/372-1) in Stillwater Marsh at
Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The one associated funerary
object is a flaked stone tool.
Between 1985 and 1987, four associated funerary objects were
removed from 26CH1251 (L-74) in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. The four associated funerary objects are four
flaked stone artifacts.
In 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from 26CH1890 (CC92-6) in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater
NWR, Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site L-72 in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site L-120 in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site L-102 in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site L-108 in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site L-111 in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1987, one associated funerary object was removed from site 876
in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR, Churchill County, NV. The one
associated funerary object is a projectile point.
In 1989 human remains representing, at minimum one individual were
removed from site CM-43-A in Stillwater Marsh at Stillwater NWR,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects were identified or
removed.
In 1989 human remains representing, at minimum one individual weres
removed from site CM-90-A in Stillwater Wildlife Management Area,
Churchill County, NV. No associated funerary objects were identified or
removed.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: oral traditional, folkloric, geographical,
anthropological, ethnographic, archeological, biological, and expert
opinion.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 141 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,325 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.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 24, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Stillwater
National Wildlife Refuge must determine the most appropriate requestor
prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: June 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-13296 Filed 6-21-23; 8:45 am]
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