Notice2023-20193
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Published
September 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Washoe County, NV.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20193]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036576; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian
Tribe. The human remains were removed from Washoe County, NV.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 19, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S
Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, telephone (702) 895-2070, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4307222d2a262f6d01262d3a302b262803362d2f356d262736"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b1949b9c9099dbb7909b8c869d909eb5809b9983db909180">[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
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, 22 individuals were removed
from the Falcon Hill Site in Washoe County, NV (Accession #s AHUR 39,
AHUR 40, AHUR 41, AHUR 42, AHUR 43, AHUR 44, AHUR 45, AHUR 46, AHUR 47,
AHUR 48, AHUR 49, AHUR 50, AHUR 51, AHUR 52, AHUR 53, AHUR 54, AHUR 55,
AHUR 56, AHUR 57, and AHUR 58). No associated funerary objects are
present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from a known
geographic location. This location is the aboriginal land of one or
more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 22 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the
Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; 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; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, &
Washoe Ranches); and the Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony
& Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 19, 2023. If competing requests
for disposition are received, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas
is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
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 and Sec.
10.11.
Dated: September 11, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-20193 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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