96-1826. Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains in the Possession of the Office of the State Archeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
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[FR Doc No: 96-1826]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
in the Possession of the Office of the State Archeologist, University 
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice if hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the completion of an 
inventory for Native American human remains from the State of 
Washington currently in the possession of the Office of the State 
Archeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
    A detailed inventory and assessment has been made by members of the 
professional staff of the Office of the State Archeologist Burials 
Program in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes 
and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation.
    In 1994, the human remains were transferred to the Iowa Office of 
the State Archeologist Burials Program as part of a collection from the 
estate of Mr. John Morrie. Limited provenience information indicated 
the remains were found on the Columbia River near the city of Vantage, 
Kittias County, Washington. It is not known when or how these human 
remains came into the donor's possession.
    The human remains represent one individual. Face morphology 
indicates the individual is an adult Native American woman. Mummified 
tissue and a small amount of hair remain attached to the cranium. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Representatives of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama 
Indian Nation have identified the banks of the Columbia River in 
Kittias county as part of their traditional occupation area from pre-
contact times. The representatives have also presented evidence that 
occupation areas often contain burials.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Office 
of the State Archeologist Burials Program have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent 
the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. 
Burials Program officials have further determined that, pursuant to 25 
U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which 
can be reasonably traced between the human remains and the Confederated 
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the confederated Tribes 
and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation. Representatives of any other 
Indian tribe which believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the 
human remains should contact Shirley Schermer, Burials Program 
Director, Office of the State Archeologist, Eastlawn, University of 
Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone [phone] before March 1, 
1996. Repatriation of these human remains to the Confederated Tribes 
and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation may begin after this date if no 
additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Francis P. McManamon,
Chief Archeologist, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology 
and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 96-1826 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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