Notice2021-11941
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
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June 8, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the ISMHS. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30472-30473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11941]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032049; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic
Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State
of Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the ISMHS. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 the ISMHS at the
address in this notice by July 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Greenan, Indiana State Museum
and Historic Sites Corporation, 650 West Washington Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46214, telephone (317) 473-0836, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#107d776275757e717e50797e7479717e717d656375657d3e7f6277"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c414b5e4949424d426c454248454d424d41595f49594102435e4b">[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 Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation,
State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN. The human remains were removed from
Ferdinand State Forest, Dubois County, IN.
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 ISMHS
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians
of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-
Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe
of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Match-
e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe
of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component
reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand
Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and the Wyandotte Nation
(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.)''
History and Description of the Remains
On March 30, 2009, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were recovered in association with looting activity at
Ferdinand State Park in Dubois County, IN. Conservation officers were
contacted, and the Indiana Department of Historic Preservation and
Archaeology (DHPA) assigned accidental discovery number 2009019 to the
looting area and associated materials. An archeologist from the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, was then
contacted to assess the looting. Based on the archeologist's
assessment, no other information could be determined, and it appeared
that the looters quickly deposited/discarded the material as they were
retreating. In July 2013, the human remains were transferred to the
ISMHS.
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The human remains consist of two teeth--a lower left molar and
right first molar. The roots were gone taphonomically. The wear
patterns indicate that teeth belong to an adult. Determinations of sex,
pathology or other traits were not possible. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At the ISMHS, staff from the University of Indianapolis assessed
the human remains and determined that they could be Native American.
Taking into account the archeological history of the area, the ISMHS
has determined that the human remains are more likely than not Native
American.
Determinations Made by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation, State of Indiana
Officials of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation, State of Indiana have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on analysis of the teeth and
the archeological history of the find locality.
<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> 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 Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana
(previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan;
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau
Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band
(Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the Wyandotte Nation
(hereafter referred to as ``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 Michele Greenan, Indiana State Museum and
Historic Sites, Corporation, 650 West Washington St., Indianapolis, IN
46204, telephone (317) 473-0836, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026f657067676c636c426b6c666b636c636f777167776f2c6d7065"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b464c594e4e454a456b42454f424a454a465e584e5e460544594c">[email protected]</span></a>, by
July 8, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of
Indiana is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-11941 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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