Notice2021-15251
Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
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Published
July 19, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Illinois State Museum has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Illinois State Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032262; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum,
Springfield, IL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Illinois State Museum has completed an inventory of
associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects
and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these associated funerary objects should submit
a written request to the Illinois State Museum. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with information in support of the request to
the Illinois State Museum at the address in this notice by August 18,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brooke Morgan, Illinois State
Museum Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street,
Springfield, IL 62703, telephone (217) 785-8930, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fddedf0f0f4fab1d2f0edf8fef1dff6f3f3f6f1f0f6ecb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1351617c7c78763d5e7c6174727d537a7f7f7a7d7c7a603d747c65">[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 associated funerary
objects under the control of the Illinois State Museum, Springfield,
IL. The associated funerary objects were removed from the River L'Abbe
Mission site (11MS2), Madison County, IL.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the
associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by the Illinois State Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Associated Funerary Objects
Between 1969-1972, associated funerary objects were removed from
the River L'Abbe Mission site (11MS2), Madison County, IL, during
excavations conducted by Melvin L. Fowler and Elizabeth D. Benchley of
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Charles J. Bareis of the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The human remains with which
these funerary objects are associated, together with additional
associated funerary objects, were previously listed in a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register (62 FR 48303-
48304, September 15, 1997), and were repatriated to the Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma. Subsequently, during a routine check of Illinois
State Museum collections in advance of exhibit preparations, the
associated funerary objects listed in this notice were found.
The 274 associated funerary objects derive from five burial
features. From burial feature 118 is one lot of soil. From burial
feature 119 are one lot of soil, one lot of gravel, one lot of
charcoal, one lot of daub, 35 animal bones, 23 pieces of limestone and
rough rock, 47 chert flakes, 107 pottery fragments, two galena cubes,
one piece of pigment, and one glass sphere. From burial feature 130 are
one lot of wood and charcoal, two pieces of chert, two animal bone
fragments, five pieces of daub, one pottery fragment, four pieces of
iron, and 15 rocks. From burial feature 131 are two shell fragments,
one piece of chert, one piece of daub, and 14 pottery fragments. From
burial feature 133 are one lot of daub, one lot of burned clay, two
lots of rock, and one animal bone.
The River L'Abbe Mission site is located on the first terrace of
Monks Mound, a former Mississippian temple mound on the Mississippi
River floodplain. River L'Abbe was a French colonial mission consisting
of a small chapel and adjoining cemetery that was established in 1735
to quell hostilities between French settlers and the Cahokia Nation.
The Cahokia lived nearby and utilized this cemetery until the village's
abandonment in 1752 when, facing incursion from other Tribes, many of
the Cahokia fled south to the Fort de Chartres area to live with their
Michigamea relatives. Based on the site context and historic documents,
the associated funerary objects are affiliated with the 1735-1752
Cahokia occupation. The Cahokia were part of the Illinois Confederation
of Tribes, which also included the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, and
Tamaroa. Their present-day descendants are the Peoria Tribe of Indians
of Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Illinois State Museum
Officials of the Illinois State Museum have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 274 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> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
associated funerary objects and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with information in support of the request to
Dr. Brooke Morgan, Illinois State Museum Research & Collections Center,
1011 East Ash Street, Springfield, IL 62703, telephone (217) 785-8930,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6527170a0a0e004b280a1702040b250c09090c0b0a0c164b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd9fafb2b2b6b8f390b2afbabcb39db4b1b1b4b3b2b4aef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 18, 2021. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the associated funerary objects to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Illinois State Museum is responsible for notifying the Peoria
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-15251 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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