Notice2021-22742
Notice of Inventory Completion: American University, Department of Anthropology, Washington, DC
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Published
October 19, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Department of Anthropology, American University has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains 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 human remains should submit a written request to the Department of Anthropology at American University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57851-57852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22742]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032769; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: American University, Department
of Anthropology, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, American University has
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains 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 human remains should submit a
written request to the Department of Anthropology at American
University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains 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 human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
address in this notice by November 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Rachel Watkins, Department of Anthropology,
American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20016, telephone (202) 531-5974, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#473026332c2e293407262a22352e24262969222332"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="245345504f4d4a5764454941564d47454a0a414051">[email protected]</span></a>. Due to
covid restrictions on university mail, requests should be sent to the
email included in this notice.
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 American University, Department of Anthropology,
Washington, DC. The human remains were removed from Bison, Perkins
County, SD.
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 Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
An assessment of the human remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology, American University professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals,
were removed from Site 39SL4 (known as the Sully site) in Bison,
Perkins County, SD. The circumstances under which these human remains
came to be in the possession of the Department of Anthropology at
American University is unknown, but they may have been excavated by
archeologist Charles McNutt (1928-2017). As a doctoral student, McNutt
worked for a period on the Missouri River Basin Project that involved
excavation of the Sully Site. The human remains belong to eight
individuals of unknown sex and age. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Sully site is considered to have been the largest earthlodge
village in the Middle Missouri subarea. It was occupied from about A.D.
1550 to 1725 and is identified as the likely location of an Arikara
village.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, American
University
Officials in the Department of Anthropology, American University,
have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Rachel
Watkins, Department of Anthropology, American University, 4400
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone (202) 531-5974,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a2b4a1bebcbba695b4b8b0a7bcb6b4bbfbb0b1a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d5a4c594644435e6d4c40485f444e4c4303484958">[email protected]</span></a> by November 18, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota may proceed.
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The Department of Anthropology, American University is responsible
for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 6, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-22742 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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