Notice2022-10648
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, MT
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Published
May 18, 2022
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 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 Little Bighorn National Monument. 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 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30259-30260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10648]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033923; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument,
Crow Agency, MT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 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 Little Bighorn National Monument. 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 Little Bighorn
Battlefield National Monument at the address in this notice by June 17,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Challoner, Superintendent,
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, P.O. Box 39, Crow Agency,
MT 59022, telephone (406) 638-3201, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ddaecf4e3e8d2cee5ece1e1e2e3e8ffcde3fdfea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4f3c5ddcac1fbe7ccc5c8c8cbcac1d6e4cad4d78ac3cbd2">[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 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, MT.
The human remains were removed from an unknown location.
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
Superintendent, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma [previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma]; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Flandreau Santee
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming [previously listed as Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming]; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously
listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota]; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the
Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Upper
Sioux Community, Minnesota; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location by unknown persons. On
May 22, 1996, via the U.S. Postal Service, the human remains--a cranium
and mandible--were sent anonymously from Longmont, CO to the South
Dakota Indian Affairs Office in Pierre, SD. Attached to the human
remains was a note stating, ``Att: Little Big Horn Remains.'' On May
28, 1996, the South Dakota Indian Affairs Office transferred the human
remains to the South Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological
Research Center (SARC), and on June 4, 1996, the human remains were
transferred to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Following
tribal consultation and a request for non-destructive analysis, the
human remains were sent to Dr. P. Willey at California State
University, Chico, CA, and subsequently were determined to be Native
American. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2) and 10.16, the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee may recommend to
the Secretary of the Interior that the transfer of control of certain
culturally unidentifiable human remains proceed. In February 2022,
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument requested that the Review
Committee recommend to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains
in this notice to the Crow Tribe of Montana proceed. The Review
Committee, acting pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered this request at its March 2022 meeting and
recommended to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of control
proceed. An April 2022 letter on behalf of the Secretary of Interior
from the Designated Federal Official transmitted the Secretary's
independent review and concurrence with the Review Committee that:
<bullet> Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument consulted
with every appropriate Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization,
<bullet> none of The Consulted Tribes objected to the proposed
transfer of control, and
<bullet> Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument may proceed
with the agreed upon transfer of control of these culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the Crow Tribe of Montana.
Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis.
<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> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), a ``tribal land'' or
``aboriginal land'' provenience cannot be ascertained.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2) and 10.16, the disposition
of the human
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remains may be to the Crow Tribe of Montana.
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 Wayne Challoner, Superintendent, Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, P.O. Box 39, Crow Agency, MT
59022, telephone (406) 638-3201, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5f2c4dccbc0fae6cdc4c9c9cacbc0d7e5cbd5d68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93c4f2eafdf6ccd0fbf2fffffcfdf6e1d3fde3e0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>, by June
17, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Crow Tribe of
Montana may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-10648 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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