Notice2022-15549
Notice of Inventory Completion: Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
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Published
July 21, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Coe College, with the assistance of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials Program), 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 Coe College through the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. 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 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43548-43549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15549]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034234; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Coe College, with the assistance of the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (previously listed as the Office
of the State Archaeologist Burials Program), 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 Coe College through the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. 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 Coe College
through the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at
the address in this notice by August 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton
Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb1bcafbcf0b3b2b1b9b3b8af9da8b4b2aabcf3b8b9a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0468657665296a6b68606a617644716d6b73652a616071">[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 Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA. The human remains were
removed from Joe Daviess County, IL and Delaware 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 on behalf of
Coe College by the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program 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; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
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Tribe of Indians; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian 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; Lower Sioux Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; 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); Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska;
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton
Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation (previously
listed as Osage Tribe); Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1890 and 1891, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from a mound in Jo Daviess County, IL. Based
on the location description, it appears the mound was one of the
Crooked Slough Mounds (11JD341). The human remains were excavated by a
group of students from Coe College, who donated the skeletal material
to the Coe College Museum, also known as the Bert Bailey Museum. In
2012, the human remains were loaned to the Office of the State
Archaeologist so that the Bioarchaeology Program could assist Coe
College with NAGPRA compliance. The human remains consist of three
adults of unknown age and sex, and one juvenile 1-3 years old of
unknown sex (Burial Project 1934). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The overall condition of all of the human remains, supported by the
limited provenience information available, suggests a date in
antiquity. The cranial metrics and severe dental attrition observed on
some individuals are both consistent with characteristics of
prehistoric Native Americans. However, these human remains cannot be
dated or attributed to a particular archeological context in Illinois.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from a mound at an unknown location in
Delaware County, IN. The circumstances of the removal are unknown, but
the human remains (Accession #2106) were stored in the collections of
the Coe College Museum, also known as the Bert Bailey Museum, in Cedar
Rapids, IA. The style of the accession tag is identical to those used
for late 19th century donations to the museum. In 2012, the human
remains were loaned to the Office of the State Archaeologist so that
the Bioarchaeology Program could assist Coe College with NAGPRA
compliance. An older, possibly male adult and two adolescents or young
adults are represented by the human remains (Burial Project 1934). No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by Coe College
Officials of Coe College, with the concurrence of the Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on archival information,
archeological evidence, and/or osteological analysis.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals 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> According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
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 Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton
Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#472b2635266a29282b2329223507322e28302669222332"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5a9a4b7a4e8abaaa9a1aba0b785b0acaab2a4eba0a1b0">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 22, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Coe College, with the assistance of the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-15549 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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