Notice2022-17292
Notice of Inventory Completion: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
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Published
August 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has completed an inventory of human remains and 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 human remains and 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 human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the FBI. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and 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 87, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49608-49609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17292]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034331; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has completed an
inventory of human remains and 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 human remains and 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 human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to the FBI. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and 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 human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the FBI at the address in this notice by
September 12, 2022.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7f6c6a77787f7d6a6d5e777d30787c7730797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4f5c5a47484f4d5a5d6e474d00484c4700494158">[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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Washington, DC. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from various locations throughout South
Dakota.
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 and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by FBI
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
Montana; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation,
South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,
South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Oglala
Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; 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; and the Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Over the course of several years beginning in the early 1960s,
human remains representing, at minimum, 274 individuals were removed
from various locations throughout South Dakota. Following their
removal, the human remains were transported to Indiana, where they
remained part of a private collection. In April of 2014, the human
remains were seized by the FBI as part of a criminal investigation. No
known individuals were identified. The 84 associated funerary objects
are six projectile points, 54 Pottery sherds, five beads, 17 metal
jewelry pieces, and two unidentified metal objects.
Based upon the physical evidence obtained through criminal
investigation, osteological analysis, and tribal consultation, the FBI
has determined that these human remains are Native American and that a
relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between
the human remains and The Tribes. During a tribal consultation meeting
held between December 17-19, 2021, The Tribes reached consensus that
the Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota) would request the repatriation of
these ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects on behalf
of The Tribes, all of whom consider South Dakota their ancestral
homeland.
Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 274 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 84 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 Native
American human remains and The Tribes.
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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9889b9d808f888a9d9aa9808ac78f8b80c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="472635332e2126243334072e246921252e69202831">[email protected]</span></a>, by
September 12, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 3, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17292 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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