Notice2022-19165
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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September 6, 2022
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Abstract
The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54528-54529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19165]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034445; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State
Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
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 no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program at the address in this notice by October 6, 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#8ae6ebf8eba7e4e5e6eee4eff8caffe3e5fdeba4efeeff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d4d9cad995d6d7d4dcd6ddcaf8cdd1d7cfd996dddccd">[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 Office of the
State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Madison and
Dawes Counties, Nebraska, as well as unknown locations in Nebraska.
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 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 the Office
of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
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; Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation,
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of
the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community
in the State of Minnesota; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 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 Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-
Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Peoria
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 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; 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; 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
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Richardson and Nance
Counties, NE. The human remains were removed from at least two
locations near Rulo and Genoa, NE, by a private collector. After the
collector passed away, the human remains were given to another
collector who notified the University of Iowa Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA-BP). In August of 2019, the
human remains were transferred to the OSA-BP. The human remains belong
to two adult individuals of unknown age and sex (Burial Project 3451).
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown location in NE. A resident of
Missouri Valley, IA, found human remains in a box of rocks purchased at
an auction around 1970. The box also contained a tag stating that the
human remains belonged to ``Sioux or Omaha Indians.'' The basis for
this identification is not clear. In 1995, the human remains were
transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. The human remains belong to a young-to-middle aged adult male
and an adult of indeterminate age and sex. Osteological evidence
supports the identification of these individuals as Native American
(Burial Project 862). No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime in the 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location near Bellevue, NE. The
human remains were excavated from a site either along or overlooking
the Missouri River. In 1996, a private citizen transferred the human
remains to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. The human remains belong to a middle-aged male. Antiquity is
suggested by the condition of the human remains (Burial Project 1021).
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
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At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from an unknown location in NE, by an
avocational archeologist, who stored them in his home. Following his
death, his wife transferred the human remains to the Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains belong to
eight mature adults and three juveniles aged newborn-six months, 2.5-
12.9 years, and 3.5-14.8 years. Antiquity is suggested by the condition
of the human remains (Burial Project 1712). No known individuals were
identified. The 11 associated funerary objects are six Plains Woodland
ceramic sherds, two pieces of hematite, two fragments of chert
debitage, and one fragment of a worked bone tool.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location on the Elk Horn River
near Norfolk, Madison County, NE. An Iowa resident found the human
remains--an incomplete femur--in the river. In 2004, the human remains
were transferred to the Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains belong to an adult of
indeterminate age and sex. Antiquity is suggested by the condition of
the human remains (Burial Project 2011). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime between 1914 and 1935, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in or
near Crawford, Dawes County, NE. The human remains were stored at the
Iowa State Historical Society with an accompanying tag indicating a
provenience of Crawford, Nebraska. In 2013, the Iowa State Historical
Society transferred the human remains to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The cranial remains belong to a
young juvenile (Burial Project 2926). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from an unknown location, most likely in
Nebraska. The human remains were transferred by a collector in Murray,
NE, to a collector in Fort Madison, IA. After the collector's death in
1994, the human remains were transferred to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. The human remains belong to an
adult of indeterminate age and sex, an infant, and an older juvenile
(Burial Project 785). No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Archival information and oral accounts indicate that all of the
human remains listed in this notice were removed from the State of
Nebraska. The condition of the human remains and, in some cases,
osteological evidence from the cranial and dental elements, demonstrate
that the individuals in question are Native American. As these human
remains cannot be dated or attributed to a particular archeological
context, they cannot be affiliated with any present-day Indian Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program
Officials 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 and
cranial and dental morphology.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 21 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 11 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), 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 and associated funerary objects 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#305c5142511d5e5f5c545e55427045595f47511e555445"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcb0bdaebdf1b2b3b0b8b2b9ae9ca9b5b3abbdf2b9b8a9">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 6,
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 Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19165 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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