Notice2023-11009
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Stanton, ND
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Published
May 24, 2023
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (KNRI) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Mercer County, ND.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33636-33637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11009]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035904; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic
Site, Stanton, ND
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic
Site (KNRI) has completed an inventory of human remains and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were removed from Mercer County, ND.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after June 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Alisha Deegan, Superintendent, Knife River Indian Villages
National Historic Site, 564 County Road 37, Stanton, ND 58571,
telephone (701) 745-3300, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f5f8fde7fcf5cbf0f1f1f3f5fad4fae4e7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d0ddd8c2d9d0eed5d4d4d6d0dff1dfc1c29fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Superintendent, KNRI. Additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by KNRI.
Description
In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from Big Hidatsa (32ME12) in Mercer County, ND, during an
archeological investigation that was conducted to discover more about
the site through surface reconnaissance and photogrammetric mapping. In
August 2019, a small bag was discovered inside a box that contained
bones of identified mammals. After an examination, it was confirmed
that the bones inside the small bag were human. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural affiliation
The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information,
archeological information, historical information, oral tradition, and
expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
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consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, KNRI has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after June 23, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, KNRI must determine the most appropriate requestor prior
to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains
are considered a single request and not competing requests. KNRI is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: May 17, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-11009 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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