Notice2023-24891
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, KS
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Published
November 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Atchison, Doniphan, and Leavenworth Counties, KS.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77608-77609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24891]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036903; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
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 Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Atchison, Doniphan, and
Leavenworth Counties, KS.
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DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after December 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Nikki Klarmann, State Archeologist, Kansas Historical
Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615, telephone (785) 272-
8681, Ext. 269, Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#baf4d3d1d1d394d1d6dbc8d7dbd4d4fad1c994ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07496e6c6c6e296c6b66756a666969476c7429606871">[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 KSHS.
The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by KSHS.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Atchison County, KS. These human remains (number 1992-24C) were
transferred to KSHS by Father Felix Nolte of Benedictine College on
September 25, 1992, under the State of Kansas Unmarked Burial Site
Preservation Act (UBS). According to Father Nolte, in the 1930s or
1940s, these human remains had been excavated after they were exposed
by roadwork and erosion in a cutbank on the south side of a road
leading to the Missouri River that lay on the north end of Benedictine
College. The one associated funerary object is a charred piece of wood.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Leavenworth County, KS. These human remains (number 1992-
24D) were transferred to KSHS by Father Felix Nolte of Benedictine
College on September 25, 1992, under the State of Kansas UBS Act.
According to Father Nolte, the human remains were removed from the Mark
Aaron farm in Kickapoo, KS, and were likely excavated circa 1929.
Associated funerary objects and presence of possible copper staining on
the human remains indicate they are likely from the historic period.
The 163 associated funerary objects are 162 small white glass beads and
one piece of metal, possibly from a pot.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from an unknown county in Kansas. These human remains (1992-24E) were
transferred by Father Felix Nolte of Benedictine College to KSHS on
September 25, 1992, under the Kansas UBS Act. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Doniphan County, KS. These human remains (1992-24F) were
transferred by Father Felix Nolte of Benedictine College to KSHS on
September 25, 1992, under the Kansas UBS Act. At the time of transfer,
these human remains were wrapped in a newspaper dated 1948. A
handwritten note in the box indicates that, per Father Colman Ferrell
Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B.) in 1949, these human remains were
removed from Ford Farm in Doniphan. That location is likely the
Doniphan site (14DP2), a historic period habitation site of Kaw Nation,
Oklahoma, relatives. The five associated funerary objects are five
chert flakes.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed
from Doniphan County, KS. These human remains (2001-08) were exposed
when an agricultural terrace was being built. They were collected by
landowner John Rush and his friend Paul Roberts, and were conveyed to
KSHS June 13, 2001, under the Kansas UBS Act. On this date, additional
collections were made by Randall Thies of KSHS at the site, which was
recorded as 14DP432, and is believed to be related to a nearby,
historic period Native American farmstead, likely of Kaw Nation,
Oklahoma relatives. The 483 associated funerary objects are four worked
pieces of stone; four white glazed pottery sherds; two glass shards;
five rusted metal fragments; two small, white beads; seven blue glass,
tubular beads; one red, faceted bead; one faceted, blue bead; 427
small, tubular shell beads; one shell hair pipe; one shell gorget;
three bells; eight bell fragments; two brass discs; one pendant; one
shell and metal button; one brass bracelet fragment; one small, round
metal ornament; one large, perforated 1849 penny; two lead balls; two
pieces of cloth; four pieces of wood; and two pieces of leather.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects 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: archeological, biological, geographical, and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Kansas Historical Society has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 652 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> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 13, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kansas
Historical Society must determine the most appropriate requestor prior
to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Kansas Historical Society is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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, Sec.
10.10, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: November 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-24891 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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