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historical accounts. Anthropological
examination of the physical human
remains also reflects expected physical
characteristics, trauma, and injuries as
described in the historical accounts.
Linguistic and folkloric evidence for
settlements in the area reflect a Creek
occupation of the central Chattahoochee
River Valley, including the area of the
Burnt Village site.
Historic accounts indicate that the
survivors of Creek Town of
Okfuskeneena fled and were welcomed
into neighboring Creek polities, which
eventually became part of the Creek
Confederations. Oral tradition provided
by tribal members further clarify that
the descendents of the Town of
Okfuskeneena currently reside within,
and are part of, The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation.
Dated: March 3, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations Made by the Mobile
District
SUMMARY:
Officials of the Mobile District have
determined that:
• 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 5,281 associated funerary objects
described above 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.
• 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 associated funerary objects
and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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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 funerary objects
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Mr. Michael Fedoroff, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Mobile District, 109 St.
Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile,
Alabama 36628–0001, telephone (251)
694–4114, email Michael.P.Fedoroff@
usace.army.mil, by May 5, 2016. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation may proceed.
The Mobile District is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20581;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha,
NE., and State Archaeological
Research Center, Rapid City, SD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), 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 Omaha District. 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 Omaha District at the
address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Omaha District. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from four sites in South
Dakota—site 39SL45 (Ft. Sully II) in
Sully County; site 39ST15 in Stanley
County; site 39WW89, Walworth
County; and an unidentified site in
Potter County.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by State Archaeological
Research Center and Omaha District
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1971 or 1972, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
39SL45, Fort Sully II in Sully County,
SD. They are presently located at the
South Dakota State Archaeological
Research Center (SARC) and are under
the control of the Omaha District.
A human cranium and mammal bones
were discovered in a storage unit in
Hughes County, SD, in September 2001,
and turned over to the County Sheriff’s
office. The human remains were
determined to be of archeological origin
and transported to SARC. It was
established that the human remains
were removed by a private citizen while
diving in the Missouri River near Old
Fort Sully (39SL45) in 1971 or 1972.
Fort Sully II was an active U.S. Army
post between 1866 and 1894, and just
south of the post were two
multicomponent village sites, Fort Sully
Village (36SL4) and the Glasshoff site
(39SL42). It is possible the skull
originated from one of the two village
sites. Based on morphological
characteristics consistent with a Plain
Village population, the human remains
are determined to be Native American.
No known individual was identified.
The 6 associated funerary objects are
mammal bone fragments.
Site 39SL4 was occupied during the
Extended (A.D. 1500–1675) and Post
Contact (A.D. 1675–1780) Coalescent
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variants of the Plans Village tradition.
Site 39SL42 was occupied during the
Extended Middle Missouri variant (A.D.
1000–1500). Archeological, physical
anthropological, geographical, and
ethnographic evidence indicates that the
Extended Coalescent and Post Contact
Traditions are ancestral Arikara.
Archeological, geographical, and
physical anthropological evidence
suggests that the Extended Middle
Missouri variant is ancestral to the
Mandan. Both the Arikara and Mandan
are represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1984 and 1985, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from site
39ST15, Indian Creek Village in Stanley
County, SD. They are presently located
at the SARC and are under the control
of the Omaha District.
During excavation, three isolated
teeth, representing three individuals,
were removed from the Indian Creek
Village Site, 39ST15, but were not
identified as human at that time. The
collections from the site were at the
Archeology Laboratory, Augustana
College, Sioux Falls, until 1995, when
they were transferred to SARC. In 1997,
the teeth were identified as human.
Associated records indicate that teeth
were found in features within two
separate houses at the site. Based on the
archeological context, the human
remains are determined to be Native
American. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Three variants of the Plains Village
Tradition are represented at the
multicomponent earth lodge village site
39ST15—Extended Middle Missouri
(A.D. 1000–1500), Extended (A.D. 1500–
1675), and Post Contact Coalescent
(A.D. 1675–1780). Individual 1 is mostly
likely associated with the Extended
Middle Missouri component, and
Individuals 2 and 3 are most likely
associated with the Post Contact
Coalescent component. Archeological,
physical anthropological, historical,
ethnographic, and geographical
evidence support that Middle Missouri
as being ancestral to the Mandan, and
the Post Contact Coalescent as being
ancestral to the Arikara. Both the
Arikara and Mandan are represented
today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation.
In 1979 and 1982, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from site
39WW89 in Walworth County, SD. They
are presently located at the SARC and
are under the control of the Omaha
District.
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The human remains were removed
during two separate investigations. In
1979, the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, surveyed the east shore of Lake
Oahe and removed human bone
fragments representing two individuals,
along with a single lithic flake from the
surface. In 1982, Augustana College,
Sioux Falls, conducted test excavations
at the site and removed the human
remains of three individuals and two
associated funerary objects; human
remains from two of the individuals
removed in 1982 were determined to be
portions of the individuals removed in
1979. The collection was transferred to
SARC in 1984, and the human remains
were inventoried by the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, and then reburied
in 1991, near Ft. Pierre, SD. In 1999, the
human remains from the Augustana
College investigation and all the
associated funerary objects were located
by SARC in their collections. Based on
the archeological context and associated
funerary objects, the human remains are
determined to be Native American. No
known individuals were identified. The
3 associated funerary objects are 1 lithic
tool and 2 lithic flakes.
Based on radiometric dating, the site
was used between A.D. 1400–1560, a
time period that includes two
archeologically defined components, the
Extended Middle Missouri (A.D. 1000–
1500) and the Extended Coalescent
(A.D. 1500–1675) variants of the Plan
Village Tradition. Based on architecture,
artifact types, geographical location, and
physical anthropological data, the
Extended Middle Missouri populations
are ancestral Mandan and the Extended
Coalescent are ancestral Arikara. Both
the Mandan and the Arikara are
represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual were removed
from an unidentified site in Potter
County, SD. They are presently located
at the SARC and are under the control
of the Omaha District.
In April 1999, a human skull was
donated to the Nebraska State Historical
Society, Lincoln. The skull was reported
to be removed along the Missouri River
near Gettysburg, SD. After transfer to
SARC in 1999, and review of the
documentation and topographic maps,
the human remains were determined to
have originated from Omaha District
property. Based on morphological
characteristics the skull is determined to
be Native American. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The morphological characteristics of
the cranium are indicative of Arikara
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ancestry. Additionally, the Arikara
generally practiced primary inhumation
and the crania exhibits evidence of such
a burial method (soil adherence and root
etchings, along with lack of weathering).
Ethnographic and historic records
indicate Arikara villages were located in
Potts County during the Extended (A.D.
1500–1675) and Post Contact Coalescent
(A.D. 1675–1780). Based on the
archeological, physical anthropological,
and geographic evidence, the skull is
affiliated with the Arikara. The Arikara
are represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha
District
Officials of the Omaha District have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of eight
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the nine 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.
• 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 associated funerary objects
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil, by May 5, 2016. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota, may proceed.
The Omaha District is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota, that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha,
NE., and State Archaeological
Research Center, Rapid City, SD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), 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 Omaha District. 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 Omaha District at the
address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
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SUMMARY:
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Omaha District. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from four sites in South
Dakota—site 39CO19 in Corson County;
39CA117 (Stranded Squirrel) in
Campbell County; site 39CA208 (Helb)
in Campbell County; and site 39CA4
(Anton Rygh) in Campbell County.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by State Archaeological
Research Center and Omaha District
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
39CO19 in Corson County, SD. They are
presently located at the South Dakota
State Archaeological Research Center
(SARC) and are under the control of the
Omaha District. Human remains of five
co-mingled individuals and one
associated funerary object were located
by SARC between 1987 and 1988, but it
is not clear if the human remains were
removed in that time frame or if they
were from a previously made collection
that had been sent to SARC in the mid1980s. SARC transferred the human
remains to the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, where an inventory was
completed. After return to SARC, the
human remains were reburied at site
39ST15. A portion of Individual 5 was
among the human remains reburied, but
the pelvis was retained at the University
of Tennessee on loan until 1995, when
it was returned to SARC.
The current collection at SARC
consists of the pelvis from Individual 5,
a female over 45 years of age. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a single
fragment of mammal cranium, which
was found stored with the human
remains.
The original co-mingling of the five
incomplete individuals suggests a
secondary burial, possibly an ossuary.
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Based on burial type, archeological
context, and physical anthropological
review, the individuals from the site are
Native American. Potts Village, site
39CO19, is an earth lodge village
consisting of 35–50 house depressions,
some of which are enclosed by a
fortification ditch. Based on house types
and artifacts, particularly the presence
of LaRoche Ware ceramics, the village
has been dated to the Extended
Coalescent Tradition (A.D. 1500–1675).
Both archeological and physical
anthropological evidence indicates that
the Extended Coalescent Tradition is
ancestral Arikara. The Arikara are
represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation.
In 1979, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals and 14
associated funerary objects that were
removed from site 39CA117 in
Campbell County, SD. They are
presently located at the SARC and are
under the control of the Omaha District.
The site was located in June 1979,
during a survey of the east shore of Lake
Oahe. Robert E. Pepperl, University of
Nebraska, Department of Anthropology,
mapped and tested the site in July 1979.
Two individuals and 14 funerary objects
were recovered from a burial pit
slumping from the cutbank onto the
lakeshore. The human remains,
originally held at the University of
Nebraska, were transferred to SARC in
1986, and then submitted to the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for
inventory. These individuals were
returned to SARC in 1987 and the
majority of the human remains were
reburied at site 39ST15.
During a review of the collection in
2001, additional human remains from
both individuals were found with the
funerary objects at SARC. The human
remains represent two adult males.
Based on burial type and associated
artifacts, archeological context, and
original physical anthropological
review, the individuals from the site are
Native American. No known individuals
were identified. The 14 associated
funerary objects are 1 lot of charcoal
fragments, 4 freshwater gastropod
shells, and 9 ceramic body sherds.
The Stranded Squirrel site, 39CA117,
is a multicomponent occupation on the
left bank of the Missouri River. The
ceramic funerary objects associated with
the burials indicate that the burials were
associated with the later site
occupation, the Extended Coalescent
Variant (A.D. 1500–1675) of the Plains
Village Tradition. The geographical
location, physical characteristics of the
human remains, and ceramics materials
support an affiliation of the Extended
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20581; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), 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 Omaha District.
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 Omaha District at the address in this
notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 Omaha District.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
four sites in South Dakota--site 39SL45 (Ft. Sully II) in Sully County;
site 39ST15 in Stanley County; site 39WW89, Walworth County; and an
unidentified site in Potter County.
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 and associated funerary
objects was made by State Archaeological Research Center and Omaha
District professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1971 or 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site 39SL45, Fort Sully II in Sully
County, SD. They are presently located at the South Dakota State
Archaeological Research Center (SARC) and are under the control of the
Omaha District.
A human cranium and mammal bones were discovered in a storage unit
in Hughes County, SD, in September 2001, and turned over to the County
Sheriff's office. The human remains were determined to be of
archeological origin and transported to SARC. It was established that
the human remains were removed by a private citizen while diving in the
Missouri River near Old Fort Sully (39SL45) in 1971 or 1972. Fort Sully
II was an active U.S. Army post between 1866 and 1894, and just south
of the post were two multicomponent village sites, Fort Sully Village
(36SL4) and the Glasshoff site (39SL42). It is possible the skull
originated from one of the two village sites. Based on morphological
characteristics consistent with a Plain Village population, the human
remains are determined to be Native American. No known individual was
identified. The 6 associated funerary objects are mammal bone
fragments.
Site 39SL4 was occupied during the Extended (A.D. 1500-1675) and
Post Contact (A.D. 1675-1780) Coalescent
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variants of the Plans Village tradition. Site 39SL42 was occupied
during the Extended Middle Missouri variant (A.D. 1000-1500).
Archeological, physical anthropological, geographical, and ethnographic
evidence indicates that the Extended Coalescent and Post Contact
Traditions are ancestral Arikara. Archeological, geographical, and
physical anthropological evidence suggests that the Extended Middle
Missouri variant is ancestral to the Mandan. Both the Arikara and
Mandan are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation.
In 1984 and 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from site 39ST15, Indian Creek Village in
Stanley County, SD. They are presently located at the SARC and are
under the control of the Omaha District.
During excavation, three isolated teeth, representing three
individuals, were removed from the Indian Creek Village Site, 39ST15,
but were not identified as human at that time. The collections from the
site were at the Archeology Laboratory, Augustana College, Sioux Falls,
until 1995, when they were transferred to SARC. In 1997, the teeth were
identified as human. Associated records indicate that teeth were found
in features within two separate houses at the site. Based on the
archeological context, the human remains are determined to be Native
American. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Three variants of the Plains Village Tradition are represented at
the multicomponent earth lodge village site 39ST15--Extended Middle
Missouri (A.D. 1000-1500), Extended (A.D. 1500-1675), and Post Contact
Coalescent (A.D. 1675-1780). Individual 1 is mostly likely associated
with the Extended Middle Missouri component, and Individuals 2 and 3
are most likely associated with the Post Contact Coalescent component.
Archeological, physical anthropological, historical, ethnographic, and
geographical evidence support that Middle Missouri as being ancestral
to the Mandan, and the Post Contact Coalescent as being ancestral to
the Arikara. Both the Arikara and Mandan are represented today by the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
In 1979 and 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from site 39WW89 in Walworth County, SD. They
are presently located at the SARC and are under the control of the
Omaha District.
The human remains were removed during two separate investigations.
In 1979, the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, surveyed the east shore
of Lake Oahe and removed human bone fragments representing two
individuals, along with a single lithic flake from the surface. In
1982, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, conducted test excavations at the
site and removed the human remains of three individuals and two
associated funerary objects; human remains from two of the individuals
removed in 1982 were determined to be portions of the individuals
removed in 1979. The collection was transferred to SARC in 1984, and
the human remains were inventoried by the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, and then reburied in 1991, near Ft. Pierre, SD. In 1999, the
human remains from the Augustana College investigation and all the
associated funerary objects were located by SARC in their collections.
Based on the archeological context and associated funerary objects, the
human remains are determined to be Native American. No known
individuals were identified. The 3 associated funerary objects are 1
lithic tool and 2 lithic flakes.
Based on radiometric dating, the site was used between A.D. 1400-
1560, a time period that includes two archeologically defined
components, the Extended Middle Missouri (A.D. 1000-1500) and the
Extended Coalescent (A.D. 1500-1675) variants of the Plan Village
Tradition. Based on architecture, artifact types, geographical
location, and physical anthropological data, the Extended Middle
Missouri populations are ancestral Mandan and the Extended Coalescent
are ancestral Arikara. Both the Mandan and the Arikara are represented
today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual were
removed from an unidentified site in Potter County, SD. They are
presently located at the SARC and are under the control of the Omaha
District.
In April 1999, a human skull was donated to the Nebraska State
Historical Society, Lincoln. The skull was reported to be removed along
the Missouri River near Gettysburg, SD. After transfer to SARC in 1999,
and review of the documentation and topographic maps, the human remains
were determined to have originated from Omaha District property. Based
on morphological characteristics the skull is determined to be Native
American. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The morphological characteristics of the cranium are indicative of
Arikara ancestry. Additionally, the Arikara generally practiced primary
inhumation and the crania exhibits evidence of such a burial method
(soil adherence and root etchings, along with lack of weathering).
Ethnographic and historic records indicate Arikara villages were
located in Potts County during the Extended (A.D. 1500-1675) and Post
Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675-1780). Based on the archeological,
physical anthropological, and geographic evidence, the skull is
affiliated with the Arikara. The Arikara are represented today by the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Determinations Made by the Omaha District
Officials of the Omaha District have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the nine 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.
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 associated funerary objects and the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer
District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE
68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil,
by May 5, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, may proceed.
The Omaha District is responsible for notifying the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, that
this notice has been published.
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Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-07771 Filed 4-4-16; 8:45 am]
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