Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, 78845-78846 [2016-26975]
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were removed from an unknown
location. In June 2014, an auction was
posted that contained a human cranium,
reportedly recovered by a private citizen
from the Josiah Benner Farm, PA. The
auction included a photograph, some
battlefield objects, and an
accompanying description that
attributed the human remains and Civil
War Era objects to the Battle of
Gettysburg in 1863. The Josiah Benner
Farm served as a field hospital during
and immediately following the Battle of
Gettysburg from July 1 to July 4, 1863.
Due to the public outcry and threat of
a riot, the auction was cancelled. The
human cranium and Civil War objects
were donated to the Gettysburg
Foundation. At the request of the
Gettysburg Foundation, the human
cranium was sent to the Smithsonian
Institution’s National Museum of
Natural History for analysis. Forensic
analysis of the cranium was used to
determine whether the human cranium
represented the remains of a Civil War
soldier.
Forensic analysis indicates that the
human cranium likely is the remains of
a male, aged 22 to 25 years, whose
ancestry is Native American and most
closely associated with Indian tribes of
the southwestern United States based on
craniometrics measurements.
Stable isotope analysis and a
radiocarbon sample were extracted from
a fragmented left maxillary third molar.
Stable isotope analysis indicates a diet
largely comprised of C4 plants, likely
maize, with moderate to low levels of
meat protein. The AMS radiocarbon
dating yielded results of 700 BP + 20
years. Calibrated date ranges are
calculated to Cal AD 1269–1299
(94.53%) and Cal AD 1370–1379
(5.47%), respectively. The Civil War Era
objects in the auction with the human
cranium are not associated funerary
objects.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains. In July 2016,
the Gettysburg Foundation requested
that the Secretary, through the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
recommend the proposed transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains in this
notice to the Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the
request at its September 2016 meeting
and recommended to the Secretary that
the proposed transfer of control
proceed. An October 20, 2016 letter on
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behalf of the Secretary of Interior from
the National Park Service Associate
Director, Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science transmitted
the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• The Gettysburg Foundation
consulted with the appropriate Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,
• none of The Consulted Tribes
objected to the proposed transfer of
control, and
• the Gettysburg Foundation may
proceed with the agreed upon transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable
human remains to the Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico.
Transfer of control is contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made by the Gettysburg
Foundation
Officials of the Gettysburg Foundation
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
forensic analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains will
be to the Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico.
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Daniel Bringman,
Gettysburg Foundation, 1195 Baltimore
Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325, phone 717–
339–2116, email dbringman@
gettysburgfoundation.org by December
9, 2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico may
proceed.
The Gettysburg Foundation is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: October 31, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016–26979 Filed 11–8–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22252;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Omaha District. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Omaha District at the address in this
notice by December 9, 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.
SUMMARY:
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Omaha
District, Omaha, NE., that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
Cultural items consisting of seven
unassociated funerary objects that were
collected from 39WW7, the Swan Creek
site, Dewey County, South Dakota, are
presently located at the South Dakota
State Archaeological Research Center
(SARC), under the managerial control of
the Omaha District.
The Swan Creek site, 39WW2 was an
earthlodge village and cemetery that
was excavated between 1954 and 1956
prior to inundation by flood waters of
the Oahe Reservoir. Over 125 sets of
human remains were recovered, and 102
of these individuals are currently
housed at SARC and reported under a
separate Notice of Inventory
Completion. Human remains of the
other individuals were reburied in 1986
at site 39ST15.
SARC currently holds seven funerary
objects that were originally collected
with individuals that were reburied.
The excavation records clearly show
these items as having been removed
from the burial of a specific individual.
These seven unassociated funerary
objects are one lithic projectile point
and six ceramic body sherds from the
same ceramic vessel.
Site 39WW7 is an earthlodge village
and associated cemetery. Based on
village organization, fortifications,
geographic location and features, as well
as the associated artifact assemblage, the
site is believed to represent at least two
major time periods, the Akaska Focus of
the Extended Coalescent (A.D. 1500–
1675) and the Le Beau Phase of the Post
Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675–1780) of
the Plans Village tradition. Based on
oral tradition, historic accounts,
archaeological evidence, geographical
location, and physical anthropological
interpretations, both the Extended and
Post Contact Coalescent variants are
believed to be ancestral Arikara. The
Arikara are represented today by the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation. Consultation with
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation indicates that
these objects represent the kinds of
objects that are placed with individuals
at the time of death.
Determinations Made by the Omaha
District
Officials of the Omaha District have
determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the seven cultural items 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and 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 claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim 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 December 9, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
The Omaha District is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Albion College, Albion, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Albion College, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of sacred objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to
Albion College. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Albion College at the address in this
notice by December 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Bille Wickre, Department of
Art and Art History, Albion College, 611
East Porter Street, Albion, MI 49224,
telephone (517) 629–0246, email
bwickre@albion.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of Albion
College, Albion, MI, that meet the
definition of sacred objects under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
At an unknown date before 1973, one
sacred object was removed from Zuni
lands, most likely from a location in
New Mexico. The sacred object is a
cottonwood cylinder, 71 cm. long and
23.7 cm. in diameter. It is rounded at
both ends and carved to resemble a
human figure with a face, ears, hair and
cap or helmet at one end and hands at
the other end. There is a hole in the
front center at a place where some
scholars suggest is an umbilicus. The
wood is significantly weathered and
shows signs of aging. Based upon the
form and condition, the object has been
determined to be a Zuni Ahayu:da or
war god.
In 1973, the sacred object (Ahayu:da)
was donated by an individual to Albion
College. There is no further information
regarding its origin or date. After the
donor’s death in 1990, Bille Wickre
contacted the donor’s children and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22252; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request to the Omaha
District. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control
of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Omaha District at the
address in this notice by December 9, 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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the Omaha District, Omaha, NE., that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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
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the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the
Native American cultural items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)
Cultural items consisting of seven unassociated funerary objects
that were collected from 39WW7, the Swan Creek site, Dewey County,
South Dakota, are presently located at the South Dakota State
Archaeological Research Center (SARC), under the managerial control of
the Omaha District.
The Swan Creek site, 39WW2 was an earthlodge village and cemetery
that was excavated between 1954 and 1956 prior to inundation by flood
waters of the Oahe Reservoir. Over 125 sets of human remains were
recovered, and 102 of these individuals are currently housed at SARC
and reported under a separate Notice of Inventory Completion. Human
remains of the other individuals were reburied in 1986 at site 39ST15.
SARC currently holds seven funerary objects that were originally
collected with individuals that were reburied. The excavation records
clearly show these items as having been removed from the burial of a
specific individual. These seven unassociated funerary objects are one
lithic projectile point and six ceramic body sherds from the same
ceramic vessel.
Site 39WW7 is an earthlodge village and associated cemetery. Based
on village organization, fortifications, geographic location and
features, as well as the associated artifact assemblage, the site is
believed to represent at least two major time periods, the Akaska Focus
of the Extended Coalescent (A.D. 1500-1675) and the Le Beau Phase of
the Post Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675-1780) of the Plans Village
tradition. Based on oral tradition, historic accounts, archaeological
evidence, geographical location, and physical anthropological
interpretations, both the Extended and Post Contact Coalescent variants
are believed to be ancestral Arikara. The Arikara are represented today
by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Consultation with the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation indicates that these objects represent the kinds of objects
that are placed with individuals at the time of death.
Determinations Made by the Omaha District
Officials of the Omaha District have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the seven cultural items
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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and 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 claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim 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 December 9, 2016. After that date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects
to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
The Omaha District is responsible for notifying the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-26975 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]
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