Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph Museums, Inc., St. Joseph, MO, 12826-12828 [2017-04402]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 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 organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, Denver,
CO. 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 Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO at the address in
this notice by April 6, 2017.
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Chip Colwell, Senior
Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA
Officer, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard,
Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–
6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org.
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 the Denver,
CO, 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.
ADDRESSES:
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
Around 1925, one cultural item was
removed from an unknown wooded
location. It had been given or sold to a
local collector before Karen Petersen
obtained it in 1975. Petersen sold it to
Mary and Francis Crane on February 19,
1976, and the Cranes donated it to the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science on
May 27, 1983. In the 1950s, Karen
Petersen and her husband Sydney
Petersen spent their summers visiting
Anishinaabe communities, camping out
and buying crafts from tribal members.
When she was able to sell items, she
sold them through churches in St. Paul,
MN. She also collected Anishinaabe
objects for the Science Museum of
Minnesota as a staff member from 1958
to 1964. The one cultural item
(AC.11537) is a water drum. It had been
left in the woods for religious reasons.
The drum has broken into six pieces but
is still ceremonially significant today
because of the etchings on the wood that
contain a song or story.
Museum accession, catalogue, and
documentary records, as well as
consultation with a representative of the
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, indicate
that the one cultural item is Ojibwe and
is from the Grand Portage Indian
Reservation in northern Minnesota.
Determinations Made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
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leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and the Grand
Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
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 this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of
Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer,
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO
80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email
Chip.Colwell@dmns.org, by April 6,
2017. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object to the
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota may
proceed.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying the
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 6, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: St.
Joseph Museums, Inc., St. Joseph, MO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.,
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
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request to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
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 St. Joseph Museums, Inc.,
at the address in this notice by April 6,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Trevor Tutt, St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., P.O. Box 8096, St.
Joseph, MO 64508, telephone (816) 232–
8471, email trevor@
stjosephmuseum.org.
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
St. Joseph Museums, Inc. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from multiple counties in
the state of Missouri.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Sac & Fox
Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
and The Osage Nation (previously listed
as the Osage Tribe).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1975, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 23AT21 near Rock
Creek in Atchison County, MO. The site
was discovered during the construction
of Highway I–29. When the site was
discovered, construction ceased and
Missouri Highway geologist Bill
Herndon and state archeologists Don
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Reynolds and Mike Fisher excavated the
site. The human remains were donated
to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc., and
accessioned in 1992. No known
individual was identified. There are, at
minimum, 800 individual bone
fragments from the site. The seven
associated funerary objects are 1 chert;
4 containers of charcoal and bone; and
2 bison horns.
In 1961, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Big Ditch site
(23AT15) in Atchison County, MO. The
site was excavated and the human
remains and funerary objects were
donated to the St. Joseph Museums,
Inc., at an unknown date. No known
individual was identified. The 32
associated funerary objects are 22
sherds; 3 projectile points; 1 bison horn;
1 scraper; 4 lime nodules; and 1 stone.
From the early 1900s through 1989,
human remains representing, at
minimum, seven individuals were
removed from The King Hill site
(23BN1) in Buchanan County, MO. The
King Hill site (23BN1) is identified as a
burial mound within the city of St.
Joseph, MO and is a frequent site of
archeological investigation. No known
individuals were identified. The 623
associated funerary objects are 1 piece
of wood, 66 stones and rock samples, 16
shells, 1 screw, 5 scrapers, 28
rimsherds, 1 projectile point, 457
potsherds, 2 ornaments, 3 concretion, 1
hearthstone, 1 pot handle, 1 fossil, 29
chert, 3 coal, 1 bullet casing, 4 brick and
mortar, and 3 botanical remains.
In 1982, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Enterprise Hill in
Buchanan County, MO. The human
remains were donated to the St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., at an unknown date by
Whipple S. Newell. No known
individuals were identified. The 42
associated funerary objects are 1 sherd;
6 shells; 13 pendants; 1 flake; 8
charcoal; and 13 beads.
In 1981, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Benton High School in
Buchanan County, MO. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1982, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 23AN35 in Andrew
County, MO and donated to the St.
Joseph Museums, Inc., by Kenneth
Lawrie at an unknown date. No known
individual was identified. The 41
associated funerary objects are 1 stone;
35 sherds; 4 pieces of clay; and 1 daub.
In the mid to late 1900s, human
remains representing at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
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23JA24 in Jackson County, MO by J.
Mett Shippee. These human remains
were donated to the St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., in 1992. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
All the sites listed in this notice are
affiliated with the Iowa, Omaha, Osage,
Otoe-Missouria, and Sac & Fox tribes.
Determinations Made by the St. Joseph
Museums, Inc.
Officials of the St. Joseph Museums,
Inc., have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 15
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 745 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 Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe
of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The
Osage Nation (previously listed as the
Osage Tribe).
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: Trevor Tutt, St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., P.O. Box 8096, St.
Joseph, MO 64508, telephone (816) 232–
8471, email trevor@
stjosephmuseum.org, by April 6, 2017.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The
Osage Nation (previously listed as the
Osage Tribe) may proceed.
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc., is
responsible for notifying Iowa Tribe of
Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of
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Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska;
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The
Osage Nation (previously listed as the
Osage Tribe) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 1, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22870;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 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 organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science. 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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science
at the address in this notice by April 6,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Chip Colwell, Senior
Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA
Officer, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard,
Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–
6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org.
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
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items under the control of the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, Denver,
CO 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
Items
At an unknown date, six cultural
items were removed from multiple
unknown locations. In the 1950s, Karen
Petersen and her husband Sydney
Petersen spent their summers visiting
Anishinaabe communities, camping out,
and buying crafts from tribal members.
When she was able to sell items, she
sold them through churches in St. Paul,
MN. She also collected Anishinaabe
objects for the Science Museum of
Minnesota as a staff member from 1958
to 1964. The six cultural items were
purchased by Petersen in 1975 from
unknown collectors who obtained or
purchased them from tribal members at
the White Earth Indian Reservation in
northwestern Minnesota. The baton
(AC.11531) was obtained by an
unknown collector from Annie Fineday
of the White Earth Indian Reservation in
1941, and, in turn, was obtained by
Petersen in 1975. It was purchased by
Francis and Mary Crane on February 5,
1976. The Cranes donated the baton to
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(DMNS) in December of 1976. The bird
carving (AC.11532) was purchased by
an unknown collector from Mrs. John
Basswood in Ponsford, which is part of
the White Earth Indian Reservation, in
1949. It was obtained by Petersen in
1975 and was purchased by the Cranes
on February 5, 1976. The Cranes
donated the bird carving to the DMNS
in December of 1976. The rattle
(AC.11534) was sold to an unknown
collector by Jack Saylor at the White
Earth Indian Reservation, and, in turn,
was purchased by Petersen in 1975, and
by the Cranes on February 5, 1976. The
Cranes donated the rattle to the DMNS
in December of 1976. The medicine bag
(AC.11535H) was obtained from Mrs.
Moose Jonas from an unknown collector
in the 1930s, and, in turn, was obtained
by Petersen in 1975. It was purchased
by the Cranes on February 5, 1976. The
Cranes donated the medicine bag to the
DMNS in December of 1976. The second
bird figure (AC.11540) was obtained
from Annie Fineday by an unknown
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collector in 1941, and, in turn, was
obtained by Petersen in 1975. It was
purchased by the Cranes on February 5,
1976. The Cranes donated the bird
figure to the DMNS in December of
1976. The Midewiwin Post (AC.11543)
was purchased from Mrs. John
Basswood in Ponsford in 1949, and, in
turn, was obtained by Petersen in 1975.
It was purchased by the Cranes on
February 5, 1976. The Cranes then
donated the Midewiwin Post to the
DMNS in December of 1976. The six
cultural items are one Midewiwin baton
(AC.11531), two Midewiwin bird figures
(AC.11532 and AC.11540), one
Midewiwin rattle (AC.11534), one
Midewiwin medicine bag (AC.11534H),
and one Midewiwin post (AC.11534).
The cultural items are identified in
museum records as being from the
White Earth Indian Reservation in
northwestern Minnesota. Bird figures
and their posts are used to mark Mide
lodges and to signify a family or society
affiliation. Similarly, rattles, medicine
bags, and batons have an integral role in
Midewiwin’s current ceremonial
practices.
Museum accession, catalogue, and
documentary records, as well as
consultation with representatives of the
White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, indicate
that the six cultural items are Ojibwe
and are from the White Earth Indian
Reservation, Minnesota. The six cultural
items, AC.11531, AC.11532, AC.11534,
AC.11535H, AC.11540, and AC.11543,
relate to the Grand Medicine Society or
Midewiwin, a ritual society.
Determinations Made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the six cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the cultural items and the
White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
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
Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of
Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22847; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph Museums, Inc., St.
Joseph, MO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The St. Joseph Museums, Inc., 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
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request to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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 St. Joseph Museums, Inc., at the address
in this notice by April 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Trevor Tutt, St. Joseph Museums, Inc., P.O. Box 8096, St.
Joseph, MO 64508, telephone (816) 232-8471, email
trevor@stjosephmuseum.org.
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 St. Joseph
Museums, Inc. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from multiple counties in the state of Missouri.
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 was made by the St.
Joseph Museums, Inc., professional staff in consultation with
representatives of Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and The Osage Nation (previously listed as the
Osage Tribe).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 23AT21 near Rock Creek in Atchison County, MO.
The site was discovered during the construction of Highway I-29. When
the site was discovered, construction ceased and Missouri Highway
geologist Bill Herndon and state archeologists Don Reynolds and Mike
Fisher excavated the site. The human remains were donated to the St.
Joseph Museums, Inc., and accessioned in 1992. No known individual was
identified. There are, at minimum, 800 individual bone fragments from
the site. The seven associated funerary objects are 1 chert; 4
containers of charcoal and bone; and 2 bison horns.
In 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Big Ditch site (23AT15) in Atchison County, MO.
The site was excavated and the human remains and funerary objects were
donated to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc., at an unknown date. No known
individual was identified. The 32 associated funerary objects are 22
sherds; 3 projectile points; 1 bison horn; 1 scraper; 4 lime nodules;
and 1 stone.
From the early 1900s through 1989, human remains representing, at
minimum, seven individuals were removed from The King Hill site (23BN1)
in Buchanan County, MO. The King Hill site (23BN1) is identified as a
burial mound within the city of St. Joseph, MO and is a frequent site
of archeological investigation. No known individuals were identified.
The 623 associated funerary objects are 1 piece of wood, 66 stones and
rock samples, 16 shells, 1 screw, 5 scrapers, 28 rimsherds, 1
projectile point, 457 potsherds, 2 ornaments, 3 concretion, 1
hearthstone, 1 pot handle, 1 fossil, 29 chert, 3 coal, 1 bullet casing,
4 brick and mortar, and 3 botanical remains.
In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from Enterprise Hill in Buchanan County, MO. The human
remains were donated to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc., at an unknown
date by Whipple S. Newell. No known individuals were identified. The 42
associated funerary objects are 1 sherd; 6 shells; 13 pendants; 1
flake; 8 charcoal; and 13 beads.
In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Benton High School in Buchanan County, MO. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 23AN35 in Andrew County, MO and donated to the
St. Joseph Museums, Inc., by Kenneth Lawrie at an unknown date. No
known individual was identified. The 41 associated funerary objects are
1 stone; 35 sherds; 4 pieces of clay; and 1 daub.
In the mid to late 1900s, human remains representing at minimum,
one individual were removed from site 23JA24 in Jackson County, MO by
J. Mett Shippee. These human remains were donated to the St. Joseph
Museums, Inc., in 1992. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
All the sites listed in this notice are affiliated with the Iowa,
Omaha, Osage, Otoe-Missouria, and Sac & Fox tribes.
Determinations Made by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Officials of the St. Joseph Museums, Inc., have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 15 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 745 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 Iowa Tribe
of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation
of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac &
Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The Osage Nation (previously
listed as the Osage Tribe).
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: Trevor Tutt, St. Joseph Museums, Inc., P.O.
Box 8096, St. Joseph, MO 64508, telephone (816) 232-8471, email
trevor@stjosephmuseum.org, by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to Iowa Tribe of Kansas
and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-
Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in
Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; and The Osage Nation (previously listed as the
Osage Tribe) may proceed.
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc., is responsible for notifying Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of
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Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; and
The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 1, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04402 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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