Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR, 29927-29928 [2017-13742]
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Forest contracted with Dr. Robert Pastor
at the University of Oregon for the
purpose of determining the number of
individuals represented in the
collection. Dr. Pastor determined that
the set of human remains was
comprised of three individuals.
Individual 1 is identified as an adult
male approximately 35–49 years of age,
and of Amerindian ancestry. Individual
2 is identified as a young adult female
between 15 and 19 years of age and of
Amerindian ancestry. Individual 3 is
identified as a juvenile of between 6 and
10 years of age and of Amerindian
ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. There are no associated
funerary objects associated with the
three individuals.
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Determinations Made by the Deschutes
National Forest
Officials of the Deschutes National
Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
analysis performed by the University of
Oregon Department of Anthropology.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals 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 remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed
as the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon),
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon, and
Klamath Tribes.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Burns Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony
of Oregon), Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon,
and Klamath Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Burns Paiute Tribe (previously
listed as the Burns Paiute Tribe of the
Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon),
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon, and
Klamath Tribes.
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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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to John Allen, Deschutes
National Forest, 63095 Deschutes
Market Road, Bend, OR 97701,
telephone (541) 383–5512, email
jpallen@fs.fed.us, by July 31, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to the Burns
Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the
Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute
Indian Colony of Oregon), Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, and Klamath Tribes may
proceed.
The Deschutes National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Burns
Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the
Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute
Indian Colony of Oregon), Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, and Klamath Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 16, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Arkansas Archeological Survey,
Fayetteville, AR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arkansas Archeological
Survey, 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
Arkansas Archeological Survey. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 Arkansas Archeological Survey at
the address in this notice by July 31,
2017.
DATES:
Dr. George Sabo, Director,
Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475
North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR
72704, telephone (479) 575–3556.
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 Arkansas
Archeological Survey 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
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
Items
In 1972, three cultural items were
removed from the Cryer Field site
(3LA35) in Lafayette County, AR. The 3
unassociated funerary objects are one
Handy Engraved bottle, one Washington
Stamped jar, and one Pease BrushedIncised jar (Cat. 72–406–68–1, 2, 3).
The pottery types are well-known
examples of Caddo tradition wares. All
are contemporaneous, ranging from A.D.
1300 to 1500, and are attributed to the
Haley Phase of the Middle Caddo
period. These pottery types are found
throughout Southwest Arkansas, and
into adjoining corners of Texas,
Louisiana, and Oklahoma. All three
cultural items were made before
European contact and during the Caddo
tradition.
The Caddo archeological tradition
developed between A.D. 900 and 1000
in the four corners region of Arkansas,
Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Distinctive characteristics include a
dispersed residential settlement of
families with a lifestyle grounded in
farming and collecting wild plants and
animals. The core of community life
was a religious and political center with
ceremonial and burial mounds, public
areas for community events and rituals,
and a small residential population
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believed to be religious and political
leaders and their families. Caddo
ceramics are highly distinctive with
dual manufacturing traditions that
produced both refined wares decorated
with complex stylized incised and
engraved designs and utilitarian wares
with highly plastic incised, punctated,
and brushed designs that are dominated
by geometric motifs.
The Caddo continued to practice
traditional settlement arrangements and
material crafts well into the contact
period. This is confirmed in part by past
discoveries of distinctive Caddo
ceramics and other artifacts found with
European trade items in locations where
French and Spanish observers
documented their settlements. There is
thus a strong material link between
historic Caddo Tribal communities and
pre-contact archeological remains. The
collection enumerated here is entirely
typical of pre-contact Caddo Tradition
material culture.
Determinations Made by the Arkansas
Archeological Survey
Officials of the Arkansas
Archeological Survey have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 3 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 the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
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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
Dr. George Sabo, Director, Arkansas
Archeological Survey, 2475 North Hatch
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704,
telephone (479) 575–3556 by July 31,
2017. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Arkansas Archeological Survey is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: April 26, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Program Manager.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology, Amherst,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Department of
Anthropology at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the address in this notice
by July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Sonya Atalay, Chair,
Repatriation Committee, Department of
Anthropology, 217 Machmer Hall,
University of Massachusetts, 240 Hicks
Way, Amherst, MA 01003, telephone
(413) 545–2702, email satalay@
umass.edu.
SUMMARY:
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 under the control of
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The human remains were removed from
an unknown location in East
Springfield, NY.
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. 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 University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on
Burial Rights and Regulations, and the
following federally-recognized tribes:
Cayuga Nation; Oneida Nation; Oneida
Nation of New York; Onondaga Nation;
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously
listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk
Indians of New York); Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Nation (previously listed as the SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); and Tuscarora Nation
(hereinafter known as the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy).
History and Description of the Human
Remains
In the 1950s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the farm
of Harriet R. and Raymond Rogers in
East Springfield, Otsego County, NY.
After keeping the human remains
several years, a farmer transferred
possession to an artist who visited the
farm. That artist later learned about
NAGPRA and transferred the human
remains to the University of
Massachusetts, Department of
Anthropology. The date of this transfer
was not recorded. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Also in the possession of the
University of Massachusetts,
Department of Anthropology are human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual from an unknown
provenience, represented by the vault
portion of the cranium (top, sides and
back of the head). The following
identification is written on the back of
the cranium in black ink: ‘‘Prehistoric
Iriquois [sic] UU 21524/2.’’ No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23306; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arkansas
Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Arkansas Archeological Survey, 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 Arkansas Archeological Survey.
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 Arkansas Archeological
Survey at the address in this notice by July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. George Sabo, Director, Arkansas Archeological Survey,
2475 North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-
3556.
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 Arkansas Archeological Survey 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 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
In 1972, three cultural items were removed from the Cryer Field
site (3LA35) in Lafayette County, AR. The 3 unassociated funerary
objects are one Handy Engraved bottle, one Washington Stamped jar, and
one Pease Brushed-Incised jar (Cat. 72-406-68-1, 2, 3).
The pottery types are well-known examples of Caddo tradition wares.
All are contemporaneous, ranging from A.D. 1300 to 1500, and are
attributed to the Haley Phase of the Middle Caddo period. These pottery
types are found throughout Southwest Arkansas, and into adjoining
corners of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. All three cultural items
were made before European contact and during the Caddo tradition.
The Caddo archeological tradition developed between A.D. 900 and
1000 in the four corners region of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and
Oklahoma. Distinctive characteristics include a dispersed residential
settlement of families with a lifestyle grounded in farming and
collecting wild plants and animals. The core of community life was a
religious and political center with ceremonial and burial mounds,
public areas for community events and rituals, and a small residential
population
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believed to be religious and political leaders and their families.
Caddo ceramics are highly distinctive with dual manufacturing
traditions that produced both refined wares decorated with complex
stylized incised and engraved designs and utilitarian wares with highly
plastic incised, punctated, and brushed designs that are dominated by
geometric motifs.
The Caddo continued to practice traditional settlement arrangements
and material crafts well into the contact period. This is confirmed in
part by past discoveries of distinctive Caddo ceramics and other
artifacts found with European trade items in locations where French and
Spanish observers documented their settlements. There is thus a strong
material link between historic Caddo Tribal communities and pre-contact
archeological remains. The collection enumerated here is entirely
typical of pre-contact Caddo Tradition material culture.
Determinations Made by the Arkansas Archeological Survey
Officials of the Arkansas Archeological Survey have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 3 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 the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
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 Dr. George Sabo, Director, Arkansas
Archeological Survey, 2475 North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704,
telephone (479) 575-3556 by July 31, 2017. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Arkansas Archeological Survey is responsible for notifying the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 26, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2017-13742 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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