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identified as ‘‘Iroquois’’ in Robert
Grafe’s notes. The McClure Farm is
located in Ontario County, NY, (likely
in the town of Phelps), which was the
traditional territory of the Seneca people
of the Iroquoian Confederacy. The
human remains are dated to the historic
period, based on the date of
manufacture for the associated funerary
objects. Descendants of the Seneca
people are members of the Seneca
Nation of New York, Seneca–Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma, and Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York.
Officials of the Field Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Field Museum
of Natural History also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the three 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. Lastly,
officials of the Field Museum of Natural
History have determined that, 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
Seneca Nation of New York, Seneca–
Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Helen Robbins, Repatriation
Specialist, Field Museum of Natural
History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL 60605–2496, telephone
(312) 665–7317, before January 18, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Seneca Nation of New York, Seneca–
Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Field Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying the Seneca
Nation of New York, Seneca–Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma, and Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 6, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Hastings, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the possession of Hastings
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
(Hastings Museum), Hastings, NE. The
human remains were removed from the
Cass, Franklin, Nance, Sarpy Counties,
NE and Republican County, KS.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Hastings Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma and Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
On September 17, 1922, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Milo
Hill farm (25FR1) in Franklin County,
NE. At an unknown date, human
remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the
same site. The human remains for all
five individuals were donated to the
Hastings Museum by Milo Hill and
cataloged between 1926 and 1931
(02873, 03259, 03260). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Research conducted at the Nebraska
State Historical Society identifies the
Milo Hill Site (25FR1) as similar to
other Central Plains Tradition sites.
Museum officials have determined
based on museum records, Pawnee oral
tradition, and anthropological research
that the Central Plains Tradition people
are ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee,
and possibly the Wichita.
In September 1913, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from
Plattsmouth Ossuary (25CC9001) in
Cass County, NE, by Dr. E.H. Barbour,
University of Nebraska, and taken to the
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University of Nebraska State Museum.
The human remains were traded to A.M.
Brooking, founder of the Hastings
Museum. Mr. Brooking later donated his
collection to the Hastings Museum and
cataloged the human remains between
1926 and 1931 (01713). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
University of Nebraska State Museum
attributed the Plattsmouth Ossuary site
to the Nebraska Culture of the Central
Plains Tradition due to the burial
location and the manner of group
interment. Museum officials have
determined, based on museum records,
that the human remains are associated
with the Plattsmouth Ossuary and
therefore are affiliated with the Central
Plains Tradition. Museum officials have
determined based on Pawnee oral
tradition and anthropological research
that the Central Plains Tradition people
are ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee,
and possibly the Wichita.
On May 8, 1908, human remains
representing a minim of two individuals
were removed from Wallace Mound
(25SY67) in Sarpy County, NE, by J.E.
Wallace. The human remains were
donated to the museum by Mr. Wallace
and cataloged between 1926 and 1931
(01609). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
The Wallace Mound Site (25SY67)
was located near Bellevue’s railroad
station up a ridge from Coffin Springs.
Mr. Wallace began excavations and later
contacted the University of Nebraska
State Museum. Most of the human
remains were donated to University of
Nebraska State Museum where the site
was identified as a Central Plains
Tradition site. Hastings Museum
officials agree with this identification of
the Wallace Mound site.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from
unknown sites near Genoa in Nance
County, NE. The human remains were
donated to the Hastings Museum by
A.M. Brooking between 1926 and 1931
(03268, 04789). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a grave
on the Frank Lowe farm, 2 miles north
of Genoa, Nance County, NE. The
human remains were given to the
Hastings Museum by Frank Lowe and
cataloged in 1934 (12813). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
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individual were removed from a Skidi
village near Genoa, Nance County, NE.
The human remains were donated to the
Hastings Museum by A.M. Brooking and
cataloged in 1942 (22316). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects were present.
Numerous sites in Nance County are
attributed to a number of cultures,
including Central Plains Tradition and
historic Pawnee. This is also the
location of the last land the Pawnee
Tribe occupied prior to moving to
Oklahoma. Museum officials have
determined, based on museum records,
that the human remains are likely
associated with the Pawnee or Central
Plains Tradition. Museum officials have
determined based on Pawnee oral
tradition and anthropological research
that the Central Plains Tradition people
are ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee,
and possibly the Wichita.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a site in
Republican County, KS. The human
remains were donated to the museum by
an unknown donor and cataloged in
1936 (14694). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
Republican County has been the home
of the Central Plains Tradition and the
Kitkehahki (Republican) band of the
Pawnee. The human remains may be
associated with the large Pawnee village
at the Kansas Monument site. Museum
officials have determined, based on
museum records, that the human
remains are likely associated with the
Pawnee or Central Plains Tradition.
The Central Plains Tradition was a
culture that lived on the plains of
Nebraska and Kansas. The culture
abruptly enters the archeological
records about A.D. 1,000. By about A.D.
1,400, the people leave the area and
head north. Their move brought them
into land occupied by the Middle
Missouri Culture (in what is now the
Dakotas), which, to some extent, merged
with other groups over time. The new
culture that emerged from this contact is
probably the people who are ancestors
to the Arikara and Pawnee, and possibly
the Wichita. Museum officials have
determined based on museum records,
Pawnee oral tradition, and
anthropological research that the
Central Plains Tradition people are
ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee,
and possibly the Wichita. The Arikara
people eventually settled with the
Mandan and Hidatsa and are now
members of the Three Affiliated Tribes
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota. Descendants of the Pawnee are
members of the Pawnee Nation of
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Oklahoma. The descendants of the
Wichita are members of the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
have entered into an agreement that
human remains and funerary objects
located between the Missouri River and
the Smokey Hill River shall be claimed
by the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Officials of the Hastings Museum
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 15 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Hastings Museum also have determined
that, 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 the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Teresa Kreutzer–Hodson,
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, 1330 N Burlington, PO
Box 1286, Hastings, NE 68902, (402)
461–2399, before January 18, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History is responsible for
notifying the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: October 1, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Items: Hastings Museum of Natural
and Cultural History, Hastings, NE
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Notice.
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 in the
possession of the Hastings Museum of
Natural and Cultural History (Hastings
Museum), Hastings, 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 the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
At an unknown time, cultural items
were removed from an ossuary, known
locally as the Alma Ossuary, in the area
of Alma, Harlan County, NE. The 43
unassociated funerary objects are 1
antler implement, 1 unfinished pipe
blank made of stone or clay, 1 stone
drill, 8 stone scrapers, 2 stone flakes, 1
stone arrow point, 24 stone scrapers, 1
stone projectile point, 1 point or
scraper, and 3 stone scrapers.
The antler implement was acquired
by the Hastings Museum in an exchange
with the John Bear Estate for Service’s
rendered and cataloged in 1939 (18406).
The other 42 unassociated funerary
objects were acquired by the museum
from Robert Stevenson and cataloged in
1935 (14414, 14415, 14417, 14418,
14421).
At an unknown time, cultural items
were removed from an ossuary from
Orleans, Harlan County, NE, and
acquired from the H.P. Honnold
collection and cataloged in 1942. The
unassociated funerary objects are 2,887
white shell beads of various sizes
(22786).
In 1936, cultural items were removed
from an ossuary on the Hunt farm near
Orleans, Harlan County, NE, and
donated to the museum by A.M.
Brooking, museum founder, and
cataloged in 1937. The 60 unassociated
funerary objects are 33 round shell
beads and 27 tubular bone beads of
various sizes and strung on a wire
(17423).
Research conducted at the Nebraska
State Historical Society identifies a
number of known archeological sites in
Harlan County. Some sites are ossuaries
and can be found in the area of Orleans
and Alma. The cultural items are similar
to other known ossuary material. The
cultural items are also similar to known
Plains Woodland and Central Plains
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Hastings, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of
Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History (Hastings Museum),
Hastings, NE. The human remains were removed from the Cass, Franklin,
Nance, Sarpy Counties, NE and Republican County, KS.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Hastings
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
On September 17, 1922, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Milo Hill farm (25FR1) in Franklin
County, NE. At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of
four individuals were removed from the same site. The human remains for
all five individuals were donated to the Hastings Museum by Milo Hill
and cataloged between 1926 and 1931 (02873, 03259, 03260). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Research conducted at the Nebraska State Historical Society
identifies the Milo Hill Site (25FR1) as similar to other Central
Plains Tradition sites. Museum officials have determined based on
museum records, Pawnee oral tradition, and anthropological research
that the Central Plains Tradition people are ancestors to the Arikara
and Pawnee, and possibly the Wichita.
In September 1913, human remains representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from Plattsmouth Ossuary (25CC9001) in Cass
County, NE, by Dr. E.H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, and taken to
the University of Nebraska State Museum. The human remains were traded
to A.M. Brooking, founder of the Hastings Museum. Mr. Brooking later
donated his collection to the Hastings Museum and cataloged the human
remains between 1926 and 1931 (01713). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
University of Nebraska State Museum attributed the Plattsmouth
Ossuary site to the Nebraska Culture of the Central Plains Tradition
due to the burial location and the manner of group interment. Museum
officials have determined, based on museum records, that the human
remains are associated with the Plattsmouth Ossuary and therefore are
affiliated with the Central Plains Tradition. Museum officials have
determined based on Pawnee oral tradition and anthropological research
that the Central Plains Tradition people are ancestors to the Arikara
and Pawnee, and possibly the Wichita.
On May 8, 1908, human remains representing a minim of two
individuals were removed from Wallace Mound (25SY67) in Sarpy County,
NE, by J.E. Wallace. The human remains were donated to the museum by
Mr. Wallace and cataloged between 1926 and 1931 (01609). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were
present.
The Wallace Mound Site (25SY67) was located near Bellevue's
railroad station up a ridge from Coffin Springs. Mr. Wallace began
excavations and later contacted the University of Nebraska State
Museum. Most of the human remains were donated to University of
Nebraska State Museum where the site was identified as a Central Plains
Tradition site. Hastings Museum officials agree with this
identification of the Wallace Mound site.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from unknown sites near Genoa in Nance County,
NE. The human remains were donated to the Hastings Museum by A.M.
Brooking between 1926 and 1931 (03268, 04789). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects were present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a grave on the Frank Lowe farm, 2 miles
north of Genoa, Nance County, NE. The human remains were given to the
Hastings Museum by Frank Lowe and cataloged in 1934 (12813). No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
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individual were removed from a Skidi village near Genoa, Nance County,
NE. The human remains were donated to the Hastings Museum by A.M.
Brooking and cataloged in 1942 (22316). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects were present.
Numerous sites in Nance County are attributed to a number of
cultures, including Central Plains Tradition and historic Pawnee. This
is also the location of the last land the Pawnee Tribe occupied prior
to moving to Oklahoma. Museum officials have determined, based on
museum records, that the human remains are likely associated with the
Pawnee or Central Plains Tradition. Museum officials have determined
based on Pawnee oral tradition and anthropological research that the
Central Plains Tradition people are ancestors to the Arikara and
Pawnee, and possibly the Wichita.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a site in Republican County, KS. The human
remains were donated to the museum by an unknown donor and cataloged in
1936 (14694). No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects were present.
Republican County has been the home of the Central Plains Tradition
and the Kitkehahki (Republican) band of the Pawnee. The human remains
may be associated with the large Pawnee village at the Kansas Monument
site. Museum officials have determined, based on museum records, that
the human remains are likely associated with the Pawnee or Central
Plains Tradition.
The Central Plains Tradition was a culture that lived on the plains
of Nebraska and Kansas. The culture abruptly enters the archeological
records about A.D. 1,000. By about A.D. 1,400, the people leave the
area and head north. Their move brought them into land occupied by the
Middle Missouri Culture (in what is now the Dakotas), which, to some
extent, merged with other groups over time. The new culture that
emerged from this contact is probably the people who are ancestors to
the Arikara and Pawnee, and possibly the Wichita. Museum officials have
determined based on museum records, Pawnee oral tradition, and
anthropological research that the Central Plains Tradition people are
ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee, and possibly the Wichita. The
Arikara people eventually settled with the Mandan and Hidatsa and are
now members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota. Descendants of the Pawnee are members of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The descendants of the Wichita are members
of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma have entered into an
agreement that human remains and funerary objects located between the
Missouri River and the Smokey Hill River shall be claimed by the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma.
Officials of the Hastings Museum have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of 15 individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Hastings Museum also have determined that, 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 the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Teresa
Kreutzer-Hodson, Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1330
N Burlington, PO Box 1286, Hastings, NE 68902, (402) 461-2399, before
January 18, 2008. Repatriation of the human remains to the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History is responsible
for notifying the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: October 1, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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