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geographical and physical
anthropological data, the Extended
Coalescent Period is most likely
culturally related with the Arikara
Tribe.
In 1989 and 1990, human remains
representing a minimum of 16
individuals were removed from burial
and cache pits at the Indian School
Village, 39HU10/90–96, Hughes County,
SD, by The Archeology Lab-Augustana
College personnel during construction
of a dining hall and waterlines. The
human remains are curated at the
Bureau of Indian Affairs office. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1977, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from cache and burial pits at
the Indian School Village, 39HU10/94–
245, Hughes County, SD, by South
Dakota State Historical SocietyArchaeological Research Center
personnel. The human remains were
recovered during salvage excavations
following disturbance by construction of
a housing development. The human
remains were curated at the
Archaeological Research Center in
Rapid City. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object is bark matting that covered one
of the burials.
The manner of the burials suggests
that the human remains are associated
with the Extended (A.D. 1500–A.D.
1675) and Post-Contact Coalescent (A.D.
1675–A.D. 1750) Periods. Based on
archeological, geographical and physical
anthropological data, the Extended and
Post-Contact Coalescent Periods are
most likely culturally related with the
Arikara Tribe.
A physical anthropological
assessment of the human remains
resulted in a determination that the
individuals are most likely Native
American. An evaluation by the South
Dakota State Historical SocietyArchaeological Research Center
professional staff under the direction of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great
Plains Regional Office staff on the
manner and location of the burials and
type of associated funerary object, also
supports an identification of the human
remains as Native American and most
likely culturally identifiable as Arikara.
The Arikara Tribe is part of the Mandan,
Hidatsa and Arikara Nation that
comprises the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
In June 2008, the Mandan, Hidatsa,
and Arikara Nation of the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota submitted a
request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
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Great Plains Regional Office for
repatriation of the human remains and
one associated funerary object from the
Indian School and Twin or Lillian All
Arounds Villages.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human
remains described above represent the
physical remains of 21 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3) (A), the one object described
above is 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 Bureau
of Indian Affairs have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
can reasonably be traced between the
Native American human remains and
the associated funerary object and the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object should
contact Paul Hofmann, Chief, Division
of Environment, Safety and Cultural
Resources, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 115
4th Ave. SE, MC208, Aberdeen, SD
57401, telephone (605) 226–7656, before
April 13, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great
Plains Regional Office is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 3, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
County of Nacogdoches,
Nacogdoches, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
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(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the control of the County of
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from
Nacogdoches County, TX.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the County of
Nacogdoches through the services of
qualified preservation professionals in
consultation with representatives of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
In 2004, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
removed from 41NA231, also known as
the Tallow Grove site, in the Lake
Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches
County, TX. The removal was associated
with archeological data recovery in an
area to be impacted by construction
and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All
human remains and associated funerary
objects have been in the custody of the
principal investigator. No known
individuals were identified. The four
associated funerary objects are two
bowls and two jars.
The Tallow Grove site, 41NA231, is a
Middle Caddo Period habitation on a
late Holocene terrace near Naconiche
Creek. The temporal context is
supported by recovered temporally
diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon
analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio
dates. The main occupation of the site
took place between the early part of the
13th century and approximately A.D.
1480, and was preceded by an earlier
Woodland Period occupation that dates
from 110 B.C. to A.D. 435. None of the
radiocarbon-dated features are earlier
than the Middle Caddo Period. The
small cemetery (approximately 8 x 6
meters), situated near the remnants of
several structures, and an extensive
midden deposit and outdoor work area,
contained the five burials with
preserved human remains, one burial
pit with no preserved human remains
but with unassociated funerary objects,
and two other burial pits with neither
preserved human remains nor funerary
objects. The mortuary practices and
types of associated funerary objects are
consistent with the traditions of the
Caddo Indian peoples. Preserved
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funerary offerings included pottery
vessels placed near the shoulders or
head with two of the burials.
Geographic placement of the site and
archeological evidence provide
reasonable grounds for officials of the
County of Nacogdoches to believe that
the human remains and associated
funerary objects are culturally affiliated
with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
In 2004, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from 41NA242, also known as
the Beech Ridge site, in the Lake
Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches
County, TX. The removal was associated
with archeological data recovery in an
area to be impacted by construction
and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All
human remains have been in the
custody of the principal investigator. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Beech Ridge site, 41NA242, is a
prehistoric Caddo period settlement
occupied from A.D. 1250 to 1430, and
is generally contemporaneous with the
nearby Tallow Grove site. The temporal
context is supported by recovered
temporally diagnostic artifacts,
radiocarbon analyses, and oxidizable
carbon ratio dates. The Middle Caddo
occupation of the Beech Ridge site
consisted of two principal occupational
areas at the northern and southern ends
of an eroded terrace landform that
included structures, indoor and outdoor
pit features, and activity areas around
the structures. An open courtyard
separated the two occupational or
household areas. The burial with
preserved human remains, along with
one other burial pit with no preserved
human remains or associated funerary
objects, was situated west of the
structures. Geographic placement of the
site and archeological evidence provide
reasonable grounds for officials of the
County of Nacogdoches to believe that
the human remains are culturally
affiliated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
In 2003, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from 41NA285, also known as
the Boyette site, in the Lake Naconiche
project area, Nacogdoches County, TX.
The removal was associated with
archeological data recovery in an area to
be impacted by construction and/or
operation of Lake Naconiche. All human
remains and associated funerary objects
have been in the custody of the
principal investigator. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a pottery
vessel (bowl).
The Boyette site, 41NA285, is
positioned on the tip of a narrow upland
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ridge, toe slope, and small alluvial
terrace. The site has a complex history
of occupations beginning with the Late
Archaic Period (2310–2050 B.C. to
1130–920 B.C), followed by two
Woodland Period occupations (280–25
B.C. and A.D. 670–877), and two
Prehistoric Caddo occupations
(Formative Caddo component dating to
A.D. 873–1075 and a Middle Caddo
component). The temporal context is
supported by recovered temporally
diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon
analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio
dates. Radiocarbon dates place both
burials in the Middle Caddo Period, one
within a range of A.D. 1290–1410, and
the other within a range of A.D. 1230–
1300. Preserved funerary offerings
included one pottery vessel, a Holly
Fine Engraved bowl, that had been
placed near the shoulders or head with
one of the burials. Geographic
placement of the site and archeological
evidence provide reasonable grounds for
officials of the County of Nacogdoches
to believe that the human remains and
associated funerary object are culturally
affiliated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
Officials of the County of
Nacogdoches have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of eight
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the County of
Nacogdoches also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
five 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 County of Nacogdoches
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
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and/
or associated funerary objects should
contact George Campbell, County of
Nacogdoches, Texas, 101 West Main
Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961,
telephone (936) 569–6772, before April
13, 2009. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The County of Nacogdoches is
responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: February 20, 2009.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Northwest Museum, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, WA
National Park Service.
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 the
Northwest Museum (formerly Maxey
Museum), Whitman College, Walla
Walla, WA. The human remains were
removed from Mason County, WA.
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 the Whitman
College and Northwest Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Skokomish Indian
Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington.
Sometime between 1874 and 1907,
human remains representing a
minimum of four individuals were
removed from the vicinity of the
Skokomish Reservation, located in
present-day Mason County, WA, by
Reverend Myron Eells, Congregational
Missionary. After Rev. Eells death, the
human remains were donated to
Whitman College by his wife on
February 15, 1907, (WHIT–E–549,
Eells#2557; WHIT–X–0011, WHIT–E–
550, Eells #2558; WHIT–E–551, Eells
#2559, WHIT–E–552). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
While Rev. Eells did not always
indicate cultural affiliation, he collected
mainly from the Skokomish and
S’Klallam Tribes. Rev. Eells
occasionally noted tribal affiliations
and/or places of origin for items in the
collection. Some of Rev. Eells notes on
the human remains are stated in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: County of Nacogdoches,
Nacogdoches, TX
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 and associated funerary
objects in the control of the County of Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, TX.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Nacogdoches County, TX.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the County
of Nacogdoches through the services of qualified preservation
professionals in consultation with representatives of the Caddo Nation
of Oklahoma.
In 2004, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals
were removed from 41NA231, also known as the Tallow Grove site, in the
Lake Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches County, TX. The removal was
associated with archeological data recovery in an area to be impacted
by construction and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All human remains
and associated funerary objects have been in the custody of the
principal investigator. No known individuals were identified. The four
associated funerary objects are two bowls and two jars.
The Tallow Grove site, 41NA231, is a Middle Caddo Period habitation
on a late Holocene terrace near Naconiche Creek. The temporal context
is supported by recovered temporally diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon
analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio dates. The main occupation of the
site took place between the early part of the 13th century and
approximately A.D. 1480, and was preceded by an earlier Woodland Period
occupation that dates from 110 B.C. to A.D. 435. None of the
radiocarbon-dated features are earlier than the Middle Caddo Period.
The small cemetery (approximately 8 x 6 meters), situated near the
remnants of several structures, and an extensive midden deposit and
outdoor work area, contained the five burials with preserved human
remains, one burial pit with no preserved human remains but with
unassociated funerary objects, and two other burial pits with neither
preserved human remains nor funerary objects. The mortuary practices
and types of associated funerary objects are consistent with the
traditions of the Caddo Indian peoples. Preserved
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funerary offerings included pottery vessels placed near the shoulders
or head with two of the burials. Geographic placement of the site and
archeological evidence provide reasonable grounds for officials of the
County of Nacogdoches to believe that the human remains and associated
funerary objects are culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
In 2004, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from 41NA242, also known as the Beech Ridge site, in the
Lake Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches County, TX. The removal was
associated with archeological data recovery in an area to be impacted
by construction and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All human remains
have been in the custody of the principal investigator. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Beech Ridge site, 41NA242, is a prehistoric Caddo period
settlement occupied from A.D. 1250 to 1430, and is generally
contemporaneous with the nearby Tallow Grove site. The temporal context
is supported by recovered temporally diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon
analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio dates. The Middle Caddo
occupation of the Beech Ridge site consisted of two principal
occupational areas at the northern and southern ends of an eroded
terrace landform that included structures, indoor and outdoor pit
features, and activity areas around the structures. An open courtyard
separated the two occupational or household areas. The burial with
preserved human remains, along with one other burial pit with no
preserved human remains or associated funerary objects, was situated
west of the structures. Geographic placement of the site and
archeological evidence provide reasonable grounds for officials of the
County of Nacogdoches to believe that the human remains are culturally
affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
In 2003, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from 41NA285, also known as the Boyette site, in the Lake
Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches County, TX. The removal was
associated with archeological data recovery in an area to be impacted
by construction and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All human remains
and associated funerary objects have been in the custody of the
principal investigator. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a pottery vessel (bowl).
The Boyette site, 41NA285, is positioned on the tip of a narrow
upland ridge, toe slope, and small alluvial terrace. The site has a
complex history of occupations beginning with the Late Archaic Period
(2310-2050 B.C. to 1130-920 B.C), followed by two Woodland Period
occupations (280-25 B.C. and A.D. 670-877), and two Prehistoric Caddo
occupations (Formative Caddo component dating to A.D. 873-1075 and a
Middle Caddo component). The temporal context is supported by recovered
temporally diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon analyses, and oxidizable
carbon ratio dates. Radiocarbon dates place both burials in the Middle
Caddo Period, one within a range of A.D. 1290-1410, and the other
within a range of A.D. 1230-1300. Preserved funerary offerings included
one pottery vessel, a Holly Fine Engraved bowl, that had been placed
near the shoulders or head with one of the burials. Geographic
placement of the site and archeological evidence provide reasonable
grounds for officials of the County of Nacogdoches to believe that the
human remains and associated funerary object are culturally affiliated
with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
Officials of the County of Nacogdoches have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the County of Nacogdoches also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the five 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 County of Nacogdoches
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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and/or associated
funerary objects should contact George Campbell, County of Nacogdoches,
Texas, 101 West Main Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961, telephone (936)
569-6772, before April 13, 2009. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The County of Nacogdoches is responsible for notifying the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 20, 2009.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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