Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill Museum, Fort Sill, OK, and Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK, 74870-74871 [2012-30438]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11728; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill
Museum, Fort Sill, OK, and Museum of
the Great Plains, Lawton, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Army, Fort Sill Museum, and
the Museum of the Great Plains have
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and have
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the remains and any
present-day Indian tribe. Representative
of any Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human
remains may contact the Fort Sill
Museum. Disposition of the human
remains to the Indian tribes stated
below may occur if no additional
requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Fort Sill Museum at
the address below by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Scott A. Neel, Ph.D.,
Director, Fort Sill National Historic
Landmark and Museum, U.S. Army
Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, OK
73503, telephone (580) 442–6570.
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 under the control of
the Fort Sill Museum and in the
possession of the Museum of the Great
Plains. The human remains were
removed from Fort Sill, Comanche
County, OK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
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SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Fort Sill
Museum and the Museum of the Great
Plains professional staffs in consultation
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with representatives the Apache Tribe
of Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe
of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In March 1977, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from site
34CM323 in Comanche County, OK.
Staff of the Museum of the Great Plains
found the human remains during a
reconnaissance survey on Federal
property in Fort Sill. The burials were
exposed by natural elements on the
bank of Crater Creek, were excavated by
staff of the Museum of the Great Plains,
and were sent to the Osteology
Laboratory of the Institute of Applied
Sciences at North Texas State
University. The burials remained at
North Texas State University until
January 27, 2012, when, at the request
of the Fort Sill Museum, they were
returned to the Museum of the Great
Plains. The Museum of the Great Plains
physically inventoried the remains for
NAGPRA purposes and stabilized the
remains according to 36 CFR 79
standards. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Barbara H. Butler, Ph.D., of North
Texas State University, analyzed the
remains in 1977, and concluded that the
remains from this site represented two
individuals. Human remains from
Burial 2, with only a few small occipital
pieces, represented one adult. Human
remains from Burial 1 consisted of
fragmentary remains of a nine-year-old
child, based upon dental analysis. The
dental remains from Burial 1 were
moderately shovel-shaped, and Butler
concluded the remains were probably
Native American. The human remains
were shallowly buried in alluvium
deposits, and no pit profile could be
detected during excavations. The body
positions suggested that the burials were
placed in a pit excavated into the
alluvium deposits, and are therefore
younger than those deposits. A 1978
geologic inspection of the site estimates
the age of the alluvium deposits as ‘‘late
Holocene to early historic.’’ The lack of
soil development, as well as the
preservation of bones in acidic soils,
suggest but do not confirm a late
prehistoric to historic age for the
burials.
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Prehistorically and historically,
Native Americans have inhabited the
area near Fort Sill in southwest
Oklahoma, based on evidence of
archaeology, geology, and historical
accounts. The people of the Wichita,
Comanche, Kiowa, Apache, Cheyenne,
and Arapaho tribes are well
documented in the area, and their
presence was the reason Fort Sill was
established.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill
Museum and the Museum of the Great
Plains
Officials of the Fort Sill Museum and
the Museum of the Great Plains have
determined that:
• Based on physical characteristics of
the dental analysis, the human remains
are Native American.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
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.
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including treaties, Acts of Congress, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as the CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
Chickasaw Nation; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma, are aboriginal
to the area from which the human
remains were removed.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains or
any other Indian tribe that believes it
satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1) should contact Scott A. Neel,
Ph.D., Director, Fort Sill National
Historic Landmark and Museum, U.S.
Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort
Sill, OK 73503, telephone (580) 442–
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6570. Disposition of the human remains
to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma,
may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The Fort Sill Museum is responsible
for notifying the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe
of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 13, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11730; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The
Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University,
Pullman, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Museum of Anthropology
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the
Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University.
Repatriation of the human remains
associated funerary items to the tribes
stated below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation.
History and Description of the Remains
AGENCY:
ACTION:
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University at the
address below by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mary Collins, Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State
University, Pullman, WA 99164–4910,
telephone (509) 335–4314.
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 in the possession of the
Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University, Pullman,
WA. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Stevens 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 associate
funerary objects. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1979, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were
removed from site 45CH235, the ‘‘Olds
Station Site’’ located in Stevens County,
WA. The remains were disturbed by the
excavation of a water line for the city of
Wenatchee. The remains came from a
single excavator bucket load of
sediment. The remains were thought to
have come from very near the ground
surface and were thought to be less than
100 years old and possibly to represent
a single mass interment. The 11
associated funerary objects include one
hammerstone, two edge ground cobbles,
one net sinker, one stone core, one
wooden coffin fragment, one biface,
three flakes, and one maul.
The remains were identified by
archaeologists from Washington State
University who were monitoring the
water line excavation work (Galm 1980).
At some unknown time after 1980, the
remains were transferred to the
University of Idaho. In 2000, the
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remains were returned to the Museum
of Anthropology at Washington State
University.
The site is within the traditional
territory of Wenatchee Band of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation. Historical, archaeological,
ethnographic, and linguistic information
links this group of people to the area,
represented by the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation. Archaeological evidence
recorded at the site suggests the burials
may be as recent as the late 19th
century.
Determinations Made by the Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State
University
Officials of the Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 11 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.
• 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 Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Mary Collins, Museum of
Anthropology at Washington State
University Pullman, WA 99164–4910,
telephone (509) 335–4314, before
January 17, 2013. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Museum of Anthropology at
Washington State University is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 13, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11728; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army,
Fort Sill Museum, Fort Sill, OK, and Museum of the Great Plains,
Lawton, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill Museum, and
the Museum of the Great Plains have completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and have
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the remains
and any present-day Indian tribe. Representative of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains
may contact the Fort Sill Museum. Disposition of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur if no additional requestors
come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the Fort
Sill Museum at the address below by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Scott A. Neel, Ph.D., Director, Fort Sill National Historic
Landmark and Museum, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill,
OK 73503, telephone (580) 442-6570.
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 under
the control of the Fort Sill Museum and in the possession of the Museum
of the Great Plains. The human remains were removed from Fort Sill,
Comanche County, OK.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Fort
Sill Museum and the Museum of the Great Plains professional staffs in
consultation with representatives the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In March 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from site 34CM323 in Comanche County, OK.
Staff of the Museum of the Great Plains found the human remains during
a reconnaissance survey on Federal property in Fort Sill. The burials
were exposed by natural elements on the bank of Crater Creek, were
excavated by staff of the Museum of the Great Plains, and were sent to
the Osteology Laboratory of the Institute of Applied Sciences at North
Texas State University. The burials remained at North Texas State
University until January 27, 2012, when, at the request of the Fort
Sill Museum, they were returned to the Museum of the Great Plains. The
Museum of the Great Plains physically inventoried the remains for
NAGPRA purposes and stabilized the remains according to 36 CFR 79
standards. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Barbara H. Butler, Ph.D., of North Texas State University, analyzed
the remains in 1977, and concluded that the remains from this site
represented two individuals. Human remains from Burial 2, with only a
few small occipital pieces, represented one adult. Human remains from
Burial 1 consisted of fragmentary remains of a nine-year-old child,
based upon dental analysis. The dental remains from Burial 1 were
moderately shovel-shaped, and Butler concluded the remains were
probably Native American. The human remains were shallowly buried in
alluvium deposits, and no pit profile could be detected during
excavations. The body positions suggested that the burials were placed
in a pit excavated into the alluvium deposits, and are therefore
younger than those deposits. A 1978 geologic inspection of the site
estimates the age of the alluvium deposits as ``late Holocene to early
historic.'' The lack of soil development, as well as the preservation
of bones in acidic soils, suggest but do not confirm a late prehistoric
to historic age for the burials.
Prehistorically and historically, Native Americans have inhabited
the area near Fort Sill in southwest Oklahoma, based on evidence of
archaeology, geology, and historical accounts. The people of the
Wichita, Comanche, Kiowa, Apache, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes are well
documented in the area, and their presence was the reason Fort Sill was
established.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Fort Sill
Museum and the Museum of the Great Plains
Officials of the Fort Sill Museum and the Museum of the Great
Plains have determined that:
Based on physical characteristics of the dental analysis,
the human remains are Native American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two 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.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, are
aboriginal to the area from which the human remains were removed.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Scott A. Neel, Ph.D., Director, Fort Sill National Historic
Landmark and Museum, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill,
OK 73503, telephone (580) 442-
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6570. Disposition of the human remains to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, may
proceed after that date if no additional requestors come forward.
The Fort Sill Museum is responsible for notifying the Apache Tribe
of Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Chickasaw Nation; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 13, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-30438 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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