Notice of Inventory Completion: Institute of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK, 13672-13673 [2014-05188]
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14182;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Institute of the Great Plains, Lawton,
OK
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Institute of the Great
Plains 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
request to the Institute of the Great
Plains. 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 Institute of the Great
Plains at the address in this notice by
April 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Debra Baker, NAGPRA
Representative, Museum of the Great
Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, OK
73505, telephone (580) 581–3460, email
debrab@museumgreatplains.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
Institute of the Great Plains, Lawton,
OK. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Poafpybitty site, in Comanche County,
OK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Institute of the
Great Plains professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In the spring of 1966, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Poafpybitty site in Comanche County,
OK. Two archeologists from the
Museum of the Great Plains, Tyler
Bastian and Franklin Chappabitty, were
called to the area following a report that
human remains were eroding from the
soil. In response to the extreme erosion
occurring at the site, a salvage
excavation was performed with the
permission of the landowner, Bill
Poafpybitty. Richard McWilliams, a
graduate student of the University of
Oklahoma, who served as the physical
anthropologist for the excavation,
removed the human remains and
associated funerary objects. Instead of
transferring the human remains and
cultural items to the Museum of the
Great Plains, McWilliams donated them
to Wake Forest University in WinstonSalem, NC. The only information about
the human remains and associated
funerary objects at Wake Forest
University was that they belonged to
Kiowa burials. In 2007, Debra Baker, an
archeologist with the Institute of the
Great Plains (which is a non-profit
organization associated with the
Museum of the Great Plains and is
responsible for all collections), located
the human remains and cultural items at
Wake Forest University and oversaw
their transfer to the Institute of the Great
Plains. No known individuals were
identified. The 247 associated funerary
objects are 1 shell breast plate; 1
decorated wood mirror; 93 brass/copper
bracelets; 1 plume holder and fragments
from a military helmet; 6 stamped
bracelets; 1 chain bracelet; 1 lot of
fragments from a parasol; 1 shell pipe
bracelet; 3 metal projectile points; 2
rings; 2 pocket knives; 1 fragmented belt
with tacks and a raised five star buckle;
1 rectangular mirror; 7 fragmented
tablespoons; 2 fragmented concha belts
with numerous fragments of conchas; 1
metal pitcher handle; 26 fragments of a
large tin cup; 1 brass thimble; 1 axe
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head; 57 wire nails; 2 square nails; 4
screws; 1 lot of multi colored seed
beads; 1 glass bottle and cork; 18
assorted buttons; 1 lot of fragments from
saddle buckles, rings, and stirrups; 2
horse bits; and 9 fragments from a
decorated headstall.
A published report in Plains
Anthropologist from 1976, titled ‘‘The
Poafpybitty Site: A Late Nineteenth
Century Kiowa Study from
Southwestern Oklahoma,’’ was
completed by Museum of the Great
Plains historian William K. Jones, who
served as the ethnographer for the
report, and by physical anthropologist
Richard McWilliams. The report states
that the Comanche landowner, Mary
Poafpybitty, was told by her father that
the grave contained Kiowas killed prior
to the reservation period (circa 1875),
when her father was a young warrior.
According to her father’s story, the
Kiowas were camped on East Cache
Creek approximately one and a half
miles east of the grave site, when Fort
Sill soldiers attacked the Kiowas and
chased some as far as the burial site,
where several of the Kiowas were killed.
Historically and geographically, the
location of the site was known to be
utilized by the Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache,
and Comanche tribes. Historic
documentation confirms the presence of
Kiowas on East Cache Creek several
times in the early 1870s, corresponding
with Poafpybitty’s statement and with
the dates of the associated funerary
objects. Furthermore, the extended
burial position of the human remains
further supports a Kiowa affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Institute of
the Great Plains
Officials of the Institute of the Great
Plains have determined that:
• 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(3)(A),
the 247 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 the Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
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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 Debra Baker, NAGPRA
Representative, Museum of the Great
Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, OK
73505, telephone (580) 581–3460, email
debrab@museumgreatplains.org, by
April 10, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Institute of the Great Plains is
responsible for notifying the Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 25, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Del Norte County Historical
Society, Crescent City, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The Del Norte County
Historical Society, 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
Del Norte County Historical Society. 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 Del Norte County Historical Society
at the address in this notice by April 10,
2014.
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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 Del Norte
County Historical Society, Crescent
City, CA (DNCHS) 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
Sean Smith, Del Norte
County Historical Society, 577 H St.,
Crescent City, CA 95531, telephone
(707) 464–3922, email
manager@delnortehistory.org.
ADDRESSES:
On an unknown date, two cultural
items were removed from an unknown
location in Tolowa territory, by an
unknown individual. The items were
found in the DNCHS museum
collection. Both items appear to have
been buried, as they are embedded with
silt. The two unassociated funerary
objects are 1 lot of Dentalium &
clamshell fragments (catalog number 50)
and 1 clamshell and porcelain bead
necklace (catalog number 50–59).
On an unknown date, 33 cultural
items were collected from Yan’-daa-k’vt
(Burnt Ranch) and Taa-ghii∼-’a∼ (Pt. St.
George), in Del Norte County, CA, by E.
F. Benedict. In 1959, his daughter, Mrs.
C. W. Jenkins, donated the items to the
DNCHS. The 33 unassociated funerary
objects are 33 arrowheads (catalog
number 7).
On an unknown date, Dr. Ellis
Thompson collected 31 cultural items
from Taa-ghii∼-’a∼ (Pt. St. George), in
Del Norte County, CA, and an unknown
location in Tolowa territory. On January
26, 1959, he donated the items to the
DNCHS. The 31 unassociated funerary
objects are 1 lot of fire-fractured rocks
and stones (catalog number 6), 16
arrowheads (catalog number 6), and 14
bird-bone whistles (catalog number 6).
On an unknown date, 68 cultural
items were collected from Taa-ghii∼-’a∼
(Pt. St. George), in Del Norte County,
CA, by Marion Van Meter. In February
1959, they were donated to the DNCHS.
The 68 unassociated funerary objects are
1 rock (catalog number 4) and 67 bone
and stone tools (catalog number 4).
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On an unknown date, six cultural
items were collected from Xaa-wan’k’wvt (Howonquet), in Del Norte
County, CA, by an unknown collector.
In February 1959, Mrs. Edwin Skeie
donated the items to the DNCHS. The
six unassociated funerary objects are 6
arrowheads (catalog number 5).
On an unknown date, eight cultural
items were collected from Yan’-daa-k’vt
(Burnt Ranch), in Del Norte County, CA,
by Carol McClendon. On February 25,
1959, Carol McClendon donated the
items to the DNCHS. The eight
unassociated funerary objects are 8
arrowheads (catalog number 9).
On an unknown date, three cultural
items were collected from Taa-ghii∼-’a∼
(Pt. St. George), in Del Norte County,
CA, by Mrs. Harry Knudson. On March
1, 1959, Mrs. Harry Knudson donated
the items to the DNCHS. The three
unassociated funerary objects are 3
arrowheads (catalog number 11).
On an unknown date, two cultural
items were collected from Fort Dick,
CA, on the Yaunker Ranch, by Emmett
Weir. On May 28, 1959, Emmett Weir
donated the items to the DNCHS. The
two unassociated funerary objects are 1
mortar and 1 pestle (catalog number 26–
1).
On an unknown date, one cultural
item was collected from Yan’-daa-k’vt
(Burnt Ranch), in Del Norte County, CA,
by Gabel Richards. On October 17, 1961,
Gabel Richards donated the item to the
DNCHS. The one unassociated funerary
object is an acorn-pounding slab
(catalog number 114–2).
On an unknown date, eight cultural
items were collected from Taa-ghii∼-’a∼
(Pt. St. George), in Del Norte County,
CA, by Richard A. Gould. On September
6, 1964, Richard A. Gould donated the
items to the DNCHS. The eight
unassociated funerary objects are 4 shell
beads (catalog number 209–1), 1 stone
anvil (catalog number 209–2), 2 stone
bowls (209–4), and 1 acorn-pounding
slab (209–4).
On an unknown date, three cultural
items were collected from Wonder
Stump Road, in Del Norte County, CA,
by Clyde Harmon. On November 8,
1967, Clyde Harmon donated the items
to the DNCHS. The provenience of these
items is most likely one of the Tolowa
villages located in the vicinity of
Wonder Stump Road—T’uu-nes-dvn,
Tr’aa-me-yash-dvn, or (most likely)
‘Ii∼sdvm-‘e’-dv -, which was a refuge for
those who survived the Tolowa
genocide. The three unassociated
funerary objects are abalone shell
pendants (catalog numbers 313–1, 313–
2, & 313–3).
On an unknown date, 89 cultural
items were collected from Taa-ghii∼-’a∼
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14182; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Institute of the Great Plains,
Lawton, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of the Great Plains 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 request
to the Institute of the Great Plains. 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 Institute of the Great Plains at the
address in this notice by April 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Debra Baker, NAGPRA Representative, Museum of the Great
Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, OK 73505, telephone (580) 581-3460,
email debrab@museumgreatplains.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 Institute of the
Great Plains, Lawton, OK. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Poafpybitty site, in 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). 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
Institute of the Great Plains professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In the spring of 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Poafpybitty site in Comanche County,
OK. Two archeologists from the Museum of the Great Plains, Tyler
Bastian and Franklin Chappabitty, were called to the area following a
report that human remains were eroding from the soil. In response to
the extreme erosion occurring at the site, a salvage excavation was
performed with the permission of the landowner, Bill Poafpybitty.
Richard McWilliams, a graduate student of the University of Oklahoma,
who served as the physical anthropologist for the excavation, removed
the human remains and associated funerary objects. Instead of
transferring the human remains and cultural items to the Museum of the
Great Plains, McWilliams donated them to Wake Forest University in
Winston-Salem, NC. The only information about the human remains and
associated funerary objects at Wake Forest University was that they
belonged to Kiowa burials. In 2007, Debra Baker, an archeologist with
the Institute of the Great Plains (which is a non-profit organization
associated with the Museum of the Great Plains and is responsible for
all collections), located the human remains and cultural items at Wake
Forest University and oversaw their transfer to the Institute of the
Great Plains. No known individuals were identified. The 247 associated
funerary objects are 1 shell breast plate; 1 decorated wood mirror; 93
brass/copper bracelets; 1 plume holder and fragments from a military
helmet; 6 stamped bracelets; 1 chain bracelet; 1 lot of fragments from
a parasol; 1 shell pipe bracelet; 3 metal projectile points; 2 rings; 2
pocket knives; 1 fragmented belt with tacks and a raised five star
buckle; 1 rectangular mirror; 7 fragmented tablespoons; 2 fragmented
concha belts with numerous fragments of conchas; 1 metal pitcher
handle; 26 fragments of a large tin cup; 1 brass thimble; 1 axe head;
57 wire nails; 2 square nails; 4 screws; 1 lot of multi colored seed
beads; 1 glass bottle and cork; 18 assorted buttons; 1 lot of fragments
from saddle buckles, rings, and stirrups; 2 horse bits; and 9 fragments
from a decorated headstall.
A published report in Plains Anthropologist from 1976, titled ``The
Poafpybitty Site: A Late Nineteenth Century Kiowa Study from
Southwestern Oklahoma,'' was completed by Museum of the Great Plains
historian William K. Jones, who served as the ethnographer for the
report, and by physical anthropologist Richard McWilliams. The report
states that the Comanche landowner, Mary Poafpybitty, was told by her
father that the grave contained Kiowas killed prior to the reservation
period (circa 1875), when her father was a young warrior. According to
her father's story, the Kiowas were camped on East Cache Creek
approximately one and a half miles east of the grave site, when Fort
Sill soldiers attacked the Kiowas and chased some as far as the burial
site, where several of the Kiowas were killed. Historically and
geographically, the location of the site was known to be utilized by
the Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, and Comanche tribes. Historic documentation
confirms the presence of Kiowas on East Cache Creek several times in
the early 1870s, corresponding with Poafpybitty's statement and with
the dates of the associated funerary objects. Furthermore, the extended
burial position of the human remains further supports a Kiowa
affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Institute of the Great Plains
Officials of the Institute of the Great Plains have determined
that:
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(3)(A), the 247 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 the Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice
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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 Debra Baker, NAGPRA
Representative, Museum of the Great Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave., Lawton,
OK 73505, telephone (580) 581-3460, email debrab@museumgreatplains.org,
by April 10, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may proceed.
The Institute of the Great Plains is responsible for notifying the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 25, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-05188 Filed 3-10-14; 8:45 am]
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