Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS, 23513 [2016-09261]
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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–20685;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Kansas State Historical
Society 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 Kansas State Historical
Society. 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 Kansas State Historical
Society at the address in this notice by
May 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas
State Historical Society, 6425 SW. 6th
Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615, telephone
(785) 272–8681 x269, email rhoard@
kshs.org.
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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka,
KS. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
somewhere near Port Williams, in
Atchison County, KS.
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 Kansas State
Historical Society professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
History and Description of the Remains
In late 1916 or early 1917, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unnamed and unrecorded site
somewhere near Port Williams in
Atchison County, KS, by George
Remsberg, a well-known amateur
archeologist. Remsberg reported that he
excavated a relatively recent Native
American burial in Atchison County,
KS, from the Bluma family farm near
Walnut Creek, though he does not
specify the location. This area was
Kickapoo land from 1832 to 1854. The
association of a string of glass beads
indicated a relatively recent burial. The
human remains consist of a cranium
and an associated mandible. The
cranium was determined to be that of a
20–30 year old male of mixed ancestry.
No known individuals were identified.
The 168 associated funerary objects are
1 lot of glass beads, 5 chert chips, 1
mussel shell section, 1 stone, 63 nonhuman skeletal elements, and 97 pottery
sherds.
Remsberg sent some materials he
collected in Kansas to Wallingford
Historical Society in Connecticut in
1917. That institution returned the
materials to the Kansas State Historical
Society on April 20, 1990.
Determinations Made by the Kansas
State Historical Society
Officials of the Kansas State Historical
Society have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 1
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 168 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
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remains and associated funerary objects
and the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Dr. Robert J. Hoard,
Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615,
telephone (785) 272–8681 x269, email
rhoard@kshs.org, by May 23, 2016. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Kickapoo Tribe
of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation
in Kansas may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016–09261 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20686;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Kansas State 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
Kansas State 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20685; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Kansas State Historical Society 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 Kansas State Historical Society. 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 Kansas State Historical Society at the
address in this notice by May 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615, telephone (785) 272-8681 x269, email
rhoard@kshs.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 Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, KS. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from somewhere near Port Williams, in
Atchison 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 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 Kansas
State Historical Society professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas.
History and Description of the Remains
In late 1916 or early 1917, human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual were removed from an unnamed and unrecorded site
somewhere near Port Williams in Atchison County, KS, by George
Remsberg, a well-known amateur archeologist. Remsberg reported that he
excavated a relatively recent Native American burial in Atchison
County, KS, from the Bluma family farm near Walnut Creek, though he
does not specify the location. This area was Kickapoo land from 1832 to
1854. The association of a string of glass beads indicated a relatively
recent burial. The human remains consist of a cranium and an associated
mandible. The cranium was determined to be that of a 20-30 year old
male of mixed ancestry. No known individuals were identified. The 168
associated funerary objects are 1 lot of glass beads, 5 chert chips, 1
mussel shell section, 1 stone, 63 non-human skeletal elements, and 97
pottery sherds.
Remsberg sent some materials he collected in Kansas to Wallingford
Historical Society in Connecticut in 1917. That institution returned
the materials to the Kansas State Historical Society on April 20, 1990.
Determinations Made by the Kansas State Historical Society
Officials of the Kansas State Historical Society have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 1 individual of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 168 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 Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical
Society, 6425 SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615, telephone (785) 272-
8681 x269, email rhoard@kshs.org, by May 23, 2016. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Kickapoo Tribe of
Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is responsible for notifying
the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-09261 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
