Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 36952 [2016-13592]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21098;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office
of the State Archaeologist, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
previously listed as the Office of the
State Archaeologist Burials Program, has
completed an inventory of human
remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
at the address in this notice by July 8,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 South
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu.
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 Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa City, IA.
The human remains were removed from
an unspecified location in California.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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. 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 Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program professional staff in
consultation with the Native American
Heritage Commission, representatives of
the Tejon Indian Tribe; the Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the Kern
Valley Indian Community, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unspecified mound site in California. At
some point, the human remains, which
were identified as ‘‘taken from mound
of Kawai tribe,’’ were donated to the
Ham House Museum in Dubuque, IA.
These human remains were transferred
to the Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program in 1986. The
human remains were identified as a
young adult male (Burial Project 655).
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains are attributed to
the Kawaiisu, based on collection
evidence. The Kawai, also known as the
Kawaiisu or Kaweah, occupied Eastern
California in the vicinity of the
Tehachapi Mountains. When the
original Tule River Reservation was
established in 1856, the Kawaiisu were
among the tribes represented.
Ethnohistorically, Kawaiisu is the name
of a population that encompasses thre,
now separate, present-day communities:
The Tejon Indian Tribe, the Tule River
Indian Tribe, and the Kern Valley
Indian Community, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program
Officials of the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• 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 the Tule River Indian Tribe
of the Tule River Reservation,
California.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Lara
Noldner, Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
University of Iowa, 700 South Clinton
Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone
(319) 384–0740, email lara-noldner@
uiowa.edu, by July 8, 2016. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Tule River Indian
Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California, may proceed.
The Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program is responsible
for notifying the Tejon Indian Tribe; the
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California; and the
Kern Valley Indian Community, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016–13592 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21139;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21098; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State
Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials
Program, has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should
submit a written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the address
in this notice by July 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street,
Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email lara-noldner@uiowa.edu.
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 Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, Iowa City, IA. The human remains were removed from an
unspecified location in California.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Office
of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in
consultation with the Native American Heritage Commission,
representatives of the Tejon Indian Tribe; the Tule River Indian Tribe
of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the Kern Valley Indian
Community, a non-federally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unspecified mound site in California.
At some point, the human remains, which were identified as ``taken from
mound of Kawai tribe,'' were donated to the Ham House Museum in
Dubuque, IA. These human remains were transferred to the Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 1986. The human remains
were identified as a young adult male (Burial Project 655). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains are attributed to the Kawaiisu, based on
collection evidence. The Kawai, also known as the Kawaiisu or Kaweah,
occupied Eastern California in the vicinity of the Tehachapi Mountains.
When the original Tule River Reservation was established in 1856, the
Kawaiisu were among the tribes represented. Ethnohistorically, Kawaiisu
is the name of a population that encompasses thre, now separate,
present-day communities: The Tejon Indian Tribe, the Tule River Indian
Tribe, and the Kern Valley Indian Community, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group.
Determinations Made by the Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program
Officials of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
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 Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. Lara
Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
University of Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384-0740, email lara-noldner@uiowa.edu, by July 8,
2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Tule River Indian Tribe
of the Tule River Reservation, California, may proceed.
The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is
responsible for notifying the Tejon Indian Tribe; the Tule River Indian
Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the Kern Valley
Indian Community, a non-federally recognized Indian group, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 16, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-13592 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
