Notice of Inventory Completion: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indianapolis Field Office, Indianapolis, IN, 45531-45532 [2016-16608]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21370];
[PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Indianapolis Field Office, Indianapolis,
IN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) 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 Federal Bureau of
Investigation. 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 Federal Bureau of
Investigation at the address in this
notice by August 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Indianapolis Field Office,
Attn: Special Agent Timothy Carpenter,
8825 Nelson B. Klein Parkway,
Indianapolis, IN 46250, telephone (317)
845–2413, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby 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
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
Indianapolis Field Office. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Lyman County, SD.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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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 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 FBI in
consultation with representatives of the
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; the
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower
Brule Reservation, South Dakota; the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; and
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota,
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’.
History and Description of the Remains
In July 1961, human remains
representing, at minimum, 9 individuals
were removed from at or near site
39LM0047 in Lyman County, SD. The
human remains were later transported
to Indiana, where they remained as part
of a private collection of Native
American antiquities and cultural
heritage. In April 2014, the human
remains were seized by the FBI as part
of a criminal investigation.
The human remains represent one
adolescent male, one adolescent female,
two adolescents of unknown sex, two
adults of unknown sex, one female aged
approximately 75 years at time of death,
and two individuals of unknown age or
sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 21 associated funerary
objects are 2 lots of glass trade beads; 2
pipestone/Catalinite pipes; 1
unidentified metal stake or nail; 1 metal
knife with wooden handle; 1 black
metal pendant; 1 drilled metal pendant;
2 stone projectile points; 1 ceramic ink
well; 1 ground stone (possibly a pestle);
and 1 hammer stone.
Site 39LM0047 is located at the
convergence of the White River and the
Missouri River. The area is currently
under the control, and managed by, the
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
(SDGFD), pursuant to a 1999 transfer of
property by the United States Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE). However,
at the time of the excavation of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects, the land at the site in question
was under the control, and managed by,
the USACE.
Site analysis, along with oral history
from local tribal nations, indicates that
this area was historically inhabited by
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several populations. Archeologists
believe that Siouan-speaking people
ancestral to the Mandan lived in this
locale from at least A.D. 800 until they
were displaced by Caddoan-speaking
ancestors of the Arikara. Ancestral
Arikara remained in the area until the
mid-to-late 1800s, when they moved
upstream to join the Mandan and
Hidatsa as part of the Three Affiliated
tribes. Siouan-speaking peoples
ancestral to the Dakota, Lakota, and
Nakota hunted across the Plains and
often traded with the ancestral Arikara,
Mandan, and Hidatsa well ahead of
European contact and into the historic
period. This particular locale was
dominated by the Dakota and Lakota by
the early 1700s.
Based upon historical record, site
analysis, evidence obtained through
criminal investigation, osteological
analysis, and tribal consultation, the FBI
believes that 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
Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the FBI have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 9
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 21 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 a 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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
who 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 Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Indianapolis Field Office,
Attn: Special Agent Timothy Carpenter,
8825 Nelson B. Klein Parkway,
Indianapolis, IN 46250, telephone (317)
845–2413, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by
August 15, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
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human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The FBI is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21395;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Alabama Museums,
Tuscaloosa, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Alabama
Museums 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 a
present-day Indian tribe. 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 University of Alabama
Museums. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribe 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 University of Alabama
Museums at the address in this notice
by August 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bill Bomar, Executive
Director, University of Alabama
Museums, Box 870340, Tuscaloosa, AL
35487, telephone (205) 348–7552.
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
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funerary objects under the control of the
University of Alabama Museums,
Tuscaloosa, AL. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from an undocumented bluff
shelter along the Warrior River in
Blount County, AL.
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 University of
Alabama Museums professional staff in
consultation with the Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma. On October 21, 2015, an
updated inventory was sent to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the Alabama
Coushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Cherokee
Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma,
Kialegee Tribal Town, Mississippi Band
of Choctaw Indians, Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as the Parch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama),
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), The
Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, and the
United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In late 1963, the University of
Alabama Museums was contacted
regarding human remains representing a
minimum of one individual removed
from an unknown site in Blount County,
AL, near the US 31 bridge over the
Warrior River. There is a letter on file
referencing these human remains, dated
November 19, 1963. At an unknown
date after November 1963, these human
remains were donated to The University
of Alabama Museums by Mr. Ferril
Goodwin, Sumiton, AL. No known
individuals were identified. These
human remains were included in a
NAGPRA inventory (Human Remains ID
3925 in Unaffiliated Remains: Part 5,
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Collection). At a later date, associated
artifacts were identified in the
collection, along with a note linking the
artifacts to the human remains. The two
associated funerary objects are
fragments of 1 large, rectangular woven
cane basket and 4 fragments of an
unidentified wooden object. Based on
the style and technology of the basket,
the University of Alabama Museums
believe the likely cultural affiliation of
the human remains is Choctaw.
Determinations Made by the University
of Alabama Museums
Officials of the University of Alabama
Museums 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(3)(A),
the two 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
to The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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. Bill Bomar, Executive
Director, University of Alabama
Museums, Box 870340, Tuscaloosa, AL
35487, telephone (205) 348–7552, by
August 15, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The University of Alabama Museums
is responsible for notifying to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the Alabama
Coushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Cherokee
Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma,
Kialegee Tribal Town, Mississippi Band
of Choctaw Indians, Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as the Parch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama),
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21370]; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Indianapolis Field Office, Indianapolis, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation. 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation at the
address in this notice by August 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indianapolis Field Office,
Attn: Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, 8825 Nelson B. Klein Parkway,
Indianapolis, IN 46250, telephone (317) 845-2413, email
artifacts@ic.fbi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Indianapolis Field Office. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Lyman County, SD.
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 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 FBI in
consultation with representatives of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of
the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of
the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; and the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes''.
History and Description of the Remains
In July 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, 9 individuals
were removed from at or near site 39LM0047 in Lyman County, SD. The
human remains were later transported to Indiana, where they remained as
part of a private collection of Native American antiquities and
cultural heritage. In April 2014, the human remains were seized by the
FBI as part of a criminal investigation.
The human remains represent one adolescent male, one adolescent
female, two adolescents of unknown sex, two adults of unknown sex, one
female aged approximately 75 years at time of death, and two
individuals of unknown age or sex. No known individuals were
identified. The 21 associated funerary objects are 2 lots of glass
trade beads; 2 pipestone/Catalinite pipes; 1 unidentified metal stake
or nail; 1 metal knife with wooden handle; 1 black metal pendant; 1
drilled metal pendant; 2 stone projectile points; 1 ceramic ink well; 1
ground stone (possibly a pestle); and 1 hammer stone.
Site 39LM0047 is located at the convergence of the White River and
the Missouri River. The area is currently under the control, and
managed by, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFD), pursuant to
a 1999 transfer of property by the United States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE). However, at the time of the excavation of these
human remains and associated funerary objects, the land at the site in
question was under the control, and managed by, the USACE.
Site analysis, along with oral history from local tribal nations,
indicates that this area was historically inhabited by several
populations. Archeologists believe that Siouan-speaking people
ancestral to the Mandan lived in this locale from at least A.D. 800
until they were displaced by Caddoan-speaking ancestors of the Arikara.
Ancestral Arikara remained in the area until the mid-to-late 1800s,
when they moved upstream to join the Mandan and Hidatsa as part of the
Three Affiliated tribes. Siouan-speaking peoples ancestral to the
Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota hunted across the Plains and often traded
with the ancestral Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa well ahead of European
contact and into the historic period. This particular locale was
dominated by the Dakota and Lakota by the early 1700s.
Based upon historical record, site analysis, evidence obtained
through criminal investigation, osteological analysis, and tribal
consultation, the FBI believes that 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
Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the FBI have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 9 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 21 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 a
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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indianapolis Field
Office, Attn: Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, 8825 Nelson B. Klein
Parkway, Indianapolis, IN 46250, telephone (317) 845-2413, email
artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by August 15, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
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human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may
proceed.
The FBI is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-16608 Filed 7-13-16; 8:45 am]
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