Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO, 12834-12835 [2017-04398]

Download as PDF 12834 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices Ojibwe. The cultural item was subsequently purchased by a collector named Jonathan Holstein, who sold it to Mary and Francis Crane on August 9, 1978. The Cranes then donated it to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on May 27, 1983. The one cultural item, a dream symbol (AC.11657), is a sacred object related to dreams that could be used in the Grand Medicine Society or Midewiwin, a ritual society. Museum accession, catalogue, and documentary records, as well as consultation with a representative of the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, indicate that the one cultural item is Ojibwe and is from the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, Minnesota. Determinations Made by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 1 cultural item described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the one cultural item and the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Additional Requestors and Disposition 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 Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org, by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the cultural item to the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota may proceed. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota that this notice has been published. Dated: February 6, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017–04404 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Mar 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22875; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood 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 Fort Leonard Wood. 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 Fort Leonard Wood at the address in this notice by April 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural Resources Program Coordinator, Natural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, IMLD–PWE, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473, telephone (573) 596–7607, email stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil. 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 Fort Leonard Wood. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the property within Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Fort Leonard Wood professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. History and Description of the Remains In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals, including two subadults and one adult, were removed from the Laughlin Cairns Site on Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were collected from Cairns 2, 3, and 7 by Environmental Consultants, Inc., during an excavation of site 23PU221. No known individuals were identified. The five associated funerary objects include one thick black rim sherd, one shell tempered with incised lines parallel to the rim; two gray/pink chert flakes; and one small triangular biface flake of white chert. The human remains and the associated funerary objects from this site date to the Late Maramec Spring subphase (A.D. 900–1500), based on relation to other Cairn burial sites. Cultural affiliation to the aforementioned tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on historical maps and traditional burial practices. In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, including two adults, were removed from Fort Leonard Wood/Mark Twain National Forest Joint Use Land in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals were collected from a cairn site by Environmental Consultants, Inc. during an excavation of site 23PU222. No known individuals were identified. The 53 associated funerary objects include one beige colored Scallorn projectile point; one pink and gray Scallorn projectile point; one grayish-white long Scallorn projectile point; three large modified pieces of chert; 25 small chert flakes; one small piece of hematite; one large dark brown rough stone; one grayish-tan Scallorn projectile point; one grayish-white Rice projectile point E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES base; one small gray biface; one gray triangular biface; one gray and white long Scallorn projectile point; and 15 Maramec cordmarked sand-tempered ceramic sherds. The human remains and associated funerary objects from this site date between the Late Woodland (A.D. 400– 900) and Late Maramec Spring subphase (A.D. 900–1500) periods, based on the relative dates of the associated funerary objects. Cultural affiliation to the aforementioned tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on historical maps and traditional burial practices. In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 adult individual were removed from Fort Leonard Wood/Mark Twain National Forest Joint Use Land in Pulaski County, MO. The individual was collected from a cairn site by Environmental Consultants, Inc., during an excavation of site 23PU224. No known individuals were identified. The four associated funerary objects are four gray banded chert flakes. The human remains and associated funerary objects from this site date to the Late Maramec Spring subphase (900–1500 A.D.) on the basis of relation to other cairn sites. Cultural affiliation to the aforementioned tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on historical maps and traditional burial practices. Cultural affiliation for the human remains and associated funerary objects was established on historical maps and traditional burial practices. Cultural affiliation was determined to exist between the human remains and associated funerary objects and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. Determinations Made by Fort Leonard Wood Officials of Fort Leonard Wood 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 62 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Mar 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. 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 Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural Resources Program Coordinator, Natural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, IMLD–PWE, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473, telephone (573) 596–7607, email stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil, by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed. Fort Leonard Wood is responsible for notifying the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice has been published. Dated: February 6, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017–04398 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22876; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood 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 no cultural affiliation between SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12835 the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Fort Leonard Wood. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 Fort Leonard Wood at the address in this notice by April 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural Resources Program Coordinator, Natural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, IMLD–PWE, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473, telephone (573) 596–7607, email stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil. 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 Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO. 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 Fort Leonard Wood professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation; and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22875; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard 
Wood, Pulaski County, MO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood 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 Fort Leonard Wood. 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 Fort Leonard Wood at the address in this 
notice by April 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural Resources Program Coordinator, 
Natural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood, IMLD-
PWE, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473, 
telephone (573) 596-7607, email stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil.

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 Fort Leonard Wood. The 
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the 
property within Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, MO.
    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 Fort 
Leonard Wood professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of 
Indians.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals, 
including two subadults and one adult, were removed from the Laughlin 
Cairns Site on Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals 
were collected from Cairns 2, 3, and 7 by Environmental Consultants, 
Inc., during an excavation of site 23PU221. No known individuals were 
identified. The five associated funerary objects include one thick 
black rim sherd, one shell tempered with incised lines parallel to the 
rim; two gray/pink chert flakes; and one small triangular biface flake 
of white chert.
    The human remains and the associated funerary objects from this 
site date to the Late Maramec Spring subphase (A.D. 900-1500), based on 
relation to other Cairn burial sites. Cultural affiliation to the 
aforementioned tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on 
historical maps and traditional burial practices.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, 
including two adults, were removed from Fort Leonard Wood/Mark Twain 
National Forest Joint Use Land in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals 
were collected from a cairn site by Environmental Consultants, Inc. 
during an excavation of site 23PU222. No known individuals were 
identified. The 53 associated funerary objects include one beige 
colored Scallorn projectile point; one pink and gray Scallorn 
projectile point; one grayish-white long Scallorn projectile point; 
three large modified pieces of chert; 25 small chert flakes; one small 
piece of hematite; one large dark brown rough stone; one grayish-tan 
Scallorn projectile point; one grayish-white Rice projectile point

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base; one small gray biface; one gray triangular biface; one gray and 
white long Scallorn projectile point; and 15 Maramec cordmarked sand-
tempered ceramic sherds.
    The human remains and associated funerary objects from this site 
date between the Late Woodland (A.D. 400-900) and Late Maramec Spring 
subphase (A.D. 900-1500) periods, based on the relative dates of the 
associated funerary objects. Cultural affiliation to the aforementioned 
tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on historical maps and 
traditional burial practices.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 adult individual 
were removed from Fort Leonard Wood/Mark Twain National Forest Joint 
Use Land in Pulaski County, MO. The individual was collected from a 
cairn site by Environmental Consultants, Inc., during an excavation of 
site 23PU224. No known individuals were identified. The four associated 
funerary objects are four gray banded chert flakes.
    The human remains and associated funerary objects from this site 
date to the Late Maramec Spring subphase (900-1500 A.D.) on the basis 
of relation to other cairn sites. Cultural affiliation to the 
aforementioned tribes stems from aboriginal lands established on 
historical maps and traditional burial practices. Cultural affiliation 
for the human remains and associated funerary objects was established 
on historical maps and traditional burial practices. Cultural 
affiliation was determined to exist between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe 
of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 
Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); and 
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians.

Determinations Made by Fort Leonard Wood

    Officials of Fort Leonard Wood 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 62 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 Kaw 
Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed 
as the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians.

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 Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural Resources Program 
Coordinator, Natural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard 
Wood, IMLD-PWE, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort Leonard 
Wood, MO 65473, telephone (573) 596-7607, email 
stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil, by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Kaw Nation, 
Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed.
    Fort Leonard Wood is responsible for notifying the Kaw Nation, 
Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: February 6, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04398 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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