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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 Jim David,
Superintendent, Ocmulgee National
Monument, 1207 Emery Highway,
Macon, GA 31217, telephone (478) 752–
8257, email jim_david@nps.gov, by July
3, 2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana, Kialegee Tribal Town,
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Poarch
Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch 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
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma, and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town may proceed.
Ocmulgee National Monument is
responsible for notifying the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Catawba Indian
Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South
Carolina), Cherokee Nation, Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians, Kialegee Tribal Town,
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians,
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch 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)),
Shawnee Tribe, The Chickasaw Nation,
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma, Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, and United Keetowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 3, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23291;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Kansas State Historical
Society 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 Kansas State
Historical Society. 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 Kansas State
Historical Society at the address in this
notice by July 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas
State Historical Society, 6425 SW. 6th
Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615–1099,
telephone (785) 272–8681, extension
269, 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 under the control of
the Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS. The human remains were
removed from site 14SH305 in Shawnee
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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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
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On June 12, 2012, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from midden
area 230 of site 14SH305 in Shawnee
County, KS, during excavation of the
site. Excavation in the immediate area
ceased and the Shawnee County Sheriff
was contacted (case no. 12–03361).
Further excavation in site 14SH305
found no other human remains. No
other provenience information is
available. The human remains consist of
one molar tooth. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In or about 2013, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from feature
303 of site 14SH305 by an analyst while
sorting very small skeletal remains. No
other provenience information is
available. The human remains consist of
two human phalanges. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Site 14SH305 is a known historic
Kansa village, specifically Fool Chief’s
Village. Based on historical sources, it
was originally recorded as an
archeological site by Kansas State
Archeologist Roscoe Wilmeth in 1957.
The village was part of the Kansa
Reservation, and was occupied from
1828 to 1844 by approximately 700–800
members of the Kansa tribe. In 2012 and
2013, the Kansas Historical Society
conducted archeological excavations of
the site in order to mitigate the effects
of Kansas Department of Transportation
Project Number 24–89 K–7431–01. The
present-day descendants of the Kansa
are the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
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 two
individuals 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 Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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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. Robert J.
Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society,
6425 SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS
66615–1099, telephone (785) 272–8681,
extension 269, rhoard@kshs.org, by July
3, 2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Kaw
Nation, Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 21, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Ocmulgee
National Monument, Macon, GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Ocmulgee National Monument, 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 Ocmulgee
National Monument. 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
Ocmulgee National Monument at the
address in this notice by July 3, 2017.
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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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Ocmulgee National
Monument, Macon, GA, 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 Superintendent, Ocmulgee National
Monument.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
Jim David, Superintendent,
Ocmulgee National Monument, 1207
Emery Highway, Macon, GA 31217,
telephone (478) 752–8257, email
jim_david@nps.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Between 1933 and 1958, 25,127
cultural items were removed from the
Trading Post area of the Macon Plateau
in Bibb County, GA, during multiple
legally authorized excavations. The
human remains were repatriated to
culturally affiliated tribes in 2015 by the
Smithsonian Institution, National
Museum of Natural History. The 25,127
unassociated funerary objects are 2
abraders, 2 armbands, 41 balls, 22,045
beads, 16 bells, 10 bifaces, 499 animal
remains, 3 bags of animal bone, 1 liquor
bottle, 2 bowls, 1 bullet, 33 buttons, 5
charcoal fragments, 1 chopper, 29 pieces
of fired clay, 2 pieces of unfired clay, 10
concretions, 3 cores, 2 cuff links, 11
pieces of daub, 101 pieces of debitage,
303 flakes, 28 flake tools, 2 flat
rectangular copper fragments, 98 shells,
1 glass fragment, 1 gorget, 1 graver, 6
gun flints, 1 knife, 2 metal fragments, 1
metal pendant, 1 mug, 4 musket balls,
3 nails, 2 plant fragments, 1 nutting
stone, 1 pipe, 15 projectile points, 7
preforms, 1 rivet, 5 scrapers, 1 seed, 33
pieces of shatter, 2 bags of shell, 2
worked shells, 4 pieces of slag, 1 spiral
spring, 53 unmodified stones, 2 sword
fragments, 3 tobacco pipes, 1 tack, 1 bag
of unmodified stone, 1,705 vessel
fragments, 5 windowpane fragments, 6
wires, 1 worked stone, and 4 flintlock
muskets.
The trading post at Macon was
operated by the British from 1685–1717.
The historic Creek town associated with
the trading post has long been thought
to have been Ocmulgee. Burials
excavated at this site were identified as
historic Creek on the basis of European
trade goods found in association with
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the remains. Residents of the Creek
town of Ocmulgee moved to the
Chattahoochee River after 1717.
Historical documentation reflects a great
deal of movement and reorganization
among the Creeks and the Creek
Confederacy during the 18th and 19th
centuries. Ten present-day Indian tribes
are thought to include Creek
descendants including the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas, AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana, Kialegee Tribal Town,
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Poarch
Band of Creeks, Seminole Tribe of
Florida, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
Determinations Made by Ocmulgee
National Monument
Officials of Ocmulgee National
Monument have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 25,127 cultural items described
above 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas),
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Kialegee
Tribal Town, Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians, Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch 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 Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, and Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
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
Jim David, Superintendent, Ocmulgee
National Monument, 1207 Emery
Highway, Macon, GA 31217, telephone
(478) 752–8257, email
jim_david@nps.gov, by July 3, 2017.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23291; 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, 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 Kansas State
Historical Society. 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
Kansas State Historical Society at the address in this notice by July
3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, telephone (785) 272-8681,
extension 269, 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 under
the control of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS. The
human remains were removed from site 14SH305 in Shawnee 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. 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 Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On June 12, 2012, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from midden area 230 of site 14SH305 in Shawnee
County, KS, during excavation of the site. Excavation in the immediate
area ceased and the Shawnee County Sheriff was contacted (case no. 12-
03361). Further excavation in site 14SH305 found no other human
remains. No other provenience information is available. The human
remains consist of one molar tooth. No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
In or about 2013, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from feature 303 of site 14SH305 by an analyst
while sorting very small skeletal remains. No other provenience
information is available. The human remains consist of two human
phalanges. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site 14SH305 is a known historic Kansa village, specifically Fool
Chief's Village. Based on historical sources, it was originally
recorded as an archeological site by Kansas State Archeologist Roscoe
Wilmeth in 1957. The village was part of the Kansa Reservation, and was
occupied from 1828 to 1844 by approximately 700-800 members of the
Kansa tribe. In 2012 and 2013, the Kansas Historical Society conducted
archeological excavations of the site in order to mitigate the effects
of Kansas Department of Transportation Project Number 24-89 K-7431-01.
The present-day descendants of the Kansa are the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
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 two individuals 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 Kaw Nation, Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian
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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. Robert J.
Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS
66615-1099, telephone (785) 272-8681, extension 269, rhoard@kshs.org,
by July 3, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Kaw Nation,
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Kansas State Historical Society is responsible for notifying
the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 21, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-11446 Filed 6-1-17; 8:45 am]
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