Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO, and the Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE, 19096-19098 [2018-09177]
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necessary to ensure the safety and
function of the structures.
• Removing the existing
infrastructure and rebuilding the dam:
This alternative would remove all
existing dam infrastructure and rebuild
the dam to necessary safety standards
and flow functionality.
• Removing the dam and draining the
reservoir: This alternative would
permanently remove existing dam
infrastructure to allow for permanent
draining of the reservoir.
Some of the anticipated concerns and
resources that may be affected for this
project include: Recreational
opportunities, socioeconomic values,
sediment routing, hydrologic flow
controls, fisheries, sensitive plants,
invasive and noxious weeds, cultural
resources, access routes, and
engineering design/safety. The BLM has
identified the following potential issues
to analyze in the EIS:
• How would the alternatives affect
the safety risks to visitors and local
communities from dam failure?
• How much would the alternatives
cost to implement?
• How would the alternatives affect
revenues of the local communities?
• How would the alternatives affect
Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed
fish passage?
• How would the alternatives affect
ESA-listed fish habitat, including water
temperature?
• How would the alternatives affect
downstream water quantity available for
consumptive water rights?
• How would the alternatives affect
the historic value of the dam?
• How would the alternatives affect
visitor recreation access and
opportunities?
• How would the alternatives affect
BLM-managed recreation sites?
• How would the alternatives affect
existing populations of Bureau sensitive
species plants?
• How would the alternatives affect
the introduction and spread of invasive
plants?
Access to lands to the north of Hult
Dam may be impacted during
implementation of some potential action
alternatives. The EIS will include
analysis of changes to access from
engineering design of the alternatives
and the effect on safety.
The BLM is conducting an evaluation
of the dam to determine if the structure
would qualify as a National Historic
Property.
Hult Dam has a fish ladder that does
not function for passing Oregon coastal
coho salmon. The non-functional fish
ladder at the dam site currently blocks
upstream fish passage to several miles of
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designated Oregon coastal coho critical
habitat. Oregon coastal coho salmon are
listed as threatened under the ESA.
Two BLM sensitive aquatic plant
species are present at the northern end
of Hult Reservoir in a marsh: Bog
clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata) and
humped bladderwort (Utricularia
gibba). The noxious weed parrots
feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)
occurs in the reservoir, as does the nonnative invasive weed reed canarygrass
(Phalaris arundinacea). Herbicide use to
manage the spread of the noxious and
non-native invasive may be part of the
alternatives considered.
At this time, the reservoir upstream of
the dam is managed as the Hult
Reservoir Recreation Site Special
Recreation Management Area, which
offers opportunities for camping, day
use, swimming, fishing, and scenic
driving. There are no developed
campsites; however, two vault toilets
are available to the public.
In December 2016, the BLM brought
in a neutral third-party contractor to
conduct stakeholder assessments and
assist with facilitation of public
involvement for this project. In March
2017, the contractor conducted inperson interviews with sixteen
stakeholders, primarily in the town of
Horton, Oregon, and in Triangle Lake
community. Stakeholders represented
property owners near the Hult
Reservoir, local business owners,
Triangle Lake School staff members,
Siuslaw Watershed Council members,
and fishing interest groups. The BLM
will continue to use this neutral thirdparty contractor throughout the EIS
process to assist with public outreach
and engagement.
Federal, State, and local agencies,
along with Tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed project that the
BLM is evaluating are invited to
participate in the scoping process and,
if eligible, may request or be requested
by the BLM to participate in the
development of the EIS as a cooperating
agency. The BLM will consult with The
Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde; Confederated Tribes of the Coos,
Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians;
and Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Indians during this analysis process.
Instructions for submitting a public
comment are provided under the
ADDRESSES section above, and are
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or other personal identifying
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State Director, Oregon/Washington.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City
District, Kansas City, MO, and the
Nebraska State Historical Society,
Lincoln, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas
City District), and the Nebraska State
Historical Society (NSHS) have
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and have 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 NSHS. 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 NSHS at the address in
this notice by May 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State
Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,
Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)
525–1624, email rob.bozell@
nebraska.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas
City District (Kansas City District),
Kansas City, MO, and in the physical
custody of the Nebraska State Historical
Society (NSHS), Lincoln, NE. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Harlan
County, NE.
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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the NSHS
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska; Santee Sioux Nation,
Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; and Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska.
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not participate: Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,
South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Iowa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala Sioux
Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota); OtoeMissouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma;
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Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
(previously listed as the Prairie Band of
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox
Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
The human remains listed in this
notice are curated at the NSHS but are
under the control of the Kansas City
District.
In 1985, human remains representing,
at minimum, 17 individuals were
removed from the Graham Ossuary
(25HN5) in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were excavated by the
University of Kansas under contract to
the Kansas City District. The human
remains represent seven adults, five
sub-adults, and five infants, all of
unknown sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 2,203 associated
funerary objects are five chipped stone
tools, 250 chipped stone flakes, 581
pottery fragments, 15 modified mussel
shell fragments, 23 unmodified mussel
shell fragments, one modified animal
bone, 1,320 unmodified animal bone
fragments, one glass fragment, three
stones, one lot of charcoal, one lots of
stone fragments, and two soil samples.
Between 1950 and 1952 and in 1985,
human remains representing, at
minimum, eight individuals were
removed from Site 25HN36 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains
excavated in 1950–52 were recovered by
the University of Nebraska archeological
field school and the human remains
excavated in 1985 were recovered by the
University of Kansas under contract to
the Kansas City District. The human
remains represent eight adults of
indeterminate sex. One of these
includes a modified calvarium (skull
cap) cut into the shape of a bowl,
polished on the cut surface, and drilled
with four holes. This may be a trophy
skull. No known individuals were
identified. The six associated funerary
objects are one ceramic vessel, one lot
of ceramic sherds, one bison scapula,
one piece of hematite, one chipped
stone knife, and one ground stone tool.
In 1948 and in 1985, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
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Indian Hill Site (25HN42) in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains
excavated in 1948 were recovered by a
joint University of Nebraska–University
of Kansas archeological field school,
and the human remains excavated in
1985 were recovered by the University
of Kansas under contract to the Kansas
City District. The human remains
represent two adults, one sub-adult, one
infant, and two individuals of
indeterminate age. All of the individuals
are of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 320
associated funerary objects are one stone
projectile point, one groundstone tool,
one polished shell, one seed, 70
chipped stone flakes and other modified
stones, 15 ceramic sherds, 73 animal
bones, 59 animal bone beads, four snail
shells, 93 shell beads, and two
unmodified shells.
Between 1950 and 1951, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Site
25HN44 in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were recovered by a
University of Nebraska archeological
field school. The human remains
represent one adult female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At some point between 1948 and
1985, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from an unknown location on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers property
possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains were
assigned number 25HN9002. The
human remains were probably
recovered by the University of Nebraska
or the University of Kansas during
various field operations although it is
not known which. The human remains
represent one adult. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1988, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Methodist Cove
locality on U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers property in Harlan County,
NE. The human remains were not
assigned an archeological site number
but are designated 25HN00 (Methodist
Cove). The human remains represent
one adult male. No known individuals
were identified. The three funerary
objects are one ceramic sherd, one bird
bone, and one soil sample.
At some point prior to 1980, human
remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from an
unknown location on U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers property possibly at the
Methodist Cove locality in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains were
not assigned an archeological site
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number but are designated 25HN00
(possibly Methodist Cove). The human
remains represent one adult male, two
adult females, and one infant. No
known individuals were identified. The
33 associated funerary objects are four
chipped stone tools, two metal tools,
two metal fragments, two ceramic
sherds, nine modified mussel shell
fragments, three unmodified mussel
shell fragments, five animal bone
fragments, two concretions, and four
soil samples.
At some point prior to 1976, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location on U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers property possibly near Site
25HN42 in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were not assigned an
archeological site number but are
designated 25HN00. The human
remains represent one adult. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At some point prior to 1976, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location on U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers property possibly near Site
25HN42 in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were not assigned an
archeological site number but are
designated 25HN00. The human
remains represent one adult. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains listed in this
notice were determined to be Native
American based on archeological
context, burial patterns, osteology, or
associated diagnostic artifacts. Based on
oral tradition and archeological
evidence, the Kansas City District and
the Nebraska State Historical Society
have determined there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
listed in this notice and the Native
American people that are represented
today by 37 Indian tribes.
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Determinations Made by the NSHS
Officials of the NSHS have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 40
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 2,565 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.
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• 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 Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,
South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas
and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe
in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouri Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band of Potawattamie of Kansas;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sac
and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas
and Nebraska; Sac and Fox Nation,
Oklahoma; Sac and Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux
Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton
Sioux Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake
Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation of North
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes;
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Culturally
Affiliated Tribes’’).
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Rob Bozell, Nebraska
State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,
Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)
525–1624, email rob.bozell@
nebraska.gov, by May 31, 2018. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Culturally
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
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The NSHS is responsible for notifying
The Culturally Affiliated Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Nebraska State Historical Society,
Lincoln, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Nebraska State Historical
Society (NSHS) 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 NSHS. 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 NSHS at the address
in this notice by May 31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State
Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,
Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)
525–1624, email rob.bozell@
nebraska.gov.
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 under the control of
the Nebraska State Historical Society,
Lincoln, NE. The human remains were
removed from Nance County, NE.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO, and the Nebraska State
Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas
City District), and the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) have
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 NSHS. 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 NSHS at the address in this notice by May
31, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box
82554, Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402) 525-1624, email
[email protected].
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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 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas City District), Kansas City,
MO, and in the physical custody of the Nebraska State Historical
Society (NSHS), Lincoln, NE. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Harlan County, NE.
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 NSHS
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of
the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Santee
Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
The following tribes were invited to consult but did not
participate: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of
the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of
Montana; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of
the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala
Sioux Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox
Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Spirit
Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
The human remains listed in this notice are curated at the NSHS but
are under the control of the Kansas City District.
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 17 individuals
were removed from the Graham Ossuary (25HN5) in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were excavated by the University of Kansas under contract
to the Kansas City District. The human remains represent seven adults,
five sub-adults, and five infants, all of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 2,203 associated funerary objects are
five chipped stone tools, 250 chipped stone flakes, 581 pottery
fragments, 15 modified mussel shell fragments, 23 unmodified mussel
shell fragments, one modified animal bone, 1,320 unmodified animal bone
fragments, one glass fragment, three stones, one lot of charcoal, one
lots of stone fragments, and two soil samples.
Between 1950 and 1952 and in 1985, human remains representing, at
minimum, eight individuals were removed from Site 25HN36 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains excavated in 1950-52 were recovered by
the University of Nebraska archeological field school and the human
remains excavated in 1985 were recovered by the University of Kansas
under contract to the Kansas City District. The human remains represent
eight adults of indeterminate sex. One of these includes a modified
calvarium (skull cap) cut into the shape of a bowl, polished on the cut
surface, and drilled with four holes. This may be a trophy skull. No
known individuals were identified. The six associated funerary objects
are one ceramic vessel, one lot of ceramic sherds, one bison scapula,
one piece of hematite, one chipped stone knife, and one ground stone
tool.
In 1948 and in 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the Indian Hill Site (25HN42) in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains excavated in 1948 were recovered by a
joint University of Nebraska-University of Kansas archeological field
school, and the human remains excavated in 1985 were recovered by the
University of Kansas under contract to the Kansas City District. The
human remains represent two adults, one sub-adult, one infant, and two
individuals of indeterminate age. All of the individuals are of unknown
sex. No known individuals were identified. The 320 associated funerary
objects are one stone projectile point, one groundstone tool, one
polished shell, one seed, 70 chipped stone flakes and other modified
stones, 15 ceramic sherds, 73 animal bones, 59 animal bone beads, four
snail shells, 93 shell beads, and two unmodified shells.
Between 1950 and 1951, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Site 25HN44 in Harlan County, NE. The
human remains were recovered by a University of Nebraska archeological
field school. The human remains represent one adult female. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At some point between 1948 and 1985, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains were assigned number 25HN9002. The human
remains were probably recovered by the University of Nebraska or the
University of Kansas during various field operations although it is not
known which. The human remains represent one adult. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Methodist Cove locality on U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers property in Harlan County, NE. The human remains were not
assigned an archeological site number but are designated 25HN00
(Methodist Cove). The human remains represent one adult male. No known
individuals were identified. The three funerary objects are one ceramic
sherd, one bird bone, and one soil sample.
At some point prior to 1980, human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were removed from an unknown location on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly at the Methodist Cove
locality in Harlan County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an
archeological site
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number but are designated 25HN00 (possibly Methodist Cove). The human
remains represent one adult male, two adult females, and one infant. No
known individuals were identified. The 33 associated funerary objects
are four chipped stone tools, two metal tools, two metal fragments, two
ceramic sherds, nine modified mussel shell fragments, three unmodified
mussel shell fragments, five animal bone fragments, two concretions,
and four soil samples.
At some point prior to 1976, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an archeological site
number but are designated 25HN00. The human remains represent one
adult. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At some point prior to 1976, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan
County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an archeological site
number but are designated 25HN00. The human remains represent one
adult. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains listed in this notice were determined to be
Native American based on archeological context, burial patterns,
osteology, or associated diagnostic artifacts. Based on oral tradition
and archeological evidence, the Kansas City District and the Nebraska
State Historical Society have determined there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human
remains and associated funerary objects listed in this notice and the
Native American people that are represented today by 37 Indian tribes.
Determinations Made by the NSHS
Officials of the NSHS have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 40 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 2,565 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 Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Delaware Tribe of
Indians; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule
Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouri Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band of Potawattamie of
Kansas; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac and
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa;
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Oyate of the
Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe of
North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation of North
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and
the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter referred to as ``The
Culturally Affiliated Tribes'').
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 should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to Rob Bozell, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box
82554, Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402) 525-1624, email
[email protected], by May 31, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Culturally
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
The NSHS is responsible for notifying The Culturally Affiliated
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 6, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-09177 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]
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