Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Fritch, TX; Correction; Correction, 5030-5031 [2020-01355]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Lake Meredith National
Recreation Area, Fritch, TX;
Correction; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area has
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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 Lake Meredith National
Recreation Area. 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.
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 Lake Meredith National
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Recreation Area at the address in this
notice by February 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Eric Smith, Superintendent,
Lake Meredith National Recreation
Area, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036,
telephone (806) 857–0300, email eric_
smith@nps.gov.
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. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area, Fritch, TX.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
sites in Potter County, TX.
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, Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals, number of
associated funerary objects, cultural
affiliation, and one site number reported
in two previously published notices:
Notice of Inventory Completion (66 FR
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32845–32846, June 18, 2001); and
corrected Notice of Inventory
Completion (82 FR 33512–33513, July
20, 2017). This notice replaces both the
original Notice of Inventory Completion
of June 18, 2001 and the corrected
Notice of Inventory Completion of July
20, 2017. It was discovered during
preparation for repatriation that some
associated funerary objects had been
inadvertently omitted from the
published notices, one site number had
been incorrectly recorded in the June
2001 notice, and one individual was
described in both the June 2001 notice
and a 2018 Notice of Inventory
Completion (83 FR 04250–04251,
January 30, 2018). Additional
information received during later
consultations and site visits resulted in
a change to the determination of
cultural affiliation. Transfer of control of
the items in this correction notice has
not occurred.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma;
and the Cohuiltecan Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1961, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from State Site 41PT12 in
Potter County, TX, during a legally
authorized survey of the area then under
the management of the U.S. Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present. Items found elsewhere at the
site indicate that these human remains
probably were buried during the Late
Prehistoric period (A.D. 900–1700).
In 1964, human remains representing,
at minimum, 43 individuals were
removed from the Footprint site in
Potter County, TX, then under the
management of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
during a legally authorized excavation
by F.E. Green of Texas Tech University.
No known individuals were identified.
The 928 associated funerary objects are
two pots, 70 shell beads, 11 knives or
knife fragments, 14 awls, two shell
pendants, one pipe, 417 pieces of
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debitage, three stones, five flakes, seven
bones, 155 bone scraps, 54 sherds, 40
pieces of daub, one piece of ochre, one
worked shell, 70 charcoal samples, four
soil samples, one chopper, one mano
fragment, two bifaces, one uniface, five
projectile points, one basketry fragment,
nine worked bones, two shell gorgets, 13
worked flakes, 35 unworked bones, and
one wood sample. The associated
funerary objects indicate that these
human remains were probably buried
during the Antelope Creek Focus of the
Plains Village-Panhandle Aspect (A.D.
1100–1400).
On March 15, 1965, Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area, then called
Sanford National Recreation Area, came
under the joint administration of the
Bureau of Reclamation and the National
Park Service. Control of the collections
recovered prior to that date has been
assumed by the National Park Service.
In June 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Blue
Creek Site in Potter County, TX, during
legally authorized excavations by the
Texas Archaeological Society. No
known individuals were identified. The
266 associated funerary objects are three
flakes, one bone scrap, two mineral
specimens, 253 sherds, three pebbles,
three projectile points, and one bone
artifact. The associated funerary objects
indicate that these human remains were
probably buried during the Plains
Village-Panhandle Aspect (A.D. 1100–
1400).
Archeological information indicates a
continuous occupation of the Texas
panhandle area from A.D. 1 through the
Plains Village-Panhandle Aspect.
Wichita oral tradition links these earlier
populations with the Escanxaques, or
Iscani people, a constituent band of the
present-day Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Anthropological literature, archeological
data, and tribal oral histories identify
these peoples as being predecessors to
the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Interior, National Park
Service, Lake Meredith National
Recreation Area
Officials of U.S. Department of
Interior, National Park Service, Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 48
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 1,194 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 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
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 Eric Smith,
Superintendent, Lake Meredith National
Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch,
TX 79036, telephone (806) 857–0300,
email eric_smith@nps.gov, by February
27, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area is responsible
for notifying the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma;
and Cohuiltecan Nation, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: December 6, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Fritch,
TX; Correction; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area 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 Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. 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 Lake Meredith National Recreation Area at the
address in this notice by February 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Eric Smith, Superintendent, Lake Meredith National
Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, telephone (806) 857-
0300, email [email protected].
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. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Lake Meredith National Recreation
Area, Fritch, TX. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from sites in Potter County, TX.
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, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.
This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals, number of
associated funerary objects, cultural affiliation, and one site number
reported in two previously published notices: Notice of Inventory
Completion (66 FR
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32845-32846, June 18, 2001); and corrected Notice of Inventory
Completion (82 FR 33512-33513, July 20, 2017). This notice replaces
both the original Notice of Inventory Completion of June 18, 2001 and
the corrected Notice of Inventory Completion of July 20, 2017. It was
discovered during preparation for repatriation that some associated
funerary objects had been inadvertently omitted from the published
notices, one site number had been incorrectly recorded in the June 2001
notice, and one individual was described in both the June 2001 notice
and a 2018 Notice of Inventory Completion (83 FR 04250-04251, January
30, 2018). Additional information received during later consultations
and site visits resulted in a change to the determination of cultural
affiliation. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice
has not occurred.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and the Cohuiltecan
Nation, a non-federally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from State Site 41PT12 in Potter County, TX, during a
legally authorized survey of the area then under the management of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. Items found elsewhere at the site indicate that these human
remains probably were buried during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D.
900-1700).
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, 43 individuals
were removed from the Footprint site in Potter County, TX, then under
the management of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, during a legally authorized excavation by F.E. Green of
Texas Tech University. No known individuals were identified. The 928
associated funerary objects are two pots, 70 shell beads, 11 knives or
knife fragments, 14 awls, two shell pendants, one pipe, 417 pieces of
debitage, three stones, five flakes, seven bones, 155 bone scraps, 54
sherds, 40 pieces of daub, one piece of ochre, one worked shell, 70
charcoal samples, four soil samples, one chopper, one mano fragment,
two bifaces, one uniface, five projectile points, one basketry
fragment, nine worked bones, two shell gorgets, 13 worked flakes, 35
unworked bones, and one wood sample. The associated funerary objects
indicate that these human remains were probably buried during the
Antelope Creek Focus of the Plains Village-Panhandle Aspect (A.D. 1100-
1400).
On March 15, 1965, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, then
called Sanford National Recreation Area, came under the joint
administration of the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park
Service. Control of the collections recovered prior to that date has
been assumed by the National Park Service.
In June 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, four
individuals were removed from Blue Creek Site in Potter County, TX,
during legally authorized excavations by the Texas Archaeological
Society. No known individuals were identified. The 266 associated
funerary objects are three flakes, one bone scrap, two mineral
specimens, 253 sherds, three pebbles, three projectile points, and one
bone artifact. The associated funerary objects indicate that these
human remains were probably buried during the Plains Village-Panhandle
Aspect (A.D. 1100-1400).
Archeological information indicates a continuous occupation of the
Texas panhandle area from A.D. 1 through the Plains Village-Panhandle
Aspect. Wichita oral tradition links these earlier populations with the
Escanxaques, or Iscani people, a constituent band of the present-day
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma. Anthropological literature, archeological data, and tribal
oral histories identify these peoples as being predecessors to the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park
Service, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Officials of U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service,
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 48 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,194 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 Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), 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 Eric Smith, Superintendent, Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, telephone
(806) 857-0300, email [email protected], by February 27, 2020. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area is responsible for notifying the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Cohuiltecan Nation, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 6, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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