Notice of Inventory Completion: Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Blanding, UT, 27473-27474 [2021-10651]
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(608) 262–0317, email sschroeder2@
wisc.edu, by June 21, 2021. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The University of WisconsinMadison, Department of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying The Tribes
and The Consulted and Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 6, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Edge
of the Cedars State Park Museum,
Blanding, UT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Edge of the Cedars State
Park Museum 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
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 the Edge of the Cedars State
Park Museum. 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 the Edge of the Cedars State
Park Museum at the address in this
notice by June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Chris Hanson, Manager,
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum,
660 W 400 N, Blanding, UT 84511–
SUMMARY:
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4000, telephone (435) 678–2238, email
chanson@utah.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
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum,
Blanding, UT. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Edge of the Cedars Site
42SA700, San Juan County, UT.
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 and associated funerary objects
was made by Edge of the Cedars State
Park Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Southern Paiute Tribe, Santa Clara
Pueblo, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously
listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah); and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1967 and 1987, human
remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from Edge of
the Cedars Site 42SA700, San Juan
County, UT. Museum archives indicate
that the individuals were removed from
an enormous depression under a large
rubble mound during several in-house
excavations. Additional intensive
excavations were conducted on the site
by Weber State College and Brigham
Young University between 1969 and
1972, focusing on the rubble mound and
depression, which were later recognized
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as a great house and great kiva,
respectively. The human remains
consist of eight adults, three juveniles,
and one infant; all are of unknown sex.
No known individuals were identified.
The 28 associated funerary objects are
sixteen fossil shells, seven pottery
sherds, one bag of faunal bone, one
stone bead, one bag of pigment, one bag
of eggshell fragments, and one copper
bell.
Determinations Made by the Edge of the
Cedars State Park Museum
Officials of the Edge of the Cedars
State Park Museum have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
discovery location within a prehistoric
Native American architectural feature.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 12
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 28 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Utah.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Chris Hanson, Manager, Edge
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of the Cedars State Park Museum, 660
W 400 N, Blanding, UT 84511–4000,
telephone (435) 678–2238, email
chanson@utah.gov, by June 21, 2021.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
may proceed.
The Edge of the Cedars State Park
Museum is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 6, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–10651 Filed 5–19–21; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology, Madison,
WI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of WisconsinMadison, Department of Anthropology
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
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 should submit a written
request to the University of WisconsinMadison, Department of Anthropology.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology at the address in this
notice by June 21, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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Sissel Schroeder, University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology, 1180 Observatory Drive,
5240 Social Sciences Building,
Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608)
262–0317, email sschroeder2@wisc.edu.
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 University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology, Madison,
WI. The human remains were removed
from Dane, Green Lake, Monroe, and
Sauk Counties, WI.
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. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
ADDRESSES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Wisconsin; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. The Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska was invited to consult but did
not participate. Hereafter, the above
listed Indian Tribes are referred to as
‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1937, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Willow Drive Mound
Group (47DA119) in Dane County, WI.
The site is located on the south shore of
Lake Mendota, and it is one of several
mound groups on the campus of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. In
1937, Charles E. Brown, of the
Wisconsin Historical Society, excavated
the two linear mounds in this group.
Based on a 1966 publication by David
Baerreis, these human remains—a
nearly complete cranium—are believed
to have been removed from ‘‘Mound 3.’’
How they came to be curated at the
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University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology is unclear
(University faculty were not directly
involved with the excavations). The
human remains belong to a young adult,
possibly female. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Sometime prior to 1967, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Big
Bend site (47GL262) in Green Lake
County, WI. The site is located on the
east bank of the Fox River. In 1922,
Towne Miller reported the site, and at
some undetermined point, excavations
were carried out there. At least one bird
effigy mound and one panther effigy
mound were originally identified at the
Big Bend site. A number written on the
human remains matches the number
assigned to a clavicle reported in a 1967
Department of Anthropology inventory.
How the human remains came to be
curated at the University of WisconsinMadison, Department of Anthropology
is unknown. (They might have been a
loan from the Milwaukee Public
Museum, but as that institution has no
record of such a loan, the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology has asserted control of
them.) The partial skeletal remains
belong to an elderly adult male. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Sometime prior to 1968, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Mound Prairie East site (47MO6) in
Monroe County, WI. The site is in the
Town of Adrian, near Smith Creek,
which is part of the upper La Crosse
River drainage in western Wisconsin.
The Mound Prairie East site, of
Woodland cultural affiliation, was
visited by H.E. Cole and A.S. Flint ca.
1912, as part of a statewide
archeological survey conducted under
the aegis of the Wisconsin Archeological
Society. Cole and Flint observed human
bone fragments on the disturbed tops of
several mounds, and they excavated
human remains in the mound nearest to
the Roberts house. The human remains
have been housed at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology since at least 1968, as
documented in an inventory from that
same year. (They might have been a loan
from the Wisconsin Historical Society,
but as that institution has no record of
such a loan, the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology has asserted control of
them.) The fragmentary remains belong
to an adult male. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031924; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Edge of the Cedars State Park
Museum, Blanding, UT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum 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 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 the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum. 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 the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum at the address
in this notice by June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Chris Hanson, Manager, Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum,
660 W 400 N, Blanding, UT 84511-4000, telephone (435) 678-2238, 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 Edge of the Cedars
State Park Museum, Blanding, UT. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Edge of the Cedars Site 42SA700, San
Juan County, UT.
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 and associated funerary
objects was made by Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Southern
Paiute Tribe, Santa Clara Pueblo, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously
listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado,
New Mexico, & Utah); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1967 and 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from Edge of the Cedars Site 42SA700, San Juan
County, UT. Museum archives indicate that the individuals were removed
from an enormous depression under a large rubble mound during several
in-house excavations. Additional intensive excavations were conducted
on the site by Weber State College and Brigham Young University between
1969 and 1972, focusing on the rubble mound and depression, which were
later recognized as a great house and great kiva, respectively. The
human remains consist of eight adults, three juveniles, and one infant;
all are of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified. The 28
associated funerary objects are sixteen fossil shells, seven pottery
sherds, one bag of faunal bone, one stone bead, one bag of pigment, one
bag of eggshell fragments, and one copper bell.
Determinations Made by the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
Officials of the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their discovery location
within a prehistoric Native American architectural feature.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 12 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 28 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Chris
Hanson, Manager, Edge
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of the Cedars State Park Museum, 660 W 400 N, Blanding, UT 84511-4000,
telephone (435) 678-2238, email [email protected], by June 21, 2021.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah may proceed.
The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 6, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-10651 Filed 5-19-21; 8:45 am]
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