Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 71393-71394 [2024-19685]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Walla Walla District has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The Confederated Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation; and the Nez Perce
Tribe have priority for disposition of the
human remains or cultural item
described in this notice.
National Park Service
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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District, Walla Walla, WA
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains removed
from Federal or Tribal lands to the
lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with
priority for disposition in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 3, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by September 3,
2025, the human remains in this notice
will become unclaimed human remains.
DATES:
Scott M. Hall, Supervisory
Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201
North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA
99362–1876, telephone (509) 527–7274,
email scott.m.hall@usace.army.mil.
ADDRESSES:
This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
and additional information on the
human remains or cultural items in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related
records. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the identifications in
this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
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Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least
one individual have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains
are of one adult, found eroding from the
riverbank in Garfield County,
Washington. The burial was oriented to
the east, and the remnants of a rock
cairn was present along the south and
west sides of the burial. The remains
were discovered by archaeological site
monitors from the Nez Perce Tribe on
May 9, 2024.
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Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the appropriate official identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no
claim for disposition is received by
September 3, 2025, the human remains
in this notice will become unclaimed
human remains. Claims for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in
this notice may occur on or after
October 3, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, the U.S Army
Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
must determine the most appropriate
claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla
District is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, and Hood Museum of Art,
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, and the Hood Museum of Art,
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH has
completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Livia Taylor, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District,
ATTN: CENWO–PMA–C, 1616 Capitol
Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone
(402) 995–2434, email livia.a.taylor@
usace.army.mil and Dr. Jami C. Powell,
Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs
& Curator of Indigenous Art, Hood
Museum of Art, 6 East Wheelock Street
Hanover, NH 03755, telephone (603)
646–2822, email Hood.NAGPRA@
dartmouth.edu.
DATES:
This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual were removed from
Buffalo County, SD. The human remains
include one individual that was
removed from the Truman site
(39BF224). The site was first
documented in 1956 by Harold Huscher
in 1956 as part of the Smithsonian
Institution’s River Basin Survey project
and is part of the Fort Thompson
Mounds Archaeological District. Site
39BF224 consists of at least six mounds
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that were located in two groups and
dates to the Woodland period (1500
B.C.–A.D. 900). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at least,
two individuals were removed from
Buffalo County, SD. The human remains
include two individuals that were
removed from the McBride II Mounds
site (39BF270). The site was first
documented in 1958 by Robert Neuman
during the Smithsonian Institution’s
River Basin Survey project and is part
of the Fort Thompson Mounds
Archaeological District. Site 39BF270
consists of three circular mounds and
dates to the Woodland period (1500
B.C.–A.D. 900). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at least,
two individuals were removed from
Campbell County, SD. The human
remains include two individuals that
were removed from the Anton Rygh site
(39CA4). During the summers of 1965,
1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1973,
human remains were removed from site
39CA4 under the direction of William
Bass. Site 39CA4 is a large, multicomponent earth lodge village, part of
the Plains Village Tradition. It is a
fortified village site covering around 11–
12 acres. At least two occupations are
suggested by archeological evidence.
The first occupation dates to the
Extended Middle Missouri period (A.D.
1000–1500), while the second
occupation dates to the Extended
Coalescent (A.D. 1500–1675), and Post
Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675–1780)
periods. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains, representing, at
minimum five individuals were
removed from Sully County, SD. The
human remains include two adults and
three infants. The Sully site was
excavated in by William Bass and crews
from the Smithsonian Institution River
Basin Surveys (in 1957, 1958, and 1961)
and KU (in 1962). Following excavation,
the burial remains were transferred to
the Smithsonian Institution and
examined by Bass, who served as
physical anthropologist for the
Smithsonian Institution River Basin
Surveys. The Sully site was one of the
largest identified Arikara villages and
contained four distinct cemeteries. The
site dates to A.D. 1477–1678. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No known substances were used to
treat the Ancestors described in this
notice.
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Cultural Affiliation
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains described
in this notice.
National Park Service
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 10 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the
human remains described in this notice
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the authorized representative
identified in this notice under
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 3, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Museum of Texas Tech University has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Eileen Johnson,
Museum of Texas Tech University, 3301
4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415,
telephone (806) 742–2442, email
eileen.johnson@ttu.edu. Mailing
Address: Dr. Eileen Johnson, Museum of
Texas Tech University, Box 43191,
Lubbock, TX 79409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Museum of
Texas Tech University, and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
106 individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 249 associated funerary
objects are: a bowl; Olivella shell beads;
lithic objects; potsherds; bone tools;
faunal remains; clam/mussel shell;
wood; and unworked stone.
In 1930 and 1931, human skeletal
remains representing at least 20 adult
and juvenile individuals were
unearthed under the supervision of Dr.
William Curry Holden (Museum
Director 1929–1969) from the Ancestral
Pueblo of Tecolte (LA296) in San
Miguel County, New Mexico.
Accessioned by the Museum between
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038629; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, and Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, and the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Livia Taylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, ATTN: CENWO-PMA-C, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102,
telephone (402) 995-2434, email [email protected] and Dr.
Jami C. Powell, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of
Indigenous Art, Hood Museum of Art, 6 East Wheelock Street Hanover, NH
03755, telephone (603) 646-2822, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from Buffalo County, SD. The human remains include one individual that
was removed from the Truman site (39BF224). The site was first
documented in 1956 by Harold Huscher in 1956 as part of the Smithsonian
Institution's River Basin Survey project and is part of the Fort
Thompson Mounds Archaeological District. Site 39BF224 consists of at
least six mounds
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that were located in two groups and dates to the Woodland period (1500
B.C.-A.D. 900). No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals were removed
from Buffalo County, SD. The human remains include two individuals that
were removed from the McBride II Mounds site (39BF270). The site was
first documented in 1958 by Robert Neuman during the Smithsonian
Institution's River Basin Survey project and is part of the Fort
Thompson Mounds Archaeological District. Site 39BF270 consists of three
circular mounds and dates to the Woodland period (1500 B.C.-A.D. 900).
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals were removed
from Campbell County, SD. The human remains include two individuals
that were removed from the Anton Rygh site (39CA4). During the summers
of 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1973, human remains were removed
from site 39CA4 under the direction of William Bass. Site 39CA4 is a
large, multi-component earth lodge village, part of the Plains Village
Tradition. It is a fortified village site covering around 11-12 acres.
At least two occupations are suggested by archeological evidence. The
first occupation dates to the Extended Middle Missouri period (A.D.
1000-1500), while the second occupation dates to the Extended
Coalescent (A.D. 1500-1675), and Post Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675-
1780) periods. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains, representing, at minimum five individuals were
removed from Sully County, SD. The human remains include two adults and
three infants. The Sully site was excavated in by William Bass and
crews from the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys (in 1957,
1958, and 1961) and KU (in 1962). Following excavation, the burial
remains were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and examined by
Bass, who served as physical anthropologist for the Smithsonian
Institution River Basin Surveys. The Sully site was one of the largest
identified Arikara villages and contained four distinct cemeteries. The
site dates to A.D. 1477-1678. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No known substances were used to treat the Ancestors described in
this notice.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has determined
that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry.
There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 3, 2024. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is responsible for sending a copy of
this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19685 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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