80 FR 59179 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 190 (October 1, 2015)

Page Range		59179-59180
FR Document		2015-25051

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha District), 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 the Omaha District. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19251; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army 
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State 
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha 
District), 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 the Omaha District. 
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 Omaha District at the address in this 
notice by November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: 
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capitol Ave., Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) 995-
2674, 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 Omaha District. 
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the 
Akichita site (39BF221), Buffalo County, SD.

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    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 and associated funerary 
objects was made by State Archaeological Research Center and Omaha 
District professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

History and Description of the Remains

    Human remains that were excavated from Akichita Site (39BF0221) are 
presently located at the South Dakota State Archaeological Research 
Center (SARC).
    In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were removed from the historic component of the Akichita site (39BF221) 
in Buffalo County, SD. The human remains were collected during a 
salvage excavation at the site under the direction of Robert Gant, 
State Archaeological Commission, Vermillion, SD. The human remains and 
funerary objects were transported to the Commission's office at the 
W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion, SD.
    In 1974, the collections were transferred to the newly established 
SARC. The human remains were then transferred to the University of 
Tennessee-Knoxville to be inventoried by Dr. William Bass.
    When the human remains were returned to the SARC in the 1980s, what 
was believed to be all of the human remains were repatriated to Frank 
Fools Crow, Oglala Lakota Nation.
    In 1999, SARC conducted a review of the remaining 39BF221 
collection and located fragments of human remains from these burials 
along with 95 funerary objects. These additional human remains are from 
all four individuals, an adult male, two children, and an infant. No 
known individuals were identified. The associated funerary objects are 
2 lots of white shell tubular wampum beads; 7 white glass tubular 
beads; 2 pieces of textile; 4 fragments of red silk ribbon; 1 fragment 
of fabric with glass beads attached; 2 unmodified faunal bones; 3 lots 
of wood coffin planking and wood coffin fragments; 25 metal coffin 
nails; 2 secondary flakes; 7 fragments of shoe leather; 39 brass oval 
hawk bells with textile fragments; and 1 incomplete china doll 
(``Frozen Charlotte'' doll).
    The human remains were collected from coffin burials in the 
historic component of the site. The human remains are determined to be 
Native American based on the associated burial objects and history of 
the site as associated with a Native American cemetery. The funerary 
objects associated with the burials, as well as the types of nails used 
for the coffins, dates the burials between 1860 and 1890. It is likely 
the Akichita site is associated with the historic Native American 
cemetery near the old townsite of Fort Thompson. This townsite and 
cemetery was occupied beginning around 1866. Between 1866 and 1890, the 
Yanktonai tribe was the majority population in the area, and the 
cemetery near Fort Thompson is associated with the Yanktonai. It is 
believed that 39BF221 is also associated with the Yanktonai. The 
Yanktonai are represented today by the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota.

Determinations Made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

    Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 92 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 Yankton 
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer 
District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capitol Ave., Omaha, NE 68102, 
telephone, (402) 995-2674, email [email protected], by 
November 2, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may 
proceed.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is responsible for 
notifying the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-25051 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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Determinations Made by the Arizona Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
State Museum Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the Yavapai- National Park Service
Officials of the Arizona State Museum
have determined that: Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19251;
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Reservation, Arizona). PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
human remains described in this notice Additional Requestors and Disposition
are Native American based on physical Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
characteristics, including cranial and Representatives of any Indian tribe or Department of Defense, Army Corps of
dental morphology and indications of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha,
Native Hawaiian organization not
antiquity. NE., and State Archaeological
identified in this notice that wish to
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Research Center, Rapid City, SD
request transfer of control of these
human remains described in this notice human remains and associated funerary AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
represent the physical remains of 61 objects should submit a written request ACTION: Notice.
individuals of Native American with information in support of the
ancestry. request to John McClelland, NAGPRA SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
the two objects described in this notice District), has completed an inventory of
State Museum, University of Arizona,
are reasonably believed to have been human remains and associated funerary
placed with or near individual human Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
objects, in consultation with the
remains at the time of death or later as 2950, by November 2, 2015. After that
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
part of the death rite or ceremony. date, if no additional requestors have Hawaiian organizations, and has
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a come forward, transfer of control of the determined that there is a cultural
relationship of shared group identity human remains and associated funerary affiliation between the human remains
cannot be reasonably traced between the objects to the Fort McDowell Yavapai and associated funerary objects and
Native American human remains and Nation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe present-day Indian tribes or Native
associated funerary objects and any of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
present-day Indian tribe. Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the descendants or representatives of any
• According to final judgments of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
Indian Claims Commission or the Court Apache Tribe of Arizona; White organization not identified in this notice
of Federal Claims, the land from which Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort that wish to request transfer of control
the Native American human remains Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona; of these human remains and associated
and associated funerary objects were Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp funerary objects should submit a written
removed is the aboriginal land of the Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and request to the Omaha District. If no
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe additional requestors come forward,
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the (previously listed as the Yavapai- transfer of control of the human remains
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai and associated funerary objects to the
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Reservation, Arizona) may proceed. lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and The Arizona State Museum is
this notice may proceed.
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe responsible for notifying the Fort
DATES: Lineal descendants or
(previously listed as the Yavapai- McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai
Native Hawaiian organization not
Reservation, Arizona). Indian Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
identified in this notice that wish to
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Apache Tribe of the San Carlos request transfer of control of these
Executive Orders, indicate that the land Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache human remains and associated funerary
from which the Native American human Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain objects should submit a written request
remains and associated funerary objects Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian with information in support of the
were removed is the aboriginal land of Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache request to the Omaha District at the
the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Nation of the Camp Verde Indian address in this notice by November 2,
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai- 2015.
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the
Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona; Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
Yavapai Reservation, Arizona) that this CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capitol Ave.,
and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the notice has been published.
Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
Arizona. Dated: August 26, 2015. 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Melanie O’Brien, usace.army.mil.
disposition of the human remains and Manager, National NAGPRA Program. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
associated funerary objects may be to [FR Doc. 2015–25030 Filed 9–30–15; 8:45 am] here given in accordance with the
the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Native American Graves Protection and
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Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; 3003, of the completion of an inventory
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San of human remains and associated
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto funerary objects under the control of the
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Omaha District. The human remains
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort and associated funerary objects were
Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona; removed from the Akichita site
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp (39BF221), Buffalo County, SD.

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This notice is published as part of the textile fragments; and 1 incomplete associated funerary objects to the
National Park Service’s administrative china doll (‘‘Frozen Charlotte’’ doll). Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 The human remains were collected may proceed.
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in from coffin burials in the historic The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
this notice are the sole responsibility of component of the site. The human Omaha District is responsible for
the museum, institution, or Federal remains are determined to be Native notifying the Yankton Sioux Tribe of
agency that has control of the Native American based on the associated burial South Dakota that this notice has been
American human remains and objects and history of the site as published.
associated funerary objects. The associated with a Native American Dated: September 8, 2015.
National Park Service is not responsible cemetery. The funerary objects
Melanie O’Brien,
for the determinations in this notice. associated with the burials, as well as
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
the types of nails used for the coffins,
Consultation dates the burials between 1860 and [FR Doc. 2015–25051 Filed 9–30–15; 8:45 am]
A detailed assessment of the human 1890. It is likely the Akichita site is BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
remains and associated funerary objects associated with the historic Native
was made by State Archaeological American cemetery near the old
Research Center and Omaha District townsite of Fort Thompson. This DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
professional staff in consultation with townsite and cemetery was occupied National Park Service
representatives of the Yankton Sioux beginning around 1866. Between 1866
Tribe of South Dakota. and 1890, the Yanktonai tribe was the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19124;
majority population in the area, and the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
History and Description of the Remains
cemetery near Fort Thompson is
Human remains that were excavated Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
associated with the Yanktonai. It is
from Akichita Site (39BF0221) are Department of the Interior, National
believed that 39BF221 is also associated
presently located at the South Dakota Park Service, Canaveral National
with the Yanktonai. The Yanktonai are
State Archaeological Research Center Seashore, Titusville, FL
represented today by the Yankton Sioux
(SARC). Tribe of South Dakota. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
In 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were Determinations Made by the U.S. Army ACTION: Notice.
removed from the historic component of Corps of Engineers, Omaha District SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
the Akichita site (39BF221) in Buffalo Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Interior, National Park Service,
County, SD. The human remains were Engineers, Omaha District have Canaveral National Seashore has
collected during a salvage excavation at determined that: completed an inventory of human
the site under the direction of Robert • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the remains, in consultation with the
Gant, State Archaeological Commission, human remains described in this notice appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Vermillion, SD. The human remains and represent the physical remains of four Hawaiian organizations, and has
funerary objects were transported to the individuals of Native American determined that there is no cultural
Commission’s office at the W.H. Over ancestry. affiliation between the human remains
Museum, Vermillion, SD. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), and any present-day Indian tribes or
In 1974, the collections were the 92 objects described in this notice Native Hawaiian organizations.
transferred to the newly established are reasonably believed to have been Representatives of any Indian tribe or
SARC. The human remains were then placed with or near individual human Native Hawaiian organization not
transferred to the University of remains at the time of death or later as identified in this notice that wish to
Tennessee-Knoxville to be inventoried part of the death rite or ceremony. request transfer of control of these
by Dr. William Bass. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there human remains should submit a written
When the human remains were is a relationship of shared group request to Canaveral National Seashore.
returned to the SARC in the 1980s, what identity that can be reasonably traced If no additional requestors come
was believed to be all of the human between the Native American human forward, transfer of control of the
remains were repatriated to Frank Fools remains and associated funerary objects human remains to the Indian tribes or
Crow, Oglala Lakota Nation. and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
In 1999, SARC conducted a review of Dakota. this notice may proceed.
the remaining 39BF221 collection and
Additional Requestors and Disposition DATES: Representatives of any Indian
located fragments of human remains
from these burials along with 95 Lineal descendants or representatives tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
funerary objects. These additional of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian not identified in this notice that wish to
human remains are from all four organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these
individuals, an adult male, two that wish to request transfer of control human remains should submit a written
children, and an infant. No known of these human remains and associated request with information in support of
individuals were identified. The funerary objects should submit a written the request to Canaveral National
associated funerary objects are 2 lots of request with information in support of Seashore at the address in this notice by
white shell tubular wampum beads; 7 the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. November 2, 2015.
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white glass tubular beads; 2 pieces of Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: ADDRESSES: Myrna Palfrey,
textile; 4 fragments of red silk ribbon; 1 CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capitol Ave., Superintendent, Canaveral National
fragment of fabric with glass beads Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) Seashore, 212 S. Washington Avenue,
attached; 2 unmodified faunal bones; 3 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@ Titusville, FL 32796–3553, telephone
lots of wood coffin planking and wood usace.army.mil, by November 2, 2015. (321) 267–1110, email myrna_palfrey@
coffin fragments; 25 metal coffin nails; After that date, if no additional nps.gov.
2 secondary flakes; 7 fragments of shoe requestors have come forward, transfer SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
leather; 39 brass oval hawk bells with of control of the human remains and here given in accordance with the

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80 FR 59179 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 190 (October 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service