82 FR 11626 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

Page Range		11626-11627
FR Document		2017-03609

The Ohio History Connection 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 Ohio History Connection. 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-NPS0022686; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio History Connection, 
Columbus, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Ohio History Connection 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 Ohio History Connection. 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 Ohio History Connection at the address in 
this notice by March 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Bradley Lepper, Ohio History Connection, 800 East 17th 
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, telephone (614) 298-2064, 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 Ohio History 
Connection, Columbus, OH. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Newcomers Town and Cemetery, Tuscarawas 
County, OH.
    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 Ohio 
History Connection professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    In July 1934, construction activities relating to the installation 
of sewer and waterlines along Mulvane Street in Newcomerstown, 
Tuscarawas County, OH, uncovered human remains. Emerson F. Greenman, 
Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio History Connection investigated the 
discovery and collected human remains and

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associated funerary objects. The human remains consist of a single 
individual of indeterminate age (A1427/1) along with 37 iron nails 
(A1427/2) and 15 mostly fragmentary and unmodified peach pits (A1427/
9), which are interpreted as funerary objects. This site subsequently 
was recorded as Newcomer's Town and Cemetery (33TU604).
    Newcomers Town, also known as Gekelmukpechunk, was a large Delaware 
Indian village occupied in the late 1700s. The limits of the site have 
not been established, but the human remains collected from the Mulvane 
Street location are reasonably inferred to relate to the Delaware 
Indian town and therefore these remains are considered to be culturally 
affiliated to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma

Determinations Made by the Ohio History Connection

    Officials of the Ohio History Connection have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 52 objects described 
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near 
the 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 Delaware 
Nation, 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 Bradley Lepper, Ohio History Connection, 800 
East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, telephone (614) 298-2064, email 
[email protected], by March 27, 2017. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, 
Oklahoma, may proceed.
    The Ohio History Connection is responsible for notifying the 
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, that this notice has been published.

    Dated: January 5, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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descendants of the Indian entities that Department of the Army, United States organization not identified in this notice
signed those treaties. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey, that wish to request transfer of control
• According to a final judgment of the 1759 Lewis Road, Suite 210, Monterey, of these human remains and associated
Indian Claims Commission (8 Ind. Cl. CA 93944–3223, email funerary objects should submit a written
Comm. 39a) and a final judgment of the laura.a.prishmontquimby.civ@mail.mil, request to the Ohio History Connection.
Court of Federal Claims (102 Ct. C1. telephone (831) 242–7926, by March 27, If no additional requestors come
837), the Indian entities in California 2017. After that date, if no additional forward, transfer of control of the
that signed those 18 treaties held requestors have come forward, transfer human remains and associated funerary
aboriginal title to the lands to be ceded, of control of the human remains and objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
including the land from which the associated funerary objects to the tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
Native American human remains and Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi stated in this notice may proceed.
associated funerary objects listed in this Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian DATES: Lineal descendants or
notice were removed. Consequently, the Community of the Santa Rosa representatives of any Indian tribe or
Court and the Commission awarded Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Native Hawaiian organization not
compensation to the descendants of the Rancheria of California; Tule River identified in this notice that wish to
Indian entities that signed those treaties. Indian Tribe of the Tule River request transfer of control of these
• The present-day Indian tribes that Reservation, California; and, if joined to human remains and associated funerary
are descended from the Indian entities one or more of the afore-mentioned objects should submit a written request
that signed the 1851 treaty ceding the tribes, to the Santa Ynez Band of with information in support of the
land from which the Native American Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa request to the Ohio History Connection
human remains and associated funerary Ynez Reservation, California and the at the address in this notice by March
objects listed in this notice were Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation, a 27, 2017.
removed are the Picayune Rancheria of non-federally recognized Indian group,
the Chukchansi Indians of California; ADDRESSES: Bradley Lepper, Ohio
may proceed.
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the The United States Army Garrison, History Connection, 800 East 17th
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Presidio of Monterey is responsible for Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211,
Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule notifying the Picayune Rancheria of the telephone (614) 298–2064, email
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa blepper@ohiohistory.org.
Reservation, California; and Tuolumne Rosa Indian Community of the Santa SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Rosa Rancheria, California; Santa Ynez here given in accordance with the
Tuolumne Rancheria of California. Band of Chumash Mission Indians of Native American Graves Protection and
• According to an Act of Congress the Santa Ynez Reservation, California; Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
and final judgments of the Indian Table Mountain Rancheria of California; 3003, of the completion of an inventory
Claims Commission and the Court of Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule of human remains and associated
Federal Claims, the land from which the River Reservation, California; and funerary objects under the control of the
Native American human remains and Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of Ohio History Connection, Columbus,
associated funerary objects were the Tuolumne Rancheria of California, OH. The human remains and associated
removed is the aboriginal land of the that this notice has been published. funerary objects were removed from
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Dated: January 30, 2017.
Newcomers Town and Cemetery,
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Tuscarawas County, OH.
Melanie O’Brien,
Community of the Santa Rosa This notice is published as part of the
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service’s administrative
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River [FR Doc. 2017–03618 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
Indian Tribe of the Tule River BILLING CODE 4312–52–P U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Reservation, California; and Tuolumne this notice are the sole responsibility of
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the the museum, institution, or Federal
Tuolumne Rancheria of California. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR agency that has control of the Native
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the National Park Service American human remains and
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects. The
associated funerary objects may be to [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0022686; National Park Service is not responsible
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] for the determinations in this notice.
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio Consultation
Community of the Santa Rosa
History Connection, Columbus, OH A detailed assessment of the human
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains was made by the Ohio History
Indian Tribe of the Tule River ACTION: Notice. Connection professional staff in
Reservation, California; and Tuolumne consultation with representatives of the
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the SUMMARY: The Ohio History Connection Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.
Tuolumne Rancheria of California. has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects, History and Description of the Remains
Additional Requestors and Disposition in consultation with the appropriate In July 1934, construction activities
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Representatives of any Indian tribe or Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian relating to the installation of sewer and
Native Hawaiian organization not organizations, and has determined that waterlines along Mulvane Street in
identified in this notice that wish to there is a cultural affiliation between the Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County,
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary OH, uncovered human remains.
human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Emerson F. Greenman, Curator of
objects should submit a written request Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Archaeology for the Ohio History
with information in support of the descendants or representatives of any Connection investigated the discovery
request to Colonel Lawrence Brown, Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian and collected human remains and

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associated funerary objects. The human Dated: January 5, 2017. American cultural items. The National
remains consist of a single individual of Melanie O’Brien, Park Service is not responsible for the
indeterminate age (A1427/1) along with Manager, National NAGPRA Program. determinations in this notice.
37 iron nails (A1427/2) and 15 mostly [FR Doc. 2017–03609 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] History and Description of the Cultural
fragmentary and unmodified peach pits BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Items
(A1427/9), which are interpreted as
funerary objects. This site subsequently At an unknown date, six cultural
was recorded as Newcomer’s Town and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR items were removed from unknown
Cemetery (33TU604). areas in southern Arkansas. These
National Park Service cultural items were given to Southern
Newcomers Town, also known as Arkansas University at an unknown
Gekelmukpechunk, was a large [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22597; date, and donated to the Arkansas
Delaware Indian village occupied in the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Archeological Survey in 2016. The six
late 1700s. The limits of the site have unassociated funerary objects are one
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
not been established, but the human East Incised fragmentary jar, one East
Items: Arkansas Archeological Survey,
remains collected from the Mulvane Incised bowl, one Nash Neck Banded
Fayetteville, AR
Street location are reasonably inferred to jar, one effigy jar, one plain bowl, and
relate to the Delaware Indian town and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. one Hempstead Engraved bottle (Catalog
therefore these remains are considered ACTION: Notice. #95–440–49, 50, 52, 55, 60, 61).
to be culturally affiliated to the The pottery types are well known
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma SUMMARY: The Arkansas Archeological examples of Caddo traditional wares.
Survey, in consultation with the East Incised and Hempstead Engraved
Determinations Made by the Ohio appropriate Indian tribes or Native finewares are found throughout
History Connection Hawaiian organizations, has determined Southwest Arkansas, along the Red
that the cultural items listed in this River Valley in the vicinity of the Great
Officials of the Ohio History
notice meet the definition of Bend, and into adjoining corners of
Connection have determined that:
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the descendants or representatives of any time spans for the types overlap, with
human remains described in this notice Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian East Incised associated with the East
represent the physical remains of one organization not identified in this notice Phase and ranging between A.D. 1100
individual of Native American ancestry. that wish to claim these cultural items and 1400, Hempstead Engraved is
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), should submit a written request to the associated with the Haley Phase as well
the 52 objects described in this notice Arkansas Archeological Survey. If no as the East Phase and was made
are reasonably believed to have been additional claimants come forward, between about A.D. 1200 and 1450.
placed with or near the human remains transfer of control of the cultural items Nash Neck Banded was made in the
at the time of death or later as part of to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, 15th and 16th centuries. All three types
the death rite or ceremony. or Native Hawaiian organizations stated were made before European contact and
in this notice may proceed. during the Caddo tradition.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there The Caddo archeological tradition
is a relationship of shared group DATES: Lineal descendants or
developed between A.D. 900 and 1000
identity that can be reasonably traced representatives of any Indian tribe or
in the four corners region of Arkansas,
between the Native American human Native Hawaiian organization not
Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
remains and associated funerary objects identified in this notice that wish to
Distinctive characteristics include a
and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma. claim these cultural items should
dispersed residential settlement of
submit a written request with
families with a lifestyle grounded in
Additional Requestors and Disposition information in support of the claim to
farming and collecting wild plants and
the Arkansas Archeological Survey at
Lineal descendants or representatives animals. The core of community life
the address in this notice by March 27,
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian was a religious and political center with
2017.
organization not identified in this notice ceremonial and burial mounds, public
ADDRESSES: Dr. George Sabo, Director, areas for community events and rituals,
that wish to request transfer of control Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475
of these human remains and associated and a small residential population
North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR believed to be religious and political
funerary objects should submit a written 72704, telephone (479) 575–3556.
request with information in support of leaders and their families. Caddo
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is ceramics are highly distinctive with
the request to Bradley Lepper, Ohio
here given in accordance with the dual manufacturing traditions that
History Connection, 800 East 17th
Native American Graves Protection and produced both refined wares decorated
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211,
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. with complex stylized incised and
telephone (614) 298–2064, email
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural engraved designs and utilitarian wares
blepper@ohiohistory.org, by March 27,
items under the control of the Arkansas with highly plastic incised, punctuated,
2017. After that date, if no additional Archeological Survey that meet the and brushed designs that are dominated
requestors have come forward, transfer definition of unassociated funerary by geometric motifs.
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

of control of the human remains and objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. The Caddo continued to practice
associated funerary objects to the This notice is published as part of the traditional settlement arrangements and
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, may National Park Service’s administrative material crafts well into the contact
proceed. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 period. This is confirmed in part by past
The Ohio History Connection is U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in discoveries of distinctive Caddo
responsible for notifying the Delaware this notice are the sole responsibility of ceramics and other artifacts found with
Nation, Oklahoma, that this notice has the museum, institution, or Federal European trade items in locations where
been published. agency that has control of the Native French and Spanish observers

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82 FR 11626 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service