82 FR 20617 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials Program, has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20617-20618]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08871]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23110; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State 
Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, 
previously listed as the Office of the State Archaeologist Burials 
Program, has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should 
submit a written request to the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the address 
in this notice by June 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street, 
Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, 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 under 
the control of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program, Iowa City, IA. The human remains were removed from the Blood 
Run site (13LO2), Lyon County, IA.
    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. 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 Office 
of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; 
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe 
of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and Winnebago Tribe of 
Nebraska, (hereafter, ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from the Blood Run site (13LO2), in Lyon 
County, IA. The human remains were part of the Amy Harvey collection. 
Amy Harvey collected Oneota materials while doing doctoral research at 
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the early 1960s, and retained 
the materials when she began teaching at Stephens College in Columbia, 
MO, in 1965. The human remains were transferred to the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program in 2010 and 2013 (Burial 
Project 3102). The human remains represent one adult of indeterminate 
age and sex; and five subadults of indeterminate sex, as follows: One 
child two years old, one child 2.5 to 3.5 years old, one child 3.5 to 
4.5 years old, one child 5.0 to 6.5 years old, and one child 7 to 15 
years old. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    The Blood Run site (13LO2) is a large Oneota tradition village 
located in Iowa and South Dakota, straddling the Big Sioux River 
southeast of Sioux Falls, SD. Archeological evidence, including 
radiocarbon dates and trade artifacts, suggests that the site was 
occupied from A.D. 1500 to 1700. Tribal histories, supported by French 
historical maps and documents, suggest that the Omaha, Ponca, Iowa, and 
Oto tribes were present in the area at that time and were the probable 
residents of the site. The Ho-Chunk and Winnebago are also ethno-
historically linked to these tribes. Based on this contextual 
information, it has been determined that there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native American human remains and The Tribes.

Determinations Made by the Office of the State Archaeologist 
Bioarchaeology Program

    Officials of the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian

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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 Lara Noldner, 
Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of 
Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 
384-0740, email [email protected], by June 2, 2017. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program is 
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: March 17, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-08871 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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