82 FR 20627 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

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The Kansas State Historical Society 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 Kansas State Historical Society. 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-23040; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, 
Topeka, KS

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Kansas State Historical Society 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 Kansas State Historical Society. 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 Kansas State Historical Society at the 
address in this notice by June 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 
SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, telephone 785-272-8681, extension 
269, 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 Kansas State 
Historical Society, Topeka, KS. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from a creek bank in Cherokee County, KS.
    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 Kansas 
State Historical Society professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Seneca 
Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); 
The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe), The Quapaw 
Tribe of Indians; Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the 
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); Wichita and Affiliated 
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Wyandotte 
Nation.

History and Description of the Remains

    On October 3, 2015, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Cherokee County, KS. Four 15 year-old boys 
were camping in rural Cherokee County, KS, when they discovered the 
remains of a human skull near a creek bank on a tributary of Shoal 
Creek. They notified the Cherokee County Attorney, Nathan Coleman, who 
then contacted the Cherokee County Sheriff, David Groves. Sheriff 
Groves contacted forensic anthropologist Dr. Michael Finnegan, who 
examined the remains and determined them to be, more likely than not, 
from an American Indian male, approximately 30-40 years old. The human 
remains were determined to be approximately 500 years old. The human 
remains were subsequently sent to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist, Kansas Historical Society, on December 5, 2016. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is an 
animal metatarsal.
    Determination of cultural affiliation is based on historic maps of 
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska available at University of 
Kansas Libraries and the Kansas Historical Society, early historical 
accounts, and archeological evidence of the tribes known to be 
associated with the area.

Determinations Made by the Kansas State Historical Society

    Officials of the Kansas State Historical Society 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 one object described 
in this notice is 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 Osage 
Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe).

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 Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas State Historical 
Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, telephone 785-272-
8681, extension 269, email [email protected], by June 2, 2017. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The 
Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Kansas State Historical Society is responsible for notifying 
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Seneca Nation of Indians 
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe), The Quapaw Tribe of Indians; 
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of 
Seneca Indians of New York); Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and

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Wyandotte Nation that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 7, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-08867 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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Mission Indians of the Pechanga SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is identified. The one associated funerary
Reservation, California, may proceed. here given in accordance with the object is an animal metatarsal.
The Fowler Museum at UCLA is Native American Graves Protection and Determination of cultural affiliation is
responsible for notifying Pechanga Band Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. based on historic maps of the territories
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 3003, of the completion of an inventory of Kansas and Nebraska available at
Pechanga Reservation, California, that of human remains and associated University of Kansas Libraries and the
this notice has been published. funerary objects under the control of the Kansas Historical Society, early
Dated: March 23, 2017. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, historical accounts, and archeological
KS. The human remains and associated evidence of the tribes known to be
Melanie O’Brien,
funerary objects were removed from a associated with the area.
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
creek bank in Cherokee County, KS.
[FR Doc. 2017–08869 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the Determinations Made by the Kansas
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P National Park Service’s administrative State Historical Society
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Officials of the Kansas State Historical
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Society have determined that:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR this notice are the sole responsibility of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
the museum, institution, or Federal human remains described in this notice
National Park Service agency that has control of the Native represent the physical remains of one
American human remains and individual of Native American ancestry.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23040; associated funerary objects. The
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
National Park Service is not responsible the one object described in this notice
for the determinations in this notice. is reasonably believed to have been
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State Historical Society, Consultation placed with or near individual human
Topeka, KS A detailed assessment of the human remains at the time of death or later as
remains was made by the Kansas State part of the death rite or ceremony.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
Historical Society professional staff in
ACTION: Notice. consultation with representatives of the is a relationship of shared group
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of identity that can be reasonably traced
SUMMARY: The Kansas State Historical between the Native American human
Society has completed an inventory of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of remains and associated funerary objects
human remains and associated funerary and The Osage Nation (previously listed
objects, in consultation with the Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; as the Osage Tribe).
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has Seneca Nation of Indians (previously Additional Requestors and Disposition
determined that there is a cultural listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); The Osage Nation (previously Lineal descendants or representatives
affiliation between the human remains of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
and associated funerary objects and listed as the Osage Tribe), The Quapaw
Tribe of Indians; Tonawanda Band of organization not identified in this notice
present-day Indian tribes or Native that wish to request transfer of control
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of of these human remains and associated
descendants or representatives of any funerary objects should submit a written
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian New York); Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & request with information in support of
organization not identified in this notice the request to Dr. Robert J. Hoard,
that wish to request transfer of control Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Wyandotte
Nation. Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
of these human remains and associated SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615–
funerary objects should submit a written History and Description of the Remains 1099, telephone 785–272–8681,
request to the Kansas State Historical On October 3, 2015, human remains extension 269, email rhoard@kshs.org,
Society. If no additional requestors representing, at minimum, one by June 2, 2017. After that date, if no
come forward, transfer of control of the individual were removed from Cherokee additional requestors have come
human remains and associated funerary County, KS. Four 15 year-old boys were forward, transfer of control of the
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian camping in rural Cherokee County, KS, human remains and associated funerary
tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations when they discovered the remains of a objects to The Osage Nation (previously
stated in this notice may proceed. human skull near a creek bank on a listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or tributary of Shoal Creek. They notified The Kansas State Historical Society is
representatives of any Indian tribe or the Cherokee County Attorney, Nathan responsible for notifying the Cherokee
Native Hawaiian organization not Coleman, who then contacted the Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
identified in this notice that wish to Cherokee County Sheriff, David Groves. Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
request transfer of control of these Sheriff Groves contacted forensic Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
human remains and associated funerary anthropologist Dr. Michael Finnegan, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe
objects should submit a written request who examined the remains and of Indians of Oklahoma; Seneca Nation
with information in support of the determined them to be, more likely than of Indians (previously listed as the
request to the Kansas State Historical not, from an American Indian male, Seneca Nation of New York); The Osage
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Society at the address in this notice by approximately 30–40 years old. The Nation (previously listed as the Osage
June 2, 2017. human remains were determined to be Tribe), The Quapaw Tribe of Indians;
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, Kansas approximately 500 years old. The Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th human remains were subsequently sent listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615–1099, to the Office of the State Archaeologist, Indians of New York); Wichita and
telephone 785–272–8681, extension Kansas Historical Society, on December Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
269, email rhoard@kshs.org. 5, 2016. No known individuals were & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and

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Wyandotte Nation that this notice has funerary objects under the control of the sentence 1, under the heading ‘‘History
been published. U.S. Department of the Interior, and Description of the Remains’’, is
Dated: March 7, 2017. National Park Service, Grand Canyon corrected by replacing ‘‘Muav Cave’’
Melanie O’Brien,
National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ. The with ‘‘site AZ A:13:0007.’’
human remains and associated funerary
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Additional Requestors and Disposition
objects were removed from AZ
[FR Doc. 2017–08867 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am] A:13:0007, Mohave County, AZ. Lineal descendants or representatives
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P This notice is published as part of the of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
National Park Service’s administrative organization not identified in this notice
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 that wish to request transfer of control
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in of these human remains and associated
this notice are the sole responsibility of funerary objects should submit a written
National Park Service request with information in support of
the Superintendent, Grand Canyon
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23011; National Park. the request to Christine Lehnertz,
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] This notice corrects the location from Superintendent, Grand Canyon National
which remains and objects were Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ
Notice of Inventory Completion: removed published in a Notice of 86023, telephone (928) 638–7945, email
Department of the Interior, National Inventory Completion in the Federal chris_lehnertz@nps.gov, by June 2, 2017.
Park Service, Grand Canyon National Register (78 FR 21407–21408, April 10, After that date, if no additional
Park, Grand Canyon, AZ; Correction 2013). It was recently discovered that requestors have come forward, transfer
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. information from two sites had been of control of the human remains and
inadvertently combined into one record. associated funerary objects to the
ACTION: Notice; correction.
Transfer of control of the items in this Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the correction notice has not occurred. Reservation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian
Interior, National Park Service, Grand Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Correction
Canyon National Park, has corrected an Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of
inventory of human remains and In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407, Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
associated funerary objects, published April 10, 2013), column 1, paragraph 4, Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in sentence 2, under the heading Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION is Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
the Federal Register on April 10, 2013.
This notice corrects the location from corrected by replacing ‘‘Muav Cave’’ Indians of the Moapa River Indian
which the remains and objects were with ‘‘site AZ A:13:0007.’’ Reservation, Nevada; and Paiute Indian
In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407, Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes,
removed. Lineal descendants or
April 10, 2013), column 2, paragraph 1, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
representatives of any Indian tribe or
sentence 1, under the heading ‘‘History Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Native Hawaiian organization not
and Description of the Remains’’, is Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes
identified in this notice that wish to
corrected by substituting the following (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
request transfer of control of these
sentence: (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request In 1965, human remains representing, at Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
to Grand Canyon National Park. If no minimum, one individual were removed Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
from site AZ A:13:0007 in Mohave County, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)) (‘‘The
additional requestors come forward, AZ by river runner Bill Belknap and turned
transfer of control of the human remains in to Bob Euler, Grand Canyon National Park
Tribes’’) may proceed.
and associated funerary objects to the Anthropologist. Dated: March 1, 2017.
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Melanie O’Brien,
In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407,
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
April 10, 2013), column 2, paragraph 2,
this notice may proceed.
under the heading ‘‘History and [FR Doc. 2017–08860 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am]
DATES: Lineal descendants or Description of the Remains’’, is BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
representatives of any Indian tribe or corrected by deleting the entire
Native Hawaiian organization not paragraph.
identified in this notice that wish to In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
request transfer of control of these April 10, 2013), column 2, paragraph 3,
human remains and associated funerary sentence 1, under the heading ‘‘History National Park Service
objects should submit a written request and Description of the Remains’’, is [[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23136:
with information in support of the corrected by substituting the following PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
request to Grand Canyon National Park sentence:
at the address in this notice by June 2, Notice of Inventory Completion: San
The ceramics, which date to A.D. 900–
2017. 1500, and lithics found at site AZ A:13:0007 Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA
ADDRESSES: Christine Lehnertz, are consistent with materials identified by AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Superintendent, Grand Canyon National archeologists as being associated with the
Cerbat culture. ACTION: Notice.
Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ
86023, telephone (928) 638–7945, email In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407, SUMMARY: The San Diego Museum of
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chris_lehnertz@nps.gov. April 10, 2013), column 2, paragraph 3, Man has completed an inventory of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is sentence 4, under the heading ‘‘History human remains and associated funerary
here given in accordance with the and Description of the Remains’’, is objects, in consultation with the
Native American Graves Protection and corrected by replacing ‘‘Muav Cave’’ appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. with ‘‘site AZ A:13:0007.’’ Hawaiian organizations, and has
3003, of the correction of an inventory In the Federal Register (78 FR 21407, determined that there is a cultural
of human remains and associated April 10, 2013), column 3, paragraph 1, affiliation between the human remains

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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 Kansas State Historical Society at the
FR Citation		82 FR 20627

82 FR 20627 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

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