83 FR 28265 - Notice of Inventory Completion: History Museum on the Square, Springfield, MO

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

Page Range		28265-28266
FR Document		2018-13028

The History Museum on the Square 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 History Museum on the Square. 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-NPS0025565; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: History Museum on the Square, 
Springfield, MO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The History Museum on the Square 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 History Museum on the Square. 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 History Museum on the Square at the 
address in this notice by July 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Glenna Dement, History Museum on the Square, P.O. Box 2963, 
Springfield, MO 65801, telephone (417) 249-0025, 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 History Museum on 
the Square. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from the Moon Valley Cave, Dallas County, MO.
    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 professional 
staff from the History Museum on the Square in consultation with 
representatives of The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage 
Tribe).

History and description of the remains

    At some time in the 1940s, human remains representing, at minimum, 
one individual were removed from a burial location known at that time 
as Moon Valley Cave in Dallas County, MO by Harrison Powell. The human 
remains were inventoried by Dr. Mike Conner, who worked for the Center 
for Archaeological Research at Southwest Missouri State University 
(today, Missouri State University). Based upon analyses of the teeth 
and epiphyseal union, Dr. Conner concluded that the human remains were 
that of a child between two and five years old. No known individual was 
identified. The 244 associated funerary objects include 1 biface 
fragment, 2 drill fragments, 23 bone fragments, 2 flakes, 39 projectile 
points, 168 pottery sherds, 1 bullet without a casing, 1 pipe bowl 
fragment, and 7 pieces of rock.
    The human remains and associated funerary objects remained in 
Harrison Powell's collection until his death, whereupon the collection 
passed to his son, Clell Powell who, in turn, donated it to the History 
Museum on the Square at different dates between 1994 and 1996. Between 
2006 and 2007, the human remains were sent to the Missouri Institute of 
Natural Science (MINS) to be chemically stabilized with Butvar-76, a 
polyvinyl butyral resin often used as an adhesive or coating agent by 
museums and curation facilities. Pottery sherds associated with the 
burial were identified by the Center for Archaeological Research as 
belonging to the Woodland period. Based on the archeological evidence, 
the human remains are believed to be Native American. Cultural 
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects with 
The Osage Nation (previously listed as The Osage Tribe) has been 
determined based on geographical and historical information in addition 
to oral traditions and regional archeological evidence.

Determinations made by the History Museum on the Square

    Officials of the History Museum on the Square 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 244 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 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

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the request to Glenna Dement, History Museum on the Square, P.O. Box 
2963, Springfield, MO 65801, telephone (417) 249-0025, email 
[email protected], by July 18, 2018. 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 History Museum on the Square is responsible for notifying The 
Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: May 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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the request to Glenna Dement, History with information in support of the site may be related to the Fourche
Museum on the Square, P.O. Box 2963, request to the University of Arkansas Maline phase of that period. James A.
Springfield, MO 65801, telephone (417) Museum Collections at the address in Brown divides the Mississippi period
249–0025, email glenna@ this notice by July 18, 2018. occupation of Spiro Mound into four
historymuseumonthesquare.org, by July ADDRESSES: Mary Suter, University of phases, beginning around A.D. 900 and
18, 2018. After that date, if no Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass ending around A.D. 1450: The Evans
additional requestors have come Building 125, 2435 North Hatch Phase, which dated from A.D. 900–
forward, transfer of control of the Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 1050; the Harlan Phase, which dated
human remains and associated funerary telephone (479) 575–3456, email from A.D. 1050 to A.D. 1100–1250; the
objects to The Osage Nation (previously msuter@uark.edu. Norman Phase, dating between A.D
listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
1250 and 1350; and the Spiro Phase,
The History Museum on the Square is here given in accordance with the which lasted until 1450. The human
responsible for notifying The Osage Native American Graves Protection and remains and copper band from the
Nation (previously listed as the Osage Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Pocola mining company excavations of
Tribe) that this notice has been 3003, of the completion of an inventory the 1930s likely came from Craig
published. of human remains and associated mound. This mound was initially built
Dated: May 9, 2018. funerary objects under the control of the in the Harlan phase (A.D. 1050–1250),
Melanie O’Brien, University of Arkansas Museum but saw its most intense use as a
Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The ceremonial and burial site in the
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
human remains and associated funerary Norman and Spiro phases (A.D. 1250–
[FR Doc. 2018–13028 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]
objects were removed from Spiro 1450). It is believed by many
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P archeologists that the Caddo and
Mound (34LF40), Le Flore County, OK.
This notice is published as part of the Wichita were both culturally descended
National Park Service’s administrative from the peoples who used the Spiro
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Mound site. Spiro is located within an
National Park Service U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in area archeologically and
this notice are the sole responsibility of ethnographically considered to have
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025564; been occupied by a group ancestral to
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native both the Caddo and Wichita. Based
American human remains and upon geographical, archeological, and
Notice of Inventory Completion:
associated funerary objects. The historical evidence, and expert opinion,
University of Arkansas Museum
National Park Service is not responsible the University of Arkansas Museum
Collections, Fayetteville, AR
for the determinations in this notice. Collections reasonably believes the
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Caddo and Wichita are culturally
ACTION: Notice. Consultation affiliated with the human remains
A detailed assessment of the human described here. The present-day
SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas remains was made by the University of descendants of the Caddo are members
Museum Collections has completed an Arkansas Museum Collections of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and
inventory of human remains and professional staff in consultation with the present-day descendants of the
associated funerary objects, in representatives of the Caddo Nation of Wichita are members of the Wichita and
consultation with the appropriate Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Oklahoma.
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco Determinations Made by the University
organizations, and has determined that & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. of Arkansas Museum Collections
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary History and Description of the Remains Officials of the University of Arkansas
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or In the 1930s, human remains Museum collections have determined
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal representing, at minimum, three that:
descendants or representatives of any individuals were removed from Spiro
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
Mound in Le Flore County, OK. Samuel human remains described in this notice
organization not identified in this notice Dellinger, Curator of the University of
that wish to request transfer of control represent the physical remains of three
Arkansas Museum, purchased these individuals of Native American
of these human remains and associated remains after they had been removed
funerary objects should submit a written ancestry.
from the site by the Pocola Mining
request to the University of Arkansas Company, which leased the land on • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
Museum Collections. If no additional which Spiro Mound is located. The the one object described in this notice
requestors come forward, transfer of company removed human remains and is reasonably believed to have been
control of the human remains and artifacts from the site between 1933 and placed with or near individual human
associated funerary objects to the lineal 1935. The human remains—three remains at the time of death or later as
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native skulls—entered the University of part of the death rite or ceremony.
Hawaiian organizations stated in this Arkansas Museum collections in 1937. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
notice may proceed. No known individuals were identified. is a relationship of shared group
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DATES: Lineal descendants or The one associated funerary object is a identity that can be reasonably traced
representatives of any Indian Tribe or fragmented copper band that had been between the Native American human
Native Hawaiian organization not placed around the head of one of the remains and associated funerary objects
identified in this notice that wish to individuals. and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and
request transfer of control of these Spiro Mound is believed to have been the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
human and associated funerary objects occupied for at least 550 years. Evidence (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
remains should submit a written request of a Woodland period occupation of the Oklahoma.

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83 FR 28265 - Notice of Inventory Completion: History Museum on the Square, Springfield, MO

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service