83 FR 62886 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

The Wisconsin 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Wisconsin Historical Society. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62886-62888]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26439]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026952; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Wisconsin Historical Society, 
Madison, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Wisconsin 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 no cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 
Wisconsin Historical Society. If no additional requestors

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come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Wisconsin Historical Society at the address in this 
notice by January 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., 
Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608) 264-6434, 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 Wisconsin 
Historical Society, Madison, WI. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from seven sites in Crawford County, WI.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 
Wisconsin Historical Society professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; 
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; and the Upper Sioux Community, 
Minnesota, hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum two individuals 
were removed from the Karnopp-Eggleston Mound Group (47-CR-0005) in 
Crawford County, WI. The human remains were transferred to the 
Wisconsin Historical Society's Burial Sites Preservation Office (BSPO) 
from the Office of the Iowa State Archaeologist. While skeletal 
analysis completed in 1987 determined that the human remains represent 
a single juvenile additional analysis in 2015 determined the presence 
of a second individual, a newborn. The Iowa State Archaeologist did not 
have any documentation as to how these human remains were excavated or 
disturbed. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the Ferryville Implement Company I site (47-CR-0123) 
in Crawford County, WI. Situated on a terrace over the Mississippi 
River, the site is a multicomponent habitation area used as a village 
or campsite from the Late Archaic to the Oneota periods (3000 B.C. to 
ca. A.D. 1650). Human remains representing one adult and one juvenile 
of indeterminate sex were excavated by the Mississippi Valley 
Archaeology Center; the exact location of the trenches is unknown. The 
BSPO accepted the remains in 1992. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Pintz I Site (47-CR-0138) in Crawford 
County, WI. These human remains, representing one individual of 
indeterminate sex and age, were discovered when a conical mound was 
disturbed by a combination of looters, rodent holes, and erosion. The 
human remains were reported by James Theler of the Mississippi Valley 
Archaeology Center in 1989 and sent to the BSPO that same year. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date in the 1930s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, two individuals were removed from Fort Shelby (47-CR-0249) in 
Crawford County, WI. The human remains were recovered by Leland Cooper 
of Hamline University and donated by Hamline University in Minnesota to 
the Wisconsin Historical Society in the 1930s. The human remains were 
determined to belong to a juvenile of indeterminate sex and an adult 
male. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, 16 individuals 
were removed from the Tarbox (47-CR-0441) site in Crawford County, WI. 
The human remains were encountered during a septic system construction 
project on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Tarbox. Because the project 
endangered the preservation of the human remains, the Tarboxs opted to 
have them removed by the Burial Sites Preservation Office. The human 
remains belong to two adult males, six probable adult females, two 
adults of indeterminate sex, and six juveniles of indeterminate sex. No 
known individuals were identified. The five associated funerary objects 
are two groups of ceramic sherds, one copper bead, one quartzite 
projectile point, and one copper awl.
    In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
removed from the Schmitz Burial site (47-CR-0442) in Crawford County, 
WI. A portion of the burial was disturbed during a septic system 
construction project on the property of Mr. Ron Schmitz, and because 
the remainder of the burial was in jeopardy of being destroyed, Mr. 
Schmitz opted to have it removed by the Burial Sites Preservation 
Office. The human remains belong to one adult male. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Charm Burial site (47-CR-0592) in 
Crawford County, WI. The human remains were collected by an unknown 
individual from an unknown location along Highway 35, near the city of 
Charme, and were donated by an unknown individual to the Wisconsin 
Historical Society in 1934. They were determined to belong to a 
juvenile of indeterminate sex. Copper staining is present on several of 
the bone fragments. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Wisconsin Historical Society

    Officials of the Wisconsin Historical Society have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on Wisconsin Historical 
Society records, burial location, archeological context, oral 
histories, and skeletal analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 25 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the five 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), a relationship of shared 
group identity

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cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains 
and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and 
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the 
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of the Chippewa Indians of 
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, 
Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana 
(previously listed as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, Montana); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 
Indians, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Keweenaw Bay Indian 
Community, Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux 
Desert Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band 
(Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; 
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Red Cliff 
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Sokaogon Chippewa 
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle 
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the Winnebago 
Tribe of Nebraska, hereafter referred to as ``The Aboriginal Land 
Tribes.''
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Aboriginal 
Land Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Jennifer 
Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706, 
telephone (608) 264-6434, email [email protected], by 
January 4, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to The Aboriginal Land Tribes may proceed.
    The Wisconsin Historical Society is responsible for notifying The 
Aboriginal Land Tribes and The Consulted Tribes that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-26439 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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