[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53781-53782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13718: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology,
Indianapolis, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) 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
Indiana Department of Natural Resources DHPA through the University of
Indianapolis. 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.
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 Indiana Department of Natural Resources DHPA through
the University of Indianapolis at the address in this notice by
September 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher W. Schmidt, University of Indianapolis, 1400
E. Hanna Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46227, telephone (317) 788-2103.
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 Indiana Department of
Natural Resources DHPA and in the physical custody of the University of
Indianapolis. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Meyer Site in Spencer County, IN.
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
University of Indianapolis professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe
of Oklahoma; and the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2004, human remains representing, at minimum, 30 individuals
were removed from site 12SP1082 (Meyer site), in Spencer County, IN.
The remains were excavated by archeologist Anne Bader and transferred
to the Indiana Department of Natural
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Resources and the University of Indianapolis. No known individuals were
identified. The 3,562 associated funerary objects include 20 bifaces;
11 bone pins; 4 bone beads; 3 Matanzas points; 3 chert drills; 2 bone
awls; 1 knife; 1 unidentified point; and 3,517 artifacts found nearby
including shell, animal bone, nutshell, hematite, charcoal, and chert
flakes.
Determinations Made by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources DHPA
Officials of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources DHPA have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on morphological
characteristics and cultural treatments.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 30 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 3,562 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 cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribe.
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
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; and the
Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Pokagon
Band of the Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
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 Dr.
Christopher W. Schmidt, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Ave.,
Indianapolis, IN 46227, telephone (317) 788-2103, by September 30,
2013. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; and the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana may proceed.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources DHPA is responsible for
notifying the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; and the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 6, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-21251 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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