[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48536-48538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19930]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10863; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan Museum of Anthropology,
Beloit College, Beloit, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects may contact the Logan Museum of Anthropology. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribe
stated below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the Logan Museum of Anthropology at the address
below by September 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: William Green, Director, Logan Museum of Anthropology,
Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-2119.
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 in the possession of the Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from several locations in
North and South Dakota.
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 Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara
Nation).
History and Description of the Remains
From 1929 through 1931, the Logan Museum sponsored archaeological
and ethnological fieldwork in North and South Dakota. Alfred W. Bowers,
a graduate student at the University of Chicago and recent graduate of
Beloit College, conducted the fieldwork. His goal was to understand the
histories of and relationships among the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara
Indians. Bowers' Ph.D. dissertation in 1948 and subsequent publications
were based in large part on the material and information he collected
during his Logan-supported expeditions. Parts of the collection from
his work are in the possession of the Logan Museum. Other parts of the
collection are in the possession of the Illinois State Museum and
Indiana University Bloomington.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed by Bowers from the Larson site (32BL9), in Burleigh
County, ND. Larson is a large earthlodge village site identified as the
location of an ancestral Mandan village, and dated to the 16th and
early 17th centuries. The remains are a cranium and mandible catalogued
as Burial 5. Bowers reported that Burial 5 represented the remains of a
female 25-30 years of age. A more recent examination indicates the
individual was a male, aged 50-59, and is consistent with Mandan
cranial morphology. No known individuals were identified. Bowers
identified two funerary objects associated with Burial 5 as a bone
squash knife and a bison scapula hoe, however the location of these
objects in the museum's collection is unknown.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed by Bowers from a site he called ``Big Turtle,'' likely
near Golden Valley, in Mercer County, ND (possibly site 32MEX281).
Bowers excavated two burials in the center of a boulder outline in the
shape of a turtle. One of the burials included an elk antler wristlet.
The remains are two skulls. No known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is an engraved armband or wristband that
appears to be made of elk antler. Bowers identified the remains as
Mandan, which is consistent with Mandan cranial morphology. In view of
the significance of turtle boulder effigies to the Hidatsa as well as
the Mandan, the site's location in a region used by both groups, and
the close relationship in the post-contact era between the two groups,
the remains might also have a Hidatsa affiliation.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed by Bowers at the Motsiff site (32MO29), near Mandan, in
Morton County, ND. Motsiff is a large earthlodge village site occupied
principally in the 18th century. It is associated with the Heart River
complex and continues the cultural traditions of earlier Mandan sites.
The remains are those of a male and a female both aged 25-29. No known
individuals were identified. Collection notes indicate three associated
funerary objects were collected, including a squash knife, a scapula
hoe, and the base of a pottery vessel associated with the female
individual, however the location of these objects within the museum's
collection is unknown.
In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed by Bowers from the Lower Sanger site (32OL11), near
Sanger, in Oliver County, ND. The remains are those of an adult male,
three adult females, and a sub-adult, possibly female. No known
individuals were identified. The eleven associated funerary objects are
four bone awls associated with the sub-adult individual, and seven
shell beads associated with one of the adult females. One adult male
had two projectile points embedded in his vertebrae. These points are
considered part of the human remains and not funerary objects.
Archaeological evidence indicates Lower Sanger is the site of a 17th
century Mandan community.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual,
were removed by Bowers at the Greenshield site (32OL17), near Hensler,
in Oliver County, ND. The remains are those of a child aged 6-18
months. No known individual was identified. One
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associated funerary object is a woven grass mat. Human remains from
this same site are in the possession of Indiana University Bloomington,
while 36 associated funerary objects for those human remains are in the
possession of the Logan Museum of Anthropology. The objects are 1 shell
pendant, 11 cuprous (copper-based metal) coils, 1 cuprous C-shaped
bracelet, 1 dog bone pendant, 1 wooden bowl, 1 lot of leather pieces, 1
horse effigy catlinite pipe, 2 bone whistles, 1 gun flint, 1 cuprous
hair ornament, 1 tubular pipe, 1 bone arrow shaft wrench, 1 metal awl,
1 metal arrowhead, 1 medicine bag, 5 white glass beads, 1 bear claw
necklace, 1 pottery vessel base, and 3 metal fishhooks. Historical and
archaeological evidence indicates the Greenshield site is the location
of an Arikara village of the late 1790s, built upon an earlier Mandan
village.
In 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed by Bowers from the Van Oosting or Hensler site (32OL18),
near Hensler, in Oliver County, ND. The remains are those of four sub-
adults and one adult, possibly a female. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The Van
Oosting/Hensler site has been identified, on the basis of
archaeological evidence and oral tradition, as the site of a pre-18th
century Mandan community.
Between 1930 and 1931, human remains representing, at minimum,
seven individuals were removed by Bowers from the Sully site (39SL4),
in Sully County, SD. The remains are those of one infant, three
juveniles, and three adult males. No known individuals were identified.
The 13 associated funerary objects are 6 shell beads, 1 shell pendant,
1 stone pendant, and 5 bone beads associated with one of the adult
remains. Sully is considered to have been the largest earthlodge
village in the Middle Missouri subarea. The site was occupied from
about A.D. 1550 to 1725 and is identified as the likely location of an
Arikara village.
In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, eleven individuals
were removed by Bowers from a location variously referred to as Pierre
Mound, Pierre Mounds, or Pierre Mound Group and recorded by later
investigators as the ``Bleached Bone'' site (39HU48), in Hughes County,
SD. Bowers excavated a previously looted mound at this site, recovering
human remains of seven adult males, three adult females, and one
unidentified individual. No known individuals were identified. The
associated funerary object is a pottery vessel. The vessel is
assignable to the Initial Coalescent variant, which is ancestral to the
Arikara.
In 1931, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed by Bowers from the Cheyenne River site (39ST1), located
near the mouth of the Cheyenne River in Stanley County, SD. The remains
are those of two adult females. No known individuals were identified.
The four associated funerary objects are bison-rib arrowshaft wrenches
or polishers that were associated with one of the individuals. The
remains were found in a part of the site characterized by an 18th
century Arikara component.
Sometime between 1929 and 1931, human remains representing, at
minimum, six individuals were removed by Bowers in the Grand River
region, SD. The specific site location is unknown, but the most likely
location is the Sully site (39SL4), an Arikara site in Sully County,
SD. The remains are those of four adult males and two adult females. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. The remains are identified in museum records as Arikara.
Morphologically, the remains are consistent with Arikara for two
individuals and with Mandan for three individuals, and are undiagnostic
for one individual.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Bowers from an unknown location. The remains
are those of one child, identified in museum records as an ``Arikara
bundle burial.'' Bowers excavated several Arikara child burials at the
Greenshield site (32OL17), but the associated funerary objects for this
burial do not match Bowers records. This burial may have been removed
from one of the Arikara sites Bowers excavated in South Dakota. No
known individuals were identified. The 773 associated funerary objects
are 1 set of woven textiles, 1 set of charcoal fragments, 10 wood
fragments, 1 set of plant parts, 1 corn cob, 1 partly fused group of
iron objects (possibly knife blades), 1 angled iron object, 1 chert
flake, 1 hide fragment, 1 piece of vermilion, and 754 blue glass beads
which date from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Bowers from an unknown location in North
Dakota. The remains are identified in museum records as ``Arikara,
North Dakota,'' with no other information. The individual was most
likely removed from the Greenshield site (32OL17), the only Arikara
site Bowers excavated in North Dakota. The remains are those of a male,
aged 14-15 years. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed by Bowers from an unknown location. The
remains are each catalogued separately as Arikara, Arikara-Mandan (and
exhibiting morphology of mixed Native American and non-Native American
background), and unidentified but housed along with remains which are
Arikara or Mandan. 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 an unknown location. The remains are
catalogued as Mandan and are likely derived from Bowers' work at a
Mandan site in North or South Dakota. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Officials of the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of 48 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 840 objects
described above 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 Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
(Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact William Green, Director, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-
2119, before September 13, 2012. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation) may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
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The Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, is responsible
for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 16, 2012.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-19930 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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