[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32985-32987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13370]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15680; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin 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 State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 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 State Historical Society of Wisconsin at the address 
in this notice by July 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll 
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the

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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 State Historical 
Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from five sites in Jefferson 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 State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
Wisconsin.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1906, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
(A01030) were removed from Carcajou Point (47-JE-0002) in Jefferson 
County, WI. The remains were uncovered by a washout in a field and 
excavated by H.L. Skavlam. When Skavlam donated the remains to the 
State Historical Society in 1910, the human remains were believed to 
represent a single individual. However, a skeletal analysis in 2013 
determined that the human remains actually represent two individuals, 
both adult females. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1957, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals 
(1998.60.4, 1998.60.5, 1998.60.7, & 1998.60.8) were removed from 
Carcajou Point (47-JE-0002) in Jefferson County, WI. The human remains 
were discovered during an excavation of the Oneota component of the 
site led by archeologist Robert Hall. Hall donated the human remains to 
the State Historical Society at an unknown date in the late 1950s, and 
the human remains were formally accessioned into the collection in 
1998. The human remains were determined to represent three children of 
indeterminate sex, three infants of indeterminate sex, two adults of 
indeterminate sex, and an adult male. No known individuals were 
identified. The four associated funerary objects are two sandstone 
abraders (1998.60.6 & 1998.60.9), a shell gorget (1998.60.10), and a 
ceramic vessel (1998.60. JE2 B2-A2).
    In 1908, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
(A00268) were removed from the Telfer site (47-JE-0937) in Jefferson 
County, WI. The human remains were discovered in a mound on the 
property of G.D. Telfer. Telfer donated the human remains to the State 
Historical Society in 1909. The human remains were determined to 
represent an adult male. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
(HP.JE-0940.1) were removed from the January site (47-JE-0940) in 
Jefferson County, WI. The human remains were uncovered by a plumber 
excavating for a water line. The plumber notified the Jefferson's 
County Sheriff's Office. Responding officers screened the backfill 
pile, collected the human remains, and then contacted the State 
Historical Society's Burial Sites Office. Staff archeologists 
investigated and no additional remains were discovered, either in situ 
or in the backfill pile. The human remains were determined to represent 
two adult males and one adult female. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1994, human remains representing, at minimum, sixteen 
individuals (HP.JE-1111.1) were removed from the Skau Site (47-JE-1111) 
in Jefferson County, WI. The human remains were uncovered during 
excavation for a house foundation. State Historical Society's Burial 
Sites Office staff archeologists found the human remains in both the 
backfill pile and eroding from an excavation pit wall. Remains that 
were undisturbed were left in situ. It was determined that the 
excavation had disturbed a burial feature in a conical mound. The human 
remains were determined to represent six children of indeterminate sex, 
one infant of indeterminate sex, five adult males, three adult females, 
and one adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1998, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
(HP.JE-1182.1) were removed from the Boomer Street Burial Site (47-JE-
1182) in Jefferson County, WI. The human remains were discovered in a 
drainage ditch by the property's owner, who notified the City of 
Watertown Police Department. Responding officers determined that the 
human remains were archeological and contacted the State Historical 
Society's Burial Sites Office. A staff archeologist took possession of 
the human remains and investigated the site. The human remains were 
determined to represent an adult male. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

    Officials of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on State Historical Society 
records, location and context of the burial sites, the presence of 
associated funerary objects in some instances, and skeletal analysis in 
some instances.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 32 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the four 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.
     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 Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin, and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
     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 Chippewa Indians of the 
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen 
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand 
Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse 
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa

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Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, 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 Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band 
of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, 
Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 
Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed 
as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quechan Tribe of the 
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona; 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; White Earth Band of 
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 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 Museum, 30 North Carroll Street, Madison, WI 
53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email 
[email protected], by July 9, 2014. 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 State Historical Society of Wisconsin is responsible for 
notifying The Aboriginal Land Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: April 24, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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