[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42356-42357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17091]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16019; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University-Purdue 
University Fort Wayne-Archaeological Survey, Fort Wayne, IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne-
Archaeological Survey (hereafter IPFW-AS) 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 should 
submit a written request to the IPFW-AS. 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 IPFW-AS at the address in this notice by August 20, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Craig R. Arnold, IPFW-AS, 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Kettler 
Hall Room G11A, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, telephone (260) 481-6194, 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 IPFW-AS, Fort 
Wayne, IN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Allen County, Porter County, St. Joseph County, Whitley 
County, and other unidentified locations in Indiana.
    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. 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 IPFW-AS 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Eastern 
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo 
Reservation in Kansas; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians 
of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 
Shawnee Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    In the early 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Slentz site (12AL10) in Allen County, 
IN. The human remains were donated to the IPFW-AS in the early 1980s by 
an avocational archaeologist who removed the remains from the St. 
Joseph River bank. The human remains were possibly associated with a 
circular earthwork tentatively identified as the Slentz site (12AL10). 
The human remains consist of heavily fragmented and burned cranial and 
femur elements. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Late Woodland ceramic sherds were noted 
in the adjacent area but there is no indication of a direct association 
with the remains.
    In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
(12AL121-01, 02, 03, and 04) were removed from the Fox Island site 
(12AL121) in Allen County, IN. The human remains were recovered during 
excavations associated with a field school conducted by IPFW 
Anthropology staff. The associated funerary objects were processed in 
the IPFW-AS lab by staff and students. No known individuals were 
identified. The 2,295 associated funerary objects are 9 bullets, 438 
flora, 114 historic contaminants, 244 bones, 353 stone flakes, 30 
carbon-14 samples, 76 controlled volumetric soil samples, 41 fire-
cracked rock, 78 mollusk shells, 291 ground stones, 493 unmodified 
rocks, 1 hematite mineral, 1 nutting stone, 2 point fragments, 122 
pottery sherds, 1 projectile point, and 1 stone tool.
    In 1982, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals 
(12AL907-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06) were removed from a Maumee River 
bank site (12AL907) in Allen County, IN. The human remains were removed 
by an avocational archeologist and donated to the IPFW-AS in the 1980s. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    In the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a Maumee River bank site (12AL1957) in 
Allen County, IN. The human remains consist of a nearly complete set of 
skeletal remains (less hand and cranial elements). Notes indicate that 
the human remains were collected by children and later donated to the 
IPFW-AS in 1989. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Shoaff mound site (12AL1362) in Allen County, IN. 
The human remains consist of a human molar. The mound site was 
destroyed and IPFW staff screened the disturbed backdirt and spoil 
piles. Only one tooth and a single flake were recovered from screening 
operations. This site may be a Glacial Kame mound and it was noted that 
it had a clay and gravel cap. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In the late 1980s or early 1990s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed by workers during construction of 
a theater building on the IPFW campus. The location of the human 
remains was near a cemetery of the Indiana School for the Mentally 
Handicapped. Due to the incomplete and fragmentary nature of the human 
remains and the close proximity to the St. Joseph River, it is likely 
the human remains are of Native American ancestry. The human remains 
consist of a humerus (right), ilium/ischium (right), tibia (left), and 
parietal (left) elements. No known individual

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was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1990s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed during house construction at site 12PR260 near 
Kouts, Porter County, IN. Notes indicate that approximately one-third 
of the individual was recovered after being identified and reported to 
the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The site was visited by 
IPFW staff where a feature was identified in the construction wall 
trench. A radiometric date of A.D. 1490 was determined, but it is not 
clear what material was used for testing. It was also noted that Huber 
phase pottery was located on the ground surface near the house 
construction, but the pottery is not present in the collection. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present. Based on available information, this burial may be 
archeologically associated with the Oneota groups of the northwest 
Indiana area.
    In the 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals (12PR9999-01-01, 02-01, 03-01, and 04-01) were removed from 
the Fifield site (12PR9999) in Porter County, IN. The human remains 
were reportedly collected by an avocational archeologist who identified 
the site as an Upper Mississippian site, circa A.D. 1350. The human 
remains were donated to the IPFW-AS in 1990. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1990, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site 12SJ336 located in St. Joseph County, IN. Notes 
indicate the human remains were recovered from the soil under a fallen 
tree. The human remains include cranial and vertebral elements and were 
donated to the IPFW-AS. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from sites 12WI34 and 12WI1562 in Whitley 
County, IN. The human remains from site 12WI34 were reported to have 
been found eroding from a lake by an unidentified individual. The human 
remains from site 12WI1562 were dredged from the Eel River east of 
Columbia City, IN, and include a left femur. There is no additional 
information about either site or how the elements came into possession 
by the IPFW-AS. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum four 
individuals were removed from unknown sites. These human remains in the 
IPFW-AS collections have no provenance or additional information, 
although it is likely they were removed from sites in Indiana. These 
are listed as items NP-01-01, NP-02-01, NP-03-01, and NP-04-01 and are 
likely Native American based on skeletal traits. Item NP-01-01 consists 
of a partial mandible and one tooth. Item NP-02-01 is a fragmented 
maxilla and partial left zygomatic. Item NP-03-01 is a nearly complete 
subadult cranial element with nine unattached teeth. Item NP-04-01 is a 
complete cranial element from a subadult. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort 
Wayne-Archaeological Survey

    Officials of the IPFW-AS have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on the provenience, collection 
histories, and skeletal traits.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 26 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 2,295 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; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the 
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe 
of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan 
and Indiana; Shawnee Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 
Indians in Oklahoma.
     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; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo 
Reservation in Kansas; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians 
of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 
Shawnee Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma.

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 Craig 
Arnold, Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne-
Archaeological Survey, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd., Kettler G11A, Fort Wayne, 
IN 46805, telephone (260) 481-6194, email [email protected], by August 
20, 2014. 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; Kickapoo 
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Miami Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of 
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Shawnee Tribe; and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
    The IPFW-AS is responsible for notifying the Eastern Shawnee Tribe 
of Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in 
Kansas; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Shawnee 
Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 12, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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