[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20632-20633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08874]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23122; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Allen County-Fort Wayne 
Historical Society, Fort Wayne, IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Allen County-Fort Wayne 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 a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants 
or 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 Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society. If 
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, 
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice 
may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical 
Society at the address in this notice by June 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Walter Font, Curator, Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical 
Society, 302 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, telephone (260) 
426-2882, 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 Allen County-Fort 
Wayne Historical Society, Fort Wayne, IN. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from multiple counties in the 
State of Indiana.
    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 Allen 
County-Fort Wayne Historical Society professional staff in consultation 
with the Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Archaeology 
Survey office and representatives of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and 
the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Cunison Farm in Allen County, IN. At 
some time prior to 1926, the human remains were donated to the Allen 
County-Fort Wayne Historical Society by Charles L. Cunison. The human 
remains consist of an ulna and bone fragments from one individual, age 
and sex indeterminate. No known individual was identified. The 3 
associated funerary objects are 1 knife blade, 1 textile remnant, and 1 
iron tomahawk.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Swinney Park in Allen County, IN. At some 
time prior to 1947, the human remains were donated to the Allen County-
Fort Wayne Historical Society by Charles Freese. The human remains 
consist of a skull and identified as a young female, age indeterminate. 
No known individual was identified. The 1 associated funerary object is 
1 brass pot with iron bail.
    At some time between 1794 and 1814, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were acquired from an unknown location during a 
conflict at or near Fort Wayne, IN, and were received by the Allen 
County-Fort Wayne Historical Society from the heirs of F. P. Randall at 
some time prior to 1926. The human remains consist of a length of dark 
hair, age and sex indeterminate. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Dates for these site locations are late 1700s to early 1800s. The 
sites are related to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, whose tribal lands 
were located in Northeast Indiana from 1710 to the early 1800s. The 
principal villages were at or

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near the present location of Fort Wayne, IN, primarily in the Spy Run 
district and the Lakeside area in Fort Wayne.

Determinations Made by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society

    Officials of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 3 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4 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), 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 Miami 
Tribe of Oklahoma.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 Walter Font, Curator, Allen County-Fort Wayne 
Historical Society, 302 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, 
telephone (260) 426-2882, email [email protected], by June 2, 2017. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma may proceed.
    The Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society is responsible for 
notifying the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Pokagon Band of 
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana, that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: March 21, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-08874 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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