[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 7112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03581]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027271; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Filson Historical Society, 
Louisville, KY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Filson Historical Society has completed an inventory of 
human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to the Filson 
Historical Society. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer 
of control of the human remains 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Filson Historical Society at the address in this notice by April 1, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Maureen Lane, The Filson Historical Society, 1310 S Third 
Street, Louisville, KY 40206, telephone (502) 635-5083, 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 under 
the control of the Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY. The human 
remains were removed from Sims, Morton County, ND.
    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. 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 Filson 
Historical Society's professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne 
Indian Reservation, Montana, and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

History and Description of the Remains

    Between 1890 and 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Sims in Morton County, ND. The partial 
remains of the individual were initially loaned to the Filson 
Historical Society in 1935, and then were donated to the collection in 
1951 by Lewis A. Walter, who obtained them from Bernhart George 
Letzring (b. 1885). There are very few records regarding these human 
remains. A note was found stating ``Sacajawea's skull and many beads 
and elks teeth taken from her grave on his father's [Albert Letzring] 
homestead place in North Dakota.'' It is not believed that this 
individual is Sacajawea. No known individuals were identified. U.S. 
Census records place Bernhart Letzring and his father Albert Letzring 
in Sims, Morton County, ND, between 1890 and 1915, where Albert 
acquired a homestead consisting of 160 acres of land. Land Patent 
records (see Land Patent BLM Serial Nr: NDMTAA 055412) accessible 
through the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
Land Patents website show the exact location of the Letzring homestead 
(https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx). U.S. Census records 
show that after 1915, Letzring moved to Florida.
    The note found in the Filson's records stated that ``many beads and 
elks teeth'' were also taken from the individual's grave. It is unclear 
whether these associated funerary items were ever loaned or donated to 
the Filson Historical Society.

Determinations Made by the Filson Historical Society

    Officials of the Filson 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 one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana, and the Three Affiliated Tribes 
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Maureen 
Lane, The Filson Historical Society, 1310 S. Third Street, Louisville, 
KY 40206, telephone (502) 635-5083, email [email protected] 
by April 1, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Northern 
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana, 
and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
Dakota, may proceed.
    The Filson Historical Society is responsible for notifying the 
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 
Montana, and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota, that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 1, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-03581 Filed 2-28-19; 8:45 am]
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