[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27799-27802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12590]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027980, PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry, 
IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Effigy Mounds National Monument 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 Effigy Mounds National Monument. 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 Effigy Mounds National Monument at the 
address in this notice by July 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Jim Nepstad, Superintendent, Effigy Mounds National 
Monument, 151 Hwy. 76, Harpers Ferry, IA 52146, telephone (563) 873-
3491 Ext. 101, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and

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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 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry, IA. The human remains 
and associated funerary objects were removed from sites in Allamakee 
and Clayton Counties, IA.
    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 
Superintendent, Effigy Mounds National Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Effigy 
Mounds National Monument professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and 
Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 
State of Minnesota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of 
Indians, Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian 
Community in the State of Minnesota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in 
Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the 
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of 
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago 
Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota 
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    The human remains described below, with the exception of one 
metatarsal fragment from the Great Bear Mound Group originally 
misidentified as a bone tool, were stolen from Effigy Mounds National 
Monument in 1990 and recovered in 2011 and 2012. After examination by 
an osteologist, most, but not all, of the remains were able to be 
matched with their original documentation. The recovered remains which 
were not able to be matched were cataloged as a separate accession 
(#212) and are accounted for in the total minimum number of individuals 
in Effigy Mounds National Monument collections. These fragmentary 
remains will not be described separately in this notice or any future 
notice. Items found with the stolen remains that could not be reunited 
with their original accession are described here as cultural items 
removed at unknown dates from unknown sites within the boundaries of 
Effigy Mounds National Monument.
    Because the mounds at Effigy Mounds National Monument are burial 
mounds, all artifacts that come from these mounds are considered 
funerary objects. All of the funerary objects are considered associated 
funerary objects because, even though these types of items likely had 
other uses within the culture, it is reasonable to believe that these 
specific funerary objects were made exclusively for burial purposes and 
therefore pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A) are associated funerary 
objects regardless of the location of the connected human remains.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual, were removed from an unknown site likely within the 
boundaries of Effigy Mounds National Monument in Allamakee or Clayton 
County, IA. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    At unknown dates, 59 cultural items were removed from unknown sites 
within the boundaries of Effigy Mounds National Monument in Allamakee 
or Clayton County, IA. The 59 associated funerary objects are 55 animal 
bones, one unfired clay fragment, and three stones.
    In 1928, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, 
were removed from Fire Point Mound Group, Allamakee County, IA, by 
local collector Henry P. Field, who donated the material to Effigy 
Mounds National Monument in 1958. No known individuals were identified. 
The 22 associated funerary objects are one miniature pot, one ground 
stone tool, one iron concretion, one modified hematite slab, one galena 
crystal, one maul, one drill, four stones, two pottery sherds, two 
utilized flakes, four flakes, one flake fragment, one flake tool, and 
one biface.
    In 1952, 51 cultural items were removed from Sny Magill Mound Group 
in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist Paul Beaubien during work to 
determine if the site should be added to the monument. The 51 
associated funerary objects are three ground stone tools, four pieces 
of shatter, six unmodified rocks, one piece of fire cracked rock, seven 
flakes, and 30 pottery sherds.
    In 1952, 38 cultural items were removed from the Nazekaw Terrace 
Mound Group in Allamakee County, IA, by NPS archeologist Paul Beaubien. 
The human remains were given to an outside researcher in 1952, returned 
to Effigy Mounds National Monument in 2000, and repatriated in 2005. 
The 38 associated funerary objects are 14 flakes, five pieces of 
shatter, 16 unmodified rocks, two faunal bones, and one bag of vegetal 
material.
    In 1957, 46 cultural items were removed from the Devils Den Mound 
Group on private property in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist 
Robert Bray. The landowner donated the items to Effigy Mounds National 
Monument along with a bundle burial which was repatriated in 2001. The 
46 associated funerary objects are 42 pottery sherds, one scraper, one 
modified flake, and two unmodified rocks.
    In 1959, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals, 
were removed from Red House Landing Mound Group in Allamakee County, 
IA, by NPS archeologist John Ingmanson during a soil study by the Iowa 
State University Department of Agronomy. No known individuals were 
identified. The 62 associated funerary objects are one flake, one 
shell, five pieces of shatter, 52 unmodified rocks, two charcoal 
samples, and one soil sample.
    In 1959, one cultural item was removed from the Nazekaw Terrace 
Mound Group by local collector Henry P. Field during construction of 
the Visitor Center parking lot and given to Effigy Mounds National 
Monument staff. The one associated funerary object is a piece of a 
copper breastplate.
    In 1961, two cultural items were removed from the Marching Bear 
Mound Group in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist John Ingmanson 
during the mound rehabilitation project. The two associated funerary 
objects are one projectile point and one charcoal sample.
    In 1962, seven cultural items were removed from the Marching Bear 
Mound Group in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist Garland Gordon 
during the mound rehabilitation project. The seven associated funerary 
objects are two charcoal samples, one unmodified stone, two cores, and 
two flakes.
    Between 1960 and 1963, one cultural item was removed from the 
Marching Bear Mound Group in Clayton County, IA, during the mound 
rehabilitation project. The one associated funerary object is a flake 
tool.
    In 1962, 30 cultural items were removed from the Compound Mound 
Group in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist Garland Gordon during 
the mound rehabilitation project. Human remains from the site were 
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in 2008. The 30 associated funerary objects are seven flakes, 14 
unmodified stones, and nine pieces of shatter.
    In 1962, 38 cultural items were removed from the Marquette-Yellow 
River Mound Group 8 in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist Garland 
Gordon during the mound rehabilitation project. The 38 associated 
funerary objects are eight flakes, one piece of shatter, 28 unmodified 
rocks, and one burned earth sample.
    In 1962, nine cultural items were removed from the Marquette-Yellow 
River Mound Group 6 in Clayton County, IA, by NPS archeologist Garland 
Gordon during the mound rehabilitation project. The nine associated 
funerary objects are seven flakes, one piece of shatter, and one 
unmodified rock.
    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals, 
were excavated from Fire Point Mound Group in Allamakee County, IA, by 
NPS archeologist Garland Gordon during the mound rehabilitation 
project. No known individuals were identified. The 48 associated 
funerary objects are five flakes, one knife fragment, one galena 
crystal, seven pottery sherds, three pieces of shatter, 10 animal 
bones, 14 unmodified stones, six soil samples, and one burned earth 
sample.
    In 1965, 106 cultural items were removed from Isolated Round Mound 
I in Allamakee County, IA, by NPS archeologist Garland Gordon during 
the mound rehabilitation project. The 106 associated funerary objects 
are 64 pottery sherds, 40 unmodified rocks, one flake, and one soil 
sample.
    In 1967, one cultural item was removed from the Karnopp-Eggleston 
Mound Group in Crawford County, WI, by NPS archeologist Garland Gordon 
after permission was given by the landowner to surface collect a 
recently leveled mound. Gordon collected human remains and artifacts 
which were donated to Effigy Mounds National Monument. In 1987, the 
human remains were transferred to the Wisconsin Historical Society via 
the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist under the authority of the 
1976 Iowa Burial Law. In the 1970s, all but one of the artifacts were 
culled from the accession with no accompanying documentation. Their 
location is unknown. The one associated funerary object is one 
bifurcate base projectile point.
    In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals, 
were removed from Isolated Round Mound II in Allamakee County, IA, by 
NPS archeologist Wilfred Husted during legally authorized excavations. 
No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary 
object is a soil sample.
    In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from the Great Bear Mound Group in Allamakee County, IA, 
by NPS archeologist Wilfred Husted during the mound rehabilitation 
project. No known individuals were identified. The one associated 
funerary object is a small stone celt.
    Based on archeological context, ethnographic information, and oral 
traditions the human remains and associated funerary objects described 
above are identified as belonging to the Woodland tradition.
    The Woodland tradition transitions into the Oneota tradition which 
is identified as being clearly ancestral to the Ho-Chunk Nation of 
Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; 
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
    The First Treaty of Prairie Du Chien of August 19, 1825 between the 
United States and the Sac and Fox, Dakota Sioux, Ioway, Ho-Chunk, 
Winnebago, Potawatomi, Chippewa, Menominee, and Ottawa demonstrates the 
variety of tribes living in the area in the 1800s who have historic 
affiliation with Effigy Mounds National Monument.
    The First Treaty of Prairie du Chien, as well as linguistic, oral 
tradition, temporal, and geographic evidence, reasonably indicates that 
the following Sioux Indian tribes possess ancestral ties to the Effigy 
Mounds National Monument region and the human remains and associated 
funerary objects described above: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow 
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Prairie 
Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Santee Sioux Nation, 
Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-
Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Standing 
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, 
Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

Determinations Made by Effigy Mounds National Monument

    Officials of Effigy Mounds National Monument have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 17 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 523 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 and to have been made exclusively 
for burial purposes or to contain human remains.
     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 Crow 
Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of 
Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 
Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; 
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, 
South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper 
Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the 
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Jim Nepstad, Superintendent, Effigy Mounds 
National Monument, 151 Hwy. 76, Harpers Ferry, IA 52146, telephone 
(563) 873-3491 Ext. 101, email [email protected], by July 15, 2019. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, 
South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Ho-Chunk 
Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Omaha 
Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Ponca 
Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of 
Minnesota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 
Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-

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Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Standing 
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, 
Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of 
South Dakota may proceed.
    Effigy Mounds National Monument is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 17, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-12590 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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