[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43548-43549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15549]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034234; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Coe College, with the assistance of the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (previously listed as the Office 
of the State Archaeologist Burials Program), has completed an inventory 
of human remains, 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 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 Coe College through the Office of 
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to Coe College 
through the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at 
the address in this notice by August 22, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton 
Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, 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 Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA. The human remains were 
removed from Joe Daviess County, IL and Delaware County, IN.
    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 on behalf of 
Coe College by the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 
Program professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the 
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, 
Wisconsin; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware

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Tribe of Indians; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Forest 
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, 
Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and 
Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay 
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo 
Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe 
of Oklahoma; 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; Lower Sioux Indian 
Community in the State of Minnesota; Menominee Indian Tribe of 
Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota 
(Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac 
Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth 
Band); Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of 
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; 
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie 
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Prairie Island Indian Community in 
the State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; 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; Sisseton-Wahpeton 
Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa 
Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation (previously 
listed as Osage Tribe); Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma; 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

    In 1890 and 1891, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from a mound in Jo Daviess County, IL. Based 
on the location description, it appears the mound was one of the 
Crooked Slough Mounds (11JD341). The human remains were excavated by a 
group of students from Coe College, who donated the skeletal material 
to the Coe College Museum, also known as the Bert Bailey Museum. In 
2012, the human remains were loaned to the Office of the State 
Archaeologist so that the Bioarchaeology Program could assist Coe 
College with NAGPRA compliance. The human remains consist of three 
adults of unknown age and sex, and one juvenile 1-3 years old of 
unknown sex (Burial Project 1934). No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The overall condition of all of the human remains, supported by the 
limited provenience information available, suggests a date in 
antiquity. The cranial metrics and severe dental attrition observed on 
some individuals are both consistent with characteristics of 
prehistoric Native Americans. However, these human remains cannot be 
dated or attributed to a particular archeological context in Illinois.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from a mound at an unknown location in 
Delaware County, IN. The circumstances of the removal are unknown, but 
the human remains (Accession #2106) were stored in the collections of 
the Coe College Museum, also known as the Bert Bailey Museum, in Cedar 
Rapids, IA. The style of the accession tag is identical to those used 
for late 19th century donations to the museum. In 2012, the human 
remains were loaned to the Office of the State Archaeologist so that 
the Bioarchaeology Program could assist Coe College with NAGPRA 
compliance. An older, possibly male adult and two adolescents or young 
adults are represented by the human remains (Burial Project 1934). No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by Coe College

    Officials of Coe College, with the concurrence of the Office of the 
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on archival information, 
archeological evidence, and/or osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 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 were removed is the aboriginal land of 
The Tribes.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The 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 should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton 
Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email [email protected], by August 22, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    Coe College, with the assistance of the Office of the State 
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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