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Oklahoma, and Winnebago Tribe of Oregon State University Department of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska have provided both written of Anthropology, Corvallis, Oregon is Nebraska; - Tribe of and oral history of their traditional responsible for notifying the Indians, ; and Winnebago occupation of Midwest areas east of the River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Tribe of Nebraska. Mississippi and have demonstrated land Reservation, South Dakota; Citizen Between 1930 and 1959, human area claims in Illinois. The Ho–Chunk Nation, Oklahoma; remains representing a minimum of one Nation of Wisconsin, Iowa Tribe of , Oklahoma; Forest individual were removed from an Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of County Potawatomi Community, unknown mound site in Illinois, by Oklahoma, Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian George Karl Neumann, a physical Indians, Oklahoma, and Winnebago Community, Michigan; Ho–Chunk anthropologist working out of Indiana Tribe of Nebraska traditionally occupied Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of State University, Terre Haute, IN. In areas that have been demonstrated to Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 1976, the Oregon State University include sites in Illinois. The tribes at Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of Department of Anthropology acquired one time constituted a single tribe with the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; the Neumann Collection from Indiana shared cultural affiliation. Specific Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala State University. This individual is published works cite the Ho–Chunk Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge referenced in the accession records as Nation of Wisconsin, Iowa Tribe of Reservation, South Dakota; Otoe– N104. No known individual was Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; identified. No associated funerary Oklahoma, Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; objects are present. Indians, Oklahoma; and Winnebago Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Dr. Neumann collected human Tribe of Nebraska, as having villages in Kansas; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in remains from several archeological Illinois that included mound building Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, projects with a focus on archeological cultural practices. Based on the Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the mound sites, skeletal characteristics of preponderance of the evidence, Mississippi in Iowa; and Winnebago Native American races, and general including the primary body of Dr. Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has human physical variation and skeletal Neumann’s work in Illinois, and been published. morphology. The culmination of this collection records, officials of the research is published as ‘‘Archaeology Dated: April 7, 2008 and Race in the American Indian,’’ in Oregon State University Department of Sherry Hutt, Anthropology reasonably believe that the 1952 Yearbook of Physical Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the human remains are affiliated with Anthropology Vol. 8. The Neumann the Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, [FR Doc. E8–11590 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] Collection contained numerous Native Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, BILLING CODE 4312–50–S American human remains, the majority of which are from sites associated with Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe– Mound Builder cultures. Evidence in Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the collection records indicates that and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. N104 is Native American and is from Officials of the Oregon State National Park Service one of the mound sites excavated by Dr. University Department of Anthropology Neumann. have determined that, pursuant to 25 Notice of Inventory Completion: The human remains are determined to U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains Oregon State University Department of be Native American based on skeletal described above represent the physical Anthropology, Corvallis, OR morphology and collection records. The remains of one individual of Native AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Iowa American ancestry. Officials of the ACTION: Notice. Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Otoe– Oregon State University Department of Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, Anthropology have also determined Notice is here given in accordance and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska have that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), with the Native American Graves provided both written and oral history there is a relationship of shared group Protection and Repatriation Act of their traditional occupation of identity that can be reasonably traced (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Midwest areas east of the Mississippi between the Native American human completion of an inventory of human and have demonstrated land area claims remains and the Ho–Chunk Nation of remains in the control of Oregon State in Illinois. The Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and University Department of Anthropology, Wisconsin, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Corvallis, OR. The human remains were Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians, removed from mound sites in central Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and Winnebago Tribe of Illinois. Oklahoma, and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. This notice is published as part of the Nebraska traditionally occupied areas Representatives of any other Indian National Park Service’s administrative that have been demonstrated to include tribe that believes itself to be culturally responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 sites in Illinois. The tribes at one time affiliated with the human remains U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations constituted a single tribe with shared should contact Dr. David McMurray, in this notice are the sole responsibility cultural affiliation. Specific published Oregon State University Department of of the museum, institution, or Federal works cite the Ho–Chunk Nation of Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, agency that has control of the Native Wisconsin, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) American human remains. The National Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, 737–4515, before June 23, 2008. Park Service is not responsible for the Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians, Repatriation of the human remains to determinations in this notice. Oklahoma, and Winnebago Tribe of the Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, A detailed assessment of the human Nebraska, as having villages in Illinois Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and remains was made by Oregon State that included mound building cultural Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska may University Department of Anthropology practices. Based on the preponderance proceed after that date if no additional professional staff in consultation with of the evidence, including the primary claimants come forward. representatives of the Ho-Chunk Nation body of Dr. Neumann’s work in Illinois,

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and collection records, officials of the Dated: March 31, 2008 Site CA–MRN–17 is a shell mound Oregon State University Department of Sherry Hutt, that contains hearths and interments. Anthropology reasonably believe that Manager, National NAGPRA Program. The five individuals described above the human remains are affiliated with [FR Doc. E8–11592 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] were found in three burials. One burial ± the Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, BILLING CODE 4312–50–S was radiocarbon dated to A.D. 65 115. Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, This date is consistent with Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe– archeological and linguistic evidence for Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the presence of ancestors of the and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, National Park Service California. A second burial was Officials of the Oregon State radiocarbon dated to 3480±145 B.C. University Department of Anthropology Notice of Inventory Completion: San This burial represents one of the earliest have determined that, pursuant to 25 Francisco State University, Department Native American human remains U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains of Anthropology, San Francisco, CA recorded in the San Francisco Bay area. described above represent the physical Archeological and linguistic research AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains of one individual of Native does not indicate a clear cultural American ancestry. Officials of the ACTION: Notice. affiliation for Native American human Oregon State University Department of remains from this early period. Anthropology have also determined Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves However, consultation with tribal that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), representatives indicates that the human there is a relationship of shared group Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the remains are culturally affiliated with the identity that can be reasonably traced completion of an inventory of human Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, between the Native American human California. Since the archeological and remains and associated funerary objects remains and the Ho–Chunk Nation of linguistic data are unresolved, and the in the possession of San Francisco State Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and tribe has stated a desire to repatriate the University, Department of Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; human remains, it is the opinion of Anthropology, San Francisco, CA. The officials of San Francisco State Otoe–Missouria Tribe of Indians, human remains and associated funerary University given the totality of the Oklahoma; and Winnebago Tribe of objects were removed from Marin circumstances, that the human remains Nebraska. County, CA. from site CA–MRN–17 are reasonably Representatives of any other Indian This notice is published as part of the believed to be culturally affiliated with tribe that believes itself to be culturally National Park Service’s administrative the Federated Indians of Graton affiliated with the human remains responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Rancheria, California. should contact Dr. David McMurray, U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations At an unknown date prior to 1962, Oregon State University Department of in this notice are the sole responsibility human remains representing a Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, of the museum, institution, or Federal minimum of one individual were Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541) agency that has control of the Native removed from the San Anselmo 737–4515, before June 23, 2008. American human remains and Shellheap site (CA–MRN–74), Marin Repatriation of the human remains to associated funerary objects. The County, CA. The information on the Ho–Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, National Park Service is not responsible removal is according to Department of Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and for the determinations in this notice. Anthropology records. At an unknown Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska may A detailed assessment of the human date, the human remains were donated proceed after that date if no additional remains was made by San Francisco to the San Francisco State University claimants come forward. State University, Department of Department of Anthropology by an Anthropology professional staff in Oregon State University Department unknown person. No known individual consultation with representatives of the of Anthropology is responsible for was identified. No associated funerary Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, notifying the Cheyenne River Sioux objects are present. California. The age of CA–MRN–74 is unknown. Tribe of the Cheyenne River From 1980 to 1985, human remains Reservation, South Dakota; Citizen The human remains were removed from representing a minimum of five a Native American shell midden located Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; individuals were removed from CA– within the historically documented Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Forest MRN–17, De Silva Island, Richardson territory of the Federated Indians of County Potawatomi Community, Bay, Marin County, CA, by San Graton Rancheria, California. The Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Francisco State University staff under preponderance of available evidence, Community, Michigan; Ho–Chunk the direction of Gary Pahl. Materials indicates that the human remains are Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of from the excavations were jointly culturally affiliated with the Federated Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of curated by San Francisco State Indians of Graton Rancheria, California. Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of University and Sonoma State University Between 1969 and 1971, human the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Anthropological Studies Center until remains representing a minimum of Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala 1998, when all excavated materials from eight individuals were removed from Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge CA–MRN–17 were transferred to San the Miller Creek Site (CA–MRN–138), Reservation, South Dakota; Peoria Tribe Francisco State University. No known Marin County, CA, by San Francisco of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band of individuals were identified. The 17 State University staff under the Potawatomi Nation, Kansas; Sac & Fox associated funerary objects are 1 elk direction of Charles Slaymaker and Nation of Missouri in Kansas and bone awl, 3 obsidian flakes, 2 lots of Michael Moratto. No known individuals Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; obsidian debitage, 1 chert flake, 1 core, were identified. The six associated Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in 1 scraper, 2 lots of chert debitage, 2 funerary objects are one obsidian point, Iowa; and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska pieces of ground stone, and 4 carbon one shell bead, and four ochre that this notice has been published. samples. fragments.

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