53468 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 175 / Monday, September 11, 2006 / Notices KS, by Ralph Bell, an avocational not culturally or ethnically Wichita. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR archeologist from Salina, KS, with Historical documents suggest that the permission of the land owner. No Wichita occasionally took captives from National Park Service known individual was identified. No other tribes (Anderson 1999; M. Wedel Notice of Inventory Completion: associated funerary objects are present. 1981, 1982). However, a recent review Kansas State University, Manhattan, Sometime between 1928 and 1988, of Ceramic period mortuary practices in KS human remains representing a the upper Kansas River basin showed minimum of two individuals were that burial of human remains in AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. removed from site 14MP2, McPherson domestic context (house floors or cache County, KS, by Mr. Bell. No known ACTION: Notice. pits) occurred with some regularity in individuals were identified. No centuries prior to the establishment of Notice is here given in accordance associated funerary objects are present. with the Native American Graves Sometime between 1928 and 1988, the Great Bend aspect villages (Roper Protection and Repatriation Act human remains representing a 2006:293–298). However, there is no (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the minimum of one individual were indication of how prevalent this burial completion of an inventory of human removed from site 14RC8, Rice County, practice was, how bones of the captives remains and associated funerary objects KS, by Mr. Bell, with permission of the were disposed of, or how old either in the possession of Kansas State land owner. No known individual was practice of burial or capture were for the University, Manhattan, KS. The human identified. No associated funerary Wichita. Therefore, without evidence to remains and associated funerary objects objects are present. the contrary, the human remains from The human remains from the three were removed from Saline County, MO. the three sites are reasonably believed to This notice is published as part of the sites were removed on unknown dates be those of Wichita individuals. before Mr. Bell’s death in 1988. As an National Park Service’s administrative Descendants of the Wichita are members responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 avocational archeologist, Mr. Bell of the present-day Wichita and surface collected and excavated cache U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco in this notice are the sole responsibility pits in the Smoky Hill River drainage in & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. northwest McPherson County and Great of the museum, institution, or Federal Bend sites along the bluffs and valley of Officials of Kansas State University agency that has control of the Native the Little Arkansas River in northeast have determined that, pursuant to 25 American human remains and Rice County. Mr. Bell left his collection U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains associated funerary objects. The to his daughters, Judy Ewalt and Cathy described above represent the physical National Park Service is not responsible Farr, both of Salina, KS, and they remains of four individuals of Native for the determinations in this notice. donated the Ralph Bell Collection to American ancestry. Officials of Kansas A detailed assessment of the human Kansas State University in 1989. State University also have determined remains was made by Kansas State All three sites are reasonably believed that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), University professional staff in to be single-component village sites there is a relationship of shared group consultation with representatives of the assigned to the Great Bend aspect. identity that can be reasonably traced Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. The Osage Tribe, Oklahoma Although not formally designated until between the Native American human was invited to consult, but did not 1949 (W. Wedel 1949), the Great Bend remains and the Wichita and Affiliated participate. aspect has been recognized as a distinct Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & central and south-central Kansas culture In 1970, human remains representing Tawakonie), Oklahoma. since the late 19th century (Brower a minimum of nine individuals were 1898; Udden 1900). In 1541, Spanish Representatives of any other Indian removed from the Utlaut site conquistadors traveled in search of tribe that believes itself to be culturally (23SA162W), Saline County, MO, with Quivira, the golden city. The Indian affiliated with the human remains permission from the landowner, during villages that Coronado encountered should contact Dr. Jacque E. Gibbons, an excavation directed by Patricia J. were described as the cities of Quivira, Kansas State University, 204 Waters O’Brien from Kansas State University. and the people as Quivira. Studies of Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506–4003, The excavation was conducted as part of the 1920s, indicate that the ‘‘Quivira’’ telephone (785) 532–4976, before the Great Plains Archaeological Field Indian villages were probably October 11, 2006. Repatriation of the School from Kansas State University, encountered in the Cow Creek and Little human remains to the Wichita and Manhattan, KS; University of Kansas, Arkansas Rivers area of Rice County (H. Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco Lawrence, KS; and University of Jones 1928; P. Jones 1929, 1937). Other & Tawakonie), Oklahoma may proceed Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO. The documentation describes the Quivira as after that date if no additional claimants human remains were cataloged and Wichita people (Hodge 1899; Mooney come forward. removed and have been curated since 1899). Further evidence, both that time at Kansas State University. No archeological and documentary of the Kansas State University is responsible known individuals were identified. The 1940s supports Wichita affiliation with for notifying the Wichita and Affiliated 223 associated funerary objects are 2 the Cow Creek and Little Arkansas Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & chert flakes, 3 pottery vessels, 3 soil Rivers sites (W. Wedel 1942). Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this notice samples, 1 mussel shell, 1 chipped The human remains are reasonably has been published. stone artifact, 1 retouched flake, and 212 believed to be from either general debris Dated: August 23, 2006 beads and fragments. scatter or trash pit context, rather than The Utlaut site (23SA162W) is located C. Timothy McKeown, from deliberate burials. Human remains on private land in the Missouri River found in this matter would seem to be Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. bottoms near Malta Bend, MO. those of someone held in very low [FR Doc. E6–14929 Filed 9–8–06; 8:45 am] Archeological remains lie on and in a esteem, such as a slave or victim, and BILLING CODE 4312–50–S sand ridge in a low-lying area, which this could imply that the human probably represents a former channel of remains are from individuals who were the Missouri River. Utlaut is a multi- VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:03 Sep 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11SEN1.SGM 11SEN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 175 / Monday, September 11, 2006 / Notices 53469 component site, containing an extensive Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, of the Colorado River Indian scatter of late Middle to early-Late Oklahoma. Reservation, Arizona and California; Woodland habitation debris, an Oneota Representatives of any other Indian Gila River Indian Community of the Gila mortuary component, and some recent tribe that believes itself to be culturally River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Euro-American historic debris. The affiliated with the human remains and Tribe of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of presence of Woodland materials that are associated funerary objects should Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa not water worn and appear to represent contact Dr. Jacque E. Gibbons, Indian Community of the Salt River an in situ camp, suggests that the Department of Sociology, Anthropology Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham Missouri River abandoned the channel, and Social Work, 204 Waters Hall, Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-Apache represented by this sand bar, no less Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Nation of the Camp Verde Indian than 1500 years ago. The human 66506–4003, telephone (785) 532–4976, Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott remains and some of the associated before October 11, 2006. Repatriation of Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, funerary objects were removed from the the human remains and associated Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Oneota component. All burials were in funerary objects to the Otoe-Missouria Reservation, New Mexico. a line and similarly oriented, are Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma may In 1978 and 1979, human remains reasonably believed to be from a single proceed after that date if no additional representing a minimum of 83 small cemetery, and are therefore of the claimants come forward. individuals were removed from the same cultural affiliation. Kansas State University is responsible Cashion site (NA 14690), Maricopa The Utlaut site is nearly equidistant for notifying the Osage Tribe, Oklahoma County, AZ, during archeological between Gumbo Point site (23SA4), a and Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, investigations conducted by the Late Missouri Indian village, and the Oklahoma that this notice has Museum of Nothern Arizona on behalf Plattner site (23SA3), a Little Osage published. of the Arizona Nuclear Power Project. village. Gumbo Point is a Missouria The investigations took place prior to Dated: August 23, 2006 Indian village with an estimated the construction of a wastewater occupation of A.D. 1727–1777; Plattner C. Timothy McKeown, conveyance system to cool the Palo is a contemporaneous Osage Indian Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The village. Both villages are documented in [FR Doc. E6–14931 Filed 9–8–06; 8:45 am] Cashion site is a large Hohokam the historic literature, so their cultural BILLING CODE 4312–50–S settlement south of the town of Cashion affiliations are known.