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Bouton in his 1856 book ‘‘The History • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Concord from its First Grant in 1725, human remains described in this notice to the Organization of the City represent the physical remains of 15 National Park Service Government in 1853, with a History of individuals of Native American [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17549; the Ancient Pennacooks,’’ Pehaungun is ancestry. PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] described as being 120 years old; he • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), died in 1732 and was buried by other the 143 objects described in this notice Notice of Inventory Completion: Kerr American Indians in the area. Bouton are reasonably believed to have been County Attorney’s Office, Kerr County, also mentions that Pehaungun and placed with or near individual human TX Tahanto, another Pennacook leader, remains at the time of death or later as AGENCY: provided testimony during the trial of part of the death rite or ceremony. National Park Service, Interior. one of an Indian accused of the murder • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there ACTION: Notice. of Thomas Dickinson in 1668. Stewart- is a relationship of shared group SUMMARY: The Kerr County Attorney’s Smith notes the obviously problematical identity that can be reasonably traced Office has completed an inventory of nature of accounts like Bouton’s. It is between the Native American human human remains, in consultation with possible, however, that accounts of remains and associated funerary objects the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Pehaugan and Tahanto, coupled with and the Repatriation Hawaiian organizations, and has the discovery of a burial site, may have Confederacy, representing the Mashpee determined that there is a cultural provided source material for the late Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as affiliation between the human remains nineteenth and early twentieth century the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal and present-day Indian tribes or Native accounts of ‘‘Punjoe.’’ Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of Hawaiian organizations. Lineal The Georgetown, Shattuck Farm, Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined, the descendants or representatives of any Lowell Textile School, Poznick, Call, Assonet Band of the Wampaog Nation, Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian and Indian Rock sites are within the a non-federally recognized Indian organization not identified in this notice homeland historically occupied by the group. that wish to request transfer of control Pennacook or Pawtucket, who lived in Additional Requestors and Disposition of these human remains should submit the Merrimack River valley and adjacent a written request to the Kerr County areas of northeastern and Lineal descendants or representatives Attorney’s Office. If no additional . David Steward-Smith, of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian requestors come forward, transfer of in his 1998 Union Institute dissertation organization not identified in this notice control of the human remains to the ‘‘The Pennacook Indians and the New that wish to request transfer of control lineal descendants, or Indian tribes, or England Frontier, circa 1606–1733’’ of these human remains and associated Native Hawaiian organizations stated in discusses the coalescence of indigenous funerary objects should submit a written this notice may proceed. groups following King Philip’s War request with information in support of DATES: Lineal descendants or (1675–1678), including the , the request to Dr. Ryan J. Wheeler, representatives of any Indian tribe or Wampanoag, Pocumtuck, and Robert S. Peabody Museum of Native Hawaiian organization not Narragansett who sought refuge among Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 180 identified in this notice that wish to the Pennacook (p. 339). The historical Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, request transfer of control of these accounts compiled by Stewart-Smith telephone (978) 749–4490, email human remains should submit a written indicate consistent alliances with [email protected], by March 30, peoples to the north. Bert request with information in support of 2015. After that date, if no additional the request to the Kerr County Salwen’s 1978 entry ‘‘Indians of requestors have come forward, transfer Southern and Long Island: Attorney’s Office at the address in this of control of the human remains and notice by March 30, 2015. Early Period,’’ appearing in the associated funerary objects to the ADDRESSES: Heather Stebbins, Kerr Handbook of North American Indians: Wampanoag Repatriation Confederacy, County Attorney, 700 Main Street, Suite Northeast, edited by Bruce G. Trigger representing the Mashpee Wampanoag BA–103, Kerrville, TX 78028, telephone states that the indigenous groups in the Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee (830) 792–2220, email cmc@ region extending ‘‘from Saco Bay, Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, co.kerr.tx.us. Maine, to the vicinity of the Housatonic Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head River, in Connecticut, and from Long (Aquinnah), and, if joined, the Assonet SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Island inland to southern New Band of the Wampaog Nation, a non- here given in accordance with the Hampshire and ’’ shared a federally recognized Indian group. Native American Graves Protection and cultural pattern (page 160–161). The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Elaborating on the work of Frank T. Archaeology is responsible for notifying 3003, of the completion of an inventory Siebert, Jr., linguist Jessie Little Doe the Wampanoag Repatriation of human remains under the control of Baird demonstrates linguistic unity Confederacy, representing the Mashpee the County of Kerr, Kerr County among Wampanoag, , and Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as Attorney’s Office, Kerrville, TX. The Pennacook peoples in adjacent parts of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal human remains were removed from Kerr Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of County, TX. including the area around the Gay Head (Aquinnah), and the Assonet This notice is published as part of the Georgetown, Shattuck Farm, Lowell Band of the Wampaog Nation, a non- National Park Service’s administrative Textile School, Poznick, Call, and federally recognized Indian group, that responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Indian Rock sites. this notice has been published. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Determinations Made by the Robert S. Dated: January 23, 2015. the museum, institution, or Federal Peabody Museum of Archaeology Melanie O’Brien, agency that has control of the Native Officials of the Robert S. Peabody Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. American human remains. The National Museum of Archaeology have [FR Doc. 2015–04062 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] Park Service is not responsible for the determined that: BILLING CODE 4312–50–P determinations in this notice.

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Consultation Indians, the Carrizo Indians, and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR A detailed assessment of the human possibly the Comanche utilized the National Park Service remains was made by the Kerr County niche methods of burial. The last tribe Sheriff’s Department Evidence with historical affiliation in the area was [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17616; Submission professional staff. Kerr the Lipan Apache Band under Chief PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] County Justice of the Peace Precinct #4, Castro, whose sons were scouts for the Justice William Ragsdale has consulted Texas Rangers. Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. with representatives of the Comanche Department of Defense, Department of Determinations Made by the Kerr Nation, Oklahoma, the Mescalero the Navy, Washington, DC County Attorney’s Office Apache Tribe of the Mescalero AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Reservation, New Mexico, and the Lipan Officials of the Kerr County ACTION: Notice. Apache Band of Texas, a non-Federally Attorney’s Office have determined that: recognized Indian group. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of History and Description of the Remains human remains described in this notice Defense, Department of the Navy has represent the physical remains of one completed an inventory of human In May 2009, human remains remains and associated funerary, in individual of Native American ancestry. representing, at minimum, one consultation with the appropriate individual were removed from private • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian property along a river bank in Kerr there is a relationship of shared group organizations, and has determined that County, TX. Individuals clearing land identity that can be reasonably traced there is a cultural affiliation between the along a dry river bank on private between the Native American human human remains and associated funerary property discovered some fragmented remains and the Comanche Nation, objects and present-day Indian tribes or bones in a niche. Believing the bones to Oklahoma, and the Mescalero Apache Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal possibly be human remains, the Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New descendants or representatives of any fragments were reported to the ranch Mexico. Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian manager, who advised that there had organization not identified in this notice been other fragments removed from the Additional Requestors and Disposition that wish to request transfer of control same area in 2005. The Kerr County Lineal descendants or representatives of these human remains and associated Sheriff’s Department was notified, took funerary objects should submit a written photos, and removed additional of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice request to the Department of the Navy. fragments from the river bank in Kerr If no additional requestors come that wish to request transfer of control County, TX. The remains were then forward, transfer of control of the of these human remains should submit taken to the Kerr County Sheriff’s human remains and associated funerary Department secure evidence storage. a written request with information in objects to the lineal descendants, Indian The University of North Texas Center support of the request to Heather tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations for Human Identification, Laboratory of Stebbins, Kerr County Attorney, 700 stated in this notice may proceed. Forensic Anthropology evaluated the Main Street, Suite BA–103, Kerrville, DATES: Lineal descendants or bone fragments and prepared a report. TX 78028, telephone (830) 792–2220, The report concluded that the remains representatives of any Indian tribe or email [email protected], by March 30, Native Hawaiian organization not are historical/archeological in origin 2015. After that date, if no additional and are at least 100–200 years old. The identified in this notice that wish to requestors have come forward, transfer request transfer of control of these remains were from one male individual, of control of the human remains to the approximately 24 years of age, and most human remains and associated funerary Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, and the objects should submit a written request importantly, the remains are of Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Amerindian ancestry. No known with information in support of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, request to the Department of the Navy individuals or specific tribal affiliation may proceed. were identified. No associated funerary at the address in this notice by March objects were present. The Kerr County Attorney’s office is 30, 2015. According to anthropologist Harrell responsible for notifying the Comanche ADDRESSES: Mr. Joseph Montoya, Gill-King, Ph.D., D–ABFA, the Lipan Nation, Oklahoma, the Mescalero Environmental Planning and Apache inhabited the entire length of Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Conservation Branch Manager, Naval the Guadalupe River basin 100 to 200 Reservation, New Mexico, and the Lipan Base Ventura County, Naval Base years ago. According to Daniel Castro Apache Band of Texas, a non-Federally Ventura County, 311 Main Road, Romero, Jr., General Council Chairman, recognized Indian group, that this notice Building 1, Code N45V, Point Mugu, CA Lipan Apache Band of Texas, the Lipan has been published. 93042, telephone (805) 989–3804, email [email protected]. Apache have historically used this Dated: January 23, 2015. geographical area for traditional hunting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is and burial. Mr. Romero believes that the Melanie O’Brien, here given in accordance with the Apache affiliation has been verified Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Native American Graves Protection and through previous scholarship. NAGPRA [FR Doc. 2015–04058 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. affiliate, Randy Barnes, has advised Kerr BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 3003, of the completion of an inventory County that the area in question is of human remains and associated traditional hunting and burial area of funerary objects under the control of the the Lipan Apache. This particular area Department of the Navy, Naval Base in the Texas Hill Country has had Ventura County, and in the physical several known tribal groups that were in custody of its partner repositories, the area within the estimated time which include the Fowler Museum at period. The Lipan Apache, the Payaya UCLA, Natural History Museum of Los

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