Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 19, 2007 / Notices 71949 individual were removed from a Skidi Oklahoma. The descendants of the ACTION: Notice. village near Genoa, Nance County, NE. Wichita are members of the Wichita and The human remains were donated to the Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco Notice is here given in accordance Hastings Museum by A.M. Brooking and & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. with the Native American Graves cataloged in 1942 (22316). No known The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Protection and Repatriation Act individual was identified. No associated Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent funerary objects were present. Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and to repatriate cultural items in the Numerous sites in Nance County are Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, possession of the Hastings Museum of attributed to a number of cultures, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma Natural and Cultural History (Hastings including Central Plains Tradition and have entered into an agreement that Museum), Hastings, NE that meet the historic Pawnee. This is also the human remains and funerary objects definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary location of the last land the Pawnee located between the Missouri River and objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. This notice is published as part of the Tribe occupied prior to moving to the Smokey Hill River shall be claimed National Park Service’s administrative Oklahoma. Museum officials have by the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 determined, based on museum records, Officials of the Hastings Museum that the human remains are likely U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations have determined that, pursuant to 25 in this notice are the sole responsibility associated with the Pawnee or Central U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains Plains Tradition. Museum officials have of the museum, institution, or Federal described above represent the physical agency that has control of the cultural determined based on Pawnee oral remains of 15 individuals of Native tradition and anthropological research items. The National Park Service is not American ancestry. Officials of the that the Central Plains Tradition people responsible for the determinations in Hastings Museum also have determined are ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee, this notice. that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), and possibly the Wichita. At an unknown time, cultural items On an unknown date, human remains there is a relationship of shared group were removed from an ossuary, known representing a minimum of one identity that can be reasonably traced locally as the Alma Ossuary, in the area individual were removed from a site in between the Native American human of Alma, Harlan County, NE. The 43 Republican County, KS. The human remains and the Pawnee Nation of unassociated funerary objects are 1 remains were donated to the museum by Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the antler implement, 1 unfinished pipe an unknown donor and cataloged in Fort Berthold Reservation, North blank made of stone or clay, 1 stone 1936 (14694). No known individual was Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated drill, 8 stone scrapers, 2 stone flakes, 1 identified. No associated funerary Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & stone arrow point, 24 stone scrapers, 1 objects were present. Tawakonie), Oklahoma. stone projectile point, 1 point or Republican County has been the home Representatives of any other Indian scraper, and 3 stone scrapers. of the Central Plains Tradition and the tribe that believes itself to be culturally The antler implement was acquired Kitkehahki (Republican) band of the affiliated with the human remains by the Hastings Museum in an exchange Pawnee. The human remains may be should contact Teresa Kreutzer–Hodson, with the John Bear Estate for Service’s associated with the large Pawnee village Hastings Museum of Natural and rendered and cataloged in 1939 (18406). at the Kansas Monument site. Museum Cultural History, 1330 N Burlington, PO The other 42 unassociated funerary officials have determined, based on Box 1286, Hastings, NE 68902, (402) objects were acquired by the museum museum records, that the human 461–2399, before January 18, 2008. from Robert Stevenson and cataloged in remains are likely associated with the Repatriation of the human remains to 1935 (14414, 14415, 14417, 14418, Pawnee or Central Plains Tradition. the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma may 14421). The Central Plains Tradition was a proceed after that date if no additional At an unknown time, cultural items culture that lived on the plains of claimants come forward. were removed from an ossuary from Nebraska and Kansas. The culture The Hastings Museum of Natural and Orleans, Harlan County, NE, and abruptly enters the archeological Cultural History is responsible for acquired from the H.P. Honnold records about A.D. 1,000. By about A.D. notifying the Pawnee Nation of collection and cataloged in 1942. The 1,400, the people leave the area and Oklahoma; Three Affiliated Tribes of the unassociated funerary objects are 2,887 head north. Their move brought them Fort Berthold Reservation, North white shell beads of various sizes into land occupied by the Middle Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated (22786). Missouri Culture (in what is now the Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & In 1936, cultural items were removed Dakotas), which, to some extent, merged Tawakonie), Oklahoma that this notice from an ossuary on the Hunt farm near with other groups over time. The new has been published. Orleans, Harlan County, NE, and culture that emerged from this contact is Dated: October 1, 2007. donated to the museum by A.M. probably the people who are ancestors Brooking, museum founder, and Sherry Hutt, to the Arikara and Pawnee, and possibly cataloged in 1937. The 60 unassociated the Wichita. Museum officials have Manager, National NAGPRA Program. funerary objects are 33 round shell determined based on museum records, [FR Doc. E7–24613 Filed 12–18–07; 8:45 am] beads and 27 tubular bone beads of Pawnee oral tradition, and BILLING CODE 4312–50–S various sizes and strung on a wire anthropological research that the (17423). Central Plains Tradition people are Research conducted at the Nebraska ancestors to the Arikara and Pawnee, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR State Historical Society identifies a and possibly the Wichita. The Arikara number of known archeological sites in National Park Service people eventually settled with the Harlan County. Some sites are ossuaries Mandan and Hidatsa and are now Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural and can be found in the area of Orleans members of the Three Affiliated Tribes Items: Hastings Museum of Natural and Alma. The cultural items are similar of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North and Cultural History, Hastings, NE to other known ossuary material. The Dakota. Descendants of the Pawnee are cultural items are also similar to known members of the Pawnee Nation of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Plains Woodland and Central Plains VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:40 Dec 18, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 71950 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 19, 2007 / Notices Tradition funerary objects and are likely least 15 sites in the area of Palmer. This mirror, fire steel, pair of scissors, three from one of these cultures. Although the area of the state is known to have been broken bracelets, faceted glass beads, funerary objects can not be linked to a historically occupied by the Skidi band and wooden bowl were purchased by specific site, based on museum records, of the Pawnee, as well as older cultures. the Hastings Museum from Phil Cuba museum officials have determined that Although the funerary objects can not be and cataloged in 1934 (12617, 12618, the cultural items were intentionally linked to a specific site, museum 12621, 12622, 12635, 12815). The other placed with human remains at burial. officials have determined based on metal coiled armband was purchased by At an unknown time, cultural items museum records, that the items were the Hastings Museum from Phil Cuba were removed from the Marshal Ossuary intentionally placed with human and cataloged in 1937 (17361). Two (25HN1) near Republican City in Harlan remains at burial. In addition, because copper bracelets, silver concho, trigger County, NE. The 1,065 unassociated the museum can document A.M. guard for firearm, parts of four earbobs, funerary objects are 79 ground squirrel Brooking’s work at the Palmer Site and glass oil lamp base were purchased teeth, 1 partial animal bone, and 985 (25HW1), a known Skidi village, and by the Hastings Museum from Mrs. Phil shell beads. that the funerary objects removed from Cuba and cataloged in 1940 (19842, The ground squirrel teeth were this site are similar to those described 19483, 19484, 19485, 19486). The stone donated to the Hastings Museum by above, the funerary objects from the projectile points were purchased by the A.M. Brooking and cataloged between Palmer area are likely associated with Hastings Museum from Mrs. Phil Cuba 1926 and 1931 (03840). The one partial the Skidi band of the Pawnee. and cataloged in 1944 (24730). The animal bone was purchased by the At an unknown time, cultural items headdress made of textiles, feathers, Hastings Museum from J.W. Markim were removed from graves on the Greek leather, and fur was donated to the and cataloged in 1933 (12348). The shell Farm (25NC6/20), also known as Genoa Hastings Museum by Phil Cuba and beads were possibly collected by A.M. Village, located near Genoa in Nance cataloged in 1934 (13159). The 11 pieces Brooking and documented as being part County, NE. The 47 unassociated of earbobs, 1 metal ring, 2 partial of the museum collection in 1943 funerary objects are 4 pipe bowls, 1 bracelets, 2 complete and 2 partial (22898).