Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Notices 48303

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from the

Illinois counties of La Salle, Madison,

Perry, and Randolph in the Possession

of the Anthropology Section, Illinois

State Museum, Springfield, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from the Illinois counties of La Salle,

Madison, Perry, and Randolph in the

Possession of the Anthropology Section,

Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Illinois State

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe

of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation,

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Sac & Fox

Nation of Missouri, Sac & Fox Nation of

Oklahoma, Sac & Fox Tribe of the

Mississippi in Iowa, Kickapoo Tribe of

Kansas, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma,

Forest County Potawatomi Community,

Hannahville Indian Community,

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,

and Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians

of Kansas.

In 1972, human remains representing

eight individuals were recovered at Fort

de Chartres III (11R127), Randolph

County, during archeological

excavations conducted by Dr. Margaret

Kimball Brown to develop more

accurate reconstructions and

interpretive programming at this state

park. No known individuals were

identified. The 9,834 associated

funerary objects include one embossed

silver arm band, 33 silver brooches,

three silver crosses, 80 iron tinkling

cones, one iron spear point, three brass

bells, three brass necklaces, four copper

rings, one bone-handled case knife, and

9,585 glass seed beads.

The Fort de Chartres III site is the last

of a historically well-documented series

of forts established as the seat of French

military and civil power in Illinois from

1719 until the final fort was handed

over to the British in 1765. This third

construction consisted of a substantial

stone fortress dating from the mid1750s. Historical and archeological

evidence clearly indicate this fort was

also a center of Native American

activity. Two contemporary Michigamea

villages (Kolmer and Waterman sites)

have been documented near this fort.

Based on dentition, cranial

characteristics, and the associated

funerary objects, these individuals have

been determined to be Native American.

Based on the location of the burials

within the fort itself and the European

trade goods present, these individuals

were likely interred after the British

abandonment of the fort in 1772 and

prior to 1832, when the remaining tribes

in Illinois were removed across the

Mississippi River. The Michigamea

were members of the Illini confederacy,

along with the Cahokia, Kaskaskia,

Moingwena, Peoria, and Tamaroa. The

present day descendant of the Illini

confederacy is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

In 1952, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Guebert site (11R1), Randolph County,

during joint archeological excavations

by the Illinois State Museum and

Southern Illinois University. No known

individual was identified. The four

associated funerary objects include one

lead cross, two fragments of brass or

copper, and one fragment of a German

silver trigger guard.

The Guebert site is an historic village

site known in French documents as

‘‘Indian Kaskaskia’’ which was occupied

between 1719 and about 1765 by

Kaskaskia, Michigamea, and Tamaroa

people of the Illini confederacy. Based

on site context, cranial chartacteristics

and the associated funerary objects, this

individual has been determined to be

Native American and most likely

affiliated with the Illini confederacy.

The present day descendant of the Illini

confederacy is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

In 1948, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from

Feature 5 at the Hotel Plaza site

(11LS61), La Salle County, during joint

archeological excavations by the Illinois

State Museum and the University of

Chicago. No known individual was

identified. The three associated funerary

objects include one chert hammerstone,

one sandstone abrader, and one La Salle

Filleted pottery sherd.

The Hotel Plaza site, located on a

floodplain of the Illinois River adjacent

to Starved Rock, contains mixed

precontact occupations (Archaic and

Woodland periods) and features dating

into the historic period. Based on

cranial characteristics and the

associated funerary objects, this

individual has been identified as Native

American. Feature 5 at the Hotel Plaza

site has been identified as an historic

feature based on the presence of La Salle

Filleted pottery (a postcontact ceramic

style) and the location of this burial

overlaying and therefore postdating

another feature containing historic

artifacts. At various times during the

late 1600s and early 1700s, this section

of the Illinois River valley was occupied

by tribes including the Kaskaskia and

other Illini groups, the Kickapoo, the

Miami, the Missouri, the Piankeshaw,

the Shawnee, and the Wea. Historical

documents indicate the Peoria occupied

Hotel Plaza and Starved Rock from

about 1711 to 1720, the most likely date

range for this burial and therefore likely

affiliated with the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

In 1993, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Jamestown site (SIUC 21C4–14), Perry

County, during salvage excavations

related to the Burning Star #4 surface

mine. No known individual was

identified. The 65 associated funerary

objects include a French brass kettle, a

woven mat of native fibers, a French

butcher knife, one silver brooch, one

brass or copper C-shaped wire bracelet,

and two sets of white-tailed deer ribs.

Although the Jamestown site has been

identified as a Late Woodland

occupation site dating between 450–

1000 A.D. based on site organization,

radiocarbon dates, material culture, and

feature morphology, this burial dates

from the early to middle eighteenth

century based on the grave construction

and associated funerary objects. Based

on the associated funerary objects, this

individual is Native Amerian and may

have been contemporary with the Illini

occupations of the Guebert and Kolmer

sites, and is likely to be Kaskaskia or

Michigamea. The Kaskaskia and

Michigamea were members of the Illini

confederacy whose present day

descendant is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

Between 1969–1972, human remains

representing thirteen individuals were

recovered from the River L’Abbe

Mission site (11MS2), Madison County,

during excavations conducted by

Melvin L. Fowler and Elizabeth D.

Benchley of the University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Charles J.

Bareis of the University of Illinois,

Urbana-Champaign. No known

individuals were identified. The 6,996

associated funerary objects include one

molded lead cross, eight molded lead

brooches, eight brass tinkling cones, one

brass hawk-bell, one brass Liberty-type

bell, iron hardware from a burial chest

used as a coffin, two iron clasp-knife

blades, five catlinite triangular

pendants, 28 marine shell triangular

beads, two glass triangular pendants,

and 6,723 glass beads.
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The River L’Abbe Mission site is

located on the first terrace of Monks

Mound, a large Mississippian temple

mound on the Mississippi River

floodplain. This occupation was a

French colonial mission and an

adjoining Cahokia village established in

1735 and abandoned in 1752 after the

Cahokia village was attacked by Sauk,

Fox, Kickapoo, and Sioux war parties.

Based on site context and the associated

funerary objects, these individuals are

Native American and affiliated with the

1735–1752 Cahokia village occupation.

The Cahokia were members of the Illini

confederacy whose present day

descendant is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

Between 1947–1950 and in 1980,

human remains representing sixteen

individuals were recovered from the

Starved Rock site (11LS12), La Salle

County, by archeologists of the Illinois

State Museum, University of Chicago,

Illinois Department of Conservation and

Illinois State University. No known

individuals were identified. The 2,633

associated funerary objects include

twelve brass Jesuit rings, one brass bead,

twelve brass tinkling cones, one brass

neck circlet, four brass bracelets, two

copper coils, one iron knife blade, one

gunflint, and 2,491 glass beads.

Starved Rock is a prominent landmark

on the south bank of the Illinois River

occupied for thousands of years by

Native Americans. Historical documents

indicate Starved Rock was the site of a

French fort (1673–1692) and the site of

a Peoria occupation (1711–1720). Based

on dentition, cranial characteristics, and

associated funerary objects, these

individuals have been determined to be

Native American and are likely to have

been Kaskaskia, Peoria, or another of the

tribes of the Illini confederacy. The

present day descendant of the Illini

confederacy is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

In 1971, human remains representing

59 individuals were recovered from the

Waterman site (11RI122), Randolph

County, during excavations conducted

by Margaret Kimball Brown of Michigan

State University under a grant from the

Illinois Department of Conservation. No

known individuals were identified. The

13,113 associated funerary objects

include six silver bracelets, two silver

crosses, two silver gorgets, three silver

rings, 28 copper tinkling cones, 26

copper beads, twelve brass bells, one

brass cross, one brass bracelet, one

faience hair pendant, two Micmac pipe

bowls, one kaolin pipe bowl, one

mirror, two brandy bottles, 12,705 glass

beads, and a small French pistol which

dates to the early 1700s.

The Waterman site is a historically

documented Michigamea village

established in 1753 after the destruction

of the Michigamea village at the Kolmer

site in 1752 in an attack by the Sauk,

Fox, Kickapoo, and Sioux. The

Waterman village site was abandoned in

1765 when the British took control of

Fort de Chartres. Based on dentition,

cranial characteristics, and the

associated funerary objects, these

individuals have been determined to be

Native American; and are likely

affiliated with the 1753–1765

Michigamea village. The Michigamea

were members of the Illini confederacy

whose present day descendant is the

Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma.

In 1947, 1992, and 1995, human

remains representing 21 individuals

were recovered from the Zimmerman

site (11LS13), located at the Grand

Village of the Illinois State Historic Site,

La Salle County, during excavations

conducted by the University of Chicago,

the Illinois State Museum, and

Archaeological Consultants of Normal,

IL. No known individuals were

identified. The 173 associated funerary

objects include three brass tubular

beads, twelve brass coiled-wire hair

ornaments, one Danner Grooved Paddle

pottery vessel, and 92 glass beads.

The Zimmerman site is a

multicomponent pre- and postcontact

village site located on the north bank of

the Illinois river opposite Starved Rock.

Based on dentition, cranial

characteristics, and the associated

funerary objects, these individuals have

been determined to be Native American.

The postcontact component is believed

to be the ‘‘Grand Village of the

Kaskaskia’’ noted in French historic

documents and maps beginning in 1673.

The principal inhabitants of the village

during the late 1600s and early 1700s

were the Kaskaskia, Peoria, and other

members of the Illini confederacy. The

Illini confederacy’s present day

descendant is the Peoria Tribe of

Oklahoma.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Illinois State

Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of 120 individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Illinois State Museum have also

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (3)(A), the 32,821 objects listed

above are reasonably believed to have

been placed with or near individual

human remains at the time of death or

later as part of the death rite or

ceremony. Lastly, officials of the Illinois

State Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is

a relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami

Tribe of Oklahoma, Ho-Chunk Nation,

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Sac & Fox

Nation of Missouri, Sac & Fox Nation of

Oklahoma, Sac & Fox Tribe of the

Mississippi in Iowa, Kickapoo Tribe of

Kansas, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma,

Forest County Potawatomi Community,

Hannahville Indian Community,

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,

and Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians

of Kansas. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Dr. Robert E. Warren,

Associate Curator of Anthropology,

Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash

Street, Springfield, IL 62703; telephone:

(217) 524–7903, before [thirty days after

publication in the Federal Register].

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Peoria

Tribe of Oklahoma may begin after that

date if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: September 10, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–24375 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items from Rhode Island in the

Possession of the Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3005 (a)(2),

of the intent to repatriate cultural items

in the possession of the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

which meet the definition of

‘‘unassociated funerary object’’ under

Section 2 of the Act.

The fourteen cultural items consisting

of a glass bottle, glass beads, shell beads,

wampum, two small brass kettles,

copper wire, a copper bead, a string of

wampum, metal button, a brass tube