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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 Historical documents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.

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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
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with wooden core, a ceramic sherd,

ochre, and a schist flake.

In 1869, five cultural items including

a glass bottle, blue glass and shell beads,

wampum, and two small brass kettles

were donated to the Peabody Museum

by Stephen T. Grinnell, Nathan

Grinnell, and W.H.H. Howland. These

items are listed in museum records as

having come from graves of Pocasset

Indians in Tiverton, RI. The style and

type of these items date the object to the

early historic period 1524–1680 A.D.

In 1902, two cultural items consisting

of a copper bead and copper wire were

donated to the Peabody Museum by

Frank M. Whipple. These items are

listed in museum records as having

come from a grave in Tiverton, RI. The

style of these items date to the early

historic period, post–1524 A.D.

Catalog records of the Peabody

Museum state these items were

recovered from graves, and the types of

items are consistent with other funerary

objects of the early historic period.

Historic documentation and recent

ethnohistoric accounts indicate the

lands east of Narragansett Bay,

including Tiverton, RI were the

traditional homelands of the

Wampanoag Bands during the early

historic period. Historical sources

describe the Pocasset as a geographic

subdivision of the Wampanoag Tribe.

Additionally, consultation evidence

presented by the Wampanoag

Repatriation Confederation illustrates

the affiliation of the Pocasset as a

subdivision of the Wampanoag Tribe.

Officials of the Peabody Museum of

Archeology and Ethnology have

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

3001 (3)(B), these seven cultural items

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 and

are believed, by a preponderance of the

evidence, to have been removed from a

specific burial site of an Native

American individual. Officials of the

Peabody Museum of Archeology and

Ethnology have also 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 seven items and the Wampanoag

Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head, the Mashpee Wampanoag (a

non-Federally recognized Indian group),

and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group).

In 1910, three cultural items

consisting of a string of wampum and

metal button from Pawtucket, RI; and a

brass tube with a wooden core from

Middletown, RI were purchased by the

Peabody Museum as part of the James

Eddy Mauran collection. These items

are listed in museum records as having

come from graves. The type and style of

these items date to the early historic

period or later (post- 1524 A.D.).

In 1934, three cultural items

consisting of an aboriginal ceramic

sherd, a schist flake, and red ochre were

donated to the Peabody Museum by

Howard M. Chapin of Providence, RI.

These items are listed in museum

records as collected in 1921 and having

come from a grave in Charlestown, RI.

The type and style of these items date

to the late precontact to early historic

period (ca. 900—1554 A.D.).

Catalog records of the Peabody

Museum state these items were

recovered from graves, and the types of

items are consistent with other funerary

objects of the late precontact to early

historic period. Historic documentation

and recent ethnohistoric accounts

indicate the lands west of Narragansett

Bay (as well as islands within the bay),

including Pawtucket and Middletown,

RI were the traditional homelands of the

Narragansett Tribe during the late

precontact and early historic periods.

Officials of the Peabody Museum of

Archeology and Ethnology have

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

3001 (3)(B), these six cultural items 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 and are

believed, by a preponderance of the

evidence, to have been removed from a

specific burial site of an Native

American individual. Officials of the

Peabody Museum of Archeology and

Ethnology have also 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 six items and the Narragansett

Indian Tribe.

In 1910, three cultural items

consisting of three blue glass beads from

an unknown location within Rhode

Island were purchased by the Peabody

Museum as part of the James Eddy

Mauran collection. These items are

listed in museum records as having

come from graves. The type and style of

these items date to the early historic

period or later (post- 1524 A.D.).

Catalog records of the Peabody

Museum state these items were

recovered from graves, and the types of

items are consistent with other funerary

objects of the late precontact to early

historic period. Historic documentation

and recent ethnohistoric accounts

indicate traditional homelands and

burial areas of the Narragansett, the

Wampanoag, and the Nipmuc (a nonFederally recognized Indian group) are

located within the State of Rhode

Island.

Officials of the Peabody Museum of

Archeology and Ethnology have

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

3001 (3)(B), these three cultural items

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 and

are believed, by a preponderance of the

evidence, to have been removed from a

specific burial site of an Native

American individual. Officials of the

Peabody Museum of Archeology and

Ethnology have also 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 three items and the Narragansett

Indian Tribe, the Wampanoag

Repatriation Confederation representing

the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, the

Mashpee Wampanoag (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group), the Assonet

Band of the Wampanoag Nation (a nonFederally recognized Indian group), and

the Nipmuc Tribe, a non-Federally

recognized Indian group.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head, the Mashpee Wampanoag (a

non-Federally recognized Indian group),

the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag

Nation (a non-Federally recognized

Indian group), and the Nipmuc Tribe, a

non-Federally recognized Indian group.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these objects should

contact Barbara Isaac, Repatriation

Coordinator, Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, 11 Divinity Avenue,

Cambridge, MA 02138; telephone (617)

495–2254 before October 15, 1997.

Repatriation of these objects to the

culturally affiliated tribes 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.

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