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that has control of these cultural items.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

The four cultural items are two latten

spoons and two small copper bells.

In 1800, these four cultural items

were recovered from burials during

excavations conducted by person(s)

unknown at the Burr’s Hill site, Warren,

RI. In 1835, these cultural items were

purchased by the Rhode Island

Historical Society from ‘‘Chesebrough.’’

Museum documentation identifies these

spoons as having come from an Indian

interment. No further documentation is

present.

Burr’s Hill is believed to be located on

the southern border of Sowams, a

Wampanoag village. Sowams is

identified in historical documents of the

16th and 17th centuries as a

Wampanoag village, and was ceded to

the English in 1653 by Massasoit and

his eldest son Wamsutta (Alexander).

Sporadic finds and excavations have

been made at this site since the middle

of the 19th century through the early

20th century. Based the presence of

European trade goods and types of

cultural items, these cultural items have

been dated to between A.D. 1600–1710.

Based on accession records and

condition of the cultural items, these

cultural items have been determined to

be grave goods.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Rhode

Island Historical Society have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(2)(ii), these four 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

Rhode Island Historical Society also

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of

shared group identity that can be

reasonably traced between these items

and the Wampanoag Repatriation

Confederation, representing the

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group), and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group). This notice

has been sent to officials of the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,

the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group), the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group), the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island, and the Council of Seven/Royal

House of Pokanoket/Pokanoket Tribe/

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group).

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these unassociated

funerary objects should contact Linda

Eppich, Chief Curator, The Rhode Island

Historical Society, 110 Benevolent

Street, Providence, RI 02906, telephone

(401) 331–8575, before November 1,

2000. Repatriation of these unassociated

funerary objects to the Wampanoag

Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Mashpee

Wampanoag (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group), and the

Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group) may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–25129 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Iowa in the Possession of the State

Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines,

IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the State Historical

Society of Iowa, Keyes Collection, Des

Moines, IA.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by the Office of the

State Archaeologist of Iowa professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota.

In 1934 and 1939, human remains

representing 10 Mill Creek individuals

were excavated from site 13PM1,

Broken Kettle, Plymouth County,

northwestern Iowa, by Ellison Orr,

under the direction of Charles R. Keyes.

No known individuals were identified.

The 89 associated funerary objects

include clamshells, pottery fragments, a

chert flake, and a fire-cracked rock.

In 1939, human remains representing

nine individuals were excavated from

the Kimball site, 13PM4, Plymouth

County, northwestern Iowa, by Ellison

Orr, under the direction of Charles R.

Keyes. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In 1934, human remains representing

six individuals were excavated from site

13PM127, Ossuary 2, Plymouth County,

northwestern Iowa, by Ellison Orr,

under the direction of Charles R. Keyes.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present.

The human remains and associated

funerary objects included in this notice

were recovered from excavations

undertaken by Charles R. Keyes and

Ellison Orr in northwestern Iowa

between 1934 and 1939. They now form

part of the Charles R. Keyes

Archaeological Collection. Based on

archeological and biological evidence,

and similarities in material culture,

these sites and remains have been

identified as belonging, or probably

belonging, to the Mill Creek cultural

group that occupied this area in the 12th

and 13th centuries. The Mandan and

Hidatsa peoples are believed to be

possibly culturally affiliated with the

Mill Creek based on tenuous

continuities of material culture and

historical documents.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the State

Historical Society of Iowa have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

25 individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the State Historical

Society of Iowa also have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the

89 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

State Historical Society of Iowa have

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determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and associated funerary

objects and the Mandan and Hidatsa

tribes, members of the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Jerome Thompson, State

Historical Society of Iowa, New

Historical Building, 600 East Locust,

Des Moines, IA 50319–0290, telephone

(515) 281–4221, before November 1,

2000. Repatriation of these human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: September 19, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–25254 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by University of NebraskaLincoln professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the

Cheyenne River Reservation, South

Dakota; the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the

Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; the

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge

Reservation, South Dakota; the Omaha

Tribe of Nebraska; the Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;

the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;

the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; the

Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee

Reservation of Nebraska; the Winnebago

Tribe of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux

Tribe of South Dakota; and the North

Dakota Intertribal Reinterment

Committee representing the Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South

Dakota; the Spirit Lake Tribe, North

Dakota; the Three Affiliated Tribes of

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North

Dakota; and the Turtle Mountain Band

of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.

In 1955, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Sheep Mountain site (25BN1), Banner

County, NE during a University of

Nebraska field school directed by E.M.

Davis. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on archeological evidence, this

individual has been identified as Native

American from the Archaic period.

In 1977, human remains representing

one individual from site 25BO8, Boone

County, NE was acquired under

unknown circumstances from person(s)

unknown. No known individual was

identified. The one associated funerary

object is a soil sample with red ochre.

Based on dental morphology and

wear, the condition of the human

remains, and the presence of red ochre,

this individual has been identified as

Native American from the Archaic

period.

In 1973, human remains representing

nine individuals were excavated from

an ossuary (probably 25BO12) located

north of Cedar Rapids, Boone County,

NE by Steve Holen and John O’Shea. In

1976, these human remains were

transferred to the University of Nebraska

State Museum from the University of

Nebraska Department of Anthropology.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present.

The condition of these human

remains resembles those from known

Archaic, Woodland, or Central Plains

Tradition sites, however, these human

remains are too fragmentary to assign

temporal or cultural affiliation.

In 1937, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from a

sand pit at the Hemmingford fossil

quarries in Box Butte County, NE by a

Works Progress Administration worker.

No known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Based on the recovery location and

copper staining of the human remains,

this individual has been determined to

be Native American from the historic

period.

During the 1970’s, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from site 25BF179, Buffalo

County, NE by members of the

University of Nebraska Department of

Anthropology. No known individual

was identified. The one associated

funerary object present is an antler

fragment.

In the 1960’s, this individual was

originally disturbed by county residents

and re-interred in a metal can. The

original burial was said to have been in

a sitting position. An additional

associated funerary object, a

bannerstone believed to be mid-Archaic,

was retained by πBus’ Curd of Amherst,

NE.

Based on the reported manner of

interment, associated funerary objects,

and highly mineralized condition of the

human remains, this individual has

been identified as Native American from

the Archaic period.

In 1958, human remains representing

seven individuals were excavated from

site 25BF229, 2.5–3 miles southeast of

Gibbon, Buffalo County, NE by T. Witty

and P. Holder. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on the condition of the human

remains, these individuals have been

identified as Native American, dating to

the Woodland period.

In 1913, human remains representing

one individual were lent to the

University of Nebraska State Museum

by A.A. McReynolds of Nehawka, NE.

These remains are presumed to have

been recovered from the vicinity of

Nehawka, Cass County, NE. These

human remains now are considered part

of the permanent collection. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

Based on dental morphology and the

condition of the human remains, this

individual has been identified as Native

American dating to the Woodland or

Central Plains Tradition period.

In 1965, human remains representing

one individual were catalogued into the

collections of the University of Nebraska

State Museum. The associated