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of Wisconsin may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–27392 Filed 10–24–00; 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 Oshkosh Public

Museum, Oshkosh, WI

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 Oshkosh Public

Museum, Oshkosh, WI.

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 Oshkosh Public Museum

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Menominee

Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

In 1961, human remains representing

three individuals were removed during

excavations at the Riverside Site (20-

ME-1), Menominee County, MI by

Oshkosh Public Museum staff Robert

Hruska. No known individuals were

identified. The four associated funerary

objects include copper beads, bifaces,

and fiber fragments.

The remains of one of the three

individuals are cremated. The Riverside

Site is a multi-component cemetery and

habitation site. Intermittent occupation

of the site spans a time period circa

1000 B.C.-A.D. 1850. On the basis of the

four associated funerary objects, these

cremated remains are dated to the

earliest occupation of the Riverside Site.

The stylistic attributes of the copper

objects are characteristic of the Red

Ochre Culture, an archeologically

defined culture within the Archaic

Period, dated to 1000-400 B.C. Oral

history sources identify the mouth of

Green Bay, WI, where the Riverside Site

is located, as the emergence area for the

Menominee people.

The remains of two of the three

individuals were removed from Feature

A. Funerary objects date this burial

feature to the 18th and 19th centuries.

These objects, not in the possession of

the Oshkosh Public Museum, consist of

glass beads, a kettle brass bracelet, and

a ceramic vessel.

In 1964, human remains representing

1 individual and 31 associated funerary

objects were removed during

excavations conducted by the

Wisconsin Archaeological Society from

the Potato Rapids Burial Site (47-Mt-79),

Peshtigo, Marinette County, WI. These

remains and objects were donated to the

Oshkosh Public Museum by the

Wisconsin Archaeological Society at an

unknown date after 1964. No known

individual was identified. The

associated funerary objects include an

iron axe, two bone beads, wampum

beads, seed beadwork, a metal bowl,

five silver bracelets, four silver

brooches, six silver buttons, one metal

can, one comb, one silver crescent, two

silver earrings, three gunflints, one clay

pipe, fabric, and fiber remains. The

associated funerary objects are trade

items consistent with materials owned

by Menominee people circa A.D. 1830-

1850.

The Potato Rapids Burial Site is

located within the area occupied by the

Menominee Indians in the 19th century.

Circa 1936, human remains

representing one individual were

removed from the Robert Grignon

Trading Post Site (47-Wn-137),

Winnebago, WI by Oshkosh Public

Museum staff Arthur Kannenberg.

Documentation indicates that the

tombstone that marked this burial

identified the remains as those of

‘‘Mary/wife of/Robert Grignon/died Dec

24, 1851/age/37 years.’’ The remains

were, reportedly, re-buried in the same

grave except for two vertebrae and two

teeth that are now in the possession of

the Oshkosh Public Museum. A

contemporaneous account of the

excavation of the grave identified Mary

Grignon as the daughter of a fullblooded Menominee chief. Other

historical sources indicate that her

Menominee name is Wak-nau-go-lak. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Oral history indicates that the

Riverside Site is located in the

prehistoric traditional territory of the

Menominee people. Historical evidence

indicates that both the Potato Rapids

Burial Site and the 19th century

component of the Riverside Site were

located within the historically

documented 19th century Menominee

territory at the time of occupation.

Historical evidence provides likely

personal identification and cultural

affiliation for one of the individuals.

There is no evidence to contradict these

findings.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Oshkosh

Public Museum have determined that,

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

human remains described above

represent the physical remains of five

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Oshkosh Public

Museum also have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 35

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. While the likely

identity of one of the individuals

reported in this notice has been

determined, officials of the Oshkosh

Public Museum have not been able to

trace a direct and unbroken line of

descent to a particular individual,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (b)(1). Lastly,

officials of the Oshkosh Public Museum

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 Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects and the

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Bad River Band of the Lake

Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of

the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin;

Boise Fort Band (Nett Lake) of the

Minnesota Chippewa Indians; Fond du

Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa

Indians; Grand Portage Band of the

Minnesota Chippewa Indians;

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of

L’Anse & Ontonagon Bands of

Chippewa Indians of the L’Anse

Reservation, Michigan; Lac Courte

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians of the Lac Courte

Oreilles Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Leech

Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa

Indians; Menominee Indian Tribe of

Wisconsin; Mille Lacs Band of

Minnesota Chippewa Indians; Red Cliff

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Indians of Wisconsin; Sokoagon

Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake

Band of Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin;

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of

Wisconsin, St. Croix Reservation;

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Stockbridge-Munsee Community of

Mohican Indians of Wisconsin; White

Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa

Indians; and Hannahville Indian

Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi

Indians of Michigan. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Joan Lloyd,

Registrar, Oshkosh Public Museum,

1331 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh, WI

54901, telephone (920) 424–4747, before

November 24, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Menominee Indian Tribe

of Wisconsin may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–27394 Filed 10–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural

Item 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, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate a cultural item in

the possession of the Peabody Museum

of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA that meets

the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary

object’’ under Section 2 of the Act.

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 cultural items.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

The one cultural item is a hide

scraper made of an elk antler.

Between 1878-1893, this cultural item

was collected in Douglas County or

Sarpy County, NE by Mr. William R.

Morris. In 1930, Mrs. William Morris

sold the cultural item to Mr. William

Claflin, Jr. In 1985, this cultural item

was donated to the museum by Mr.

Claflin.

Museum records indicate that this

object was removed from an Omaha

grave south of Omaha in Douglas

County or Sarpy County, NE. Based on

the specific cultural affiliation described

by the collector, this burial was most

likely an Omaha burial from the historic

period.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(2)(ii), this one cultural

item is 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 Archaeology and

Ethnology 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

this item and the Omaha Tribe of

Nebraska. This notice has been sent to

officials of the Omaha Tribe of

Nebraska. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with this

unassociated funerary object 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 November 24, 2000.

Repatriation of this unassociated

funerary object to the Omaha Tribe of

Nebraska may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: October 16, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–27370 Filed 10–24–00; 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 State Museum of

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

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 State Museum

of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.

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 State

Museum of Pennsylvania professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the Seneca Nation of

New York, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of

Oklahoma, and the Tonawanda Band of

Seneca Indians of New York.

At an unknown time, human remains

representing one individual were

removed from the Conestoga Indian

Town Site (36La52), Manor Township,

Lancaster County, PA by Samual Farver.

Mr. Farver donated these remains to The

State Museum of Pennsylvania in 1961.

No known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

At an unknown time, human remains

representing 3 individuals and 86

associated funerary objects were

removed from the Conestoga Indian

Town Site by Robert Ditchburn. Mr.

Ditchburn donated the remains and

objects to The State Museum of

Pennsylvania in 1967. No known

individuals were identified. The objects

include shell, glass, and seed beads;

woven fabric fragments; miscellaneous

iron fragments; an iron knife blade; lead

musket balls; a pewter spoon; wood

fragments; and a brass medallion, rings,

and wire chain segments.

In 1972, human remains representing

86 individuals and 63,176 associated

funerary objects were removed during

excavations by The State Museum of

Pennsylvania at the Conestoga Indian

Town Site. No known individuals were

identified. The objects include animal

fragments (bone refuse, fur/hair, turtle

shell fragments, snail shell), beads

(catlinite, shell, glass, seed, wampum,

bone, brass, wood), bone combs, brass

kettles, brick fragments, buckskins (with

and without fur attached), charcoal

fragments, clothing fasteners (brass and

iron buckles; pewter, brass, wood with

brass casing, and iron(?) buttons;

straight pins), catlinite effigies, glass

fragments (goblet stems, cruets,

medicine bottles, miscellaneous), gun

parts (lock, trigger guard, barrel, side

plates, frizzen, flints, ramrod, brass

buttplate, buckskin bullet pouch, bullet