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Bouton in his 1856 book ‘‘The History 

of Concord from its First Grant in 1725, 

to the Organization of the City 

Government in 1853, with a History of 

the Ancient Pennacooks,’’ Pehaungun is 

described as being 120 years old; he 

died in 1732 and was buried by other 

American Indians in the area. Bouton 

also mentions that Pehaungun and 

Tahanto, another Pennacook leader, 

provided testimony during the trial of 

one of an Indian accused of the murder 

of Thomas Dickinson in 1668. StewartSmith notes the obviously problematical 

nature of accounts like Bouton’s. It is 

possible, however, that accounts of 

Pehaugan and Tahanto, coupled with 

the discovery of a burial site, may have 

provided source material for the late 

nineteenth and early twentieth century 

accounts of ‘‘Punjoe.’’ 

The Georgetown, Shattuck Farm, 

Lowell Textile School, Poznick, Call, 

and Indian Rock sites are within the 

homeland historically occupied by the 

Pennacook or Pawtucket, who lived in 

the Merrimack River valley and adjacent 

areas of northeastern Massachusetts and 

New Hampshire. David Steward-Smith, 

in his 1998 Union Institute dissertation 

‘‘The Pennacook Indians and the New 

England Frontier, circa 1606–1733’’ 

discusses the coalescence of indigenous 

groups following King Philip’s War 

(1675–1678), including the Nipmuc, 

Wampanoag, Pocumtuck, and 

Narragansett who sought refuge among 

the Pennacook (p. 339). The historical 

accounts compiled by Stewart-Smith 

indicate consistent alliances with 

Abenaki peoples to the north. Bert 

Salwen’s 1978 entry ‘‘Indians of 

Southern New England and Long Island: 

Early Period,’’ appearing in the 

Handbook of North American Indians: 

Northeast, edited by Bruce G. Trigger 

states that the indigenous groups in the 

region extending ‘‘from Saco Bay, 

Maine, to the vicinity of the Housatonic 

River, in Connecticut, and from Long 

Island inland to southern New 

Hampshire and Vermont’’ shared a 

cultural pattern (page 160–161). 

Elaborating on the work of Frank T. 

Siebert, Jr., linguist Jessie Little Doe 

Baird demonstrates linguistic unity 

among Wampanoag, Massachusett, and 

Pennacook peoples in adjacent parts of 

Rhode Island and Massachusetts, 

including the area around the 

Georgetown, Shattuck Farm, Lowell 

Textile School, Poznick, Call, and 

Indian Rock sites. 

Determinations Made by the Robert S. 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

Officials of the Robert S. Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 15 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 143 objects described in this notice 

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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Wampanoag Repatriation 

Confederacy, representing the Mashpee 

Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as 

the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal 

Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of 

Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined, the 

Assonet Band of the Wampaog Nation, 

a non-federally recognized Indian 

group. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Ryan J. Wheeler, 

Robert S. Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 180 

Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, 

telephone (978) 749–4490, email 

rwheeler@andover.edu, by March 30, 

2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederacy, 

representing the Mashpee Wampanoag 

Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee 

Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, 

Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 

(Aquinnah), and, if joined, the Assonet 

Band of the Wampaog Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. 

The Robert S. Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology is responsible for notifying 

the Wampanoag Repatriation 

Confederacy, representing the Mashpee 

Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as 

the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal 

Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of 

Gay Head (Aquinnah), and the Assonet 

Band of the Wampaog Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: January 23, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04062 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17549; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Kerr 

County Attorney’s Office, Kerr County, 

TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Kerr County Attorney’s 

Office has completed an inventory of 

human remains, in consultation with 

the appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Kerr County 

Attorney’s Office. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains to the 

lineal descendants, or Indian tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Kerr County 

Attorney’s Office at the address in this 

notice by March 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Heather Stebbins, Kerr 

County Attorney, 700 Main Street, Suite 

BA–103, Kerrville, TX 78028, telephone 

(830) 792–2220, email cmc@

co.kerr.tx.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the County of Kerr, Kerr County 

Attorney’s Office, Kerrville, TX. The 

human remains were removed from Kerr 

County, TX. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 


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Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Kerr County 

Sheriff’s Department Evidence 

Submission professional staff. Kerr 

County Justice of the Peace Precinct #4, 

Justice William Ragsdale has consulted 

with representatives of the Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma, the Mescalero 

Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 

Reservation, New Mexico, and the Lipan 

Apache Band of Texas, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In May 2009, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from private 

property along a river bank in Kerr 

County, TX. Individuals clearing land 

along a dry river bank on private 

property discovered some fragmented 

bones in a niche. Believing the bones to 

possibly be human remains, the 

fragments were reported to the ranch 

manager, who advised that there had 

been other fragments removed from the 

same area in 2005. The Kerr County 

Sheriff’s Department was notified, took 

photos, and removed additional 

fragments from the river bank in Kerr 

County, TX. The remains were then 

taken to the Kerr County Sheriff’s 

Department secure evidence storage. 

The University of North Texas Center 

for Human Identification, Laboratory of 

Forensic Anthropology evaluated the 

bone fragments and prepared a report. 

The report concluded that the remains 

are historical/archeological in origin 

and are at least 100–200 years old. The 

remains were from one male individual, 

approximately 24 years of age, and most 

importantly, the remains are of 

Amerindian ancestry. No known 

individuals or specific tribal affiliation 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects were present. 

According to anthropologist Harrell 

Gill-King, Ph.D., D–ABFA, the Lipan 

Apache inhabited the entire length of 

the Guadalupe River basin 100 to 200 

years ago. According to Daniel Castro 

Romero, Jr., General Council Chairman, 

Lipan Apache Band of Texas, the Lipan 

Apache have historically used this 

geographical area for traditional hunting 

and burial. Mr. Romero believes that the 

Apache affiliation has been verified 

through previous scholarship. NAGPRA 

affiliate, Randy Barnes, has advised Kerr 

County that the area in question is 

traditional hunting and burial area of 

the Lipan Apache. This particular area 

in the Texas Hill Country has had 

several known tribal groups that were in 

the area within the estimated time 

period. The Lipan Apache, the Payaya 

Indians, the Carrizo Indians, and 

possibly the Comanche utilized the 

niche methods of burial. The last tribe 

with historical affiliation in the area was 

the Lipan Apache Band under Chief 

Castro, whose sons were scouts for the 

Texas Rangers. 

Determinations Made by the Kerr 

County Attorney’s Office 

Officials of the Kerr County 

Attorney’s Office have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), 

there is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Heather 

Stebbins, Kerr County Attorney, 700 

Main Street, Suite BA–103, Kerrville, 

TX 78028, telephone (830) 792–2220, 

email cmc@co.kerr.tx.us, by March 30, 

2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, and the 

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, 

may proceed. 

The Kerr County Attorney’s office is 

responsible for notifying the Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma, the Mescalero 

Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 

Reservation, New Mexico, and the Lipan 

Apache Band of Texas, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: January 23, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04058 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17616; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Department of 

the Navy, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Defense, Department of the Navy has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Department of the Navy. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the lineal descendants, Indian 

tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 

stated in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Department of the Navy 

at the address in this notice by March 

30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Joseph Montoya, 

Environmental Planning and 

Conservation Branch Manager, Naval 

Base Ventura County, Naval Base 

Ventura County, 311 Main Road, 

Building 1, Code N45V, Point Mugu, CA 

93042, telephone (805) 989–3804, email 

joseph.l.montoya@navy.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Department of the Navy, Naval Base 

Ventura County, and in the physical 

custody of its partner repositories, 

which include the Fowler Museum at 

UCLA, Natural History Museum of Los 


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