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partial bundle burial just beyond the 

edge of the house. It is initially 

identified as Burial #12, and later as 

Burial 1 #12 at House 23. W. Raymond 

Wood in his 1955 publication refers to 

this site as the ‘‘Biesterfeldt or 

Sheyenne-Cheyenne Site (32RM1)’’ 

(Plains Anthropological Society 1955 

3:3–12) and describes it as ‘‘the remains 

of a village of the formerly semisedentary Cheyenne Indians.’’ Strong 

writes in his field notes that the site was 

historically Cheyenne and was 

abandoned after a Chippewa attack in 

1790, citing Libby, Swanton, Thompson, 

and others. Two years later, in Strong’s 

1940 work (Smithsonian Miscellaneous 

Collections, 100:353–394), he provides 

the date of 1770 for the abandonment of 

the site. He explained that Swanton 

(1930), drawing on Thompson, believed 

that the village had been burned not 

much before 1790, while Henry (1897) 

‘‘refers to the same event as occurring 

about 1740.’’ At this point, Strong 

‘‘assumed 1770 as a median date’’ (p. 

371). Today, the Cheyenne are 

represented by the Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) 

and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana. 

Determinations Made by Columbia 

University, Department of 

Anthropology 

Officials of Columbia University, 

Department of Anthropology, 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 Cheyenne and Arapaho 

Tribes (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) 

and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana. 

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 Dr. Nan 

Rothschild, Department of 

Anthropology, Columbia University, 

1200 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 

10027, telephone (212) 854–4977, email 

roth@columbia.edu, by April 15, 2015. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes 

(previously listed as the CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) and the 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana, may proceed. 

The Columbia University, Department 

of Anthropology, is responsible for 

notifying the Cheyenne and Arapaho 

Tribes (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) 

and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17719; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: State 

Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of 

Iowa 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 State Historical 

Society of Iowa. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the State Historical 

Society of Iowa at the address in this 

notice by April 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Jerome Thompson or 

NAGPRA Coordinator, State Historical 

Society of Iowa, 600 East Locust, Des 

Moines, IA 50319, telephone (515) 281– 

4221, email jerome.thompson@iowa.gov. 

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 State Historical Society of Iowa, 

Iowa City, IA. The human remains were 

removed from the vicinity of Little 

Cheyenne River, ND. 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the State 

Historical Society of Iowa professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Assiniboine and 

Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River 

Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 

Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek 

Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 

Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau 

Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower 

Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower 

Sioux Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were placed in an envelope 

in a manuscript collection at the State 

Historical Society of Iowa research 

facility in Iowa City. The envelope 

contains human hair and on the outside 

has the following written description: 


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‘‘Scalp Lock taken from the Indian who 

killed Capt. Jno Fielner Co A 1st 

U.S.Cav Dakotah Ter by Henry N 

Berry.’’ 

On June 28, 1864, Captain John 

Feilner, 1st U.S. Cavalry, was killed on 

the Little Cheyenne River in Dakota 

Territory. Company A of the Dakota 

Cavalry soon arrived at the site and 

proceeded to seek and kill the three men 

of the Dakota Nation believed 

responsible for Feilner’s death. This 

incident was reported the Dubuque 

Herald (July 15, 1864) and the Sioux 

City Register (July 16, 1864), as well as 

in ‘‘The 1864 Sully Expedition, and the 

Death of Captain John Feilner,’’ 

American Nineteenth Century History, 

Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2008, pages 183–190. 

Henry N. Berry served in Company I 

of the Sixth Regiment of the Iowa 

Volunteer Cavalry, according to the 

Roster and Record of Iowa Troops in the 

Rebellion, Vol. 4. Company I was raised 

primarily from Johnson (Iowa City) and 

Scott (Davenport) counties. The muster 

roll provides the following information: 

‘‘Berry, Henry N. Age 18, Residence 

Iowa City, nativity Iowa. Enlisted 

September 25, 1862, as Second 

Sergeant, Mustered Feb. 2, 1863. 

Promoted Sergeant Major May 1, 1865. 

Mustered out Oct. 17, 1865, Sioux City, 

Iowa.’’ 

The Sixth Regiment of Iowa Volunteer 

Cavalry was commanded by Colonel 

D.S. Wilson from Dubuque, IA. The 

Sixth Iowa served in General Sully’s 

punitive expedition against the Dakota 

following the 1862 Dakota War in 

Minnesota. They served under Sully’s 

command during the summer and fall 

campaign of 1864 (Report of the 

Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, 

pages 1358–1366). The Annals of Iowa 

(vol. 1864, no. 4, pp. 382–383) note H.N. 

Berry as one of several donors of ‘‘war 

relic and specimens for the cabinet of 

natural history and curiosities.’’ An 

1867 catalog entry lists Henry N. Berry 

of Iowa City as donor of a ‘‘collection of 

relics brought from the plains.’’ The 

catalog entry goes on to describe some 

of the collection, but there is no specific 

mention of a scalp lock. It is reasonable 

to conclude that while not specifically 

mentioned in these early records, the 

source of the scalp lock was Henry N. 

Berry, and his service record places him 

in Dakota Territory at the time of the 

incident cited. 

Determinations Made by the State 

Historical Society of Iowa 

Officials of the State Historical 

Society of Iowa 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 Assiniboine and Sioux 

Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River 

Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 

Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek 

Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 

Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau 

Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower 

Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower 

Sioux Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota. 

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 Jerome 

Thompson or NAGPRA Coordinator, 

State Historical Society of Iowa, 600 

East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319, 

telephone (515) 281–4221, email 

jerome.thompson@iowa.gov, April 15, 

2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 

Cheyenne River Reservation, South 

Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the 

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the 

Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; 

Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 

State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota may proceed. 

The State Historical Society of Iowa is 

responsible for notifying the 

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 

Cheyenne River Reservation, South 

Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the 

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the 

Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; 

Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 

State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05991 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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[NPS–NERO–CAJO–17664; PPNECAJO00 

PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] 

Notice of April 29, 2015, Meeting for 

Captain John Smith Chesapeake 

National Historic Trail Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 1–16), the National Park 

Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice 

that the Advisory Council for the 

Captain John Smith Chesapeake 

National Historic Trail will hold a 

meeting. The Council will meet for the 

purpose of discussing segment planning 


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