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Central Council of Tlingit and Haida

Tribes of Alaska. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

human remains should contact Bruce

Kato, Chief Curator, Alaska State

Museum, 396 Whittier Street, Juneau,

AK 99801; telephone: (907) 465–2901,

before April 25, 1997. Repatriation of

the human remains to the Central

Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes of

Alaska may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: March 17, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–7601 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items From South Dakota in the

Possession of the Heard Museum,

Phoenix, AZ

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 Heard Museum,

Phoenix, AZ, which meet the definition

of ‘‘sacred objects’’ under Section 2 of

the Act.

The cultural items are two carved

pipestone pipes. The first pipe has a

wooden stem carved with a bird and

wrapped with quillwork. The second

pipe has a pipestone stem carved in

geometric designs and joined to the

pipestone bowl with a wooden dowel.

Prior to 1954, these pipes were

purchased by the Heard Museum from

an unknown source. Accession

information identifies the pipes as

Rosebud Sioux from South Dakota.

Consultation evidence presented by

representatives of the Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe on behalf of the Rosebud

Sioux Tribe indicates these items are

‘‘Pipes of the Leader’’ and are used in

a number of ceremonies including the

Sweat Lodge, Sun Dance, Throwing of

the Balls, Keeping of the Soul, Vision

Quest, Woman’s Ceremony, and Healing

Ceremony. Consultation evidence

further indicates these two cultural

items are specific ceremonial objects

needed by traditional Native American

religious leaders for the practice of

traditional Native American religions by

their present-day adherents.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Heard

Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), these

two cultural items are specific

ceremonial objects needed by traditional

Native American religious leaders for

the practice of traditional Native

American religions by their present-day

adherents. Officials of the Heard

Museum 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 items and the Rosebud Sioux

Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe,

Devil’s Lake Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux

Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Santee

Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

objects should contact Martin Sullivan,

Director, Heard Museum, 22 E. Monte

Vista Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85004–1480;

telephone (602) 252–8840 before April

25, 1997. Repatriation of these objects to

the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on

behalf of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Francis P.McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–7600 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains

From Itasca County, MN, in the

Possession of the Minnesota Historical

Society, St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains from Itasca County, MN in the

possession of the Minnesota Historical

Society, St. Paul, MN.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Minnesota

Historical Society professional staff and

Hamline University osteologist in

consultation with representatives of

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort

Peck Reservation, Bad River Band of

Lake Superior Indians, Bay Mills Indian

Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band

of Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band of

Chippewa Indians, Chippewa-Cree

Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,

Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians,

Fort Belknap Indian Community, Grand

Portage Band of Chippewa Indians,

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and

Chippewa Indians, Keweenaw Bay

Indian Community of L’Anse and

Ontonagon Bands of Chippewa Indians,

Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake

Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Du

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians, Lac Vieux Desert

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Indians, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa

Indians, Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa

Indians, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, Saginaw Chippewa

Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of

Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa

Community of the Mole Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, St. Croix Chippewa

Indians of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain

Band of Chippewa Indians, and White

Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.

In 1977, human remains representing

one individual were recovered during

legally authorized excavations following

bulldozer damage at Inger Mound, Itasca

County, MN during a highway survey.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present.

Inger Mound (Site 21 IC 16) has been

identified as a Black Duck site occupied

between 800—1400 AD based on pottery

fragments at the site. Anthropological

sources and historic documentation

indicate the Black Duck culture is a

likely antecedent for the Assiniboine,

Cree, and Ojibwe cultures based on

continuity of pottery styles, manner of

internments, continuity of tool styles,

geographic location, and continual

heavy dietary utilization of wild rice

and fishing.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Minnesota

Historical Society have determined that,

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of one individual

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Minnesota Historical Society 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 Native

American human remains and the

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort

Peck Reservation, Bad River Band of

Lake Superior Indians, Bay Mills Indian

Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band

of Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band of

Chippewa Indians, Chippewa-Cree

Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,

Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians,

Fort Belknap Indian Community, Grand

Portage Band of Chippewa Indians,

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
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Chippewa Indians, Keweenaw Bay

Indian Community of L’Anse and

Ontonagon Bands of Chippewa Indians,

Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake

Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Du

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians, Lac Vieux Desert

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Indians, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa

Indians, Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa

Indians, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, Saginaw Chippewa

Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of

Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa

Community of the Mole Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, St. Croix Chippewa

Indians of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain

Band of Chippewa Indians, and White

Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the

Fort Peck Reservation, Bad River Band

of Lake Superior Indians, Bay Mills

Indian Community of the Sault Ste.

Marie Band of Chippewa Indians, Bois

Forte Band of Chippewa Indians,

Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky

Boy’s Reservation, Fond du Lac Band of

Chippewa Indians, Fort Belknap Indian

Community, Grand Portage Band of

Chippewa Indians, Grand Traverse Band

of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of

L’Anse and Ontonagon Bands of

Chippewa Indians, Lac Courte Orielles

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Indians, Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake

Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Vieux

Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Indians, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa

Indians, Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa

Indians, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, Saginaw Chippewa

Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of

Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa

Community of the Mole Lake Band of

Chippewa Indians, St. Croix Chippewa

Indians of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain

Band of Chippewa Indians, and White

Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Marcia G. Anderson, Head of

Museum Collections/Chief Curator,

Minnesota Historical Society, 345

Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul, MN

55102–1906; telephone: (612) 296–0150,

before April 25, 1997. Repatriation of

the human remains to the Leech Lake

Band of Chippewa Indians may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–7598 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects From the

Pine Creek, IA, in the Possession of

the Putnam Museum of History and

Natural Science, Davenport, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Putnam

Museum of History and Natural Science,

Davenport, IA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Putnam Museum

of History and Natural Science

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Sac and Fox Tribe

of the Mississippi in Iowa and the Iowa

Tribe of Oklahoma.

Around 1914, human remains

representing one individual were

probably recovered during extensive

excavations of Pine Creek Mounds,

Muscatine County, IA, by Dr. T.

Michelson and members of the then

Davenport Academy of Natural Science

(now the Putnam Museum). No known

individuals were identified. The 135

associated funerary objects include one

silver gorget fragment, one silver

bracelet fragment marked ‘‘Montreal’’,

nine silver earbobs, one unidentified

iron object bound with twisted fibers,

one silver cross fragment, one knife

blade or utensil fragment, two pieces of

red ochre, 115 glass beads, two

gunflints, one wood fragment, and one

projectile point.

Morphological evidence indicates this

individual is Native American based on

tooth formation. Associated funerary

objects are consistent with Native

burials of the early fur trade era in

Eastern Iowa. The associated funerary

objects dated the burial to 1760–1825

AD, based on the presence of European

trade goods, especially the marked

silver bracelet and a polychrome oval

bead. Since the late nineteenth century,

the Pine Creek Mounds (site 13MC44)

have been excavated by representatives

of the now Putnam Museum of History

and Natural Science. The most recent

excavations occurred in 1914,

conducted by Dr. T. Michelson of the

Bureau of American Ethnology with

members of the Davenport Academy of

Natural Science. Field notes from the

1914 excavations indicate that some of

the mounds appeared to have intrusive

burials from the historic period. Due to

the primary interest of Dr. Michelson in

the precontact burials of this site, this

burial was not specifically recorded,

however, this individual and associated

funerary objects have been curated

together in the Pine Creek collections of

the Putnam Museum since 1914.

Historical documents and ethnographic

evidence indicates there were numerous

traditional sites, hunting camps, and

village settlements of both the Ioway

and the Sac and Fox in the Pine Creek

area from 1750 to the early 19th century.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Putnam

Museum of History and Natural Science

have determined that, pursuant to 43

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

listed above represent the physical

remains of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

Putnam Museum of History and Natural

Science have also determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the

135 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

Putnam Museum of History and Natural

Science 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

Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa,

the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, the

Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, and

the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in

Iowa, the Sac and Fox Nation of

Missouri, the Sac and Fox Nation of

Oklahoma, and the Iowa Tribe of

Oklahoma. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Chris Lyons, NAGPRA

Representative, Putnam Museum of

History and Natural Science, 1717 W.

12th St., Davenport, IA 52804;

telephone: (319) 324–1934 before April

25, 1997. Repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma may