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geographical and physical 

anthropological data, the Extended 

Coalescent Period is most likely 

culturally related with the Arikara 

Tribe. 

In 1989 and 1990, human remains 

representing a minimum of 16 

individuals were removed from burial 

and cache pits at the Indian School 

Village, 39HU10/90–96, Hughes County, 

SD, by The Archeology Lab-Augustana 

College personnel during construction 

of a dining hall and waterlines. The 

human remains are curated at the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs office. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1977, human remains representing 

a minimum of four individuals were 

removed from cache and burial pits at 

the Indian School Village, 39HU10/94– 

245, Hughes County, SD, by South 

Dakota State Historical SocietyArchaeological Research Center 

personnel. The human remains were 

recovered during salvage excavations 

following disturbance by construction of 

a housing development. The human 

remains were curated at the 

Archaeological Research Center in 

Rapid City. No known individuals were 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is bark matting that covered one 

of the burials. 

The manner of the burials suggests 

that the human remains are associated 

with the Extended (A.D. 1500–A.D. 

1675) and Post-Contact Coalescent (A.D. 

1675–A.D. 1750) Periods. Based on 

archeological, geographical and physical 

anthropological data, the Extended and 

Post-Contact Coalescent Periods are 

most likely culturally related with the 

Arikara Tribe. 

A physical anthropological 

assessment of the human remains 

resulted in a determination that the 

individuals are most likely Native 

American. An evaluation by the South 

Dakota State Historical SocietyArchaeological Research Center 

professional staff under the direction of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great 

Plains Regional Office staff on the 

manner and location of the burials and 

type of associated funerary object, also 

supports an identification of the human 

remains as Native American and most 

likely culturally identifiable as Arikara. 

The Arikara Tribe is part of the Mandan, 

Hidatsa and Arikara Nation that 

comprises the Three Affiliated Tribes of 

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 

Dakota. 

In June 2008, the Mandan, Hidatsa, 

and Arikara Nation of the Three 

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 

Reservation, North Dakota submitted a 

request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Great Plains Regional Office for 

repatriation of the human remains and 

one associated funerary object from the 

Indian School and Twin or Lillian All 

Arounds Villages. 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human 

remains described above represent the 

physical remains of 21 individuals of 

Native American ancestry. Officials of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3) (A), the one object described 

above 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. Lastly, officials of the Bureau 

of Indian Affairs have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

can reasonably be traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

the associated funerary object and 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 the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact Paul Hofmann, Chief, Division 

of Environment, Safety and Cultural 

Resources, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 115 

4th Ave. SE, MC208, Aberdeen, SD 

57401, telephone (605) 226–7656, before 

April 13, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object to the Three Affiliated Tribes of 

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 

Dakota may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great 

Plains Regional Office is responsible for 

notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of 

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 

Dakota that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 3, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–5328 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

County of Nacogdoches, 

Nacogdoches, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the control of the County of 

Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, TX. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from 

Nacogdoches 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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the County of 

Nacogdoches through the services of 

qualified preservation professionals in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

In 2004, human remains representing 

a minimum of five individuals were 

removed from 41NA231, also known as 

the Tallow Grove site, in the Lake 

Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches 

County, TX. The removal was associated 

with archeological data recovery in an 

area to be impacted by construction 

and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects have been in the custody of the 

principal investigator. No known 

individuals were identified. The four 

associated funerary objects are two 

bowls and two jars. 

The Tallow Grove site, 41NA231, is a 

Middle Caddo Period habitation on a 

late Holocene terrace near Naconiche 

Creek. The temporal context is 

supported by recovered temporally 

diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon 

analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio 

dates. The main occupation of the site 

took place between the early part of the 

13th century and approximately A.D. 

1480, and was preceded by an earlier 

Woodland Period occupation that dates 

from 110 B.C. to A.D. 435. None of the 

radiocarbon-dated features are earlier 

than the Middle Caddo Period. The 

small cemetery (approximately 8 x 6 

meters), situated near the remnants of 

several structures, and an extensive 

midden deposit and outdoor work area, 

contained the five burials with 

preserved human remains, one burial 

pit with no preserved human remains 

but with unassociated funerary objects, 

and two other burial pits with neither 

preserved human remains nor funerary 

objects. The mortuary practices and 

types of associated funerary objects are 

consistent with the traditions of the 

Caddo Indian peoples. Preserved 


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funerary offerings included pottery 

vessels placed near the shoulders or 

head with two of the burials. 

Geographic placement of the site and 

archeological evidence provide 

reasonable grounds for officials of the 

County of Nacogdoches to believe that 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects are culturally affiliated 

with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

In 2004, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from 41NA242, also known as 

the Beech Ridge site, in the Lake 

Naconiche project area, Nacogdoches 

County, TX. The removal was associated 

with archeological data recovery in an 

area to be impacted by construction 

and/or operation of Lake Naconiche. All 

human remains have been in the 

custody of the principal investigator. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The Beech Ridge site, 41NA242, is a 

prehistoric Caddo period settlement 

occupied from A.D. 1250 to 1430, and 

is generally contemporaneous with the 

nearby Tallow Grove site. The temporal 

context is supported by recovered 

temporally diagnostic artifacts, 

radiocarbon analyses, and oxidizable 

carbon ratio dates. The Middle Caddo 

occupation of the Beech Ridge site 

consisted of two principal occupational 

areas at the northern and southern ends 

of an eroded terrace landform that 

included structures, indoor and outdoor 

pit features, and activity areas around 

the structures. An open courtyard 

separated the two occupational or 

household areas. The burial with 

preserved human remains, along with 

one other burial pit with no preserved 

human remains or associated funerary 

objects, was situated west of the 

structures. Geographic placement of the 

site and archeological evidence provide 

reasonable grounds for officials of the 

County of Nacogdoches to believe that 

the human remains are culturally 

affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

In 2003, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from 41NA285, also known as 

the Boyette site, in the Lake Naconiche 

project area, Nacogdoches County, TX. 

The removal was associated with 

archeological data recovery in an area to 

be impacted by construction and/or 

operation of Lake Naconiche. All human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

have been in the custody of the 

principal investigator. No known 

individuals were identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a pottery 

vessel (bowl). 

The Boyette site, 41NA285, is 

positioned on the tip of a narrow upland 

ridge, toe slope, and small alluvial 

terrace. The site has a complex history 

of occupations beginning with the Late 

Archaic Period (2310–2050 B.C. to 

1130–920 B.C), followed by two 

Woodland Period occupations (280–25 

B.C. and A.D. 670–877), and two 

Prehistoric Caddo occupations 

(Formative Caddo component dating to 

A.D. 873–1075 and a Middle Caddo 

component). The temporal context is 

supported by recovered temporally 

diagnostic artifacts, radiocarbon 

analyses, and oxidizable carbon ratio 

dates. Radiocarbon dates place both 

burials in the Middle Caddo Period, one 

within a range of A.D. 1290–1410, and 

the other within a range of A.D. 1230– 

1300. Preserved funerary offerings 

included one pottery vessel, a Holly 

Fine Engraved bowl, that had been 

placed near the shoulders or head with 

one of the burials. Geographic 

placement of the site and archeological 

evidence provide reasonable grounds for 

officials of the County of Nacogdoches 

to believe that the human remains and 

associated funerary object are culturally 

affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

Officials of the County of 

Nacogdoches have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the County of 

Nacogdoches also have determined that, 

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

five objects described 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 County of Nacogdoches 

have determined that, 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 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and/ 

or associated funerary objects should 

contact George Campbell, County of 

Nacogdoches, Texas, 101 West Main 

Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961, 

telephone (936) 569–6772, before April 

13, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The County of Nacogdoches is 

responsible for notifying the Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–5332 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Northwest Museum, Whitman College, 

Walla Walla, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession of the 

Northwest Museum (formerly Maxey 

Museum), Whitman College, Walla 

Walla, WA. The human remains were 

removed from Mason County, WA. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Whitman 

College and Northwest Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Skokomish Indian 

Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, 

Washington. 

Sometime between 1874 and 1907, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of four individuals were 

removed from the vicinity of the 

Skokomish Reservation, located in 

present-day Mason County, WA, by 

Reverend Myron Eells, Congregational 

Missionary. After Rev. Eells death, the 

human remains were donated to 

Whitman College by his wife on 

February 15, 1907, (WHIT–E–549, 

Eells#2557; WHIT–X–0011, WHIT–E– 

550, Eells #2558; WHIT–E–551, Eells 

#2559, WHIT–E–552). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

While Rev. Eells did not always 

indicate cultural affiliation, he collected 

mainly from the Skokomish and 

S’Klallam Tribes. Rev. Eells 

occasionally noted tribal affiliations 

and/or places of origin for items in the 

collection. Some of Rev. Eells notes on 

the human remains are stated in 


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