| Back to the top Back to National-NAGPRA [Federal Register: December 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 232)] [Notices] [Page 67933-67934] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr03de99-113] - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains in the Possession of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 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 in the possession of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma. The Forest County Potawatami Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; and the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma were invited to consult, but did not participate. At an unkown date, human remains representing one individual were removed from an unknown location by person(s) unknown. Prior to 1915, these human remains were received by the University of Pennsylvania Museum, transferred to the Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA in 1915, and transferred back to the University of Pennsylvania Museum in 1961. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Accession information from the Wistar Institute identifies this individual as ``Native American shot in the Black Hawk War, 1905.'' No further documentation is present to identify the recovery location, the collector, or the cultural affiliation of this individual. While many Sac and Fox people were killed during the Black Hawk War, groups of Potawatomi, Winnebago, and Kickapoo allied themselves with the Sac and Fox during this four-month conflict. No evidence exists to the contrary of the Wistar Institute's accession information. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum 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 University of Pennsylvania Musuem have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; the Sac and Fox Nation in Kansas and Nebraska; the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; the Forest County Potawatami Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the [[Page 67934]] Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; and the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. This notice has been sent to officials of the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; the Forest County Potawatami Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, the Williams Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324; telephone: (215) 898-4051, fax (215) 898-0657, before January 3, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; the Sac and Fox Nation in Kansas and Nebraska; the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; the Forest County Potawatami Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; and the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: November 24, 1999. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program. [FR Doc. 99-31365 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F Back to the top Back to National-NAGPRA | |
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