[Federal Register: September 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 176)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects from Wisconsin in the Possession of the 
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 and associated 
funerary objects from Wisconsin in the possession of the State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
    In 1966, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals 
were recovered from site 47-TR-31, Mound 26, HB-1, also known as the 
Trempealeau Lakes or Schwerts Mound Group, Trempealeau County, WI 
during excavations conducted by field crews of the State Historical 
Society of Wisconsin. No known individuals were identified. The 21 
associated funerary objects include bracelets, rings, fabric fragments, 
cowrie shells, tubular beads, seed beads, and coin earrings.
    Based on historic material culture, including a wood coffin, 
associated with these burials and historic associated funerary objects, 
these individuals have been identified as Native American from early 
this century (1900-1920 A.D.). Based on the material culture and Ho-
Chunk oral history, these individuals have been identified as Ho-Chunk.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin have determined that, pursuant to 43 
CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of a minimum of two individuals of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin have also 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 21 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 State Historical 
Society of Wisconsin 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 
associated funerary objects and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Ho-Chunk Nation of 
Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact 
Ms. Jennifer Kolb, Director, Museum Archeology Program, State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706; 
telephone (608) 264-6560; e-mail: jlkolb@mail.shsw.wisc.edu before 
October 13, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: August 24, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-23768 Filed 9-12-99; 8:45 am]
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