Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 53084 [2018-22795]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22795]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026445; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at 
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 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 Indiana University NAGPRA Office. 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 
Indiana University NAGPRA Office at the address in this notice by 
November 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 
NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, 
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email 
[email protected].

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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Department of 
Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. The human remains 
were removed from an unknown location.
    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 Indiana 
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta 
Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians 
of Florida; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The 
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, 
hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were donated to the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 
from the Cincinnati Society of Natural History. Notes indicate that 
these human remains may have been part of the Chicago Historical 
Society collections prior to 1950. The human remains are labeled as 
being from a Creek individual. No other information is present. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Descendants of the Creek Confederacy are members of the federally-
recognized tribes of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; 
Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; 
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 
Texas; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; 
Seminole Tribe of Florida; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; and 
the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma.

Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology at Indiana 
University

    Officials of the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 
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 Tribes.

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. 
Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, NAGPRA Office, 
Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, 
telephone (812) 856-5315, email [email protected], by November 19, 
2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Indiana University NAGPRA Office is responsible for notifying 
The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-22795 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
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