Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, 58604-58605 [2023-18503]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Gilcrease Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Clark, Garland,
Lafayette, Miller, Ouachita, and Union
Counties, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease
Museum, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK
74104, telephone (918) 596–2747, email
laura-bryant@utulsa.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Gilcrease
Museum. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice. Additional information
on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related
records held by the Gilcrease Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Clark County, AR. In December of
1938, avocational archeologists Harry J.
Lemley and S.D. Dickinson excavated
these human remains at the Kirkham
Place (3CL29). The 27 associated
funerary objects are 20 lots consisting of
sherds; one lot consisting of faunal
remains, including antlers; two lots
consisting of faunal bone tools; two lots
consisting of lithic tools, including
projectile points, scrapers, flakes, and
knives; one lot consisting of pipe
fragments; and one lot consisting of
celts.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Garland County, AR. In 1929,
Reverend O.N. Wehunt removed these
human remains from the Jim
Williamson Place, and at an unknown
date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them
from Wehunt. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. In
1900, H.A. McCants removed these
human remains from the Joe Russell
Place (3LA91, 3LA245, 3LA246), and at
an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley
acquired them. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Lafayette County, AR. Sometime in
the early 20th century, Gamel Smith
removed these human remains from
Lester’s Brother’s Place (3LA38, 3LA48),
and at an unknown date, Harry J.
Lemley acquired them. The one
associated funerary object is a ceramic
vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR.
During the early 20th century, various
individuals, including Dan Jenkins,
removed items from the Battle Place/
William Handy Place (3LA0001), and at
different times during the early-to-mid20th century, Harry J. Lemley acquired
them. The five associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of sherds,
one lot consisting of faunal remains, two
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lots consisting of lithic tools, and one
ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1935, Harry
J. Lemley removed these human remains
from the Crenshaw Place (3MI6). No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1955, the Gilcrease Foundation
purchased the human remains and
associated funerary objects listed above
from Harry J. Lemley. In 1963–1964, the
Foundation transferred this collection to
the City of Tulsa.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1967,
Gregory Perino, a curator at Gilcrease
Museum at the time, removed these
human remains from the Haley Place
(3MI11). The three associated funerary
objects are two ceramic vessels and one
ceramic pipe bowl.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects listed below were part
of Frank and Norma Soday’s collection.
In 1982, the Thomas Gilcrease Museum
Association purchased this collection
and gifted it to the Gilcrease Museum.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950,
Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human
remains from Carroll Givens Mound
(3OU27, Soday site 380). No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. Sometime
between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from
Hindman Mound (Soday site 306). The
two associated funerary objects are two
lots consisting of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In
1949, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Bacon Mound #3
(3OU131, Soday site 360). The four
associated funerary objects are one lot
consisting of lithic tools, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds, one lot
consisting of faunal remains, and one lot
consisting of daub.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, seven individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In
1950, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Freo Island (Soday
site 371). The eight associated funerary
objects are three lots consisting of faunal
remains, one lot consisting of pottery
sherds and daub, one lot consisting of
shell beads and lithics, one ceramic
vessel, one lot consisting of lithic tools,
and one lot consisting of antlers.
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Human remains representing, at
minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1951,
Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Matkins Bee Ranch/Stone
Trestle Mound (3OU005, Soday sites
369 and 378). The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of
faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1948,
Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Paw Paw Mound (3OU22,
Soday site 316). The two associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of
pottery sherds and one lot consisting of
faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950,
Frank Soday removed these human
remains from the Ritchie Place (Soday
site 367). No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1947, Frank
Soday removed these human remains
from Harper Mound (3UN41, Soday site
333). The three associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of faunal
remains, one lot consisting of pottery
sherds, and one lot consisting of lithic
tools.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 18 individuals were removed
from Union County, AR. Sometime
between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from the
J. M. Nelson Farm (3UN8, Soday site
325). The 39 associated funerary objects
are nine lots consisting of faunal
remains, antlers, and bone tools; one lot
consisting of burned faunal remains; 17
lots consisting of pottery sherds; four
lots consisting of lithic tools; five
ceramic vessels; and three lots
consisting of shells.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Union County, AR. In
1955, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Lapile Mound
Village (Soday site 551). The four
associated funerary objects are one lot
consisting of faunal bone tools, one lot
consisting of lithic flakes, one lot
consisting of wood and burnt faunal
remains, and one lot consisting of
pottery sherds.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1949, Frank
Soday removed these human remains
from Watt Mound (3UN18 or 3UN22,
Soday site 342). The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of
faunal remains.
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Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological,
geographical, oral traditional, and
museum records.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Gilcrease Museum
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 56 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 102 objects described in this
notice 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after September 27, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Gilcrease Museum must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
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competing requests. The Gilcrease
Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: August 18, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California
State University, Los Angeles has
completed an inventory of human
remains (hereafter referred to as
‘‘ancestors’’) in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the ancestors and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The
ancestors were removed from Clark
County, NV.
DATES: Repatriation of the ancestors in
this notice will occur on or after
September 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Michele Bleuze, California
State University, 5151 State University
Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032,
telephone (323) 343–2440, email
mbleuze@calstatela.edu; Amira Ainis,
California State University, 5151 State
University Drive, Los Angeles, CA
90032, telephone (323) 343–2449, email
aainis2@calstatela.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of California State
University, Los Angeles. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Clark, Garland, Lafayette, Miller,
Ouachita, and Union Counties, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa,
OK 74104, telephone (918) 596-2747, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Gilcrease Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Gilcrease
Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Clark County, AR. In December of 1938, avocational archeologists
Harry J. Lemley and S.D. Dickinson excavated these human remains at the
Kirkham Place (3CL29). The 27 associated funerary objects are 20 lots
consisting of sherds; one lot consisting of faunal remains, including
antlers; two lots consisting of faunal bone tools; two lots consisting
of lithic tools, including projectile points, scrapers, flakes, and
knives; one lot consisting of pipe fragments; and one lot consisting of
celts.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Garland County, AR. In 1929, Reverend O.N. Wehunt removed these
human remains from the Jim Williamson Place, and at an unknown date,
Harry J. Lemley acquired them from Wehunt. The one associated funerary
object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. In 1900, H.A. McCants removed these
human remains from the Joe Russell Place (3LA91, 3LA245, 3LA246), and
at an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Lafayette County, AR. Sometime in the early 20th century, Gamel
Smith removed these human remains from Lester's Brother's Place (3LA38,
3LA48), and at an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them. The one
associated funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. During the early 20th century,
various individuals, including Dan Jenkins, removed items from the
Battle Place/William Handy Place (3LA0001), and at different times
during the early-to-mid-20th century, Harry J. Lemley acquired them.
The five associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of sherds,
one lot consisting of faunal remains, two lots consisting of lithic
tools, and one ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1935, Harry J. Lemley removed these human
remains from the Crenshaw Place (3MI6). No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1955, the Gilcrease Foundation purchased the human remains and
associated funerary objects listed above from Harry J. Lemley. In 1963-
1964, the Foundation transferred this collection to the City of Tulsa.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1967, Gregory Perino, a curator at Gilcrease
Museum at the time, removed these human remains from the Haley Place
(3MI11). The three associated funerary objects are two ceramic vessels
and one ceramic pipe bowl.
The human remains and associated funerary objects listed below were
part of Frank and Norma Soday's collection. In 1982, the Thomas
Gilcrease Museum Association purchased this collection and gifted it to
the Gilcrease Museum.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human remains from Carroll Givens Mound
(3OU27, Soday site 380). No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. Sometime between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from Hindman Mound (Soday site 306). The
two associated funerary objects are two lots consisting of faunal
remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In 1949, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Bacon Mound #3 (3OU131, Soday site 360). The four
associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of lithic tools, one
lot consisting of pottery sherds, one lot consisting of faunal remains,
and one lot consisting of daub.
Human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Freo Island (Soday site 371). The eight associated
funerary objects are three lots consisting of faunal remains, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds and daub, one lot consisting of shell
beads and lithics, one ceramic vessel, one lot consisting of lithic
tools, and one lot consisting of antlers.
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Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1951, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Matkins Bee Ranch/Stone Trestle Mound (3OU005, Soday sites
369 and 378). The one associated funerary object is one lot consisting
of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1948, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Paw Paw Mound (3OU22, Soday site 316). The two associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of pottery sherds and one lot
consisting of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from the Ritchie Place (Soday site 367). No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1947, Frank Soday removed these human remains
from Harper Mound (3UN41, Soday site 333). The three associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal remains, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds, and one lot consisting of lithic tools.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 18 individuals were removed
from Union County, AR. Sometime between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from the J. M. Nelson Farm (3UN8, Soday
site 325). The 39 associated funerary objects are nine lots consisting
of faunal remains, antlers, and bone tools; one lot consisting of
burned faunal remains; 17 lots consisting of pottery sherds; four lots
consisting of lithic tools; five ceramic vessels; and three lots
consisting of shells.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Union County, AR. In 1955, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Lapile Mound Village (Soday site 551). The four associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal bone tools, one lot
consisting of lithic flakes, one lot consisting of wood and burnt
faunal remains, and one lot consisting of pottery sherds.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1949, Frank Soday removed these human remains
from Watt Mound (3UN18 or 3UN22, Soday site 342). The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of faunal remains.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: archeological, geographical, oral traditional, and museum
records.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Gilcrease Museum has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 56 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 102 objects described in this notice 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.
There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 27, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Gilcrease
Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Gilcrease Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: August 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-18503 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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