Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, 77610 [2023-24889]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2023 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036901;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Dauphin and
Wyoming Counties, PA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
December 13, 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
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.
SUMMARY:
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Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Wyoming County, PA. In 1940,
Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human
remains from Frenchman’s Cave (aka
Soday site 60). In 1982, the Thomas
Gilcrease Association purchased the
Soday collection and gifted it to
Gilcrease Museum. The human remains
belong to an individual of unknown sex
and age. The nine associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of lithic
flakes and chips, and eight lots
consisting of ceramic sherds.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Dauphin County, PA. In
1942, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Shoop Site (also
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known as Mohr Farm and Soday site
148). In 1982, the Thomas Gilcrease
Association purchased the Soday
collection and gifted it to Gilcrease
Museum. The human remains belong to
two individuals of unknown sex and
age. The five associated funerary objects
are three lots consisting of lithic flakes
and debitage, one lot consisting of
quartz fragments, and one bullet.
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: geographical,
archeological, linguistic, oral tradition,
historic evidence, other relevant
information, and expert opinion.
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 three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 14 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 Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
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
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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 December 13, 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 Tribes
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: November 1, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–24889 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036899;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Saint Louis Science Center, St.
Louis, MO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Saint
Louis Science Center (SLSC) intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects and certain cultural
items that meet the definition of objects
of cultural patrimony and that have a
cultural affiliation with the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice. The cultural items were
removed from Jefferson and New
Madrid Counties, MO.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
December 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Kristina Hampton, Manager
of Collections and Special Projects,
Saint Louis Science Center, 5050
Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110,
telephone (314) 286–4672, email
Kristina.hampton@slsc.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036901; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 in this
notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed
from Dauphin and Wyoming Counties, PA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after December 13, 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 Wyoming County, PA. In 1940, Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human remains from Frenchman's Cave (aka
Soday site 60). In 1982, the Thomas Gilcrease Association purchased the
Soday collection and gifted it to Gilcrease Museum. The human remains
belong to an individual of unknown sex and age. The nine associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of lithic flakes and chips, and
eight lots consisting of ceramic sherds.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Dauphin County, PA. In 1942, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Shoop Site (also known as Mohr Farm and Soday site
148). In 1982, the Thomas Gilcrease Association purchased the Soday
collection and gifted it to Gilcrease Museum. The human remains belong
to two individuals of unknown sex and age. The five associated funerary
objects are three lots consisting of lithic flakes and debitage, one
lot consisting of quartz fragments, and one bullet.
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: geographical, archeological, linguistic, oral tradition,
historic evidence, other relevant information, and expert opinion.
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 three individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 14 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 Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
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 December 13, 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 Tribes 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: November 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-24889 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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