Notice of Inventory Completion: No Man's Land Museum, Goodwell, OK, 4795-4796 [2025-01010]
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• The 35 objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group, including any
constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or
other subdivision), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Picayune Rancheria
of Chukchansi Indians of California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after February 18, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Field Museum must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Field Museum
is responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been identified.
The six associated funerary objects are
five harrell points and one stone knife
blade. The individual was excavated by
an unknown party on the Sprowles
Ranch near Cheyenne, Oklahoma in
Roger Mills County and loaned to the
No Man’s Land Museum on January 22,
1965. It was in a cairn as evidenced by
two photographs that were loaned along
with five Harrell points and one stone
knife blade.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been identified.
The one associated funerary object is
horse bones. The individual was
excavated one mile west and one-half
mile south of Four Corners on Highway
64 in Texas County, Oklahoma. It was
loaned to the No Man’s Land Museum
on August 10, 1936.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The individual adult was removed from
a site near Felt, Cimarron County,
Oklahoma and donated on May 4, 1974.
It is unknown if harmful substances
were used.
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the No
Man’s Land Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no lineal
descendant and no Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or
after February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Sue Weissinger, No Man’s
Land Museum, 214 E Avenue,
Goodwell, OK 73939, telephone (580)
349–2670, email nmlhs@outlook.com.
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 No Man’s Land
Museum, and additional information on
the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation,
can be found in its inventory or related
records. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Invitations to consult were sent to the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;
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Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The
Osage Nation; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. The
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
agreed to consult. The Quapaw Nation
declined to comment.
Cultural Affiliation
The following types of information
about the cultural affiliation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice are available:
anthropological, archaeological,
geographical, and expert opinion. The
information, including the results of
consultation, identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the
human remains or associated funerary
object.
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization connected to the human
remains or associated funerary objects.
3. No relationship of shared group
identity between the earlier group and
the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization that can be reasonably
traced through time.
Determinations
The No Man’s Land Museum has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The seven objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• No known lineal descendant who
can trace ancestry to the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice has been identified.
• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation to
the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice has been
clearly or reasonably identified.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in
this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests
for repatriation may be submitted by
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization who
shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native
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Hawaiian organization with cultural
affiliation.
Upon request, repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice may
occur on or after February 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the No Man’s Land 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 No Man’s Land
Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to any consulting
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Sweetwater Island (40LD186), Loudon
County, TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum two
individuals were recovered by TDEC–
TDOA personnel from Sweetwater
Island in the Tennessee River in 1974.
No record exists as to the specific
circumstances surrounding their
collection. The Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians claimed these
ancestors on June 10, 2021. Consultation
took place on May 24, June 6, and June
24, 2024. There is no known exposure
to hazardous substances or treatments.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Department of
Conservation and Environment,
Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Tennessee Department of Conservation
and Environment, Division of
Archaeology (TDEC–TDOA) 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology
(TDEC–TDOA), 1216 Foster Avenue,
Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243,
telephone (615) 626–2025, email
Phil.Hodge@tn.gov.
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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 TDEC–TDOA,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least
13 individuals have been identified. The
six associated funerary objects are two
deer ulnae, one lot of faunal material,
one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of
freshwater shell fragments, and one lot
of associated funerary objects that have
not been inventoried.
Unknown Site, Lenoir City, Loudon
County, TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum two
individuals and three associated
funerary objects consisting of one lot of
ceramic sherds, one lot of freshwater
shell fragments, and one lot of faunal
material were recovered during
construction in Lenoir City, Tennessee
in June 2023. Those were turned over to
local law enforcement, transferred to the
Knox County Forensic Center, and then
transferred to the TDEC–TDOA for
repatriation. These ancestors and
associated funerary objects had not been
previously reported to National
NAGPRA. Consultation took place on
May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024.
There is no known exposure to
hazardous substances or treatments. In
consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC–
TDOA suggested that these ancestors be
included in the current claim. All Tribal
Partners have agreed to this course of
action.
McMahan Mound (40SV1), Sevierville,
Sevier County, TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum two
individuals and one lot of associated
funerary objects that have not been
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inventoried were recovered by TDEC–
TDOA in 1976 prior to construction of
a highway bypass. The Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians claimed these
ancestors on June 10, 2021. The original
TDEC–TDOA NAGPRA inventory lists a
single individual from this site. During
review of site documentation prior to
consultation, TDEC–TDOA staff
identified a second ancestor as well as
artifacts from associated feature fill.
Consultation took place on May 24, June
6, and June 24, 2024. Tribal partners
requested in consultation on May 24,
2024 that the associated funerary objects
be lotted and not formally inventoried.
There is no known exposure to
hazardous substances or treatments.
Great Smoky Mountain Children’s Home
(40SV53), Sevierville, Sevier County, TN
Ancestral remains of a minimum
number of three commingled
individuals were exposed by
mechanical excavation at the Great
Smoky Mountain Children’s Home in
Sevierville, Tennessee in 2014. Those
remains were transferred to the Division
of Archaeology for repatriation. The
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
claimed these ancestors on June 10,
2021. Consultation took place on May
24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. There is
no known exposure to hazardous
substances or treatments.
Unknown Site, Sevierville, Sevier
County TN
Ancestral remains of a minimum of
four individuals and two associated
funerary objects consisting of two deer
ulnae, originate from an unknown site
in Sevierville, Sevier County,
Tennessee. Original NAGPRA inventory
sheet suggest they were collected in
1931. No additional records exist as to
the timing, donor, or circumstances of
acquisition. Consultation took place on
May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. In
consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC–
TDOA suggested that these ancestors be
included in the current claim. All Tribal
Partners have agreed to this course of
action. There is no known exposure to
hazardous substances or treatments.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The TDEC–TDOA has determined
that:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: No Man's Land Museum, Goodwell,
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 No Man's Land Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 18,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Sue Weissinger, No Man's Land Museum, 214 E Avenue,
Goodwell, OK 73939, telephone (580) 349-2670, 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 No
Man's Land Museum, and additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The six associated funerary objects are five harrell points
and one stone knife blade. The individual was excavated by an unknown
party on the Sprowles Ranch near Cheyenne, Oklahoma in Roger Mills
County and loaned to the No Man's Land Museum on January 22, 1965. It
was in a cairn as evidenced by two photographs that were loaned along
with five Harrell points and one stone knife blade.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The one associated funerary object is horse bones. The
individual was excavated one mile west and one-half mile south of Four
Corners on Highway 64 in Texas County, Oklahoma. It was loaned to the
No Man's Land Museum on August 10, 1936.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individual
adult was removed from a site near Felt, Cimarron County, Oklahoma and
donated on May 4, 1974.
It is unknown if harmful substances were used.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The
Osage Nation; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
agreed to consult. The Quapaw Nation declined to comment.
Cultural Affiliation
The following types of information about the cultural affiliation
of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are
available: anthropological, archaeological, geographical, and expert
opinion. The information, including the results of consultation,
identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the human remains or associated
funerary object.
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the
human remains or associated funerary objects.
3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be
reasonably traced through time.
Determinations
The No Man's Land Museum has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
The seven objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the
human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice has been
identified.
No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation to the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native
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Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice may occur on or after
February 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received,
the No Man's Land 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 No Man's Land Museum is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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