Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 4794-4795 [2025-01012]
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Nebraska National Forests and
Grasslands intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains and an
associated funerary object removed from
Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native
Hawaiian organization with priority for
disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains associated funerary object in
this notice may occur on or after
February 18, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by January 16,
2026, the human remains and associated
funerary object in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains and
associated funerary object.
ADDRESSES: Jack Isaacs, Nebraska
National Forests and Grasslands, Forest
Supervisor, 125 North Main Street,
Chadron, NE 69337, telephone (308)
430–1379, email jack.isaacs@usda.gov.
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 Nebraska
National Forests and Grasslands, and
additional information on the human
remains and associated funerary object
in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related
records. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the identifications in
this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
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Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been reasonably
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a projectile point. On
November 17, 2021, in Sioux County,
Nebraska human remains (a skull with
teeth, two small bones, a long bone, two
femur bones and two long slender
bones) and a single associated cultural
item (projectile point) were removed.
Part of the burial remains in situ and
will be removed so the remains of the
ancestor can be reunited per the wishes
of the Tribe listed in this notice.
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• The Oglala Sioux Tribe has priority
for disposition of the human remains
and associated funerary object described
in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
object in this notice must be sent to the
appropriate official identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for
disposition is received by January 16,
2026, the human remains and associated
funerary object in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains and
associated funerary object. Claims for
disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary object in this notice
may occur on or after February 18, 2025.
If competing claims for disposition are
received, the Nebraska National Forests
and Grasslands must determine the
most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary object are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Nebraska
National Forests and Grasslands is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Nebraska National Forests and
Grasslands has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The one object described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field
Museum, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field
Museum intends to repatriate certain
cultural items that meet the definition of
sacred objects or objects of cultural
patrimony and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA
Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7820, email
jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.org.
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 Field Museum,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 54 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 19 sacred
objects are two baskets, two lots of
tobacco, three pipes, two meal plaques,
one soup paddle, two game balls, two
flutes, two ear sticks, one stick covered
in quail scalps, and two bunches of
human hair. The 35 objects of cultural
patrimony are six baskets, one weft case,
one basket warp, one leach mat, seven
bone awls, one amole brush, 10 bird
snares, one pigeon snare pole, one bone
die, one lance and hoop game, three
charm stones, one yarn belt, and one
gorget. In 1901, the cultural items were
removed from Fresno, Madera, and
Mariposa Counties in California. The
items were collected by Dr. John
Hudson on behalf of the Field Museum
during a two-year expedition among the
Native populations of California and
accessioned by the Museum in 1901.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined
that:
• The 19 sacred objects described in
this notice are specific ceremonial
objects needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
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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.
[FR Doc. 2025–01012 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am]
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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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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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 Field Museum intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects or
objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7820, 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
Field Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 54 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 19 sacred objects are two baskets, two lots of tobacco, three
pipes, two meal plaques, one soup paddle, two game balls, two flutes,
two ear sticks, one stick covered in quail scalps, and two bunches of
human hair. The 35 objects of cultural patrimony are six baskets, one
weft case, one basket warp, one leach mat, seven bone awls, one amole
brush, 10 bird snares, one pigeon snare pole, one bone die, one lance
and hoop game, three charm stones, one yarn belt, and one gorget. In
1901, the cultural items were removed from Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa
Counties in California. The items were collected by Dr. John Hudson on
behalf of the Field Museum during a two-year expedition among the
Native populations of California and accessioned by the Museum in 1901.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
The 19 sacred objects described in this notice are
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
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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.
[FR Doc. 2025-01012 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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