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10(c) of the Endangered Species Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 

and 17.32) and National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

Stephen Henry, 

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Office, Ventura, California. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18480 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036466; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

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. 

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 

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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036471; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, Los 

Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 


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