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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the PMAE. 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 PMAE. 

Description 

In 1972, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the Trudeau Site (LMS 

29–J–1) in West Feliciana Parish, LA, by 

Jeffrey P. Brain as part of the Lower 

Mississippi Survey Expedition. At that 

time, the Survey Expedition was a 

project of Harvard University. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on Native American ceramics, 

glass beads, and European objects 

recovered from LMS 29–J–1, the 

Trudeau site is known to have been the 

primary village and cemetery of the 

Tunica people from 1731 through 1764. 

Historical, ethnohistorical, and oral 

historical evidence summarized by Mr. 

Brain in his publication, Tunica 

Archaeology, support the proposition 

that the present-day descendants of the 

18th century Tunica are the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. 

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: anthropological, 

archeological, geographical, historical, 

and oral tradition. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the PMAE has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains 

described in this notice and the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 16, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The PMAE 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: September 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19960 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036561; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois 

State Museum, Springfield, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Illinois 

State Museum has completed an 

inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains were removed from Camden, 

Madison, Phelps, Pulaski, Ralls, and St. 

Louis Counties, Missouri. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after October 16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Brooke M. Morgan, Illinois 

State Museum Research & Collections 

Center, 1011 East Ash Street, 

Springfield, IL 62701, telephone (217) 

785–8930, email brooke.morgan@

illinois.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 Illinois State 

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 Illinois State 

Museum. 

Description 

Between 1956 and 1957, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Jerry 

Long Cave site in Ralls County, MO. In 

1957, faunal remains from this site were 

transferred to the Illinois State Museum 

for analysis. During that analysis, 

fragmentary human remains were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. These human 

remains are likely pre-contact in date. 

Between 1961 and 1962, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals were removed from 

the Tick Creek Cave site (23PH145) in 

Phelps County, MO. In 1963, faunal 

remains from this site were transferred 

to the Illinois State Museum for 

analysis. During that analysis, 

fragmentary human remains were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Tick Creek Cave 

dates from the Late Archaic through the 

Woodland period. 

Sometime prior to 1967, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals were removed from an 

unknown location in St. Louis County, 

MO. These human remains were part of 

the Dickson Pathology Collection 

formerly used in exhibits at Dickson 

Mounds Museum. In 1967, these human 

remains were purchased from a private 

citizen by the Illinois State Museum. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains are pre-contact in 

date. 

In 1961, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Goat Bluff Cave (also 

known as Bruce Cave) in Pulaski 

County, MO, during an archaeological 

survey. In 2007, the human remains 

were transferred to the Illinois State 

Museum. No associated funerary objects 


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are present. The human remains are precontact in date. 

Sometime in the 1970s, human 

remains representing, at minimum, six 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown location in Pulaski County, 

MO. In 2014, these human remains were 

transferred by a private citizen to the 

Illinois State Museum. No associated 

funerary objects are present. The human 

remains are pre-contact in date. 

Sometime prior to 1977, human 

remains representing, at minimum, four 

individuals were removed from a 

location near Fredericktown, in 

Madison County, MO. In 2016, these 

human remains were transferred by a 

private citizen to the Illinois State 

Museum. No associated funerary objects 

are present. The human remains are precontact in date. 

Sometime between 1960 and 1984, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Carroll Cave, in Camden County, 

MO, by the University of Central 

Missouri. In 1985, a collection of faunal 

remains known as the Hawksley 

Collection of vertebrate paleontological 

specimens was transferred to the Illinois 

State Museum geology department. In 

2023, human remains were discovered 

in this paleontological collection and 

were transferred to the Illinois State 

Museum anthropology department. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains are pre-contact in 

date. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains 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: anthropological, 

archeological, geographical, historical, 

and oral traditional. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Illinois State Museum 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 19 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains 

described in this notice and The Osage 

Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 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 in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 16, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Illinois State Museum must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The Illinois 

State 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: September 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19964 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036559; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of California, Riverside, 

Riverside, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of California, Riverside 

(UCR) 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 Riverside in 

Riverside County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University 

of California, Riverside, 900 University 

Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900, 

telephone (951) 827–6349, email 

megan.murphy@ucr.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 University of 

California, Riverside. 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 University of California, 

Riverside. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Riverside, CA. In 1980, members of 

the UCR Archaeological Research Unit 

and the Archaeological Resource 

Management Corporation conducted 

excavations ahead of the construction of 

a flood channel in the La Quinta area of 

the Central Coachella Valley. The sites 

excavated included CA–RIV–1180, CA– 

RIV–119, CA–RIV–158, CA–RIV–1174, 

CA–RIV–1770, and CA–RIV–1838. CA– 

RIV–1180, or the La Quinta Cove Site, 

is an area well-known to contain 

ancestral Cahuilla cremation burials. 

The collections associated with the 

excavations were subsequently curated 

by the UCR Archaeological Curation 

Unit. In 2021, during analysis of the 

faunal skeletal remains in the 

collections, human remains were 

identified. Subsequent consultation 

with tribal representatives from 

multiple Cahuilla Bands resulted in the 

identification of funerary objects within 

the same collection. The 10 associated 

funerary objects are one lot consisting of 

ceramics, one lot consisting of lithics, 

one lot consisting of metal, one lot 

consisting of shell beads, one lot 

consisting of animal bones, one lot 

consisting of botanical material, one lot 

consisting of fire-altered rock, one lot 

consisting of geological materials, one 

lot consisting of unmodified shells, and 

one lot consisting of mineralogical 

objects. 


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