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the University of Kansas. In 1991, in 

response to the passage of NAGPRA, the 

University conducted a review of this 

collection, during which the remains of 

this individual were identified and 

transferred to the University’s Museum 

of Anthropology. In 1996, the Museum 

of Anthropology was closed, and the 

archeology collection was transferred to 

the Biodiversity Institute. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

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: archeological and 

geographical. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the University of Kansas 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual 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 

Seminole Tribe of Florida. 

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 December 15, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the University of Kansas 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 

University of Kansas 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: November 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036926; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick 

Museum of Anthropology at Northern 

Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (Formerly 

Anthropology Museum at Northern 

Illinois University) 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the James 

B. and Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of 

Anthropology at Northern Illinois 

University (Pick Museum) intends to 

repatriate a cultural item that meets the 

definition of a sacred object and that has 

a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Christy DeLair, Museum 

Director, James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick 

Museum of Anthropology at Northern 

Illinois University, 1425 W Lincoln 

Hwy., DeKalb, IL 60015, telephone (815) 

753–0230, email cdelair@niu.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 James B. and 

Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of 

Anthropology at Northern Illinois 

University. 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 summary or related 

records held by the James B. and 

Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of 

Anthropology at Northern Illinois 

University. 

Description 

In 1966, the Pick Museum purchased 

a medicine face mask (catalog no. 66–8– 

8) from the Original Curio and 

Prospectors Shop in Santa Fe, NM. Pick 

Museum records identify the medicine 

face as Seneca and suggest that its 

provenience is the Cattaraugus 

Reservation. The medicine face is a 

sacred object. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural item in this notice is 

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, 

geographical, historical, oral traditional, 

and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the James B. and Rosalyn 

L. Pick Museum of Anthropology at 

Northern Illinois University has 

determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above is a specific ceremonial object 

needed by traditional Native American 

religious leaders for the practice of 

traditional Native American religions by 

their present-day adherents. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Seneca Nation of Indians. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in 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 item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after December 15, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick 

Museum of Anthropology at Northern 


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Illinois University must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural item are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The James B. and 

Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of 

Anthropology at Northern Illinois 

University 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 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: November 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25210 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036932; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 

intends to repatriate a certain cultural 

item that meets the definition of a 

sacred object and that has a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The cultural item was removed 

from Drew County, Arkansas. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Noffze, The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 

3000 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, 

IN 46208, telephone (317) 334–3722, 

email jenn@childrensmuseum.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 Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis. 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 summary or related records held 

by The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis. 

Description 

In 1968, Earl Townsend, Jr., donated 

a sacred object to The Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis. It was 

formerly in the collection of Robert E. 

Bell of Marion, Ohio. The sacred object 

is a stone celt that was found in a grave 

in Drew County, Arkansas. This location 

is within the treaty land of the Quapaw 

Nation. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural item in this notice is 

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, 

historical, and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, The Children’s Museum 

of Indianapolis has determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above is 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Quapaw Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in 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 item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after December 15, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 

must determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural item 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis 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 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: November 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25215 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036927; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 

intends to repatriate a certain cultural 

item that meets the definition of an 

object of cultural patrimony and that 

has a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Noffze, The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 

3000 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, 

IN 46208, telephone (317) 334–3722, 

email jenn@childrensmuseum.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 Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis. 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 summary or related records held 

by The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis. 


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