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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 

information, archeological information, 

oral tradition, and expert opinion in the 

form of Native American traditional 

knowledge. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Sutter County 

Museum has determined that: 

• The 72 cultural items described 

above 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a 

• The 43 cultural items described 

above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

the United Auburn Indian Community 

of the Auburn Rancheria of California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after December 15, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Sutter County 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 Sutter 

County Museum is responsible for 

sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations 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. 2023–25209 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036928; 

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 certain cultural 

items that meet the definition of sacred 

objects and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The cultural items were removed 

from Nebraska. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

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 1967, The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis acquired a sacred object 

through a trade with the Museum of the 

American Indian in New York City. The 

item came from the Winnebago Tribe in 

Nebraska, and it dates to circa 1880. The 

sacred object is a medicine pouch made 

of animal hide and decorated with 

multicolored beads in a diamond zigzag 

pattern on a white background. 

In 1967, The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis purchased a sacred object 

pipestem from the Museum of the 

American Indian in New York City. The 

item came from the Winnebago Tribe in 

Nebraska, and it dates to the period 

1860–1880. The sacred object is a 

carved wooden pipestem displaying a 

twisted design. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural items 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: 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 two cultural items described 

above are specific ceremonial objects 

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 items and 

the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 items 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 

items are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 


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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. 2023–25212 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036929; 

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. The cultural item was 

removed from Wyoming. 

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 1946, William Carter donated an 

object of cultural patrimony to The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. 

According to the accession file, the item 

came from the Shoshone Reservation, 

near Yellowstone Park, it belonged to 

Chief Washakie, and it dates to 1883. 

The object of cultural patrimony is a 

feathered headdress comprised of dyed 

horsehair, ermine tails, human hair, 10 

brass bells, and a red wool tail lined 

with white cotton. 

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 has ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming. 

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. 2023–25214 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036924; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Kansas 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 Dixie 

County, FL. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, 

NAGPRA Program Manager, The 

University of Kansas, Office of Audit, 

Risk & Compliance, 1450 Jayhawk 

Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, 

KS 66045, telephone (406) 850–2220, 

email t-torma@ku.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 

Kansas. 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 

Kansas. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Dixie County, FL. At an 

unspecified date in the 1970s or 1980s, 

a private collector of paleontological 

resources donated his collection of 

Hemingfordian period faunal remains to 


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