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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remain should submit a 

written request with information in 

support of the request to Robyn G. 

Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, 

Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 

Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 

92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, email 

rpeterson@riversideca.gov, by July 18, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, may 

proceed. 

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum 

is responsible for notifying the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13037 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025565; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

History Museum on the Square, 

Springfield, MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The History Museum on the 

Square has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the History Museum on the 

Square. If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the lineal descendants, Indian 

Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the History Museum on the 

Square at the address in this notice by 

July 18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Glenna Dement, History 

Museum on the Square, P.O. Box 2963, 

Springfield, MO 65801, telephone (417) 

249–0025, email glenna@

historymuseumonthesquare.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

History Museum on the Square. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the Moon 

Valley Cave, Dallas County, MO. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by professional staff 

from the History Museum on the Square 

in consultation with representatives of 

The Osage Nation (previously listed as 

the Osage Tribe). 

History and description of the remains 

At some time in the 1940s, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from a burial 

location known at that time as Moon 

Valley Cave in Dallas County, MO by 

Harrison Powell. The human remains 

were inventoried by Dr. Mike Conner, 

who worked for the Center for 

Archaeological Research at Southwest 

Missouri State University (today, 

Missouri State University). Based upon 

analyses of the teeth and epiphyseal 

union, Dr. Conner concluded that the 

human remains were that of a child 

between two and five years old. No 

known individual was identified. The 

244 associated funerary objects include 

1 biface fragment, 2 drill fragments, 23 

bone fragments, 2 flakes, 39 projectile 

points, 168 pottery sherds, 1 bullet 

without a casing, 1 pipe bowl fragment, 

and 7 pieces of rock. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects remained in Harrison 

Powell’s collection until his death, 

whereupon the collection passed to his 

son, Clell Powell who, in turn, donated 

it to the History Museum on the Square 

at different dates between 1994 and 

1996. Between 2006 and 2007, the 

human remains were sent to the 

Missouri Institute of Natural Science 

(MINS) to be chemically stabilized with 

Butvar-76, a polyvinyl butyral resin 

often used as an adhesive or coating 

agent by museums and curation 

facilities. Pottery sherds associated with 

the burial were identified by the Center 

for Archaeological Research as 

belonging to the Woodland period. 

Based on the archeological evidence, the 

human remains are believed to be 

Native American. Cultural affiliation of 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects with The Osage Nation 

(previously listed as The Osage Tribe) 

has been determined based on 

geographical and historical information 

in addition to oral traditions and 

regional archeological evidence. 

Determinations made by the History 

Museum on the Square 

Officials of the History Museum on 

the Square have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 244 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and The Osage Nation (previously listed 

as the Osage Tribe). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 


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the request to Glenna Dement, History 

Museum on the Square, P.O. Box 2963, 

Springfield, MO 65801, telephone (417) 

249–0025, email glenna@

historymuseumonthesquare.org, by July 

18, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Osage Nation (previously 

listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed. 

The History Museum on the Square is 

responsible for notifying The Osage 

Nation (previously listed as the Osage 

Tribe) that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13028 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025564; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human and associated funerary objects 

remains should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections at the address in 

this notice by July 18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Mary Suter, University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass 

Building 125, 2435 North Hatch 

Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 

telephone (479) 575–3456, email 

msuter@uark.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Spiro 

Mound (34LF40), Le Flore County, OK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma and the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco 

& Tawakonie), Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In the 1930s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from Spiro 

Mound in Le Flore County, OK. Samuel 

Dellinger, Curator of the University of 

Arkansas Museum, purchased these 

remains after they had been removed 

from the site by the Pocola Mining 

Company, which leased the land on 

which Spiro Mound is located. The 

company removed human remains and 

artifacts from the site between 1933 and 

1935. The human remains—three 

skulls—entered the University of 

Arkansas Museum collections in 1937. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The one associated funerary object is a 

fragmented copper band that had been 

placed around the head of one of the 

individuals. 

Spiro Mound is believed to have been 

occupied for at least 550 years. Evidence 

of a Woodland period occupation of the 

site may be related to the Fourche 

Maline phase of that period. James A. 

Brown divides the Mississippi period 

occupation of Spiro Mound into four 

phases, beginning around A.D. 900 and 

ending around A.D. 1450: The Evans 

Phase, which dated from A.D. 900– 

1050; the Harlan Phase, which dated 

from A.D. 1050 to A.D. 1100–1250; the 

Norman Phase, dating between A.D 

1250 and 1350; and the Spiro Phase, 

which lasted until 1450. The human 

remains and copper band from the 

Pocola mining company excavations of 

the 1930s likely came from Craig 

mound. This mound was initially built 

in the Harlan phase (A.D. 1050–1250), 

but saw its most intense use as a 

ceremonial and burial site in the 

Norman and Spiro phases (A.D. 1250– 

1450). It is believed by many 

archeologists that the Caddo and 

Wichita were both culturally descended 

from the peoples who used the Spiro 

Mound site. Spiro is located within an 

area archeologically and 

ethnographically considered to have 

been occupied by a group ancestral to 

both the Caddo and Wichita. Based 

upon geographical, archeological, and 

historical evidence, and expert opinion, 

the University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections reasonably believes the 

Caddo and Wichita are culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

described here. The present-day 

descendants of the Caddo are members 

of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and 

the present-day descendants of the 

Wichita are members of the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes, Oklahoma. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Arkansas Museum Collections 

Officials of the University of Arkansas 

Museum collections have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described in this notice 

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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and 

the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), 

Oklahoma. 


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