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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 Tribes. 

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 

the request to Dr. Pamela Endzweig, 

Director of Collections, University of 

Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History, 1224 University of Oregon, 

Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone 

(541) 346–5120, email endzweig@

uoregon.edu, by October 10, 2018. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026189; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, Oak 

Ridge, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Museum of 

Oak Ridge (CMOR) has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and any present-day 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 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 should submit 

a written request to the CMOR. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the CMOR at the address 

in this notice by October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Beth Shea, Children’s 

Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer 

Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, telephone 

(865) 482–1074, email bshea@

childrensmuseumofoakridge.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 under the control of 

the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, 

Oak Ridge, TN. The human remains 

were removed from an unidentified site 

with the place-name Tellico-Loudoun, 

TN. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 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 CMOR 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation, 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

On an unknown date in 1974 or 

earlier, human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Tellico-Loudoun in TN. 

CMOR’s records indicate that the skull, 

the mandible, and the loose teeth were 

collected by the same individual at the 

same general location in TellicoLoudoun. The human remains were 

donated to CMOR by Mr. Jack Rich in 

1974, and consist of one mandible with 

teeth, including loose teeth; and one 

skull with a notation of ‘‘basal flattening 

by as—infant being carried on a board.’’ 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Determinations Made by the Children’s 

Museum of Oak Ridge 

Officials of the CMOR have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on basal 

flattening of the skull/evidence of cradle 

boarding. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Beth Shea, Children’s 

Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer 

Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, telephone 

(865) 482–1074, email bshea@

childrensmuseumofoakridge.org, by 

October 10, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Cherokee Nation, 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma may proceed. 

The CMOR is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians, and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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