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and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains were removed from Baldwin 

and Wilcox Counties, AL. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, the Alabama Department of 

Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100, 

624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, 

AL 36130, telephone (334) 353–4731, 

email nagpra.adah@

archives.alabama.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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History. 

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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History. 

Description 

Baldwin County, AL 

On November 18, 1909, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Shell 

Banks site by members of the Alabama 

Anthropological Society. Between 1916 

and 1951, the human remains were 

donated to the ADAH (Human Remains 

Identification Number 4103). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On June 29, 1910, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Shell 

Banks site by members of the Alabama 

Anthropological Society. Between 1916 

and 1951, the human remains were 

donated to the ADAH (Human Remains 

Identification Number 4110). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Wilcox County, AL 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual was removed from the 

Liddell site (1WX1, Wilcox Co., AL). A 

descendant of the private excavator 

donated the material to the ADAH in 

2022 (Human Remains Identification 

Number 1WX1–1). The ADAH accepted 

these materials for the sole purpose of 

repatriation under NAGPRA. No 

associated funerary objects are in the 

possession of the Alabama Department 

of Archives and History. 

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 

information, geographical information, 

historical information, kinship, and 

linguistics. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Alabama Department 

of Archives and History has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte 

Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; 

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole 

Tribe of Florida; The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 

Town. 

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 January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Alabama Department of Archives 

and History 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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History 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 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28183 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037136; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Boston Children’s Museum, 

Boston, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston 

Children’s Museum intends to repatriate 

a certain cultural item that meets the 

definition of an unassociated funerary 

object and that has a cultural affiliation 

with the Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 

The cultural item was removed from the 

Southeastern United States. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Boston 

Children’s Museum, 308 Congress 

Street, Boston, MA 02210, telephone 

(617) 986–3692, email Higgins@

BostonChildrensMuseum.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 Boston Children’s 

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 summary or related 

records held by Boston Children’s 

Museum. 


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Description 

The one cultural item was removed 

from the Southeastern United States. 

The one unassociated funerary object is 

a clay bowl, unglazed, with handles 

measuring height 5′′, width 7.75′′, length 

9′′. The bowl has a round base; widest 

at middle, then narrows slightly towards 

rim; which is flared with two flat 

handles on opposite sides of the rim. 

Currently there is a large chip at the 

edge of one handle, a crack radiating 

from the base, a small hole just below 

the widest part of the bowl at the 

midpoint between two handles, and an 

adhesive label with the number ‘‘54’’ on 

the neck. 

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 

information and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, Boston Children’s 

Museum 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 is 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 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. 

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 January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Boston Children’s Museum 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. Boston Children’s 

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: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28189 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037120; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Navajo National 

Monument, Shonto, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Navajo National 

Monument (NAVA) 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 Coconino and 

Navajo Counties, AZ. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Lyn Carranza, 

Superintendent, Navajo National 

Monument, End of AZ Hwy 564 North, 

P.O. Box 7717, Shonto, AZ 86054–7717, 

telephone (928) 624–5500 Ext. 244, 

email lyn_carranza@nps.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 

superintendent, NAVA. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

NAVA. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Coconino County, AZ, in 1939, 

during excavations conducted by 

Charlie Steen of the NPS to stabilize 

Inscription House. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Coconino County, AZ, in 1964, by 

NPS personnel after being exposed on 

the surface of Inscription House by 

erosion. The three associated funerary 

objects are one bowl, one jar, and one 

ladle. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 43 individuals were removed 

from Coconino County, AZ, in 1966, 

when a midden below Inscription 

House was excavated by the Museum of 

Northern Arizona (MNA) under the 

direction of Dr. George Gumerman. The 

473 associated funerary objects are one 

projectile point, 15 awls, three worked 

bones, one flesher, one biface fragment, 

20 flakes, two pendants, one bead, two 

earrings, 13 stone tile fragments, nine 

pieces of limonite, one piece of 

hematite, one maul, one mano, 68 

faunal bones, one abrader, 41 bowls, 

seven ladles, 38 jars, two colanders, 

three bags of plant materials, one 

eggshell, one metate, 235 sherds, one 

worked sherd, one hammerstone, one 

concretion, one bag of unfired clay, and 

one bag of wood. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Coconino County, AZ, in 1977, by 

the University of Colorado through a 

contract with the NPS for salvage 

excavations on the midden at 

Inscription House that was excavated in 

1966. The 49 associated funerary objects 

are 48 sherds and one soil sample. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 13 individuals were removed 

from Navajo County, AZ, in 1934, by the 

Civil Works Administration (CWA) 

through the MNA during stabilization 

activities at Keet Seel. The 69 associated 

funerary objects are one axe, one bead, 

one bowl, 55 faunal bones, seven jars, 

two kaolin samples, one pendant, and 

one sherd. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Navajo County, AZ. In 1935, 

human remains were donated to the 


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