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National Historical Park, 16062 State 

Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601, 

telephone (740) 774–1126, email chris_

alford@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, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the Mound City Group, 

Ross County, OH, between 1920 and 

1921 by William C. Mills of the Ohio 

State Archaeological and Historical 

Society (now Ohio History Connection). 

The human remains were removed from 

federal property and were accessioned 

into the collections at Mound City 

Group National Monument (now 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park). The human remains most 

probably date to the Late Woodland 

and/or Late Precontact Periods. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the farm of Alva McGraw in Ross 

County, OH in 1962 by an unknown 

person. The human remains and 

funerary objects were gifted to Mound 

City Group National Monument (now 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park) by Alva McGraw in 1963. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects most probably date from the 

Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, or 

Late Precontact Period. The 94 

associated funerary objects are one 

utilized flake and 93 ceramic sherds. 

Human remains representing one 

individual were removed from Gartner 

Bottoms, Ross County, OH in 1964 by 

National Park Service archeologist 

Richard Faust and added to the museum 

collection at Mound City National 

Monument (now Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park). The human 

remains most probably date to the Late 

Precontact period and are associated 

with Fort Ancient archeological culture. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects 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: anthropological 

information, archeological information, 

geographical information, historical 

information, linguistics, oral tradition. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 94 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. 

• 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 Absentee-Shawnee 

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami 

Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee 

Tribe. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after February 2, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Hopewell Culture National Historical 

Park must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. Hopewell Culture 

National Historical Park 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 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28913 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037155; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Buffalo National River, 

Harrison, AR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Buffalo National River 

(BUFF) has completed an inventory of 

human remains and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and any Indian 

Tribe. The human remains were 

removed from Marion and Searcy 

Counties, AR. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Angela Boyers, 

Superintendent, Buffalo National River, 

402 North Walnut, Suite 136, Harrison, 

AR 72601–1173, telephone (870) 365– 

2700, email BUFF_Superintendent@

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, BUFF. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

BUFF. 


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Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Searcy County, AR. In August 

1990, human remains of one individual 

were removed from site 3SE279 by 

National Park Service archeologists as 

part of an Archeological Resource 

Protection Act (ARPA) investigation. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 10 individuals were removed 

from Marion County, AR. Between 1988 

and 1990, human remains were 

recovered from site 3MR80. The human 

remains were recovered during two 

separate excavation projects led by the 

Sponsored Research Program of the 

Arkansas Archeological Survey under 

contract to the National Park Service. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains in this notice 

were removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more Indian 

Tribes. The following information was 

used to identify the aboriginal land: a 

treaty. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, BUFF has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 11 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains described in 

this notice were removed from the 

aboriginal land of The Osage Nation. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes 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, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 2, 2024. 

If competing requests for disposition are 

received, BUFF must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. BUFF is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes 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 and 10.11. 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28911 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037172; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Yale University Art Gallery, New 

Haven, CT 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Yale 

University Art Gallery (YUAG) intends 

to repatriate certain cultural items that 

meet the definition of unassociated 

funerary objects and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The cultural items were removed 

from Elmore County and Macon County, 

AL. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Wiles, Director, 

Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 

Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06510, 

telephone (203) 432–7802, email 

stephanie.wiles@yale.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 YUAG. 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 YUAG. 

Description 

Eight lots of cultural items were 

probably removed from several 

locations in Elmore County and Macon 

County, AL, by Peter A. Brannon, most 

likely between 1909 and 1934. Brannon 

was employed at the Alabama 

Department of Archives and History and 

donated the cultural items to YUAG in 

1935. Of the eight lots of unassociated 

funerary objects, seven were probably 

removed from Elmore County and 

include 171 ceramic and glass beads 

from the Upper Creek Town Fusihatchi. 

Three bronze ornaments and 106 glass 

and ceramic beads were probably 

removed from the Upper Creek Town 

Huithlewalli. Three metal ring 

fragments and 224 glass beads were 

probably removed from Tallapoosa 

Swamp at Fort Toulouse. Forty-five 

glass and ceramic beads were probably 

removed from the Tallapoosa River area. 

One lot of 1,000 glass beads was 

probably removed from the Upper Creek 

Town Thlopthlocco (Laplako) in Macon 

County. 

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: anthropological 

information, archeological information, 

and geographical information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, YUAG has determined 

that: 

• The eight lots of 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 specific burial sites 

of Native American individuals. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

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 


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