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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 Collaborating 

Museums, and additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the inventory or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 19 

funerary objects have been reasonably 

identified as associated with human 

remains described on a previous notice 

submitted by the Collaborating 

Museums. The 19 associated funerary 

objects are bowls with painted 

decoration over white slip. These items 

were excavated from the Cameron Creek 

site in Grant County NM in 1923, 1927, 

and 1928 by multiple institutions in 

partnership including the University of 

Minnesota. While human remains were 

transported to the University of 

Minnesota, funerary items were divided 

among participating institutions, 

including the Santa Fe Museum (now 

the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/ 

Laboratory of Anthropology). The latter 

museum sold 20 bowls, including those 

listed here, to the Cleveland Museum of 

Art in 1930. The Cameron Creek site is 

identified by archaeologists as a 

Mimbres culture site. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Collaborating Museums have 

determined that: 

• The 19 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed intentionally with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the associated funerary objects 

described in this notice and the Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Okhay Owingeh, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 

Santo Domingo Pueblo; Ysleta del Sur 

Pueblo; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

associated funerary objects in this notice 

must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under 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 associated 

funerary objects in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after March 

25, 2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the 

Collaborating Museums must determine 

the most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the associated funerary 

objects are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

Collaborating Museums are 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 10.10. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03654 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037436; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arkansas Archeological Survey, 

Fayetteville, AR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Arkansas Archeological Survey 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 Little River County 

Arkansas. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

March 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Sarah Shepard, Arkansas 

Archeological Survey, 2475 N. Hatch 

Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 

telephone (479) 575–6552, email 

nagpra@uark.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 Arkansas 

Archeological Survey. 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 Arkansas Archeological Survey. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the FBI 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Caddo’s Nation’s 

Tribal Historic Preservation Office. A 

government-to-government tribal 

consultation meeting was held on 

November 8, 2023, in Shawnee, 

Oklahoma. Conversations between the 

ARAS and Caddo Nation continued 

after that period. 

History and Description of the Remains 

The Arkansas Archeological Survey 

(ARAS) received a transfer from the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on 

October 5, 2023, of human remains 

recovered from a seizure in Indiana. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed Little River 

County Arkansas. This individual was 

removed from the Bowman site, a large 

prehistoric Caddo ceremonial center on 

the Red River (Little River County) in 

Southwestern Arkansas. Following 

removal, the human remains (a single 

cranium) were transported to Indiana, 

where they remained as part of a private 

collection of Native American 

antiquities and cultural heritage. In 

April 2014, the human remains were 

seized by the FBI as part of a criminal 


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investigation. The human remains 

represent one young adult female that, 

according to the osteology report, ‘‘18– 

25 yrs. age-at-death.’’ No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Based upon the historical record, site 

analysis, evidence obtained through 

criminal investigation, osteological 

analysis, and tribal consultation, the 

ARAS believes that there is a 

relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the Native American human remains 

and the Caddo Nation. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, ARAS has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the Native American 

human remains and the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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 March 25, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

ARAS 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. ARAS is 

responsible for notifying the Caddo 

Nation that this notice has been 

published. 

This notice was submitted before the 

effective date of the revised regulations 

(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, 

effective January 12, 2024). As the 

notice conforms to the mandatory 

format of the Federal Register and 

includes the required information, the 

National Park Service is publishing this 

notice as submitted. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03648 Filed 2–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037432; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville 

District, Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville 

District intends to carry out the 

disposition of human remains removed 

from Federal lands to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native 

Hawaiian organization with priority for 

disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains or cultural items in this notice 

may occur on or after March 25, 2024. 

If no claim for disposition is received by 

February 24, 2025, the human remains 

or cultural items in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains or 

cultural items. 

ADDRESSES: Crystal Geiger, 

Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Nashville District, 110 9th 

Avenue South, Room A–405, Nashville, 

TN 37203, telephone (615) 736–2472, 

email crystal.l.geiger@usace.army.mil. 

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 U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Nashville District 

and additional information on the 

human remains or cultural items in this 

notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the identifications in 

this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. In October 2023 a 

local fisherman reported exposed 

skeletal remains located on U.S. Army 

Corps, Nashville District managed lands 

in Dover, Stewart County, TN. The 

Stewart County Deputy Sheriff and a 

representative from the Tennessee 

Bureau of Investigation (TBI) visited the 

site and the TBI took possession of the 

remains. The human remains collected 

by TBI were transferred to U.S. Army 

Corps, Nashville District custody on 

October 20, 2023, and are stored in a 

secure location. Given the stratigraphic 

location of the discovery, and nearby 

pre-contact period sites with similar 

graves, the human remains are 

determined to be Native American in 

origin. 

Determinations 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Nashville District has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 

Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma have 

priority for disposition of the human 

remains or cultural item described in 

this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains or cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the appropriate 

official identified in this notice under 

ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is 

received by February 24, 2025, the 

human remains or cultural items in this 

notice will become unclaimed human 

remains or cultural items. Claims for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains or 

cultural items in this notice may occur 

on or after March 25, 2024. If competing 

claims for disposition are received, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville 

District must determine the most 

appropriate claimant prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains or 

cultural items are considered a single 

request and not competing requests. The 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville 

District is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native 


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