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Woodworth, in Rapides Parish, LA), 

human remains representing, at a 

minimum, 13 individuals, were 

removed by James Ford during a surface 

collection in 1933. The five associated 

funerary objects are one aboriginal pot, 

two copper-covered clay disks, one 

Maddox Engraved var. Baptiste jar, and 

one lot of white European glass trade 

beads. The burials could be Coles Creek, 

Plaquemine, Caddo Unknown, Historic 

Indian Contact A.D. 1200–1700. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Louisiana State University, 

Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 16 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 24 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 connection between the 

human remains and the associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; 

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Jena 

Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi 

Band of Choctaw Indians; and The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after December 16, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the Louisiana 

State University, Museum of Natural 

Science (LSUMNS) 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. The Louisiana State 

University, Museum of Natural Science 

(LSUMNS) 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 10.10. 

Dated: November 5, 2024 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26448 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039027; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Cumberland University has completed 

an inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is no lineal 

descendant and no Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

cultural affiliation. 

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice may occur on or 

after December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Rachael C. Bible, 

Cumberland University, 1 Cumberland 

Drive, Lebanon, TN 37087, telephone 

(615) 549–5319, email rbible@

cumberland.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 Cumberland 

University, and additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in its inventory or related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been identified. 

The three associated funerary objects are 

one scapula of a Virginia opossum 

(Didelphis virginiana), one premolar of 

an unidentified ungulate, and one shard 

of faunal long bone of unidentified 

taxonomic origin. In 1972, the remains 

and funerary objects were removed from 

the archaeological site known as 

Castalian Springs (40SU14) by the 

Cumberland College Archaeology Club. 

Cumberland University was, at the time, 

known as Cumberland College. The 

remains and funerary objects were 

rediscovered during a collection 

inventory. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 

Catawba Indian Nation; Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee 

Tribal Town; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Quapaw 

Nation; Seminole Tribe of Florida; 

Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage 

Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; 

and the United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

The Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians; Quapaw Nation; Shawnee 

Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma responded to the 

invitation and participated in 

consultation. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice are available: 

archaeological, geographical, and other 

relevant information. The information, 

including the results of consultation, 

identified: 

1. No earlier group is connected to the 

human remains or associated funerary 

object. 

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization is connected to the human 

remains or associated funerary objects. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 


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the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

Cumberland University has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The three 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. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice has been 

clearly or reasonably identified. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and 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 

any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization who 

shows, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 

descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native 

Hawaiian organization with cultural 

affiliation. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice may 

occur on or after December 16, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, Cumberland University 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. Cumberland 

University is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to any consulting 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26462 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039021; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science, Evansville, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science intends to repatriate a certain 

cultural item that meets the definition of 

an object of cultural patrimony and that 

has a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kaman Hillenburg, 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science, Evansville, IN 47713, 

telephone (812) 425–2406, email 

kaman@emuseum.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 the Evansville 

Museum of Arts, History & Science, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 

object of cultural patrimony is a Sea 

Monster hat. The hat is made of red 

cedar wood with a detachable wooden 

fin adorned with human hair. The teeth 

of the Sea Monster are made from 

abalone shell. The red paint on the hat 

could contain mercury. 

The item was donated to the 

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & 

Science by Mrs. Edward Mead Johnson, 

Sr. in 1936. 

Determinations 

The Evansville Museum of Arts, 

History & Science has determined that: 

• The one object of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice has 

an ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group, including any 

constituent sub-group (such as a band, 

clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or 

other subdivision), according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Ketchikan Indian 

Community. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under 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 December 16, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Evansville Museum of Arts, History 

& Science 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. The Evansville 

Museum of Arts, History & Science is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice and to any other consulting 

parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26452 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039041; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 


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