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and History 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 

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 10.10. 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27511 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039101; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam 

Noble Museum of Natural History, 

Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History (SNOMNH) 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate 

Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 

University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.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 SNOMNH, 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 

Human remains representing, at least, 

14 individuals were removed from the 

Henry Peck site (34Lf23) in LeFlore 

County, OK. This site was excavated in 

1940 by the Works Progress 

Administration (WPA) and transferred 

to the Museum in 1947. The human 

remains include five females, one male, 

three probable females, two probable 

males, one adult for whom sex could 

not be determined, and two individuals 

for whom age and sex could not be 

determined. No known individuals were 

identified. The 44 associated funerary 

objects are seven stone projectile points, 

one stone celt, three paintstones, three 

potsherds, 18 shell beads, two bone 

hairpins, one bone awl, one deer antler 

billet, one deer bone, one bear tooth, 

one polished bone, and five bags of 

animal bone fragments. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

from site 34Lf23 were interred during 

the Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 

900). 

In 1939–1940 and in 1947, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 252 

individuals were removed from the J.W. 

Williams 1 site (34Lf24) in LeFlore 

County, OK. This site was excavated by 

the WPA, and the associated finds were 

transferred to the Museum in 1947. The 

human remains include 35 adult 

females, 12 adult males, 24 adolescents, 

37 children, 12 infants, 36 probable 

adult females, 21 probable adult males, 

32 adults for whom sex could not be 

determined, and 43 individuals for 

whom age and sex could not be 

determined. The 340 associated 

funerary objects are 38 potsherds, 41 

projectile points, one projectile point 

embedded in hard-soil matrix, 67 

projectile point fragments, three stone 

bifaces, six stone biface fragments, one 

stone core, one stone hoe fragment, 

three boatstones, four boatstone 

fragments, four stone manos, two stone 

celts, three stone gorget fragments, one 

nutting-stone, one stone axe, 11 bags of 

paintstones, three worked stones, three 

unmodified stones, four bone awls, 

eight bone awl fragments, one bone 

knife, eight bags of turtle shell 

fragments, two bags of deer antler 

fragments, one bag of deer mandible 

fragments, two animal teeth, 97 bags of 

animal bone fragments, six bags of shell 

beads, one shell pendant, one perforated 

conch shell, two bags of shells, one shell 

and one projectile point embedded in 

hard-soil matrix, one bag of wood 

fragments, eight bags of ash samples, 

two bags of daub, and one bag of burned 

clay. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects from site 34Lf24 were 

interred during the Woodland Period 

(300 B.C.–A.D. 900). 

Human remains representing, at least, 

21 individuals were removed from the 

J.W. Williams 2 site (34Lf25) in LeFlore 

County, OK. The site was excavated by 

the WPA in 1939–1940 and transferred 

to the Museum in 1940. The human 

remains include two adult females, one 

adult male, two children, three infants, 

eight probable adult females, two 

probable adult males, and three adults 

for whom sex could not be determined. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The 37 associated funerary objects are 

four stone projectile points, one bone 

flute, one bone bracelet, nine bone 

beads, one modified animal bone, three 

deer antlers, one tooth, 10 animal bones, 

one bag of unidentified animal bones, 

one shell fragment, four copper beads, 

and one wood fragment. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

from site 34Lf25 were interred during 

the Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 

900). 

Human remains representing, at least, 

101 individuals were removed from the 

James B. Sam site (34Lf28) in LeFlore 

County, OK. The site was excavated by 

the WPA in 1940 and transferred to the 

Museum in 1947. The human remains 

include 27 adult females, three adult 

males, seven adolescents, seven 

children, 26 probable adult females, 

nine probable adult males, 15 adults for 

whom sex could not be determined, and 

seven individuals for whom age and sex 

could not be determined. No known 

individuals were identified. The 86 

associated funerary objects are seven 

ceramic vessels, three potsherds, 26 

projectile points, one projectile point 

fragment, one stone drill, one stone 

bead, three stone celts, one stone mano, 

one hammerstone, one stone biface, two 

paintstones, one perforated stone, one 

bag of bone beads, one bone awl, two 

bags of deer jaw fragments, three bags of 

deer bone fragments, one bag of bear 

teeth, one dog mandible, one bag of 

worked animal bone, 23 bags of animal 

bone fragments, three bags of shell 

beads, one metal bead, and one bag of 

ash. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects from site 34Lf28 were 

interred during the Woodland Period 

(300 B.C.–A.D. 900). 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 


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Determinations 

The SNOMNH has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 388 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 507 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 associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the 

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 

Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 

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 

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 December 26, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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 18, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27506 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039105; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community 

College, Lı ̄hu1e, HI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community 

College 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Jason Ford, The Kikuchi 

Center at Kaua1i Community College, 3– 

1901 Kaumuali1i Highway, Lı ̄hu1e, HI 

96766, telephone (808) 245–8236, email 

jford9@hawaii.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 Kikuchi Center 

at Kaua1i Community College, 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, 

one individual have been identified. 

The five associated funerary objects are 

four bone artifacts and one bone fish 

hook. Item: Iwi Kupuna (human 

remains), including modified bone 

fragments, and associated funerary 

objects. Site Name: 14–115 II Barber’s 

Point, Kalaeloa, Honouliuli, 1Ewa, O1ahu 

Geographical Location: Kalaeloa, 

Honouliuli, 1Ewa, O1ahu. Collection 

History: The Kikuchi Center is an 

archive curating the work of Dr. William 

Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi co-founded the 

Archaeology Research Center of Hawaii, 

ARCH, with Francis Ching, Jr. He 

inherited a collection of ARCH project 

materials, including ARCH project 14– 

115 II. This project was an intensive 

survey and excavation for the harbor 

expansion at Barber’s Point for the State 

of Hawai1i and the U.S. Army Corps. 

Barber’s Point is Kalaeloa, located in the 

ahupua1a Honouliuli, moku of 1Ewa. 

These materials were excavated in 1980 

and the founding of the Kikuchi Center 

and processing of these materials began 

in September 2022. In March of 2024, an 

osteologist analyzed the bones in the 

collection and positively identified the 

modified humerus as human. These 

bones are associated with Native 

Hawaiian sites and cultural layers. The 

76 modified bones listed here are 

unidentifiable due to their size and state 

of modification, but because they were 

associated with the positively identified 

iwi kupuna, are being listed for 

consultation and repatriation, and 

treated as human. Due to the possibility 

of the bone artifacts also being human 

and their close association with the 

positively identified bone, they are also 

listed as associated burial objects. Some 

bones may be coated in a clear lacquer 

with individual artifact numbers that 

are now dissociated from data. 

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. Kalaeloa Heritage and 

Legacy Foundation has offered their 

burial vault and to enact reinterment 

protocols, if required, and defer 

consultation to include other Native 

Hawaiian organizations. 

Determinations 

The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i 

Community College has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

Hawaiian ancestry. Modified bone and 

bone fragments in associated with 

positively identified iwi kupuna are also 

being offered for repatriation. 

• The five 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 associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy 

Foundation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 


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