19972 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 66 / Wednesday, April 6, 2022 / Notices 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by History Nebraska 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Omaha Tribe of 

Nebraska. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

archeological site 25DK5 (Big Village of 

the Omaha) near Homer, NE, by Elmer 

E. Blackman. Blackman, an early 20th 

century History Nebraska archeologist, 

collected a skull fragment. The human 

remains belong to an adult of unknown 

sex. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Big Village was occupied 

intermittently by the Omaha Tribe of 

Nebraska from the 1790s to the 1830s. 

Determinations Made by History 

Nebraska 

Officials of History Nebraska have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Omaha Tribe of 

Nebraska. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dave Williams. 

State Archeologist, History Nebraska, 

5050 North 32nd Street, Lincoln, NE 

68504, telephone (402) 219–2759, email 

dave.williams@nebraska.gov, by May 6, 

2022. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska may proceed. 

History Nebraska is responsible for 

notifying the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 30, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033673; 

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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of sacred 

objects. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. If 

no additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural items 

to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 

at the address in this notice by May 6, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Noffze, The Children’s Museum 

of Indianapolis, 3000 N Meridian Street, 

Indianapolis, IN 46208, telephone (317) 

334–3722, email jenn@

childrensmuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of The 

Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 

Indianapolis, IN, that meet the 

definition of sacred objects under 25 

U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

The six sacred objects are False Face 

masks. Three of the False Face masks 

were acquired from the Museum of the 

American Indian in New York in 1967 

and are attributed to the Iroquois from 

the Onondaga reservation. Two masks 

were purchased in 1976 and are 

attributed to the Iroquois. One mask was 

donated in 1985 and was attributed by 

the donor to the Iroquois. During 

consultation with The Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis, the Onondaga 

Nation confirmed the cultural affiliation 

of these masks and their identity as 

sacred objects. 

Determinations Made by The Children’s 

Museum of Indianapolis 

Officials of The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the six cultural items described above 

are specific ceremonial objects needed 

by traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the sacred objects and the 

Onondaga Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Jennifer Noffze, The Children’s Museum 

of Indianapolis, 3000 N Meridian Street, 

Indianapolis, IN 46208, telephone (317) 

334–3722, email jenn@

childrensmuseum.org, by May 6, 2022. 

After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the sacred objects to the 

Onondaga Nation may proceed. 

The Children’s Museum of 

Indianapolis is responsible for notifying 

the Onondaga Nation that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: March 30, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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