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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 this cultural item should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the claim to the Museum at 

the address in this notice by May 6, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Gilles Bransbourg, Executive Director, 

American Numismatic Society, 75 

Varick Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 

10013, telephone (212) 571–4470, email 

gbransbourg@numismatics.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

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

3005, of the intent to repatriate a 

cultural item under the control of the 

American Numismatic Society, New 

York, NY, that meets the definition of an 

unassociated funerary object 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 item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Item 

In or around 1883, one cultural item 

was removed from a Skidi Pawnee 

burial site in Nance County, NE. The 

item was acquired by Orlando 

Thompson. Thompson was 

accompanied by his niece Mary 

Ellsworth (ne ́e Thompson), to whom he 

presented the item. Some years later, 

Ms. Ellsworth loaned the item to the 

Nebraska State Historical Society, before 

selling it to J. Sanford Saltus, who 

purchased the item on behalf of the 

Museum in 1922. 

The one unassociated funerary object 

is a silver medal bearing the inscription 

‘‘TO THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE,’’ 

and depicting an episode in which Chief 

Petalesharo of the Skidi Pawnee rescued 

a Comanche woman from human 

sacrifice as part of the Morning Star 

ceremony. The episode received 

national attention. When Chief 

Petalesharo visited Washington, DC, in 

1821, the female students of Miss 

White’s Seminary reportedly 

commissioned a medal in his honor and 

gifted it to him. 

The Skidi Pawnee, of which Chief 

Petalesharo was a member, today 

constitute a band of the Pawnee Nation 

of Oklahoma. Andrew Knife Chief 

(‘‘Knife Chief’’) contacted the Museum 

and identified himself as a lineal 

descendant of Chief Petalesharo, based 

on genealogical records and by means of 

the traditional kinship system of the 

Pawnee Nation. In a letter dated January 

11, 2022, the Pawnee Nation of 

Oklahoma informed the Museum that 

the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, 

including the Nasharo Council and 

Skidi Band, fully supported Mr. Knife 

Chief’s claim, as he is considered a 

lineal descendant of Chief Petalesharo. 

Determinations Made by the American 

Numismatic Society 

Officials of the American Numismatic 

Society have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the one cultural item described above is 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

with or near the human remains of Chief 

Petalesharo of the Skidi Pawnee at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of the Skidi Pawnee 

and is believed, by a preponderance of 

the evidence, to have been removed 

from the burial site of Chief Petalesharo. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.14(b), 

Andrew Knife Chief is a lineal 

descendant of Chief Petalesharo, based 

on genealogical records and by means of 

the traditional kinship system of the 

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. 

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 this cultural item 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Dr. Gilles Bransbourg, Executive 

Director, American Numismatic Society, 

75 Varick Street, 11th Floor, New York, 

NY 10013, telephone (212) 571–4470, 

email gbransbourg@numismatics.org, by 

May 6, 2022. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary object to Andrew 

Knife Chief may proceed. 

The Museum is responsible for 

notifying Andrew Knife Chief and the 

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma 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–NPS0033677; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Nebraska State Historical Society DBA 

History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: History Nebraska has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. 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 to History Nebraska. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

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 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to History Nebraska at the 

address in this notice by May 6, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Williams, State Archeologist, 

History Nebraska, 5050 North 32nd 

Street, Lincoln, NE 68504, telephone 

(402) 219–2759, email dave.williams@

nebraska.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

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

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. The 

human remains were removed from 

Dakota County, NE. 

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 human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07173 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

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National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033673; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

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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