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A total of seven cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation. The 

seven unassociated funerary objects are 

ceramics, faunal, lithics, and a cannel 

coal pendant. Site 15JO14 (Mayo) in 

Johnson County, KY was excavated in 

1939 by the University of Kentucky 

Museum of Anthropology under 

contract to the Works Progress 

Administration. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics, overall site plan, 

and rectangular single-set-post houses. 

No known hazardous substances are 

present. 

A total of 31 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 31 

unassociated funerary objects are bone 

awls, engraved bear tooth pendants, a 

shark tooth, a lithic tool, shell beads, 

shell gorgets, shell pendants, and 

ceramics. Site 15MS01 (Fox Farm/Fox 

Field) in Mason County, KY was first 

surveyed, surface collected and 

excavated by E.S. Maxwell and William 

S. Webb between 1920 and 1930 and 

donated to the University of Kentucky 

Museum of Anthropology. An 

additional donation to the WSWM was 

made by a private collector in 1991. A 

Fort Ancient determination for these 

human remains is based on diagnostic 

ceramic types, triangular projectile 

points, and marine shell gorgets. No 

known hazardous substances are 

present. 

A total of 22 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 22 

unassociated funerary objects are ash, 

ceramic, charcoal, faunal, lithics, shell, 

a biface, ceramic pipe, clay bead, gun 

flint, lithic cores, microdrill, projectile 

points/knives, red ochre, and a uniface. 

Site 15ME15 (Wheeler, Mercer Village) 

in Mercer County, KY was excavated in 

2013 as part of a University of Kentucky 

field school by the Kentucky 

Archaeological Survey. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of diagnostic 

shell-tempered ceramics and triangular 

projectile points. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

A total of 99 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 99 

unassociated funerary objects are shell 

beads, ceramics and pipe fragment. Site 

15PI227 (Pauley Station) in Pike 

County, KY was surface collected and 

then donated to the University of 

Kentucky Museum of Archaeology by a 

private collector in 1959. A Fort Ancient 

determination for these human remains 

is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics and stone slab graves 

characteristic of Fort Ancient culture in 

Eastern Kentucky. No known hazardous 

substances are present. 

Determinations 

The WSWM has determined that: 

• The 227 unassociated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee 

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the 

Shawnee Tribe. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the WSWM must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The WSWM 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 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Riley 

County Historical Society and 

Museum, Manhattan, KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Riley 

County Historical Society and Museum 

(RCHSM) intends to repatriate certain 

cultural items that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects and that 

have a cultural affiliation with the 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dawn Munger, Curator of 

Collections, Riley County Historical 

Society and Museum, 2309 Claflin 

Road, Manhattan, KS 66502, telephone 

(785) 565–6490, email dmunger@

rileycountyks.gov and Katharine 

Hensler, Director, Riley County 

Historical Society and Museum, 2309 

Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66502, 

telephone (785) 565–6490, email 

khensler@rileycountyks.gov. 

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 RCHSM, 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 15 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 15 

unassociated funerary objects include 

brass bells, a small metal cone, and 

beads made of shell and other 

unidentified material. According to 

institutional notes, these items were 

removed from a Native American grave 

located at Fort Laramie, WY. This 

would have likely occurred sometime 

between the 1930s and 1960s when the 

donor was most actively collecting. The 

items listed here were likely originally 

loaned along with many other items to 

the museum by collector and donor 

Elmer E. ‘‘Peg’’ Walter in the 1960s, and 

they were then converted into a gift to 


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the RCHSM in 1984. The items were 

previously mounted on a wooden board 

with glue, and there is still some old 

glue residue on the pieces (items were 

removed from the board in 1993). 

Determinations 

The RCHSM has determined that: 

• The 15 unassociated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the RCHSM must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The RCHSM 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 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Princeton 

University 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Lauren Jakobsson, Human 

Remains Oversight Board, Office for the 

Dean of Research, Princeton University, 

Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone 

(609)258–6423, email HROBPrinceton@

princeton.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 Princeton 

University, 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, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The human remains 

were removed from Tomales Bay, Marin 

County, CA, by William Neale 

Lockington (1840–1902). Lockington 

was an English zoologist and Curator of 

Ichthyology and Crustacea at the 

California Academy of Sciences during 

the late 19th century. In the late 1800s 

to early 1900s, the Ancestor was 

transferred to the now-defunct 

Princeton University Museum of 

Natural History and became part of its 

vertebrate paleontology teaching 

collection. 

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 described in this notice. 

Determinations 

Princeton University has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Federated Indians 

of Graton Rancheria, California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 6, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Princeton University 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. Princeton 

University 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 22, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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