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• The 35 objects of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice have 

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 items described in 

this notice and the Picayune Rancheria 

of Chukchansi Indians of California. 

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 February 18, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Field Museum 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 Field Museum 

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: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01012 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039317; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: No 

Man’s Land Museum, Goodwell, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the No 

Man’s Land Museum 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 February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Sue Weissinger, No Man’s 

Land Museum, 214 E Avenue, 

Goodwell, OK 73939, telephone (580) 

349–2670, email nmlhs@outlook.com. 

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 No Man’s Land 

Museum, 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 six associated funerary objects are 

five harrell points and one stone knife 

blade. The individual was excavated by 

an unknown party on the Sprowles 

Ranch near Cheyenne, Oklahoma in 

Roger Mills County and loaned to the 

No Man’s Land Museum on January 22, 

1965. It was in a cairn as evidenced by 

two photographs that were loaned along 

with five Harrell points and one stone 

knife blade. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been identified. 

The one associated funerary object is 

horse bones. The individual was 

excavated one mile west and one-half 

mile south of Four Corners on Highway 

64 in Texas County, Oklahoma. It was 

loaned to the No Man’s Land Museum 

on August 10, 1936. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The individual adult was removed from 

a site near Felt, Cimarron County, 

Oklahoma and donated on May 4, 1974. 

It is unknown if harmful substances 

were used. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to the 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne 

and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; 

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The 

Osage Nation; and the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, 

Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. The 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the 

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 

Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma 

agreed to consult. The Quapaw Nation 

declined to comment. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice are available: 

anthropological, archaeological, 

geographical, and expert opinion. The 

information, including the results of 

consultation, identified: 

1. No earlier group connected to the 

human remains or associated funerary 

object. 

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization connected to the human 

remains or associated funerary objects. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 

the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

The No Man’s Land Museum has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The seven 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 


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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 February 18, 2025. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the No Man’s Land Museum 

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 No Man’s Land 

Museum 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: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01010 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039310; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Department of 

Conservation and Environment, 

Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Tennessee Department of Conservation 

and Environment, Division of 

Archaeology (TDEC–TDOA) 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 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, Division of Archaeology 

(TDEC–TDOA), 1216 Foster Avenue, 

Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, 

telephone (615) 626–2025, email 

Phil.Hodge@tn.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 TDEC–TDOA, 

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 

13 individuals have been identified. The 

six associated funerary objects are two 

deer ulnae, one lot of faunal material, 

one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of 

freshwater shell fragments, and one lot 

of associated funerary objects that have 

not been inventoried. 

Sweetwater Island (40LD186), Loudon 

County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals were recovered by TDEC– 

TDOA personnel from Sweetwater 

Island in the Tennessee River in 1974. 

No record exists as to the specific 

circumstances surrounding their 

collection. The Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians claimed these 

ancestors on June 10, 2021. Consultation 

took place on May 24, June 6, and June 

24, 2024. There is no known exposure 

to hazardous substances or treatments. 

Unknown Site, Lenoir City, Loudon 

County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals and three associated 

funerary objects consisting of one lot of 

ceramic sherds, one lot of freshwater 

shell fragments, and one lot of faunal 

material were recovered during 

construction in Lenoir City, Tennessee 

in June 2023. Those were turned over to 

local law enforcement, transferred to the 

Knox County Forensic Center, and then 

transferred to the TDEC–TDOA for 

repatriation. These ancestors and 

associated funerary objects had not been 

previously reported to National 

NAGPRA. Consultation took place on 

May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. 

There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. In 

consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC– 

TDOA suggested that these ancestors be 

included in the current claim. All Tribal 

Partners have agreed to this course of 

action. 

McMahan Mound (40SV1), Sevierville, 

Sevier County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals and one lot of associated 

funerary objects that have not been 

inventoried were recovered by TDEC– 

TDOA in 1976 prior to construction of 

a highway bypass. The Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians claimed these 

ancestors on June 10, 2021. The original 

TDEC–TDOA NAGPRA inventory lists a 

single individual from this site. During 

review of site documentation prior to 

consultation, TDEC–TDOA staff 

identified a second ancestor as well as 

artifacts from associated feature fill. 

Consultation took place on May 24, June 

6, and June 24, 2024. Tribal partners 

requested in consultation on May 24, 

2024 that the associated funerary objects 

be lotted and not formally inventoried. 

There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. 

Great Smoky Mountain Children’s Home 

(40SV53), Sevierville, Sevier County, TN 

Ancestral remains of a minimum 

number of three commingled 

individuals were exposed by 

mechanical excavation at the Great 

Smoky Mountain Children’s Home in 

Sevierville, Tennessee in 2014. Those 

remains were transferred to the Division 

of Archaeology for repatriation. The 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 

claimed these ancestors on June 10, 

2021. Consultation took place on May 

24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. There is 

no known exposure to hazardous 

substances or treatments. 

Unknown Site, Sevierville, Sevier 

County TN 

Ancestral remains of a minimum of 

four individuals and two associated 

funerary objects consisting of two deer 

ulnae, originate from an unknown site 

in Sevierville, Sevier County, 

Tennessee. Original NAGPRA inventory 

sheet suggest they were collected in 

1931. No additional records exist as to 

the timing, donor, or circumstances of 

acquisition. Consultation took place on 

May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. In 

consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC– 

TDOA suggested that these ancestors be 

included in the current claim. All Tribal 

Partners have agreed to this course of 

action. There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. 

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 TDEC–TDOA has determined 

that: 


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