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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Nebraska National Forests and 

Grasslands intends to carry out the 

disposition of human remains and an 

associated funerary object removed from 

Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native 

Hawaiian organization with priority for 

disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains associated funerary object in 

this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. If no claim for 

disposition is received by January 16, 

2026, the human remains and associated 

funerary object in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary object. 

ADDRESSES: Jack Isaacs, Nebraska 

National Forests and Grasslands, Forest 

Supervisor, 125 North Main Street, 

Chadron, NE 69337, telephone (308) 

430–1379, email jack.isaacs@usda.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 Nebraska 

National Forests and Grasslands, and 

additional information on the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

in this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the identifications in 

this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a projectile point. On 

November 17, 2021, in Sioux County, 

Nebraska human remains (a skull with 

teeth, two small bones, a long bone, two 

femur bones and two long slender 

bones) and a single associated cultural 

item (projectile point) were removed. 

Part of the burial remains in situ and 

will be removed so the remains of the 

ancestor can be reunited per the wishes 

of the Tribe listed in this notice. 

Determinations 

The Nebraska National Forests and 

Grasslands has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The one object 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. 

• The Oglala Sioux Tribe has priority 

for disposition of the human remains 

and associated funerary object described 

in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object in this notice must be sent to the 

appropriate official identified in this 

notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for 

disposition is received by January 16, 

2026, the human remains and associated 

funerary object in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary object. Claims for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary object in this notice 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing claims for disposition are 

received, the Nebraska National Forests 

and Grasslands must determine the 

most appropriate claimant prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary object are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Nebraska 

National Forests and Grasslands is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01016 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039321; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field 

Museum, Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field 

Museum intends to repatriate certain 

cultural items that meet the definition of 

sacred objects or objects of cultural 

patrimony 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 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA 

Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake 

Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, 

telephone (312) 665–7820, email 

jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.org. 

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 Field Museum, 

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 54 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 19 sacred 

objects are two baskets, two lots of 

tobacco, three pipes, two meal plaques, 

one soup paddle, two game balls, two 

flutes, two ear sticks, one stick covered 

in quail scalps, and two bunches of 

human hair. The 35 objects of cultural 

patrimony are six baskets, one weft case, 

one basket warp, one leach mat, seven 

bone awls, one amole brush, 10 bird 

snares, one pigeon snare pole, one bone 

die, one lance and hoop game, three 

charm stones, one yarn belt, and one 

gorget. In 1901, the cultural items were 

removed from Fresno, Madera, and 

Mariposa Counties in California. The 

items were collected by Dr. John 

Hudson on behalf of the Field Museum 

during a two-year expedition among the 

Native populations of California and 

accessioned by the Museum in 1901. 

Determinations 

The Field Museum has determined 

that: 

• The 19 sacred objects described in 

this notice are specific ceremonial 

objects needed by a traditional Native 

American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional 

Native American religion, according to 

the Native American traditional 

knowledge of a lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 


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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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