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Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

eight individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The, at least, 10 associated 

funerary objects are one pocketknife, 

one .22 caliber bullet, one brooch, and 

seven lots of coffin hardware and coffin 

fill. In the 1840s, The Chickasaw Nation 

citizens founded the community of 

Willis along the Red River in what 

became Marshall County, Oklahoma. A 

city cemetery was established that was 

estimated to hold 500 graves, many of 

which were unmarked. Between 

December 1942 and March 1943, 

USACE Tulsa contracted a company to 

relocate Willis Cemetery prior to the 

inundation of Lake Texoma. Due to the 

age of the cemetery at the time and the 

loss of original grave markers, several 

internments were missed during the 

relocation effort. Over time, multiple 

inadvertent discoveries of human 

remains have occurred eroding from the 

shoreline of Lake Texoma from the 

original Willis Cemetery location. Site 

34MA86, previously recorded as a 

precontact artifact scatter, was updated 

to a multicomponent site to include the 

Willis Cemetery. The remains of at least 

eight individuals with funerary objects 

have been recovered over time. In 

February 1998 two adults and one child 

were recovered with three lots of coffin 

hardware with the assistance of a 

representative from Chickasaw Nation. 

In 2001 the remains of one child and 

one young adult male with funerary 

objects including two lots of coffin 

hardware and fill, one pocket knife, and 

one .22 caliber bullet were recovered. In 

2008 the remains of one young adult 

female with no associated funerary 

objects were recovered by law 

enforcement, determined to be not of 

forensic interest, and remitted to the 

Oklahoma Archaeological Survey 

(OAS). In August 2016 OAS was 

informed of an inadvertent discovery, 

and in conjunction with USACE Tulsa 

exhumed two individuals and funerary 

objects including two lots of coffin 

hardware and fill, and one brooch. 

Currently all eight individuals and all 

funerary objects are located at the Tulsa 

District Archaeological Repository. 

Determinations 

The USACE Tulsa has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of eight individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The at least 10 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. 

• The Chickasaw Nation has priority 

for disposition of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 20, 

2026, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 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 objects in this notice 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing claims for disposition are 

received, the USACE Tulsa must 

determine the most appropriate 

claimant prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The USACE Tulsa 

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 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01184 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039346; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Iroquois National 

Wildlife Refuge, Basom, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 

Northeast Region, Iroquois National 

Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 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: Thomas Roster, Refuge 

Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Northeast Region, Iroquois 

National Wildlife Refuge, 1101 Casey 

Road, Basom, NY 14013, telephone 

(585) 948–5445 Ext. 7030, email tom_

roster@fws.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 USFWS, 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 

Based on the available information, 

human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The seven associated 

funerary objects include ground stone 

gorgets, a lithic flake, worked antler, a 

pipe stem, faunal remains, and a 

ceramic fragment. The individuals and 

associated funerary objects were 

donated to the USFWS by the Owens 

Family between 1992 and 2000. The 

individuals and associated funerary 

objects were likely collected as early as 

1962 at the Iroquois National Wildlife 

Refuge, most likely near Feeder Road 

and Suttons Marsh. In addition, a friend 

of the Owens Family noted that a 

portion of the materials may have also 

been collected from the Tonawanda 

Wildlife Management Area, which 

included one site that was transferred to 

the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. No 

additional provenience information is 

known. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 


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geographical location of the individuals 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The USFWS has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two 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. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca. 

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: 

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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the USFWS 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 USFWS 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: January 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01188 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039359; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: 

Arizona Army National Guard, Camp 

Navajo, Bellemont, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Arizona Army National Guard intends 

to carry out the disposition of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. If no claim for 

disposition is received by January 20, 

2026, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 

ADDRESSES: Shelby Manney, Deputy 

Environmental Programs Manager, 

Departments of the Army and the Air 

Force, Joint Force HeadquartersArizona, Arizona Army National Guard, 

5636 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 

85008, telephone (602) 267–2740, email 

manneys@emo.azdema.gov and 

shelby.a.manney.nfg@army.mil. 

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 Arizona Army 

National Guard, and additional 

information on the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 one 

individual have been reasonably 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are ceramic sherds. On 

November 13, 2021, an archaeological 

field crew encountered the individual 

and associated funerary objects during a 

cultural resource inventory of an 

archaeological site on Camp Navajo 

located in Bellemont, Coconino County, 

Arizona. Per installation procedures, the 

Coconino County Sherrif’s Office was 

informed and subsequently determined 

that the discovery warranted 

examination by the Coconino County 

Office of the Medical Examiner 

(CCOME). On November 15, 2021, the 

individual and associated funerary 

objects were recovered as part of an 

investigation. CCOME officially 

confirmed that the discovery is 

archaeological on November 24, 2021. 

In consultation with the Indian Tribes, 

the Arizona Army National Guard 

recovered and housed the individual 

and associated funerary objects until 

final disposition. 

Determinations 

The Arizona Army National Guard 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The three 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. 

• The Hopi Tribe of Arizona has 

priority for disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 20, 

2026, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 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 objects in this notice 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing claims for disposition are 

received, the Arizona Army National 

Guard must determine the most 

appropriate claimant prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Arizona Army 

National Guard is responsible for 


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