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diagnostic cultural materials, historical 

documentation, and information 

provided by the consulting Indian 

Tribes. 

Determinations Made by the Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the Sam Noble Oklahoma 

Museum of Natural History 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(3)(A), 

the 77 objects described in this notice 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

• 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 associated funerary objects 

The Chickasaw Nation and The 

Choctaw 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 request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Marc Levine, 

Associate Curator of Archaeology, Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.edu, by August 5, 

2021. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Chickasaw Nation and The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma may proceed. 

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of 

Natural History is responsible for 

notifying The Chickasaw Nation and 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 28, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032215; 

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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

Art Theft Program, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of 

Investigation (FBI), in consultation with 

the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meets 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 FBI. 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 this cultural item should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the claim to the FBI at the 

address in this notice by August 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI 

Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special 

Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft 

Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954) 

931–3670, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov. 

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 Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, Washington, 

DC, 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 

At an unknown date, 12 sacred 

objects were acquired and transported to 

Indiana, where they became part of a 

private collection of Native American 

antiquities, art, and cultural heritage. In 

the spring of 2014, these items were 

seized by the FBI as part of a criminal 

investigation. The 12 items are 

identified as catlinite pipes from the 

Swan Creek archeological site (39WW7), 

a known ancestral Arikara and Mandan 

village located on the Missouri River, in 

Walworth County, South Dakota. Based 

on information obtained during 

consultation with an official 

representative of the Three Affiliated 

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, 

North Dakota, and on archeological 

information contained in reports for the 

Swan Creek site, the FBI has determined 

that the pipes are culturally affiliated 

with that Indian Tribe. 

Determinations Made by the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation 

Officials of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the 12 cultural items 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 

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. 

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 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI 

Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special 

Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft 

Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954) 

931–3670, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by 

August 5, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the sacred 

object to the Three Affiliated Tribes of 

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 

Dakota may proceed. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is 

responsible for notifying the Three 

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 

Reservation, North Dakota that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: June 28, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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