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near the confluence of the White and 

Arkansas rivers. The Quapaw 

maintained a presence in the Central 

Mississippi valley until their removal to 

northwest Louisiana in 1824 when their 

lands in the Territory of Arkansas were 

ceded to the United States. Oral history 

evidence presented by representatives of 

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians indicates 

that the St. Francis River Valley region, 

which includes Cross and St. Francis 

Counties, has long been included in the 

traditional and hunting territory of the 

Quapaw. French colonial records (A.D. 

1700) also indicate that the Quapaw 

were known to be the only Native 

American group present at that time in 

eastern Arkansas. 

Determinations Made by Indiana 

University 

Officials of the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 32 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 183 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 The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh 

Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 

University, NAGPRA Office, Student 

Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., 

Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 

856–5315, email thomajay@

indiana.edu, by December 17, 2014. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed. 

Indiana University is responsible for 

notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27142 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17027; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois 

State Museum, Springfield, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Illinois State Museum 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no compelling 

evidence of cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and any present-day 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 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 should submit 

a written request to the Illinois State 

Museum. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Illinois State Museum 

at the address in this notice by 

December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash 

Street, Springfield, IL 62703, telephone 

(217) 524–7903, email warren@

museum.state.il.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 

IL. The human remains were removed 

from the Wickliffe Mounds site in 

Ballard County, KY. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

The determinations in this notice are 

the sole responsibility of the museum, 

institution, or Federal agency that has 

control of the Native American human 

remains. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Illinois State 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and 

The Chickasaw Nation. 

History and Description of the Remains 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed by unknown 

parties from unknown locations at the 

Wickliffe Mounds site (15BA4) in 

Ballard County, KY. In 1956, the 

University of Chicago transferred the 

human remains to the Illinois State 

Museum (ISM 1956–8) along with 

collections of animal bone, freshwater 

mussel shell, and ceramic and lithic 

artifacts from the same site. The human 

remains include cranial and postcranial 

elements of one young adult (ISM 

NAGPRA 722) and postcranial elements 

of one infant (ISM NAGPRA 5547). No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Illinois 

State Museum 

Officials of the Illinois State Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

presumed association with prehistoric 

Native American occupations at the 

Wickliffe Mounds site. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian tribe due, in 

part, to the lack of specific information 

regarding the original provenience and 

removal of materials from the Wickliffe 

Mounds site. 

• The 1818 Treaty of Old Town, 

Mississippi, indicates that the land from 

which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Chickasaw Nation. The 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians also 

has aboriginal land in western 

Kentucky, but not in Ballard County. 


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• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Chickasaw Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash 

Street, Springfield, IL 62703, telephone 

(217) 524–7903, email warren@

museum.state.il.us, by December 17, 

2014. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Chickasaw Nation may proceed. 

The Illinois State Museum is 

responsible for notifying The Chickasaw 

Nation that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: October 23, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27140 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16874; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology, Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and present-day Indian 

tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 

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 should submit 

a written request to the Indiana 

University NAGPRA Office. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

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 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Indiana University 

NAGPRA Office at the address in this 

notice by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 

701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 

47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@indiana.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Department of Anthropology at Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the vicinity 

of Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, 

AK. 

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 human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by Indiana University 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government 

and the Inupiat Community of the 

Arctic Slope. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1921 and 1936, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 8 

individuals were recovered from an 

unknown location near Point Barrow, 

AK. These human remains were 

collected by Mollie Ward Greist, a 

native of Indiana who lived in Barrow, 

AK, from 1921–1936. The human 

remains were transferred to the Indiana 

University Glenn A. Black Laboratory of 

Archaeology in 1956, to the Mathers 

Museum of World Cultures in 1972, and 

then to the Department of Anthropology 

in 1990. The 1 associated funerary 

object is a fragment of oil soaked wood. 

No known individuals were identified. 

Catalog information indicates the 

affiliation of the remains to be ‘‘Inuit’’ 

or ‘‘Eskimo.’’ 

The human remains were found in an 

area traditionally used by the Inupiat 

people. Accounts of Inupiat burials 

indicate that the human remains were 

placed into very shallow graves or were 

surface burials. Inupiat mortuary 

treatments also involved deceased 

individuals being wrapped in skins or 

furs and taken to a cemetery where they 

were placed on wood planks. Mollie 

Greist reported seeing hundreds of 

Native American skeletons lying on the 

ground near Point Barrow. A 

relationship of shared group identity 

can be reasonably traced between the 

human remains and the Native Village 

of Barrow Inupiat Government and the 

Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope 

based on traditional geography, 

archeological evidence, historical 

accounts, and on-going cultural 

traditions. 

Determinations Made by Indiana 

University 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 8 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1 object described in this notice is 

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 the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Government and the 

Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh 

Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 

University, NAGPRA Office, Student 

Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., 

Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 

856–5315, email thomajay@

indiana.edu, by December 17, 2014. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Native 

Village of Barrow Inupiat Government 

and the Inupiat Community of the 

Arctic Slope may proceed. 


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