Notice2021-14312
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Published
July 6, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Museum) at the University of Oklahoma 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35525-35526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14312]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032221; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Museum) at
the University of Oklahoma 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
associated funerary objects 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
and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the
Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Museum at the address in this notice by
August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d2021283b2423280d223863282938"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f994959c8f90979cb9968cd79c9d8c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Marshall County, OK.
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 and associated funerary objects. 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 Sam
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of The Chickasaw Nation and The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On April 2, 1942, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Wheeler Farm site (34Ma23) in Marshall
County, OK. The site was excavated by the Works Progress Administration
under the direction of the University of Oklahoma, and the excavated
materials were transferred to the Museum the same year. The human
remains include a complete skeleton, probably male, 35-50 years old. No
known individual was identified. The 77 associated funerary objects
are: One historic coarse earthenware vessel, one ceramic pipe, 36
faunal bones, two brass hooks with small leather fragments of a firearm
holster, three brass rivets, nine brass buttons, one brass small rivet
with leather fragments still attached, two unidentified brass
fragments, five iron buckles, three iron 4-holed buttons, one
unidentified iron fragment, one iron butcher knife, one iron muzzle
loading pistol, one iron ramrod for the pistol, one iron screw, one
iron spoon (found inside the vessel), and eight leather fragments.
The Wheeler Farm Site is Historic in age (1830s-1870s). The site
has been determined to be culturally affiliated with The Chickasaw
Nation and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, based on the location of the
site, associated
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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:
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cea3a2abb8a7a0ab8ea1bbe0abaabb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55383930233c3b30153a207b303120">[email protected]</span></a>, 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-14312 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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