Notice2022-03739
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
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Published
February 23, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Indiana University 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 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 Indiana University's NAGPRA Office. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10236-10237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03739]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033402; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Indiana University 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 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 Indiana University's NAGPRA Office. 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 Indiana
University's NAGPRA Office at the address in this notice by March 25,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Indiana
University, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue,
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2869a9d9f9398938bb29b9c969b939c93dc979687"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="becad6d1d3dfd4dfc7fed7d0dad7dfd0df90dbdacb">[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 under
the control of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. The human remains
were removed from Maury County, TN.
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 Indiana
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and The
Chickasaw Nation. The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe;
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma were invited to consult but did not
participate. Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes''.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location in Maury County, TN.
The collection came to Indiana University sometime prior to 1956, and
it is part of a larger collection known as the ``Cincinnati Series.''
While notes indicate the collection came from the Cincinnati Society of
Natural History, there are no documents associated with the transfer to
Indiana University. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Indiana University
Officials of Indiana University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on additional components of
the Cincinnati Series.
<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(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Treaties (3rd Treaty of Tellico of 1805, Dearborn's Treaty
of 1806, and the 1805 Treaty with The Chickasaw Nation) indicate that
the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is
the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
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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. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Indiana
University, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue,
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32465a5d5f5358534b725b5c565b535c531c575647"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8ccd0d7d5d9d2d9c1f8d1d6dcd1d9d6d996dddccd">[email protected]</span></a>, by March 25, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Indiana University is responsible for notifying The Consulted and
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-03739 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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