Notice2022-19615
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky Department of Parks, Wickliffe, KY
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Published
September 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky Department of Parks 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 the Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. 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 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 55846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19615]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034488; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Wickliffe Mounds State Historic
Site, Kentucky Department of Parks, Wickliffe, KY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky Department
of Parks 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 the Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. 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 Wickliffe
Mounds State Historic Site at the address in this notice by October 12,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Hildebrand, Wickliffe Mounds
State Historic Site, 94 Green Street, P.O. Box 155, Wickliffe, KY
42087, telephone (270) 335-3681, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076466756b66296f6e6b63626575666963476c7e29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a0a2b1afa2edabaaafa7a6a1b1a2ada783a8baeda4acb5">[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 the Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky
Department of Parks, Wickliffe, KY. The human remains were removed from
a ``Mound in Kentucky,'' reasonably believed to be the Wickliffe Mounds
archeological site 15BA4 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
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; and The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage
Tribe) (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a site reasonably believed to be the
Wickliffe Mounds site (15BA4) in Ballard County, KY, based on the
information provided when the human remains were donated to the
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, on August 25, 2021. The human
remains are comprised of a skull and rib bone. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site,
Kentucky Department of Parks
Officials of the Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky
Department of Parks have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on comparison to other known
Native American skulls and teeth, and by the narrative provided to the
museum by the donor.
<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> According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians);
The Chickasaw Nation; and The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage
Tribe) (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
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 Carla Hildebrand, Wickliffe Mounds State
Historic Site, 94 Green Street, P.O. Box 155, Wickliffe, KY 42087,
telephone (270) 335-3681, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563537243a37783e3f3a32333424373832163d2f78313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b787a69777a357372777f7e79697a757f5b7062357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 12,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Kentucky Department of
Parks is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19615 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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