Notice2022-23401
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR
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Published
October 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from locations in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65101-65102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23401]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034766; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey,
Fayetteville, AR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian
Tribe. The human remains were removed from locations in Arkansas and
Oklahoma.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after November 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Sarah Shepard, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-6552, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e28c8385929083a297839089cc878697"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="204e4147505241605541524b0e454455">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
ARAS. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the ARAS.
Description
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from ``Criney Hills, OK.'' In 2021, these
human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey by
the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from ``near Current River on Bigger Farm.'' In
2021, these human remains were transferred to the Arkansas
Archeological Survey by the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from ``near Atkins Mound.'' In 2021, these
human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey by
the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, 61
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Arkansas. In 2021,
these human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological
Survey by the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the ARAS has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 65 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The
Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage
Tribe); and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
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Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November
28, 2022. If competing requests for disposition are received, the ARAS
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition.
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The ARAS is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this
notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.
10.11.
Dated: October 19, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-23401 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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