Notice2023-12281
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO
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Published
June 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas City Museum (KCM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Platte County, MO.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37576-37577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12281]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035976; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City,
MO
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 Kansas City Museum (KCM) has completed
an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were
removed from Platte County, MO.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after July 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Shockley, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd.,
Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone (816) 702-7700, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a9b6adaaa6aea9a0bc85aea4abb6a4b6a6acb1bca8b0b6a0b0a8ebaab7a2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e021d06010d05020b172e050f001d0f1d0d071a17031b1d0b1b0340011c09">[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
Kansas City Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for
the determinations
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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 Kansas City Museum.
Description
In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 23PL1, commonly referred to as the Renner Site,
in Platte County, MO. These human remains (catalogue number: I.1995.268
(part of 2000.7)) were excavated with the private landowner's
permission during an archeological project conducted jointly by the
Kansas City Museum, the University of Missouri, and the Kansas City
Archaeological Society. The human remains--skull fragments--belong to a
subadult of unknown sex. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: geographical, historical, and expert opinion.
Determination
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Kansas City Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least one individual of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice
and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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.
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after July 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Kansas City Museum must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Kansas City Museum is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: May 31, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-12281 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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