Notice2023-17792
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR
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Published
August 18, 2023
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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Searcy County, AR.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56660-56661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17792]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036387; 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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were
removed from Searcy County, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 18, 2023.
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#77191610070516370216051c59121302"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef818e889f9d8eaf9a8e9d84c18a8b9a">[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 ARAS.
The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on the
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determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by ARAS.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Searcy County, AR. These human remains were recovered by
the Searcy County Sheriff's Office from a private residence and
delivered to ARAS by the Buffalo National River Park Archeologist per
the wishes of The Osage Nation. 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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, and
historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, ARAS has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and The Osage Nation.
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 September 18, 2023. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, ARAS 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. ARAS 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: August 9, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-17792 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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