Notice2023-18503
Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
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Published
August 28, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Clark, Garland, Lafayette, Miller, Ouachita, and Union Counties, AR.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58604-58605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18503]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036466; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
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 Gilcrease Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Clark, Garland, Lafayette, Miller,
Ouachita, and Union Counties, AR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 800 S Tucker Drive, Tulsa,
OK 74104, telephone (918) 596-2747, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f535e4a4d5e125d4d465e514b7f4a4b4a534c5e115a5b4a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234f425651420e41515a424d57635657564f50420d464756">[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
Gilcrease Museum. 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 Gilcrease
Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Clark County, AR. In December of 1938, avocational archeologists
Harry J. Lemley and S.D. Dickinson excavated these human remains at the
Kirkham Place (3CL29). The 27 associated funerary objects are 20 lots
consisting of sherds; one lot consisting of faunal remains, including
antlers; two lots consisting of faunal bone tools; two lots consisting
of lithic tools, including projectile points, scrapers, flakes, and
knives; one lot consisting of pipe fragments; and one lot consisting of
celts.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Garland County, AR. In 1929, Reverend O.N. Wehunt removed these
human remains from the Jim Williamson Place, and at an unknown date,
Harry J. Lemley acquired them from Wehunt. The one associated funerary
object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. In 1900, H.A. McCants removed these
human remains from the Joe Russell Place (3LA91, 3LA245, 3LA246), and
at an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them. The one associated
funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Lafayette County, AR. Sometime in the early 20th century, Gamel
Smith removed these human remains from Lester's Brother's Place (3LA38,
3LA48), and at an unknown date, Harry J. Lemley acquired them. The one
associated funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Lafayette County, AR. During the early 20th century,
various individuals, including Dan Jenkins, removed items from the
Battle Place/William Handy Place (3LA0001), and at different times
during the early-to-mid-20th century, Harry J. Lemley acquired them.
The five associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of sherds,
one lot consisting of faunal remains, two lots consisting of lithic
tools, and one ceramic vessel.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1935, Harry J. Lemley removed these human
remains from the Crenshaw Place (3MI6). No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1955, the Gilcrease Foundation purchased the human remains and
associated funerary objects listed above from Harry J. Lemley. In 1963-
1964, the Foundation transferred this collection to the City of Tulsa.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Miller County, AR. In 1967, Gregory Perino, a curator at Gilcrease
Museum at the time, removed these human remains from the Haley Place
(3MI11). The three associated funerary objects are two ceramic vessels
and one ceramic pipe bowl.
The human remains and associated funerary objects listed below were
part of Frank and Norma Soday's collection. In 1982, the Thomas
Gilcrease Museum Association purchased this collection and gifted it to
the Gilcrease Museum.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday, an avocational
archeologist, removed these human remains from Carroll Givens Mound
(3OU27, Soday site 380). No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. Sometime between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from Hindman Mound (Soday site 306). The
two associated funerary objects are two lots consisting of faunal
remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In 1949, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Bacon Mound #3 (3OU131, Soday site 360). The four
associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of lithic tools, one
lot consisting of pottery sherds, one lot consisting of faunal remains,
and one lot consisting of daub.
Human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were
removed from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday removed these
human remains from Freo Island (Soday site 371). The eight associated
funerary objects are three lots consisting of faunal remains, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds and daub, one lot consisting of shell
beads and lithics, one ceramic vessel, one lot consisting of lithic
tools, and one lot consisting of antlers.
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Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1951, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Matkins Bee Ranch/Stone Trestle Mound (3OU005, Soday sites
369 and 378). The one associated funerary object is one lot consisting
of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1948, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Paw Paw Mound (3OU22, Soday site 316). The two associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of pottery sherds and one lot
consisting of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Ouachita County, AR. In 1950, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from the Ritchie Place (Soday site 367). No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1947, Frank Soday removed these human remains
from Harper Mound (3UN41, Soday site 333). The three associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal remains, one lot
consisting of pottery sherds, and one lot consisting of lithic tools.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 18 individuals were removed
from Union County, AR. Sometime between 1948 and 1950, Frank Soday
removed these human remains from the J. M. Nelson Farm (3UN8, Soday
site 325). The 39 associated funerary objects are nine lots consisting
of faunal remains, antlers, and bone tools; one lot consisting of
burned faunal remains; 17 lots consisting of pottery sherds; four lots
consisting of lithic tools; five ceramic vessels; and three lots
consisting of shells.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Union County, AR. In 1955, Frank Soday removed these human
remains from Lapile Mound Village (Soday site 551). The four associated
funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal bone tools, one lot
consisting of lithic flakes, one lot consisting of wood and burnt
faunal remains, and one lot consisting of pottery sherds.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, AR. In 1949, Frank Soday removed these human remains
from Watt Mound (3UN18 or 3UN22, Soday site 342). The one associated
funerary object is one lot consisting of faunal remains.
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: archeological, geographical, oral traditional, and museum
records.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Gilcrease Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 56 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 102 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
<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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 27, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Gilcrease
Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Gilcrease 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: August 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-18503 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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