Notice2024-15839
Notice of Inventory Completion: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, MO
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Published
July 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15839]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038294; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Missouri Department of Natural
Resources, Jefferson 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 Missouri Department of Natural Resources
(MoDNR) 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Caroline Crecelius, Repatriation Coordinator, Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, 1659 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO
65101, telephone (573) 526-4249, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#713210031e1d181f145f32031412141d18040231151f035f1c1e5f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a58794898a8f8883c8a5948385838a8f9395a6828894c88b89c8818990">[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
MoDNR, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The inventory
includes one partial human skull, representing one individual. The
skull was discovered in a sand bar in a bend on the Missouri River in
Sibley, Missouri, located in Ray County. The location of the discovery
is across the river from Fort Osage National Historic Monument.
Following examination on site by local law enforcement and medical
examination staff, the Ray County coroner reached out to The Osage
Nation to consult. The Osage Nation reached out to the MoDNR's
repatriation coordinator about the case and, following consultation,
the MoDNR took control of the remains from Ray County.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location of the human remains.
Determinations
The MoDNR has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
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 authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 August 19, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the MoDNR 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 MoDNR is responsible for sending a copy of
this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-15839 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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