Notice2024-20877
Notice of Inventory Completion: Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office, Jackson, MO
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Published
September 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office 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 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74990-74991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20877]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038703; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's
Office, Jackson, 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 Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office
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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DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jennifer Bengtson, NAGPRA consultant, Cape Girardeau
County Sheriff's Office, 216 N Missouri Street, Jackson, MO 63755,
telephone (573) 651-2354, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd5dddad1d8cbccd0d1ffccdad2d091dadbca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315b53545f5645425e5f7142545c5e1f545544">[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
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office, and additional information on
the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. These remains
were turned over on August 11, 2020, by a private citizen. The citizen
stated that they did not know how old the remains were or where they
came from, but that they had been removed from an unknown
archaeological site at least 50 years ago and retained by now deceased
persons.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Quapaw
Nation 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 15, 2024. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's
Office 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 Cape
Girardeau County Sheriff's Office 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: September 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-20877 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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