Notice2025-15965
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
August 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) 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.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40853-40854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15965]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6434; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040844; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS)
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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Nicole Klarmann,
Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-
1099, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea81998299c4848b8d9a988baa8199c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f69d859e85d8989791868497b69d85d8919980">[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
KSHS, 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, four individuals have been
identified from Ingalls Mound (14AT316) in Atchison County, KS (UBS
1991-91). The 14 associated funerary objects are pottery sherds, a
ground stone axe, rock, and a basalt ground stone pendant. The remains
and objects were conveyed to KSHS in 1907.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified from Doniphan County, KS (UBS 1989-16B). No associated
funerary objects are present. Provenience information is unknown. The
remains were exposed to glue, then de-glued using acetone, and then
reconstructed with adhesive cyanoacrylate ester.
Human remains representing, at least, 32 individuals have been
identified from Matter Mound (14JW303) in Jewell County, KS (UBS 1990-
30). The 983 associated funerary objects are shell beads, animal bone
beads, chipped stone tools, a pebble, and shell fragments. The human
remains and objects are from a rock-filled burial mound first disturbed
by pothunters and then excavated by KSHS. Some of the remains were
encased in plaster and found to have glue present.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from Jewell County, KS (UBS 2001-13A). No associated
funerary objects are present. The provenience is uncertain, however,
the museum exhibit said these remains were from the `last Indian raid
in KS.'
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from site 14NH4 in Nemaha County, KS (UBS 2022-05). The two
associated funerary objects are animal bones. The human and animal
remains were found in the bed of Spring Creek and given to the local
sheriff.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from the Krob site (14RP319) in Republic County, KS (UBS
1989-16A). No associated funerary objects are present. The remains were
found in front of a farmhouse by the landowner and at some point were
reconstructed with glue. Shellac is also present.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from site 14RP305 in Republic County, KS (UBS 2000-17). No
associated funerary objects are present. The remains were disturbed by
cultivation and removed by KSHS after reports of bone being found
scattered across a field.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from site 14RP64 in Republic County, KS (UBS 2021-10). The
eight associated funerary objects are pottery sherds. The remains were
found on a terrace above Salt Creek and were then conveyed to KSHS.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from Republic County (UBS 1999-23). No associated funerary
objects are present. These remains were found on a sandbar on the
Republican River.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from Smith County, KS (UBS 1989-18K). No associated funerary
objects are present. This burial was disturbed by a bulldozer and then
removed and taken to the Sternberg Museum.
[[Page 40854]]
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified from Marshall County, KS (UBS 2010-02) and Washington
County, KS (UBS 2020-03). No associated funerary objects are present.
These remains have minimal information and are limited to county-level
provenience.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from an unknown location (UBS 2016-05). No associated
funerary objects are present. These remains were removed from the
property of an archeologist after her death. No other provenience
information is available.
Unless noted above, no known hazardous substances were used to
treat any of the human remains or associated funerary objects.
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 and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The KSHS has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 48 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,007 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally 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 connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Pawnee
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
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 and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September
11, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the KSHS
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 KSHS is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-15965 Filed 8-20-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on August 21, 2025.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.