Notice2025-17367
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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Published
September 10, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) 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 90, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43623-43624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17367]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6483; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040991; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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 Mississippi Department of Archives and
History (MDAH) 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 October 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Cindy Carter-Davis, Chief Archaeologist, Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, Historic Preservation Division, 100
South State Street, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aecdcdcfdcdacbdccacfd8c7ddeec3cacfc680c3dd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96f5f5f7e4e2f3e4f2f7e0ffe5d6fbf2f7feb8fbe5b8f1f9e0">[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
Mississippi Department of Archives and History 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, three individuals have been
identified from 22LE504 (MLe18), Lee County, MS. No associated funerary
objects are present. Albert Spaulding conducted excavations at the site
in 1939-1940 and discovered 13 burials. At an unknown point in time
(likely in the 2000s), some of the remains were sent to the University
of Alabama, although MDAH retained legal control.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from 22LE524 (MLe18), Lee County, MS. No associated funerary
objects are present. In 1937, Moreau B. Chambers excavated this site
and discovered several burials. At an unknown point in time, this
individual was sent to the University of Alabama, although MDAH
retained legal control.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified from 22LE907 (ImmokaKina'Fa' site), Lee County, MS. No
associated funerary objects are present. Burials were discovered during
a salvage excavation at the site in 1996 by Mississippi State
University. In 1998 the human remains were sent from the Cobb Institute
of Archaeology to the University of Alabama. In 2025 legal control of
the human remains were transferred to the MDAH by the Cobb Institute of
Archaeology.
The MDAH has no record of any potentially hazardous substances used
to treat the human remains listed in this notice.
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 Mississippi Department of Archives and History has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and The Chickasaw
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
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may occur on or after October 10, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Mississippi Department of Archives and
History 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 Mississippi
Department of Archives and History 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 21, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-17367 Filed 9-9-25; 8:45 am]
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