Notice2026-00065
Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Published
January 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Case Western Reserve University 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 525-526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00065]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6834; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041695; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Case Western Reserve University 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
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in this notice may occur on or after February 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jennifer Kangas
Berendt, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, OH 44106, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4c585d5a02414e485f5d4e6f4c4e5c4a014a4b5a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caa9bdb8bfe7a4abadbab8ab8aa9abb9afe4afaebf">[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 Case
Western Reserve University, 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 29 individuals have been
identified. The five associated funerary objects are footbones of Lynx
canadensis. All remains were donated to the Haman-Todd Human Collection
in the early Twentieth Century. Twenty-three individuals are notated as
salvage archeology from Kelley's Island Lime and Transport Company in
Erie County by Dr. T.W. Todd in 1915. Three individuals are notated as
salvage archaeology from Cuyahoga County by Dr. T.W. Todd. Three
individuals have no identifying documentation. The identity of the
individuals is unknown. No known presence of potentially hazardous
materials.
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 Case Western Reserve University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 29 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The five 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 Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and the
Wyandotte Nation.
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 February
6, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Case
Western Reserve University 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 Case Western Reserve University
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: December 18, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-00065 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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