Notice2026-02029
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Museum of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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Published
February 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Museum of Kansas City (MKC) 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 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4598-4599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02029]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6902; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041922; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Museum of Kansas City, Kansas
City, MO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Museum of Kansas City (MKC) 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 March 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Lisa Shockley, The Museum of Kansas City, 3218
Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#462a352e29252d2a233f062b333523332b29202d2728352735252f323f68293421"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d9c6dddad6ded9d0ccf5d8c0c6d0c0d8dad3ded4dbc6d4c6d6dcc1cc9bdac7d2">[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
Museum of Kansas City, 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. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, one individual were removed from Nevada
(Vernon County) MO (MKC catalogue number: 1939.62). From a former local
museum (the Kansas City Historical Society) which was a founding
collection of the Kansas City Museum (now MKC) in 1939.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from a grave in Osage County, MO (MKC catalogue number:
I.1995.267). Partial remains of at least two individuals, gender is
unknown and appears to be one adult and one subadult. The clear
acquisition history by the museum is unknown, although found with
materials from a former local museum which merged to become part of the
Kansas City Museum (MKC) in 1939.
The Museum is unaware of any hazardous substances used on these
individuals.
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 described in this notice.
Determinations
The Museum of Kansas City has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a 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 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 March 4, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, The Museum of Kansas City 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 Museum of Kansas City 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: January 22, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-02029 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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