Notice2026-02711
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) 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 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 6261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02711]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6928; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041999; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History (SNOMNH) 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 March 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Chelsea Rose, Interim
NAGPRA Program Coordinator, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f6fdf0f9e6f0f4bbe7fae6f0d5fae0bbf0f1e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b38333e37283e3a752934283e1b342e753e3f2e">[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
SNOMNH, 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, one individual have been
identified from site 34LF22 in LeFlore County, Oklahoma; the lots of
associated funerary objects listed below are not associated with this
individual. One lot of lithics and one lot of faunal remains from
34LF22 have also been identified. These lots of objects are in addition
to the group of associated funerary objects previously identified in a
Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on
July 1, 2024 (89 FR 54499-54501) for 34LF22.
One lot of associated funerary objects (beads) from site 34LF38 in
LeFlore Co., Oklahoma has been identified. This object is in addition
to the group of associated funerary objects previously identified in a
Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on
June 27, 2025 (90 FR 27673) for 34LF38.
One lot of associated funerary objects (pots-various temper) from
site 34LF75 in LeFlore Co., Oklahoma has been identified. This lot of
objects is in addition to the group of association funerary objects
previously identified in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in
the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75655) for 34LF75.
One lot of associated funerary objects (pots-various temper) from
site 34LF77 in LeFlore Co., Oklahoma has been identified. This lot of
objects is in addition to the group of association funerary objects
previously identified in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in
the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75655) for 34LF77.
One lot of associated funerary objects (pots) from site 34MC6 in
McCurtain Co., Oklahoma has been identified. This object is in addition
to the group of associated funerary objects previously identified in a
Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on
December 19, 2023 (88 FR 87810) for 34MC6.
To our knowledge, no potentially hazardous substances were used to
treat the human remains or associated funerary objects. Through tribal
consultation, the individual and additional associated funerary objects
were identified as culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco,
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The SNOMNH has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The six lots of 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 Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 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 March 13,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH
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 SNOMNH 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: February 4, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-02711 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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