Notice2026-06348
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS
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Published
April 2, 2026
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 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 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06348]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7028; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042493; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
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 Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS)
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 May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
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#9ef5edf6edb0f0fff9eeecffdef5edb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86edf5eef5a8e8e7e1f6f4e7c6edf5a8e1e9f0">[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, one individual have been
identified from Woodbury County, Iowa (UBS 1991-84), the ancestral
homelands of the Oceti Sakowin and the Omaha and Ponca Tribes. No
associated funerary objects are present. Partial human remains were
conveyed to KSHS by an individual from South Dakota in 1902. The
catalog describes them as `from a grave of a Sioux Indian 8 miles south
of Sioux City.' White beads were found with the burial but were
considered lost as of 1985. To our knowledge, no known hazardous
substances have been used to treat the human remains.
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 KSHS has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and
the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska.
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 May 4, 2026. 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 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: March 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06348 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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