Notice2026-06363
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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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 Field Museum of Natural History 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]
[Pages 16725-16726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06363]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7040; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042504; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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 Field Museum of Natural History 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 June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce6efedfefce9e2f8e9fecceae5e9e0e8e1f9ffe9f9e1a2e3feeb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d2dbd9cac8ddd6ccddcaf8ded1ddd4dcd5cdcbddcdd596d7cadf">[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
Field Museum, 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, 30 individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains are hair clippings belonging to 30 individuals, identified with
the tribal designations ``Chippewa'' and ``Ojibway.'' Field Museum
staff believe they were collected under the direction of Franz Boas and
Frederick Ward Putnam for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago. The hair clippings were accessioned into the Field Museum's
collection in 1939. No information regarding the individual's name,
sex, age, or geographic location
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has been found. There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous
substances.
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 described in this notice.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 30 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan;
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six
component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;
Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth
Band); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.
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 Field Museum 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 Field Museum 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. 2026-06363 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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