Notice2026-07947
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA
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Published
April 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology 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 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21842-21843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07947]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7098; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042631; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology, Andover, MA
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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology 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 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e795908f82828b8295a786898388918295c9828392"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e391948b86868f8691a3828d878c958691cd868796">[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
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, and additional information
on the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
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National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains were removed from the Hagan Mound Group (11SC365) in Schuyler
County, Illinois by Warren K. Moorehead as part of the Illinois Valley
Survey during the 1920s. 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation
of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo
Traditional Tribe of Texas; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (previously
listed as Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan); Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band); Nottawaseppi Huron
Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; The Osage Nation; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the Winnebago
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 26, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Robert S. Peabody Institute of
Archaeology 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 Robert S.
Peabody Institute of Archaeology 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: April 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07947 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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