Notice2026-08755
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
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Published
May 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University 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 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 24274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08755]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7109; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042678; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University 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 June 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Jayne-Leigh
Thomas, Indiana University, Office of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood
Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e4a5651535f545f477e574b105b5a4b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0175696e6c606b60784168742f646574">[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
Indiana University 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, 49 individuals have been identified.
The five associated funerary objects are one lot of shells, one lot of
faunal bones, one lot of clay objects, one lot of botanicals, and one
lot of sherds totaling approximately 97 objects. The 49 individuals and
associated funerary objects were recovered from the Frederick Site
(11SC11), which was excavated 1959-1960. The collection was donated to
the University in 1968.
Human remains representing, at least, three individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The three
individuals were recovered from the Hagan Mound site (11SC365), which
was excavated in 1928.
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
Indiana University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 52 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The five 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 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 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 June 4,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Indiana
University 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. Indiana University 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 27, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-08755 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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