Notice2026-08767
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
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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), the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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]
[Pages 24282-24283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08767]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7119; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042691; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign, Champaign, 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 Krystiana Krupa,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 601 E. John Street, Champaign,
IL 61820, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#157e797e67606574557c79797c7b7a7c663b707160"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91fafdfae3e4e1f0d1f8fdfdf8fffef8e2bff4f5e4">[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
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 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
The human remains of, at least, 24 individuals and seven lots of
associated funerary objects were removed from the Rose Mound Group
(11SC1074) in June 1928 by Jay L. B. Taylor under the direction of
Warren K. Moorehead. The seven lots of associated funerary objects are
one lot botanicals, one lot ceramics, one lot faunal remains, one lot
lithics, one lot ornaments, one lot sediment, and one lot shell.
The human remains of, at least, 55 individuals and seven lots of
associated funerary objects were removed from the Hagan Mound Group
(11SC365) in May 1928 by Jay L. B. Taylor under the direction of Warren
K. Moorehead. The seven lots of associated funerary objects are one lot
botanicals, one lot ceramics, one lot faunal remains, one lot lithics,
one lot ornaments, one lot sediment, and one lot shell.
The human remains of, at least, 12 individuals and five lots of
associated funerary objects were removed from the Frederick Site
(11SC11) in May 1959 by Phillip D. Young. The five lots of associated
funerary objects are one lot ceramics, one lot daub, one lot faunal
remains, one lot lithics, and one lot shell.
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 and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 91 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 19 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 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 (Six component reservations: Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech
Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth 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, the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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.
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Dated: April 27, 2026
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-08767 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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