Notice2026-11699
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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Published
June 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) 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 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35542-35543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11699]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7216; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042959; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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 Mississippi Department of Archives and
History (MDAH) 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 July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jaquelin Padilla,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Historic Preservation Division, 100 South State Street, P.O. Box 571,
Jackson, MS 39205, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a607a6b6e6366666b4a676e6b62246779246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="046e7465606d686865446960656c2a69772a636b72">[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
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 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, 62 individuals have been
identified from 22CO601 (Humber). The 13 lots of associated funerary
objects are one lot unidentified remains, one lot Native American
ceramics, one lot lithics, one lot organic materials, one lot soil
sample, one lot matrix, one lot shell, one lot clay, one lot metal, one
lot faunal remains, one lot ash, one lot pitfill, and one lot petrified
wood.
Based on the information available, a large quantity of the
collection from 22CO601 (Humber) was removed by a local collector from
1969-1970 and during an excavation led by Principal Investigator, Louis
Tesar, for the Cottonlandia Museum from 1974-1975. A surface collection
was likely removed from this site by collector Ian Brown in 1977.
Additional collections were acquired through a donation from Dr. Van
Burnham and transfers from the University of Mississippi to MDAH in
2026.
Through Tribal consultation, these 62 individuals and 13 lots of
associated funerary objects were identified as culturally affiliated
with the Quapaw Nation. To our knowledge, no potentially hazardous
substances were used to treat any of the human remains or associated
funerary objects.
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
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 62 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 13 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 Quapaw
Nation.
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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 July 13,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
Mississippi Department of Archives and History 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 Mississippi
Department of Archives and History 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: June 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-11699 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
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