Notice2026-20000
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS
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Published
September 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) 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 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 61865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20000]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7539; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043899; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
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 Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS)
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 October 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Dr. Nicole Klarmann, Kansas State Historical Society,
6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177c647f6439797670676576577c6439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="254e564d560b4b4442555744654e560b424a53">[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
KSHS, 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, two individuals have been
identified (UBS 1990-06B). No associated funerary objects are present.
Partial remains were transferred from the Fellow-Reeve Museum at
Friends University in Wichita, KS to KSHS under the state UBS act on
March 20,1990. The remains are said to be from the second ``Battle of
Adobe Walls,'' which took place in Hutchinson County, TX in 1874. It is
unclear how these remains arrived in KS. There appears to be varnish on
the skull, however, to our knowledge there are no hazardous substances
present on the remains.
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 described in this
notice.
Determinations
The KSHS 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 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Kaw
Nation, Oklahoma; and the Kiowa Tribe (previously listed as Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma).
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 October 30, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the KSHS 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 KSHS 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: September 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-20000 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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