Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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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 Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66735-66736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21538]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7570; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0044024; 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 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 November 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Jayne-Leigh 
Thomas, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University, Student Building 318, 
701 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9eeaf6f1f3fff4ffe7def7ebb0fbfaeb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="681c0007050902091128011d460d0c1d">[email&#160;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, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The two associated funerary objects are one lot of copper 
and one lot of sand. This collection was excavated from 12Fu3 during 
construction of S.R. 10 in Fulton County, Indiana in 1954. There is no 
known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. There are no known associated funerary objects. This 
collection was excavated from an unknown location in Lake County, 
Indiana on an unknown date. There is no known presence of any 
potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The six associated funerary objects are one lot of lithics, 
one lot of faunal bones, one lot of worked bone, one lot of shell, one 
lot of worked shell, and one lot of ceramic/clay artifacts. This 
collection was excavated from the Griesmer Site in Lake County, Indiana 
in 1962 as part of an Indiana University field school.
    Human remains, representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. This collection 
was discovered by Mr. Charles Faulkner on an unknown date from the Lake 
County site (12La166). It was donated to IU by Mr. Oha Zamazel in 1960. 
There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. This collection 
was discovered in 1933 by WPA workers three miles south of Plymouth in 
Marshall County, Indiana. There is no known presence of any potentially 
hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least one individual have been 
identified. The one associated funerary object is one lot of historic 
artifacts. This collection was discovered in 1950 from an unnamed site 
(12Mr232) in Marshall County by Mr. Charles Faulkner. It was donated to 
Indiana University in 1960 by Mr. Al Runnels. There is no known 
presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    The two associated funerary objects are one lot of lithics and one 
lot of soil. The artifacts were collection in 1932 from Vergin Mound 
(12Pr28), Porter County, by Mr. J. Gilbert McAllister. There is no 
known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least seven individuals have been 
identified. The eight associated funerary objects are one lot of clay/
ceramics objects, one lot of lithics, one lot of charcoal, one lot of 
soil, one lot of plant materials, one lot of copper, one lot of shell, 
and one lot of mixed materials. This collection was excavated from 
Weise Mound (12Pr35) in Porter County, Indiana. There is no known 
presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least two individuals have been 
identified. The five associated funerary objects are one lot of faunal 
bones, one lot of worked bone, one lot of historic artifacts, one lot 
of clay/ceramics, and one lot of shell. This collection was excavated 
from the Fifield site (12Pr55) in Porter County, Indiana. There is no 
known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
    Human remains, representing, at least, 37 individuals have been 
identified. The seven associated funerary objects are one lot of faunal 
bones, one lot of stone, one lot of worked stone, one lot of lithics, 
one lot of red ochre, one lot of copper, and one lot of shell. This 
collection was discovered at the Butterfield Camp site (12Wh2) in White 
County, Indiana by Mr. Jack Householder in 1952. 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 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

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remains of 52 individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> The 31 objects described in this notice is 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; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of 
Kansas and Nebraska; 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 (Mille Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 
Potawatomi, Michigan; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band 
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 
and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa.

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 November 
23, 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: October 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21538 Filed 10-21-26; 8:45 am]
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