[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56326-56327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 
Springdale, AR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human

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remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of the Shiloh 
Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, AR.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Shiloh 
Museum of Ozark History professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    In 1966, human remains representing one individual were accessioned 
into the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History as part of a collection that 
the museum purchased from William Guy Howard. At an unknown date prior 
to acquisition by the museum, Howard purchased the remains from an 
unknown individual. The remains were removed from an unknown locality 
in southern Arkansas. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    On the basis of reshaping of the cranium, these human remains are 
determined to be Native American in origin. On the basis of the 
geographical origin of the remains, and relatively recent age as 
indicated by the degree of preservation, these human remains are 
determined to be affiliated with the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Shiloh 
Museum of Ozark History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Shiloh 
Museum of Ozark History also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the 
Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Caddo Tribe of 
Oklahoma. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Bob Besom, Director, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 West 
Johnson, Springdale, AR, telephone (501) 750-8165, before October 18, 
2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Caddo Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma may begin after that date if no additional claimants come 
forward.

    Dated: September 8, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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