[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 104 (Friday, May 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32416-32417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11562]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030211; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Gilcrease Museum has completed an inventory of human 
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of 
any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains 
should submit a written request to the Gilcrease Museum. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Gilcrease Museum at the address in this notice by June 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N Gilcrease Museum 
Road, Tulsa, OK 74127, telephone (918) 596-2747, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK. The human remains were 
removed from the tribal land of the Osage Nation.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
Gilcrease Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe).

History and Description of the Remains

    Around 1900, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from the tribal land of the Osage Nation. Emil 
Lenders, a painter and collector, traveled throughout the Plains around 
the turn of the century, and acquired three scalp locks (accession 
numbers 86.20a-b, 86.23) during this time. In 1950, Thomas Gilcrease 
purchased Lenders' collection, including these scalp locks. In 1955, 
Gilcrease transferred his collection to the City of Tulsa. The three 
individuals are of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The scalp locks of these three individuals were determined to be 
Native American through physical examination and provenance 
documentation. Lenders' collection notes identify the scalps as Osage, 
and the fact of their existence is consistent with Osage traditions at 
the time. Moreover, Lenders clearly had contact with the Osage, based 
on his travels and the provenience of other items from his collection.

Determinations Made by the Gilcrease Museum

    Officials of the Gilcrease Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Laura 
Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK 
74127, telephone (918) 596-2747, email [email protected], by June 
29, 2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer

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of control of the human remains to The Osage Nation (previously listed 
as Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Gilcrease Museum is responsible for notifying The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as Osage Tribe) that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 20, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-11562 Filed 5-28-20; 8:45 am]
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