[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10236-10237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03739]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033402; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, 
IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Indiana University has completed an inventory of human 
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations and has determined that there is no cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Indiana University's NAGPRA Office. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this 
notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Indiana 
University's NAGPRA Office at the address in this notice by March 25, 
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Indiana 
University, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, 
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, 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 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. The human remains 
were removed from Maury County, TN.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Indiana 
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and The 
Chickasaw Nation. The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; 
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma were invited to consult but did not 
participate. Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in this section are 
referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes''.

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in Maury County, TN. 
The collection came to Indiana University sometime prior to 1956, and 
it is part of a larger collection known as the ``Cincinnati Series.'' 
While notes indicate the collection came from the Cincinnati Society of 
Natural History, there are no documents associated with the transfer to 
Indiana University. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Indiana University

    Officials of Indiana University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on additional components of 
the Cincinnati Series.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     Treaties (3rd Treaty of Tellico of 1805, Dearborn's Treaty 
of 1806, and the 1805 Treaty with The Chickasaw Nation) indicate that 
the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is 
the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Tribes.

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Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Indiana 
University, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act, Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, 
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email 
[email protected], by March 25, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    Indiana University is responsible for notifying The Consulted and 
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-03739 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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