[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19971-19972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033677; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Nebraska State Historical Society 
DBA History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: History Nebraska 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 History Nebraska. 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 History 
Nebraska at the address in this notice by May 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Williams, State Archeologist, 
History Nebraska, 5050 North 32nd Street, Lincoln, NE 68504, telephone 
(402) 219-2759, 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 History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. The human remains were 
removed from Dakota County, NE.
    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.

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Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by History 
Nebraska professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from archeological site 25DK5 (Big Village of 
the Omaha) near Homer, NE, by Elmer E. Blackman. Blackman, an early 
20th century History Nebraska archeologist, collected a skull fragment. 
The human remains belong to an adult of unknown sex. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Big Village was occupied intermittently by the Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska from the 1790s to the 1830s.

Determinations Made by History Nebraska

    Officials of History Nebraska have determined that:
     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), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska.

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 Dave 
Williams. State Archeologist, History Nebraska, 5050 North 32nd Street, 
Lincoln, NE 68504, telephone (402) 219-2759, email 
[email protected], by May 6, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska may proceed.
    History Nebraska is responsible for notifying the Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 30, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-07173 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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