[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25527-25529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09160]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033787; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Arkansas Museum 
Collections, Fayetteville, AR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas Museum Collections has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections 
at the address in this notice by May 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary Suter, University of Arkansas 
Museum Collections, Biomass 125, Fayetteville, AR 72701, telephone 
(479) 575-3456, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of 
Arkansas Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from various sites in eastern 
Arkansas.
    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 and associated funerary objects. 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 
University of Arkansas Museum Collections professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Quapaw Nation [previously 
listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians].

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Barfield Point Site (3MS109) in 
Mississippi County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown 
donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At 
an unknown date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the 
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas (UA), and in 2006, 
the UA Department of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the 
University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Campbell Site (23PM5) in Pemiscot 
County, MO. In 1991, these human remains were donated to the University 
of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individual was identified. The 
one associated funerary object is a red-slipped, partially 
reconstructed ceramic bottle.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Carden Bottoms Site (3YE14) in Yell 
County, AR. In 1927, these human remains were purchased from an 
antiquities dealer. No known individuals were identified. The three 
associated funerary objects are one complete ceramic bowl and two 
reconstructed ceramic bowls.
    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the De Rossitt Site (3SF49) in St. Francis County, 
AR, during a University of Arkansas Museum-sponsored excavation. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one

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individual were removed from the Denton Site (23PM) in Pemiscot, MO. In 
1975, the unidentified collector donated the human remains and 
associated funerary objects to the University of Arkansas Museum 
Collections. No known individual was identified. The 62 associated 
funerary objects are 61 shell-tempered sherds and one small piece of 
wood.
    At various unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 
69 individuals were removed from unidentified sites located in Eastern 
Arkansas. In 1959, the University of Arkansas Museum purchased these 
human remains together with associated funerary objects from the 
collector. No known individuals were identified. The seven associated 
funerary objects are seven animal teeth.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 29 
individuals were removed from the Hales Point Site (3MS78) in 
Mississippi County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown 
donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At 
an unknown date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the 
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA 
Department of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the 
University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 84 
individuals were removed from unidentified sites located in Northeast 
Arkansas. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons unknown donated these 
human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. At an unknown 
date, the Putnam Museum transferred the human remains to the Department 
of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA Department 
of Anthropology transferred the human remains to the University of 
Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Parkin Site (3CS29) in Cross County, 
AR. In 1963, these human remains were donated to the University of 
Arkansas Museum. In 1965 and 1966, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 14 individuals were removed from the Parkin Site during 
University of Arkansas Museum-sponsored excavations. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
small thinning flake.
    In 1964 and 1967, human remains representing two individuals were 
removed from the Point Remove Site (3CN4) in Conway County, AR. These 
human remains were removed during University of Arkansas Museum-
sponsored excavations. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Sanford Site (3PO49) in Poinsett 
County, AR. In 1967, these human remains were donated to the University 
of Arkansas Museum Collections. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Scott Place Site (3PO27) in Poinsett County, AR. 
These human remains were collected from the surface of the site during 
a land-leveling survey conducted by the University of Arkansas Museum. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the St. Francis Site I (3SF54) in Saint Francis 
County, AR. These human remains were collected from the surface of the 
site as a reporter was recording archeological sites in eastern 
Arkansas. In 1966, the reporter donated the human remains to the 
University of Arkansas Museum. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the St. Mary's Parish Site (3IN480) in 
Independence County, AR. Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s, persons 
unknown donated these human remains to the Putnam Museum in Davenport, 
Iowa. At an unknown date, the Putnam Museum donated or transferred the 
human remains to the Department of Anthropology, University of 
Arkansas, and in 2006, the UA Department of Anthropology transferred 
the human remains to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1932, 34 associated funerary objects were removed from the 
Kinkaid-Mainard Site (3PU2) during a University of Arkansas Museum-
sponsored excavation. Of these associated funerary objects, 28 
currently are present in the collection. They include one reconstructed 
red-slipped bottle, one mussel shell, and 26 body sherds. The six 
associated funerary objects currently missing from the collection 
include one animal hide, three badly crushed pots, and two projectile 
points.
    During the Mississippian period (A.D. 950-1541) in the Mississippi 
valley, distinctive local groups emerged in the archeological record 
that correspond in geographical extent and cultural cohesiveness to the 
Quapaw Nation. In the late 17th century, French explorers noted the 
existence of Quapaw villages around the confluence of the Arkansas and 
Mississippi Rivers. Based on this archeological, historical, and 
geographical information, the University of Arkansas Museum Collections 
has determined that the human remains listed in this notice are 
culturally affiliated with the Quapaw Nation [previously listed as The 
Quapaw Tribe of Indians].

Determinations Made by the University of Arkansas Museum Collections

    Officials of the University of Arkansas Museum Collections have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 211 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 101 objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     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 associated funerary objects and the Quapaw 
Nation [previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians].

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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Dr. Mary Suter, University of Arkansas Museum 
Collections, Biomass 125, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, telephone (479) 
575-3456, email [email protected], by May 31, 2022. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation 
[previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians] may proceed.
    The University of Arkansas Museum Collections is responsible for 
notifying the Quapaw Nation [previously listed as

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The Quapaw Tribe of Indians] that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 20, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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