[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69306-69307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25128]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034882; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Museum of History, 
Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Central Museum of History, Central Methodist 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 the Central Museum of History. 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 the Central 
Museum of History at the address in this notice by December 19, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert P. Wiegers, Central Museum 
of History, 411 CMU Square, Fayette, MO 65248, telephone (660) 248-
6341, 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 Central Museum of History, Central Methodist 
University, Fayette, MO. The human remains were removed from Howard 
County, MO.
    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 the Central 
Museum of History professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga 
Tribe of Oklahoma); and The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe) (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from a mound in Howard County, MO. The human 
remains include one cranium without mandible, a left mandible, right 
maxilla fragment, left femur, femur fragments, associated teeth, and 
bone fragments. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Central Museum of History, Central Methodist 
University

    Officials of the Central Museum of History, Central Methodist 
University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on a handwritten note attached 
to the human remains.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals 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.

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     The Treaty of 1808, also known as the treaty of Fort 
Clark, indicates that the land from which the Native American human 
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as Osage Tribe).
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe).

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. Robert P. Wiegers, Central Museum of 
History, 411 CMU Square, Fayette, MO 65248, telephone (660) 248-6341, 
email [email protected], by December 19, 2022. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to The Osage Nation (previously listed as 
Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Central Museum of History, Central Methodist University is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25128 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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