[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17008-17011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05733]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035513; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum 
(Nash Museum) 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 
Nash Museum. 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 Nash Museum at the address in this notice 
by April 20, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial 
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 
Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, 
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 C.H. Nash Memorial 
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 
Memphis, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) in Shelby 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). 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 Nash 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation (previously listed as 
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were removed from Unit 1 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby 
County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum staff. The 
human remains (40SY1-1/B-1, 40SY1-1/B-2, 40SY1-1/639, 40SY1-1/NC-1) 
belong to one female adult; one subadult of unknown sex; and two 
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. The 40 associated funerary objects include one whole 
ceramic vessel, one ceramic vessel section, four lithics, five 
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, 18 ceramic sherds, 10 pieces of 
daub, and one piece of charcoal.

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    Between 1955 and 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 
individuals were removed from Unit 2 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in 
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by C.H. Nash Museum 
at Chucalissa staff. The human remains (40SY1-2/B-1, 40SY1-2/B-2, 
40SY1-2/B-3, 40SY1-2/B-3A, 40SY1-2/B-4, 40SY1-2/B-5, 40SY1-2/B-6, 
40SY1-2/B-7, 40SY1-2/B-8, 40SY1-2/B-9, 40SY1-2/B-10, 40SY1-2/B-11, 
40SY1-2/B-12, 40SY1-2/B-13, 40SY1-2/B-14, 40SY1-2/B-15, 40SY1-2/69, 
40SY1-2/110-1, 40SY1-2/NC-1) belong to five female adults; four male 
adults; nine subadults of unknown sex; and two individuals of unknown 
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The 121 associated 
funerary objects include seven whole ceramic vessels, four ceramic 
vessel sections, one abrader, 19 ceramic sherds, one sample of 
carbonized corn cobs, two pebbles, 30 pieces of daub, 56 miscellaneous 
animal bone fragments, and one piece of iron-oxide sandstone.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000--1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of 
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the Unit 1 (40SY1-1) 
and Unit 2 (40SY1-2) burials and associated funerary objects date to 
the Walls Phase occupation of the site (ca. 1400--1540 C.E.). 
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural 
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact 
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural 
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from 
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by 
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
    Beginning in 1955, and later, during museum construction projects 
in the 1960s through the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, 
94 individuals were removed from Unit 3 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, 
in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by Nash Museum 
staff. The human remains (40SY1-3/B-1, 40SY1-3/B-4, 40SY1-3/B-6, 40SY1-
3/B-7, 40SY1-3/B-8, 40SY1-3/B-9, 40SY1-3/B-10, 40SY1-3/B-11, 40SY1-3/B-
14, 40SY1-3/B-15, 40SY1-3/B-16, 40SY1-3/B-17, 40SY1-3/B-18, 40SY1-3/B-
19, 40SY1-3/B-20, 40SY1-3/B-21, 40SY1-3/B-22, 40SY1-3/B-23, 40SY1-3/B-
24, 40SY1-3/B-24B, 40SY1-3/B-25, 40SY1-3/B-26A, 40SY1-3/B-26B, 40SY1-3/
B-27, 40SY1-3/B-30, 40SY1-3/B-31, 40SY1-3/B-32, 40SY1-3/B-33, 40SY1-3/
B-34, 40SY1-3/B-35, 40SY1-3/B-36, 40SY1-3/B-37, 40SY1-3/B-38, 40SY1-3/
B-39, 40SY1-3/B-40, 40SY1-3/B-41, 40SY1-3/B-42A, 40SY1-3/B-42B, 40SY1-
3/B-43, 40SY1-3/B-44, 40SY1-3/B-45, 40SY1-3/B-46, 40SY1-3/B-47, 40SY1-
3/B-48, 40SY1-3/B-49, 40SY1-3/B-50, 40SY1-3/B-51, 40SY1-3/B-52, 40SY1-
3/B-53,40SY1-3/B-54, 40SY1-3/B-55, 40SY1-3/B-56, 40SY1-3/B-57, 40SY1-3/
B-59, 40SY1-3/B-60, 40SY1-3/B-61, 40SY1-3/B-62, 40SY1-3/B-63, 40SY1-3/
B-64, 40SY1-3/B-65, 40SY1-3/B-66, 40SY1-3/B-67, 40SY1-3/B-68, 40SY1-3/
B-69, 40SY1-3/B-71, 40SY1-3/B-72, 40SY1-3/B-73, 40SY1-3/B-73A, 40SY1-3/
B-73B, 40SY1-3/B-73C, 40SY1-3/B-74, 40SY1-3/B-75, 40SY1-3/508-1, 40SY1-
3/531, 40SY1-3/573, 40SY1-3/574, 40SY1-3/575, 40SY1-3/576, 40SY1-3/577, 
40SY1-3/666-1, 40SY1-3/1283, 40SY1-3/1354, 40SY1-3/NC-1, 40SY1-3/NC-2, 
40SY1-3/NC-3, 40SY1-3/NC-4, 40SY1-3/NC-5) belong to 21 female adults; 
17 male adults; nine adults of unknown sex; 39 subadults of unknown 
sex; and eight individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals 
were identified. The 144 associated funerary objects include 29 ceramic 
vessels, three ceramic vessel sections, one stone projectile point, two 
shell earplugs, two shell gorgets, three shell beads, six mussel shell 
spoon fragments, one vial of hematite, three bone awls, one worked 
animal bone, one stone biface, one fossilized marine shell, one antler 
tine, 11 antler tine projectile points, 26 ceramic sherds, 17 
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, seven fish bones, three 
unidentified artifacts, 13 pieces of daub, one piece of concretion, one 
bag of burial fill, one replica shell gorget, four replica shell 
earplug fragments, one piece of limonite, two pieces of chert, one 
lithic, one turtle carapace fragment, and one burned animal bone 
fragment.
    Between 1957 and 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, 100 
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in 
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee 
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains 
(40SY1-6/B-1, 40SY1-5/B-2A-B, 40SY1-6/B-3, 40SY1-6/B-4, 40SY1-6/B-5, 
40SY1-6/B-6, 40SY1-6/B-7, 40SY1-6/B-8, 40SY1-6/B-9, 40SY1-6/B-10, 
40SY1-6/B-11, 40SY1-6/B-12, 40SY1-6/B-13, 40SY1-6/B-14, 40SY1-6/B-15, 
40SY1-6/B-16, 40SY1-6/B-17A-B, 40SY1-6/B-18, 40SY1-6/B-19, 40SY1-6/B-
20, 40SY1-6/B-21, 40SY1-6/B-22, 40SY1-6/B-23, 40SY1-6/B-24, 40SY1-6/B-
25, 40SY1-6/B-26, 40SY1-6/B-27, 40SY1-6/B-28, 40SY1-6/B-29, 40SY1-6/B-
30, 40SY1-6/B-31, 40SY1-6/B-32, 40SY1-6/B-33, 40SY1-6/B-34, 40SY1-6/B-
35, 40SY1-6/B-36, 40SY1-6/B-38, 40SY1-6/B39, 40SY1-6/B-40, 40SY1-6/B-
41, 40SY1-6/B-42, 40SY1-6/B-43, 40SY1-6/B-44, 40SY1-6/B-45, 40SY1-6/B-
46, 40SY1-6/B-46B, 40SY1-6/B-47, 40SY1-6/B-48, 40SY1-6/B-49, 40SY1-6/B-
50, 40SY1-6/B-51, 40SY1-6/B-51A, 40SY1-/B-51B, 40SY1-6/B-52, 40SY1-6/B-
53, 40SY1-6/B-54, 40SY1-6/B-55, 40SY1-6/B-56, 40SY1-6/B-57, 40SY1-6/B-
58, 40SY1-6/B-59, 40SY1-6/B-60, 40SY1-6/B-60B, 40SY1-6/B-61, 40SY1-6/B-
62, 40SY1-6/B-63, 40SY1-6/B-64, 40SY1-6/B-65, 40SY1-6/B-66, 40SY1-6/B-
67, 40SY1-6/B-68, 40SY1-6/B-69, 40SY1-6/B-70, 40SY1-6/B-71, 40SY1-6/B-
72, 40SY1-6/B-73, 40SY1-6/56A, 40SY1-6/391A, 40SY1-6/391B, 40SY1-6/
391C, 40SY1-6/512, 40SY1-6/1636-1, 40SY1-6/2402, 40SY1-6/2403, 40SY1-6/
2404, 40SY1-6/4224, 40SY1-6/4468, 40SY1-6/4487, 40SY1-6/5103, 40SY1-6/
5775, 40SY1-6/6345, 40SY1-6/6548, 40SY1-6/NC-1) belong to 20 female 
adults; 19 male adults; 10 adults of unknown sex; 37 subadults of 
unknown sex; and 14 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The 357 associated funerary objects are 12 
whole ceramic vessels, 10 ceramic vessel sections, seven crinoid stem 
beads, one bone awl, one stone projectile point, 74 lots of 
miscellaneous animal bone fragments, one animal tooth, one gar scale, 
one abrader, one piece of limonite, 13 pottery sherds, one ceramic 
disc, seven mussel shell fragments, one complete mussel shell, one 
mussel shell disc, 64 lots of daub, 122 lots of daub/fired clay, 16 
pieces of fired clay, nine pieces of fired clay/dirt, one broken rock, 
four pebbles, two lithics, two soil samples, and five pieces of 
charcoal.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of 
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, most of the Unit 3 
(40SY1-3) and Unit 6 (40SY1-6) human remains and associated funerary 
objects date to the Boxtown Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) or Walls Phase 
(ca. 1400-1540 C.E.); some burials and associated funerary objects were 
recovered from Stratum IV, where evidence indicates an earlier 
occupation phase, such as Mitchell or Ensley (ca. 900-1250 C.E. and 
pre-900 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence support a 
cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post 
contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural 
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects

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from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also 
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
    Between 1959 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, 108 
individuals were removed from Unit 4 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in 
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Tennessee 
Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human remains 
(40SY1-4/B-1, 40SY1-4/B-1 NC, 40SY1-4/B-2, 40SY1-4/B-2 NC, 40SY1-4/B-3, 
40SY1-4/B-3 NC, 40SY1-4/B-4, 40SY1-4/B-4 NC, 40SY1-4/B-5, 40SY1-4/B-5 
NC, 40SY1-4/B-6, 40SY1-4/B-6 NC, 40SY1-4/B-7, 40SY1-4/B-7 NC, 40SY1-4/
B-8, 40SY1-4/B-10A, 40SY1-4/B-10B, 40SY1-4/B-11, 40SY1-4/B-11 NC, 
40SY1-4/B-12, 40SY1-4/T-1, 40SY1-4/T-2, 40SY1-4/T-3, 40SY1-4/T-4, 
40SY1-4/22, 40SY1-4/34, 40SY1-4/53, 40SY1-4/54, 40SY1-4/56, 40SY1-4/57, 
40SY1-4/58, 40SY1-4/60, 40SY1-4/69, 40SY1-4/70, 40SY1-4/71, 40SY1-4/72, 
40SY1-4/73, 40SY1-4/74, 40SY1-4/75, 40SY1-4/78, 40SY1-4/79, 40SY1-4/80, 
40SY1-4/81, 40SY1-4/83, 40SY1-4/84, 40SY1-4/86, 40SY1-4/87-2, 40SY1-4/
90, 40SY1-4/92, 40SY1-4/95, 40SY1-4/101, 40SY1-4/102, 40SY1-4/103, 
40SY1-4/117, 40SY1-4/122, 40SY1-4/124, 40SY1-4/125, 40SY1-4/132c, 
40SY1-4/134, 40SY1-4/139, 40SY1-4/142, 40SY1-4/146, 40SY1-4/147, 40SY1-
4/148, 40SY1-4/149, 40SY1-4/151, 40SY1-4/153, 40SY1-4/154, 40SY1-4/155, 
40SY1-4/156, 40SY1-4/NC-2, 40SY1-4/NC-3) belong to three female adults; 
11 male adults; 73 adults of unknown sex; five subadults of unknown 
sex; and 16 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals 
were identified. The 10 associated funerary objects include two bone 
awls, two antler flakers, two pieces of hematite, one ceramic disc, and 
three turtle shell fragments.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of 
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the archeological 
evidence from the Unit 4 (40SY1-4) human remains and associated 
funerary objects indicates a date range beginning with the Late 
Woodland and Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (i.e., pre-900 C.E.) and 
continuing through the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-
1400), and Walls (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and 
anthropological evidence support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw 
with late precontact and early post contact polities in the northern 
Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural affiliation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with 
the Quapaw Nation is also supported by material cultural, 
ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
    Between 1959 and 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, 
eight individuals were removed from Unit 5 of the Chucalissa site, 
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the 
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human 
remains (40SY1-5/B-1, 40SY1-5/100, 40SY1-5/585-1, 40SY1-5/593-1, 40SY1-
5/748A, 40SY1-5/753B, 40SY1-5/1144-1, 40SY1-5/1266) belong to one 
female adult; six adults of unknown sex; and one individual of unknown 
age and sex. No known individuals were identified. The one associated 
funerary object is a ceramic bottle.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of 
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 5 
(40SY1-5) burials and associated funerary objects belong to the Walls 
Phase (ca. 1250-1540 C.E.). Archeological and anthropological evidence 
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and 
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. 
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also 
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
    Between 1952 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum, 19 
individuals were removed from Unit 6 of the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in 
Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the Memphis 
Archaeological and Geological Society (MAGS) for the Tennessee 
Department of Conservation. After excavation, these human remains were 
curated at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum, which donated the collection 
to the Nash Museum between 1956 and 1974. The human remains (40SY1-6MA/
B-1, 40SY1-6MA/B-2, 40SY1-6MA/B-3, 40SY1-6MA/B-4, 40SY1-6MA/B-5, 40SY1-
6MA/B-6, 40SY1-6MA/B-A, 40SY1-6MA/B-B, 40SY1-6MA/B-C, 40SY1-6MA/B-D, 
40SY1-6MA/B-E, 40SY1-6MA/B-F, 40SY1-6MA/B-G, 40SY1-6MA/B-H, 40SY1-6MA/
90, 40SY1-6MA/91) belong to two adult females; one adult male; three 
adults of unknown sex; six subadults of unknown sex; and seven 
individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. The 59 associated funerary objects are one whole ceramic 
vessel, two ceramic vessel sections, 43 miscellaneous animal bone 
fragments, two worked animal bones, eight pieces of daub, two lithics, 
and one pottery sherd.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the cultural affiliation of 
prehistoric inhabitants of the area is unknown, the datable Unit 6 
(40SY1-6MA) burials and associated funerary objects date to the Boxtown 
Phase (ca. 1250-1400 C.E.) and Walls Phase (ca. 1400-1540 C.E.). 
Archeological and anthropological evidence support a cultural 
affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and early post contact 
polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. The cultural 
affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects from 
the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also supported by 
material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.
    Sometime prior to 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from Unit 12 of the Chucalissa site, 
40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were excavated by the 
Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum staff. The human 
remains (40SY1-12/B-1, 40SY1-12/NC-1, 40SY1-12/NC-2) belong to one 
female adult and two individuals of unknown age and sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
pottery sherd.
    Sometime prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from either Unit 3 or Unit 6 of the 
Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were 
excavated by the Tennessee Department of Conservation and Nash Museum 
staff. The human remains (S1955.01.03/.06) belong to one adult and two 
subadults. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby 
County, TN. The human remains were surface collected by Nash Museum 
staff. The human remains (40SY1/NC-1, 40SY1/NC-2, 40SY1/NC-3) belong to 
four individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 10 
individuals were removed from the North Slope of the Chucalissa site,

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40SY1, in Shelby County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash 
Museum staff. The human remains (40SY1/NA-A, 40SY1/NA-B, 40SY1/NA-C, 
40SY1/NA-D, 40SY1/NA-E, 40SY1/NA-F, 40SY1/NA-G, 40SY1/NA-H, 40SY1/NA-J) 
belong to 10 individuals of unknown age and sex. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Chucalissa site, 40SY1, in Shelby 
County, TN. The human remains were found by Nash Museum staff. The 
human remains (40SY1/NA-K, 40SY1/NA-L) belong to two individuals of 
unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    The Chucalissa site (40SY1) was occupied during the Mississippian 
period (ca. 1000-1550 C.E.). Although the human remains and associated 
funerary objects from Unit 12 (40SY1-12) and Unit 3/6 (40SY1-3/6), as 
well as those human remains that were surface collected from the 
Chucalissa site (40SY1) or found on the site, cannot be assigned a 
date, the archeological evidence at the Chucalissa site (40SY1) 
suggests they date range beginning with the Late Woodland and 
Mississippi periods/Ensley phase (pre-900 C.E.) and continuing through 
the Mitchell (ca. 900-1250 C.E.), Boxtown (ca. 1250-1400), and Walls 
(ca. 1250-1540 C.E.) phases. Archeological and anthropological evidence 
support a cultural affiliation of the Quapaw with late precontact and 
early post contact polities in the northern Lower Mississippi Valley. 
The cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects from the Chucalissa site (40SY1) with the Quapaw Nation is also 
supported by material cultural, ethnohistoric, and linguistic evidence.

Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa 
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis

    Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa 
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 375 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 733 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 Melissa Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 Indian 
Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, email 
[email protected], by April 20, 2023. 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 C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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