[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28930]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037178; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Filson Historical Society, 
Louisville, KY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Filson Historical Society has completed 
an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. 
The human remains were removed from an unknown location.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after February 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Kelly Hyberger, The Filson Historical Society, 1310 South 
3rd Street, Louisville, KY 40208, telephone (502) 635-5083, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Filson Historical Society. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Filson 
Historical Society.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, seven individuals were 
removed from an unknown location. During a collection inventory, these 
ancestors were located in Filson collections storage and lack any 
documentation as to their origin or how they came to be in the 
possession of the Filson. Based on Filson Historical Society collecting 
practice, it is reasonable to assume that these individuals were most 
likely collected within the state of Kentucky. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from an unknown location. These human remains were donated to the 
Filson by the estate of Reuben T. Durrett in 1913 and lack any 
documentation as to their origin or how they came to be in the 
possession of Durrett. Based on the collecting practices of Durrett and 
the Filson Historical Society, it is reasonable to assume that this 
individual was most likely collected within the state of Kentucky. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic 
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more 
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the 
aboriginal land: a treaty.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the Filson Historical 
Society has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and 
any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains described in this notice were removed 
from the aboriginal land of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; and the 
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after February 2, 2024. If competing requests 
for disposition are received, the Filson Historical Society must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests 
for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The Filson Historical Society is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 
identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 
10.11.

    Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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