90 FR 114 pgs. 25361-25362 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 114Pages: 25361 - 25362
Pages: 25361, 25362Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040357; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-11010 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040357; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES:
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after July 16, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Irene Martí Gil, LSU Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, email imart23@lsu.edu.
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 LSUMNS, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing at least nine individuals were removed from the Tchefuncte site (16ST1), in St. Tammany Parish. During a recent inventory of the collections housed at the LSU FACES Lab, Box 6 of 16ST1 collection was rediscovered. Following a systemic osteological analysis, it is determined that Box 6 contains human remains representing at least nine individuals. This assemblage had been omitted from earlier inventories and a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2022 (87 FR 69307-69313).
These human remains were recovered as part of excavation projects conducted initially by Clarence Johnson, under the auspices of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and subsequently by Edwin Doran, through the WPA. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The LSUMNS has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of nine individuals of Native American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
[top] Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 16, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LSUMNS must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: June 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-11010 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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