[Federal Register: September 18, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 181)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History,
Springdale, AR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9,
of the completion of an inventory of human

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remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of the Shiloh
Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, AR.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Shiloh
Museum of Ozark History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    In 1966, human remains representing one individual were accessioned
into the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History as part of a collection that
the museum purchased from William Guy Howard. At an unknown date prior
to acquisition by the museum, Howard purchased the remains from an
unknown individual. The remains were removed from an unknown locality
in southern Arkansas. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
    On the basis of reshaping of the cranium, these human remains are
determined to be Native American in origin. On the basis of the
geographical origin of the remains, and relatively recent age as
indicated by the degree of preservation, these human remains are
determined to be affiliated with the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Shiloh
Museum of Ozark History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains
of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Shiloh
Museum of Ozark History also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the
Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Caddo Tribe of
Oklahoma. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should
contact Bob Besom, Director, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 West
Johnson, Springdale, AR, telephone (501) 750-8165, before October 18,
2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Caddo Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma may begin after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.

    Dated: September 8, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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