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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038200; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), the Field Museum 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 [INSERT
DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7820, email jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.org.
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 Field Museum, and additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its 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, 10 individuals have been identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The human remains are hair clippings belonging to 10 individuals,
identified with the tribal designation “Cree” (Field Museum catalog numbers 193207.3,
193207.4, 193208.2, 193208.4, 193208.6, 193210.10, 193211.2, 193212.10, 193212.6, and
193215.9). Field Museum staff believe they were collected under the direction of Franz Boas and
Frederick Ward Putnam for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The hair
clippings were accessioned into the Field Museum's collection in 1939. No information regarding

the individual's name, sex, age, or geographic location has been found. There is no known
presence of any potentially hazardous substances.
Cultural affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is
clearly identified by the information available about the human remains.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
•

The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 10
individuals of Native American ancestry.

•

There is a connection between the human remains and described in this notice and the
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

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.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or
after [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER]. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of
the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field
Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
AUTHORITY: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and

the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: June 26, 2024.

Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14484 Filed: 7/1/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/2/2024]