Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 18057-18058 [2014-07135]
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adults, juveniles, and infants of both
sexes. No known individuals were
identified. The 145 associated funerary
objects include 132 shell beads, 1
copper bead, 1 bone awl, 1 steatite
sherd, 3 pieces of a shale celt, 3 river
pebbles, and 4 bear teeth.
At the time of the excavation and
removal of these human remains and
associated funerary objects, the land
from which the remains and objects
were removed was not the tribal land of
any Federally recognized Indian tribe.
In February 2014, TVA consulted with
all Federally recognized Indian tribes
who are recognized as aboriginal to the
area from which these Native American
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed. These tribes are
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. None of these Indian tribes
agreed to accept control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects.
After further consultation with the
parties that were a part of this overall
consultation, TVA has decided to
transfer control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
archaeological contexts.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 90
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 145 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable associated
funerary objects to the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation of Oklahoma.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe 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
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by April
30, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the
University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian tribes, and
has determined that there is a cultural
SUMMARY:
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affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and a
present-day Federally recognized Indian
tribe. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
Federally recognized Indian tribe stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe 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
TVA at the address in this notice by
April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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
TVA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the Cox site in Jackson
County, AL.
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 TVA professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the University of
Alabama and the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
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Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Coosa chiefdom. The preponderance of
the evidence indicates that in this part
of the Guntersville Reservoir area, Crow
Creek phase sites are most likely
culturally associated with groups now
part of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
History and Description of the Remains
From April 27, 1938, to November 10,
1939, human remains representing, at
minimum, 19 individuals were removed
from the Cox site (1JA176), in Jackson
County, AL. The Cox site was excavated
as part of TVA’s Guntersville reservoir
project by the Alabama Museum of
Natural History (AMNH) at the
University of Alabama, using labor and
funds provided by the Works Progress
Administration. Excavation of the land
commenced after TVA had acquired this
land on July 19, 1937 for the
Guntersville project. The excavation site
was composed of a conical mound
believed to have originally been a
truncated pyramid, with multiple
stratigraphic zones and also a village
site containing most of the burial units.
This site was occupied during the Crow
Creek phase (ca. A.D. 1400–1600) at the
end of the Mississippian period. Details
regarding this site may be found in An
Archaeological Survey of Guntersville
Basin on the Tennessee River in
Northern Alabama by William S. Webb
and Charles G. Wilder. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
excavated from the Cox site have always
been in the physical custody of the
AMNH at the University of Alabama.
The human remains include adults,
juveniles, and infants of both sexes. No
known individuals were identified. The
508 associated funerary objects are 6
shell-tempered bowls, 6 shell-tempered
jars, 1 shell-tempered water bottle, 1
shell-tempered human effigy pot, 51
shell-tempered pot sherds, 3 pieces of a
shell gorget, 3 intact shell gorgets, 422
shell beads, 1 bird bone tool, 1 shell
hairpin, 7 bone awls, 1 greenstone celt,
4 projectile points, and 1 stone
discoidal.
Although there is no scientific
certainty that Native Americans of the
Crow Creek phase are directly related to
modern Federally recognized tribes,
Spanish explorers of the 16th century
do indicate the presence of chiefdom
level tribal entities in the southeastern
United States. The Coosa paramount
chiefdom noted in historical chronicles
is the most likely entity related to Crow
Creek sites in this part of the
Guntersville Reservoir. Tribal groups or
towns now part of The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation claim descent from the
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 19
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 508 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 Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Federally recognized Indian tribe
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 Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov,
by April 30, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the
University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
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Indians in Oklahoma, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Department of
the Navy, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Navy (DoN)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Native Village of Barrow
Inupiat Traditional Government.
Representatives of any Indian tribe 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 DoN. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribe stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe 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 DoN at the address in
this notice by April 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dave M. Grant, Department
of the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101
Tautog Circle, Suite 102, Silverdale, WA
98315–1101, telephone (360) 396–0919,
email dave.m.grant@navy.mil.
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
U.S. Department of Defense, Department
of the Navy (DoN). The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from sites near Point Barrow in
North Slope Borough, AK.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15255; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Federally recognized Indian tribes,
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and a present-day
Federally recognized Indian tribe. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Federally recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Federally
recognized Indian tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA at the address in this notice by April
30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov.
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 TVA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were removed from the Cox site in
Jackson County, AL.
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 TVA
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
University of Alabama and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
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Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
From April 27, 1938, to November 10, 1939, human remains
representing, at minimum, 19 individuals were removed from the Cox site
(1JA176), in Jackson County, AL. The Cox site was excavated as part of
TVA's Guntersville reservoir project by the Alabama Museum of Natural
History (AMNH) at the University of Alabama, using labor and funds
provided by the Works Progress Administration. Excavation of the land
commenced after TVA had acquired this land on July 19, 1937 for the
Guntersville project. The excavation site was composed of a conical
mound believed to have originally been a truncated pyramid, with
multiple stratigraphic zones and also a village site containing most of
the burial units. This site was occupied during the Crow Creek phase
(ca. A.D. 1400-1600) at the end of the Mississippian period. Details
regarding this site may be found in An Archaeological Survey of
Guntersville Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama by
William S. Webb and Charles G. Wilder. The human remains and associated
funerary objects excavated from the Cox site have always been in the
physical custody of the AMNH at the University of Alabama.
The human remains include adults, juveniles, and infants of both
sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 508 associated
funerary objects are 6 shell-tempered bowls, 6 shell-tempered jars, 1
shell-tempered water bottle, 1 shell-tempered human effigy pot, 51
shell-tempered pot sherds, 3 pieces of a shell gorget, 3 intact shell
gorgets, 422 shell beads, 1 bird bone tool, 1 shell hairpin, 7 bone
awls, 1 greenstone celt, 4 projectile points, and 1 stone discoidal.
Although there is no scientific certainty that Native Americans of
the Crow Creek phase are directly related to modern Federally
recognized tribes, Spanish explorers of the 16th century do indicate
the presence of chiefdom level tribal entities in the southeastern
United States. The Coosa paramount chiefdom noted in historical
chronicles is the most likely entity related to Crow Creek sites in
this part of the Guntersville Reservoir. Tribal groups or towns now
part of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation claim descent from the Coosa
chiefdom. The preponderance of the evidence indicates that in this part
of the Guntersville Reservoir area, Crow Creek phase sites are most
likely culturally associated with groups now part of the Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 19 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 508 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 Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Federally recognized
Indian tribe 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 Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
WT11D, Knoxville, TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov, by April 30, 2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation may
proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood
& Tampa Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma, that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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