Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 6127-6128 [2015-02217]
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forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma; and the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians (when joined to the request of
one or more of the foregoing Indian
tribes) may proceed.
The Beneski Museum of Natural
History, Amherst College is responsible
for notifying the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 16, 2014.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Program Manager, National NAGPRA
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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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 in
consultation with the appropriate
federally recognized Indian tribes and
has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to TVA.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the federally
recognized Indian tribes stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
TVA at the address in this notice by
March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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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 under the control and
possession of TVA. The human remains
were likely removed from the Cox site,
40AN19, in Anderson County, TN, by
amateur archeologists digging at the site.
The human remains were anonymously
delivered to TVA in the 1990’s.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by TVA’s
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta 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); 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
TVA has in its control and possession
human remains representing, at
minimum, 2 individuals, identified as
one adult and one sub-adult. The sex of
both is indeterminate. Composed
primarily of cranial bones, oral history
indicates that the human remains were
sent to TVA after November 16, 1990,
but excavated before the passage of
NAGPRA. The human remains were
anonymously delivered to TVA in the
1990s. These human remains were the
likely result of amateur digging that took
place at the Cox site in 1961. Their
context within the site and
chronological placement is unknown.
The Cox mound site was first
excavated by William S. Webb using
labor provided by the Civil Works
Administration in anticipation of the
construction of the Norris Reservoir.
Additional excavations by Charles
McNutt and the University of Tennessee
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took place in 1960 in anticipation of the
construction of the Melton Hill
reservoir. In 1960 and 1961, members of
the Knoxville chapter of the Tennessee
Archaeological Society also dug at this
site. Records from the 1961 excavations,
which were carried out by amateurs, are
incomplete and the funerary objects
were not curated.
Excavations at 40AN19 revealed two
dominate occupations: A Mississippian
Dallas phase occupation (A.D. 1300–
1550) and an earlier Woodland
occupation. Since no funerary objects
accompanied these human remains, it is
not known if they were derived from the
Dallas phase or the Woodland
occupation. The lack of any detailed
information on these human remains
leads TVA to designate them as
culturally unidentifiable.
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
presence in prehistoric archeological
contexts.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 2
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
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
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, March 6,
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2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying 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); 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: January 13, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Consultation
Notice of Inventory Completion; U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Horseshoe Bend
National Military Park, Daviston, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
has completed an inventory of an
associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary object and presentday Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request to Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the associated
funerary object to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
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Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
at the address in this notice by March
6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Doyle Sapp,
Superintendent, Horseshoe Bend
National Military Park, 11288 Horseshoe
Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256,
telephone (256) 234–7111, x226, email
doyle_sapp@nps.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 an associated funerary object under
the control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park,
Daviston, AL. The associated funerary
object was removed from the Taskigi
site, Elmore 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
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary object was made by
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, a ceramic vessel
was removed from the Taskigi site in
Elmore County, AL by Dr. Peter A.
Brannon. In 1963, Dr. Brannon donated
the vessel to Horseshoe Bend National
Military Park. Dr. Brannon’s
documentation indicates the vessel is a
funerary urn, and it is morphologically
similar to other funerary vessels from
the Taskigi site. There are no human
remains associated with the vessel, but
the vessel is believed to have been made
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exclusively for burial purposes or to
contain human remains. The one
associated funerary object is a funerary
urn.
The occupation of the Taskigi site has
been dated from ca. A.D. 1600–1650.
Documentary evidence links the site to
‘‘Tuskegee,’’ the historic Creek Nation
tribal town. Tuskegee residents were
removed to Indian Territory with other
members of the Creek Nation in the 19th
century. Descendants of this group now
are members of several Indian tribes
including Kialegee Tribal Town, Poarch
Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama), The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
The area was also historically occupied
by Alabama and Coushatta peoples, who
were later members of the Creek
Confederacy and shared many cultural
traditions with the Creek. Descendants
of these groups now are members of the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, and Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana.
Determinations Made by Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park
Officials of Horseshoe Bend National
Military Park have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is 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 and
is reasonably believed to have been
made exclusively for burial purposes or
to contain human remains.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the associated funerary object
and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of this associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Doyle Sapp, Superintendent, Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park, 11288
Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL
36256, telephone (256) 234–7111 x226,
email doyle_sapp@nps.gov, by March 6,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the associated funerary
object to The Tribes may proceed.
Horseshoe Bend National Military
Park is responsible for notifying The
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17480; 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 in consultation with the appropriate
federally recognized Indian tribes and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day
federally recognized Indian tribes. Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request to TVA. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the federally recognized
Indian tribes stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any federally recognized Indian tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to TVA at the address in this notice by March 6,
2015.
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 under
the control and possession of TVA. The human remains were likely
removed from the Cox site, 40AN19, in Anderson County, TN, by amateur
archeologists digging at the site. The human remains were anonymously
delivered to TVA in the 1990's.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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. 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's
professional staff in consultation with representatives of 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);
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
TVA has in its control and possession human remains representing,
at minimum, 2 individuals, identified as one adult and one sub-adult.
The sex of both is indeterminate. Composed primarily of cranial bones,
oral history indicates that the human remains were sent to TVA after
November 16, 1990, but excavated before the passage of NAGPRA. The
human remains were anonymously delivered to TVA in the 1990s. These
human remains were the likely result of amateur digging that took place
at the Cox site in 1961. Their context within the site and
chronological placement is unknown.
The Cox mound site was first excavated by William S. Webb using
labor provided by the Civil Works Administration in anticipation of the
construction of the Norris Reservoir. Additional excavations by Charles
McNutt and the University of Tennessee took place in 1960 in
anticipation of the construction of the Melton Hill reservoir. In 1960
and 1961, members of the Knoxville chapter of the Tennessee
Archaeological Society also dug at this site. Records from the 1961
excavations, which were carried out by amateurs, are incomplete and the
funerary objects were not curated.
Excavations at 40AN19 revealed two dominate occupations: A
Mississippian Dallas phase occupation (A.D. 1300-1550) and an earlier
Woodland occupation. Since no funerary objects accompanied these human
remains, it is not known if they were derived from the Dallas phase or
the Woodland occupation. The lack of any detailed information on these
human remains leads TVA to designate them as culturally unidentifiable.
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 presence in
prehistoric archeological contexts.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 2 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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 any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), TVA has decided to
transfer control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 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, March 6,
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2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying 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);
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: January 13, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-02217 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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