Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Medford, OR, 44455-44456 [2017-20293]
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Determinations Made by the Florida
Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Officials of the Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources,
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
contextual and historical information.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), a
‘‘tribal land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience cannot be ascertained.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii)
and 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the
human remains will be to the
Unkechaug Indian Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
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National Park Service
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization 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 Jason O’Donoughue,
Florida Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources, The Governor John
Martin House, 1001 De Soto Park Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32301, telephone (850)
245–6481, email Jason.ODonoughue@
dos.myflorida.com, by October 23, 2017.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Unkechaug Indian Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, may
proceed.
The Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources, is
responsible for notifying the Shinnecock
Indian Nation, the Unkechaug Indian
Nation, and the Matinecock Tribe of
Long Island that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 8, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National
Forest, Medford, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest,
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day 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 these human remains should submit
a written request to the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native 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 these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, at the address in this
notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Robert MacWhorter, Forest
Supervisor, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, 3040 Biddle Road,
Medford, OR 97501, telephone (541)
618–2030, email rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us.
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 that are housed at the
Southern Oregon University Laboratory
of Anthropology and under the control
of the USDA, Forest Service, Rogue
River-Siskiyou National Forest. The
human remains were removed from the
Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District of
the Rogue River-Siskiyou National
Forest, Jackson County, OR.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
Based on the likely cultural affiliation
of the human remains and the
aboriginally occupied lands of the
Tribes, the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest consulted with the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
and Quartz Valley Indian Community of
the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation of
California. Formal consultation
regarding the human remains began in
1995 and continued through 2007.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1971, and at some time between
1975 and 1979, human remains
representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from site
35JA90 in Jackson County, OR. The site
is located on Federal land within the
Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District. The
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
was notified of the discovery and
removed the human remains for further
examination. After examination, the
Sheriff’s Department turned the skeletal
remains over to the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology at
Southern Oregon State College (now
Southern Oregon University). Analysis
of the human remains in 1995 and 1999
identified one female of an unknown
age (Catalogue #11–425), one male
between 20–23 years old (Catalogue
#11–426), and one incomplete set of
human remains of unknown sex and age
(Catalogue Collection #2). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Site 35JA90 is a pre-contact village
site with burial grounds located on
Federal lands with a portion of the site
located on private property. In 1979,
Oregon State University (OSU)
Department of Anthropology was
contracted by the Rogue River National
Forest to further investigate the site. The
site was archeologically tested and
recorded by archeologists Dr. David
Brauner and Sandy Snyder. A Guntherbarbed projectile point and other
projectile point types were noted at the
site indicating an occupation date of
approximately 1,500–150 years BP. The
site is associated with the descendants
of the Dakubetede (applegate
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athapascan) or Upland Takelma/
Latgawa or Shasta peoples, based on
artifacts and the site location.
A relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between this identifiable earlier group
of people and the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation) and the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon. In addition,
according to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the human remains were
removed is within the aboriginally
occupied lands of the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation) and the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon.
Determinations Made by the USDA,
Forest Service, Rouge River-Siskiyou
National Forest
Officials of the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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 the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation) and Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon.
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 these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Robert
MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Rogue
River-Siskiyou National Forest, 3040
Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97501,
telephone (541) 618–2030, email
rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us, by October 23,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation) and Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
may proceed.
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National
Forest is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
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Oregon (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
and Quartz Valley Indian Community of
the Quartz Valley Reservation of
California that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 14, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Alabama Department of
Transportation, Montgomery, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Alabama Department of
Transportation has completed an
inventory of human remains in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any present day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the Alabama
Department of Transportation. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
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 the Alabama Department
of Transportation at the address in this
notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: William B. Turner, Alabama
Department of Transportation, 1409
Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL
36110, telephone (334) 242–6144, email
turnerw@dot.state.al.us.
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
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of human remains under the control of
the Alabama Department of
Transportation, Montgomery, AL. The
human remains were removed from the
Whitesburg Bridge Site (1Ma10),
Madison 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) 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 the Tennessee
Valley Authority and Alabama
Department of Transportation staff
professionals in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In April of 2012, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Whitesburg Bridge site (1Ma10) in
Madison County, AL. On April 23, 2012,
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
ARPA Investigations received a call
from the Huntsville Police Department
regarding illegal digging of a gravesite
on the river bank at the Whitesburg
Bridge in Huntsville, AL. Huntsville
Police collected a portion of the human
remains that were exposed in the river
bank. The human remains were
transferred to Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences (DFS) for
identification. On April 25, 2012, TVA
archeologists examined the site to assess
the damage and determine if the
location was on State or Federal land.
After discussions between TVA and the
Alabama Department of Transportation
(ALDoT), it was decided that, because of
evidence of active illegal digging at the
site, TVA would excavate the rest of the
human remains. The remaining human
remains were excavated on April 26,
2012, by TVA archeologists and the site
was covered with vegetation. A portion
of the burial remained within the intact
shell midden. Discoloration of some of
the bone recovered on the river bank
suggests that a portion of the burial had
eroded out of the shoreline and was
exposed to sun. A TVA Police
Investigator collected the remaining
human remains from DFS. TVA
archeologist/osteologist Michaelyn
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Medford, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day 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
these human remains should submit a written request to the Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native 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 these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the Rogue
River-Siskiyou National Forest, at the address in this notice by
October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Robert MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97501, telephone (541)
618-2030, email rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us.
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 that
are housed at the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology
and under the control of the USDA, Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest. The human remains were removed from the Siskiyou
Mountains Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest,
Jackson County, OR.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
Based on the likely cultural affiliation of the human remains and
the aboriginally occupied lands of the Tribes, the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest consulted with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon (previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon; and Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley
Indian Reservation of California. Formal consultation regarding the
human remains began in 1995 and continued through 2007.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1971, and at some time between 1975 and 1979, human remains
representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from site
35JA90 in Jackson County, OR. The site is located on Federal land
within the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District. The Jackson County
Sheriff's Department was notified of the discovery and removed the
human remains for further examination. After examination, the Sheriff's
Department turned the skeletal remains over to the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology at Southern Oregon State College (now
Southern Oregon University). Analysis of the human remains in 1995 and
1999 identified one female of an unknown age (Catalogue #11-425), one
male between 20-23 years old (Catalogue #11-426), and one incomplete
set of human remains of unknown sex and age (Catalogue Collection #2).
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Site 35JA90 is a pre-contact village site with burial grounds
located on Federal lands with a portion of the site located on private
property. In 1979, Oregon State University (OSU) Department of
Anthropology was contracted by the Rogue River National Forest to
further investigate the site. The site was archeologically tested and
recorded by archeologists Dr. David Brauner and Sandy Snyder. A
Gunther-barbed projectile point and other projectile point types were
noted at the site indicating an occupation date of approximately 1,500-
150 years BP. The site is associated with the descendants of the
Dakubetede (applegate
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athapascan) or Upland Takelma/Latgawa or Shasta peoples, based on
artifacts and the site location.
A relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced
between this identifiable earlier group of people and the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation) and the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In addition, according
to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission, the land from which
the human remains were removed is within the aboriginally occupied
lands of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation) and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon.
Determinations Made by the USDA, Forest Service, Rouge River-Siskiyou
National Forest
Officials of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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 the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon (previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation) and Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon.
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 these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Robert
MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest,
3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97501, telephone (541) 618-2030, email
rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us, by October 23, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation) and Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon may proceed.
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon; and Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley
Reservation of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 14, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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