Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL, 44456-44457 [2017-20302]
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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
SUMMARY:
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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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Harle analyzed the human remains and
determined that the skeletal morphology
is consistent with prehistoric Native
American and not considered forensic
in nature. Subsequent survey by
Alabama Department of Transportation
surveyors established that the human
remains were barely inside ALDoT
right-of-way. Consequently, on July 10,
2012, ALDoT took possession of the
human remains from TVA.
Determinations Made by the Alabama
Department of Transportation
Officials of the Alabama Department
of Transportation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on a
recorded archeological site, visual
osteomorphological structure of the long
bones, and the significant occlusal wear
on the dentition.
• 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, The Chickasaw
Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 William B. Turner,
Alabama Department of Transportation,
1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery,
AL 36110, telephone (334) 242–6144,
email turnerw@dot.state.al.us, by
October 23, 2017. 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, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Alabama Department of
Transportation is responsible for
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notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 3, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Luther
Bean Museum, Adams State
University, Alamosa, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Luther Bean Museum 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 Luther Bean Museum. 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 Luther Bean Museum
at the address in this notice by October
23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Danielle Persinger, Luther
Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont
Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101,
telephone (719) 587–7151, email
lutherbean@adams.edu.
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 of
the Luther Bean Museum, Alamosa, CO.
SUMMARY:
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The human remains were removed from
Alamosa County, CO.
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 Luther Bean
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe (previously listed as the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a site in Alamosa County,
CO. The human remains were
uncovered in the 1960s when an
artificial lake and bathhouse were being
developed. The human remains were
then excavated by two Adams State
University students and brought to the
Luther Bean Museum where they have
been housed ever since. In 2005, the
Museum brought in a graduate student
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of
Transportation, Montgomery, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 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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Harle analyzed the human remains and determined that the skeletal
morphology is consistent with prehistoric Native American and not
considered forensic in nature. Subsequent survey by Alabama Department
of Transportation surveyors established that the human remains were
barely inside ALDoT right-of-way. Consequently, on July 10, 2012, ALDoT
took possession of the human remains from TVA.
Determinations Made by the Alabama Department of Transportation
Officials of the Alabama Department of Transportation have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on a recorded archeological
site, visual osteomorphological structure of the long bones, and the
significant occlusal wear on the dentition.
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, The Chickasaw
Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 William B. Turner, Alabama Department of
Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110,
telephone (334) 242-6144, email turnerw@dot.state.al.us, by October 23,
2017. 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, The Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Alabama Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 3, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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