Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Gainesville, GA, 67998-67999 [2010-27917]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Michigan University,
Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo,
MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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
in the possession of Western Michigan
University, Anthropology Department,
Kalamazoo, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Mackinac County, MI.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Western Michigan
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan, and the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
In 1973, human remains representing
a minimum of eight individuals were
removed from the Gyftakis site
(20MK51), St. Ignace, Moran Township,
Mackinac County, MI, during an
archeological excavation directed by Dr.
James Fitting. The human remains were
transferred to Western Michigan
University for curation and further
analysis. The 20 associated funerary
objects are 8 black bear scapula and
fragments, 1 black bear atlas, 1 black
bear proximal femur head, 1 large bird
long bone shaft, 1 possible black bear
phalanx, 1 possible crane
carpometacarpus, 1 raptor
carpometacarpus, 1 possible small bird
long bone, 1 unidentified non-human
cranium fragment, 2 bird or small
mammal long bones and 2 probable bird
phalanxes.
In 1972, Middle Woodland period
ceramic sherds were found during test
excavations for the St. Ignace
Archaeological Survey Project, which
prompted the archeological survey. The
burials were found to be in good
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condition. Dr. Robert Sundick, a
physical anthropologist in the
Anthropology Department at Western
Michigan University, studied the
remains. Native American ancestry was
determined based on the temporal
association of the Gyftakis Site to the
Middle Woodland period (A.D. 170),
radiocarbon dating of a sample from an
associated hearth and AMS date of
ceramic pot residue. Additionally,
seriation of the pottery and lithic tools
discovered at the Gyftakis Site, but
which are not associated funerary
objects, are indicative of the Middle
Woodland period and are clearly of preContact/European manufacturing.
According to oral tradition, the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
have occupied the St. Ignace area for
numerous generations preceding
European arrival into the Great Lakes.
The archeological evidence of prehistoric Native American occupation of
the Gyftakis site supports the Odawa
oral histories. In 1615, the French were
the first Europeans to record the Odawa
in the Great Lakes. Since this first
encounter in the early 17th century to
the present-day, the Odawa have a long,
documented history at St. Ignace and
the surrounding Mackinac region.
Officials of Western Michigan
University have determined, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of eight individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of Western
Michigan University also have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 20 objects described
above 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. Lastly, officials of Western
Michigan University have determined,
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
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact LouAnn Wurst, Department of
Anthropology, Western Michigan
University, 1005 Moore Hall,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008, telephone (269)
387–2753, before December 6, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
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Western Michigan University is
responsible for notifying the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests, Gainesville, GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
in the possession of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests,
Gainesville, GA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from Greene County, GA.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the professional
staff of the Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests, University of Georgia,
and Southeastern Archaeological
Services, Inc., and in consultation with
the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma, and the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama.
Sometime between 1985 and 1986,
human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals were
removed from site 9GE1083, Greene
County, GA. This site was disturbed by
logging operations, and the human
remains were removed by a local
collector in late 1985 or early 1986. No
known individuals were identified. The
131 associated funerary objects are
Lamar period ceramic pottery sherds.
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The site was investigated by Forest
Service and contract archeologists and
determined to be a boulder cache
containing ceramic sherds and human
skeletal remains. An area of charcoal
rich soil was screened during the
investigation, resulting in the recovery
of a small number of ceramic sherds and
bone fragments. A total of 478 pieces of
human bone were recovered. No paired
bones were identified that would
indicate more than one individual;
although differential wear on two teeth
may indicate it is possible two
individuals are present.
Lamar period ceramics present at the
site, which are associated with the Iron
Horse, Dyar and Bell phases, suggest a
date of approximately A.D. 1450–1670.
Following 1670, this region was
abandoned by Native Americans for a
period of time, and the surviving
populations are thought to have
eventually joined with the Creek
Confederacy. Based on a review of the
archeology, ethnography and history of
the region, officials of the Forest Service
believe the human remains are Creek in
affiliation. The Creek are represented by
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma.
Officials of the Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the ChattahoocheeOconee National Forests also have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 131 objects described
above 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. Lastly, officials of the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
have determined, 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 Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
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associated funerary objects should
contact James Wettstaed,
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests,
1775 Cleveland Rd., Gainesville, GA
30501, telephone (770) 297–3026, before
December 6, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National
Forests are responsible for notifying the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University, Rohnert
Park, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the possession of the
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,
CA. The human remains were removed
from Mendocino County, CA.
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.
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the
Anthropological Studies Center
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Round Valley
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California.
In January 1982, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Diamond H. Ranch Site #2 (CA–MEN–
164), in Mendocino County, CA. The
human remains were collected from a
prehistoric feature exposed in a road cut
bank during a surface survey for the
Diamond H. Ranch Biomass Generating
Plant. This collection, curated under the
accession number 82–01, represents
results of the survey of CA–MEN–164,
near the town of Covelo, Mendocino
County, CA. The collection has been
housed at the Anthropological Studies
Center since it was accessioned in 1982.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Analysis of the artifacts found at site
CA–MEN–164 indicates a probable
occupation between A.D. 1500 and
1856. Although the exact age and
identity of the individual is unknown,
more likely than not, the human
remains fall within the period indicated
above and are Native American.
Ethnographic documents indicate CA–
MEN–164 was located within the
territory of the Ukomno’m division of
the Yuki. Ethnographic accounts and
information provided by representatives
of the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the
Round Valley Reservation, California,
demonstrate cultural affiliation with the
human remains, as the Round Valley
Indian Tribes are composed of
descendants of the Yuki, Concow
Maidu, Little Lake and other Pomo,
Nomlaki, Cahto, Wailaki and Pit River
peoples.
Officials of the Anthropological
Studies Center, Archaeological
Collections Facility, Sonoma State
University, have determined, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Lastly, officials of
the Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University, have
determined, 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 Round Valley
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Erica Gibson, NAGPRA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Gainesville, GA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Gainesville, GA. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Greene
County, GA.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
professional staff of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests,
University of Georgia, and Southeastern Archaeological Services, Inc.,
and in consultation with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma, and the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama.
Sometime between 1985 and 1986, human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals were removed from site 9GE1083, Greene
County, GA. This site was disturbed by logging operations, and the
human remains were removed by a local collector in late 1985 or early
1986. No known individuals were identified. The 131 associated funerary
objects are Lamar period ceramic pottery sherds.
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The site was investigated by Forest Service and contract
archeologists and determined to be a boulder cache containing ceramic
sherds and human skeletal remains. An area of charcoal rich soil was
screened during the investigation, resulting in the recovery of a small
number of ceramic sherds and bone fragments. A total of 478 pieces of
human bone were recovered. No paired bones were identified that would
indicate more than one individual; although differential wear on two
teeth may indicate it is possible two individuals are present.
Lamar period ceramics present at the site, which are associated
with the Iron Horse, Dyar and Bell phases, suggest a date of
approximately A.D. 1450-1670. Following 1670, this region was abandoned
by Native Americans for a period of time, and the surviving populations
are thought to have eventually joined with the Creek Confederacy. Based
on a review of the archeology, ethnography and history of the region,
officials of the Forest Service believe the human remains are Creek in
affiliation. The Creek are represented by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma.
Officials of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National
Forests also have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 131
objects described above 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. Lastly, officials of the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests have determined, 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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact James Wettstaed, Chattahoochee-Oconee National
Forests, 1775 Cleveland Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501, telephone (770)
297-3026, before December 6, 2010. Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma, may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests are responsible for
notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-27917 Filed 11-3-10; 8:45 am]
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