Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority and the University of Tennessee McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN, 32982 [2012-13454]
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Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects, if
applicable. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
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Consultation
National Park Service
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the TVA and
McClung Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, North
Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida;
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–10270; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority and the
University of Tennessee McClung
Museum, Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) and the University of
Tennessee McClung Museum (McClung
Museum) have completed an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and have
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects, and a
present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the TVA
and McClung Museum. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Indian tribe
stated below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the TVA and McClung Museum
at the address below by July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458.
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
TVA and in the custody of the McClung
Museum, Knoxville, TN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the Hiwassee Island
site in Meigs County, TN.
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
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History and Description of the Remains
Between April 23, 1937 and January
5, 1939, human remains representing, at
minimum, 37 individuals were removed
by archeologist from the University of
Tennessee’s Division of Anthropology
on Hiwassee Island, site 40MG31.
Hiwassee Island is located seven miles
south of the town of Dayton, TN, and is
approximately 29 miles upstream of the
TVA’s Chickamauga Dam. The
archeologists were working under a
‘‘Permit for Archeological Exploration’’
between the landowner and the TVA,
and the excavations were undertaken in
connection with the TVA’s construction
of Chickamauga Dam and Reservoir.
Details regarding the excavations and
analysis can be found in Hiwassee
Island: An Archaeological Account of
Four Tennessee Indian Peoples, by
Thomas M.N. Lewis and Madeline
Kneberg, University of Tennessee Press,
Knoxville, TN.
Since excavation, the human remains
and associated funerary objects from site
40MG31 have been curated at the
McClung Museum at the University of
Tennessee. The human remains were
removed from 32 burial units which
date to the historic period. Other burial
units were excavated at the site but are
not included in this notice. No known
individuals were identified. The 1 lot of
associated funerary objects includes
approximately 2,524 beads, 4 bells,
approximately 17 clasps, 4 cones, 1
brass spoon, 1 iron snuff box, 3 worked
shells, 1 shell gorget, 1 shell hairpin, 1
ceramic pot, iron wire, 1 lead shot,
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approximately 2 discoidals, copper
wire, and 2 copper ornaments.
Determinations Made by the TVA and
McClung Museum
Officials of the TVA and McClung
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 37
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the approximately 2,564 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.
• 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 of
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT
11D, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401,
telephone (865) 632–7458 before July 5,
2012. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The TVA is responsible for notifying
the of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas; Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, North
Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida;
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10270; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority and
the University of Tennessee McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the University of
Tennessee McClung Museum (McClung Museum) have completed an inventory
of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects, and a present-day Indian tribe. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects may contact the TVA and McClung
Museum. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the TVA and McClung Museum at the address below
by July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT
11D, Knoxville, TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458.
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 TVA and in the
custody of the McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from the Hiwassee Island site
in Meigs County, TN.
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, if applicable.
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 TVA and
McClung Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas; Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,
North Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of
Florida; Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Between April 23, 1937 and January 5, 1939, human remains
representing, at minimum, 37 individuals were removed by archeologist
from the University of Tennessee's Division of Anthropology on Hiwassee
Island, site 40MG31. Hiwassee Island is located seven miles south of
the town of Dayton, TN, and is approximately 29 miles upstream of the
TVA's Chickamauga Dam. The archeologists were working under a ``Permit
for Archeological Exploration'' between the landowner and the TVA, and
the excavations were undertaken in connection with the TVA's
construction of Chickamauga Dam and Reservoir. Details regarding the
excavations and analysis can be found in Hiwassee Island: An
Archaeological Account of Four Tennessee Indian Peoples, by Thomas M.N.
Lewis and Madeline Kneberg, University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville,
TN.
Since excavation, the human remains and associated funerary objects
from site 40MG31 have been curated at the McClung Museum at the
University of Tennessee. The human remains were removed from 32 burial
units which date to the historic period. Other burial units were
excavated at the site but are not included in this notice. No known
individuals were identified. The 1 lot of associated funerary objects
includes approximately 2,524 beads, 4 bells, approximately 17 clasps, 4
cones, 1 brass spoon, 1 iron snuff box, 3 worked shells, 1 shell
gorget, 1 shell hairpin, 1 ceramic pot, iron wire, 1 lead shot,
approximately 2 discoidals, copper wire, and 2 copper ornaments.
Determinations Made by the TVA and McClung Museum
Officials of the TVA and McClung Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 37 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the approximately 2,564
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.
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 of Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Thomas
O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11D, Knoxville, TN 37902-
1401, telephone (865) 632-7458 before July 5, 2012. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation of Oklahoma may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The TVA is responsible for notifying the of the Absentee Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama Quassarte
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe,
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-13454 Filed 6-1-12; 8:45 am]
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