Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Juneau, AK, and the University of Alaska, Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK, 68824-68825 [2012-27948]
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In 1970, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 3NW372 in Newton
County, AR, by Thelma and Louis
Gregoire of the AAS. In 1988, they
donated their collection to the USDAForest Service. The USDA-Forest
Service identified these human remains
in faunal collections from the site. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The site dates from 2000 B.C. to A.D.
900. The location of this site is within
the historical range of the Caddo Nation
of Oklahoma and The Osage Nation.
In 1977, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from site 3NW457, on private
property, in Newton County, AR, by
Thelma and Louis Gregoire of the AAS.
In 1988, they donated their collection to
the USDA-Forest Service. The Gregoires
identified human remains from one
burial from the site, and the USDAForest Service identified additional
human remains in faunal collections
from the site. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The site dates from
5000 B.C. to A.D. 1600. The location of
this site is within the historical range of
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and The
Osage Nation.
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Determinations Made by the USDA
Forest Service, Ozark-St. Francis
National Forests
Officials of the USDA Forest Service,
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 28
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 10 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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and
The Osage Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Judith L. Henry, Forest
Supervisor, USDA Forest Service OzarkSt. Francis National Forests,
Russellville, AR 72801, telephone (479)
964–7202, before December 17, 2012.
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Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma and The Osage
Nation may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The USDA Forest Service, Ozark-St.
Francis National Forests, is responsible
for notifying the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw
Nation; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band
of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Quapaw Tribe of Indians; Shawnee
Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
The Osage Nation (previously listed as
the Osage Tribe); The Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe;
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma; and the Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11514; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest,
Juneau, AK, and the University of
Alaska, Museum of the North,
Fairbanks, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Tongass National Forest, and the
University of Alaska, Museum of the
North, have completed an inventory of
human remains in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe, and have
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the Tongass National Forest.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribe stated below may occur
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if no additional claimants come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Tongass National
Forest at the address below by
December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Forrest Cole, Forest
Supervisor, Tongass National Forest,
648 Mission St, Ketchikan, AK 99901,
telephone (907) 228–6281.
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 USDA Tongass National Forest and
in the possession of the University of
Alaska, Museum of the North,
Fairbanks, AK. The human remains
were removed from the Tongass
National Forest, near Juneau, AK.
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
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
the North professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Douglas Indian Association.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime in 1964 or earlier, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Taku Village Site, near Juneau, AK. The
Taku Village site is located
approximately 12 miles from Juneau,
AK, on lands of the Tongass National
Forest. The human remains consist of
two skulls found in a grave at the
extreme east end of the village, about 50
feet from the high water line of the
beach. The grave was marked by a
marble headstone and bore the
inscription: ‘‘Johnny Age 25 years, Died
February 1895 Erected by his brother
William.’’ The second individual buried
in the grave is likely a woman. The
gravesite may be described as a buried
house, including a wooden floor, log
sides, and three layers of hand-sawed
planks for a roof. About six inches of
soil covered the top layer of planks. A
fence surrounded the grave and the
marble headstone. One individual was
identified by the grave marker; the other
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individual was not identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are determined to
be Native American due to the nature of
the burial and the location within the
graveyard of the Taku Village. The Taku
Village site was one of the primary
villages inhabited by the Taku Tlingit
until about 1926, with graves at the
cemetery dating from 1895 to 1926. The
Taku Village site and cemetery is
located within the traditional territory
of the Taku Tlingit, represented today
by the Douglas Indian Association. Oral
traditions confirm the affiliation of the
Taku Tlingit with the Taku Village site
and cemetery, and support the
culturally affiliation with present day
Douglas Indian Association.
Determinations Made by the USDA
Tongass National Forest and the
Museum of the North
Officials of the USDA Tongass
National Forest and the Museum of the
North have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
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 Douglas Indian
Association.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Forrest Cole, Forest
Supervisor, Tongass National Forest,
648 Mission St, Ketchikan, AK 99901,
telephone (907) 228–6281, before
December 17, 2012. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Douglas Indian
Association may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Tongass National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Douglas
Indian Association that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11439; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Control of Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument, National Park Service,
Coolidge, AZ; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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 the Interior, National Park Service,
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument,
Coolidge, AZ. The human remains and
cultural items were removed from Pinal
County, AZ.
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 Superintendent, Casa Grande
Ruins National Monument.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and associated
funerary objects for a Notice of
Inventory Completion previously
published in the Federal Register (61
FR 10009, March 12, 1996). A
reassessment of the inventory prior to
repatriation revealed that some of the
human remains and cultural items were
removed from tribal lands prior to 1979
and were therefore not in the possession
or control of the National Park Service.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs asserted control
over the human remains and associated
funerary objects from tribal land in 2012
and will publish a Notice of Inventory
Completion addressing those remains
and objects.
In the Federal Register (61 FR 10009,
March 12, 1996), paragraphs three
through five are corrected by
substituting the following paragraphs:
The Monument’s collection of human
remains represents a minimum of 54 Native
American individuals and 55 associated
funerary objects recovered from Hohokam
sites within the Monument.
Human remains recovered from Hohokam
sites dating between 975–1400 A.D. within
the Monument boundaries comprise a
minimum of 31 individuals. No known
individuals were identified. The 36
associated funerary objects are 21 jars, 5
bowls, 2 pitchers, 7 sherds, and 1 jar cover.
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In addition, cremations, burials, and
incomplete lots of human bone representing
a minimum of 23 individuals whose
archeological context are unknown have also
been classified as Hohokam, primarily dating
to the Classic Period (1150–1400 A.D.). No
known individuals were identified. The 19
associated funerary objects are 15 jars, 2
bowls, 1 sherd, and 1 bag of beads.
In the Federal Register (61 FR 10009,
March 12, 1996), the first two sentences
of paragraph eight are corrected by
substituting the following sentences:
Based on the above mentioned
information, and the consultation with the
above mentioned tribes, officials of the
National Park Service have determined that,
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human
remains listed above represent the physical
remains of 54 individuals of Native American
ancestry. National Park Service officials have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(3)(A), the 55 objects listed 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.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects occurred
after the 30-day waiting period expired
for the original March 12, 1996, Notice
of Inventory Completion. For questions
related to this notice, contact Karl
Cordova, Superintendent, Casa Grande
Ruins National Monument, 1100 W.
Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85128,
telephone (520) 723–3172.
Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument is responsible for notifying
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11514; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Juneau, AK, and the University
of Alaska, Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Tongass National Forest, and the University of Alaska, Museum of the
North, have completed an inventory of human remains in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribe, and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and a present-day Indian
tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains may contact the Tongass
National Forest. Repatriation of the human remains 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 should contact the Tongass
National Forest at the address below by December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest,
648 Mission St, Ketchikan, AK 99901, telephone (907) 228-6281.
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 USDA Tongass National Forest and in the possession
of the University of Alaska, Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK. The
human remains were removed from the Tongass National Forest, near
Juneau, AK.
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
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Museum
of the North professional staff in consultation with representatives of
Douglas Indian Association.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime in 1964 or earlier, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from the Taku Village Site, near
Juneau, AK. The Taku Village site is located approximately 12 miles
from Juneau, AK, on lands of the Tongass National Forest. The human
remains consist of two skulls found in a grave at the extreme east end
of the village, about 50 feet from the high water line of the beach.
The grave was marked by a marble headstone and bore the inscription:
``Johnny Age 25 years, Died February 1895 Erected by his brother
William.'' The second individual buried in the grave is likely a woman.
The gravesite may be described as a buried house, including a wooden
floor, log sides, and three layers of hand-sawed planks for a roof.
About six inches of soil covered the top layer of planks. A fence
surrounded the grave and the marble headstone. One individual was
identified by the grave marker; the other
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individual was not identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains are determined to be Native American due to the
nature of the burial and the location within the graveyard of the Taku
Village. The Taku Village site was one of the primary villages
inhabited by the Taku Tlingit until about 1926, with graves at the
cemetery dating from 1895 to 1926. The Taku Village site and cemetery
is located within the traditional territory of the Taku Tlingit,
represented today by the Douglas Indian Association. Oral traditions
confirm the affiliation of the Taku Tlingit with the Taku Village site
and cemetery, and support the culturally affiliation with present day
Douglas Indian Association.
Determinations Made by the USDA Tongass National Forest and the Museum
of the North
Officials of the USDA Tongass National Forest and the Museum of the
North have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two 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 Douglas Indian Association.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Forrest
Cole, Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, 648 Mission St,
Ketchikan, AK 99901, telephone (907) 228-6281, before December 17,
2012. Repatriation of the human remains to the Douglas Indian
Association may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Tongass National Forest is responsible for notifying the
Douglas Indian Association that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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