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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11741; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology,
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and present-day Indian
tribes. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains may
contact the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur
if no additional claimants come
forward.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology at the address below by
January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Robert Paynter, Repatriation
Committee Chair, telephone (413) 545–
2221, or Rae Gould, Repatriation
Coordinator, telephone (413) 545–2702,
University of Massachusetts,
Department of Anthropology, 201
Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way,
Amherst, MA 01003.
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 in the possession of
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology.
The human remains were removed from
Florida, most likely Brevard or Indian
River counties.
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 and available documentation
was made by the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Catawba
Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of
South Carolina); Cherokee Nation;
Chickasaw Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of
Louisiana; Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw
Indians; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma; Quapaw
Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of
Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Osage Nation (previously
listed as the Osage Tribe); The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma;
and the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Representatives of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology also contacted and
attempted to consult with the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band
of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
In about 1925, human remains
representing, at minimum, 64
individuals were excavated from either
the area of Melbourne, in Brevard
County, FL, or the area of Vero Beach,
in Indian River County, FL, by F.B.
Loomis, Professor of Geology at Amherst
College. In the early 1980s, these
remains were transferred from Amherst
College to the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology for permanent curation.
Two additional individuals collected at
the same time remained at Amherst
College and are currently curated at the
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College (formerly the Pratt
Museum). These remains are the subject
of a separate Notice of Inventory
Completion.
Most crania are marked with a red
number that corresponds to an entry in
a ledger entitled ‘‘Catalogue of Skeletal
Material, Gilbert Museum of Indian
Relics.’’ Entries in that ledger read:
‘‘Seminole from Melbourne Florida.’’
Although museum records regarding the
human remains are fragmentary,
provenience information associated
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with the remains indicates the following
proveniences: 56 individuals from the
‘‘Grant Burial Heap’’ or simply from
‘‘Grant, Fla.’’; five individuals from
‘‘Grant Burial Heap Linx, Fla.’’; one
individual from ‘‘Ballard Mound’’; and
two individuals from ‘‘Micco, Fla.’’ No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present
with the human remains at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Many of the remains have black
numbers that resemble the numbering
system used by F.B. Loomis in the field.
Loomis was engaged in excavating in
Florida in 1923 and 1925, at least. No
field notes from Loomis’s excavations
remain, but newspaper reports at the
time indicate Loomis collected from
‘‘burial mounds’’ (Melbourne Florida
Times, December 5, 1923). The Boston
Globe on November 1, 1925, reported
Loomis and his coworkers excavated ‘‘in
Melbourne and on the east coast of
Florida’’ for five weeks and ‘‘at Vero
Beach’’ for two, obtaining ‘‘50 skulls
and about one dozen skeletons.’’ This
article also associates these mounds
with Native Americans from southern
rather than western Florida, based on
the absence of pottery or tools in the
mounds. No doubt, this conclusion
derived from an interview with Loomis
himself. Similarly, the Globe reported,
‘‘[t]he skeletons lay in formation around
the mound, and when one layer was
completed, earth was piled on and
another layer begun. In this way the
growth of the mound was effected.’’
On March 17, 1869, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the area
of ‘‘Haul Over Canal,’’ in Brevard
County, FL, by unknown collectors. In
or around 1939, the remains were
donated to Amherst College, and, in the
early 1980s, the remains were
transferred to the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology. The remains bear the
collection number 20137 in black ink,
which corresponds to an entry in the
‘‘Catalogue of the Gilbert Museum of
Indian Relics in Amherst College,
Volume V’’ (presently maintained in the
Amherst College Archives). The entry
states the remains were collected
‘‘* * * from a mound near ‘Haul Over
Canal’ between Indian River and
Mosquito Lagoon, East Florida March
17th, 1869.’’ No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present with the human
remains at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst.
Multiple lines of evidence—guided by
tribal consultations—including
geographic, oral tradition,
archaeological, linguistic, historical, and
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aboriginal land claims, demonstrate a
shared group identity between these
human remains and the modern-day
tribes of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida;
and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Department
of Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 65
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 Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of
Florida; and The Seminole 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 Robert Paynter,
Repatriation Committee Chair,
telephone (413) 545–2221, or Rae
Gould, Repatriation Coordinator,
telephone (413) 545–2702, University of
Massachusetts, Department of
Anthropology, 201 Machmer Hall, 240
Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, before
January 17, 2013. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of
Florida; and The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Southern Oregon Historical Society,
Medford, OR; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
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The Southern Oregon
Historical Society has corrected an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on August 24, 2012.
This notice corrects the list of tribes
consulted and the tribes eligible to
receive disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
listed in the earlier notice.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribes 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 Southern Oregon
Historical Society at the address below
by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Tina Reuwsaat, Southern
Oregon Historical Society, 106 N.
Central Ave., Medford, OR 97501,
telephone (541) 858–1724 ext. 1001.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects in the possession of the
Southern Oregon Historical Society,
Medford, 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.
This notice corrects the list of tribes
consulted and the tribes eligible to
receive disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (77
FR 51565–51566, August 24, 2012).
Following publication, an additional
tribe came forward requesting to be
added to the notice.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register (77 FR 51565–
51566, August 24, 2012), paragraph six
is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; the Cow Creek Band
of Umpqua Indians of Oregon; and the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon (previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation). The
following tribes were contacted without
response: Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon;
Coquille Tribe of Oregon; and the Quartz
Valley Indian Community of the Quartz
Valley Reservation of California.
In the Federal Register (77 FR 51565–
51566, August 24, 2012), paragraph
eight, bullets three and six are corrected
by replacing ‘‘the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon’’ with ‘‘the Confederate Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation).’’
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains or
any other Indian tribe that believes it
satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1) should contact Tina
Reuwsaat at the Southern Oregon
Historical Society, 106 N. Central
Avenue, Medford, OR 97520, telephone
(541) 858–1724 ext. 1001, before January
17, 2013. Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation) may proceed after
that date if no additional requestors
come forward.
The Southern Oregon Historical
Society is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; the Cow Creek
Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon; and
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 29, 2012.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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remains was made by the Southern Oregon
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consultation with representatives of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11741; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains may
contact the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology. Repatriation of the human remains to the Indian tribes
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
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology at the
address below by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Robert Paynter, Repatriation Committee Chair, telephone
(413) 545-2221, or Rae Gould, Repatriation Coordinator, telephone (413)
545-2702, University of Massachusetts, Department of Anthropology, 201
Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003.
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 in the
possession of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology. The human remains were removed from Florida, most likely
Brevard or Indian River counties.
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 and available
documentation was made by the University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Catawba Indian Nation
(aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw
Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Modoc Tribe of
Oklahoma; Quapaw Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage
Tribe); The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes''). Representatives of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology also contacted and
attempted to consult with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch
Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians
of Alabama); and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
In about 1925, human remains representing, at minimum, 64
individuals were excavated from either the area of Melbourne, in
Brevard County, FL, or the area of Vero Beach, in Indian River County,
FL, by F.B. Loomis, Professor of Geology at Amherst College. In the
early 1980s, these remains were transferred from Amherst College to the
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology for
permanent curation. Two additional individuals collected at the same
time remained at Amherst College and are currently curated at the
Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College (formerly the Pratt
Museum). These remains are the subject of a separate Notice of
Inventory Completion.
Most crania are marked with a red number that corresponds to an
entry in a ledger entitled ``Catalogue of Skeletal Material, Gilbert
Museum of Indian Relics.'' Entries in that ledger read: ``Seminole from
Melbourne Florida.'' Although museum records regarding the human
remains are fragmentary, provenience information associated with the
remains indicates the following proveniences: 56 individuals from the
``Grant Burial Heap'' or simply from ``Grant, Fla.''; five individuals
from ``Grant Burial Heap Linx, Fla.''; one individual from ``Ballard
Mound''; and two individuals from ``Micco, Fla.'' No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present with the
human remains at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Many of the remains have black numbers that resemble the numbering
system used by F.B. Loomis in the field. Loomis was engaged in
excavating in Florida in 1923 and 1925, at least. No field notes from
Loomis's excavations remain, but newspaper reports at the time indicate
Loomis collected from ``burial mounds'' (Melbourne Florida Times,
December 5, 1923). The Boston Globe on November 1, 1925, reported
Loomis and his coworkers excavated ``in Melbourne and on the east coast
of Florida'' for five weeks and ``at Vero Beach'' for two, obtaining
``50 skulls and about one dozen skeletons.'' This article also
associates these mounds with Native Americans from southern rather than
western Florida, based on the absence of pottery or tools in the
mounds. No doubt, this conclusion derived from an interview with Loomis
himself. Similarly, the Globe reported, ``[t]he skeletons lay in
formation around the mound, and when one layer was completed, earth was
piled on and another layer begun. In this way the growth of the mound
was effected.''
On March 17, 1869, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the area of ``Haul Over Canal,'' in
Brevard County, FL, by unknown collectors. In or around 1939, the
remains were donated to Amherst College, and, in the early 1980s, the
remains were transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology. The remains bear the collection number
20137 in black ink, which corresponds to an entry in the ``Catalogue of
the Gilbert Museum of Indian Relics in Amherst College, Volume V''
(presently maintained in the Amherst College Archives). The entry
states the remains were collected ``* * * from a mound near `Haul Over
Canal' between Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, East Florida March
17th, 1869.'' No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present with the human remains at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst.
Multiple lines of evidence--guided by tribal consultations--
including geographic, oral tradition, archaeological, linguistic,
historical, and
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aboriginal land claims, demonstrate a shared group identity between
these human remains and the modern-day tribes of the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 65 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 Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole 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 Robert
Paynter, Repatriation Committee Chair, telephone (413) 545-2221, or Rae
Gould, Repatriation Coordinator, telephone (413) 545-2702, University
of Massachusetts, Department of Anthropology, 201 Machmer Hall, 240
Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, before January 17, 2013. Repatriation of
the human remains to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Seminole
Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-30448 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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