Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 19301-19302 [2013-07356]
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Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington);
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation; Squaxin Island Tribe of the
Squaxin Island Reservation;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington (previously listed as the
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington);
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation; Swinomish
Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of
Washington; Tulalip Tribes of
Washington (previously listed as the
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington) and the Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe (hereafter referred to
as ‘‘The Aboriginal Land Tribes’’).
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including treaties, Acts of Congress, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and the associated funerary
object were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Aboriginal Land Tribes.
• Other credible lines of evidence,
indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains and
the associated funerary object were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Aboriginal Land Tribes; the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the
Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids, a nonFederally recognized Indian group.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Aboriginal Land Tribes. The
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Puyallup Tribe of the
Puyallup Reservation; Samish Indian
Nation (previously listed as the Samish
Indian Tribe, Washington);
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington (previously listed as the
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington);
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation; Tulalip Tribes of
Washington (previously listed as the
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington); Upper Skagit
Indian Tribe; and the Wanapum Band of
Priest Rapids, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group, all of which
belong to the Washington State InterTribal Consortium-Slater Museum, have
come together to jointly claim the
human remains. The Coeur D’Alene
Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur
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D’Alene Tribe of the Coeur D’Alene
Reservation, Idaho); Confederated
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation;
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe; Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation;
Skokomish Indian Tribe (previously
listed as the Skokomish Indian Tribe of
the Skokomish Reservation); and the
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (previously
listed as the Snoqualmie Tribe,
Washington) have stated their support
for the disposition of the human
remains to the Washington State InterTribal Consortium-Slater Museum.
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 Peter Lape,
Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA
98195, telephone (206) 685–3849, before
April 29, 2013. Disposition of the
human remains to the Washington State
Inter-Tribal Consortium-Slater Museum
may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 20, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and 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 Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology. Repatriation of the
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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
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the address below
by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324,
telephone (215) 898–4050.
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 Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
were removed from unknown sites in
Polk County, TN, Gilmer County, GA,
and Cherokee County, NC.
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 University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by an
unknown individual from a cave near
the Hiwassee River between Fort Butler
in Murphy, NC, and Fort Cass in
Charleston, TN, near Springtown, (today
Reliance) in Polk County, TN.
According to museum and archival
documents, the remains were
discovered in a cave near an ancient
battleground north of the Hiwassee
River. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
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unknown location near the town of
Ellijay, along the Ellijay River, in Gilmer
County, GA, by an unknown individual.
Museum documentation indicates the
remains were not buried and may have
been removed from a cave or rockshelter context. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Dr. Joel Martin, U.S. Army Medical
Director at Fort Cass, obtained all of the
remains above sometime after May 16,
1838, but prior to August 1, 1838. Dr.
Martin subsequently sent the remains to
Dr. Samuel G. Morton, who accessioned
these remains into his collection prior to
1839. From approximately 1830 until
Dr. Morton’s death in 1851, the
Academy of Natural Sciences in
Philadelphia provided storage space for
Dr. Morton’s collection.
At an unknown date prior to June
1846, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from a mound in Cherokee
County, NC, by Dr. James F.E. Hardy of
Asheville, NC. Dr. Hardy sent the
remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton for
inclusion in his study of human crania.
Dr. Morton donated the remains to the
Academy of Natural Sciences in
Philadelphia on June 9, 1846. Archival
documentation describes one of the
individuals as ‘‘an Indian well known in
the County * * * He was one of the
greatest ball players in his tribe. While
playing ball he slipped & fell &
dislocated his spine & died
immediately.’’ Museum documentation
and a physical assessment of the
remains identified trauma consistent
with the injuries in this account and
injuries one might receive while playing
the Cherokee stickball game. Historical
records and consultation information
give accounts of men being seriously
injured and dying while playing the
Cherokee stickball game. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1853, Dr. Morton’s collection,
including all of the remains described
above, was purchased from Dr. Morton’s
estate and formally presented to the
Academy of Natural Sciences. In 1966,
Dr. Morton’s collection was loaned to
the University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology. In
1997, the collection was formally gifted
to the University of Pennsylvania
Museum.
The human remains have been
identified as Native American based on
the specific cultural and geographic
attribution in the museum records.
Collector’s records, museum
documentation, and published sources
(Morton 1839, 1840, and 1849; Meigs
1857) identify the human remains above
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as Cherokee. According to consultation
information, historically, the Cherokee
buried their deceased; however, certain
circumstances may have prevented this
from happening. Thus, consultation and
archival documentation reveal that
human remains found in cave or rock
shelter contexts are not uncommon
during the Historic Period when forced
removal and epidemics resulted in the
deaths of many Cherokee individuals
beginning in 1735 through the Removal
Period. Scholarly publications, land
cession records, and consultation
information indicate that the areas from
which the human remains were
removed are within the traditional
aboriginal territory of the Cherokee
Indians and many known historic
Cherokee occupation sites within these
areas have been identified.
Determinations Made by the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of six
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 Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Julian Siggers,
Director, University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology &
Anthropology, University of
Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215)
898–4050, before April 29, 2013.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology &
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: February 26, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
New Haven, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur
if no additional claimants come
forward.
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History at the
address below by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Professor Derek E.G. Briggs,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752.
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 in the possession of the
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural
History. The human remains were
removed from Memaloose Island and
The Dalles, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12434; PCU00RP14.R50000-PPWOCRADN0]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at
the address below by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone
(215) 898-4050.
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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from
unknown sites in Polk County, TN, Gilmer County, GA, and Cherokee
County, NC.
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
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed by an unknown individual from a cave near the
Hiwassee River between Fort Butler in Murphy, NC, and Fort Cass in
Charleston, TN, near Springtown, (today Reliance) in Polk County, TN.
According to museum and archival documents, the remains were discovered
in a cave near an ancient battleground north of the Hiwassee River. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
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unknown location near the town of Ellijay, along the Ellijay River, in
Gilmer County, GA, by an unknown individual. Museum documentation
indicates the remains were not buried and may have been removed from a
cave or rock-shelter context. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Dr. Joel Martin, U.S. Army Medical Director at Fort Cass, obtained
all of the remains above sometime after May 16, 1838, but prior to
August 1, 1838. Dr. Martin subsequently sent the remains to Dr. Samuel
G. Morton, who accessioned these remains into his collection prior to
1839. From approximately 1830 until Dr. Morton's death in 1851, the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia provided storage space for
Dr. Morton's collection.
At an unknown date prior to June 1846, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were removed from a mound in Cherokee
County, NC, by Dr. James F.E. Hardy of Asheville, NC. Dr. Hardy sent
the remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton for inclusion in his study of human
crania. Dr. Morton donated the remains to the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia on June 9, 1846. Archival documentation
describes one of the individuals as ``an Indian well known in the
County * * * He was one of the greatest ball players in his tribe.
While playing ball he slipped & fell & dislocated his spine & died
immediately.'' Museum documentation and a physical assessment of the
remains identified trauma consistent with the injuries in this account
and injuries one might receive while playing the Cherokee stickball
game. Historical records and consultation information give accounts of
men being seriously injured and dying while playing the Cherokee
stickball game. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1853, Dr. Morton's collection, including all of the remains
described above, was purchased from Dr. Morton's estate and formally
presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences. In 1966, Dr. Morton's
collection was loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the collection was formally
gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
The human remains have been identified as Native American based on
the specific cultural and geographic attribution in the museum records.
Collector's records, museum documentation, and published sources
(Morton 1839, 1840, and 1849; Meigs 1857) identify the human remains
above as Cherokee. According to consultation information, historically,
the Cherokee buried their deceased; however, certain circumstances may
have prevented this from happening. Thus, consultation and archival
documentation reveal that human remains found in cave or rock shelter
contexts are not uncommon during the Historic Period when forced
removal and epidemics resulted in the deaths of many Cherokee
individuals beginning in 1735 through the Removal Period. Scholarly
publications, land cession records, and consultation information
indicate that the areas from which the human remains were removed are
within the traditional aboriginal territory of the Cherokee Indians and
many known historic Cherokee occupation sites within these areas have
been identified.
Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of six 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Julian
Siggers, Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology &
Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 898-4050, before April 29,
2013. Repatriation of the human remains to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
is responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 26, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-07356 Filed 3-28-13; 8:45 am]
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