Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 2866-2867 [2014-00803]
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determined to be of Native American
ancestry. Archeological evidence from
sites in the region date to the late
prehistoric period, from 900–1500 A.D.
Five lines of evidence support a
cultural affiliation finding for the site
including geographical, archeological,
anthropological, historical, and oral
history information gathered during
consultation. The Caddo have a long
association with the territory in which
they were first encountered by the
Europeans including in southwestern
Arkansas. The emergence of the Caddo
culture in the region of southwestern
Arkansas, northern Louisiana,
southeastern Oklahoma, and eastern
Texas is documented by 900 A.D. or
shortly thereafter. The distinctive
ceramics and specific artifacts made of
stone, bone, antler, and marine shell
form a line of evidence archeologically
connecting historic Caddo groups with
this region. Historic records and
ethnographic accounts place the Caddo
in this region in the 1600s. Based on the
cultural material, geographic location,
dates of occupation, 18th and 19th
century accounts of the occupants of the
area, and information gained during
consultation, Little Rock District has
determined that the human remains and
associated funerary objects from the
sites listed in this notice are culturally
affiliated with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma.
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Determinations Made by the Little Rock
District
Officials of the Little Rock District
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 88
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 152 objects described in this notice
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.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Mr. Rodney Parker,
District Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps
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of Engineers, Little Rock District, P.O.
Box 867, Little Rock AR 72203,
telephone (501) 324–5752, email
rodney.d.parker@usace.army.mil by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Little Rock District is responsible
for notifying the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Quapaw Tribe of Indians; The Osage
Nation (previously listed as the Osage
Tribe); and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: December 5, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian tribes, and
has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to TVA.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Federally
recognized Indian tribe stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
TVA at the address in this notice by
February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
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Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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
TVA. The human remains were
removed from the Rudder site in
Jackson County, AL.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 TVA professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the University of
Alabama and the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
From March 13 to November 14, 1939,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 5 individuals were removed
from the Rudder site (1JA180), in
Jackson County, AL. The Rudder site
was excavated as part of TVA’s
Guntersville reservoir project by the
Alabama Museum of Natural History
(AMNH) at the University of Alabama,
using labor and funds provided by the
Works Progress Administration.
Excavation of the land commenced after
TVA had acquired this land for the
Guntersville project. The excavation site
was composed of a truncated
trapezoidal mound with multiple
construction periods and a smaller
mound containing most of the burial
units. This site was occupied during the
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Henry Island phase of the Mississippian
culture (ca. A.D. 1200–1400). Details
regarding this site may be found in An
Archaeological Survey of Guntersville
Basin on the Tennessee River in
Northern Alabama by William S. Webb
and Charles G. Wilder. The human
remains excavated from the Rudder site
have always been in the physical
custody of the AMNH at the University
of Alabama. The human remains
include 2 adult females and 3 adult
males. No known individuals were
identified.
At the time of the excavation and
removal of these human remains, the
land from which the remains were
removed was not the tribal land of any
federally recognized Indian tribe. In
October 2013, TVA consulted with all
federally recognized Indian tribes who
are recognized as aboriginal to the area
from which these Native American
human remains were removed. These
tribes are the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. None of these Indian tribes
agreed to accept control of the human
remains. After further consultation with
the parties that were a part of this
overall consultation, TVA has decided
to transfer control of the human remains
to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of
Oklahoma.
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
presence below, but not derived from, a
large trapezoidal mound built during
the Henry Island phase (AD 1200–1400).
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 5
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
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Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the
University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–00803 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14569;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University, Fullerton,
CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California State
University, Fullerton, has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the California State
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University, Fullerton. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the California State
University, Fullerton, at the address in
this notice by February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Mitchell Avila,
California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834–
6850, telephone (657) 278–3528, email
mavila@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU.
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
California State University, Fullerton.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Inyo 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 and
associated funerary objects. 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 California
State University, Fullerton, professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of Big Pine Paiute Tribe
of the Owens Valley (previously listed
as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley
Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Death Valley Timbi-sha
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California); Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14597; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian tribes, and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day
Federally recognized Indian tribes. Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request to TVA. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Federally recognized
Indian tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Federally recognized Indian tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to TVA at the address in this notice by February
18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov.
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 TVA. The human remains were removed from the Rudder site
in Jackson County, AL.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 TVA
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
University of Alabama and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe
of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania,
Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe;
The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
From March 13 to November 14, 1939, human remains representing, at
minimum, 5 individuals were removed from the Rudder site (1JA180), in
Jackson County, AL. The Rudder site was excavated as part of TVA's
Guntersville reservoir project by the Alabama Museum of Natural History
(AMNH) at the University of Alabama, using labor and funds provided by
the Works Progress Administration. Excavation of the land commenced
after TVA had acquired this land for the Guntersville project. The
excavation site was composed of a truncated trapezoidal mound with
multiple construction periods and a smaller mound containing most of
the burial units. This site was occupied during the
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Henry Island phase of the Mississippian culture (ca. A.D. 1200-1400).
Details regarding this site may be found in An Archaeological Survey of
Guntersville Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama by
William S. Webb and Charles G. Wilder. The human remains excavated from
the Rudder site have always been in the physical custody of the AMNH at
the University of Alabama. The human remains include 2 adult females
and 3 adult males. No known individuals were identified.
At the time of the excavation and removal of these human remains,
the land from which the remains were removed was not the tribal land of
any federally recognized Indian tribe. In October 2013, TVA consulted
with all federally recognized Indian tribes who are recognized as
aboriginal to the area from which these Native American human remains
were removed. These tribes are the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. None of these Indian tribes agreed to accept control of the
human remains. After further consultation with the parties that were a
part of this overall consultation, TVA has decided to transfer control
of the human remains to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their presence below, but
not derived from, a large trapezoidal mound built during the Henry
Island phase (AD 1200-1400).
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 5 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), TVA has decided to
transfer control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Federally recognized Indian tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit
Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458,
email tomaher@tva.gov, by February 18, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the University of Alabama and the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood
& Tampa Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma, that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-00803 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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