Notice of Inventory Completion; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Daviston, AL, 6128-6129 [2015-02190]
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2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control 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.
TVA is responsible for notifying 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); 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: January 13, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Consultation
Notice of Inventory Completion; U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Horseshoe Bend
National Military Park, Daviston, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
has completed an inventory of an
associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary object and presentday 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 this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request to Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the associated
funerary object to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
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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 this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
at the address in this notice by March
6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Doyle Sapp,
Superintendent, Horseshoe Bend
National Military Park, 11288 Horseshoe
Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256,
telephone (256) 234–7111, x226, email
doyle_sapp@nps.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 an associated funerary object under
the control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park,
Daviston, AL. The associated funerary
object was removed from the Taskigi
site, Elmore 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). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary object was made by
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, a ceramic vessel
was removed from the Taskigi site in
Elmore County, AL by Dr. Peter A.
Brannon. In 1963, Dr. Brannon donated
the vessel to Horseshoe Bend National
Military Park. Dr. Brannon’s
documentation indicates the vessel is a
funerary urn, and it is morphologically
similar to other funerary vessels from
the Taskigi site. There are no human
remains associated with the vessel, but
the vessel is believed to have been made
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exclusively for burial purposes or to
contain human remains. The one
associated funerary object is a funerary
urn.
The occupation of the Taskigi site has
been dated from ca. A.D. 1600–1650.
Documentary evidence links the site to
‘‘Tuskegee,’’ the historic Creek Nation
tribal town. Tuskegee residents were
removed to Indian Territory with other
members of the Creek Nation in the 19th
century. Descendants of this group now
are members of several Indian tribes
including Kialegee Tribal Town, Poarch
Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama), The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
The area was also historically occupied
by Alabama and Coushatta peoples, who
were later members of the Creek
Confederacy and shared many cultural
traditions with the Creek. Descendants
of these groups now are members of the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, and Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana.
Determinations Made by Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park
Officials of Horseshoe Bend National
Military Park have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is 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 and
is reasonably believed to have been
made exclusively for burial purposes or
to contain human remains.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the associated funerary object
and The Tribes.
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 this associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Doyle Sapp, Superintendent, Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park, 11288
Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL
36256, telephone (256) 234–7111 x226,
email doyle_sapp@nps.gov, by March 6,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the associated funerary
object to The Tribes may proceed.
Horseshoe Bend National Military
Park is responsible for notifying The
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Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–02190 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
History Colorado, formerly Colorado
Historical Society, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
History Colorado 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 History Colorado. 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 History Colorado at the
address in this notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email
sheila.goff@state.co.us.
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
History Colorado, Denver, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
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objects were removed from Pueblo
County, CO.
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 History Colorado
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort
Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe
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of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux Tribe
(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota); Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; the
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of
Idaho; and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North & South Dakota were invited to
consult but did not participate.
Hereafter, all tribes listed above are
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and
Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Clift Swallows Site
(5PE1) in Pueblo County, CO. The site
was discovered and partially excavated
by private citizens. They subsequently
contacted Professor William Buckles of
Southern Colorado State College (now
Colorado State University-Pueblo) who
completed their removal. In 1999, the
remains were delivered to History
Colorado after the closure of the
Laboratory of Anthropology at the
College. The burial was located in a cleft
in rocks in a shallow pit lacking
significant deposits above it. The burial
was near the confluence of Rush Creek
and the Arkansas River. Osteological
analysis determined that the remains are
of an adult female of Native American
ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. The four associated funerary
objects are one lot of fragments of a
woven bag, one piece of braided yucca,
one flake and one drill bit tip.
Based on expert opinion,
archeological, geographical and
historical evidence, and oral tradition,
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 Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah. Expert opinion of Dr.
Buckles concluded that the site where
the remains originated most likely dated
to the historic period based on the
condition of the remains and funerary
objects and that it was consistent with
Ute burial practices in which the
deceased were often placed in clefts in
rock. Description of traditional Ute
burial practices provided by the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah confirm that the individual’s
burial was consistent with Ute burial
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17464; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion; U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Daviston,
AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park has completed an inventory of an
associated funerary object, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary object 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 this associated funerary object should submit a
written request to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary object 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 this associated funerary object should
submit a written request with information in support of the request to
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park at the address in this notice by
March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Doyle Sapp, Superintendent, Horseshoe Bend National Military
Park, 11288 Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256, telephone (256)
234-7111, x226, email doyle_sapp@nps.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 an associated
funerary object under the control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park,
Daviston, AL. The associated funerary object was removed from the
Taskigi site, Elmore 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). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Horseshoe
Bend National Military Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary object was made by
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, a ceramic vessel was removed from the Taskigi
site in Elmore County, AL by Dr. Peter A. Brannon. In 1963, Dr. Brannon
donated the vessel to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Dr.
Brannon's documentation indicates the vessel is a funerary urn, and it
is morphologically similar to other funerary vessels from the Taskigi
site. There are no human remains associated with the vessel, but the
vessel is believed to have been made exclusively for burial purposes or
to contain human remains. The one associated funerary object is a
funerary urn.
The occupation of the Taskigi site has been dated from ca. A.D.
1600-1650. Documentary evidence links the site to ``Tuskegee,'' the
historic Creek Nation tribal town. Tuskegee residents were removed to
Indian Territory with other members of the Creek Nation in the 19th
century. Descendants of this group now are members of several Indian
tribes including Kialegee Tribal Town, Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama), The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. The area was
also historically occupied by Alabama and Coushatta peoples, who were
later members of the Creek Confederacy and shared many cultural
traditions with the Creek. Descendants of these groups now are members
of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, and
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
Determinations Made by Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Officials of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is 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 and is reasonably believed to have been made
exclusively for burial purposes or to contain human remains.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
associated funerary object and The Tribes.
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 this associated funerary object should
submit a written request with information in support of the request to
Doyle Sapp, Superintendent, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park,
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256, telephone (256) 234-7111
x226, email doyle_sapp@nps.gov, by March 6, 2015. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary object to The Tribes may proceed.
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is responsible for notifying
The
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Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-02190 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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