Notice of Inventory Completion: Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 6126-6127 [2015-02214]
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Dated: January 8, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College
(formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural
History) has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any
present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations can be
established on the basis of the
documentation available.
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 should submit a written
request to the Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College at the
address in this notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413)
542–2233, email taharms@amherst.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 under the control of
the Beneski Museum of Natural History,
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Amherst College. The human remains
were removed from Tennessee.
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 the NAGPRA
Coordinator and museum staff of the
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, and their agents, in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians 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; 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 Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Quapaw Tribe of Indians;
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma. Representatives of
the Beneski Museum also contacted, but
were not able to consult with, the
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma,
Kialegee Tribal Town, and the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Tennessee. The remains consist of one
cranium that is without the lower jaw,
without part of the upper jaw, and
missing many teeth. The cranium
appears to have been modified during
growth. It is markedly flattened in the
forehead, and flattened and indented on
the back of the cranium, opposite the
forehead, so that the forehead and back
of the cranium slope toward the top of
the cranium. The sides of the cranium
bulge out slightly, so that the face looks
widened, especially in the cheekbones.
Minor repairs in plaster or putty were
made to the cranium at some time.
The Beneski Museum of Natural
History, Amherst College has no
collection or provenience information
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for these remains. The only existing
information derives from inked lettering
on the cranium, which says: ‘‘Indian S.
Tennessee Adult [male gender symbol]
CW.’’ The cranium also bears the
numbers GT 2045 and A–32, neither of
which corresponds to any cataloging
system in use at any time in the history
of the Beneski Museum. No known
individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Beneski
Museum of Natural History, Amherst
College
Officials of the Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
physical evidence from the cranium.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual 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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, including Indian
Land Cessions in the period 1784–1894
for the State of Tennessee, indicate that
the land from which the Native
American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413)
542–2233, email taharms@amherst.edu,
by March 6, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
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forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma; and the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians (when joined to the request of
one or more of the foregoing Indian
tribes) may proceed.
The Beneski Museum of Natural
History, Amherst College is responsible
for notifying the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 16, 2014.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Program Manager, National NAGPRA
Program.
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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 tribes 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
March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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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 and
possession of TVA. The human remains
were likely removed from the Cox site,
40AN19, in Anderson County, TN, by
amateur archeologists digging at the site.
The human remains were anonymously
delivered to TVA in the 1990’s.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by TVA’s
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta 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); 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
TVA has in its control and possession
human remains representing, at
minimum, 2 individuals, identified as
one adult and one sub-adult. The sex of
both is indeterminate. Composed
primarily of cranial bones, oral history
indicates that the human remains were
sent to TVA after November 16, 1990,
but excavated before the passage of
NAGPRA. The human remains were
anonymously delivered to TVA in the
1990s. These human remains were the
likely result of amateur digging that took
place at the Cox site in 1961. Their
context within the site and
chronological placement is unknown.
The Cox mound site was first
excavated by William S. Webb using
labor provided by the Civil Works
Administration in anticipation of the
construction of the Norris Reservoir.
Additional excavations by Charles
McNutt and the University of Tennessee
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took place in 1960 in anticipation of the
construction of the Melton Hill
reservoir. In 1960 and 1961, members of
the Knoxville chapter of the Tennessee
Archaeological Society also dug at this
site. Records from the 1961 excavations,
which were carried out by amateurs, are
incomplete and the funerary objects
were not curated.
Excavations at 40AN19 revealed two
dominate occupations: A Mississippian
Dallas phase occupation (A.D. 1300–
1550) and an earlier Woodland
occupation. Since no funerary objects
accompanied these human remains, it is
not known if they were derived from the
Dallas phase or the Woodland
occupation. The lack of any detailed
information on these human remains
leads TVA to designate them as
culturally unidentifiable.
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 in prehistoric archeological
contexts.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 2
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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to 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 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, March 6,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17331;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beneski Museum of Natural
History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College
(formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural History) has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes, and has determined that no cultural affiliation between the
human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations can be established on the basis of the documentation
available. 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 should submit a written
request to the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College. If
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Beneski
Museum of Natural History, Amherst College at the address in this
notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA Coordinator, Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413)
542-2233, email taharms@amherst.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 under
the control of the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College.
The human remains were removed from Tennessee.
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 the NAGPRA
Coordinator and museum staff of the Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, and their agents, in consultation with representatives
of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians 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; 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 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Quapaw Tribe of Indians; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma. Representatives of the Beneski Museum also
contacted, but were not able to consult with, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma, Kialegee Tribal Town, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Tennessee. The remains consist of one
cranium that is without the lower jaw, without part of the upper jaw,
and missing many teeth. The cranium appears to have been modified
during growth. It is markedly flattened in the forehead, and flattened
and indented on the back of the cranium, opposite the forehead, so that
the forehead and back of the cranium slope toward the top of the
cranium. The sides of the cranium bulge out slightly, so that the face
looks widened, especially in the cheekbones. Minor repairs in plaster
or putty were made to the cranium at some time.
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College has no
collection or provenience information for these remains. The only
existing information derives from inked lettering on the cranium, which
says: ``Indian S. Tennessee Adult [male gender symbol] CW.'' The
cranium also bears the numbers GT 2045 and A-32, neither of which
corresponds to any cataloging system in use at any time in the history
of the Beneski Museum. No known individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst
College
Officials of the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the physical evidence from
the cranium.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, including
Indian Land Cessions in the period 1784-1894 for the State of
Tennessee, indicate that the land from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002,
telephone (413) 542-2233, email taharms@amherst.edu, by March 6, 2015.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come
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forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and the Quapaw
Tribe of Indians (when joined to the request of one or more of the
foregoing Indian tribes) may proceed.
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is
responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 16, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Program Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-02214 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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