Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction, 46596-46597 [2015-19241]

Download as PDF 46596 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to the Portland Art Museum at the address in this notice by September 4, 2015. DATES: Deana Dartt, Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW. Park Ave., Portland, OR 97209, telephone (503) 276–4294, email deana.dartt@pam.org. ADDRESSES: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the control of the Portland Art Museum that meet the definition of sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES History and Description of the Cultural Items Between 1970 and 1990, 18 medicine bundles were removed from the Crow Indian Reservation in Crow Agency, MT. The bundles were sold over two decades by Native antiquities and arts dealers to collector Elizabeth Cole Butler. Butler donated them to the museum beginning in the 1980s and until her death in 2004. The 18 bundles are all considered sacred objects. The 18 medicine bundles were first identified as Crow by the dealers that sold them to Butler. In 1994 Crow tribal representative John Pretty-on-Top responded to the NAGPRA summary of Crow objects sent to the Crow Tribe of Montana in 1993. Pretty-on-Top concluded that the bundles would not be of interest to the tribe as a whole since bundles are exclusively owned by individuals. In August 2014 Timothy McCleary was consulted about the bundles. On September 17, 2014, McCleary presented the issue of the 18 bundles held by the Portland Art Museum to the Crow Cultural Committee. The Crow Cultural Committee determined that a claim for the 18 sacred objects should be made by the Crow Tribe of Montana. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 Determinations Made by the Portland Art Museum Officials of the Portland Art Museum have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 18 cultural items described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred objects and the Crow Tribe of Montana. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to Deana Dartt, Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW. Park Ave., Portland, OR 97205, telephone (503) 276–4294, email deana.dartt@pam.org, by September 4, 2015. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects to the Crow Tribe of Montana may proceed. The Portland Art Museum is responsible for notifying the Crow Tribe of Montana that this notice has been published. Dated: June 29, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–19238 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–12–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18597; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. AGENCY: ACTION: The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology has corrected an inventory of human remains, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on June 24, 2014. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals listed in that notice. ADDRESSES: Brenda Kellar, Oregon State University, Department of Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Corvallis, OR 97333, telephone (541) 737–4296, email Brenda.kellar@ oregonstate.edu. 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 under the control of the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The human remains were removed from Casey, Christian, and Scott Counties, KY. 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 minimum number of individuals published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (79 FR 35779–35780, June 24, 2014). Re-inventory for repatriation discovered changes in the number of remains. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779– 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 9, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from an unknown site in Casey County, KY, by Dr. Neumann. In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779– 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 11, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown site in Scott County, KY, by Dr. Neumann. In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779– 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 14, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry. The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology is responsible for notifying the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices 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. Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: June 29, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–19241 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18496; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 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 September 4, 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. 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 and possession of TVA. The human remains were removed from site 40MI21, in Marion County, TN. 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, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 of Oklahoma; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. History and Description of the Remains Between 1964 and 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from site 40MI21, in Marion County, TN, by amateur archeologists following the building of Nickajack Dam. TVA has under its control and in its physical possession human remains from one adult male and one adult female. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Ernest A. Bachman and others removed 20 burials from site 40MI21 between 1964 and 1965 and reported on this in the Tennessee Archaeologist (Bachman 1966). Bachman indicated that an erosional trench was being cut through the site as a result of dredging, revealing human burials. Bachman states that some of the non-funerary ceramic artifacts were examined by the University of Tennessee and identified as representing Late Archaic (c. 3000– 1000 B.C.) and Woodland (900 B.C.– A.D. 900) components. Since no funerary objects accompanied the human remains under the control of TVA, it is not known if they were derived from the Late Archaic or the Woodland occupation. The lack of any detailed information on these human remains leads TVA to determine that they are 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 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46597 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, by September 4, 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 of Oklahoma; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published. E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46596-46597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18597; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, 
Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology has 
corrected an inventory of human remains, published in a Notice of 
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on June 24, 2014. This 
notice corrects the minimum number of individuals listed in that 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Brenda Kellar, Oregon State University, Department of 
Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97333, telephone (541) 737-
4296, email Brenda.kellar@oregonstate.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 correction of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology, 
Corvallis, OR. The human remains were removed from Casey, Christian, 
and Scott Counties, KY.
    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 minimum number of individuals published in 
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-
35780, June 24, 2014). Re-inventory for repatriation discovered changes 
in the number of remains.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 9, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from an unknown site in Casey County, 
KY, by Dr. Neumann.

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 11, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 
two individuals were removed from an unknown site in Scott County, 
KY, by Dr. Neumann.

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 14, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in 
this notice represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.

    The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology is 
responsible for notifying the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and 
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in

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Oklahoma that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 29, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-19241 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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