Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN, 37109-37110 [2017-16623]
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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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to: Dr. Valerie McCormack,
Archaeologist, Department of Defense,
Nashville District, Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville
District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room
A–405, Nashville, TN 37203, telephone
(615) 736–7847, email
valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil,
by September 7, 2017. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Nashville District is responsible for
notifying the Absentee Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma, Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Osage Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, Nashville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, 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 present-day Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Lineal descendants or
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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 Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
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 Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, at the address
in this notice by September 7, 2017.
DATES:
Michael C. Moore,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615)
687–4776, mike.c.moore@tn.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, Nashville, TN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Polk 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). 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology,
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
From 1986 to 1987, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) in Polk
County, TN. The Tennessee Division of
Archaeology (TDOA) discovered the
human remains during construction of
the State Division of Forestry, East
Tennessee Nursery. The human remains
represent one subadult approximately
9–10 years of age; one subadult of
indeterminate age; and four individuals
of indeterminate age or sex. No
individuals were identified. The 46
associated funerary objects are 1
greenstone celt, 1 stone elbow pipe, 1
coiled brass hairplucker, 4 iron buckles,
2 gunflints, 1 metal razor, 1 metal awl,
and 35 clay beads.
The associated funerary objects were
transferred to the McClung Museum at
the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
(UT-Knoxville) for analysis during the
late 1980s, but were returned to the
TDOA in 2009. One associated funerary
object noted in the original NAGPRA
inventory, a small piece of lead, was not
present when the associated funerary
objects were returned to the TDOA. The
McClung Museum does not know the
location of this item and it is not
included in this notice.
The Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3)
represents a multi-component Native
American site located on the north bank
of the Hiwassee River in Polk County,
TN. Archeological investigations
conducted from 1986 to 1987 by TDOA
determined prehistoric and historic
Native American deposits to be present,
including deposits associated with the
previously documented Hiwassee Old
Town occupied by Overhill Cherokee
during the 18th and early 19th centuries
(Riggs et al. 1988). The associated
funerary objects are consistent with
previously identified historic period
Native American artifacts, based upon
the range and style of artifacts.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology
Officials of the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology 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(3)(A),
the 46 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.
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• 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 Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians.
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 Michael C. Moore,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615)
687–4776, mike.c.moore@tn.gov, by
September 7, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians may proceed.
The Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology is responsible
for notifying the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Nation
of Oklahoma, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 20, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC; and
University of Nevada, Reno,
Anthropology Research Museum,
Reno, NV
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
the University of Nevada, Reno,
Anthropology Research Museum, have
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and have determined that
SUMMARY:
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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 Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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 Bureau of Indian Affairs
at the address in this notice by
September 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum
Program Manager/NAGPRA
Coordinator, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220
Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084,
Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390–
6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
in the physical custody of the
University of Nevada, Reno,
Anthropology Research Museum, Reno,
NV. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
several sites near Pyramid Lake in
Washoe County, NV.
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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
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Indian Affairs, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date in 1968, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by an amateur
archeologist from a site located one mile
east of Needles, at Pyramid Lake in
Washoe County, NV. The human
remains were donated to the Nevada
Archaeological Survey (NAS) in the
same year. NAS later became part of the
University of Nevada, Reno, Department
of Anthropology, where the human
remains have continued to be housed.
The Anthropology Research Museum is
part of the Department of Anthropology
and provides curation. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In April of 1968, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
26WA1616, located approximately 50
yards from the shoreline of Pyramid
Lake in Washoe County, NV. The
human remains were deposited at the
University of Nevada, Reno, Department
of Anthropology. The Anthropology
Research Museum is part of the
Department of Anthropology and
provides curation. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date in 1972, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
26WA162, located in the northwest
corner of Pyramid Lake in Washoe
County, NV. The human remains were
donated to NAS in the same year. NAS
later became part of the University of
Nevada, Reno, Department of
Anthropology, where the human
remains have continued to be housed.
The Anthropology Research Museum is
part of the Department of Anthropology
and provides curation. No known
individual was identified. The five
associated funerary objects are two
quartzite flakes and three animal bones.
Geographic, historic, and
anthropological evidence indicates that
the human remains from these sites are
Native American. The location of the
burial is within the boundaries of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation. Historic
documents and archeological and
consultation evidence, including tribal
oral history, indicate that this area has
been occupied by the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake
Reservation, Nevada, since pre-contact
times. Based on this evidence, the
human remains have been determined
to be culturally affiliated with the
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National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23598; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, 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 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 Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, at the address in this notice by
September 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Michael C. Moore, Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 687-4776, mike.c.moore@tn.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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Tennessee
Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology,
Nashville, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Polk 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). 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
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
From 1986 to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) in
Polk County, TN. The Tennessee Division of Archaeology (TDOA)
discovered the human remains during construction of the State Division
of Forestry, East Tennessee Nursery. The human remains represent one
subadult approximately 9-10 years of age; one subadult of indeterminate
age; and four individuals of indeterminate age or sex. No individuals
were identified. The 46 associated funerary objects are 1 greenstone
celt, 1 stone elbow pipe, 1 coiled brass hairplucker, 4 iron buckles, 2
gunflints, 1 metal razor, 1 metal awl, and 35 clay beads.
The associated funerary objects were transferred to the McClung
Museum at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UT-Knoxville) for
analysis during the late 1980s, but were returned to the TDOA in 2009.
One associated funerary object noted in the original NAGPRA inventory,
a small piece of lead, was not present when the associated funerary
objects were returned to the TDOA. The McClung Museum does not know the
location of this item and it is not included in this notice.
The Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) represents a multi-component
Native American site located on the north bank of the Hiwassee River in
Polk County, TN. Archeological investigations conducted from 1986 to
1987 by TDOA determined prehistoric and historic Native American
deposits to be present, including deposits associated with the
previously documented Hiwassee Old Town occupied by Overhill Cherokee
during the 18th and early 19th centuries (Riggs et al. 1988). The
associated funerary objects are consistent with previously identified
historic period Native American artifacts, based upon the range and
style of artifacts.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology
Officials of the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology 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(3)(A), the 46 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.
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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 Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians.
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 Michael C. Moore, Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster
Avenue, Cole Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 687-4776,
mike.c.moore@tn.gov, by September 7, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians may proceed.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division
of Archaeology is responsible for notifying the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: June 20, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-16623 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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