Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 39907-39908 [2017-17650]
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
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 Osage Nation (previously listed as
the Osage Tribe).
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Cherokee Nation, The Osage
Nation (previously listed as the Osage
Tribe), and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Cherokee Nation, The Osage
Nation (previously listed as the Osage
Tribe), and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Kristina Boykin, Arkansas
State Highway and Transportation
Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock,
AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079,
email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.gov, by
September 21, 2017. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
The Osage Nation (previously listed as
the Osage Tribe), and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Arkansas State Highway and
Transportation Department is
responsible for notifying the Cherokee
Nation, The Osage Nation (previously
listed as the Osage Tribe), and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 6, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23705;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
Yale University, New Haven, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 should submit a written
request to the Peabody Museum of
Natural History. 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Peabody Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752.
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 Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven,
CT. The human remains were removed
from a village near Anvik, YukonKoyukuk Borough, AK.
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
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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 Peabody
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with a
representative of Anvik Village.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1937, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a village near Anvik,
Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK, by the
Yale Peabody Museum Alaska
Expedition. The human remains
represent one adult female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Archeological evidence, historic
documentation, and tribal knowledge
suggest the lower Yukon River region,
including the location of the modern
site of Anvik Village, was occupied both
prehistorically and historically by the
Deg Hit’an. The continuity of culture
exhibited in the region supports a
cultural affiliation between the
individual human remains and the Deg
Hit’an who are today represented in this
area by Anvik Village.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• 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), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and Anvik Village.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Professor
David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box
208118, New Haven, CT 06520–8118,
telephone (203) 432–3752, by
September 21, 2017. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to Anvik Village may
proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying
Anvik Village that this notice has been
published.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2017 / Notices
Dated: July 5, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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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 and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and
has determined that a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Federally recognized Indian
Tribes cannot be reasonably traced.
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federally recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Federally
recognized Indian Tribe 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
TVA at the address in this notice by
September 21, 2017.
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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of
TVA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from archeological sites in
Franklin County, AL.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff 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); Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
From 1978 to 1979, human remains
representing, at minimum, 31
individuals were removed from the
Ricker site (1FR310) in Franklin County,
AL, by the Alabama Museum of Natural
History at the University of Alabama
(AMNH). TVA acquired this site on
August 18, 1977, for the Cedar Creek
Reservoir project. Material culture
recovered from this site indicates
occupations during the Late Archaic
(4000–1000 B.C.), Middle Woodland
Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300), and
Mississippian period (A.D. 1200–1500).
The human remains are in the physical
custody of AMNH and include children,
juveniles, and adults. There are three
individuals identified as male and 28
individuals of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between September 3 and 18, 1973,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 12 individuals were removed
from site 1FR528, in Franklin County,
AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site
on January 31, 1972, for the Little Bear
Creek Reservoir project. Field notes
indicate that the site was a stone mound
that had been disturbed by looters, and
no individual burial units were isolated
during excavation. Sherds of limestonetempered, fabric-marked pottery were
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found during the excavation and suggest
the mound may have been constructed
during the Middle Woodland Lick Creek
phase (A.D. 1–300). The human remains
are in the physical custody of AMNH
and include infants, juveniles, and
adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
From May 26 to August 4, 1977,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 629 individuals were
removed from the Johnson Mound site
(1FR571) in Franklin County, AL by
AMNH. TVA acquired this site on
March 16, 1976, for the Cedar Creek
Reservoir project. This site was a small
stone mound on the edge of a high bluff
in an area of limestone outcrop
overlooking the Middle Cedar Creek
Valley and had been extensively
damaged. Two uncalibrated radiocarbon
dates were derived from this site, A.D.
850 ±50 and A.D. 1070 ±70. Studies
have suggested that both dates are too
late and that this mound is from the
Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300) during
the Middle Woodland period. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects are in the physical custody of
AMNH and include adults, juveniles,
children, and infants of both sexes. No
known individuals were identified. The
12 associated funerary objects are 1
crinoid stem; 9 shell beads; 1 shell
gorget; and 1 soil sample.
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
sites and osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 672
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 12 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects 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
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23705; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven, CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 should submit a written request to the Peabody
Museum of Natural History. 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Peabody Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by
September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, telephone
(203) 432-3752.
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 Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University,
New Haven, CT. The human remains were removed from a village near
Anvik, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Peabody
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with a
representative of Anvik Village.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a village near Anvik, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK, by
the Yale Peabody Museum Alaska Expedition. The human remains represent
one adult female. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Archeological evidence, historic documentation, and tribal
knowledge suggest the lower Yukon River region, including the location
of the modern site of Anvik Village, was occupied both prehistorically
and historically by the Deg Hit'an. The continuity of culture exhibited
in the region supports a cultural affiliation between the individual
human remains and the Deg Hit'an who are today represented in this area
by Anvik Village.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
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), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and Anvik Village.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Professor
David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, P.O.
Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, telephone (203) 432-3752, by
September 21, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to Anvik Village
may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
Anvik Village that this notice has been published.
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Dated: July 5, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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