Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York City, NY, 14492-14493 [2018-06829]
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evidence. The Athapaskan-speaking
Tribes of the Southwest have
geographic, folklore, oral tradition,
ethnohistorical, and/or historical ties to
the area. Cross-cultural influences and
intermarriage with Pueblos also support
a relationship of shared group identity
between Athapaskan and Pueblo groups.
However, current archeological
evidence does not support a common
Athapaskan and Pueblo origin prior to
about A.D. 1500. Thus, from an
archeological perspective, the evidence
does not support cultural affiliation for
the Athapaskan-speaking Tribes with
these Basketmaker and Pueblo period
human remains and associated funerary
objects. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation, the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation have geographic,
ethnohistorical, and/or historical ties to
the area and linguistic ties to the Hopi
tribe. Intermarriage with Pueblo peoples
is also recognized as a potential link
between these groups. However, the
body of evidence does not collectively
support a common Ute and Pueblo
origin. Therefore, a preponderance of
evidence does not support cultural
affiliation for the contemporary Ute
tribes with these Basketmaker and
Pueblo period human remains and
associated funerary objects.
Determinations Made by the La Plata
County Historical Society, Durango, CO
Officials of the La Plata County
Historical Society have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
collection history and biological
analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 58
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the two 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
can be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo,
New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); 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;
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Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed
as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas);
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Tribes.
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 Kathy McKenzie, Board
President, La Plata County Historical
Society, 3065 W 2nd Avenue, Durango,
CO 81301, telephone (970) 259–2402
email director@animasmuseum.org, by
May 4, 2018. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The La Plata County Historical
Society is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 5, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York City, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The New York University
(NYU) College of Dentistry has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian Tribes or
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Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 NYU College of Dentistry.
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 NYU College of
Dentistry at the address in this notice by
May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU
College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
(212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
nyu.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 NYU College of Dentistry, New York
City, NY. The human remains were
removed from unknown sites in the
State of 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 NYU College
of Dentistry professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1868 and 1869, human
remains representing, at minimum, 4
individuals were removed by Dr. Joseph
Jones of Nashville, TN, from sites in the
State of Tennessee. Dr. Jones kept
ledgers that illustrated and described
many of the human remains and objects
that he collected. He published the
results of his excavations in Volume 22
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of the Smithsonian Contributions to
Knowledge. In 1906, Dr. Jones’ widow
sold his collection, including the human
remains from Tennessee, to the Museum
of the American Indian, Heye
Foundation. In 1956, the Museum of the
American Indian transferred some of the
crania and mandibles from Jones’
excavations to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff
of the NYU College of Dentistry.
The human remains under the control
of the NYU College of Dentistry
represent the following: One young
adult male removed from an unknown
site on the Harpeth River, likely in
Williamson County, TN; one adult male
of indeterminate age and one individual
of indeterminate age and sex removed
from an unknown site, TN; and one
probable male adult removed from a
stone grave at an unknown site, TN. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains described in this
notice have been determined to be
Native American through a combination
of collector records, site information,
and forensic data. In his catalog, Jones
identifies the remains as Native
American. The graves from which the
human remains were removed all
predate European contact, and therefore
the human remains are assumed to be
Native American based on their age.
During forensic examination, diagnostic
features of Native American individuals
were identified.
Although the specific sites from
which the remains were removed are
not known, Jones excavated sites along
the Cumberland and Big Harpeth Rivers
in present-day Davidson and
Williamson counties. The sites he
excavated date to the Thruston phase
(A.D. 1250–1450) and were abandoned
after that time. During consultations,
tribal representatives identified the area
as the ancestral lands of southeastern
Indian Tribes, but noted that there is
difficulty in establishing a specific
cultural affiliation due to the
complexity of the region, broadly shared
material culture, and the lack of
information to trace specific migrations
out of the region after A.D. 1450.
Historically, the area from which the
human remains were removed was
claimed by both the Cherokee and the
Chickasaw peoples. The 1785 Treaty of
Hopewell officially delineated the
boundary between the Cherokee and
Chickasaw lands. The Cherokee retained
rights to land in modern-day Davidson
County, TN, and most of modern-day
Williamson County, TN. The Chickasaw
retained rights to the land in the
southern and western portions of
modern-day Williamson County, TN.
Both the Cherokee and Chickasaw ceded
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their lands in Davidson and/or
Williamson counties, TN, to the U.S.
Government in the Treaty of 1805.
Without knowing the precise location of
the burial sites, it is not possible to
determine if the human remains were
removed from the ceded lands of the
Cherokee or the Chickasaw, but it is
likely that they were removed from the
area represented by their combined land
claims in Davidson and Williamson
counties.
Determinations Made by the NYU
College of Dentistry
Officials of the NYU College of
Dentistry have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of, at a
minimum, 4 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.
• Treaties 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 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, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and 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 Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU
College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
(212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
nyu.edu, by May 4, 2018. 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, The
Chickasaw Nation, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The NYU College of Dentistry is
responsible for notifying the Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
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Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: February 28, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025137;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York City, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The New York University
(NYU) College of Dentistry has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 NYU College of Dentistry.
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 NYU College of
Dentistry at the address in this notice by
May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU
College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
(212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
nyu.edu.
SUMMARY:
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 NYU College of Dentistry, New York
City, NY. The human remains were
removed from multiple sites in
Davidson and Williamson counties, TN.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025138; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of
Dentistry, New York City, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human
remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 NYU College of Dentistry. 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 NYU College
of Dentistry at the address in this notice by May 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998-9717, email
[email protected].
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 NYU College of Dentistry, New York City, NY. The
human remains were removed from unknown sites in the State of
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 NYU
College of Dentistry professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1868 and 1869, human remains representing, at minimum, 4
individuals were removed by Dr. Joseph Jones of Nashville, TN, from
sites in the State of Tennessee. Dr. Jones kept ledgers that
illustrated and described many of the human remains and objects that he
collected. He published the results of his excavations in Volume 22
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of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. In 1906, Dr. Jones'
widow sold his collection, including the human remains from Tennessee,
to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. In 1956, the
Museum of the American Indian transferred some of the crania and
mandibles from Jones' excavations to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff of the NYU
College of Dentistry.
The human remains under the control of the NYU College of Dentistry
represent the following: One young adult male removed from an unknown
site on the Harpeth River, likely in Williamson County, TN; one adult
male of indeterminate age and one individual of indeterminate age and
sex removed from an unknown site, TN; and one probable male adult
removed from a stone grave at an unknown site, TN. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains described in this notice have been determined to
be Native American through a combination of collector records, site
information, and forensic data. In his catalog, Jones identifies the
remains as Native American. The graves from which the human remains
were removed all predate European contact, and therefore the human
remains are assumed to be Native American based on their age. During
forensic examination, diagnostic features of Native American
individuals were identified.
Although the specific sites from which the remains were removed are
not known, Jones excavated sites along the Cumberland and Big Harpeth
Rivers in present-day Davidson and Williamson counties. The sites he
excavated date to the Thruston phase (A.D. 1250-1450) and were
abandoned after that time. During consultations, tribal representatives
identified the area as the ancestral lands of southeastern Indian
Tribes, but noted that there is difficulty in establishing a specific
cultural affiliation due to the complexity of the region, broadly
shared material culture, and the lack of information to trace specific
migrations out of the region after A.D. 1450.
Historically, the area from which the human remains were removed
was claimed by both the Cherokee and the Chickasaw peoples. The 1785
Treaty of Hopewell officially delineated the boundary between the
Cherokee and Chickasaw lands. The Cherokee retained rights to land in
modern-day Davidson County, TN, and most of modern-day Williamson
County, TN. The Chickasaw retained rights to the land in the southern
and western portions of modern-day Williamson County, TN. Both the
Cherokee and Chickasaw ceded their lands in Davidson and/or Williamson
counties, TN, to the U.S. Government in the Treaty of 1805. Without
knowing the precise location of the burial sites, it is not possible to
determine if the human remains were removed from the ceded lands of the
Cherokee or the Chickasaw, but it is likely that they were removed from
the area represented by their combined land claims in Davidson and
Williamson counties.
Determinations Made by the NYU College of Dentistry
Officials of the NYU College of Dentistry have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of, at a minimum, 4
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.
Treaties 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 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, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and 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 Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU College of
Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212)
998-9717, email [email protected], by May 4, 2018. 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, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The NYU College of Dentistry is responsible for notifying the
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: February 28, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-06829 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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