Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 65734-65735 [2018-27706]
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At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an island
in the Tennessee River located 18 miles
below Chattanooga, in Marion County,
TN, by F. A. Stratton. They were
purchased by the Museum from an
unknown individual, most likely in
1876. No known individuals were
identified.
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Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis and/or
archeological contexts, and museum
records.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 23
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, Treaties, Acts of
Congress, or Executive Orders, 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 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; 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 Patricia Capone, Museum
Curator and Director of Research and
Repatriation, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu, by January 22, 2019.
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 United
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Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: November 28, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027003;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Indiana State Museum and Historic
Sites Corporation, State of Indiana,
Indianapolis, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Indiana State Museum
and Historic Sites Corporation, State of
Indiana (ISMHS) 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 ISMHS. 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 ISMHS at the address
in this notice by January 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Michele Greenan, Indiana
State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation, 650 West Washington
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214,
telephone (317) 473–0836, email
mgreenan@indianamuseum.org.
SUMMARY:
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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 of
the ISMHS, Indianapolis, IN. The
human remains were removed from the
southern shore of Hamilton Lake,
Steuben County, IN.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by staff at the
University of Indianapolis, for the
Indiana State Museum and Historic
Sites Corporation. Following
identification of the human remains as
Native American, consultation
proceeded with representatives of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Forest
County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously
listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana,
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On August 16, 2014, human remains
were observed by members of the public
at the shoreline of Hamilton Lake,
Steuben County, Indiana. The local
police department was immediately
contacted, and transported the human
remains to the Angola Fire Department
for assessment by the coroner.
Following notice of the discovery to
Indiana Conservation officers, scuba
divers from S.C.U.R.R.T. and the
Steuben County Sherriff’s Department
were dispatched to search for additional
human remains; none were found.
Indiana Conservation officers, in turn,
contacted forensic specialists from the
University of Indianapolis, who advised
that the remains were human and
possibly Native American.
As the human remains were not a part
of a recent crime scene and following
consultation with the Indiana
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Department of Historic Preservation and
Archaeology, the human remains were
transported by Indiana Conservation
officers to the Indiana State Museum
and Historic Sites (ISMHS) on August
18, 2014. Subsequently, staff from the
University of Indianapolis further
assessed the human remains, and
identified them as Native American.
The human remains were inventoried,
and an osteological analysis was
conducted by staff at the University of
Indianapolis. They identified the human
remains, which consist of a portion of
the skull, as belonging to a single adult
female. Given the incomplete nature of
the skeletal material little information
was possible with regard to pathology,
cause of death, or specific age.
Based on witness interviews
conducted by Indiana Conservation
officers, the human remains were found
directly adjacent to areas frequented by
recreational water implements and
vehicles. As divers recovered no
additional human remains, these human
remains likely originated from a
disturbed context elsewhere in the lake
or adjacent areas. No other materials
were recovered. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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Determinations Made by the Indiana
State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation
Officials of the ISMHS have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on analysis
of the physical remains and the
archeological context.
• 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
associated funerary object 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously
listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
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• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); and the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana.
• Other authoritative governmental
sources identify the location where the
human remains were removed as the
aboriginal land of Citizen Potawatomi
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously
listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
• 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 Michele Greenan, Indiana
State Museum and Historic Sites, 650
West Washington Street, Indianapolis,
IN 46214, telephone (317) 473–0836,
email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org,
by January 22, 2019. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The ISMHS is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 19, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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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
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 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 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 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 January 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C,
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, Knoxville, TN. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from archeological sites
in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL,
and Hardin 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,
institution, or Federal agency that has
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027003; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State Museum and Historic
Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State
of Indiana (ISMHS) 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 ISMHS. 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 ISMHS at the
address in this notice by January 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Michele Greenan, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation, 650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214,
telephone (317) 473-0836, email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org.
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 ISMHS, Indianapolis, IN. The human remains were
removed from the southern shore of Hamilton Lake, Steuben County, IN.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by staff at the
University of Indianapolis, for the Indiana State Museum and Historic
Sites Corporation. Following identification of the human remains as
Native American, consultation proceeded with representatives of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana,
hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On August 16, 2014, human remains were observed by members of the
public at the shoreline of Hamilton Lake, Steuben County, Indiana. The
local police department was immediately contacted, and transported the
human remains to the Angola Fire Department for assessment by the
coroner. Following notice of the discovery to Indiana Conservation
officers, scuba divers from S.C.U.R.R.T. and the Steuben County
Sherriff's Department were dispatched to search for additional human
remains; none were found. Indiana Conservation officers, in turn,
contacted forensic specialists from the University of Indianapolis, who
advised that the remains were human and possibly Native American.
As the human remains were not a part of a recent crime scene and
following consultation with the Indiana
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Department of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the human remains
were transported by Indiana Conservation officers to the Indiana State
Museum and Historic Sites (ISMHS) on August 18, 2014. Subsequently,
staff from the University of Indianapolis further assessed the human
remains, and identified them as Native American.
The human remains were inventoried, and an osteological analysis
was conducted by staff at the University of Indianapolis. They
identified the human remains, which consist of a portion of the skull,
as belonging to a single adult female. Given the incomplete nature of
the skeletal material little information was possible with regard to
pathology, cause of death, or specific age.
Based on witness interviews conducted by Indiana Conservation
officers, the human remains were found directly adjacent to areas
frequented by recreational water implements and vehicles. As divers
recovered no additional human remains, these human remains likely
originated from a disturbed context elsewhere in the lake or adjacent
areas. No other materials were recovered. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation
Officials of the ISMHS have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on analysis of the physical
remains and the archeological context.
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 associated funerary object 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-
be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe
of Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); and the Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-
be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana.
Other authoritative governmental sources identify the
location where the human remains were removed as the aboriginal land of
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
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 Michele Greenan, Indiana State Museum and
Historic Sites, 650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214,
telephone (317) 473-0836, email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org, by January
22, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The ISMHS is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 19, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-27706 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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