Notice of Inventory Completion: City of Traverse City, Traverse City, MI, 18081-18082 [2019-08589]
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Plain jars; 278 Mississippi Plain sherds;
one shell cup; one Triskele style shell
gorget; one shell with ground edges; two
engraved stone earspools; and two shell
beads.
From June to October 1938, human
remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
Harris site, 1MS80, in Marshall County,
AL. TVA purchased the site on January
26, 1937 as part of the Guntersville
Reservoir project. This shell-midden site
was excavated through trenches and
horizontal blocks. Although there are no
radiocarbon dates from this site,
artifacts from the excavation suggest
occupations during the Copena (A.D.
100–500), Flint River (A.D. 500–1000),
and Henry Island (A.D. 1200–1500)
phases. The six sets of human remains
from the Mississippian Henry Island
phase represent an adult, juveniles, and
infants of both sexes. No known
individuals were identified. The 29
associated funerary objects are one Bell
Plain bowl; one Carthage Incised, var.
Akron bowl; one ceramic bead; two
Mississippi Plain jars; 23 shell beads;
and one shell cup.
In January 1939, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Halls site, 1MS107, in Marshall County,
AL. TVA purchased the site on April 14,
1937 as part of the Guntersville
Reservoir project. This village site was
shallow and had been disturbed by river
erosion. Although there are no
radiocarbon dates from this site,
artifacts from the excavation suggest
occupations during the Colbert (300
B.C.–A.D. 100), Flint River (A.D. 500–
1000), and Henry Island (A.D. 1200–
1500) phases. The human remains from
the Mississippian Henry Island phase
are one female 35–45 years old and one
adult of unknown sex. No known
individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are one
Mississippi Plain bottle and one
Mississippi Plain jar.
The preponderance of the evidence
indicates that the cultural items from
Mississippian burials at 1JA306, 1MS32,
1MS55, 1MS80, and 1MS107 are
culturally affiliated with Native
Americans descendants of the earlier
Koasati/Kaskinampo. These
descendants include the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Spanish explorers of the 16th century
and French explorers of the 17th and
18th century chronicle the presence of
chiefdom-level tribal entities in the
southeastern United States which
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resemble the Mississippian chiefdoms.
Linguistic analysis of the place names
noted by multiple Spanish explorers
indicates that Koasati-speaking groups
inhabited northeastern Alabama. Early
maps and research into the historic
Native American occupation of
northeastern Alabama further indicate
that the Koasati (as called by the
English) or the Kaskinampo (as called
by the French) were found at multiple
sites in Jackson and Marshall Counties
in the 17th and 18th centuries. Oral
history, traditions, and expert opinions
of the descendants of Koasati/
Kaskinampo indicate that this portion of
the Tennessee River valley was a
homeland of each of their tribes.
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
represent the physical remains of 42
individuals of Native American ancestry
due to their presence in prehistoric
archeological sites and an osteological
analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 810 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), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
from Mississippian burials and the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation.
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 Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
WT11C, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401,
telephone (865) 632–7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov, by May 29, 2019.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the Mississippian human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
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Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation may proceed.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 2, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: City of
Traverse City, Traverse City, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The City of Traverse City 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 City of Traverse City. 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 City of Traverse City
at the address in this notice by May 29,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Penny Hill, Assistant City
Manager, City of Traverse City, 400
Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI
49684, telephone (231) 922–4440, email
phill@traversecitymi.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 of
the City of Traverse City, Traverse City,
SUMMARY:
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MI. The human remains were removed
from the ‘‘western plains.’’
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the City of
Traverse City professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
tribes with aboriginal territory in North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and
Kansas; eastern portions of Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico;
portions of Oklahoma; and northwestern
portions of Texas. The consultant tribes
with aboriginal territory in the ‘‘western
plains’’ include: Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
In addition to the Tribes listed above,
all other Tribes with aboriginal territory
in the ‘‘western plains’’ were also
invited to participate but were not
involved in consultations. A full list of
these Tribes is available upon request.
Hereafter, these Tribes are referred to
as ‘‘The Consulted and Notified Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location. In 1935, Traverse
City Park Commissioner Con Foster
sought to create a park that would
include a historical museum. Foster
traveled throughout the Midwest in
search of Native American items to
display in the museum. Over the course
of 70 years the collection grew to
include over 3,000 Native American
items. In 2002, the collection was
moved to the Grand Traverse Heritage
Center. After the management contract
between the City of Traverse City and
the Grand Traverse Heritage Center was
not renewed in 2014, the Con Foster
Museum collection was placed in
storage, where it remains today. No
known individuals were identified. No
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associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, a rifle
(catalog number 1939.0001.0029b) was
found with the human remains.
Currently, the rifle cannot be located.
In museum records, the human
remains are identified as being from the
‘‘western plains,’’ which can be
interpreted to mean the Great Plains.
The Great Plains encompasses all of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
and Kansas; eastern portions of
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New
Mexico; western portions of Oklahoma;
and northwestern portions of Texas. In
addition, the focus of the Con Foster
Museum collection was on Native
American items. Together, this
information makes it more likely than
not that the human remains described in
this notice are Native American.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary
of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains. In September 2017, the City of
Traverse City requested that the
Secretary, through the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee, recommend the
proposed transfer of control of the
culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains in this notice
to the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band
of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan. The
Review Committee, acting pursuant to
its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
October 2018 meeting, and
recommended to the Secretary that the
proposed transfer of control proceed. A
November 7, 2018 letter on behalf of the
Secretary of Interior from the Designated
Federal Official transmitted the
Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• The City of Traverse City consulted
with every appropriate Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization,
• none of The Consulted and Notified
Tribes objected to the proposed transfer
of control, and
• the City of Traverse City may
proceed with the agreed upon transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable
human remains to the Match-e-be-nashshe-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
Transfer of control is contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
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Determinations Made by the City of
Traverse City
Officials of the City of Traverse City
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American, based on museum
records and collection practices.
• 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
any present-day Indian Tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
the disposition of the human remains
will be to the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
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 Penny Hill, Assistant City
Manager, City of Traverse City, 400
Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI
49684, telephone (231) 922–4440, email
phill@traversecitymi.gov, by May 29,
2019. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians, Michigan may
proceed.
The City of Traverse City is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
and Notified Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 2, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019–08589 Filed 4–26–19; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027608, PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: City of Traverse City, Traverse
City, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The City of Traverse City 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 City of Traverse City. 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 City of
Traverse City at the address in this notice by May 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Penny Hill, Assistant City Manager, City of Traverse City,
400 Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49684, telephone (231) 922-4440,
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 City of Traverse City, Traverse City,
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MI. The human remains were removed from the ``western plains.''
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 City of
Traverse City professional staff in consultation with representatives
of tribes with aboriginal territory in North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, and Kansas; eastern portions of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
and New Mexico; portions of Oklahoma; and northwestern portions of
Texas. The consultant tribes with aboriginal territory in the ``western
plains'' include: Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
In addition to the Tribes listed above, all other Tribes with
aboriginal territory in the ``western plains'' were also invited to
participate but were not involved in consultations. A full list of
these Tribes is available upon request.
Hereafter, these Tribes are referred to as ``The Consulted and
Notified Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location. In 1935, Traverse
City Park Commissioner Con Foster sought to create a park that would
include a historical museum. Foster traveled throughout the Midwest in
search of Native American items to display in the museum. Over the
course of 70 years the collection grew to include over 3,000 Native
American items. In 2002, the collection was moved to the Grand Traverse
Heritage Center. After the management contract between the City of
Traverse City and the Grand Traverse Heritage Center was not renewed in
2014, the Con Foster Museum collection was placed in storage, where it
remains today. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. According to museum records, a rifle
(catalog number 1939.0001.0029b) was found with the human remains.
Currently, the rifle cannot be located.
In museum records, the human remains are identified as being from
the ``western plains,'' which can be interpreted to mean the Great
Plains. The Great Plains encompasses all of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, and Kansas; eastern portions of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
and New Mexico; western portions of Oklahoma; and northwestern portions
of Texas. In addition, the focus of the Con Foster Museum collection
was on Native American items. Together, this information makes it more
likely than not that the human remains described in this notice are
Native American. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the
Interior may make a recommendation for a transfer of control of
culturally unidentifiable human remains. In September 2017, the City of
Traverse City requested that the Secretary, through the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, recommend the
proposed transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains in this notice to the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
The Review Committee, acting pursuant to its responsibility under 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the request at its October 2018 meeting,
and recommended to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of control
proceed. A November 7, 2018 letter on behalf of the Secretary of
Interior from the Designated Federal Official transmitted the
Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
The City of Traverse City consulted with every appropriate
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization,
none of The Consulted and Notified Tribes objected to the
proposed transfer of control, and
the City of Traverse City may proceed with the agreed upon
transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to
the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by the City of Traverse City
Officials of the City of Traverse City have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American, based on museum records and
collection practices.
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 any present-day Indian Tribe.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), the disposition of the
human remains will be to the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
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 Penny Hill, Assistant City Manager, City
of Traverse City, 400 Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49684,
telephone (231) 922-4440, email [email protected], by May 29,
2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Match-e-be-nash-she-
wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan may proceed.
The City of Traverse City is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Notified Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 2, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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