Notice of Inventory Completion: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC, 35435-35436 [2020-12550]
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Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology 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 University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology. 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 University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology at the
address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. C. Margaret Scarry,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology,
University of North Carolina, Campus
Box 3120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3120,
telephone (919) 962–6574, email
scarry@email.unc.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
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of human remains under the control of
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC. The
human remains were removed from:
Jaketown Site (22 HU 505), Humphreys
County, MS; and Lake George Site (22
YZ 557), Yazoo County, MS.
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 University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Quapaw Nation (previously listed as
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jaketown site (22 HU 505)
in Humphreys County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff
and Jeff Reid. The human remains (17
bone fragments collected from the site’s
surface) were transported to the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology for cleaning and storage.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present. These human remains most
likely date to the Mississippian period
(A.D. 1100–1600).
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Lake George site (22 YZ
557) in Yazoo County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff
and Jeff Reid. The human remains (18
bone fragments collected from the site’s
surface) were transported to the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
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Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology for cleaning and storage.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
These human remains most likely date
to the Mississippian period (A.D. 1100–
1600).
Determinations Made by the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Officials of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
physical association with Native
American cultural materials and
occurrence at Native American
archeological sites.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
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 Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
• 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 Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
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. C. Margaret Scarry,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology,
University of North Carolina, Campus
Box 3120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3120,
telephone (919) 962–6574, email
scarry@email.unc.edu, by July 10, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
may proceed.
The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 4, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020–12550 Filed 6–9–20; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
History Colorado, Formerly Colorado
Historical Society, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
History Colorado 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 History Colorado. 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 History Colorado at the
address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Isabel Tovar, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email
isabel.tovar@state.co.us.
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
History Colorado, Denver, CO. The
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human remains were removed from
Lincoln County, CO.
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 History Colorado
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the following Indian
Tribes: The Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Shoshone Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe
(previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe
of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
(previously listed as Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of
San Juan); and the Pueblo of San Felipe,
New Mexico were invited to consult but
did not participate. Hereafter, all the
Tribes listed above are referred to as
‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
Around 1935, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a site one
and a half miles west of Karval, Lincoln
County, CO. In August 2018, a private
citizen rediscovered the human
remains—a cranium—while helping a
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family friend whose father had removed
the cranium. The Lincoln County
Coroner ruled out a forensic interest and
released jurisdiction over the human
remains to the Office of the State
Archaeologist. Osteological analysis of
the human remains (OAHP 337)
conducted at the Metropolitan State
University of Denver Human
Identification Laboratory determined
that the human remains belong to a
Native American adult female. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by History
Colorado
Officials of History Colorado 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 burial 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
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 Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); and the Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
• 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 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 Isabel Tovar, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email
isabel.tovar@state.co.us, by July 10,
2020. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030269; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology. 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 University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of Archaeology at
the address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. C. Margaret Scarry, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology, University of North Carolina, Campus Box 3120, Chapel
Hill, NC 27599-3120, telephone (919) 962-6574, 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC. The human
remains were removed from: Jaketown Site (22 HU 505), Humphreys County,
MS; and Lake George Site (22 YZ 557), Yazoo County, MS.
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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Quapaw Nation
(previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Chickasaw
Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from Jaketown site (22 HU 505) in Humphreys County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff and Jeff Reid. The human remains
(17 bone fragments collected from the site's surface) were transported
to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology for cleaning and storage. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. These human remains most likely date to the Mississippian
period (A.D. 1100-1600).
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Lake George site (22 YZ 557) in Yazoo County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff and Jeff Reid. The human remains
(18 bone fragments collected from the site's surface) were transported
to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology for cleaning and storage. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
These human remains most likely date to the Mississippian period (A.D.
1100-1600).
Determinations Made by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Officials of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their physical association
with Native American cultural materials and occurrence at Native
American archeological sites.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three 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 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
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 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and The
Choctaw Nation of 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. C. Margaret Scarry, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina, Campus Box
3120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3120, telephone (919) 962-6574, email
[email protected], by July 10, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the
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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
may proceed.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology is responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 4, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-12550 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
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