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Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. Recently, additional
associated funerary objects were
discovered during a review of TVA’s
archeological collection at the AMNH.
On July 21, 1937, excavation of burial
44 took place at the McKee Island site,
1MS32, in Marshall County, AL,
following TVA’s acquisition of the site
on November 12, 1936. The two
associated funerary objects listed in this
notice are copper collars.
Site 1MS32 was a midden-rich village
extending 800 feet along a ridge of the
now-inundated McKee Island. While
there are no radiocarbon dates from this
site, Jon Marcoux’s study of glass beads
from 1MS32 indicates a historic
occupation in the range of A.D. 1650–
1750. Similarly, analysis of brass bells
recovered from this site suggests an
occupation range from the late 1600s
through the 1700s. During this period,
multiple tribes were using the
Guntersville Reservoir area. Chronicles
from Spanish explorers of the 16th
century and French explorers of the
17th and 18th century indicate the
presence of chiefdom-level tribal
entities in the southeastern United
States that resemble the historic Native
American chiefdoms. Linguistic
analysis of place names noted by
multiple Spanish explorers indicates
that Koasati-speaking Muskogean
groups inhabited northeastern Alabama.
Early maps and research into the
historic Native American occupation of
northeastern Alabama indicate that in
the 17th and 18th centuries, the Koasati
(as they were called by the English) or
the Kaskinampo (as they were called by
the French) were found at multiple sites
in Jackson and Marshall Counties. Oral
history, traditions, and expert opinions
of the descendants of the Koasati/
Kaskinampo and Muscogee (Creek)
indicate that this portion of the
Tennessee River valley was the
homelands of their Tribes. Oral
traditional information also indicates
that by the middle 1700s, the Koasati/
Kaskinampo were leaving the Tennessee
River valley and moving south.
Both British and American historians
indicate that some Cherokee were
leaving their traditional Tribal lands in
the Appalachian Mountains and the
Little Tennessee River watershed in the
1700s. In the 1770s, a group of
Cherokee, often designated the
Chickamauga in historical documents,
had relocated to areas northeast of
present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Reprisals by American militia for
Cherokee support of the British during
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the American Revolution forced these
Cherokee further down the Tennessee
River; by 1785–1790, there were named
Cherokee villages in the Guntersville
Reservoir area. At the same time, the
Koasati, Muscogee (Creek), and
Cherokee all hunted in the Tennessee
Valley. Consequently, a relationship of
shared group identity can reasonably be
traced between the above earlier groups
and their present-day descendant tribes,
which include the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of the Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• 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. 3003(d)(2)(C),
while the Native American associated
funerary objects are not clearly
identifiable as being culturally
identifiable to a single Indian Tribe, the
Tennessee Valley Authority has
determined by a reasonable belief that,
given the totality of circumstances,
these objects are culturally affiliated
with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of
control of the associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
September 21, 2020. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology, Amherst,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, 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 University of
Massachusetts Amherst. 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 University of
Massachusetts Amherst at the address in
this notice by September 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Julie Woods, Repatriation
Coordinator, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, 215 Machmer
Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA
01003, telephone (413) 545–2702, email
woods@umass.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
SUMMARY:
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3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA. The human
remains were removed from the Grand
Gulch area of San Juan County, UT.
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 University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Northwestern Band of the
Shoshone Nation (previously listed as
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation
and the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni
Nation of Utah (Washakie)); Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes (previously listed as
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); 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; 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; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of
Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
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Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe (previously listed as Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); Ysleta
del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. An invitation to consult was
extended to the Colorado River Indian
Tribes of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
and Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1890s, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
Grand Gulch area of San Juan County,
UT. The human remains were excavated
during the Hyde Exploring Expedition,
which was sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in
New York City. In 1902, Professor F. W.
Putnam, Curator of Anthropology (then
of AMNH) and supervisor of the
Expedition, along with his former
associate, Dr. Alesˇ Hrdlicˇka (then of
AMNH and later of the United States
National Museum [Smithsonian Arts
and Industries Building]), gave the
human remains to Dr. Harris Hawthorne
Wilder, Professor of Zoology at Smith
College (1892–1928). On January 16,
1902, AMNH sent the human remains to
Smith College to become part of the
Wilder Collection. During the late
1970s, Smith College disbanded the
Wilder Collection and transferred some
of the human remains to the University
of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass),
including the individuals from Grand
Gulch. UMass accessioned some of
these human remains in 1986–1987;
others were never accessioned.
The human remains belong to an
adult male and an adult female. The
male’s approximate age was 45 and the
female’s approximate age was 60. Dr.
Wilder created a plastilina (also known
as plasticine) bust (146) and a cast made
from the bust. Dr. Wilder utilized the
cranium and post cranial elements of
the female to make the bust. The
cranium, neck, and shoulders were
never cataloged, and were reported to
have been encased in the bust. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Department
of Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
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individuals of Native American ancestry
based on provenance, provenience, and
preservation.
• 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 the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously
listed as Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as 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; 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 Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
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 Julie Woods,
Repatriation Coordinator, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, 215 Machmer
Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA
01003, telephone (413) 545–2702, email
woods@umass.edu, by September 21,
2020. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed.
The University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology,
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 21, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020–18230 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030662; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology, Amherst, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, 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 University of Massachusetts
Amherst. 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
University of Massachusetts Amherst at the address in this notice by
September 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Julie Woods, Repatriation Coordinator, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, 215 Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA
01003, telephone (413) 545-2702, 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.
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3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the
control of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA. The
human remains were removed from the Grand Gulch area of San Juan
County, UT.
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
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology,
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation,
Nevada and Utah; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Mescalero Apache Tribe
of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (previously
listed as Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation and the Northwestern
Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
(Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes
(previously listed as Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); 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;
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; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Skull Valley Band of Goshute
Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah); Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. An invitation to consult was extended to the Colorado River
Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1890s, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Grand Gulch area of San Juan County,
UT. The human remains were excavated during the Hyde Exploring
Expedition, which was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural
History (AMNH) in New York City. In 1902, Professor F. W. Putnam,
Curator of Anthropology (then of AMNH) and supervisor of the
Expedition, along with his former associate, Dr. Ale[scaron]
Hrdli[ccaron]ka (then of AMNH and later of the United States National
Museum [Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building]), gave the human
remains to Dr. Harris Hawthorne Wilder, Professor of Zoology at Smith
College (1892-1928). On January 16, 1902, AMNH sent the human remains
to Smith College to become part of the Wilder Collection. During the
late 1970s, Smith College disbanded the Wilder Collection and
transferred some of the human remains to the University of
Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), including the individuals from Grand
Gulch. UMass accessioned some of these human remains in 1986-1987;
others were never accessioned.
The human remains belong to an adult male and an adult female. The
male's approximate age was 45 and the female's approximate age was 60.
Dr. Wilder created a plastilina (also known as plasticine) bust (146)
and a cast made from the bust. Dr. Wilder utilized the cranium and post
cranial elements of the female to make the bust. The cranium, neck, and
shoulders were never cataloged, and were reported to have been encased
in the bust. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, have determined that:
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 based on provenance, provenience, and
preservation.
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 the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (previously listed as 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;
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 Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of
Texas); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
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 Julie
Woods, Repatriation Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
215 Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, telephone (413)
545-2702, email [email protected], by September 21, 2020. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 21, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-18230 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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