Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 55478-55479 [2020-19696]
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cultural item listed in this notice meets
the definition of a sacred object. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
should submit a written request to the
Museum of Riverside. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural item 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
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Museum of
Riverside at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D.,
Museum Director, Museum of Riverside,
3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside,
CA 92501, telephone (951) 826–5792,
email rpeterson@riversideca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate a
cultural item under the control of the
Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA,
that meets the definition of sacred object
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
On an unknown date, one sacred item
was removed from the traditional land
of the Dieguen˜o/Kumeyaay in San Diego
County, CA. A letter dated May 5, 1952,
documents the donor’s bequest of the
sacred object to the Museum. The one
sacred object is a ca. 1900 basketry
feathered shaman’s hat. The cultural
affiliation and identity of the cultural
item were determined in consultation
with Clint Linton, a member of the Iipay
Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band
of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation) and
Kumeyaay Tribal NAGPRA
representative. The Museum also sent
letters pertaining to this sacred object to
the leader for each of the 13 federally
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recognized Kumeyaay Tribes (Campo
Band of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
the Campo Indian Reservation, Capitan
Grande Band of Dieguen˜o Mission
Indians of California: Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, Inaja Band
of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
California, Jamul Indian Village of
California, La Posta Band of Dieguen˜o
Mission Indians, Lipay Nation of Santa
Ysabel, Manzanita Band of Dieguen˜o
Mission Indians, Mesa Grande Band of
Dieguen˜o Mission Indians, San Pasqual
Band of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
California, Sycuan Band of the
Kumeyaay Nation, and Viejas Band of
Kumeyaay Indians).
Determinations Made by the Museum of
Riverside
Officials of the Museum of Riverside
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and the
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, California; Capitan Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
California (Barona Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Barona Reservation, California; Viejas
(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande
Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California;
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation); Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja
and Cosmit Reservation, California;
Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
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organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D, Museum
Director, Museum of Riverside, 3580
Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA
92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, email
rpeterson@riversideca.gov, by October 8,
2020. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of ownership of the sacred object to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Museum of Riverside is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: August 10, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030727;
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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 an associated funerary
object, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes, and has
determined that a cultural affiliation
between the associated funerary object
and present-day Indian Tribes can
reasonably be traced. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of this associated funerary object should
submit a written request to the TVA. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the associated
funerary object to the Indian Tribes
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the TVA at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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.
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 associated funerary objects under the
control of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, Knoxville, TN. The
associated funerary object was removed
from an archeological site in Jackson
County, AL.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the funerary
object was made by TVA professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta
Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the
Associated Funerary Object
The site listed in this notice—1JA180,
the Rudder site, in Jackson County,
AL—was excavated as part of TVA’s
Guntersville Reservoir project by the
Alabama Museum of Natural History
(AMNH) at the University of Alabama,
using labor and funds provided by the
Works Progress Administration. Details
regarding the excavation of this site may
be found in ‘‘An Archaeological Survey
of Guntersville Basin on the Tennessee
River in Northern Alabama,’’ by
William S. Webb and Charles G. Wilder.
Human remains and other associated
funerary objects from site 1JA180 were
listed in a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register on January 14, 2014 (79 FR
2877–2878, January 14, 2014). The
cultural items listed in that notice have
been transferred to The Muscogee
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(Creek) Nation. Recently, an additional
associated funerary object from this site
was discovered during the improvement
of the curation of TVA’s archeological
collection at AMNH.
On March 30, 1939, burial unit 8 was
excavated at 1JA180, the Rudder site, in
Jackson County, AL, following TVA’s
purchase of the site on November 22,
1937. Site 1JA180 was composed of a
truncated trapezoidal mound showing
multiple construction periods and a
smaller mound containing most of the
burial units. The culturally affiliated
NAGPRA cultural items from site
1JA180 are from the Henry Island phase
of the Mississippian period. The one
associated funerary object is a shell
bead.
Spanish and French explorers of the
16th and 17th centuries indicated the
presence of chiefdom-level tribal
entities in the southeastern United
States, and TVA has determined that the
Coosa paramount chiefdom noted in
historical chronicles is most likely
related to Henry Island phase sites in
this part of the Guntersville Reservoir.
Tribal groups or towns that are
constituents of The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation claim descent from the Coosa
chiefdom. Consequently, based on
historical and oral traditional
information, the preponderance of the
evidence indicates that in this part of
the Guntersville Reservoir area, Henry
Island phase sites are most likely
culturally associated with groups now
part of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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 one associated funerary object
described in this notice is 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 associated funerary object
listed in this notice and The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
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 this associated funerary object
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
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tomaher@tva.gov, by October 8, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the associated funerary
object to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
may proceed.
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.
[FR Doc. 2020–19696 Filed 9–4–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030726;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 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 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 associated funerary objects
should submit a written request to the
TVA. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the TVA at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: 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.
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030727; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of an associated funerary object, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes, and has determined that a cultural
affiliation between the associated funerary object and present-day
Indian Tribes can reasonably be traced. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe not identified in this notice that
wish to request transfer of control of this associated funerary object
should submit a written request to the TVA. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary object to
the Indian Tribes stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
this associated funerary object should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to the TVA at the address in this
notice by October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-
7458, email [email protected].
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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 associated funerary
objects under the control of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN. The associated funerary object was removed from an archeological
site in Jackson County, AL.
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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the funerary object was made by TVA
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Associated Funerary Object
The site listed in this notice--1JA180, the Rudder site, in Jackson
County, AL--was excavated as part of TVA's Guntersville Reservoir
project by the Alabama Museum of Natural History (AMNH) at the
University of Alabama, using labor and funds provided by the Works
Progress Administration. Details regarding the excavation of this site
may be found in ``An Archaeological Survey of Guntersville Basin on the
Tennessee River in Northern Alabama,'' by William S. Webb and Charles
G. Wilder.
Human remains and other associated funerary objects from site
1JA180 were listed in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on January 14, 2014 (79 FR 2877-2878, January 14,
2014). The cultural items listed in that notice have been transferred
to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Recently, an additional associated
funerary object from this site was discovered during the improvement of
the curation of TVA's archeological collection at AMNH.
On March 30, 1939, burial unit 8 was excavated at 1JA180, the
Rudder site, in Jackson County, AL, following TVA's purchase of the
site on November 22, 1937. Site 1JA180 was composed of a truncated
trapezoidal mound showing multiple construction periods and a smaller
mound containing most of the burial units. The culturally affiliated
NAGPRA cultural items from site 1JA180 are from the Henry Island phase
of the Mississippian period. The one associated funerary object is a
shell bead.
Spanish and French explorers of the 16th and 17th centuries
indicated the presence of chiefdom-level tribal entities in the
southeastern United States, and TVA has determined that the Coosa
paramount chiefdom noted in historical chronicles is most likely
related to Henry Island phase sites in this part of the Guntersville
Reservoir. Tribal groups or towns that are constituents of The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation claim descent from the Coosa chiefdom. Consequently,
based on historical and oral traditional information, the preponderance
of the evidence indicates that in this part of the Guntersville
Reservoir area, Henry Island phase sites are most likely culturally
associated with groups now part of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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 one associated
funerary object described in this notice is 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
associated funerary object listed in this notice and The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
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
this associated funerary object 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 [email protected], by October
8, 2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the associated funerary object to The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed.
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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