Notice of Inventory Completion: Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 68361-68362 [2020-23828]
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Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Omaha
Tribe of Nebraska; Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
(previously listed as Prairie Band of
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quapaw
Nation (previously listed as The
Quapaw Tribe of Indians); Quechan
Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac &
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York); SenecaCayuga Nation (previously listed as
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma);
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; The Osage Nation
(previously listed as Osage Tribe);
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota; Tuscarora Nation; United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma; and the Wyandotte Nation
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Invited
Tribes’’) were invited to consult but did
not participate.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1938 or 1939, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
vicinity of Strawtown in Hamilton
County, IN. They were excavated by
Cloe Morris. In 1987, these human
remains (denoted accession 87.49) were
donated to the Ball State University
Department of Anthropology via James
Hixon. The human remains consist of
the partial crania of a 25-year-old adult
male and a 9–10-year-old juvenile of
unknown sex. No known individuals
were identified. The 97 associated
funerary objects are one antler beam, 79
miscellaneous animal bone fragments,
five mussel shells, eight pieces of chert
debitage, three pottery sherds, and one
ash sample.
In 1985, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the vicinity of
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Middletown in Henry County, IN. These
individuals were recovered during a
salvage effort, after the human remains
were exposed and disturbed during
earth moving activities on private land.
These human remains were recovered
from a burial pit. (Two additional burial
pits lacking coffins and grave markers
were reported on the site form.) While
no artifacts were recovered to provide a
date range, both the nature of the site
and the morphology of the burial pits
indicate a likely pre-Colonial period
Native American occupation (the
investigators, Sharon Fields and Donald
Cochran, suspected a Late Archaic or
Late Woodland date). Since their
excavation, the human remains have
been curated at the Ball State
University, Department of Anthropology
under accession 12–Hn–349. The
human remains consist of comingled
cranial and post-cranial fragments of a
29–45-year-old adult female and a 29–
45-year-old adult of unknown sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Ball State
University, Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the Ball State University,
Department of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
association with prehistoric artifacts
and animal bone, the nature of the site
(12–Hn–349 is suspected Late Archaic
or Late Woodland) where they were
discovered, and the absence of historic
Euroamerican artifacts and modern
dental or surgical modifications to the
human remains.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 97 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects 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
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
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Tribe of Indians; and the Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Kevin C. Nolan, Ball State
University, Department of
Anthropology, 2000 University Avenue,
Muncie, IN 47306, telephone (765) 285–
5325, email kcnolan@bsu.edu, by
November 27, 2020. 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 Ball State University, Department
of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Laboratory of Anthropology at the
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Champaign, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Laboratory of
Anthropology at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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
SUMMARY:
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that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign NAGPRA Office. 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 the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign NAGPRA Office at
the address in this notice by November
27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Krystiana Krupa, NAGPRA
Program Officer, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 412 Swanlund
Administration Building, 601 E John
Street, MC–304, Champaign, IL 61820,
telephone (217) 244–2587, email
klkrupa@illinois.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
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Laboratory of Anthropology at the
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Champaign, IL. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Nickajack Cave,
Marion 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
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 the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Cherokee Nation; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
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Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Nickajack Cave in Marion County, TN.
According to an accession card
(Nickajack Cave A4782) dated
November 1979, the Nickajack Cave
materials were found by L.S. Ashley a
few hundred yards from the cave
entrance, on the margin of a creek
flowing through Nickajack Cave, and
comprised a collection of Virginia deer
leg bones. In 2018, Laboratory of
Anthropology staff located and
identified a single human right
humerus, likely from an adult of
unknown sex, and two deer long bones
associated with Nickajack Cave A4782.
No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
two deer long bones.
Determinations Made by the Laboratory
of Anthropology at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Officials of the Laboratory of
Anthropology at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological evidence and collection
history.
• 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(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. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• The 1817 Treaty with the Cherokee
(Land Cessions 84) and the 1819 Treaty
with the Cherokee (Land Cessions 101
and 102) indicate that the land from
which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
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the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Krystiana Krupa, NAGPRA
Program Officer, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 412 Swanlund
Administration Building, 601 E John
Street, MC–304, Champaign, IL 61820,
telephone (217) 244–2587, email
klkrupa@illinois.edu, by November 27,
2020. 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 Laboratory of Anthropology at the
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
California Department of
Transportation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), assisted by
the Fowler Museum at the University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the
San Luis Obispo County Archaeological
Society Research and Collections
Facility (SLOCAS), 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 a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
SUMMARY:
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Laboratory of Anthropology at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign 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
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that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and
associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NAGPRA Office. 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 the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign NAGPRA
Office at the address in this notice by November 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Krystiana Krupa, NAGPRA Program Officer, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 412 Swanlund Administration Building, 601
E John Street, MC-304, Champaign, IL 61820, telephone (217) 244-2587,
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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Laboratory of
Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Champaign, IL. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Nickajack Cave, Marion 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
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 the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Nickajack Cave in Marion County, TN.
According to an accession card (Nickajack Cave A4782) dated November
1979, the Nickajack Cave materials were found by L.S. Ashley a few
hundred yards from the cave entrance, on the margin of a creek flowing
through Nickajack Cave, and comprised a collection of Virginia deer leg
bones. In 2018, Laboratory of Anthropology staff located and identified
a single human right humerus, likely from an adult of unknown sex, and
two deer long bones associated with Nickajack Cave A4782. No known
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are
two deer long bones.
Determinations Made by the Laboratory of Anthropology at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Officials of the Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological evidence and
collection history.
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(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. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
The 1817 Treaty with the Cherokee (Land Cessions 84) and
the 1819 Treaty with the Cherokee (Land Cessions 101 and 102) indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Krystiana
Krupa, NAGPRA Program Officer, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, 412 Swanlund Administration Building, 601 E John Street, MC-
304, Champaign, IL 61820, telephone (217) 244-2587, email
[email protected], by November 27, 2020. 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 Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-23828 Filed 10-27-20; 8:45 am]
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