Notice of Inventory Completion: Geneva Historical Society, Geneva, NY, 7407-7408 [2021-01897]
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A preliminary inventory was
completed by Dr. Johnson in 2013.
Bioarcheologist Dr. Jess Beck conducted
a detailed analysis of the human
remains for Vassar College in 2020 and
identified the minimum number of
individuals. The individuals include
eight adults and three subadults of
unknown sex. No individuals have been
identified. Although Unangan Aleut
burials are often associated with a small
number of utilitarian objects such as
wedges and knives, as the human
remains came from eroded contexts, no
associated funerary objects have been
identified.
Radiocarbon dates from charcoal
samples found at XSI–007 indicate that
the site was occupied shortly before
2000 years ago. The Chernabura Island
human remains are more likely than not
Native American, and they are most
closely affiliated with the modern Aleut
people.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Alaska Region
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Alaska Region have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 11
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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 Agdaagux Tribe of King
Cove; Native Village of Belkofski; Native
Village of Unga; Pauloff Harbor Village;
and the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of
Sand Point (previously listed as Qagan
Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point Village)
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Indian 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 Jeremy M.
Karchut, Regional Historic Preservation
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Alaska Region, 1011 East Tudor Road,
MS–235, Anchorage, AK 99503,
telephone (907) 786–3399, email
Jeremy_Karchut@fws.gov, by March 1,
2021. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Indian Tribes may proceed.
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The U.S. Department of Interior, Fish
and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Entities and The Indian Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031388;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Geneva Historical Society, Geneva, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Geneva Historical Society
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 Geneva
Historical Society. 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 Geneva Historical
Society at the address in this notice by
March 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Kerry Lippincott, Geneva
Historical Society, 543 South Main
Street, Geneva, NY 14456, telephone
(315) 789–5151, email director@
genevahistoricalsociety.com.
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 Geneva Historical Society, Geneva,
NY. The human remains were removed
SUMMARY:
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from the Reed Farm, Ontario County,
NY.
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 Geneva
Historical Society professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as Seneca Nation of New York).
History and Description of the Remains
In the spring of 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Reed
Farm in Ontario County, NY. Two boys,
James and Thomas Reed, discovered the
human remains in a sand mound eight
miles south of Geneva, NY, along
Seneca Lake. They found the remains of
one individual, possibly female, buried
in a seated position with crossed arms
and crossed legs, and facing east. In May
1969, the Reed family placed the human
remains on loan with the Geneva
Historical Society, and since 1995, the
human remains have been under the
Society’s control. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects were present.
A written description of the burial at
the time of discovery stated that no
artifacts were discovered with the
human remains. In 1995, Peter Jemison,
NAGPRA coordinator for the Seneca
Nation of Indians, opined that the
human remains were of pre-historic
date, as a Haudenosaunee burial would
have included a beaded necklace. Along
the eastern shore of Seneca Lake
seasonal settlements established for
fishing marked the periphery of Seneca
Nation territory. A few miles to the west
of these settlements, archeological
evidence exists for the associated
Seneca towns. Based on the totality of
the information, the Geneva Historical
Society has determined that the human
remains listed in this notice are
ancestral to the Seneca people.
Determinations Made by the Geneva
Historical Society
Officials of the Geneva Historical
Society have determined that:
• 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.
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• 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 Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as Seneca
Nation of New York).
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 Kerry
Lippincott, Geneva Historical Society,
543 South Main Street, Geneva, NY
14456, telephone (315) 789–5151, email
director@genevahistoricalsociety.com,
by March 1, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as Seneca
Nation of New York) may proceed.
The Geneva Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–01897 Filed 1–27–21; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031390;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA), in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
TVA. If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
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On June 25, 1937, 47 cultural items
were removed from burial 15 at 1MS32,
the McKee Island site, in Marshall
County, AL. The McKee Island site 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 (WPA). Details
regarding these excavations 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.
TVA acquired the site on November 12,
1936. The 47 unassociated funerary
objects are sherds of a Mississippi Plain
vessel.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of the Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 47 cultural items described above
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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), these
items are culturally affiliated with the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
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SUMMARY:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Site 1MS32 was a midden-rich village
that extended 800 feet along a ridge of
the now-inundated McKee Island.
Although there are no radiocarbon dates
from this site, ceramics recovered from
1MS32 indicate occupations during the
Colbert (300 B.C.–A.D. 100), Flint River
(A.D. 500–1000), and Crow Creek (A.D.
1500–1650) phases. Burial 15 is from
the Mississippian Crow Creek phase.
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 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 Koasati/
Kaskinampo and Muscogee (Creek)
descendants indicate that this portion of
the Tennessee River valley was their
tribal homeland. Oral tradition also
indicates that by the middle 1700s, the
Koasati/Kaskinampo were leaving the
Tennessee River valley and moving
south.
Based on the totality of the evidence,
TVA has determined that the items from
the Mississippian burials at 1MS32 are
culturally affiliated with descendants of
the 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.
Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian 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
the TVA at the address in this notice by
March 1, 2021.
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.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN, that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects 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.
DATES:
A detailed assessment of the
unassociated funerary objects was made
by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw
Nation; and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031388; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Geneva Historical Society,
Geneva, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Geneva Historical Society 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 Geneva
Historical Society. 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
Geneva Historical Society at the address in this notice by March 1,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Kerry Lippincott, Geneva Historical Society, 543 South Main
Street, Geneva, NY 14456, telephone (315) 789-5151, 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 Geneva Historical Society, Geneva, NY. The human
remains were removed from the Reed Farm, Ontario County, NY.
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 Geneva
Historical Society professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York).
History and Description of the Remains
In the spring of 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Reed Farm in Ontario County, NY. Two boys,
James and Thomas Reed, discovered the human remains in a sand mound
eight miles south of Geneva, NY, along Seneca Lake. They found the
remains of one individual, possibly female, buried in a seated position
with crossed arms and crossed legs, and facing east. In May 1969, the
Reed family placed the human remains on loan with the Geneva Historical
Society, and since 1995, the human remains have been under the
Society's control. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects were present.
A written description of the burial at the time of discovery stated
that no artifacts were discovered with the human remains. In 1995,
Peter Jemison, NAGPRA coordinator for the Seneca Nation of Indians,
opined that the human remains were of pre-historic date, as a
Haudenosaunee burial would have included a beaded necklace. Along the
eastern shore of Seneca Lake seasonal settlements established for
fishing marked the periphery of Seneca Nation territory. A few miles to
the west of these settlements, archeological evidence exists for the
associated Seneca towns. Based on the totality of the information, the
Geneva Historical Society has determined that the human remains listed
in this notice are ancestral to the Seneca people.
Determinations Made by the Geneva Historical Society
Officials of the Geneva Historical Society have determined that:
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.
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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 Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as Seneca Nation of New York).
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 Kerry
Lippincott, Geneva Historical Society, 543 South Main Street, Geneva,
NY 14456, telephone (315) 789-5151, email
[email protected], by March 1, 2021. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York) may proceed.
The Geneva Historical Society is responsible for notifying the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as Seneca Nation of New
York) that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-01897 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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