Notice of Inventory Completion: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 33731-33732 [2021-13512]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Public Meeting, Northern
New Mexico Resource Advisory
Council, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
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Land Management’s (BLM) Northern
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Appalachian State University, Boone,
NC
AGENCY:
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Notice.
Appalachian State University
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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Appalachian State University.
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: 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 Appalachian State
University at the address in this notice
by July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Alice Wright, Associate Professor,
Appalachian State University,
Department of Anthropology, ASU Box
32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC
28608, telephone (828) 262–6384, email
wrightap2@appstate.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 under the control of
Appalachian State University, Boone,
NC. The human remains were removed
from an unknown location in
Mississippi.
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Appalachian State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and The Choctaw
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Nation of Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime before 1995, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from the State
of Mississippi. In the late 1990s, a
student at Appalachian State University
acquired the human remains through
his landlord and donated them to the
University. The landlord (now
deceased) stated that he ‘‘got it in
Mississippi.’’ No further information
about these human remains is available.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Appalachian
State University
Officials of Appalachian State
University 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.
• 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 Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas [previously listed as
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas];
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Quapaw Nation [previously
listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians];
The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and The Osage Nation
[previously listed as Osage Tribe]
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
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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 Dr. Alice
Wright, Associate Professor,
Appalachian State University,
Department of Anthropology, ASU Box
32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC
28608, telephone (828) 262–6384, email
wrightap2@appstate.edu, by July 26,
2021. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed.
Appalachian State University is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Oregon State University
NAGPRA Office, 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 sacred
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 Oregon
State University NAGPRA Office. 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.
DATES: 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 Oregon State University NAGPRA
Office at the address in this notice by
July 26, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dawn Marie Alapisco, Oregon State
University NAGPRA Office, 106 Gilkey
Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone
(541) 737–4075, email
dawnmarie.alapisco@oregonstate.edu.
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 Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR, that meet the
definition of sacred 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
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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
Items
Between 1978 and 2001, Dr. Roberta
Hall of the Oregon State University
Anthropology Department conducted
seven excavation seasons at Site
35CS043, which is in the City of
Bandon, Coos County, OR. Altogether,
five areas, designated A through E, were
excavated. The 30 sacred objects are 17
lots of worked lithics; 10 lots of worked
bone; one lot of mixed technologies; one
broken clay vessel; and one lot of photos
of the sacred objects.
Site 35CS043 has a very long
occupation history. Radiocarbon dating
samples sent to Beta Analytics by Dr.
Roberta Hall show occupation as early
as 2310–1660 BCE. This site was one of
three Coquille villages that made up the
Nasomah Complex. All three villages
were attacked by miners on January 28,
1854, during the Nasomah massacre; up
to 21 tribal individuals were reported
killed.
The Coos Bay Indians are the
ancestors of the present-day Coquille
Indian Tribe. They spoke Miluk, a
Penutian dialect, and the Coquille/
Tututni dialect of Athabaskan. The split
between Miluk (Lower Coquille) and
Athapaskan (Upper Coquille) is around
Randolph Island on the Coquille River.
The Coos Bay Indians (now known as
the Coquille Indian Tribe) claimed the
territory two miles south of the lower
Coquille River in a 1935 case before the
U.S. Court of Claims. After its Federal
recognition was terminated by an Act of
Congress in 1954 (finalized 1956), the
Coquille Indian Tribe was officially
restored to recognized status in 1989.
Through lengthy consultations with
the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
(THPO) for the Coquille Indian Tribe,
Oregon State University determined
that, based on material, form, and
function, the items listed in this notice
meet the definition of ‘‘sacred objects.’’
The blue schist stone objects originate
from ‘‘Grandmother Rock,’’ an
individual who, according to Coquille
oral tradition, was transmogrified into
stone. ‘‘Grandmother Rock,’’ also known
as Tupper Rock, was used to make the
Bandon jetty; pieces of her returned to
the Tribe are given sacred status. The
obsidian and CCS were obtained
through trade for ceremonial purposes,
as these materials are not local to the
Bandon area. All the worked bone was
of ceremonial quality and typologies.
The clay vessel was ceremonial in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032107; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Appalachian State University 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to Appalachian State University. 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: 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
Appalachian State University at the address in this notice by July 26,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Alice Wright, Associate Professor,
Appalachian State University, Department of Anthropology, ASU Box
32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC 28608, telephone (828) 262-6384,
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 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location in Mississippi.
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 Appalachian
State University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and The Choctaw
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Nation of Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime before 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from the State of Mississippi. In the late
1990s, a student at Appalachian State University acquired the human
remains through his landlord and donated them to the University. The
landlord (now deceased) stated that he ``got it in Mississippi.'' No
further information about these human remains is available. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Appalachian State University
Officials of Appalachian State University 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.
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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
[previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas]; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Quapaw Nation
[previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians]; The Chickasaw
Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
and The Osage Nation [previously listed as Osage Tribe] (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 Dr. Alice
Wright, Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, Department
of Anthropology, ASU Box 32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC 28608,
telephone (828) 262-6384, email [email protected], by July 26,
2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Appalachian State University is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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