Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified Region, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Hollandale, MS, 66584-66585 [2021-25524]
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been at Florida State University since
that investigation. They belong to an
individual of unknown age and sex. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1966, human remains representing,
at minimum, 15 individuals were
removed from the Marsh Island Site
(8WA1), in Wakulla County, FL, by R.O.
Brock and brought to FSU. Based on
information provided by Brock in the
site report, a total of seven intrusive
burials were found that, together,
contained at least 15 individuals. These
intrusive burials were classified as
belonging to either the Weeden Island or
Fort Walton cultural phase. No known
individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are plain
ceramic sherds.
In 1966, human remains representing,
at minimum, four individuals were
removed from the Nichols Site (8WA3)
in Wakulla County, FL, by D. Phelps of
Florida State University. All the burials
at this site were superficial. The mound
has been completely destroyed, but
contextual information suggests it is a
Weeden island platform mound with
intrusive Fort Walton burials. No known
individuals were identified. The 14
associated funerary objects are stamped
and plain ceramic sherds.
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Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, Florida
State University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, Florida 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 20
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 17 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), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Geoffrey Thomas,
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, 60 North Woodward
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telephone (850) 644–8156, email
gpthomas@fsu.edu, by December 23,
2021. 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 Department of Anthropology,
Florida State University is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033016;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, South AtlanticGulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region, Yazoo National Wildlife
Refuge, Hollandale, MS
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, South Atlantic-Gulf &
Mississippi Basin Unified Region (FWS
Southeast Region), 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 the FWS Southeast Region. 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 the FWS Southeast Region
at the address in this notice by
December 23, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard S. Kanaski, Regional Historic
Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Southeast Region, 694
Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927,
telephone (912) 257–5434, email,
richard_kanaski@fws.gov.
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast
Region, Hardeeville, SC. The human
remains were removed from Washington
County, MS.
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 FWS
Southeast Region professional staff in
consultation with representatives of 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; 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’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1978, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Steele Bayou Site
(22WS582) in Washington County, MS,
during a phase I survey of the Yazoo
National Wildlife Refuge. David M.
Heisler, a former employee of the
University of Southern Mississippi,
conducted the survey under contract
with the FWS Southeast Region. The
collections from this survey are in
physical custody of the University of
Southern Mississippi. After a search of
the collections in May of 2021,
representatives from the University of
Southern Mississippi reported that the
human remains—one femur—are
currently missing. No known individual
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was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
has determined that this individual is
Native American through the
circumstance of acquisition, including
material culture from the site
representative of Late and Middle
Woodland periods. These circumstances
show that these human remains are
affiliated with indigenous people in
these areas of Mississippi. Present day
Indian Tribes affiliated with these
cultures include The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, South AtlanticGulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region 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 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 Richard
Kanaski, Regional Historic Preservation
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services,
Southeast Region, 694 Beech Hill Lane,
Hardeeville, SC 29927, telephone (912)
257–5434, email, richard_kanaski@
fws.gov, by December 23, 2021. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South
Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–25524 Filed 11–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033013;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Florida State University
(FSU) 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
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains, and funerary
objects should submit a written request
to the Department of Anthropology at
FSU. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Department of
Anthropology at FSU at the address in
this notice by December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Geoffrey Thomas, Florida State
University, Department of
Anthropology, 60 North Woodward
Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32306,
telephone (850) 644–8156, email
gpthomas@fsu.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
Florida State University, Department of
Anthropology, Tallahassee, FL. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Gadsden
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County, Okaloosa County, and Walton
County, FL.
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 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 Department of
Anthropology at FSU professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians
[previously known as the Poarch Band
of Creeks, and as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama]; Seminole
Tribe of Florida [previously listed as
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & Tampa
Reservations)]; The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and
the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, 16
individuals were removed from the
Scotland site (8GD94), in Gadsen
County, FL, by Calvin Jones. There is no
information regarding how or when the
human remains from this site came into
the possession or control of Florida
State University. The State of Florida
Master Site File indicates that Calvin
Jones conducted investigations at the
site during a salvage operation and that
the site has been linked to Weeden
Island, Swift Creek, and Ft. Walton
cultural phases based on unassociated
sherds found there. The human remains
are commingled and fragmentary.
Among them are both the single
designated burial (#542) of a probable
male 35–50 years old and the remains
of a possible female. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the 1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, 38
individuals were removed from Fort
Walton Mound (8OK6M), in Okaloosa
County, FL, by Charles Fairbanks while
he was associated with FSU. This site
has a long history of excavation,
including one carried out by C.B. Moore
in 1901. Although the site is listed as
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033016; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Hollandale, MS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf &
Mississippi Basin Unified Region (FWS Southeast Region), 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 the FWS Southeast Region. 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 the FWS
Southeast Region at the address in this notice by December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard S. Kanaski, Regional Historic
Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region,
694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927, telephone (912) 257-5434,
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Hardeeville, SC. The human remains
were removed from Washington County, MS.
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 FWS
Southeast Region professional staff in consultation with
representatives of 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;
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'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Steele Bayou Site (22WS582) in Washington County,
MS, during a phase I survey of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge.
David M. Heisler, a former employee of the University of Southern
Mississippi, conducted the survey under contract with the FWS Southeast
Region. The collections from this survey are in physical custody of the
University of Southern Mississippi. After a search of the collections
in May of 2021, representatives from the University of Southern
Mississippi reported that the human remains--one femur--are currently
missing. No known individual
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was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that this
individual is Native American through the circumstance of acquisition,
including material culture from the site representative of Late and
Middle Woodland periods. These circumstances show that these human
remains are affiliated with indigenous people in these areas of
Mississippi. Present day Indian Tribes affiliated with these cultures
include The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region 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 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 Richard
Kanaski, Regional Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services, Southeast Region, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927,
telephone (912) 257-5434, email, [email protected], by December
23, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified Region is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-25524 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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