Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC, 75652-75653 [2022-26801]
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objects from a Native American grave at
the Van Etten site near Port Jervis, in
Orange County, NY, during excavations
conducted for the NYSM. The
unassociated funerary objects are one
brass lion sejant spoon and one bronze
bell. Archeological evidence indicates
the burials from the Van Etten site date
to the first half of the 18th century,
when the area was known as traditional
Munsee or Lenape territory.
Between 1957 and 1972, James R.
Burggraf removed two unassociated
funerary objects from a Native American
grave at the Hurley site in Hurley, Ulster
County, NY. The objects were donated
to the NYSM in 1994 as part of a larger
collection. The unassociated funerary
objects are one bannerstone and one
projectile point. Archeological evidence
indicates the Hurley site was occupied
repeatedly from the Late Archaic to Late
Woodland periods, with a primary
occupation during the Late Woodland
period.
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
who shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 9, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the NYSM must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The NYSM is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribe identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and
10.14.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological and
geographical.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the NYSM has
determined that:
• The four 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items and
the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant,
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology, Raleigh, NC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The North Carolina Office of
State Archaeology, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of an object
of cultural patrimony. 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
North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology. 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
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claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Office of
State Archaeology at the address in this
notice by January 9, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily McDowell, North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane
Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone
(919) 715–5599, email emily.mcdowell@
ncdcr.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
North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology, Raleigh, NC, that meet the
definition of an object of cultural
patrimony 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
In 2009, a single, intentional domestic
dog burial was removed from 31MA77,
the Iotla site, in Macon County, NC,
during archeological data recovery
conducted by TRC Environmental
Corporation. These excavations were
conducted on behalf of the Macon
County Airport Authority to mitigate
adverse effects to the site by a planned
runway expansion, in consultation with
the Federal Aviation Authority as part
of the review process under 54 U.S.C.
306108 (also known as Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act).
In May of 2021, representatives from
the Cherokee Tribes expressed interest
in repatriation of the dog burial. In
October of 2021, the burial remains
were transferred to the North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology Research
Center, whereupon Research Center staff
began collecting information and
conducting consultation on this item.
The object of cultural patrimony is a
single, adult male domestic dog burial.
The skeleton was well preserved and
mostly complete. The dog burial is
associated with the Late Qualla Historic
Cherokee occupation at the Iotla site.
Given the importance of dogs in
Cherokee culture and the intention with
which these remains were placed in the
ground, this dog was of importance to
the community that buried him.
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Determinations Made by the North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology
Officials of the North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the one cultural item described above
has ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the object of cultural patrimony
and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (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 claim this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Emily McDowell, North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane
Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone
(919) 715–5599, email emily.mcdowell@
ncdcr.gov, by January 9, 2023. After that
date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the
object of cultural patrimony to The
Tribes may proceed.
The North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology,
Raleigh, NC
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The North Carolina Office of
State Archaeology has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations and has determined that
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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 North Carolina Office of
State Archaeology. 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 North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology at the address in
this notice by January 9, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily McDowell, Office of State
Archaeology, 215 West Lane Street,
Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone (919)
715–5599, email emily.mcdowell@
ncdcr.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 North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology, Raleigh, NC. The human
remains were removed from the Iotla
site (31MA77) in Macon County, NC.
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 North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 2009, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals were
removed from 31MA77, the Iotla site, in
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Macon County, NC. These human
remains were removed during
excavations conducted by TRC
Environmental Corporation on behalf of
the Macon County Airport Authority
pursuant to 54 U.S.C. 306108 (also
known as Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act), prior to a
runway expansion project.
In February of 2009, TRC
Environmental Corporation conducted
archeological data recovery excavations
for the airport runway expansion and
improvements project. During those
excavations, 97 probable human burials
were identified and avoided. Five
human cremations (Features 6010, 8286,
8971, 10860 [probable], and 11213)
believed by TRC to be non-burial, burnt
faunal features were removed during
these excavations. In 2012, during
analysis of the faunal assemblage, the
analyst identified these burned features
as human cremations, at which point
TRC contacted the State Archaeologist
and the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer for guidance. The State
Archaeologist, in turn, notified the
Executive Director of the Commission of
Indian Affairs of the discovery. Not
until January of 2020 were the human
remains received by the North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology pursuant to
North Carolina General Statute 70
Article 3, the Unmarked Human Burial
and Human Skeletal Remains Protection
Act. Upon receiving the human remains,
staff from the North Carolina Office of
State Archaeology Research Center,
began collecting information on the
human remains and consulting on them.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Data recovery at 31MA77, the Iotla
site, provided archeological evidence of
a long occupation extending from the
Early Archaic period to the Late Qualla
phase Historic Cherokee. Based on
archeological information, these
cremations are associated with the
Middle Woodland, Connestee phase
village. It is well known that the
Cherokee occupied this area long before
European contact, and the Late Qualla
phase Historic Cherokee component of
the site supports this affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Office of
State Archaeology
Officials of the North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology has determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034979; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony. 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 North Carolina
Office of State Archaeology. 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 Office of State Archaeology
at the address in this notice by January 9, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily McDowell, North Carolina Office
of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27616,
telephone (919) 715-5599, 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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the
control of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC,
that meet the definition of an object of cultural patrimony 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
In 2009, a single, intentional domestic dog burial was removed from
31MA77, the Iotla site, in Macon County, NC, during archeological data
recovery conducted by TRC Environmental Corporation. These excavations
were conducted on behalf of the Macon County Airport Authority to
mitigate adverse effects to the site by a planned runway expansion, in
consultation with the Federal Aviation Authority as part of the review
process under 54 U.S.C. 306108 (also known as Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act).
In May of 2021, representatives from the Cherokee Tribes expressed
interest in repatriation of the dog burial. In October of 2021, the
burial remains were transferred to the North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology Research Center, whereupon Research Center staff began
collecting information and conducting consultation on this item.
The object of cultural patrimony is a single, adult male domestic
dog burial. The skeleton was well preserved and mostly complete. The
dog burial is associated with the Late Qualla Historic Cherokee
occupation at the Iotla site. Given the importance of dogs in Cherokee
culture and the intention with which these remains were placed in the
ground, this dog was of importance to the community that buried him.
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Determinations Made by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
Officials of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the object
of cultural patrimony and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(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 claim
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in
support of the claim to Emily McDowell, North Carolina Office of State
Archaeology, 215 West Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone (919)
715-5599, email [email protected], by January 9, 2023. After
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of
control of the object of cultural patrimony to The Tribes may proceed.
The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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