Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN, 17014 [2023-05731]
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University of California, Berkeley have
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 17 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 50 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Redding Rancheria,
California.
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, 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 human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after April 20, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program and the University of
California, Berkeley must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The San Francisco
State University NAGPRA Program and
the University of California, Berkeley 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 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA—NPS0035486;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture,
Knoxville, TN
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture
(UTK), has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
removed from Humphreys County, TN.
SUMMARY:
Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 20, 2023.
DATES:
Dr. Ozlem Kilic, Vice
Provost for Academic Affairs, University
of Tennessee, 527 Andy Holt Tower,
Knoxville, TN 37996–0152, telephone
(865) 974–2454, email vpaa@utk.edu
and okilic@utk.edu.
ADDRESSES:
This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of UTK. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by UTK.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
Sometime before 1943, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
40HS218, the Wafford (or, alternatively,
Watford/Wofford) Farm site, in
Humphreys County, TN, by an
unknown individual. These ancestral
human remains were included in the
George Barnes ‘‘collection’’ that was
purchased by UTK in 1949. Barnes and
his father had ‘‘excavated and
collected’’ from many sites throughout
the Tennessee River Valley during the
early 20th century. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice were
removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian
Tribes. The following information was
used to identify the aboriginal land: a
treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, UTK has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains described in
this notice were removed from the
aboriginal land of The Chickasaw
Nation.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for
disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, 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, or who
shows that the requestor is an aboriginal
land Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after April 20, 2023. If
competing requests for disposition are
received, UTK must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. UTK 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 10.9 and 10.11.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–05731 Filed 3–20–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA--NPS0035486; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee, McClung Museum
of Natural History & Culture (UTK), has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from
Humphreys County, TN.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ozlem Kilic, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs,
University of Tennessee, 527 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0152,
telephone (865) 974-2454, email [email protected] and [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of UTK.
The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by UTK.
Description
Sometime before 1943, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from 40HS218, the Wafford (or, alternatively,
Watford/Wofford) Farm site, in Humphreys County, TN, by an unknown
individual. These ancestral human remains were included in the George
Barnes ``collection'' that was purchased by UTK in 1949. Barnes and his
father had ``excavated and collected'' from many sites throughout the
Tennessee River Valley during the early 20th century. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following
information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, UTK has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after April 20, 2023. If competing requests
for disposition are received, UTK must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the
human remains are considered a single request and not competing
requests. UTK 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 10.9 and
10.11.
Dated: March 15, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-05731 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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