Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS, 18578 [2023-06475]
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2015, the human remains were
transferred to MDAH from the C.H.
Nash Museum. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035559;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Mississippi Department of Archives
and History, Jackson, MS
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Mississippi Department of Archives and
History (MDAH) has completed an
inventory of human remains and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains were removed from Desoto
County, MS.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Jessica Walzer, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Museum
Division, 222 North Street, P.O. Box
571, Jackson, MS 39205, telephone (601)
359–6851, email jwalzer@mdah.ms.gov.
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 MDAH. 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 MDAH.
SUMMARY:
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Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Desoto County, MS.
These human remains were removed
from Cheatham (22DS514) and an
unknown site whose location was given
as ‘‘River Bank at Walls, Mags lot 60.’’
In 2015, the human remains were
transferred to MDAH from the C.H.
Nash Museum. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Desoto County, MS. These human
remains were removed from an
unknown site identified by a label
reading ‘‘516/2x2, M12’’ and possibly
denoting the Irby site (22DS516). In
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Cultural Affiliation
The human remains 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,
biological, and geographical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, MDAH has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• 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 Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe 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; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage
Nation; and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe.
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 28, 2023. If competing
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requests for repatriation are received,
MDAH 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. MDAH is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes 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 22, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–06475 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035567;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from the states of
Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
April 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Meg Cook, Tennessee
Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill
Drive, WT11C, Knoxville, TN 37902–
1401, telephone (865) 253–1265, email
tvatribal@tva.gov.
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 TVA. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035559; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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 Mississippi Department of Archives and
History (MDAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were removed from Desoto County, MS.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Jessica Walzer, NAGPRA Coordinator, Mississippi Department
of Archives and History, Museum Division, 222 North Street, P.O. Box
571, Jackson, MS 39205, telephone (601) 359-6851, email
[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 MDAH.
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 MDAH.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Desoto County, MS. These human remains were removed from
Cheatham (22DS514) and an unknown site whose location was given as
``River Bank at Walls, Mags lot 60.'' In 2015, the human remains were
transferred to MDAH from the C.H. Nash Museum. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Desoto County, MS. These human remains were removed from an
unknown site identified by a label reading ``516/2x2, M12'' and
possibly denoting the Irby site (22DS516). In 2015, the human remains
were transferred to MDAH from the C.H. Nash Museum. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains 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, biological,
and geographical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, MDAH has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe 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;
The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation; and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
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 28, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, MDAH 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. MDAH is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
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 22, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-06475 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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