Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 18578-18580 [2023-06479]
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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]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
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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determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by TVA.
Description
The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
are under the control of TVA, and in the
physical custody of TVA and its partner
repositories, which include but are not
limited to the University of Alabama,
the University of Kentucky, Mississippi
State University, Southern Illinois
University, and the University of
Tennessee.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 722 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the
state of Alabama from Colbert, Franklin,
Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence,
Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and
Morgan Counties. The 522 lots of
associated funerary objects include
lithics, ceramics, personal adornments
(hair pins, beads), copper, canine
burials, and shell.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, eight individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the
state of Kentucky from Livingston,
Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg
Counties. The two lots of associated
funerary objects includes faunal
remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 3,676 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the
eastern half of Tennessee from
Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount,
Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter,
Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee,
Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress,
Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy,
Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox,
Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Marion,
Marshall, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe,
Moore, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk,
Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Rutherford, Scott,
Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan,
Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren,
Warren, Washington, White, and Wilson
Counties. The 739 lots of associated
funerary objects include lithics,
ceramics, minerals, botanical remains,
shell, and personal adornments (beads
and gorgets).
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 465 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the
western half of Tennessee from Benton,
Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett,
Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer,
Fayette, Gibson, Giles, Hardeman,
Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry,
Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lake,
Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Madison,
Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Obion,
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Perry, Robertson, Shelby, Stewart,
Sumner, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley, and
Williamson Counties. The 126 lots of
associated funerary objects include
canine remains, lithics, ceramics, and
bone tools.
Cultural Affiliation
Cultural affiliation is defined by state
or by region in the determinations
section of this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
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. Geographical and other
relevant information were used to
reasonably trace the relationship.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Tennessee Valley
Authority has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 4,871 individuals of Native
American ancestry, at minimum.
• The 1,389 lots of 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 as removed from the state of
Alabama and the Absentee Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas; Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw
Nation; The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• 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 as removed from the state of
Kentucky and the Absentee Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee
Nation; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
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Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Osage Nation;
and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• 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 as removed from the eastern
half of Tennessee and the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw
Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Shawnee
Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• 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 as removed from the western
half of Tennessee and the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas;
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw
Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Osage Nation; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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,
TVA must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
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repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. TVA is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations 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. 2023–06479 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035558;
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
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 Clay, Prentiss,
Yalobusha, and Quitman Counties, MS.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
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
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the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by MDAH.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, six individuals were
removed from Clay County, MS. In
2014, human remains were excavated
from Dexter Site I (22CL000) during a
survey by Mississippi Fish and Wildlife
survey and in 2016, they were
transferred to MDAH. In 1979, human
remains were removed from
Chuquatonchee #2 (22CL598) during a
survey by MDAH. No known
individuals were identified. The 11
associated funerary objects are two lots
of lithics, two lots of faunal remains,
two lots of shell, one lot of ceramics,
one lot of petrified wood, one lot of
worked bones, one lot of metal, and one
lot of bricks.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Prentiss County, MS. In
1970, the human remains were from
Shell (22PS502) during a survey by
MDAH. No known individuals were
identified. The two associated funerary
objects are one lot of lithics and one lot
of ceramics.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Yalobusha County, MS. At an
unknown date, C. Spearman removed
these human remains from an unknown
site whose location was given as
‘‘Yalobusha and Skuna Rivers.’’ No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
One associated funerary object was
removed from the Blue Lake (22QU531)
site in Quitman County, MS. Following
the transfer of control of human remains
and associated funerary objects listed in
a Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register on
July 14, 2022, an additional funerary
object was found. The associated
funerary object is one lot of worked
bones.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects 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.
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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 nine individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 14 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 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
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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
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 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
[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 TVA.
The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on the
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determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by TVA.
Description
The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this
notice are under the control of TVA, and in the physical custody of TVA
and its partner repositories, which include but are not limited to the
University of Alabama, the University of Kentucky, Mississippi State
University, Southern Illinois University, and the University of
Tennessee.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 722 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the state of Alabama from Colbert,
Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall,
and Morgan Counties. The 522 lots of associated funerary objects
include lithics, ceramics, personal adornments (hair pins, beads),
copper, canine burials, and shell.
Human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the state of Kentucky from
Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg Counties. The two lots
of associated funerary objects includes faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 3,676 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the eastern half of Tennessee from
Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter,
Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress,
Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock,
Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon,
Marion, Marshall, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Overton,
Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie,
Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren,
Washington, White, and Wilson Counties. The 739 lots of associated
funerary objects include lithics, ceramics, minerals, botanical
remains, shell, and personal adornments (beads and gorgets).
Human remains representing, at minimum, 465 individuals were
removed as a result of TVA action in the western half of Tennessee from
Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur,
Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood,
Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale,
Lawrence, Lewis, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Obion, Perry,
Robertson, Shelby, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley, and
Williamson Counties. The 126 lots of associated funerary objects
include canine remains, lithics, ceramics, and bone tools.
Cultural Affiliation
Cultural affiliation is defined by state or by region in the
determinations section of this notice. The human remains and associated
funerary objects 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. Geographical and other relevant
information were used to reasonably trace the relationship.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Tennessee Valley Authority has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 4,871 individuals of Native American ancestry, at
minimum.
The 1,389 lots of 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 as removed from the state of Alabama
and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-
Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch
Band of Creek Indians; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 as removed from the state of Kentucky
and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Quapaw
Nation; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Osage Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 as removed from the eastern half of
Tennessee and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Shawnee
Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 as removed from the western half of
Tennessee and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Osage Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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, TVA must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
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repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. TVA is responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
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. 2023-06479 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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