Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL, 88642-88643 [2023-28184]
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Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
From Site 45–SK–37 in Skagit County,
WA, four individuals were removed
(previously identified as three
individuals).
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Determinations (as Amended)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037137;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: Western Washington
University, Department of
Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western
Washington University (WWU) has
amended a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2022. This notice
amends the minimum number of
individuals in a collection removed
from Skagit County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516
High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225,
telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@
wwu.edu.
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 WWU. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
amendments and determinations in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by
WWU.
SUMMARY:
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Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (87 FR 24196, April 22, 2022).
Repatriation of the items in the original
Notice of Inventory Completion has not
occurred. In 2023, elements that were
originally described as ‘‘unidentified’’
were reviewed by an osteologist. As a
result of this review, the minimum
number of individuals has increased
from three to four individuals.
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Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, WWU has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this amended notice represent the
physical remains of four individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains
described in this notice and the
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains 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 in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
WWU must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. WWU 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, 10.13,
and 10.14.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037131;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Alabama Department of Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Alabama Department of Archives and
History (ADAH) 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 Winston or
Blount County, AL.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA
Coordinator, the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100,
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery,
AL 36130, telephone (334) 353–4731,
email nagpra.adah@
archives.alabama.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 the Alabama
Department of Archives and History.
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 the Alabama
Department of Archives and History.
SUMMARY:
Description
Winston or Blount County, AL
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Winston or Blount County Cave by
members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. On October 8,
1913, the human remains were donated
to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4106). 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
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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
information, geographical information,
historical information, kinship, and
linguistics.
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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 Alabama Department
of Archives and History has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual 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; Cherokee Nation;
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains 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 in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Alabama Department of Archives
and History must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Alabama
Department of Archives and History is
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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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037122;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology (PMAE), Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, has completed an
inventory of associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe. The associated funerary
objects were removed from Sumner and
Williamson counties, TN.
SUMMARY:
Disposition of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after January 22, 2024.
DATES:
Patricia Capone, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.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 the PMAE. 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 the PMAE.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Description
The human remains associated with
the associated funerary objects were
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 21, 2018 (83 FR
65741–65743), September 15, 2022 (87
FR 56695–56696), and April 26, 2023
(88 FR 25426–25427) and transfer of
control has been completed. The present
notice reflects the identification of
additional associated funerary objects.
In 1878, associated funerary objects
were removed from the site of Gray’s
Farm (40Wm11) in Williamson County,
TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The one associated funerary
object is a shell spoon.
In 1878, associated funerary objects
were removed from the site of Noel
Cemetery, also known as Oscar Noel’s
Farm (40Dv3), in Davidson County, TN,
by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The one
associated funerary object is a stone
bead.
In 1882, associated funerary objects
were removed from the Brentwood
Library Site (40Wm210) also known as
Dr. Jarman’s Site, in Williamson County,
TN, by F.W. Putnam as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition. The one
associated funerary object is a pearl
bead.
In 1879, associated funerary objects
were removed from the RutherfordKizer site (40Su15) in Sumner, TN, by
Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The
two associated funerary objects are one
shell fragment and one shell bead.
Aboriginal Land
The 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 final judgment of the
Indian Claims Commission or the
United States Court of Claims and
treaties.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the PMAE has
determined that:
• The five objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037131; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives
and History, Montgomery, AL
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 Alabama Department of Archives and
History (ADAH) 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 Winston or Blount County,
AL.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA Coordinator, the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100, 624 Washington Avenue,
Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334) 353-4731, 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 the
Alabama Department of Archives and History. 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 the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Description
Winston or Blount County, AL
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Winston or Blount County Cave
by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. On October 8, 1913,
the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4106). 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
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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 information, geographical information, historical
information, kinship, and linguistics.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Alabama Department of Archives and History has
determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual 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; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole
Tribe of Florida; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after January 22, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Alabama Department of Archives and
History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The Alabama
Department of Archives and History 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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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