Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL, 391-392 [2023-28915]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 391-392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28915]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037159; 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 
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 Dallas 
County, Montgomery County, Elmore County, and Russell County, AL.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 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

Dallas County, AL

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Durant Bend site by members of the 
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human 
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 
4107). No associated funerary objects are present.

Montgomery County, AL

    On October 24, 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the 30 Acre Field site by members of the 
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human 
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 
4105). No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Toasi site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4099). No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On March 15, 1918, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Toasi site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4100). The six 
associated funerary objects are six Mississippian Plain ceramic sherds.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Big Eddy site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MT5-1). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The two associated 
funerary objects are stone debitage fragments.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Jere Shine site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society. A former member of the MAS 
donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains Identification 
Number 1MT6-1). The ADAH accepted these materials for the sole purpose 
of repatriation under NAGPRA. The six associated funerary objects are 
one shell fragment, one stone object, one ceramic object, one lot of 
faunal remains, one lot of mixed shell, charcoal, and soil, and one lot 
of fragmentary shells.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Jere Shine site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MT6-2). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The eight associated 
funerary objects are five ceramic sherds, two faunal remains, and a one 
lot of mixed shell, charcoal, and soil.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Jere Shine site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MT6-3). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The ten associated 
funerary objects are five ceramic sherds, one unidentifiable 
fragmentary metal object, one lump of burnt organic material 
(charcoal), two stones, and one lot of mixed shell, charcoal, and soil.

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    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Jere Shine site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MT6-4). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The five associated 
funerary objects are four faunal remains and one lot of mixed shell, 
charcoal, and soil.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Jere Shine site by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MT6-5). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The ten associated 
funerary objects are nine faunal remains and one lot of mixed shell, 
charcoal, and soil.

Elmore County, AL

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the site of Lyon's Plantation by members 
of the Alabama Anthropological Society. On November 8, 1909, the human 
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 
4112). No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from unnamed site 1MC6 by member(s) of the 
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society (MAS). A former member of the 
MAS donated the material to the ADAH in 2021 (Human Remains 
Identification Number 1MC6-1). The ADAH accepted these materials for 
the sole purpose of repatriation under NAGPRA. The 50 associated 
funerary objects are five stone debitage fragments, one silver earring, 
two shell knobbed pins, one glass shard, one decorated ceramic sherd, 
38 glass trade beads, one lot of faunal remains, and one lot of mixed 
shell, charcoal, and soil.

Russell County, AL

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Coweta site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Numbers 4117). No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On March 11, 1906, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Coweta site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Numbers 4118). The 
one associated funerary object is a ceramic vessel.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Coweta site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Numbers 4124). No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On December 28, 1911, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Coweta site by members of the Alabama 
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were 
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Numbers 4127). The 14 
associated funerary objects are eight stone projectile points, one 
brass tube, one smoking pipe, three stone celts, and one stone preform.

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: archaeological 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 16 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 112 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; 
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek 
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; 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 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 in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after February 2, 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 and 
associated funerary objects 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 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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