Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL, 401-402 [2023-28916]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Notices
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–28924 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037161;
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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
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 Elmore County,
Covington County, Montgomery 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 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.
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SUMMARY:
Description
Elmore County, AL
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
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Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916
and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4104). No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916
and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4113). No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916
and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4120). The 2,112
associated funerary objects are 2,111
glass trade beads and one mirror.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Ft. Toulouse/Ft. Jackson by the
Alabama Historical Commission (AHC)
and transferred to the ADAH in the late
1970s or early 1980s (Human Remains
Identification Number 4090). Associated
funerary objects were discovered in the
collections of the AHC as part of
research prior to NAGPRA consultation
and were transferred to the ADAH on
August 17, 2022. The 1,456 associated
funerary objects are 52 flakes/stone
debitage, 48 miscellaneous stones, one
stone celt, 1,354 sand and shell
tempered ceramic sherds representing a
minimum of 17 vessels, and one lot of
faunal remains.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Coosada/Koasati by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society.
Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH
(Human Remains Identification Number
4121). No associated funerary objects
are present.
Covington County
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Searight by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916
and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4114). No
associated funerary objects are present.
Montgomery County
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
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individual were removed from the site
of Ashley Place/Catoma Creek by
members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916
and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4111). No
associated funerary objects are present.
Russell County
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Girard by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. On February
25, 1916, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4123). 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
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 eight individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 3,568 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; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch
Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe
of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
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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 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2023–28916 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037170;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Jose State University, San Jose, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose
State University (SJSU) has completed
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
federally-recognized Indian Tribe. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Uvas/Little
Arthur Creek in Santa Clara County, CA.
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Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D.,
San Jose State University, One
Washington Square, San Jose, CA
95192–0113, telephone (408) 924–5713,
email charlotte.sunseri@sjsu.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 San Jose State
University. 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 San Jose State
University.
DATES:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Santa Clara County, CA. The Uvas/
Little Arthur Creek Site in Gilroy was
excavated by West Valley College. The
collection was temporarily housed at
San Jose State University, and then title
to the collection was transferred from
West Valley College to SJSU in 2021–
2022. The one box of associated
funerary objects includes lithics.
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
federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
These locations are also the aboriginal
lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan tribes
recognized by the State of California.
The following information was used to
identify the aboriginal land: California
Native American Heritage Commission
Native American Contact List for
implementing AB275 (dated: 9/30/
2021), Unratified Treaty A ‘‘Treaty at
Camp Belt (May 13, 1851)’’, Unratified
Treaty B ‘‘Treaty at Camp Keyes (May
30, 1851)’’, and Unratified Treaty N
‘‘Treaty at Camp Barbour (April 29,
1851)’’ (Heizer 1972).
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, San Jose State University
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
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• The one box 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.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
federally recognized Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk
Indians; Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria; and the Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after February 2, 2024. If competing
requests for disposition are received,
San Jose State University must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
competing requests. San Jose State
University 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 and 10.11.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037161; 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 Elmore
County, Covington County, Montgomery 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
Elmore County, AL
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4104). No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4113). No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Taskigi site by members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4120). The
2,112 associated funerary objects are 2,111 glass trade beads and one
mirror.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Ft. Toulouse/Ft. Jackson by
the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) and transferred to the ADAH in
the late 1970s or early 1980s (Human Remains Identification Number
4090). Associated funerary objects were discovered in the collections
of the AHC as part of research prior to NAGPRA consultation and were
transferred to the ADAH on August 17, 2022. The 1,456 associated
funerary objects are 52 flakes/stone debitage, 48 miscellaneous stones,
one stone celt, 1,354 sand and shell tempered ceramic sherds
representing a minimum of 17 vessels, and one lot of faunal remains.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Coosada/Koasati by members of
the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4121). No associated funerary objects are present.
Covington County
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Searight by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4114). No associated funerary objects are present.
Montgomery County
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Ashley Place/Catoma Creek by
members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951,
the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4111). No associated funerary objects are
present.
Russell County
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site of Girard by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. On February 25, 1916, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4123). 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 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 eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 3,568 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;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
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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 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-28916 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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