Notice of Inventory Completion: Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN, 90046-90047 [2024-26462]

Download as PDF 90046 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2024 / Notices Woodworth, in Rapides Parish, LA), human remains representing, at a minimum, 13 individuals, were removed by James Ford during a surface collection in 1933. The five associated funerary objects are one aboriginal pot, two copper-covered clay disks, one Maddox Engraved var. Baptiste jar, and one lot of white European glass trade beads. The burials could be Coles Creek, Plaquemine, Caddo Unknown, Historic Indian Contact A.D. 1200–1700. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 16 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 24 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a connection between the human remains and the associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:16 Nov 13, 2024 Jkt 265001 Science (LSUMNS) 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 Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) 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 10.10. Dated: November 5, 2024 Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–26448 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039027; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Cumberland University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after December 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: Rachael C. Bible, Cumberland University, 1 Cumberland Drive, Lebanon, TN 37087, telephone (615) 549–5319, email rbible@ cumberland.edu. SUMMARY: 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 Cumberland University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified. The three associated funerary objects are one scapula of a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), one premolar of an unidentified ungulate, and one shard of faunal long bone of unidentified taxonomic origin. In 1972, the remains and funerary objects were removed from the archaeological site known as Castalian Springs (40SU14) by the Cumberland College Archaeology Club. Cumberland University was, at the time, known as Cumberland College. The remains and funerary objects were rediscovered during a collection inventory. Consultation Invitations to consult were sent to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Catawba Indian Nation; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Quapaw Nation; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma responded to the invitation and participated in consultation. Cultural Affiliation The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are available: archaeological, geographical, and other relevant information. The information, including the results of consultation, identified: 1. No earlier group is connected to the human remains or associated funerary object. 2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization is connected to the human remains or associated funerary objects. 3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2024 / Notices the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably traced through time. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Determinations [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039021; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] National Park Service Cumberland University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The three objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice has been identified. • No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice may occur on or after December 16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Cumberland University 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. Cumberland University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: November 5, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–26462 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:16 Nov 13, 2024 Jkt 265001 Notice of Intended Repatriation: Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after December 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: Kaman Hillenburg, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN 47713, telephone (812) 425–2406, email kaman@emuseum.org. 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 Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one object of cultural patrimony is a Sea Monster hat. The hat is made of red cedar wood with a detachable wooden fin adorned with human hair. The teeth of the Sea Monster are made from abalone shell. The red paint on the hat could contain mercury. The item was donated to the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science by Mrs. Edward Mead Johnson, Sr. in 1936. Determinations The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science has determined that: • The one object of cultural patrimony described in this notice has an ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 90047 clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Ketchikan Indian Community. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: November 5, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–26452 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039041; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039027; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Cumberland University, Lebanon, 
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 Cumberland University has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has 
determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after December 16, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Rachael C. Bible, Cumberland University, 1 Cumberland Drive, 
Lebanon, TN 37087, telephone (615) 549-5319, 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 
Cumberland University, and additional information on the determinations 
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in 
its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been 
identified. The three associated funerary objects are one scapula of a 
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), one premolar of an 
unidentified ungulate, and one shard of faunal long bone of 
unidentified taxonomic origin. In 1972, the remains and funerary 
objects were removed from the archaeological site known as Castalian 
Springs (40SU14) by the Cumberland College Archaeology Club. Cumberland 
University was, at the time, known as Cumberland College. The remains 
and funerary objects were rediscovered during a collection inventory.

Consultation

    Invitations to consult were sent to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Catawba Indian Nation; Cherokee Nation; 
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee 
Tribal Town; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Peoria Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Quapaw Nation; Seminole Tribe 
of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of 
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation; The Seminole 
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah 
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
    The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; 
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma responded to the 
invitation and participated in consultation.

Cultural Affiliation

    The following types of information about the cultural affiliation 
of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are 
available: archaeological, geographical, and other relevant 
information. The information, including the results of consultation, 
identified:
    1. No earlier group is connected to the human remains or associated 
funerary object.
    2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization is connected to 
the human remains or associated funerary objects.
    3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier 
group and

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the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably 
traced through time.

Determinations

    Cumberland University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The three objects described in this notice are reasonably 
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
     No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the 
human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice has been 
identified.
     No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation to the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. 
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, 
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects described in this notice may occur on or after 
December 16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, 
Cumberland University 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. Cumberland University is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, 
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26462 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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