Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, OR, 12771-12772 [2025-04466]
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box inventory in 2023 and had not been
previously reported to National
NAGPRA. There is no known exposure
to hazardous treatments or substances.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Cultural Affiliation
Dated: February 25, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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.
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Determinations
National Park Service
TDEC–DOA have determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The two 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 associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
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Requests for Repatriation
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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 April 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, TDEC–DOA 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. TDEC–DOA are
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Deschutes National Forest,
Bend, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Deschutes National Forest 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Holly Jewkes, Forest
Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest,
63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend,
OR 97701, telephone (541) 383–5512,
email holly.jewkes@usda.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 Deschutes
National Forest, 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.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Accession records from the University
of Oregon, Museum of Natural and
Cultural History indicate in 1940 human
remains were collected by a private
individual from the Fort Rock Ranger
District, Deschutes National Forest in
Deschutes County, Oregon. Human
remains representing one individual
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have been identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. No
additional acquisition history is
available. Based on the geographic
location, the cultural affiliation is likely
the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Klamath
Tribes, or the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. There is no record of
hazardous substances being used on or
associated with these remains.
Accession records from the University
of Oregon, Museum of Natural and
Cultural History indicate in the mid1970s human remains were collected
from the Deschutes National Forest in
the general vicinity of Sunriver, Oregon.
The remains were collected by the
museum during archaeological survey
and testing on the Bend Ranger District.
Human remains representing one
individual have been identified. The 26
associated funerary objects include 22
pieces of flaked stone and four pieces of
groundstone. Based on the geographic
location, the cultural affiliation is likely
the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Klamath
Tribes, or the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. There is no record of
hazardous substances being used on or
associated with these remains.
Accession records from the University
of Oregon, Museum of Natural and
Cultural History indicate human
remains were collected from the
Crescent Ranger District, Deschutes
National Forest in 1971. Human remains
representing two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. Based on the
geographic location, the cultural
affiliation is likely the Burns Paiute
Tribe, the Klamath Tribes, or the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
There is no record of hazardous
substances being used on or associated
with these remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location.
Determinations
The Deschutes National Forest has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There 26 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 described in this notice
and the Burns Paiute Tribe;
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Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the
Klamath Tribes.
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 April 18, 2025. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the Deschutes National Forest
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 Deschutes
National Forest 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture,
Knoxville, TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Tennessee, McClung
Museum of Natural History & Culture
(UTK) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
SUMMARY:
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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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University
of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation,
5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN
37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370,
email nagpra@utk.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 UTK, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in their 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,
five individuals have been identified
from 40BT2, the Prater Site. The 64 lots
of associated funerary objects are three
lots of beads, one lot of botanical
material, 26 lots of ceramics, 18 lots of
faunal material, 13 lots of lithics, two
lots of pipes, and one Dog Burial. The
Prater site is located along the
Tennessee River in Blount County, TN.
The site was excavated between
February and March 1942 by Works
Progress Administration archaeologists
Chandler Rowe and Andrew Whiteford,
affiliated with UTK at the time. Original
reports from Rowe and Whiteford and
subsequent review of cultural items
suggest a multicomponent Middle/Late
Woodland through Mississippian
occupation (c. 200–900 CE through 1600
CE). All human remains and cultural
items were brought to UTK after
removal and were housed at the
McClung Museum of Natural History
and Culture until they were transferred
recently to the Office of Repatriation
(OR). Some of the human remains were
‘‘repaired’’ with glue, but to our
knowledge, no hazardous substances
were used to treat any of the remains or
objects.
Human remains representing, at least,
seven individuals have been identified
from 40BT7, the Chilhowee Site. The 84
lots of associated funerary objects are
seven lots of beads, seven lots of
botanical material, 23 lots of ceramics,
11 lots of faunal material, two lots of
historic materials, 21 lots of lithics, one
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lot of ochre, four lots of pipes, and eight
lots of soils. Also known as the Samuel
McMurray site, 40BT7 is located on the
Little Tennessee River in Blount
County, TN. The site was inundated
following the construction of the
Chilhowee Dam after 1957. All human
remains described in this notice were
removed between 1956 and 1957 by
amateur archaeologists James H.
Polhemus and R. Myers, both affiliated
with the Tennessee Archaeological
Society (TAS). The cultural items
described here were removed by TAS
members. The Chilhowee site was first
disturbed in the late 19th century by
E.O. Dunning (Peabody Museum) and
Cyrus Thomas (Smithsonian), who
noted the presence of Mounds and a
Stone Box cemetery. Historical
information and maps suggest the
Chilhowee site is the location of a
Historic Overhill Cherokee village of the
same name. Original reports from
Polhemus and Myers and later review of
cultural items indicate Mississippian
and Historic Cherokee occupations of
the site. Recent work dating beads
removed from the site suggest the site
was occupied beginning sometime
between 1630 and 1680 CE and ending
in the late 18th century. Ceramic styles
found at the site suggest a possible
earlier Mississippian component ca.
1100 CE. All human remains and
cultural items were brought to UTK after
removal and were housed at the
McClung Museum of Natural History
and Culture until they were transferred
recently to the OR. Some of the human
remains were ‘‘repaired’’ with glue, but
to our knowledge, no hazardous
substances were used to treat any of the
remains or objects.
Human remains representing, at least,
56 individuals have been identified
from 40BT8, the Tallassee Site. The 244
lots of associated funerary objects are 24
lots of beads, 17 lots of botanical
material, 64 lots of ceramics, 52 lots of
faunal material, 17 lots of historic
materials, 44 lots of lithics, four lots of
metals, two lots of ochre, nine lots of
pipes, six lots of soils, and five Dog
Burials. Also known as Hardin Farm,
site 40BT8 is located along the Little
Tennessee River in Blount County, TN.
The Tallassee site was also inundated
by the construction of the Chilhowee
Dam. All human remains and most
cultural items were removed prior to the
construction of the dam as part of a
contract between the Aluminum
Company of America (Alcoa) and UTK/
TAS to conduct ‘‘salvage’’ excavations
prior to inundating the area. UTK
faculty T.M.N. Lewis and Madeline
Kneberg supervised TAS excavations
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039530; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, OR
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 Deschutes National Forest 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Holly Jewkes, Forest Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest,
63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701, telephone (541) 383-5512,
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
Deschutes National Forest, 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
Accession records from the University of Oregon, Museum of Natural
and Cultural History indicate in 1940 human remains were collected by a
private individual from the Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes
National Forest in Deschutes County, Oregon. Human remains representing
one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are
present. No additional acquisition history is available. Based on the
geographic location, the cultural affiliation is likely the Burns
Paiute Tribe, the Klamath Tribes, or the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. There is no record of hazardous substances being used on or
associated with these remains.
Accession records from the University of Oregon, Museum of Natural
and Cultural History indicate in the mid-1970s human remains were
collected from the Deschutes National Forest in the general vicinity of
Sunriver, Oregon. The remains were collected by the museum during
archaeological survey and testing on the Bend Ranger District. Human
remains representing one individual have been identified. The 26
associated funerary objects include 22 pieces of flaked stone and four
pieces of groundstone. Based on the geographic location, the cultural
affiliation is likely the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Klamath Tribes, or
the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. There is no record of
hazardous substances being used on or associated with these remains.
Accession records from the University of Oregon, Museum of Natural
and Cultural History indicate human remains were collected from the
Crescent Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest in 1971. Human
remains representing two individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. Based on the geographic
location, the cultural affiliation is likely the Burns Paiute Tribe,
the Klamath Tribes, or the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. There
is no record of hazardous substances being used on or associated with
these remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location.
Determinations
The Deschutes National Forest has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
There 26 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 described
in this notice and the Burns Paiute Tribe;
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Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the
Klamath Tribes.
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 April 18,
2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
Deschutes National Forest 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 Deschutes National Forest 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04466 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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