81 FR 41990 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia State University, Department of Anthropology, Atlanta, GA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-15243 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 41990-41991] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15243] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21299]; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia State University, Department of Anthropology, Atlanta, GA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Georgia State University has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to Georgia State University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Georgia State University at the address in this notice by July 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: Dr. Frank Williams, Department of Anthropology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3998, Atlanta, GA 30302-3998, telephone (404) 413-5154, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the control of Georgia State University. The human remains were removed from Greene County, TN, Altamaha River Basin, GA, and eastern Georgia. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Georgia State University professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee Nation; the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The following tribes were contacted, but either declined consultation or did not respond: The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; The Chickasaw Nation; the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. All tribes in this section are hereafter referred to as The Consulted and Invited Tribes. History and Description of the Remains Between 1970 and 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals were removed from an unknown site, probably in eastern Georgia. The human remains are thought to have been excavated by [[Page 41991]] Antonio J. Waring. Evidence of head binding circumstantially agrees with the known Native American context of this excavation. All of Waring's excavations took place in the Southeastern United States, with the majority in eastern Georgia. Geographic evidence suggests these human remains are either Creek or Cherokee. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Between 1970 and 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals were removed from site 40GN9 in Greene County, TN. Site 40GN9, a Middle Qualla site, was excavated by an unknown person, and transferred on an unknown date to Georgia State University. Geographic evidence suggests these human remains to be Cherokee, and likely from the town of Canasoga or Canasahaqui. These human remains are determined to be Native American based on the cultural and geographic documentation. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In March of 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from the Altamaha River basin, McIntosh County, GA. These human remains were removed by the late Dr. Wharton of the GSU Biology department, and received into custody at Georgia State University. The human remains were identified by Dr. Wharton as Native American. Geographical and archeological evidence suggests that these human remains are Native American, and likely Creek or Yamassee. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were present. Determinations Made by Georgia State University Officials of Georgia State University have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 23 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and Cherokee Nation; the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Dr. Frank Williams, Department of Anthropology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3998, Atlanta, GA 30302-3998, telephone (404) 413-5154, email [email protected], by July 28, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed. Georgia State University is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: June 13, 2016. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2016-15243 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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unidentifiable human remains. On Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & DATES: Lineal descendants or
November 3–4, 2006, the Process was Utah. representatives of any Indian tribe or
presented to the Review Committee for Native Hawaiian organization not
Additional Requestors and Disposition
consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter identified in this notice that wish to
on behalf of the Review Committee from Representatives of any Indian tribe or request transfer of control of these
the Designated Federal Officer Native Hawaiian organization not human remains should submit a written
transmitted the provisional identified in this notice that wish to request with information in support of
authorization to proceed with the request transfer of control of these the request to Georgia State University
Process upon receipt of formal human remains should submit a written at the address in this notice by July 28,
responses from the Jicarilla Apache request with information in support of 2016.
Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa the request to Sheila Goff, NAGPRA ADDRESSES: Dr. Frank Williams,
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Department of Anthropology, Georgia
forthcoming conditions imposed by the Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone State University, P.O. Box 3998, Atlanta,
Secretary of the Interior. On May 15–16, (303) 866–4531, email sheila.goff@ GA 30302–3998, telephone (404) 413–
2008, the responses from the Jicarilla state.co.us, by July 28, 2016. After that 5154, email frankwilliams@gsu.edu.
Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the date, if no additional requestors have
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were come forward, transfer of control of the
here given in accordance with the
submitted to the Review Committee. On human remains to the Southern Ute
Native American Graves Protection and
September 23, 2008, the Assistant Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute
3003, of the completion of an inventory
Parks, as the designee for the Secretary Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
of human remains under the control of
of the Interior, transmitted the Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Georgia State University. The human
authorization for the disposition of Utah may proceed.
remains were removed from Greene
culturally unidentifiable human History Colorado is responsible for
County, TN, Altamaha River Basin, GA,
remains according to the Process and notifying The Consulted and Invited
and eastern Georgia.
NAGPRA, pending publication of a Tribes that this notice has been
This notice is published as part of the
Notice of Inventory Completion in the published.
National Park Service’s administrative
Federal Register. This notice fulfills Dated: June 8, 2016. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
that requirement. Melanie O’Brien, U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated on Manager, National NAGPRA Program. this notice are the sole responsibility of
March 15, 2010, to provide a process for the museum, institution, or Federal
[FR Doc. 2016–15244 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am]
the disposition of culturally agency that has control of the Native
BILLING CODE P
unidentifiable Native American human American human remains. The National
remains recovered from tribal or Park Service is not responsible for the
aboriginal lands as established by the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR determinations in this notice.
final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission or U.S. Court of Claims, a National Park Service Consultation
treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive A detailed assessment of the human
Order, or other authoritative [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21299]; remains was made by Georgia State
governmental sources. As there is no [PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
University professional staff in
evidence indicating that the human consultation with representatives of the
remains reported in this notice Notice of Inventory Completion:
Georgia State University, Department Cherokee Nation; the Eastern Band of
originated from tribal or aboriginal Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee
lands, they are eligible for disposition of Anthropology, Atlanta, GA
(Creek) Nation; and the United
under the Process. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Determinations Made by History ACTION: Notice. Oklahoma. The following tribes were
Colorado contacted, but either declined
SUMMARY: Georgia State University has consultation or did not respond: The
Officials of History Colorado have completed an inventory of human Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
determined that: remains, in consultation with the (previously listed as the Alabama-
• Based on osteological analysis, the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Coushatta Tribes of Texas); the
human remains are Native American. Hawaiian organizations, and has Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; The
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the determined that there is a cultural Chickasaw Nation; the Coushatta Tribe
human remains described in this notice affiliation between the human remains of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; the
represent the physical remains of seven and present-day Indian tribes or Native Poarch Band of Creek Indians
individuals of Native American Hawaiian organizations. Lineal (previously listed as the Poarch Band of
ancestry. descendants or representatives of any Creek Indians of Alabama); and the
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. All tribes in
relationship of shared group identity organization not identified in this notice this section are hereafter referred to as
cannot be reasonably traced between the that wish to request transfer of control
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The Consulted and Invited Tribes.
Native American human remains and of these human remains should submit
any present-day Indian tribe. a written request to Georgia State History and Description of the Remains
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(ii) University. If no additional requestors Between 1970 and 1975, human
and the Process, the disposition of the come forward, transfer of control of the remains representing, at minimum, nine
human remains may be to the Southern human remains to the lineal individuals were removed from an
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute descendants, Indian tribes, or Native unknown site, probably in eastern
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Hawaiian organizations stated in this Georgia. The human remains are
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain notice may proceed. thought to have been excavated by
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Antonio J. Waring. Evidence of head of these human remains should submit human remains should submit a written
binding circumstantially agrees with the a written request with information in request with information in support of
known Native American context of this support of the request to Dr. Frank the request to Hubbell Trading Post
excavation. All of Waring’s excavations Williams, Department of Anthropology, National Historic Site at the address in
took place in the Southeastern United Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3998, this notice by July 28, 2016.
States, with the majority in eastern Atlanta, GA 30302–3998, telephone ADDRESSES: Lloyd Masayumptewa,
Georgia. Geographic evidence suggests (404) 413–5154, email frankwilliams@ Superintendent, Hubbell Trading Post
these human remains are either Creek or gsu.edu, by July 28, 2016. After that National Historic Site, P.O. Box, 150
Cherokee. No known individuals were date, if no additional requestors have Ganado, AZ 86505–0150, telephone
identified. No associated funerary come forward, transfer of control of the (928) 755–3475, email lloyd_
objects are present. human remains to the Cherokee Nation, masayumptewa@nps.gov.
Between 1970 and 1980, human Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
remains representing, at minimum, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the here given in accordance with the
eight individuals were removed from United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Native American Graves Protection and
site 40GN9 in Greene County, TN. Site Indians in Oklahoma may proceed. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
40GN9, a Middle Qualla site, was Georgia State University is 3003, of the completion of an inventory
excavated by an unknown person, and responsible for notifying The Consulted of human remains under the control of
transferred on an unknown date to and Invited Tribes that this notice has Hubbell Trading Post National Historic
Georgia State University. Geographic been published. Site, Ganado, AZ. The human remains
evidence suggests these human remains
Dated: June 13, 2016. were removed from Hubbell Trading
to be Cherokee, and likely from the
Melanie O’Brien, Post National Historic Site, Apache
town of Canasoga or Canasahaqui. These
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. County, AZ.
human remains are determined to be
[FR Doc. 2016–15243 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the
Native American based on the cultural
National Park Service’s administrative
and geographic documentation. No BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
known individuals were identified. No
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
associated funerary objects are present.
In March of 1971, human remains DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The determinations in this notice are
representing, at minimum, six the sole responsibility of the
individuals were removed from the National Park Service Superintendent, Hubbell Trading Post
Altamaha River basin, McIntosh County, [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21158;
National Historic Site.
GA. These human remains were PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] This notice corrects the minimum
removed by the late Dr. Wharton of the number of individuals reported in two
GSU Biology department, and received Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. previously published notices: Notice of
into custody at Georgia State University. Department of the Interior, National Inventory Completion (79 FR 43776–
The human remains were identified by Park Service, Hubbell Trading Post 43778, July 28, 2014); and corrected
Dr. Wharton as Native American. National Historic Site, Ganado, AZ; Notice of Inventory Completion (80 FR
Geographical and archeological Correction 59181–59182, October 1, 2015). This
evidence suggests that these human notice replaces both the original Notice
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. of Inventory Completion of July 28,
remains are Native American, and likely
ACTION: Notice; correction. 2014 and the corrected Notice of
Creek or Yamassee. No known
individuals were identified. No Inventory Completion of October 1,
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 2015. After the October 2015 notice
associated funerary objects were Interior, National Park Service, Hubbell
present. correction was published, officials of
Trading Post National Historic Site has Hubbell Trading Post National Historic
Determinations Made by Georgia State completed an inventory of human Site received additional information
University remains, in consultation with the indicating that the likely removal date
appropriate Indian tribes or Native of one individual was incorrect, and is,
Officials of Georgia State University Hawaiian organizations, and has
have determined that: in fact, unknown. Furthermore, officials
determined that there is no cultural
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the cannot reasonably determine that the
affiliation between the human remains individual had likely been removed
human remains described in this notice
and any present-day Indian tribes or from within the boundaries of Hubbell
represent the physical remains of 23
Native Hawaiian organizations. Trading Post National Historic Site.
individuals of Native American
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Therefore, the determination that the
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Native Hawaiian organization not land from which the remains were
is a relationship of shared group identified in this notice that wish to removed was tribal land at the time of
identity that can be reasonably traced request transfer of control of these removal cannot be supported and this
between the Native American human human remains should submit a written one individual has been removed from
remains and Cherokee Nation; the request to Hubbell Trading Post the notice. Transfer of control of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The National Historic Site. If no additional items in this correction notice has not
requestors come forward, transfer of
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the occurred.
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee control of the human remains to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Consultation
Indians in Oklahoma.
organizations stated in this notice may A detailed assessment of the human
Additional Requestors and Disposition proceed. remains was made during a region-wide,
Lineal descendants or representatives DATES: Representatives of any Indian multi-park process by Hubbell Trading
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Post National Historic Site professional
organization not identified in this notice not identified in this notice that wish to staff in consultation with
that wish to request transfer of control request transfer of control of these representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
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