82 FR 37109 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-16623

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23598; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of 
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 
Division of Archaeology, has completed an inventory of human remains 
and associated funerary objects, 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation, Division of Archaeology. 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, at the address in this notice by 
September 7, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Michael C. Moore, Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole 
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 687-4776, [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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Tennessee 
Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 
Nashville, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Polk County, TN.
    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 and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of 
Archaeology, professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and 
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    From 1986 to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from the Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) in 
Polk County, TN. The Tennessee Division of Archaeology (TDOA) 
discovered the human remains during construction of the State Division 
of Forestry, East Tennessee Nursery. The human remains represent one 
subadult approximately 9-10 years of age; one subadult of indeterminate 
age; and four individuals of indeterminate age or sex. No individuals 
were identified. The 46 associated funerary objects are 1 greenstone 
celt, 1 stone elbow pipe, 1 coiled brass hairplucker, 4 iron buckles, 2 
gunflints, 1 metal razor, 1 metal awl, and 35 clay beads.
    The associated funerary objects were transferred to the McClung 
Museum at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UT-Knoxville) for 
analysis during the late 1980s, but were returned to the TDOA in 2009. 
One associated funerary object noted in the original NAGPRA inventory, 
a small piece of lead, was not present when the associated funerary 
objects were returned to the TDOA. The McClung Museum does not know the 
location of this item and it is not included in this notice.
    The Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) represents a multi-component 
Native American site located on the north bank of the Hiwassee River in 
Polk County, TN. Archeological investigations conducted from 1986 to 
1987 by TDOA determined prehistoric and historic Native American 
deposits to be present, including deposits associated with the 
previously documented Hiwassee Old Town occupied by Overhill Cherokee 
during the 18th and early 19th centuries (Riggs et al. 1988). The 
associated funerary objects are consistent with previously identified 
historic period Native American artifacts, based upon the range and 
style of artifacts.

Determinations Made by the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation, Division of Archaeology

    Officials of the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation, Division of Archaeology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 46 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.

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     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 associated funerary objects and the Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Indians.

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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Michael C. Moore, Tennessee Department of 
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster 
Avenue, Cole Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 687-4776, 
[email protected], by September 7, 2017. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians may proceed.
    The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division 
of Archaeology is responsible for notifying the Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition representatives of any Indian Tribe or History and Description of the Remains
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not From 1986 to 1987, human remains
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to representing, at minimum, six
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these individuals were removed from the
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3) in Polk
human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request County, TN. The Tennessee Division of
objects should submit a written request to the Tennessee Department of Archaeology (TDOA) discovered the
with information in support of the Environment and Conservation, human remains during construction of
request to: Dr. Valerie McCormack, Division of Archaeology. If no the State Division of Forestry, East
Archaeologist, Department of Defense, additional requestors come forward, Tennessee Nursery. The human remains
Nashville District, Corps of Engineers, transfer of control of the human remains represent one subadult approximately
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 9–10 years of age; one subadult of
District, 110 9th Avenue South, Room or Native Hawaiian organizations stated indeterminate age; and four individuals
A–405, Nashville, TN 37203, telephone in this notice may proceed. of indeterminate age or sex. No
(615) 736–7847, email DATES: Lineal descendants or individuals were identified. The 46
valerie.j.mccormack@usace.army.mil, representatives of any Indian Tribe or associated funerary objects are 1
by September 7, 2017. After that date, if Native Hawaiian organization not greenstone celt, 1 stone elbow pipe, 1
no additional requestors have come identified in this notice that wish to coiled brass hairplucker, 4 iron buckles,
forward, transfer of control of the request transfer of control of these 2 gunflints, 1 metal razor, 1 metal awl,
human remains and associated funerary human remains and associated funerary and 35 clay beads.
objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern The associated funerary objects were
objects should submit a written request
Band of Cherokee Indians, and United transferred to the McClung Museum at
with information in support of the
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville
request to the Tennessee Department of
Oklahoma may proceed. (UT-Knoxville) for analysis during the
Environment and Conservation,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, late 1980s, but were returned to the
Division of Archaeology, at the address
Nashville District is responsible for TDOA in 2009. One associated funerary
in this notice by September 7, 2017.
notifying the Absentee Shawnee Tribe object noted in the original NAGPRA
of Indians of Oklahoma, Cherokee ADDRESSES: Michael C. Moore, inventory, a small piece of lead, was not
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Tennessee Department of Environment present when the associated funerary
Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of and Conservation, Division of objects were returned to the TDOA. The
Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe, The Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole McClung Museum does not know the
Chickasaw Nation, The Osage Nation, Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) location of this item and it is not
and United Keetoowah Band of 687–4776, mike.c.moore@tn.gov. included in this notice.
The Hiwassee Old Town site (40PK3)
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is represents a multi-component Native
notice has been published. here given in accordance with the American site located on the north bank
Dated: June 19, 2017. Native American Graves Protection and of the Hiwassee River in Polk County,
Melanie O’Brien, Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. TN. Archeological investigations
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 3003, of the completion of an inventory conducted from 1986 to 1987 by TDOA
[FR Doc. 2017–16624 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] of human remains and associated determined prehistoric and historic
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
funerary objects under the control of the Native American deposits to be present,
Tennessee Department of Environment including deposits associated with the
and Conservation, Division of previously documented Hiwassee Old
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Archaeology, Nashville, TN. The human Town occupied by Overhill Cherokee
remains and associated funerary objects during the 18th and early 19th centuries
National Park Service were removed from Polk County, TN. (Riggs et al. 1988). The associated
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23598; This notice is published as part of the funerary objects are consistent with
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] National Park Service’s administrative previously identified historic period
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Native American artifacts, based upon
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in the range and style of artifacts.
Tennessee Department of Environment this notice are the sole responsibility of Determinations Made by the Tennessee
and Conservation, Division of the museum, institution, or Federal Department of Environment and
Archaeology, Nashville, TN agency that has control of the Native Conservation, Division of Archaeology
American human remains and
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Officials of the Tennessee Department
associated funerary objects. The
ACTION: Notice. National Park Service is not responsible of Environment and Conservation,
for the determinations in this notice. Division of Archaeology have
SUMMARY: The Tennessee Department of determined that:
Environment and Conservation, Consultation • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
Division of Archaeology, has completed human remains described in this notice
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an inventory of human remains and A detailed assessment of the human represent the physical remains of six
associated funerary objects, in remains was made by the Tennessee individuals of Native American
consultation with the appropriate Department of Environment and ancestry.
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian Conservation, Division of Archaeology, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
organizations, and has determined that professional staff in consultation with the 46 objects described in this notice
there is a cultural affiliation between the representatives of the Cherokee Nation are reasonably believed to have been
human remains and present-day Indian of Oklahoma, Eastern Band of Cherokee placed with or near individual human
Tribes or Native Hawaiian Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of remains at the time of death or later as
organizations. Lineal descendants or Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. part of the death rite or ceremony.

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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there there is a cultural affiliation between the Indian Affairs, professional staff in
is a relationship of shared group human remains and associated funerary consultation with representatives of the
identity that can be reasonably traced objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
between the Native American human Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada.
remains and associated funerary objects descendants or representatives of any History and Description of the Remains
and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
Indians. organization not identified in this notice At an unknown date in 1968, human
that wish to request transfer of control remains representing, at minimum, one
Additional Requestors and Disposition individual were removed by an amateur
of these human remains and associated
Lineal descendants or representatives funerary objects should submit a written archeologist from a site located one mile
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. east of Needles, at Pyramid Lake in
organization not identified in this notice If no additional requestors come Washoe County, NV. The human
that wish to request transfer of control forward, transfer of control of the remains were donated to the Nevada
of these human remains and associated human remains and associated funerary Archaeological Survey (NAS) in the
funerary objects should submit a written objects to the lineal descendants, Indian same year. NAS later became part of the
request with information in support of Tribes, or Native Hawaiian University of Nevada, Reno, Department
the request to Michael C. Moore, organizations stated in this notice may of Anthropology, where the human
Tennessee Department of Environment proceed. remains have continued to be housed.
and Conservation, Division of The Anthropology Research Museum is
DATES: Lineal descendants or
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole part of the Department of Anthropology
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Building 3, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) and provides curation. No known
Native Hawaiian organization not
687–4776, mike.c.moore@tn.gov, by individual was identified. No associated
identified in this notice that wish to
September 7, 2017. After that date, if no funerary objects are present.
request transfer of control of these In April of 1968, human remains
additional requestors have come human remains and associated funerary
forward, transfer of control of the representing, at minimum, one
objects should submit a written request individual were removed from site
human remains and associated funerary with information in support of the
objects to the Eastern Band of Cherokee 26WA1616, located approximately 50
request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs yards from the shoreline of Pyramid
Indians may proceed. at the address in this notice by
The Tennessee Department of Lake in Washoe County, NV. The
September 7, 2017. human remains were deposited at the
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology is responsible ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum University of Nevada, Reno, Department
for notifying the Eastern Band of Program Manager/NAGPRA of Anthropology. The Anthropology
Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Nation Coordinator, U.S. Department of the Research Museum is part of the
of Oklahoma, and the United Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 Department of Anthropology and
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, provides curation. No known individual
Oklahoma that this notice has been Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– was identified. No associated funerary
published. 6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov. objects are present.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is At an unknown date in 1972, human
Dated: June 20, 2017.
here given in accordance with the remains representing, at minimum, one
Melanie O’Brien, individual were removed from site
Native American Graves Protection and
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 26WA162, located in the northwest
[FR Doc. 2017–16623 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] 3003, of the completion of an inventory corner of Pyramid Lake in Washoe
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P of human remains and associated County, NV. The human remains were
funerary objects under the control of the donated to NAS in the same year. NAS
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau later became part of the University of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Nevada, Reno, Department of
in the physical custody of the Anthropology, where the human
National Park Service remains have continued to be housed.
University of Nevada, Reno,
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23599; Anthropology Research Museum, Reno, The Anthropology Research Museum is
PCU00RP14.R50000–PPWOCRDN0] NV. The human remains and associated part of the Department of Anthropology
funerary objects were removed from and provides curation. No known
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. individual was identified. The five
several sites near Pyramid Lake in
Department of the Interior, Bureau of associated funerary objects are two
Washoe County, NV.
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC; and This notice is published as part of the quartzite flakes and three animal bones.
University of Nevada, Reno, National Park Service’s administrative Geographic, historic, and
Anthropology Research Museum, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 anthropological evidence indicates that
Reno, NV U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in the human remains from these sites are
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. this notice are the sole responsibility of Native American. The location of the
ACTION: Notice. the museum, institution, or Federal burial is within the boundaries of the
agency that has control of the Native Pyramid Lake Reservation. Historic
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the American human remains and documents and archeological and
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and associated funerary objects. The consultation evidence, including tribal
the University of Nevada, Reno, National Park Service is not responsible oral history, indicate that this area has
Anthropology Research Museum, have for the determinations in this notice. been occupied by the Pyramid Lake
completed an inventory of human Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake
remains and associated funerary objects, Consultation Reservation, Nevada, since pre-contact
in consultation with the appropriate A detailed assessment of the human times. Based on this evidence, the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian remains was made by the U.S. human remains have been determined
organizations, and have determined that Department of the Interior, Bureau of to be culturally affiliated with the

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FR Citation		82 FR 37109

82 FR 37109 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service