83 FR 14493 - Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York City, NY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-06828 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14493-14494] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06828] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025137; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York City, NY AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 the NYU College of Dentistry. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 the NYU College of Dentistry at the address in this notice by May 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998-9717, 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 the NYU College of Dentistry, New York City, NY. The human remains were removed from multiple sites in Davidson and Williamson counties, TN. [[Page 14494]] This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 the NYU College of Dentistry professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(b)(5), the NYU College of Dentistry discussed a proposed disposition, and all four tribes determined that The Chickasaw Nation would take the lead on the reburial for all of the human remains described below. History and Description of the Remains Between 1868 and 1869, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were removed by Dr. Joseph Jones of Nashville, TN, from several mound and earthwork sites in the State of Tennessee. Dr. Jones kept ledgers that illustrated and described many of the human remains and objects that he collected. He published the results of his excavations in Volume 22 of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. In 1906, Dr. Jones' widow sold his collection, including the human remains from Tennessee, to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. In 1956, the Museum of the American Indian transferred some of the crania and mandibles from Jones' excavations to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff of the NYU College of Dentistry. The human remains under the control of the NYU College of Dentistry represent the following: Three adults of indeterminate sex and two adult males from the East Nashville Mounds site (40Dv4) in Davidson County, TN; one adult female removed from the Gordontown site (40Dv6) in Davidson County, TN; one older adult male, one adult male, one probable adult female, and one older adult of indeterminate sex removed from the Old Town site (40Wm2) in Williamson County, TN; and two older adults of indeterminate sex, one older adult male, and one young adult female removed from the DeGraffenreid site (40Wm4), in Williamson County, TN. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains described in this notice have been determined to be Native American through a combination of collector records, site information, and forensic data. In his catalog, Jones identifies the remains as Native American. The graves from which the human remains were removed all predate European contact, and therefore the human remains are assumed to be Native American based on their age. During forensic examination, diagnostic features of Native American individuals were identified. Each of the sites listed in this notice date to the Thruston phase (A.D. 1250-1450), based on the burial styles, artifacts, radiocarbon dating, Tennessee site file information, and archeological literature. The sites and the surrounding region were abandoned by A.D. 1450. During consultations, tribal representatives identified the area as the ancestral lands of southeastern Indian Tribes, but noted that there is difficulty in establishing a specific cultural affiliation due to the complexity of the region, broadly shared material culture, and the lack of information to trace specific migrations out of the region after A.D. 1450. Historically, the land from which the human remains were removed was claimed by both the Cherokee and the Chickasaw peoples. The 1785 Treaty of Hopewell officially delineated the boundary between the Cherokee and Chickasaw lands. The Cherokee retained rights to land that included modern-day Davidson County, TN, and most of modern-day Williamson County, TN. The Chickasaw retained rights to land in the southern and western portions of modern-day Williamson County, TN. Both the Cherokee and Chickasaw ceded their lands in Davidson and/or Williamson counties, TN, to the U.S. Government in the Treaty of 1805. Determinations Made by the NYU College of Dentistry Officials of the NYU College of Dentistry have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of, at a minimum, 14 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe. Treaties indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma and, if joined to one or more of the afore-mentioned aboriginal land tribes, The Chickasaw Nation. Additional Requestors and Disposition 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. Louis Terracio, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998-9717, email [email protected], by May 4, 2018. 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, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, and, if joined to one or more of the afore-mentioned aboriginal land tribes, The Chickasaw Nation, may proceed. The NYU College of Dentistry is responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: February 28, 2018. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2018-06828 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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of the Smithsonian Contributions to their lands in Davidson and/or Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
Knowledge. In 1906, Dr. Jones’ widow Williamson counties, TN, to the U.S. been published.
sold his collection, including the human Government in the Treaty of 1805. Dated: February 28, 2018.
remains from Tennessee, to the Museum Without knowing the precise location of Melanie O’Brien,
of the American Indian, Heye the burial sites, it is not possible to
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Foundation. In 1956, the Museum of the determine if the human remains were
American Indian transferred some of the [FR Doc. 2018–06829 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
removed from the ceded lands of the
crania and mandibles from Jones’ Cherokee or the Chickasaw, but it is BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
excavations to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff likely that they were removed from the
of the NYU College of Dentistry. area represented by their combined land
The human remains under the control DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
claims in Davidson and Williamson
of the NYU College of Dentistry counties. National Park Service
represent the following: One young
adult male removed from an unknown Determinations Made by the NYU
College of Dentistry [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025137;
site on the Harpeth River, likely in PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Williamson County, TN; one adult male Officials of the NYU College of
of indeterminate age and one individual Dentistry have determined that: Notice of Inventory Completion: New
of indeterminate age and sex removed • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the York University College of Dentistry,
from an unknown site, TN; and one human remains described in this notice New York City, NY
probable male adult removed from a are Native American.
stone grave at an unknown site, TN. No • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
known individuals were identified. No human remains described in this notice ACTION: Notice.
associated funerary objects are present. represent the physical remains of, at a
The human remains described in this minimum, 4 individuals of Native SUMMARY: The New York University
notice have been determined to be American ancestry. (NYU) College of Dentistry has
Native American through a combination • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a completed an inventory of human
of collector records, site information, relationship of shared group identity remains, in consultation with the
and forensic data. In his catalog, Jones cannot be reasonably traced between the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
identifies the remains as Native Native American human remains and Hawaiian organizations, and has
American. The graves from which the any present-day Indian Tribe. determined that there is no cultural
human remains were removed all • Treaties indicate that the land from affiliation between the human remains
predate European contact, and therefore which the Native American human and any present-day Indian Tribes or
the human remains are assumed to be remains were removed is the aboriginal Native Hawaiian organizations.
Native American based on their age. land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
During forensic examination, diagnostic Band of Cherokee Indians, The Native Hawaiian organization not
features of Native American individuals Chickasaw Nation, and United identified in this notice that wish to
were identified. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in request transfer of control of these
Although the specific sites from Oklahoma. human remains should submit a written
which the remains were removed are • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the request to the NYU College of Dentistry.
not known, Jones excavated sites along disposition of the human remains may If no additional requestors come
the Cumberland and Big Harpeth Rivers be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band forward, transfer of control of the
in present-day Davidson and of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw human remains to the Indian Tribes or
Williamson counties. The sites he Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
excavated date to the Thruston phase Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. this notice may proceed.
(A.D. 1250–1450) and were abandoned DATES: Representatives of any Indian
after that time. During consultations, Additional Requestors and Disposition
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
tribal representatives identified the area Representatives of any Indian Tribe or not identified in this notice that wish to
as the ancestral lands of southeastern Native Hawaiian organization not request transfer of control of these
Indian Tribes, but noted that there is identified in this notice that wish to human remains should submit a written
difficulty in establishing a specific request transfer of control of these request with information in support of
cultural affiliation due to the human remains should submit a written the request to the NYU College of
complexity of the region, broadly shared request with information in support of Dentistry at the address in this notice by
material culture, and the lack of the request to Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU May 4, 2018.
information to trace specific migrations College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU
out of the region after A.D. 1450. Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
Historically, the area from which the College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
(212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
human remains were removed was Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
nyu.edu, by May 4, 2018. After that
claimed by both the Cherokee and the (212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
date, if no additional requestors have
Chickasaw peoples. The 1785 Treaty of nyu.edu.
come forward, transfer of control of the
Hopewell officially delineated the human remains to the Cherokee Nation, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
boundary between the Cherokee and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The here given in accordance with the
Chickasaw lands. The Cherokee retained Chickasaw Nation, and United Native American Graves Protection and
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
rights to land in modern-day Davidson Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
County, TN, and most of modern-day Oklahoma may proceed. 3003, of the completion of an inventory
Williamson County, TN. The Chickasaw The NYU College of Dentistry is of human remains under the control of
retained rights to the land in the responsible for notifying the Cherokee the NYU College of Dentistry, New York
southern and western portions of Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee City, NY. The human remains were
modern-day Williamson County, TN. Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and removed from multiple sites in
Both the Cherokee and Chickasaw ceded United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Davidson and Williamson counties, TN.
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This notice is published as part of the individuals were identified. No • Treaties indicate that the land from
National Park Service’s administrative associated funerary objects are present. which the Native American human
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 The human remains described in this remains were removed is the aboriginal
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). notice have been determined to be land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
The determinations in this notice are Native American through a combination Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
the sole responsibility of the museum, of collector records, site information, Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
institution, or Federal agency that has and forensic data. In his catalog, Jones Oklahoma.
control of the Native American human identifies the remains as Native • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
remains. The National Park Service is American. The graves from which the disposition of the human remains may
not responsible for the determinations human remains were removed all be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
in this notice. predate European contact, and therefore of Cherokee Indians, and United
the human remains are assumed to be Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Consultation Oklahoma and, if joined to one or more
Native American based on their age.
A detailed assessment of the human During forensic examination, diagnostic of the afore-mentioned aboriginal land
remains was made by the NYU College features of Native American individuals tribes, The Chickasaw Nation.
of Dentistry professional staff in were identified. Additional Requestors and Disposition
consultation with representatives of the Each of the sites listed in this notice
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of date to the Thruston phase (A.D. 1250– Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw 1450), based on the burial styles, Native Hawaiian organization not
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of artifacts, radiocarbon dating, Tennessee identified in this notice that wish to
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. site file information, and archeological request transfer of control of these
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(b)(5), the NYU literature. The sites and the surrounding human remains should submit a written
College of Dentistry discussed a region were abandoned by A.D. 1450. request with information in support of
proposed disposition, and all four tribes During consultations, tribal the request to Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU
determined that The Chickasaw Nation representatives identified the area as the College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
would take the lead on the reburial for ancestral lands of southeastern Indian Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone
all of the human remains described Tribes, but noted that there is difficulty (212) 998–9717, email louis.terracio@
below. in establishing a specific cultural nyu.edu, by May 4, 2018. After that
affiliation due to the complexity of the date, if no additional requestors have
History and Description of the Remains come forward, transfer of control of the
region, broadly shared material culture,
Between 1868 and 1869, human and the lack of information to trace human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
remains representing, at minimum, 14 specific migrations out of the region Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,
individuals were removed by Dr. Joseph after A.D. 1450. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Jones of Nashville, TN, from several Historically, the land from which the Indians in Oklahoma, and, if joined to
mound and earthwork sites in the State human remains were removed was one or more of the afore-mentioned
of Tennessee. Dr. Jones kept ledgers that claimed by both the Cherokee and the aboriginal land tribes, The Chickasaw
illustrated and described many of the Chickasaw peoples. The 1785 Treaty of Nation, may proceed.
The NYU College of Dentistry is
human remains and objects that he Hopewell officially delineated the
responsible for notifying the Cherokee
collected. He published the results of boundary between the Cherokee and
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
his excavations in Volume 22 of the Chickasaw lands. The Cherokee retained
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and
Smithsonian Contributions to rights to land that included modern-day
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Knowledge. In 1906, Dr. Jones’ widow Davidson County, TN, and most of
Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
sold his collection, including the human modern-day Williamson County, TN.
been published.
remains from Tennessee, to the Museum The Chickasaw retained rights to land in
of the American Indian, Heye the southern and western portions of Dated: February 28, 2018.
Foundation. In 1956, the Museum of the modern-day Williamson County, TN. Melanie O’Brien,
American Indian transferred some of the Both the Cherokee and Chickasaw ceded Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
crania and mandibles from Jones’ their lands in Davidson and/or [FR Doc. 2018–06828 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
excavations to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff Williamson counties, TN, to the U.S. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
of the NYU College of Dentistry. Government in the Treaty of 1805.
The human remains under the control Determinations Made by the NYU
of the NYU College of Dentistry DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
College of Dentistry
represent the following: Three adults of
indeterminate sex and two adult males Officials of the NYU College of National Park Service
from the East Nashville Mounds site Dentistry have determined that: [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025169;
(40Dv4) in Davidson County, TN; one • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
adult female removed from the human remains described in this notice
Gordontown site (40Dv6) in Davidson are Native American. Notice of Inventory Completion: La
County, TN; one older adult male, one • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Plata County Historical Society,
adult male, one probable adult female, human remains described in this notice Durango, CO
and one older adult of indeterminate sex represent the physical remains of, at a AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
removed from the Old Town site minimum, 14 individuals of Native ACTION: Notice.
(40Wm2) in Williamson County, TN; American ancestry.
and two older adults of indeterminate • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a SUMMARY: The La Plata County
sex, one older adult male, and one relationship of shared group identity Historical Society has completed an
young adult female removed from the cannot be reasonably traced between the inventory of human remains in
DeGraffenreid site (40Wm4), in Native American human remains and consultation with the appropriate
Williamson County, TN. No known any present-day Indian Tribe. Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
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