83 FR 16121 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16121-16123] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07699] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025285; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes. 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 Mississippi Department of Archives and History. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the 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 Mississippi Department of Archives and History at the address in this notice by May 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Patty Miller-Beech, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571, telephone (601) 576- 6944, 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 and associated funerary objects under the control of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Tunica County, DeSoto County, Clay County, and Panola County, MS. 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 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 Mississippi Department of Archives and History's professional staff in consultation with representatives of The Chickasaw Nation. The following Indian Tribes were invited to consult but did not wish to participate: the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, [[Page 16122]] Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. History and Description of the Remains Between July 1988 and August 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, 147 individuals were removed from the Austin site (22Tu549) in Tunica County, MS. The burials were brought to the attention of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) after the landowner discovered them during land leveling activities. Subsequently, a salvage excavation of the site was performed to prevent further damage to the burials. The results of the excavation uncovered more burials, features from houses, wall trenches, refuse pits, numerous pottery bowls, projectile points, ornamental artifacts, and faunal remains. The burials, which included both partial and complete skeletal remains, demonstrate an array of burial practices from bundle burials to comingled burials of ages ranging from infancy to adult. Male and females were present. Some burials had funerary objects, while many did not. No known individuals were identified. The 37 associated funerary objects consist of 2 celts, 4 shell beads, 1 clay bead, 1 whole turtle shell, 5 turtle shell fragments, 1 shell necklace, 2 wolf teeth, 1 deer jaw, 8 projectile points, 1 broken Mississippi Plain var. Neely's Ferry vessel, 1 large broken Larto Red Filmed bowl, 2 square- bottomed Alligator-incised jars, 1 Baytown Plain jar, 1 Evansville Punctate jar, 2 Coles Creek incised bowls, 1 partial Baytown Plain bowl, 1 Mulberry Creek Cordmarked vessel and 2 Baytown Plain vessels. Based on the types of pottery found in the immediate area, the age of the Austin site appears to range from the Coles Creek period to the Mississippian period (A.D. 700-1400). Radiocarbon dating of this site has not been performed. In addition, based on the condition of the human remains, as well as the associated funerary objects, the individuals have been determined to be Native American. In April of 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, 15 individuals were removed from the Bonds Village site (22Tu530) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were brought to the attention of the North Delta Chapter of the Mississippi Archaeological Association after heavy cultivation had caused considerable disturbance to the site. With the approval of the landowner and MDAH, a salvage excavation of the site was performed to prevent further damage to the burials. The individuals ranged in ages from infant to adult, with the majority interred as extended burials. There was one bundle burial; it contained the remains of a juvenile male. Both males and females were interred on this site. Funerary artifacts had been placed with the bundle burial and an extended burial containing two adult males. No known individuals were identified. The 13 associated funerary objects are 1 Bell Plain bowl, 1 bone awl, 1 shell hoe, and 10 projectile points. Based on pottery found on the site, the age of Bonds Village site (22Tu530) appears to date to the Mississippian period (A.D. 1050-1450). Physical anthropological analysis of the remains has determined them to be Native American. In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Boyd site (22Tu531) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were removed during a salvage excavation conducted by MDAH personnel. The human remains appear to belong to an adult female, based on osteological indicators. The burial had been heavily impacted by land-leveling activities. Based upon ceramic pottery sherds found at the site, the burial appears to date anywhere from the Tchula to Marksville period (350 B.C.-A.D. 450). No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In June of 1990, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from a burial (Burial #2) at the Brogan Village site (22CL501B) in Clay County, MS. The human remains were removed during a salvage excavation conducted by MDAH archeologists. A second burial (Burial #1) was also recovered during this excavation. The human remains from Burial #1 were sent to Ohio in 1990 for analysis, presumably as soon as they were disinterred. None of the field reports by MDAH archeological staff mention Burial #1 aside from the initial sketch and a note regarding the analysis placed with the Burial #2 documentation. The human remains from Burial #1 are presumed missing at this time, and no further information is available. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based upon pottery sherds found nearby, the age of the Brogan Village site appears to date to the Late Woodland (Miller III phase) (A.D. 550-950). In 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from the Dogwood Ridge site (22Ds511) in DeSoto County, MS. The human remains were removed during a salvage excavation performed by archeologists with MDAH. This bundle burial was initially recorded as containing one individual, but subsequent analysis has shown that the burial bundle contains five individuals with the burial bundle. Three adult males, one juvenile, and one infant were included in the bundle burial. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. There were no artifacts associated with the burial, but a pottery sherd found within the site may date the burial from the Baytown phase to Late Mississippian phase (A.D. 400-1700). No radiocarbon dating has been performed, but osteological analysis has determined that the burials are Native American. In the late 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from the Dugger Bluff site (22Pa587) in Panola County, MS. The human remains were recovered and curated at MDAH. No other identifying information, such as the age or sex of the individuals, has been retrieved at this time. Based on ceramic sherds found within the site boundaries, this site appears to date to the Middle Woodland period (A.D. 400-1100). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In the 1980s, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from the Dundee site (22Tu501) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were recovered during a salvage excavation and curated at the MDAH. The human remains, though very fragmentary, were determined to belong to two adults and two juveniles, based on wear on the dentition. Previous reports on the Dundee site by Calvin Brown in 1926 stated that the site was comprised of several mounds dating back to at least the Mississippian period and possibly the Late Woodland Phase (A.D. 400-1700). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In the late 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from the McCarter Mound site (22Pa502) in Panola County, MS. The human remains were recorded and excavated during a salvage excavation by the North Delta Chapter of the Mississippi Archaeological Association and subsequently curated at MDAH. The human remains, though fragmentary and in poor condition, have been osteologically identified as belonging to four adults and one juvenile. Determination of sex was not possible. [[Page 16123]] Ceramics found at the McCarter Mound (22Pa502) site have been dated to the Early Marksville period (200 B.C.) No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1993, human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals were removed from the Hollywood site (22Tu500) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were recovered during a salvage excavation and curated at MDAH. Osteological examination determined that the human remains belong to one infant, three children, one adult female, two adult males, and five adults of indeterminate sex. Most of the human remains were poorly preserved. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Radiocarbon dating of materials from the site indicates that the human remains date to the Mississippian period, (A.D. 1400-1600). In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were recovered from the Flowers #3 site (22Tu518) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were recovered during a salvage excavation and curated at MDAH. The human remains were comprised of bundle burials with fragmentary interments of each individual. The human remains belong to three children, one infant (6-9 months), one adolescent, two female young adults, one young adult male, three young adults (sex indeterminate), one female adult (45-50 years), one male adult (45-50 years), and one adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. Ceramics found at the site dates the site to the Mississippian period (A.D. 1100-1700). No associated funerary objects are present. In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were recovered from the Norflett Mound site (22Tu519) in Tunica County, MS. The human remains were recovered during a salvage excavation and curated at MDAH. The human remains were identified as an adult (30-35 years) of indeterminate sex. No known individual was identified. Ceramics found at the Norflett Mound site (22Tu519) date the burial to the early Middle Woodland period (200 B.C.-A.D. 100). No associated funerary objects are present. Determinations Made by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Officials of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of at least 207 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 50 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. 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 associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama- Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Alabama- Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Patty Miller-Beech, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571, telephone (601) 576-6944, email [email protected], by May 14, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe may proceed. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is responsible for notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe that this notice has been published. Dated: March 22, 2018. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2018-07699 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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concentration of elk could be resulting held during the comment period. Dates, Tribes. Lineal descendants or
in impacts on certain park resources times, and locations of these meetings representatives of any Indian Tribe or
such as wetlands, the initial phase of will be announced in press releases and Native Hawaiian organization not
this plan would focus on managing elk on the NPS Planning, Environment, and identified in this notice that wish to
to alter their high concentrations at Public Comment website for the UMP request transfer of control of these
certain times in the Park. Over the long DEIS at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ human remains and associated funerary
term, the NPS would develop grsa. objects should submit a written request
quantitative metrics of ecological How To Comment: You are to the Mississippi Department of
integrity and vegetative condition as encouraged to comment on the UMP Archives and History. If no additional
additional triggers to adaptively manage DEIS at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ requestors come forward, transfer of
elk and, possibly, bison, depending on grsa. You may also hand-deliver or mail control of the human remains and
the selected action. Over the long-term, your comments to the Superintendent, associated funerary objects to the Indian
the NPS would use adaptive monitoring Great Sand Dunes National Park and Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
and adaptive management of elk and, if Preserve, 11500 Highway 150, Mosca, stated in this notice may proceed.
appropriate, bison, to support a Colorado 81146. Written comments will DATES: Lineal descendants or
historical array of ecologically healthy also be accepted during scheduled representatives of any Indian Tribe or
plant communities across the Park’s public meetings discussed above. Native Hawaiian organization not
landscape that are used by these Comments will not be accepted by fax, identified in this notice that wish to
ungulates, specifically riparian and email, or by any method other than request transfer of control of these
wetland communities, as well as shrub those specified above. Bulk comments human remains and associated funerary
and grassland communities. The goal of in any format (hard copy or electronic) objects should submit a written request
this long-term adaptive management submitted on behalf of others will not be with information in support of the
framework is to continually evaluate the accepted. Before including your request to the Mississippi Department of
effectiveness of the ungulate address, phone number, email address, Archives and History at the address in
management plan; improve management or other personal identifying this notice by May 14, 2018.
over time; and ensure that impacts of information in your comment, you ADDRESSES: Patty Miller-Beech,
elk and bison, and their management should be aware that your entire Mississippi Department of Archives and
inside the Park, remain in the range comment—including your personal
predicted in the UMP/EIS. History, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS
identifying information—may be made 39205–0571, telephone (601) 576–6944,
The NPS is preparing this UMP DEIS publicly available at any time. While
to analyze specific proposals related to email pmbeech@mdah.ms.gov.
you can ask us in your comment to
elk management tools that might be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
withhold your personal identifying
used to address overconcentration issue, here given in accordance with the
information from public review, we
while providing a programmatic Native American Graves Protection and
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
(broader and higher level) analysis of Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
do so.
potential decisions about the future of 3003, of the completion of an inventory
bison in GRSA. Those decisions include Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 43 CFR of human remains and associated
(1) whether or not to amend the GMP to part 46. funerary objects under the control of the
allow for bison at GRSA, and if so, how Dated: April 2, 2018. Mississippi Department of Archives and
many bison might be appropriate; (2) Sue E. Masica, History, Jackson, MS. The human
when the NPS would assume bison remains and associated funerary objects
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
management responsibilities; and (3) National Park Service. were removed from Tunica County,
what management tools the NPS might DeSoto County, Clay County, and
[FR Doc. 2018–07681 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
use upon assuming bison management Panola County, MS.
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responsibilities. This programmatic This notice is published as part of the
analysis is intended to address the National Park Service’s administrative
general environmental issues, impacts, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
and benefits relating to these broad U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
decisions about bison. NPS feels this a National Park Service The determinations in this notice are
meaningful point to make these broad the sole responsibility of the museum,
decisions, but there is too much [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025285; institution, or Federal agency that has
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
uncertainty at this time as to the control of the Native American human
ultimate specific implementation of Notice of Inventory Completion: remains and associated funerary objects.
potential bison management tools, Mississippi Department of Archives The National Park Service is not
should the NPS select an alternative that and History, Jackson, MS responsible for the determinations in
includes bison at GRSA. If such an this notice.
alternative becomes the selected action, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Consultation
this programmatic National ACTION: Notice.
Environmental Policy Act review for A detailed assessment of the human
bison would support more specific SUMMARY: The Mississippi Department remains was made by the Mississippi
subsequent decisions and provide a of Archives and History has completed Department of Archives and History’s
body of information that can be an inventory of human remains and professional staff in consultation with
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incorporated by reference into any associated funerary objects, in representatives of The Chickasaw
future planning/compliance that may be consultation with the appropriate Nation. The following Indian Tribes
needed. Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian were invited to consult but did not wish
Public Participation: After the organizations, and has determined that to participate: the Alabama-Coushatta
Environmental Protection Agency there is no cultural affiliation between Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Notice of Availability is published, the the human remains and associated Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas),
NPS will schedule public meetings to be funerary objects and present-day Indian Jena Band of Choctaw Indians,
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Ceramics found at the McCarter Mound least 207 individuals of Native 14, 2018. After that date, if no
(22Pa502) site have been dated to the American ancestry. additional requestors have come
Early Marksville period (200 B.C.) No • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), forward, transfer of control of the
known individuals were identified. No the 50 objects described in this notice human remains and associated funerary
associated funerary objects are present. are reasonably believed to have been objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
In 1993, human remains representing, placed with or near individual human of Texas (previously listed as the
at minimum, 12 individuals were remains at the time of death or later as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas),
removed from the Hollywood site part of the death rite or ceremony. Jena Band of Choctaw Indians,
(22Tu500) in Tunica County, MS. The • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,
human remains were recovered during a relationship of shared group identity The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw
salvage excavation and curated at cannot be reasonably traced between the Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee
MDAH. Osteological examination Native American human remains and (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of
determined that the human remains associated funerary objects and any Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian
belong to one infant, three children, one present-day Indian Tribe. Tribe may proceed.
adult female, two adult males, and five • According to final judgments of the The Mississippi Department of
adults of indeterminate sex. Most of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court Archives and History is responsible for
human remains were poorly preserved. of Federal Claims, the land from which notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
No known individuals were identified. the Native American human remains of Texas (previously listed as the
No associated funerary objects are and associated funerary objects were Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas),
present. Radiocarbon dating of materials removed is the aboriginal land of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians,
from the site indicates that the human Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,
remains date to the Mississippian (previously listed as the Alabama- The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw
period, (A.D. 1400–1600). Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of Nation of Oklahoma, The Muscogee
In 1974, human remains representing, Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of
at minimum, 14 individuals were Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian
recovered from the Flowers #3 site Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Tribe that this notice has been
(22Tu518) in Tunica County, MS. The Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) published.
human remains were recovered during a Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians,
salvage excavation and curated at and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. Dated: March 22, 2018.
MDAH. The human remains were • Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Melanie O’Brien,
comprised of bundle burials with Executive Orders, indicate that the land Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
fragmentary interments of each from which the Native American human [FR Doc. 2018–07699 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
individual. The human remains belong remains and associated funerary objects BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
to three children, one infant (6–9 were removed is the aboriginal land of
months), one adolescent, two female the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
young adults, one young adult male, (previously listed as the Alabama- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
three young adults (sex indeterminate), Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of
one female adult (45–50 years), one Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of National Park Service
male adult (45–50 years), and one adult Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025284:
of indeterminate sex. No known Nation, The Choctaw Nation of PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
individuals were identified. Ceramics Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek)
found at the site dates the site to the Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Mississippian period (A.D. 1100–1700). and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. Items: New York State Museum,
No associated funerary objects are • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Albany, NY
present. disposition of the human remains and
In 1974, human remains representing, associated funerary objects may be to AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
at minimum, one individual were the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas ACTION: Notice.
recovered from the Norflett Mound site (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas), Jena Band of SUMMARY: The New York State Museum,
(22Tu519) in Tunica County, MS. The
Choctaw Indians, Mississippi Band of in consultation with the appropriate
human remains were recovered during a
Choctaw Indians, The Chickasaw Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
salvage excavation and curated at
Nation, The Choctaw Nation of organizations, has determined that the
MDAH. The human remains were
Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) cultural items listed in this notice meet
identified as an adult (30–35 years) of
Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, the definition of unassociated funerary
indeterminate sex. No known individual
and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. objects. Lineal descendants or
was identified. Ceramics found at the
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Norflett Mound site (22Tu519) date the Additional Requestors and Disposition Native Hawaiian organization not
burial to the early Middle Woodland
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or identified in this notice that wish to
period (200 B.C.–A.D. 100). No
Native Hawaiian organization not claim these cultural items should
associated funerary objects are present.
identified in this notice that wish to submit a written request to the New
Determinations Made by the request transfer of control of these York State Museum. If no additional
Mississippi Department of Archives human remains and associated funerary claimants come forward, transfer of
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and History objects should submit a written request control of the cultural items to the lineal
Officials of the Mississippi with information in support of the descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Department of Archives and History request to Patty Miller-Beech, Hawaiian organizations stated in this
have determined that: Mississippi Department of Archives and notice may proceed.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the History, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS DATES: Lineal descendants or
human remains described in this notice 39205–0571, telephone (601) 576–6944, representatives of any Indian tribe or
represent the physical remains of at email pmbeech@mdah.ms.gov, by May Native Hawaiian organization not
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