83 FR 23482 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10783 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 23482-23483] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10783] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025515; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, 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 associated funerary object 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 object should submit a written request to the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object 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 object should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources at the address in this notice by June 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Kathryn Miyar, Florida Department of State, Mission San Luis Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone (850) 245-6301, email kathryn.miyar@dos.myflorida.com. [[Page 23483]] 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 Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL. The human remains and associated funerary object were removed from the FCI Borrow site, Jackson County, FL. 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 object. 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 Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. The Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians and Original Miccosukee Simanolee Nation of Aboriginal People, non-federally recognized Indian groups, were also consulted. History and Description of the Remains In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from the FCI Borrow site in Jackson County, FL. The human remains of an infant (approx. one year of age) were encountered during a fill mining excavation at the county-owned FCI Borrow pit. A Jackson County Sheriff's officer was called, and he removed the human remains and one associated funerary object (a shell pendant) from the site prior to notifying the Department of State. Turquoise green glass beads were also noted as being present in the infant burial, but they crumbled when an attempt was made to remove them, and were, therefore, left in situ and not collected. Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones was sent by the Department of State to investigate the site. During his investigation, he collected a small amount of additional material from the site's surface including the human remains belonging to an adult (aged as approx. 20+ years of age). Jones transferred the skeletal remains of these two individuals and the associated funerary object to the Florida Department of State collections in 1974, but they were not formally cataloged until 1993. No known individuals were identified. The associated funerary object recovered from the infant burial is a single shell pendant (Accession #93.163.01.01). The site has been identified by Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones as the location of a Native American reservation designated by the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The political situation at the time of the treaty was unsettled, and Tribes present during the treaty meetings were described in historic accounts as Apalachicola, northern division of the Seminole, Miccosukee, and Lower Creek. Some of the tribal leaders recorded as present during these meetings included Neamathla, Tuskihadjo, Emathlochee, Econchatomico, Yellow Hair, Mulatto King, and John Blount. Descendants of these groups now are members of several Indian Tribes, including the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama- Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes''). Determinations Made by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources Officials of the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described in this notice is 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), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains the associated funerary object and The Tribes. 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 object should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Kathryn Miyar, Florida Department of State, Mission San Luis Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone (850) 245-6301, email kathryn.miyar@dos.myflorida.com, by June 20, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object to The Tribes may proceed. The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: April 30, 2018. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2018-10783 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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and could not have been alienated or traditional religious ceremonies and Tribe) that this notice has been
conveyed by an individual. dances, such as the Flower Ceremony, published.
In 1910, Grace Nicholson and Carroll the World Renewal Ceremony, and the Dated: April 30, 2018.
Hartman purchased a woman’s dance Brush Dance, by present-day adherents. Melanie O’Brien,
skirt on behalf of Lewis Hobart Farlow, Wiyot women and girls wore dance
in whose name it was donated to the Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
skirts for multiple ceremonies because
Peabody Museum that same year. Prior the skirts were imbued with spiritual [FR Doc. 2018–10781 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
to its purchase by Nicholson and power and were potent enough to BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
Hartman, the dance skirt was owned by ritually purify ceremonial dance
Isaac A. Beers, the United States Indian grounds.
Agent at Hoopa from 1890–1893. The DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
circumstance under which Beers Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum National Park Service
collected the dance skirt is not known.
Peabody Museum records describe the Officials of the Peabody Museum have
determined that: [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025515;
object as ‘‘Wiegat—Very old fine Dance
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Skirt—Beer’s Collection’’ and from the
‘‘Wiyot Indians, California.’’ The the four cultural items described above Notice of Inventory Completion:
woman’s dance skirt has been identified are specific ceremonial objects needed Florida Department of State, Division
as Wiyot and has been determined to be by traditional Native American religious of Historical Resources, Tallahassee,
a sacred object. leaders for the practice of traditional FL
This dance skirt is made of soft, Native American religions by their
tanned leather, which is fringed at the present-day adherents. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
bottom hem. A solitary shell object of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), ACTION: Notice.
modified abalone is fastened to a leather the three cultural items described above
strand within the fringe. Another leather have ongoing historical, traditional, or SUMMARY: The Florida Department of
strand within the fringe is adorned with cultural importance central to the State, Division of Historical Resources,
three blue glass beads and one long Native American group or culture itself, has completed an inventory of human
black glass bead. The waist of the skirt rather than property owned by an remains and associated funerary objects,
is decorated with maidenhair fern and individual. in consultation with the appropriate
beargrass wraps, as well as iris twine. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
Dangling from the edge of the twine- is a relationship of shared group organizations, and has determined that
wrapped waist are thin twine-wrapped identity that can be reasonably traced there is a cultural affiliation between the
strands adorned with two small bivalve between the sacred objects and objects human remains and associated funerary
shells and finished with metal thimbles; of cultural patrimony and the Bear River object and present-day Indian Tribes or
some strands also contain blue glass Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
beads. California; Blue Lake Rancheria, descendants or representatives of any
Consultation evidence suggests this California; and Wiyot Tribe, California Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
skirt was most likely made as regalia for (previously listed as the Table Bluff organization not identified in this notice
an adolescent girl’s Coming of Age Reservation—Wiyot Tribe). that wish to request transfer of control
Ceremony, also known as the Flower of these human remains and associated
Ceremony, due to its size and Additional Requestors and Disposition
funerary object should submit a written
decoration. Families spent years Lineal descendants or representatives request to the Florida Department of
gathering the materials for a girl’s ‘‘First of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian State, Division of Historical Resources.
Dress,’’ which was worn initially at her organization not identified in this notice If no additional requestors come
Coming of Age Ceremony. Based on the that wish to claim these cultural items forward, transfer of control of the
size of this skirt, and the effort invested should submit a written request with human remains and associated funerary
in its ornamentation, as well as the information in support of the claim to object to the lineal descendants, Indian
location of decoration at the waist, it Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
was likely made as a ceremonial dance Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard organizations stated in this notice may
skirt for a girl’s puberty rites. As abalone University, 11 Divinity Avenue, proceed.
is associated with women’s blood, the Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
DATES: Lineal descendants or
single cut and polished abalone shell 496–3702, email pcapone@
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
bead fastened within the fringe at the fas.harvard.edu, by June 20, 2018. After
Native Hawaiian organization not
skirt’s bottom hem further supports the that date, if no additional claimants
identified in this notice that wish to
attribution of this skirt to the Coming of have come forward, transfer of control
request transfer of control of these
Age Ceremony. Museum documentation of the sacred objects and objects of
human remains and associated funerary
of the item as a ‘‘Very old fine Dance cultural patrimony to the Bear River
object should submit a written request
Skirt’’ supports the categorization of this Band of Rohnerville Rancheria,
with information in support of the
skirt as a specific ceremonial item. California; Blue Lake Rancheria,
request to the Florida Department of
According to consultation evidence and California; and Wiyot Tribe, California
State, Division of Historical Resources at
other supporting evidence this dance (previously listed as the Table Bluff
the address in this notice by June 20,
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skirt would be used for multiple Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology 2018.
religious ceremonies, possibly including
the Flower Ceremony, Jump Dance, and and Ethnology is responsible for ADDRESSES: Kathryn Miyar, Florida
Brush Dance. notifying the Bear River Band of Department of State, Mission San Luis
This cultural item meets the Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue Collections, 2100 West Tennessee
definition of a sacred object because it Lake Rancheria, California; and Wiyot Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone
is a specific ceremonial object required Tribe, California (previously listed as (850) 245–6301, email kathryn.miyar@
by the Wiyot for the practice of the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot dos.myflorida.com.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is B. Calvin Jones was sent by the • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
here given in accordance with the Department of State to investigate the is a relationship of shared group
Native American Graves Protection and site. During his investigation, he identity that can be reasonably traced
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. collected a small amount of additional between the Native American human
3003, of the completion of an inventory material from the site’s surface remains the associated funerary object
of human remains and associated including the human remains belonging and The Tribes.
funerary objects under the control of the to an adult (aged as approx. 20+ years
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Florida Department of State, Division of of age). Jones transferred the skeletal
Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL. remains of these two individuals and Lineal descendants or representatives
The human remains and associated the associated funerary object to the of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
funerary object were removed from the Florida Department of State collections organization not identified in this notice
FCI Borrow site, Jackson County, FL. in 1974, but they were not formally that wish to request transfer of control
This notice is published as part of the cataloged until 1993. No known of these human remains and associated
National Park Service’s administrative individuals were identified. The funerary object should submit a written
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 associated funerary object recovered request with information in support of
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in from the infant burial is a single shell the request to Kathryn Miyar, Florida
this notice are the sole responsibility of pendant (Accession #93.163.01.01). Department of State, Mission San Luis
the museum, institution, or Federal The site has been identified by Collections, 2100 West Tennessee
agency that has control of the Native Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones as the Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone
American human remains and location of a Native American (850) 245–6301, email kathryn.miyar@
associated funerary object. The National reservation designated by the 1823 dos.myflorida.com, by June 20, 2018.
Park Service is not responsible for the Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The political After that date, if no additional
determinations in this notice. situation at the time of the treaty was requestors have come forward, transfer
unsettled, and Tribes present during the of control of the human remains and
Consultation
treaty meetings were described in associated funerary object to The Tribes
A detailed assessment of the human historic accounts as Apalachicola, may proceed.
remains was made by the Florida northern division of the Seminole, The Florida Department of State,
Department of State, Division of Miccosukee, and Lower Creek. Some of Division of Historical Resources is
Historical Resources professional staff the tribal leaders recorded as present responsible for notifying The Tribes that
in consultation with representatives of during these meetings included this notice has been published.
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Neamathla, Tuskihadjo, Emathlochee, Dated: April 30, 2018.
(previously listed as the Alabama- Econchatomico, Yellow Hair, Mulatto Melanie O’Brien,
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama- King, and John Blount. Descendants of
Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
these groups now are members of
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; [FR Doc. 2018–10783 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
several Indian Tribes, including the
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of (previously listed as the Alabama-
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; National Park Service
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Band of Creeks (previously listed as the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025516;
Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Tribal Town. The Florida Tribe of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida Notice of Inventory Completion: Bess
Eastern Creek Indians and Original (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County,
Miccosukee Simanolee Nation of of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Libertyville, IL (Previously Known as
Aboriginal People, non-federally Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The the Lake County Discovery Museum,
recognized Indian groups, were also Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Wauconda, IL)
consulted. Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
History and Description of the Remains Tribal Town, (hereafter referred to as AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
‘‘The Tribes’’). ACTION: Notice.
In 1974, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were Determinations Made by the Florida SUMMARY: The Bess Bower Dunn
removed from the FCI Borrow site in Department of State, Division of Museum of Lake County (previously
Jackson County, FL. The human remains Historical Resources known as the Lake County Discovery
of an infant (approx. one year of age) Officials of the Florida Department of Museum) has completed an inventory of
were encountered during a fill mining State, Division of Historical Resources human remains and associated funerary
excavation at the county-owned FCI have determined that: objects, in consultation with the
Borrow pit. A Jackson County Sheriff’s • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
officer was called, and he removed the human remains described in this notice Hawaiian organizations, and has
human remains and one associated represent the physical remains of two determined that there is a cultural
funerary object (a shell pendant) from affiliation between the human remains
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
individuals of Native American
the site prior to notifying the ancestry. and associated funerary objects and
Department of State. Turquoise green • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), present-day Indian Tribes or Native
glass beads were also noted as being the one object described in this notice Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
present in the infant burial, but they is reasonably believed to have been descendants or representatives of any
crumbled when an attempt was made to placed with or near individual human Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
remove them, and were, therefore, left remains at the time of death or later as organization not identified in this notice
in situ and not collected. Archaeologist part of the death rite or ceremony. that wish to request transfer of control
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