Notice2021-13512
Notice of Inventory Completion: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
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Published
June 25, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Appalachian State University has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Appalachian State University. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33731-33732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13512]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032107; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Appalachian State University has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to Appalachian State University. 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: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to
Appalachian State University at the address in this notice by July 26,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Alice Wright, Associate Professor,
Appalachian State University, Department of Anthropology, ASU Box
32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC 28608, telephone (828) 262-6384,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dfaffe4eae5f9ecfdbfcdecfdfdfef9ecf9e8a3e8e9f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7a0a5beb0bfa3b6a7e597b6a7a7a4a3b6a3b2f9b2b3a2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location in Mississippi.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Appalachian
State University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and The Choctaw
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Nation of Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime before 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from the State of Mississippi. In the late
1990s, a student at Appalachian State University acquired the human
remains through his landlord and donated them to the University. The
landlord (now deceased) stated that he ``got it in Mississippi.'' No
further information about these human remains is available. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Appalachian State University
Officials of Appalachian State University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> 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 the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
[previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas]; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Quapaw Nation
[previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians]; The Chickasaw
Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
and The Osage Nation [previously listed as Osage Tribe] (hereafter
referred to as ``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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. Alice
Wright, Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, Department
of Anthropology, ASU Box 32016, 322 Anne Belk Hall, Boone, NC 28608,
telephone (828) 262-6384, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#601712090708140110522001101013140114054e050415"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0275706b656a766372304263727271766376672c676677">[email protected]</span></a>, by July 26,
2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Appalachian State University is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-13512 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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