Notice2021-18271
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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Published
August 25, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History 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 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 to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47513-47514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18271]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032455; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Jackson, MS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History 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 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 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 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 September 24, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Cook, Director of Archaeology
Collections, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Museum
Division, 222 North Street, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205, telephone
(601) 576-6927, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb9698949490bb969f9a93d59688d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="167b7579797d567b72777e387b6538717960">[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 the Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Jackson, MS. The human remains were removed from the Coastal Pine
Meadow region of Mississippi, in Hancock 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). 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 human remains was made by the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History professional staff in consultation
with representatives from the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
[previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas]; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal
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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'').
History and Description of the Remains
On June 11, 2020, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from Hancock County, MS. The individual was
discovered during maintenance dredging of the navigation channel at the
mouth of Bayou Cadet, which flows into the Bay of Saint Louis. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, which oversaw the dredging, retained control
of the human remains until May of 2021, when it transferred them to the
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has determined
that the remains of this individual are Native American through the
geographical and archeological circumstances of their discovery, as
well as through the observance of biological markers that are
consistent with Native American ancestry. According to the geographical
and archeological evidence, the individual was removed within 500 feet
of the Lakeshore Midden Site (22HA502), which dates within the Woodland
Period (A.D. 1000). Evaluation of the skeletal elements by the
Mississippi State Medical Examiner's office concluded that they bore
biological markers consistent with Native American ancestry. The
present-day Indian Tribes affiliated with the earlier group connected
to these human remains include The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Mississippi Department of Archives and
History
Officials of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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 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 Meg Cook,
Director of Archaeology Collections, Mississippi Department of Archives
and History, Museum Division, 222 North Street, P.O. Box 571, Jackson,
MS 39205, telephone (601) 576-6927, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea8789858581aa878e8b82c48799c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5439373b3b3f143930353c7a39277a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>, by
September 24, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes
may proceed.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 11, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-18271 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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