Notice2021-20264
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
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Published
September 20, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) 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 objects 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 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 lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52176-52177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20264]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032606; 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 (MDAH) 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 objects
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 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 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 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 October 20, 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#7f121c1010143f121b1e1751120c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09646a66666249646d686127647a276e667f">[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 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 six sites in Tunica
County, 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 and associated funerary objects. 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 of 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'').
History and Description of the Remains
Beginning in 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from the following sites in Tunica County, MS:
Beaver Dam (22TU513), Canon (22TU523), Clay Ball (22TU600), Martin #2
(22TU534), Parker-McClintock (22TU594), and Sledge (22TU510). The human
remains belong to individuals of unidentified sex and age. No known
individuals were identified. Associated funerary objects were removed
from the Canon, Parker-McClintock, and Sledge sites. The 15 associated
funerary objects are three lots of ceramic sherds, one lot of ceramic
vessels, one lot of charcoal, one lot of clay beads, one lot of daub,
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two lots of faunal bones, one lot of fired clay, two lots of lithic
debitage, one lot metal, one lot pit fill, and one lot of unworked
stone.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has determined
that the human remains of these individuals are Native American through
the circumstances of acquisition, as well as through the observance of
biological markers consistent with this ancestry. The circumstances of
acquisition, including excavation notes and associated funerary
objects, show that these human remains are affiliated with
Mississippian cultures that are indigenous to these areas of
Mississippi. Present day Indian Tribes associated with these cultures
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 11 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 15 associated
funerary 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.
<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 associated funerary objects 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 objects 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#0f626c6060644f626b6e6721627c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f727c7070745f727b7e7731726c31787069">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 20, 2021. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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: September 7, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-20264 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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