Notice2021-25524
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified Region, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Hollandale, MS
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Published
November 23, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified Region (FWS Southeast Region), 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 the FWS Southeast Region. 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 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66584-66585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25524]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033016; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin
Unified Region, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Hollandale, MS
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf &
Mississippi Basin Unified Region (FWS Southeast Region), 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 the FWS Southeast Region. 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 the FWS
Southeast Region at the address in this notice by December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard S. Kanaski, Regional Historic
Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region,
694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927, telephone (912) 257-5434,
email, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85f7ece6ede4f7e1daeee4ebe4f6eeecc5e3f2f6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57253e343f362533083c363936243c3e1731202479303821">[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 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Hardeeville, SC. The human remains
were removed from Washington 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 the human remains was made by the FWS
Southeast Region 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;
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
In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Steele Bayou Site (22WS582) in Washington County,
MS, during a phase I survey of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge.
David M. Heisler, a former employee of the University of Southern
Mississippi, conducted the survey under contract with the FWS Southeast
Region. The collections from this survey are in physical custody of the
University of Southern Mississippi. After a search of the collections
in May of 2021, representatives from the University of Southern
Mississippi reported that the human remains--one femur--are currently
missing. No known individual
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was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that this
individual is Native American through the circumstance of acquisition,
including material culture from the site representative of Late and
Middle Woodland periods. These circumstances show that these human
remains are affiliated with indigenous people in these areas of
Mississippi. Present day Indian Tribes affiliated with these cultures
include The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified
Region 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 Richard
Kanaski, Regional Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services, Southeast Region, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927,
telephone (912) 257-5434, email, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40322923282132241f2b212e21332b29002637336e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a382329222b382e15212b242b3921230a2c3d39642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>, by December
23, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, South Atlantic-Gulf & Mississippi Basin Unified Region is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 17, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-25524 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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