Notice2022-24560
Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
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Published
November 10, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum (Nash Museum) 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Nash Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67956-67957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24560]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034856; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum
(Nash Museum) 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 Nash Museum. If
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Nash Museum at the address in this notice by
December 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 Indian Village
Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f192998492909d98828290b19c949c81999882df949584"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7a4afb2a4a6abaeb4b4a687aaa2aab7afaeb4e9a2a3b2">[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 C.H. Nash Memorial
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis,
Memphis, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Colbert County, AL, Hardeman County, TN, and an
unidentified site in northwest TN.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 the human remains was made by the Nash
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed from site 1CT44 in Colbert County, AL, by C.H. Nash
Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum staff. The human
remains (1CT44/2010.01.02, 1CT44/2010.01.03, 1CT44/2010.01.04, 1CT44/
2010.01.05, 1CT44/2010.01.06) belong to five individuals of unknown age
and sex. No known individuals were identified. The four associated
funerary objects are four lithic fragments.
In the 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a site on Spring Creek near the City of
Bolivar in Hardeman County, TN. The human remains were surface
collected by the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society and then
donated to the Memphis Museums System. In 1984, the Memphis Museums
System donated the human remains to the C.H. Nash Museum. The human
remains (MAGS Lot #35/8) belong to an adult of unknown sex. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
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unknown site in northwest TN. The human remains were surface collected
by H. Crenshaw. In 1991, Crenshaw donated his collection (C-92),
including these human remains, to the C.H. Nash Museum. The human
remains (D1991.03.90/1, D1991.03.90.1a) belong to an adult of unknown
sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis
Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological examination,
museum records, and/or archeological context.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the four 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
<bullet> According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The
Tribes.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Melissa
Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum,
University of Memphis, 1987 Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109,
telephone (901) 785-3160, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d1e15081e1c11140e0e1c3d1018100d15140e53181908"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7848f9284868b8e949486a78a828a978f8e94c9828392">[email protected]</span></a>, by December 12,
2022. 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 C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum,
University of Memphis is responsible for notifying The Tribes and the
Cherokee Nation that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 2, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-24560 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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