Notice2023-28185
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL
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Published
December 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Elmore County, AL.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88645-88646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28185]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037132; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives
and History, Montgomery, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Alabama Department of Archives and
History (ADAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Elmore
County, AL.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA Coordinator, the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100,
[[Page 88646]]
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334) 353-4731,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16787771666477387772777e567764757e7f60736538777a7774777b7738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce2edebfcfeeda2ede8ede4ccedfeefe4e5fae9ffa2ede0edeeede1eda2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Alabama Department of Archives and History. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held
by the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Description
Elmore County, AL
On February 19, 1929, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Tuckabatchee site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4119). The 524 associated funerary objects are three shell beads, two
brass trade bells, 485 glass beads, one awl, three wire bracelets, one
fragment of worked stone (undetermined), five brass tubes, one kettle
fragment, six buttons, four ``tinklers,'' one cone earring (brass and
lead), and 12 shell pendants.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4134). No associated funerary objects are present.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4135). No associated funerary objects are present.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4136). No associated funerary objects are present.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4137). No associated funerary objects are present.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4184). The 115 associated funerary objects are 112 ceramic sherds, one
shell pendant, one bone pin, and one piece of daub.
On April 18, 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Jackson Lake site by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4193). No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: archeological information, geographical information,
historical information, kinship, and linguistics.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Alabama Department of Archives and History has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 639 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> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 22, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Alabama
Department of Archives and History must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The Alabama Department of Archives
and History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28185 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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