Notice2023-28917
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL
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Published
January 3, 2024
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 unknown locations, though likely from the state of Alabama.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 396-397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28917]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037162; 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 unknown
locations, though likely from the state of Alabama.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA Coordinator, the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100, 624 Washington Avenue,
Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334) 353-4731, email
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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
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records held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Description
On March 13, 1911, and on various unknown dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 38 individuals were removed from an unknown
location by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between
1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human
Remains Identification Numbers 4102, 4108, 4109, 4115, 4129, 4130,
4131, 4132, 4133, 4141, 4142, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4149,
4150, 4151, 4152, 4153, 4154, 4155, 4156, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4160, 4161,
4162, 4163, 4164, 4165, 4166, 4168, 4169). No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
4167). The eight associated funerary objects are eight copper or brass
bracelets.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location by members of the
Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human
remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number
AAS159-1). The one associated funerary object is one lot of faunal
remains.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location by members of the
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society. In 2021, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number UNK1). The
ADAH accepted these materials for the sole purpose of repatriation
under NAGPRA. The one associated funerary object is one lot of faunal
remains.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location by members of the
Montgomery Art and Archaeology Society. In 2021, the human remains were
donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number UNK2). The
ADAH accepted these materials for the sole purpose of repatriation
under NAGPRA. The two associated funerary objects are ceramic sherds.
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: geographical and historical information.
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 42 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 12 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; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw
Nation; 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after February 2, 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 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28917 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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