Notice2024-16704
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Conservation and Environment, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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Published
July 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and in response to claims from the Chickasaw Nation dated December 22, 2023, the Tennessee Department of Conservation and Environment, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-TDOA) has completed an inventory of human remains from Benton County, Tennessee and has determined in consultation that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61144-61145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16704]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038348; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of
Conservation and Environment, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and in response to claims from the Chickasaw
Nation dated December 22, 2023, the Tennessee Department of
Conservation and Environment, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-TDOA) has
completed an inventory of human remains from Benton County, Tennessee
and has determined in consultation that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after August 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole
Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, telephone (615) 626-2025, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#37675f5e5b197f5853505277435919505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdad959491d3b592999a98bd8993d39a928b">[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
TDEC-TDOA, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing at minimum eight individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
``Eva Mo #6,'' Benton County, TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum four individuals were donated to
the TDEC-TDOA on March 9, 1989. No records exist as to the timing,
donor, or circumstances of this donation. The specific geographical
location of this site was originally reported to National NAGPRA as
``unknown.'' The Chickasaw Nation claimed these ancestors on December
22, 2023, and consultation took place on May 2, 2024. In consultation,
The Chickasaw Nation requested that the geographical location be
updated to Benton County, Tennessee. There is no known exposure to
hazardous substances or treatments.
Cypress Creek Area, Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, Benton County,
TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum one individual were donated to the
TDEC-TDOA on September 8, 1990. No records exist as to the timing,
donor, or circumstances of this donation. The specific geographical
location of this site was originally reported to National NAGPRA only
as ``Cypress Creek, NBSP.'' The Chickasaw Nation claimed
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these ancestors on December 22, 2023, and consultation took place on
May 2, 2024. In consultation, The Chickasaw Nation requested that the
geographical location be updated to Benton County, Tennessee. There is
no known exposure to hazardous substances or treatments.
Tennessee River Near Big Sandy, Benton County, TN
Ancestral remains of at minimum one individual were donated to the
TDEC-TDOA in June 2008 by a private individual. No further records
exist as to the timing or circumstances of this donation. This ancestor
had not been previously reported to National NAGPRA, but was identified
during TDEC-TDOA inventory efforts in 2024 and presented to The
Chickasaw Nation in consultation on May 2, 2024. In consultation, The
Chickasaw Nation requested that this ancestor be included in the
current claim. There is no known exposure to hazardous substances or
treatments.
Site U-3-T and U-12-T, Benton County, TN
In 2021, the TDEC-TDOA accepted donation of a collection of
artifacts from more than 30 sites located in Tennessee. During curation
efforts in January 2024, ancestral remains were identified within
surface collected artifacts from two Benton County sites. These remains
include a minimum of one individual per site. These ancestors had not
been previously reported to National NAGPRA. In consultation on May 2,
2024, The Chickasaw Nation requested that these ancestors be included
in the current claim.
Hazardous substances or treatments consisting of rat poison were
observed within the donated storage containers.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
reasonably identified by the geographical location of the human remains
in this notice.
Determinations
TDEC-TDOA has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after August 29, 2024. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, TDEC-TDOA must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. TDEC-TDOA 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 10.10.
Dated: July 17, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-16704 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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