Notice2024-20872
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Sullivan's Island, SC
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Published
September 13, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park (FOSU) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74987-74988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20872]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038700; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National
Historical Park, Sullivan's Island, SC
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 U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National
Historical Park (FOSU) has completed an inventory of associated
funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: J. Tracy Stakely, Superintendent, Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National Historical Park, 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's
Island, SC 29482, telephone (843) 732-5014, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deaaacbfbda781adaabfb5bbb2a79eb0aeadf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8e889b9983a5898e9b919f9683ba948a89d49d958c">[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
Superintendent, FOSU, and additional information on the determinations
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in
the inventory or related records.
Abstract of Information Available
In 1968 associated funerary objects were removed from the grave of
Seminole leader Osceola in Charleston County, SC during excavation by
John W. Griffin of the National Park Service. This excavation was
conducted in response to a self-reported 1966 case of vandalism,
wherein an individual claimed to have excavated and stolen the remains
of Osceola. The remains of Osceola were re-interred following the
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excavation, but the associated funerary objects remained in National
Park Service collections. The 35 associated funerary objects are five
pottery sherds, two buttons, one bag of faunal bones, three bags of
metals, 23 bags of mixed material, and one tombstone.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
FOSU has determined that:
<bullet> The 35 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally 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 connection between the associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary
objects 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 15, 2024. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, FOSU must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. FOSU 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: September 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-20872 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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