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At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an island 

in the Tennessee River located 18 miles 

below Chattanooga, in Marion County, 

TN, by F. A. Stratton. They were 

purchased by the Museum from an 

unknown individual, most likely in 

1876. No known individuals were 

identified. 

Determinations Made by the Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

osteological analysis and/or 

archeological contexts, and museum 

records. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 23 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, Treaties, Acts of 

Congress, or Executive Orders, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Patricia Capone, Museum 

Curator and Director of Research and 

Repatriation, Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–3702, email pcapone@

fas.harvard.edu, by January 22, 2019. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: November 28, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27703 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027003; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Indiana State Museum and Historic 

Sites Corporation, State of Indiana, 

Indianapolis, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Indiana State Museum 

and Historic Sites Corporation, State of 

Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an 

inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit 

a written request to the ISMHS. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the ISMHS at the address 

in this notice by January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Michele Greenan, Indiana 

State Museum and Historic Sites 

Corporation, 650 West Washington 

Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214, 

telephone (317) 473–0836, email 

mgreenan@indianamuseum.org. 

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 under the control of 

the ISMHS, Indianapolis, IN. The 

human remains were removed from the 

southern shore of Hamilton Lake, 

Steuben County, IN. 

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 staff at the 

University of Indianapolis, for the 

Indiana State Museum and Historic 

Sites Corporation. Following 

identification of the human remains as 

Native American, consultation 

proceeded with representatives of the 

Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana, 

hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

On August 16, 2014, human remains 

were observed by members of the public 

at the shoreline of Hamilton Lake, 

Steuben County, Indiana. The local 

police department was immediately 

contacted, and transported the human 

remains to the Angola Fire Department 

for assessment by the coroner. 

Following notice of the discovery to 

Indiana Conservation officers, scuba 

divers from S.C.U.R.R.T. and the 

Steuben County Sherriff’s Department 

were dispatched to search for additional 

human remains; none were found. 

Indiana Conservation officers, in turn, 

contacted forensic specialists from the 

University of Indianapolis, who advised 

that the remains were human and 

possibly Native American. 

As the human remains were not a part 

of a recent crime scene and following 

consultation with the Indiana 


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2018 / Notices 65735 

Department of Historic Preservation and 

Archaeology, the human remains were 

transported by Indiana Conservation 

officers to the Indiana State Museum 

and Historic Sites (ISMHS) on August 

18, 2014. Subsequently, staff from the 

University of Indianapolis further 

assessed the human remains, and 

identified them as Native American. 

The human remains were inventoried, 

and an osteological analysis was 

conducted by staff at the University of 

Indianapolis. They identified the human 

remains, which consist of a portion of 

the skull, as belonging to a single adult 

female. Given the incomplete nature of 

the skeletal material little information 

was possible with regard to pathology, 

cause of death, or specific age. 

Based on witness interviews 

conducted by Indiana Conservation 

officers, the human remains were found 

directly adjacent to areas frequented by 

recreational water implements and 

vehicles. As divers recovered no 

additional human remains, these human 

remains likely originated from a 

disturbed context elsewhere in the lake 

or adjacent areas. No other materials 

were recovered. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Indiana 

State Museum and Historic Sites 

Corporation 

Officials of the ISMHS have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on analysis 

of the physical remains and the 

archeological context. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 object and any 

present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana. 

• 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi 

Huron Band of the Potawatomi, 

Michigan (previously listed as the 

Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); and the 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana. 

• Other authoritative governmental 

sources identify the location where the 

human remains were removed as the 

aboriginal land of Citizen Potawatomi 

Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Michele Greenan, Indiana 

State Museum and Historic Sites, 650 

West Washington Street, Indianapolis, 

IN 46214, telephone (317) 473–0836, 

email mgreenan@indianamuseum.org, 

by January 22, 2019. 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 ISMHS is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: November 19, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27706 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027073: 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) 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 TVA. 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 TVA at the address in this 

notice by January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, 

Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov. 

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 

TVA, Knoxville, TN. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from archeological sites 

in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL, 

and Hardin County, 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 


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