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Band of Miwok Indians of California; 

Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians 

(previously listed as the Jackson 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California); Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe 

of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 

Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 

Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of 

the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; 

and the Yerington Paiute Tribe of the 

Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, 

Nevada. For a variety of reasons, they 

did not engage in consultation. 

Two non-federally recognized groups, 

the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and 

Traditional Choinumni Tribe, 

participated in consultation. One nonfederally recognized group, the 

Wukchumni Tribe, was invited to 

consult, but did not respond. 

Hereafter, all the Indian tribes and 

non-federally recognized Indian groups 

listed in this section are referred to as 

‘‘The Consulted and Notified Tribes and 

Groups.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1974 and 1975, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from the 

Sihugatic site, which is located on 

private property along Whiskey Creek, 

between the town of South Fork and 

Redinger Lake in Madera County, CA. 

Fresno City College Anthropology 

instructor Don Wren led a field class 

that excavated the site. In January 2017, 

funded by a 2016 NAGPRA 

Consultation/Documentation grant 

awarded to the State Center Community 

College District, an osteological 

examination of the faunal collections 

was conducted to determine if human 

remains were present. That examination 

resulted in the identification of the 

human remains described in this notice. 

The human remains belong to one adult 

and two sub-adults of indeterminate 

sex. These individuals are represented 

by 317 bone and tooth fragments, and 

six teeth. No known individuals were 

identified. The nine associated funerary 

objects are three steatite beads, one lot 

bone bead fragments, one lot shell bead 

fragments, one glass bead, and three 

steatite fragments. 

Determinations Made by the State 

Center Community College District— 

Fresno City College 

Officials of the State Center 

Community College District—Fresno 

City College have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American ancestry 

based on archeological context. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the nine 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Northfork Rancheria of Mono 

Indians of California, based on 

geographic information and oral 

tradition. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or 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 Mary Beth Miller, Interim 

Dean of Social Sciences, in care of Jill 

Minar, Ph.D., Fresno City College of The 

State Center Community College 

District, 1101 E University Avenue, 

Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442– 

8210, email jill.minar@

fresnocitycollege.edu, 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 

Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California may proceed. 

The State Center Community College 

District—Fresno City College is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

and Notified Tribes and Groups that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: November 28, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027002; 

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 and 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. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from multiple archeological 

sites in Lauderdale, Limestone, and 

Madison Counties, AL. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

was made by TVA professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 


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Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In March 1934, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 123 

individuals were removed from site 

1LU86 in Lauderdale County, AL, by the 

Alabama Museum of Natural History at 

the University of Alabama (AMNH). 

TVA acquired this site on October 9, 

1934, for the Wheeler Reservoir project. 

This site was 350 feet long and 200 feet 

wide. Although described as a mound, 

it appears to have been an accumulation 

of shell, midden debris and natural 

floodplain soils, rather than 

intentionally constructed earthen works. 

No structures were identified, but there 

were multiple hearths, midden-filled 

pits and human burials. There are no 

radiocarbon dates for this site. 

Recovered artifacts suggest multiple 

occupations including Late Archaic 

(4000–1000 B.C.), Early Woodland 

(1000–500 B.C.), Middle Woodland 

Copena Phase (A.D. 100–500), Late 

Woodland (A.D. 500–1000) and 

Mississippian (A.D. 1200–1500) periods. 

The human remains include adults, 

juveniles, children, and infants of both 

sexes. No known individuals were 

identified. The 35 associated funerary 

objects include one Bell Plain effigy 

bowl; 11 bone beads; two bone 

ornaments; one copper earring; two 

copper ornaments; one copper pendant; 

nine copper tubular beads; one cordage; 

one deer antler figurine; one limestone 

pipe; one McKee Island Brushed jar; one 

Mississippi Plain bowl; one Mississippi 

Plain jar; one piece of red ocher; and 

one shell cup. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI22 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on December 17, 1935, 

for the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. 

Ceramics associated with the Woodland 

period have been collected from the site. 

The human remains represent one 30– 

40 year old male. No known individuals 

were identified. There are no associated 

funerary objects. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI27 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on August 7, 1934, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. The 

site was approximately one acre in size, 

but nothing is known about it. Projectile 

points from the Late Archaic and Early 

Woodland have been collected from the 

surface of this site. The human remains 

represent one 13–16 year old and one 5– 

7 year old. Sex is indeterminate. No 

known individuals were identified. 

There are no associated funerary objects. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from site 1LI28 in Limestone County, 

AL, by James Cambron. TVA acquired 

this site on April 30, 1935, for the 

Wheeler Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Site 1LI28 

was a shell midden. Ceramics recovered 

from this site suggest a Late Woodland 

occupation. The human remains are of 

a 40–50 year old male. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from site 1LI29 in Limestone County, 

AL, by James Cambron. TVA acquired 

this site on March 2, 1936, for the 

Wheeler Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Site 1LI29 

was a village two acres in size. There is 

no information regarding the 

chronological components of this site. 

The human remains are of an adult of 

undetermined sex. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI30 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on October 4, 1934, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI30 was a cave in the bluff. There is 

no information regarding the 

chronological components of this site. 

The human remains are of a 17–20 and 

a 13–15 year old of undetermined sex. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 1LI33 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on March 2, 1936, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI33 was described as a mound 10 feet 

high and 300 feet in diameter. There is 

no information regarding the 

chronological components of this site. 

The human remains are of a 50+ year 

old male; a 10–15 year old of 

undetermined sex; and an adult of 

unknown sex. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, six individuals were 

removed from site 1LI34 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on July 25, 1935, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI34 was described as a village 

extending 800 feet along the river bank. 

Artifacts typical of the Archaic and 

Woodland period have been found at 

this site. The human remains are 

fragmentary. Two of the individuals are 

male, but the sex of the other four could 

not be determined. Ages ranged from 4 

to 45. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI35 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on July 25, 1935, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI35 was described as a mound three 

feet high, 50 feet wide and 50 feet long. 

There is no information regarding the 

chronological components of this site. 

The human remains include one male 

50+ years old and one 10–12 years old 

of unknown sex. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one 30–40 year old male 

were removed from site 1LI45 in 

Limestone County, AL, by James 

Cambron. TVA acquired this site on 

December 11, 1934, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Site 1LI45 

was described as a shell midden along 

the original levee of the Tennessee 

River. Artifacts from this site indicate 

occupation from the Late Archaic to the 

Late Woodland. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 1LI46 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on December 11, 1934, 

for the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI46 was described as an artifact 

scatter along the original levee of the 

Tennessee River. Artifacts from this site 

indicate occupation from the Late 

Archaic to the Mississippian period. 


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The human remains include two 30–40 

years old males and one 20–30 year old 

of unknown sex. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 1LI50 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on July 25, 1935, for 

the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI50 was described as a shell midden. 

Artifacts suggest a Late Archaic to Early 

Woodland occupation. The human 

remains include one 17–19 year old 

female and an adult female. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, seven individuals were 

removed from site 1LI51 in Limestone 

County, AL, by James Cambron. TVA 

acquired this site on December 20, 1934, 

for the Wheeler Reservoir project, but no 

formal excavations were conducted. Site 

1LI51 was described as a shell midden. 

Artifacts suggest occupations during the 

Late Archaic, Middle Woodland and 

Late Woodland. The human remains 

include three 30–50 year old males; one 

40–50 year old female, and three 

juveniles of indeterminate sex. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From February through March 1934, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 25 individuals were removed 

from site 1MA4, in Madison County, 

AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired a strip of 

land around the periphery of Hobbs 

Island encompassing this site on May 

23, 1939 as part of the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, but the excavation 

was conducted with Federal funds in 

anticipation of the inundation of this 

site. The site was a shell midden 300 x 

125 feet and adjacent to the island’s 

shoreline. There are no radiocarbon 

dates available for this site, but artifacts 

from a non-mortuary context suggest 

Langston (A.D. 900–1200) and Hobbs 

Island (A.D. 1200–1450) phase 

occupations. The human remains 

include infants, adolescents, and adults 

of both sexes. No known individuals 

were identified. There are no associated 

funerary objects. 

From March 1940 to July 1941, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from site 1MA31/1MA32 in 

Madison County, AL. TVA acquired this 

site on July 6, 1936, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project. 1MA31 and 1MA32 

are now considered one multi-mound 

and village site. The site was composed 

of one small conical mound; a 200 x 

1000 foot village area and a large mound 

10 feet in height and 75 x 105 feet at the 

base. These mounds were domiciliary, 

rather than mortuary, in nature. 

Unfortunately, both mounds had 

suffered from looting prior to 

excavation. Recent radiocarbon dates of 

animal bone from a non-mortuary 

context have a calibrated two-sigma 

range of A.D. 1050–1275, indicating an 

occupation from the early to middle 

Mississippian period. The human 

remains are in a fragmentary state, 

making it impossible to determine sex, 

but most of the individuals appear to be 

adults over the age of eighteen. No 

known individuals were identified. 

There are no associated funerary objects. 

Determinations Made by the Tennessee 

Valley Authority 

Officials of Tennessee Valley 

Authority have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

presence in prehistoric archeological 

sites and an osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 189 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 35 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. 

• 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 objects 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 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• The Treaty of September 20, 1816, 

indicates that the land from which the 

Native American human remains were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Chickasaw Nation. 

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

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects will be to the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 

Nation; and the 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, 

Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 

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

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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

The Tennessee Valley Authority is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: November 19, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027067; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

University of Tennessee, Department 

of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Tennessee, 

Department of Anthropology (UTK), 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 UTK. 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. 


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