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became full Muscogee (Creek) citizens.

(Prior to the Civil War, any person

whose mother was Muscogee and whose

father was African or of African descent

was a full Muscogee citizen.) This

historical context establishes the

cultural affiliation of the enrollees of the

Muscogee Freedmen Roll to the presentday Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

In 1987, human remains representing

one individual were exposed by

shoreline erosion at site 34MI144,

Eufuala Lake, McIntosh County, OK and

removed by U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Tulsa District personnel. No

known individual was identified. The

53 associated funerary objects include

blue shell, edged plates, transfer-printed

ceramics, undecorated whiteware,

ironstone ceramics, mold-decorated

whiteware, porcelain, stoneware

ceramics, old glass fragments, rusted

machine-cut nails, a wire nail, gardentype iron hoe, iron buckles, metal

fragments, a quartzite hammer stone,

metal and ceramic buttons, a boar tusk,

and a piece of turtle carapace.

This individual has been determined

to be Native American based on the

associated funerary objects. The burial

has been dated to between 1866 and

1890, also based on the associated

funerary objects. These dates fall within

the time of exclusive Muscogee (Creek)

and Seminole Nations’ occupation of

this area, 1832 to 1890.

Between 1988 and June 1990, human

remains representing three individuals

were exposed by shoreline erosion at

site 34MI313, Eufuala Lake, McIntosh

County, OK and removed by U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

personnel. No known individual was

identified. The 241 associated funerary

objects include a stoneware glazed

elbow pipe, a brass belt buckle, a metal

planter’s hoe, glass beads and bead

fragments, a small piece of lead shot,

old green glass fragments, a metal finger

ring, a piece of red cotton cloth, stone

flakes, animal bone fragments, silver ear

bobs with loops and pendent, a silver

finger ring, pottery sherds, and one

small piece of coal.

Based on the types of associated

funerary objects, these individuals have

been determined to be Native American.

The associated funerary objects place

the dates of the burials to the post–

1832—pre–1861 period. During this

time period, site 34MI313 and the

surrounding area were exclusively used

and occupied by the Muscogee (Creek)

and Seminole Nations.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10

(d)(1), the human remains listed above

represent the physical remains of at

least seventeen individuals of Native

American ancestry. The U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

officials has also determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the

655 cultural items listed above 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. Lastly, the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa

District officials have determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is

a relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these human remains and associated

funerary objects and the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, the

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Kialigee

Tribal Town, and the Seminole Nation

of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma,

the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Kialigee

Tribal Town, and the Seminole Nation

of Oklahoma. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe which believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Mr. Robert W.

Jobson, NAGPRA Coordinator, Planning

Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Tulsa district, P.O. Box 61, Tulsa, OK

74121–0061, telephone (918) 669–7193

before September 29, 1997. Repatriation

of these human remains and associated

funerary objects to the Muscogee (Creek)

Nation of Oklahoma, the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Thlopthlocco

Tribal Town, Kialigee Tribal Town, and

the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may

begin after this date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–23107 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

New Mexico in the Possession of the

Fort Burgwin Research Center,

Southern Methodist University, Dallas,

TX

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains from New Mexico in the

possession of the Fort Burgwin Research

Center, Southern Methodist University,

Dallas, TX.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Southern

Methodist University professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Pueblo of Picuris and the Pueblo of

Taos.

In 1957, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

TA–8 during legally authorized

excavations by the Fort Burgwin

Research Center. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present. Site TA–8 has been

identified as a pithouse occupation site

likely dating to ca. 1000–1200 AD,

based on construction and material

culture.

During 1957–1959, human remains

representing 42 individuals were

excavated from Pot Creek Pueblo site

(TA–1, LA 260) during archeological

excavations supervised by G. Willis and

R Wetherington. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

During the late 1950s through 1984,

human remains representing fifteen

individuals were excavated from Pot

Creek Pueblo. In 1995, these remains

were returned to Southern Methodist

University from the University of

Michigan Museum of Anthropology. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1961, human remains representing

two individuals were excavated from

Pot Creek Pueblo site (TA–1, LA 260)

during archeological excavations

supervised by E. Green. No known

individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects were

present.

In 1962, human remains representing

18 individuals were excavated from site

TA–47 during Southern Methodist

University archeological field school

excavations supervised by E. Green. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Site TA–47 has been identified as a

pithouse occupation site likely dating to

ca. 1100–1300 AD, based on

construction and material culture.

In 1963, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from a

burial washing out of an arroyo bank

near Pot Creek Pueblo site (TA–1, LA

260) and curated at the Fort Burgwin

facility. No known individual was
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identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In 1965, human remains representing

five individuals were excavated from

Pot Creek Pueblo site during Southern

Methodist University field school. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects were

present.

In 1967, human remains representing

three individuals were excavated at Pot

Creek Pueblo during Southern

Methodist field school excavations. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1967, human remains representing

one individual were excavated from site

TA–26 by Stephanie Holschlag. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Site TA–26 has been identified as a

small unit pueblo occupied between

1200–1300 AD based on ceramics and

cultural material recovered during

excavations of this site.

In 1968, human remains representing

two individuals were recovered from

the Sagebrush Pueblo site (TA–500) by

Dr. James Sciscenti. No known

individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects were

present. The Sagebrush Pueblo site (TA–

500) has been identified as a small unit

pueblo occupied between 1150–1225

AD based on ceramics and cultural

material recovered during excavations

of this site.

During 1969–1976, human remains

representing 60 individuals were

recovered at Pot Creek Pueblo (TA–1,

LA 260) during archeological field

schools conducted by Southern

Methodist University. No known

individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

During 1979–1982, human remains

representing fourteen individuals were

recovered during excavations of the

Cerrita pithouse site on the Fort

Burgwin campus conducted by Dr.

Anne Woosley. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present. Based on cultural

materials and construction, this

pithouse site was probably occupied

during 1100–1200 AD.

During 1981–1984, human remains

representing 21 individuals were

recovered during field school

excavations at the Pot Creek Pueblo

(TA–1, LA 260) conducted by Dr. Anne

Woosley and Dr. David Meltzer of

Southern Methodist University. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

At unknown dates, human remains

representing eight individuals were

removed from precontact sites in the

Taos area by Ms. Helen Blumenschein

and donated to the Fort Burgwin

Research Center sometime after 1970.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present. Although these individuals

have poor provenience information due

to the lack of field records from the

archeological work, the appearance and

apparent age of the human remains is

similar to documented precontact

human remains in the Taos area.

At an unknown date, human remains

representing three individuals were

excavated under unknown

circumstances from site TA–18, a

pithouse village located in the Taos

area. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present. TA–18 has been

identified as a pithouse village site

occupied between 1100 –1200 A.D.

based on cultural material.

Since the 1960s, human remains

representing one individual were part of

the collections at the Fort Burgwin

Research Center. No known individual

was identfied. No associated funerary

objects are present. Although

unprovienced, this individual is known

to have been recovered during

excavations in the Pot Creek area, and

shows similar characteristics to other

human remains recovered in the Pot

Creek area. There are no indications that

this individual could have been

recovered from any other sites.

The human remains listed above are

all from sites within the Fort Burgwin

campus or surrounding area. All were

recovered prior to the establishment of

Carson National Forest. Based on oral

traditions, continuities of material

culture, religious and cultural ties, and

anthropological and ethnographic

documentation, Northern Tiwa-speaking

peoples, represented by the present-day

Pueblo of Taos and Pueblo of Picuris,

have occupied this area since

approximately 1100 A.D.

At some time between 1961–1965,

human remains representing one

individual was removed from Picuris

Pueblo during excavations conducted by

Dr. Herbert Dick. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Picuris Pueblo is a continuously

occupied village site dating from 1100

AD until the present day. Continuities

of technology and material culture

indicate this site has been occupied by

Northern Tiwa people for this time

period.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of Southern

Methodist University have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of at least 195

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of Southern

Methodist University have determined

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),

there is a relationship of shared group

identity which can be reasonably traced

between these Native American human

remains and the Pueblo of Picuris and

the Pueblo of Taos.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Pueblo of Picuris and the Pueblo

of Taos. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Dr. Michael A.

Adler, Department of Anthropology,

Southern Methodist University, Dallas,

TX 75275; telephone: (214) 768–2940,

before September 29, 1997. Repatriation

of the human remains to the Pueblo of

Picuris and the Pueblo of Taos may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–23109 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Zion National Park, Utah; Proposed

Exchange of Federally-Owned Land for

Privately-Owned Land, Both Within

Washington County, Utah

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority

contained in the Act of November 12,

1996 (Pub. L. 104–333, 110 Stat. 4105),

the Secretary of the Interior has been

authorized to acquire certain lands by

exchange, and is authorized, upon

completion of said exchange, to revise

the boundaries of Zion National Park

accordingly.

DATES: The effective date for this notice

is August 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Realty Officer, Land Resources Program

Center, Intermountain Region, P.O. Box

25287, Denver Colorado 80225–0287,

(303) 969–2611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

above-cited Act authorizes the Secretary

of the Interior to exchange certain

privately-owned lands adjacent to Zion

National Park for Federally-owned lands

within the park boundary. The lands to

be exchanged are of approximately

equal size. Upon completion of this

exchange, the boundaries of Zion