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Hawaiian organization with cultural 

affiliation. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice may 

occur on or after February 18, 2025. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the No Man’s Land Museum 

must determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The No Man’s Land 

Museum is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to any consulting 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039310; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Department of 

Conservation and Environment, 

Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Tennessee Department of Conservation 

and Environment, Division of 

Archaeology (TDEC–TDOA) has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is a 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, Division of Archaeology 

(TDEC–TDOA), 1216 Foster Avenue, 

Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, 

telephone (615) 626–2025, email 

Phil.Hodge@tn.gov. 

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 least 

13 individuals have been identified. The 

six associated funerary objects are two 

deer ulnae, one lot of faunal material, 

one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of 

freshwater shell fragments, and one lot 

of associated funerary objects that have 

not been inventoried. 

Sweetwater Island (40LD186), Loudon 

County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals were recovered by TDEC– 

TDOA personnel from Sweetwater 

Island in the Tennessee River in 1974. 

No record exists as to the specific 

circumstances surrounding their 

collection. The Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians claimed these 

ancestors on June 10, 2021. Consultation 

took place on May 24, June 6, and June 

24, 2024. There is no known exposure 

to hazardous substances or treatments. 

Unknown Site, Lenoir City, Loudon 

County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals and three associated 

funerary objects consisting of one lot of 

ceramic sherds, one lot of freshwater 

shell fragments, and one lot of faunal 

material were recovered during 

construction in Lenoir City, Tennessee 

in June 2023. Those were turned over to 

local law enforcement, transferred to the 

Knox County Forensic Center, and then 

transferred to the TDEC–TDOA for 

repatriation. These ancestors and 

associated funerary objects had not been 

previously reported to National 

NAGPRA. Consultation took place on 

May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. 

There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. In 

consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC– 

TDOA suggested that these ancestors be 

included in the current claim. All Tribal 

Partners have agreed to this course of 

action. 

McMahan Mound (40SV1), Sevierville, 

Sevier County, TN 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals and one lot of associated 

funerary objects that have not been 

inventoried were recovered by TDEC– 

TDOA in 1976 prior to construction of 

a highway bypass. The Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians claimed these 

ancestors on June 10, 2021. The original 

TDEC–TDOA NAGPRA inventory lists a 

single individual from this site. During 

review of site documentation prior to 

consultation, TDEC–TDOA staff 

identified a second ancestor as well as 

artifacts from associated feature fill. 

Consultation took place on May 24, June 

6, and June 24, 2024. Tribal partners 

requested in consultation on May 24, 

2024 that the associated funerary objects 

be lotted and not formally inventoried. 

There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. 

Great Smoky Mountain Children’s Home 

(40SV53), Sevierville, Sevier County, TN 

Ancestral remains of a minimum 

number of three commingled 

individuals were exposed by 

mechanical excavation at the Great 

Smoky Mountain Children’s Home in 

Sevierville, Tennessee in 2014. Those 

remains were transferred to the Division 

of Archaeology for repatriation. The 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 

claimed these ancestors on June 10, 

2021. Consultation took place on May 

24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. There is 

no known exposure to hazardous 

substances or treatments. 

Unknown Site, Sevierville, Sevier 

County TN 

Ancestral remains of a minimum of 

four individuals and two associated 

funerary objects consisting of two deer 

ulnae, originate from an unknown site 

in Sevierville, Sevier County, 

Tennessee. Original NAGPRA inventory 

sheet suggest they were collected in 

1931. No additional records exist as to 

the timing, donor, or circumstances of 

acquisition. Consultation took place on 

May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. In 

consultation on May 24, 2024 TDEC– 

TDOA suggested that these ancestors be 

included in the current claim. All Tribal 

Partners have agreed to this course of 

action. There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The TDEC–TDOA has determined 

that: 


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• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least 13 individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• The two associated funerary objects 

and four lots of associated funerary 

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. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the TDEC–TDOA must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The 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: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039311; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

California State University, Sacramento 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined 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 February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, Senior 

Advisor to President Luke Wood, 

California State University, Sacramento, 

6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, 

telephone (916) 460–0490, email 

mark.wheeler@csus.edu. 

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 California 

State University, Sacramento, 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 least, 

one individual have been identified 

from an unknown location in Modoc 

County, California. The human remains 

were found by a local rancher in 1974. 

They were turned over to a Modoc 

National Forest archaeologist by the 

sheriff’s office. After determining that 

the remains were Native American, the 

archaeologist transferred the remains to 

Sacramento State. They have since been 

housed at the University under 

accession 81–CSUS–332. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The California State University, 

Sacramento has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and the Alturas Indian Rancheria, 

California; Cedarville Rancheria, 

California; Fort Bidwell Indian 

Community of the Fort Bidwell 

Reservation of California; Klamath 

Tribes; Modoc Nation; and the Pit River 

Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, 

Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery 

Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias). 

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 February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the California State 

University, Sacramento 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. The California State 

University, Sacramento 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: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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