32840 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2001 / Notices

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Frank P. Mc Manamon,

Acting Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–15311 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Control of the U.S. Department of the

Interior, National Park Service, Gulf

Islands National Seashore, Gulf

Breeze, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the control of the U.S. Department of

the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf

Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze,

FL.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

National Park Service unit that has

control or possession of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships, is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by National Park Service

professional staff in consultation with

the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians

of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribes

of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,

Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation,

Oklahoma; Chitimacha Tribe of

Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Eastern

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band

of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town of the Creek Indian Nation,

Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

of Florida; Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek)

Nation of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of

Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole

Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of

Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of the Creek

Nation, Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian

Tribe of Louisiana; and United

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of

Oklahoma. The Shawnee Tribe, also

known also as the ‘‘Loyal Shawnee’’ or

‘‘Cherokee Shawnee,’’ a non-Federally

recognized Native American group at

the time that they were consulted, has

since been recognized as eligible for the

special programs and services provided

by the United States to Indians because

of their status as Indians under

provisions of P.L. 106–568.

In 1960, human remains representing

one individual were recovered during

legally-authorized excavations by

Charles Fairbanks at the Fort Walton

Temple Mound site. Mr. Fairbanks

reported the results of his excavation in

The Florida Anthropologist in 1965. The

Fort Walton Temple Mound site is

located on land acquired by the city of

Fort Walton Beach, FL, in 1959. In 1981,

the human remains were donated to the

National Park Service by Yulee Lazarus,

curator of the Fort Walton Temple

Mound Museum. No known individual

was identified. No funerary objects are

identified. The human remains are

currently curated at the National Park

Service’s Southeast Archeological

Center in Tallahassee, FL.

The Fort Walton Temple Mound site

consists of a large platform mound and

associated settlement area.

Archeological evidence indicates that

the Fort Walton Mound site was

occupied during the Mississipian period

(A.D. 900–1550), and may have served

as the capital town of the Pensacola

polity during the late Mississippian

period (A.D. 1200 to 1550) and the early

European contact period (A.D. 1550 to

1700). The first European (Spanish)

contact in this area occurred in the

middle to late 16th century with

members of the Chatot tribe. Historical

evidence indicates that between A.D.

1695 and 1707 the Creek Indians

overran the Chatot tribe and took over

the area around Fort Walton. Remnants

of the Chatot tribe are believed to have

joined the Choctaw tribe, although some

Chatot probably remained with the

Creeks.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, the superintendent of Gulf

Islands National Seashore has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

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

above represent the physical remains of

one individual of Native American

ancestry. The superintendent of Gulf

Islands National Seashore also has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between the Native American

human remains and the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Jena

Band of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana;

Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,

Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek) Nation,

Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek

Indians of Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations; and

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama and

Coushatta Tribes of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma;

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma;

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Eastern

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band

of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee

Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana;

and United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. This

notice also was sent to the Independent

Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida,

a non-Federally recognized Indian

group. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Jerry A.

Eubanks, Superintendent, Gulf Islands

National Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze

Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561,

telephone (850) 934–2604, before July

18, 2001. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Alabama-Quassarte

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma; Jena Band of

Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee

Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations; and

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma

may begin after the date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2001 / Notices 32841

Dated: May 21, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–15308 Filed 6–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Control of the U.S. Department of the

Interior, National Park Service, Gulf

Islands National Seashore, Gulf

Breeze, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the control of the U.S. Department of

the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf

Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze,

FL.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

National Park Service unit that has

control or possession of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships, is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by National Park Service

professional staff in consultation with

the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians

of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribes

of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,

Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation,

Oklahoma; Chitimacha Tribe of

Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Eastern

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band

of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town of the Creek Indian Nation,

Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

of Florida; Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek)

Nation of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of

Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole

Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of

Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of the Creek

Nation, Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian

Tribe of Louisiana; and United

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of

Oklahoma. The Shawnee Tribe, also

known also as the ‘‘Loyal Shawnee’’ or

‘‘Cherokee Shawnee,’’ a non-Federally

recognized Native American group at

the time that they were consulted, has

since been recognized as eligible for the

special programs and services provided

by the United States to Indians because

of their status as Indians under

provisions of P.L. 106-568.

Between 1964-1965, human remains

representing seven individuals were

recovered during excavations at the

Naval Live Oaks Reservation Cemetery

site. No known individuals were

identified. The five associated funerary

objects are one copper disk, one piece

of iron, one piece of worked stone, and

two ceramic vessel fragments. An

unpublished report by Yulee and

William C. Lazaras, and Donald Sharon

provides an overview of the 16 burials

originally excavated. At the time of the

excavation, the Naval Live Oaks

Reservation Cemetery site was under

jurisdiction of the State of Florida. In

1971, the Naval Live Oaks Reservation

Cemetery site became part of Gulf

Islands National Seashore. The human

remains and associated funerary objects

appear to have been curated at the Fort

Walton Temple Mound Museum until

1981, when they were transferred to the

National Park Service. The human

remains and associated funerary objects

are currently curated at the National

Park Service’s Southeast Archeological

Center in Tallahassee, FL.

Analysis the ceramic vessel fragments

indicates that the Naval Live Oaks

Reservation Cemetery site was in use

during the Bear Point phase of the

Pensacola period (A.D. 1500 to 1700).

Historical documentation places the

Pensacola Indians in the area of the

Naval Live Oak Reservation Cemetery

site during that time period. The

Pensacola Indians are known to have

been assimilated into the Choctaw

Indians, with whom they shared a

common language and similar customs.

However, some Pensacola Indians are

believed to have gone west to join the

Tunica-Biloxi Indians while others may

have been assimilated into the Creeks

who overtook this area around A.D.

1700. Thus, descendants of the

Pensacola are likely to be found among

the Choctaw, Tunica-Biloxi, and Creek

Indians.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, the superintendent of Gulf

Islands National Seashore has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

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

above represent the physical remains of

seven individuals of Native American

ancestry. The superintendent of Gulf

Islands National Seashore also has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(2), the five objects 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.

Finally, the superintendent of Gulf

Islands National Seashore has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw

Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of

Indians of Florida; Mississippi Band of

Choctaw Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee

(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band

of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole

Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of

Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of

Louisiana.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama and

Coushatta Tribes of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma;

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma;

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Eastern

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band

of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee

Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana;

and United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. This

notice also was sent to officials of the

Independent Traditional Seminole

Nation of Florida, a non-Federally

recognized Indian group.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Jerry A. Eubanks,

Superintendent, Gulf Islands National

Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway,