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,

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Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, telephone (850)

934–2604, before July 18, 2001.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects 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;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of

Louisiana may begin after the date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–15309 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,

Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon,

GA

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,

Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon,

GA.

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 and inventory

of the human remains and associated

funerary objects has been made by

National Park Service professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians

of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribes

of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; Catawba Indian

Nation; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; 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 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; and United

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of

Oklahoma. The Shawnee Tribe, also

known as the ‘‘Loyal Shawnee’’ or

‘‘Cherokee Shawnee,’’ a non-Federally

recognized Native American group at

the time that they were consulted, have

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 1957 and 1958, human

remains representing eight individuals

were recovered from the Trading Post

area of the Macon Plateau unit of

Ocmulgee National Monument. No

known individuals were identified. The

16,168 associated funerary objects are

16,147 glass beads, 1 tobacco pipe, 1

axe, 2 knives, 5 gunflints, 2 gun shot, 4

balls, 1 musket ball, 1 glass fragment, 1

shell artifact, 2 spiral springs, and 1

gorget. The trading post at Macon was

operated by the British from 1685–1717.

The historic Creek town associated with

the trading post has long been thought

to have been Ocmulgee. Burials

excavated at this site were identified as

historic Creek on the basis of European

trade goods found in association with

the remains.

In 1961 and 1962, human remains

representing four individuals were

recovered from the Ocmulgee Bottoms

Salvage site. The Ocmulgee Bottoms

Salvage site is located approximately

one mile from the trading post site,

within the boundary of Ocmulgee

National Monument. No known

individuals were identified. The 14,985

associated funerary objects are 14,691

glass beads, 16 copper collar bands, 77

pieces of cloth, 91 leather fragments, 71

iron bands, 2 copper gorgets, 1 iron hoe,

1 bag of wood, 23 plant seeds, 4 pieces

of charcoal, 2 vessel fragments, and 6

metal fragments. The four burials were

identified as historic Creek on the basis

of European trade goods and glass beads

found in association with the remains,

which date the burials to the years

between 1600 and 1890. Due to its

proximity to the trading post and the

similarity of the types of objects found

with the burials at the two sites, it is

reasonable to conclude that the burials

from the Ocmulgee Bottoms Salvage site

date to the 1685–1717 period.

Residents of the Creek town of

Ocmulgee moved to the Chatahoochee

River after 1717. Historical

documentation reflects a great deal of

movement and reorganization among

the Creeks and the Creek Confederacy

during the 18th and 19th centuries. Ten

present-day Indian tribes are thought to

include Creek descendants, including

Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas;

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town of the

Creek Indian Nation, Oklahoma;

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;

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; and

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of the Creek

Nation, Oklahoma.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, the superintendent of

Ocmulgee National Monument has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

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

above represent the physical remains of

12 individuals of Native American

ancestry. The superintendent of

Ocmulgee National Monument also has

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2(d)(2), the 31,153 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. Lastly, the superintendent of

Ocmulgee National Monument 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 funerary objects

and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of

Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town of the

Creek Indian Nation, Oklahoma;

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,