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Dated: November 4, 2014. 

Michael O. Harmening, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27107 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17071; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Cherokee National Forest, 

Cleveland, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

Cherokee National Forest, has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. 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 should submit 

a written request to the USDA Forest 

Service, Cherokee National Forest. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the USDA Forest Service, 

Cherokee National Forest at the address 

in this notice by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. JaSal Morris, Forest 

Supervisor, Supervisor’s Office, USDA 

Forest Service, Cherokee National 

Forest, 2800 Ocoee Street N., Cleveland, 

TN 37312, telephone (423) 476–9700. 

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 under the control of 

the USDA Forest Service, Cherokee 

National Forest, Cleveland, TN. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Jackson Farm site (40WG17), also 

known as the Plum Grove site, in 

Washington County, TN. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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 was made by the USDA Forest 

Service, Cherokee National Forest 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation, 

the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, 

and the United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1977 and 1978, human remains 

representing, at minimum, eight 

individuals were removed from 20 

burial units at the Jackson Farm site 

(40Wg17) in Washington County, TN, by 

the Forest Service archeologist Dr. 

Howard Earnest. The burials were 

extensively disturbed through massive 

sheet erosion of the site from flooding 

of the Nolichucky River in the fall of 

1977. The human remains removed by 

Dr. Earnest have been curated by 

Western Carolina University since 

excavation. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. Unassociated 

funerary objects were removed by Dr. 

Earnest and are a part of a separate 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate. 

In 1986, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from three burial units at the 

Jackson Farm site (40Wg17) in 

Washington County, TN, by Dr. Cliff 

Boyd of Radford University. The human 

remains were disturbed by excavation 

performed by the Washington County, 

TN, Highway Department. The human 

remains removed by Dr. Boyd have been 

curated by Western Carolina University 

since excavation. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Based on the location of the Jackson 

Farm site, it is reasonable to assume a 

relationship of shared group identity 

between these human remains and the 

Cherokee people, currently represented 

by the Cherokee Nation; the Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians, and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Determinations Made by the USDA 

Forest Service Cherokee National 

Forest 

Officials of the USDA Forest Service, 

Cherokee National Forest have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 10 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 the Cherokee Nation, the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Mr. JaSal 

Morris, Forest Supervisor, Supervisor’s 

Office, USDA Forest Service, Cherokee 

National Forest, 2800 Ocoee Street N., 

Cleveland, TN 37312, telephone (423) 

476–9700, by December 17, 2014. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains to the Cherokee 

Nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians, and the United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

may proceed. 

The USDA Forest Service, Cherokee 

National Forest is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation, the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: October 29, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16875; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Glenn 

A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at 

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana 


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University 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 a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. 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 should submit 

a written request to the Indiana 

University NAGPRA Office. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Indiana University 

NAGPRA Office at the address in this 

notice by December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 

701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 

47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@indiana.edu. 

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 the 

Glenn A. Black Laboratory of 

Archaeology at Indiana University, 

Bloomington, IN. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed from Crittenden, Cross, 

Mississippi, and St. Francis Counties in 

Arkansas and Coahoma and DeSoto 

Counties in Mississippi. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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. 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 Indiana University 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

History and Description of the Remains 

On April 27, 1953, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 1 individual 

were recovered from the ‘‘B.U.’’ site in 

the Jericho Quadrangle of Crittenden 

County, AR. These human remains were 

received at the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology as a donation 

from a Mr. J.E. Boone. Notes indicate the 

discovery of a wide-mouthed bottle with 

the human remains. However, the 

whereabouts of the wide-mouthed bottle 

are unknown, and the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology has no record 

of this wide-mouthed bottle in their 

collection. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In January 1953, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 1 individual 

were collected by Wiley Wilcox of 

Memphis, TN, from the Bradley site in 

Crittenden County, AR. These materials 

were donated to the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology. No known 

individuals were identified. The 1 

associated funerary object is a seed. 

Notes indicate the seed was found 

within a pot; however, the whereabouts 

of the pot are unknown, and the Glenn 

A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology has 

no record of this pot within their 

collection. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 12 

individuals were removed from the Gant 

site in Mississippi County, AR, by 

unknown persons. This material was 

donated to the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology by Wiley 

Wilcox of Memphis, TN, in January 

1953. No known individuals were 

identified. The 16 associated funerary 

objects are 4 reconstructed pots and 12 

pot sherds. 

In August 1952, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 4 individuals 

were excavated from the Gant Site in 

Mississippi County, AR, by George and 

Francis Martin. This collection was 

donated to the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology in July 1985. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The 38 associated funerary objects are 5 

reconstructed pots, 29 pot sherds, 1 

shell fragment, 1 vial of burnt bone, 1 

vial of excavation debris, and 1 piece of 

clay. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 6 individuals 

were removed from the Rose Mound site 

by Wiley Wilcox of Memphis, TN. This 

site is located in Cross County, AR. The 

material was donated to the Glenn A. 

Black Laboratory of Archaeology in 

February 1953. No known individuals 

were identified. The 102 associated 

funerary objects are 3 reconstructed 

pots, 76 pot sherds, 2 antler hafts, 5 

antler flaking punches, 1 deer antler 

fork, 2 small antler fragments, 8 shell 

beads, 1 flint flake, 1 chert point, 1 flint 

scraper, 1 hammerstone, and 1 proximal 

deer ulna. 

In 1952, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 1 individual were 

collected from the Humbert Site in 

Coahoma County, MS, by Donald Willis 

of Memphis, TN. On an unknown date, 

this collection was donated to the Glenn 

A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

20 associated funerary objects are 19 pot 

sherds and 1 partially reconstructed 

polychrome water bottle. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 1 individual 

were collected from the Lake Cormorant 

site in DeSoto County, MS, by Wiley 

Wilcox of Memphis, TN. This collection 

was donated to the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology in March 

1952. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 2 individuals 

were recovered from the Big Eddy site 

by Wiley Wilcox of Memphis, TN. This 

site is located near the St. Francis area 

in Arkansas. This material was donated 

to the Glenn A. Black Laboratory in 

1953. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 3 individuals 

were recovered from the Brackenseed 

Place site in Arkansas. Notes indicate 

this material was collected by Wiley 

Wilcox and J.E. Boone of Memphis, TN. 

This collection was donated to the 

Glenn A. Black Laboratory of 

Archaeology in 1953. No known 

individuals were identified. The 6 

associated funerary objects are 6 pieces 

of daub. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 1 individual 

were removed from the Edmondson site 

in Crittenden County, AR, by Donald 

Willis of Memphis, TN. This collection 

was donated to the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology in 1953. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Oral traditions indicate that the 

Quapaw tribe originated in the Lower 

Ohio River Valley and eventually 

moved downstream to reside on both 

sides of the Mississippi River. After an 

epidemic swept through the villages in 

the 17th century, the Quapaw Tribe 

consolidated their villages on the 

western side of the Mississippi River 


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near the confluence of the White and 

Arkansas rivers. The Quapaw 

maintained a presence in the Central 

Mississippi valley until their removal to 

northwest Louisiana in 1824 when their 

lands in the Territory of Arkansas were 

ceded to the United States. Oral history 

evidence presented by representatives of 

The Quapaw Tribe of Indians indicates 

that the St. Francis River Valley region, 

which includes Cross and St. Francis 

Counties, has long been included in the 

traditional and hunting territory of the 

Quapaw. French colonial records (A.D. 

1700) also indicate that the Quapaw 

were known to be the only Native 

American group present at that time in 

eastern Arkansas. 

Determinations Made by Indiana 

University 

Officials of the Glenn A. Black 

Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 32 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 183 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 The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh 

Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 

University, NAGPRA Office, Student 

Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., 

Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 

856–5315, email thomajay@

indiana.edu, by December 17, 2014. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed. 

Indiana University is responsible for 

notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27142 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17027; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois 

State Museum, Springfield, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Illinois State Museum 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no compelling 

evidence of cultural affiliation between 

the human remains 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 should submit 

a written request to the Illinois State 

Museum. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Illinois State Museum 

at the address in this notice by 

December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Illinois State Museum, 1011 East Ash 

Street, Springfield, IL 62703, telephone 

(217) 524–7903, email warren@

museum.state.il.us. 

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 under the control of 

the Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 

IL. The human remains were removed 

from the Wickliffe Mounds site in 

Ballard County, KY. 

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. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Illinois State 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and 

The Chickasaw Nation. 

History and Description of the Remains 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed by unknown 

parties from unknown locations at the 

Wickliffe Mounds site (15BA4) in 

Ballard County, KY. In 1956, the 

University of Chicago transferred the 

human remains to the Illinois State 

Museum (ISM 1956–8) along with 

collections of animal bone, freshwater 

mussel shell, and ceramic and lithic 

artifacts from the same site. The human 

remains include cranial and postcranial 

elements of one young adult (ISM 

NAGPRA 722) and postcranial elements 

of one infant (ISM NAGPRA 5547). No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Illinois 

State Museum 

Officials of the Illinois State Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

presumed association with prehistoric 

Native American occupations at the 

Wickliffe Mounds site. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 

any present-day Indian tribe due, in 

part, to the lack of specific information 

regarding the original provenience and 

removal of materials from the Wickliffe 

Mounds site. 

• The 1818 Treaty of Old Town, 

Mississippi, indicates that the land from 

which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Chickasaw Nation. The 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians also 

has aboriginal land in western 

Kentucky, but not in Ballard County. 


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