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Cody. The first mention of the scalp was DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Consultation in the museum’s 1931 inventory when the collection was under the control of National Park Service A detailed assessment of the human Mr. Baker and his wife Olive. Upon remains was made by TVA’s Olive’s death in 1957, control of the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17479; professional staff in consultation with collection was transferred to the City of PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] representatives of the Absentee Denver, which operates the Buffalo Bill Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama- Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum and Grave. The inventory done Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, in 1957, at the time the collection was listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes TN transferred, includes a ‘‘Crow scalp’’. No of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of known individuals were identified. No AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee associated funerary objects are present. ACTION: Notice. Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal The human remains are Native Town; Poarch Band of Creeks American based on the museum SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley (previously listed as the Poarch Band of records. Authority (TVA) has completed an inventory of human remains in Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee Determinations Made by the Buffalo consultation with the appropriate Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Bill Museum and Grave (formerly the federally recognized Indian tribes and Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum) has determined that there is no cultural Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco affiliation between the human remains Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Officials of the Buffalo Bill Museum and any present-day federally Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. and Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill recognized Indian tribes. Memorial Museum) have determined History and Description of the Remains Representatives of any federally that: recognized Indian tribe not identified in TVA has in its control and possession • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the this notice that wish to request transfer human remains representing, at human remains described in this notice of control of these human remains minimum, 12 individuals. All are represent the physical remains of one should submit a written request to TVA. adults. Four have been determined to be individual of Native American ancestry. If no additional requestors come female and two to be male. The sex of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there forward, transfer of control of the the other 6 individuals is indeterminate. is a relationship of shared group human remains to the federally Composed primarily of cranial bones, identity that can be reasonably traced recognized Indian tribes stated in this oral history indicates that the human notice may proceed. between the Native American human remains were sent to the Tennessee remains and the Crow Tribe of Montana. DATES: Representatives of any federally Valley Authority after November 16, recognized Indian tribe not identified in 1990, but excavated before the passage Additional Requestors and Disposition this notice that wish to request transfer of NAGPRA. These human remains of control of these human remains Lineal descendants or representatives likely resulted from the unauthorized should submit a written request with digging that took place at the Citico site of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian information in support of the request to organization not identified in this notice between 1968 and 1978. Their context TVA at the address in this notice by within the site and chronological that wish to request transfer of control March 6, 2015. of these human remains should submit placement is unknown. ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, a written request with information in The Citico site was excavated by the 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, University of Tennessee in 1967 and support of the request to Steve Friesen, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 1968 under a contract with the National Director, Buffalo Bill Museum and (865) 632–7458, email [email protected]. Grave, 987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road, Park Service. The site was exposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Golden, CO 80401, telephone (303) 526– using heavy equipment and the here given in accordance with the 0744, email steve.friesen@ excavation focused on features, burials, Native American Graves Protection and denvergov.org, by March 6, 2015. After and mound stratigraphy. These Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. excavations were a result of the that date, if no additional requestors 3003, of the completion of an inventory have come forward, transfer of control impoundment of the Little Tennessee of human remains under the control and River as part of TVA’s Tellico Dam and of the human remains to the Crow Tribe possession of TVA. The human remains of Montana may proceed. Reservoir project. Subsequent to the were likely removed from the Citico professional excavation, the site was site, 40MR7, in Monroe County, TN, as The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave damaged by unauthorized digging. (formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial a result of unauthorized digging. The Museum) is responsible for notifying the human remains were anonymously Excavations at the Citico site revealed Crow Tribe of Montana that this notice delivered to TVA in the 1990s. two dominate occupations: A has been published. This notice is published as part of the Mississippian Dallas phase occupation National Park Service’s administrative (A.D. 1300–1550) and a later eighteenth Dated: December 19, 2014. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 century Overhill Cherokee occupation. Melanie O’Brien, U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). Since no funerary objects accompanied Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. The determinations in this notice are these human remains, it is not known if [FR Doc. 2015–02186 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] the sole responsibility of the museum, they were derived from the Dallas phase BILLING CODE 4312–50–P institution, or Federal agency that has or the historic Cherokee occupation. control of the Native American human The lack of any detailed information on remains. The National Park Service is these human remains leads TVA to not responsible for the determinations designate them as culturally in this notice. unidentifiable.

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Determinations Made by the Tennessee Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; remains were removed from an Valley Authority and the United Keetoowah Band of unknown site in Wyoming. This notice is published as part of the Officials of TVA have determined Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this National Park Service’s administrative that: notice has been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Dated: January 13, 2015. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in human remains described in this notice Melanie O’Brien, this notice are the sole responsibility of are Native American based on their Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the museum, institution, or Federal presence in prehistoric archeological [FR Doc. 2015–02218 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] agency that has control of the Native contexts. BILLING CODE 4312–50–P American human remains. The National • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Park Service is not responsible for the human remains described in this notice determinations in this notice. represent the physical remains of 12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR individuals of Native American Consultation ancestry. National Park Service A detailed assessment of the human • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17466; remains was made by the University of relationship of shared group identity PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Denver Museum of Anthropology cannot be reasonably traced between the professional staff in consultation with Native American human remains and Notice of Inventory Completion: representatives of tribes with aboriginal any present-day Indian tribe. University of Denver Museum of territory in Wyoming. The consultant • According to final judgments of the Anthropology, Denver, CO tribes with aboriginal territory in Indian Claims Commission or the Court Wyoming include: Arapaho Tribe of the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. of Federal Claims, the land from which Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; the Native American human remains ACTION: Notice. Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, were removed is the aboriginal land of SUMMARY: The University of Denver Oklahoma (previously listed as the the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Museum of Anthropology has Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Cherokee Indians, and the United completed an inventory of human Oklahoma); Crow Tribe of Montana; Ely Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in remains, in consultation with the Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Belknap Oklahoma. appropriate Indian tribes or Native Indian Community of the Fort Belknap • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), Hawaiian organizations, and has Reservation of Montana; Keweenaw Bay TVA has decided to transfer control of determined that there is no cultural Indian Community, Michigan; Paiute- the culturally unidentifiable human affiliation between the human remains Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern and any present-day Indian tribes or Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Santee Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Native Hawaiian organizations. Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shoshone Tribe United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Representatives of any Indian tribe or of the Wind River Reservation, Indians in Oklahoma. Native Hawaiian organization not Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Additional Requestors and Disposition identified in this notice that wish to the Fort Hall Reservation; Shoshone- request transfer of control of these Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Representatives of any federally Reservation, Nevada; Sisseton- recognized Indian tribe not identified in human remains should submit a written request to the University of Denver Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse this notice that wish to request transfer Reservation, South Dakota; and Yankton of control of these human remains Museum of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. should submit a written request with The following tribes with aboriginal transfer of control of the human remains information in support of the request to territory in Wyoming were also invited to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West to participate but were not involved in organizations stated in this notice may Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, consultations: Assiniboine and Sioux TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632– proceed. Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 7458, email [email protected], by March DATES: Representatives of any Indian Reservation, Montana; Big Pine Paiute 6, 2015. After that date, if no additional tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously requestors have come forward, transfer not identified in this notice that wish to listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens of control of the human remains to the request transfer of control of these Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of human remains should submit a written Big Pine Reservation, California); Cherokee Indians, and the United request with information in support of Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in the request to the University of Denver the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Oklahoma may proceed. Museum of Anthropology at the address Bishop Community of the Bishop TVA is responsible for notifying the in this notice by March 6, 2015. Colony, California); Cheyenne River Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; ADDRESSES: Anne Amati, University of Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Denver Museum of Anthropology, 2000 Reservation, South Dakota; Chippewa- (previously listed as the Alabama- E. Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208, Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama- telephone (303) 871–2687, email Reservation, Montana; Crow Creek Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee [email protected]. Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Reservation, South Dakota; Death Valley Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of here given in accordance with the Timbi-Sha Shoshone Tribe (previously Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; Native American Graves Protection and listed as the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Shoshone Band of California); as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 3003, of the completion of an inventory Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Alabama); Shawnee Tribe; The of human remains under the control of Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee the University of Denver Museum of Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Anthropology, Denver, CO. The human Dakota; Fort McDermitt Paiute and

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