[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43767-43770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17732]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16149; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology 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

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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 University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 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 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at 
the address in this notice by August 27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-4050.

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 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from 
various sites in Florida.
    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 was made by the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 
Philadelphia, PA professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal 
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); and The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation.
    Representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously 
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Coushatta Tribe of 
Louisiana; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and 
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town were also invited to consult, but did not 
participate.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date before 1838, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-707) were removed from an unknown 
location 12 miles south of the Suwanne River in Northern Florida by Dr. 
Eugene H Abadie. This individual has been identified as ``Eoklo 
Emathla,'' a Seminole warrior identified in archival and published 
records. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1838, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0708) were removed from an unknown 
location in Florida by Dr. Eugene Abadie. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Between December 7 and December 30, 1837, human remains 
representing, at minimum, two individuals (97-606-0727 and 97-606-
0726.1) were removed from an unknown site near Fort Gardener, FL, by 
Dr. Eugene Abadie. Collection records identify one of these individuals 
(97-606-0727) as a ``Seminole woman of rank'' (Meigs, 1857). No 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    On November 20, 1837, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual (97-606-0728) were removed from an unknown location near 
Pease Creek between Fort Brooke and Fort Gardner, FL, by Dr. Eugene 
Abadie. Archival records identify the human remains as ``another boy 
belonging to a party of Seminoles headed by John Cavallo or Cow-a-
gee.'' No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In November 1837, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual (97-606-0729) were removed from an unknown location in the 
vicinity of Tampa, FL, by Dr. Eugene Abadie. Dr. Abadie identified the 
human remains as belonging to the ``tribe of Black Dirt emigrated [to 
Oklahoma] in 1836 by Gen. Scott.'' No known individual was identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    On January 31, 1838, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals (97-606-0730 and 97-606-0732) were removed from the north 
shore of the battlefield of Lake Okeechobee, FL, by Eugene H. Abadie. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    In December 1837, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual (97-606-0733) were removed from an unknown location in the 
vicinity of Fort Bassinger, FL, by Dr. Eugene Abadie. Museum and 
published records identify the human remains as belonging to the 
``MICCO-SUKIE tribe of the Seminole nation,'' who were hostile to 
removal by U.S. Government forces during the Second Seminole War. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Dr. Eugene H. Abadie, an assistant surgeon for the U.S. Army during 
the Second Seminole War, obtained the human remains of nine individuals 
described above, after 1836, but prior to February 1838. Dr. Abadie 
subsequently transferred the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton, who 
accessioned these remains into his collection between 1838 and 1840.
    At an unknown date before 1839, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0456) were removed from an unknown site 
in Gadsden, Jackson, or Leon Counties, FL, by Hardy B. Croom, who 
subsequently sent the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton. Dr. Morton 
accessioned these remains into his collection sometime prior to 1839. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date before 1839, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0604) were removed from the site of a 
battlefield near St. Augustine in St. John's County, FL, by an unknown 
person. Collection records and historical documents indicate that the 
human remains are of a ``Seminole warrior, slain at the battle of St. 
Joseph's, thirty miles below St. Augustine, in June 1836, by Captain 
Justin Dimmick.'' At an unknown date, the human remains were 
transferred to Dr. Gouverneur Emerson of Philadelphia by an unknown 
individual. Sometime prior to 1839, Dr. Emerson forwarded the human 
remains to Dr. Morton, who accessioned the human remains into his 
collection. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1840, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0698) were removed from an unknown 
location in Florida by Colonel John James Abert, a topographical 
engineer for the U.S. Government who marked boundary lines between the 
Creek and Seminole Confederacies in the 1830s. Abert subsequently 
transferred the human remains to Dr. Morton at an

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unknown date, but prior to 1840. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1840, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0754) were removed from an unknown 
location in Florida by Dr. Joseph Walker, an Assistant Army Surgeon who 
was stationed in the Missouri Territory during 1839. Dr. Walker 
transferred the human remains to Dr. Morton sometime prior to 1840. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In February or March of 1836, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-1105) were removed from the site of the 
Dade Battle in Sumter County, FL, by Dr. Captain Francis Marion 
Robertson of the Richmond Blues. Captain Robertson subsequently 
forwarded the human remains to Dr. Morton for his collection sometime 
between 1842 and 1849. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1848, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-1286) were removed from an unknown 
location in Florida by James Couper. Collection records identify the 
human remains as a Seminole Indian of Florida (Morton 1849). In 1848, 
Couper transferred the human remains to Dr. Morton. No known individual 
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1852, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-1840) were removed from Florida by an 
unknown collector. At an unknown date, the human remains were obtained 
by Dr. Charles Delucena Meigs, a Philadelphia obstetrician and 
professor. Dr. Meigs subsequently donated the human remains to the 
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in 1852 for inclusion in 
the Morton Collection. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    From approximately 1830 until Dr. Morton's death in 1851, the 
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia provided storage space for 
Dr. Morton's collection. In 1853, Dr. Morton's collection, including 
all of the human remains described above, was purchased from Dr. 
Morton's estate and formally presented to the Academy of Natural 
Sciences. In 1966, Dr. Morton's collection was loaned to the University 
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the 
collection was formally gifted to the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual (97-29-1) were removed from an unknown location by an 
unknown person. The human remains were transferred to the Academy of 
Natural Sciences in Philadelphia by an unknown individual. According to 
the label attached to the cranium, the human remains are identified as 
a ``Seminole Indian killed in Florida War.'' No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date before 1887, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (CG95-7-19) were removed from the area of Oak 
Hill, FL, by an unknown collector. A label on the human remains 
identifies this individual as Seminole. At an unknown date after 1887, 
the human remains were transferred to the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology by an unknown person. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The eighteen human remains listed above have been identified as 
Native American based on the specific cultural and geographic 
attribution in the museum records. Archival and collection records, 
museum documentation, and published sources identify the human remains 
as Seminole.
    Between February and April of 1838, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (97-606-0726.2) were removed from a mound 
located on the southeast shore of Lake Okeechobee, FL, by Dr. Eugene 
Abadie. At an unknown date between 1838 and 1840, Dr. Abadie 
transferred the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton. From 
approximately 1830 until Dr. Morton's death in 1851, the Academy of 
Natural Sciences in Philadelphia provided storage space for Dr. 
Morton's collection. In 1853, Dr. Morton's collection, including all of 
the human remains described above, was purchased from Dr. Morton's 
estate and formally presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences. In 
1966, Dr. Morton's collection was loaned to the University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the 
collection was formally gifted to the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present. The human remains have been identified as Native 
American based on the specific cultural and geographic attribution in 
the museum records. Collection records, museum documentation, and 
published sources identify the human remains above as Yamasee.
    Between November 1831 and March 1834, human remains representing, 
at minimum, one individual (97-606-0039) were removed from Fort Gibson, 
OK, by Dr. Zina Pitcher. The human remains were transferred to Dr. 
Morton sometime between 1834 and 1839. From approximately 1830 until 
Dr. Morton's death in 1851, the Academy of Natural Sciences in 
Philadelphia provided storage space for Dr. Morton's collection. In 
1853, Dr. Morton's collection, including all of the human remains 
described above, was purchased from Dr. Morton's estate and formally 
presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences. In 1966, Dr. Morton's 
collection was loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the collection was formally 
gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Dr. Pitcher identified 
the individual as ``Bill the Fifer,'' a Euchee man from Florida. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The human remains have been 
identified as Native American based on the specific cultural and 
geographic attribution in the museum records. Collection records, 
museum documentation, and published sources identify these human 
remains as Euchee.

Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology

    Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of twenty 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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal 
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously 
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe 
of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, 
Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of

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Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.

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. 
Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone 
(215) 898-4050, by August 27, 2014. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the 
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of 
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed 
as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The 
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town may proceed.
    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe 
of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); 
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee 
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks 
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of 
Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: July 2, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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