[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67956-67957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24560]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034856; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum 
(Nash Museum) 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Nash Museum. If 
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to the Nash Museum at the address in this notice by 
December 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa 
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 1987 Indian Village 
Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, telephone (901) 785-3160, email 
[email protected].

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 C.H. Nash Memorial 
Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis, 
Memphis, TN. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Colbert County, AL, Hardeman County, TN, and an 
unidentified site in northwest TN.
    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 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 Nash 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw 
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from site 1CT44 in Colbert County, AL, by C.H. Nash 
Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum staff. The human 
remains (1CT44/2010.01.02, 1CT44/2010.01.03, 1CT44/2010.01.04, 1CT44/
2010.01.05, 1CT44/2010.01.06) belong to five individuals of unknown age 
and sex. No known individuals were identified. The four associated 
funerary objects are four lithic fragments.
    In the 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a site on Spring Creek near the City of 
Bolivar in Hardeman County, TN. The human remains were surface 
collected by the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society and then 
donated to the Memphis Museums System. In 1984, the Memphis Museums 
System donated the human remains to the C.H. Nash Museum. The human 
remains (MAGS Lot #35/8) belong to an adult of unknown sex. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an

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unknown site in northwest TN. The human remains were surface collected 
by H. Crenshaw. In 1991, Crenshaw donated his collection (C-92), 
including these human remains, to the C.H. Nash Museum. The human 
remains (D1991.03.90/1, D1991.03.90.1a) belong to an adult of unknown 
sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.

Determinations Made by the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa 
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis

    Officials of the C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa 
Archaeological Museum, University of Memphis have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological examination, 
museum records, and/or archeological context.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the four 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), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 
The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 
in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The 
Tribes.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Melissa 
Buchner, C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, 
University of Memphis, 1987 Indian Village Drive, Memphis, TN 38109, 
telephone (901) 785-3160, email [email protected], by December 12, 
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    The C.H. Nash Memorial Museum/Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, 
University of Memphis is responsible for notifying The Tribes and the 
Cherokee Nation that this notice has been published.

    Dated: November 2, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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