[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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