SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least, seven individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. These ancestors were removed from Hood's landing, 15 miles south of Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee by Professor Robert Bear. In a group of five mounds, these ancestors were removed from “terrace no. 1” in the southeast mound, near a cremation site. There were no artifacts removed from the mound. It is unclear when the ancestors were removed from the mound, but they were acquired by Dartmouth College sometime around 1934 and were formally catalogued and added to the College's collections in 1939.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural ( printed page 20497) affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals of Native American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.