Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 31510-31511 [05-10803]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 1, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest,
Silver City, NM; Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and
Logan Museum of Anthropology,
Beloit College, Beloit, WI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest, Silver City, NM, and in
the physical custody of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, and Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit,
WI, that meet the definition of
‘‘unassociated funerary objects’’ under
25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1933, cultural items were removed
from the Mogollon Village site in Gila
National Forest, Catron County, NM,
during legally authorized excavations
and collections conducted by Dr. Emil
Haury of the Gila Pueblo Foundation.
The 14 cultural items found with or
near Native American human remains
include 1 pottery bowl, 1 stone bowl, 4
projectile points, 2 stone tools, 1 tubular
bead, 3 shell bracelet fragments, and 2
mineral pieces. In 1950, the Gila Pueblo
Foundation transferred the cultural
items to the Arizona State Museum.
Material culture, architecture, and site
organization indicate that the Mogollon
Village site is an Upland Mogollon
pithouse village occupied between A.D.
600–1050.
In 1935, cultural items were removed
from Geronimo Canyon Ruin in Gila
National Forest, Catron County, NM,
during legally authorized excavations
and collections conducted by Paul H.
Nesbitt of Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College. The 19
cultural items are 12 pottery bowls, 3
pottery jars, 3 pottery pitchers, and 1
pottery olla. Based on material culture,
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Geronimo Canyon Ruin has been
identified as an Upland Mogollon site
occupied before A.D. 1300.
Between 1935 and 1936, cultural
items were removed from the
Starkweather Ruin in Gila National
Forest, Catron County, NM, during
legally authorized excavations and
collections conducted by Paul H. Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit
College. The 13 cultural items found
with or near Native American human
remains include 5 pottery bowls, 3
strands of clay and shell beads, 1 shell
necklace, 1 strand of clay beads, 1
bunch of shell beads from a necklace, 1
shell bracelet, and 1 bunch of turquoise
beads and pendants from a necklace.
Material culture, architecture, and site
organization indicate that Starkweather
Ruin is an Upland Mogollon pithouse
village occupied between A.D. 1100–
1300.
Between 1947 and 1949, cultural
items were removed from the Jewett Gap
site in Gila National Forest, Catron
County, NM, during excavations
conducted by J.S. Deric O’Bryan of the
Gila Pueblo Foundation. In 1950, the
Gila Pueblo Foundation transferred the
cultural items to Arizona State Museum.
The 909 cultural items are 190 pottery
vessels, 608 shell beads, 8 shell
bracelets, 5 shell pendants, 3 pebbles, 1
piece of shell, 1 piece of bone, 7
projectile points, 2 projectile point
fragments, 2 stone awls, 1 stone axe, 73
pieces of chipped stone, 7 pieces of
malachite, and 1 crystal. Based on
material culture, architecture and site
organization, the Jewett Gap site has
been identified as an Upland Mogollon
pueblo occupied between A.D. 600–
1050.
The territory of the Upland Mogollon
stretched from south-central Arizona to
south-central New Mexico. The Upland
Mogollon territories are claimed,
currently inhabited, or used by the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation,New Mexico. Villages
had pithouses or pueblo-style houses.
Most archeological evidence linking
Upland Mogollon to present-day tribes
rely on ceramics, which suggest the
early establishment of brownware
producing groups. Based on material
culture, architecture, and site
organization each of the four sites
(Jewett Gap, Mogollon Village,
Geronimo Ruin Canyon and
Starkweather ruin) have been identified
as Upland Mogollon villages occupied
between A.D. 500–1300. Present-day
descendents of the Upland Mogollon are
the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation. Oral traditions
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presented by representatives of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
support cultural affiliation.
The Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service controls all cultural items
removed from the Gila National Forest
sites, and acknowledges that they are
housed and in the physical custody of
Arizona State Museum and Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit
College.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the
955 cultural items described above 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 and are
believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of an Native
American individual. Officials of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects from the
four Upland Mogollon sites and the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, 333
Broadway Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque,
NM 87102, telephone (505) 842–3238,
before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 1, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Big Horn County,
MT.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Crow Tribe of
Montana.
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed by Dr. W.A. Russell from an
unknown site in Big Horn Canyon, Big
Horn County, MT. The human remains
were found in association with a
European feather bed, some old
blankets, a feather fan, and part of a
beaded shirtsleeve. The human remains,
feather fan, and beaded shirtsleeve were
acquired by the American Museum of
Natural History in 1928. Prior to 1990,
the American Museum of Natural
History initiated consultation with the
Crow Tribe of Montana regarding the
return of the human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
American Museum of Natural History
transferred control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Crow Tribe of Montana. A notice
of inventory completion was not
published at the time since, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3009 (2), the museum’s
actions were in response to a
repatriation request pending on the date
of enactment of NAGPRA. In completing
the museum’s NAGPRA inventory, one
additional element from the human
remains was discovered in storage. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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The skeletal morphology and burial
practices indicate that the human
remains are Native American. The
previously returned associated funerary
objects date to the post-contact period.
The human remains were found within
the post-contact territory of the Crow
Tribe of Montana.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History also have determined
that, 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 Crow Tribe of Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024–5192,
telephone (212) 769–5837, before July 1,
2005. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Crow Tribe of Montana
may begin after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Crow Tribe of Montana that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from the Pueblo of San
Marcos, Santa Fe County, NM.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; and Pueblo of Santo Domingo,
New Mexico.
In 1915, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
collected from Pueblo San Marcos, 3–
3.5 miles northeast of Cerrillos, on the
northern bank of San Marcos Canyon, in
the Galisteo Basin, Santa Fe County,
NM, by Nels C. Nelson on behalf of the
American Museum of Natural History.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The individuals have been identified
as Native American based on historic
information that suggests that the
inhabitants of San Marcos migrated to
Cochiti, Laguna, and Santo Domingo
Pueblos. San Marcos Pueblo was
occupied until 1680. One group of San
Marcos villagers, along with Tano from
the Galisteo Basin, occupied Santa Fe
following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. In
1706, Vargas resettled villagers from
Galisteo Pueblo, San Marcos, and
Cienega Pueblo in the previously
abandoned Galisteo Pueblo. In 1793
epidemics and hostile attacks forced the
survivors of this resettlement to move to
Santo Domingo Pueblo. By about 1682
another group that originated from San
Marcos joined with the Cochiti and San
Felipe peoples at La Cieneguilla, a
mesa-top refuge site. Some migrants
from San Marcos who took refuge at La
Cienguilla migrated to Laguna and
others appear to have moved with the
Cochiti migrants to present-day Cochiti
Pueblo.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of five
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the American
Museum of Natural History also have
determined that, 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
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Laguna, New Mexico; and Pueblo of
Santo Domingo, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Big Horn County, MT.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Crow Tribe of Montana.
In 1928, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed by Dr. W.A. Russell from an unknown site in Big Horn
Canyon, Big Horn County, MT. The human remains were found in
association with a European feather bed, some old blankets, a feather
fan, and part of a beaded shirtsleeve. The human remains, feather fan,
and beaded shirtsleeve were acquired by the American Museum of Natural
History in 1928. Prior to 1990, the American Museum of Natural History
initiated consultation with the Crow Tribe of Montana regarding the
return of the human remains and associated funerary objects. The
American Museum of Natural History transferred control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Crow Tribe of Montana. A
notice of inventory completion was not published at the time since,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3009 (2), the museum's actions were in response
to a repatriation request pending on the date of enactment of NAGPRA.
In completing the museum's NAGPRA inventory, one additional element
from the human remains was discovered in storage. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The skeletal morphology and burial practices indicate that the
human remains are Native American. The previously returned associated
funerary objects date to the post-contact period. The human remains
were found within the post-contact territory of the Crow Tribe of
Montana.
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the American Museum of Natural History
also have determined that, 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 Crow Tribe of
Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Nell
Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
telephone (212) 769-5837, before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Crow Tribe of Montana may begin after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Crow Tribe of Montana that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05-10803 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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