Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD, 9150-9151 [E6-2444]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2006 / Notices
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe of
the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington; Tulalip Tribes of the
Tulalip Reservation, Washington; and
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of
Washington. The American Museum of
Natural History also contacted the
following Indian tribes for consultation,
but received no response: the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Hoh
Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian
Reservation, Washington; Lummi Tribe
of the Lummi Reservation, Washington;
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Nooksack
Indian Tribe of Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Quileute Tribe of the
Quileute Reservation, Washington;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin
Island Reservation, Washington; and
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of eight
individuals were removed from
Tokeland, on Shoalwater Bay, Pacific
County, WA, by Harlan I. Smith, during
the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. The
museum has no record of whether Mr.
Smith purchased or excavated the
human remains. In 1899, the museum
accessioned the human remains. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains were found in
‘‘camphor boxes’’ imported from China
during the postcontact period.
Published literature and consultation
information from the tribe indicate that
burial in Chinese boxes is consistent
with the postcontact burial practices of
the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington. Based on locale and
manner of interment, the human
remains have been identified as Native
American dating to the postcontact
period. The geographic origin of the
human remains is consistent with the
postcontact territory of the Shoalwater
Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian
Reservation, Washington and is within
the boundaries of the present-day
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation.
Although the lands from which the
human remains were removed are
currently under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the American Museum
of Natural History has control of the
human remains since their removal
from tribal land predates the permit
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requirements established by the
Antiquities Act of 1906.
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 a
minimum of eight 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 Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington.
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 March
24, 2006. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation,
Washington may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Hoh
Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian
Reservation, Washington; Jamestown
S’Klallam Tribe of Washington; Lower
Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower
Elwha Reservation, Washington; Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation,
Washington; Makah Indian Tribe of the
Makah Indian Reservation, Washington;
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Nooksack
Indian Tribe of Washington; Port
Gamble Indian Community of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington;
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Quileute
Tribe of the Quileute Reservation,
Washington; Quinault Tribe of the
Quinault Reservation, Washington;
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington;
Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater
Bay Indian Reservation, Washington;
Skokomish Indian Tribe of the
Skokomish Reservation, Washington;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin
Island Reservation, Washington;
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Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington;
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes
of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington;
and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of
Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 27, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAPGRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–2447 Filed 2–21–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Indian Arts
and Crafts Board, Sioux Indian
Museum, Rapid City, SD
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 Sioux
Indian Museum, Indian Arts and Crafts
Board. The human remains were
removed from an unknown location.
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 the Sioux Indian
Museum’s professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location. The human remains
consist of a scalp lock and were
acquired from Turning Bear by John A.
Anderson of Rapid City, SD. Mr.
Anderson identified the scalp as that of
a Pawnee Indian that had been taken by
a Sioux Indian. In 1938, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs purchased Mr.
Anderson’s collection of artifacts and
photographs for its Sioux Indian
Museum. The Sioux Indian Museum
was transferred to the Indian Arts and
Crafts Board in 1956. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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Officials of the Sioux Indian Museum
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
Sioux Indian Museum 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 Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Ms. Paulette Montileaux,
Curator, Sioux Indian Museum, Post
Office Box 1504, Rapid City, SD 57709,
telephone (605) 394–2381 before March
24, 2006. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Sioux Indian Museum is
responsible for notifying the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.a
Dated: January 27, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6–2444 Filed 2–21–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Tonto National
Monument, Roosevelt, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 and associated funerary objects
in the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service,
Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt,
AZ. The human remains and cultural
items were removed from two sites
within the monument’s boundaries and
one site west of the monument.
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 superintendent, Tonto National
Monument.
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Tonto National Monument
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona, was contacted, but did not
attend the consultation meeting and was
represented by the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona.
In 1936 and 1940, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from the
monument’s Upper Ruin site in Gila
County, AZ, during legally authorized
excavations by the National Park
Service. No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary
objects are textile fragments.
Diagnostic artifacts found associated
with the burials as well as elsewhere on
the site indicate that the human remains
were buried during the Gila phase of the
Classic period (A.D. 1300–1450).
In 1950, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
recovered from the monument’s Lower
Ruin site in Gila County, AZ, during
legally authorized excavations by the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. The 25
associated funerary objects are 1 gourd
container, 1 Tonto Red bowl, 1 piece of
cordage, 1 cradleboard, 1 rattle, 2
twilled baskets, 1 awl, 8 awl fragments,
1 crystal, 1 box containing fragments of
blue, red, and green painted staffs, 1
bone tessera, 3 mat fragments, 1 spindle,
1 ring of yucca fiber, and 1 pendant.
Diagnostic artifacts found associated
with the burials as well as elsewhere on
the site indicate that the human remains
were buried during the Gila phase of the
Classic period (A.D. 1300–1450).
In 1956, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
donated to the National Park Service by
Dr. Cyril M. Cron. The remains were
removed by unknown persons from the
monument’s Upper Ruin site in Gila
County, AZ. No known individuals
were identified. The 23 associated
funerary objects are 2 blankets, 1
cordage artifact, 1 cradleboard, 1
impression of twilled matting, 1 pillow,
6 textile fragments and 1 box of textile
fragments, 8 textile strips, and 2 textiles.
Diagnostic artifacts found on the site
indicate that the human remains were
buried during the Gila phase of the
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Classic period (A.D. 1300–1450). These
human remains and associated funerary
objects are recorded on the NAGPRA
inventory of the Western Archeological
and Conservation Center (WACC) of
National Park Service, where they are
stored, but are included here for
consistency.
In 1963, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
inadvertently discovered by Arizona
State Highway Department workers
outside the monument on the west side
of Tonto Creek, Gila County, AZ. No
known individual was identified. The
one associated funerary object is a
Salado Red ceramic bowl.
The associated funerary object as well
as objects found nearby indicate that the
human remains were buried during the
Classic period (A.D. 1200–1450). At the
time of discovery, the Arizona State
Highway Department requested
assistance from National Park Service,
which was provided. The human
remains and associated funerary object
were subsequently accessioned into
Tonto National Monument’s collections.
On November 29, 2005, the Arizona
Department of Transportation consented
to Tonto National Monument taking
NAGPRA responsibility for these human
remains and associated funerary object.
Tonto Basin is one of several areas in
the Southwest associated with the
‘‘Salado,’’ a term that has invoked
archeological debate since the 1930s.
The basin is located between the desertdwelling Hohokam to the south and
ancestral Puebloan groups of the
mountain areas to the north and east.
The geographic area contains a variety
of architectural styles and material
culture that represent both the Hohokam
and ancestral Puebloan traditions. For
example, both architectural styles are
sometimes found within single sites,
suggesting close mixing between the
two groups. Recent research suggests
that the intermixing of these two groups
may have occurred in the late 13th
century to the middle part of the 15th
century when the Tonto Basin was
depopulated. Site types in the Tonto
Basin include fieldhouses, roomblocks,
compounds, and platform mounds. In
addition, pottery such as Roosevelt Red
Ware, Salado Red, and Salado White-onred represent a key component to
Salado material culture. These ceramics
were found during excavations of the
upper and lower cliff dwellings in
Tonto National Monument.
Overall, the archeological evidence,
including material culture, architectural
styles, and burial practices, indicates
affiliation with a number of
contemporary indigenous groups both
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD
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
Sioux Indian Museum, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. The human remains
were removed from an unknown location.
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 the Sioux
Indian Museum's professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location. The human remains
consist of a scalp lock and were acquired from Turning Bear by John A.
Anderson of Rapid City, SD. Mr. Anderson identified the scalp as that
of a Pawnee Indian that had been taken by a Sioux Indian. In 1938, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs purchased Mr. Anderson's collection of
artifacts and photographs for its Sioux Indian Museum. The Sioux Indian
Museum was transferred to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1956. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
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Officials of the Sioux Indian Museum 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 Sioux Indian Museum 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 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Ms.
Paulette Montileaux, Curator, Sioux Indian Museum, Post Office Box
1504, Rapid City, SD 57709, telephone (605) 394-2381 before March 24,
2006. Repatriation of the human remains to the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Sioux Indian Museum is responsible for notifying the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.a
Dated: January 27, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-2444 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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