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were alive at the time the objects were
collected and who were in a position to
know the cultural norms at that time.
They also presented evidence indicating
plausible reasons why Dr. Goodwin’s
information from that period may have
been incorrect. The Review Committee
found the arguments by the White
Mountain Apache Tribe to be
persuasive.
(6) Based on the abovementioned
information, the Review Committee
finds that the 33 items are consistent
with the definition of object of cultural
patrimony.
(7) The Field Museum has asserted
that it has right of possession to the 33
items, based on evidence that these
items were purchased by an agent of the
museum from individual members of
the tribe. These purchases were made in
the open and with the full knowledge of
the White Mountain Apache Tribe. The
Field Museum asserted that there is no
evidence that the purchases were
contested at the time, or that any sellers
were challenged or punished.
(8) Right of possession is defined in
part as ‘‘possession obtained with the
voluntary consent of an individual or
group that had authority of alienation.’’
(9) There is no dispute that the Field
Museum purchased these items from
individuals, and no evidence was
presented to indicate that these
purchases were approved by the White
Mountain Apache Tribe.
(10) Evidence presented by the White
Mountain Apache Tribe and the Field
Museum indicated that the 33 items
were sold to the museum by individuals
who did not have the authority of
alienation. Items of cultural patrimony
can only be alienated with the voluntary
consent of the tribe. The Field Museum
did not present evidence indicating that
the sales were made with the voluntary
consent of the tribe. Therefore, the
Review Committee finds that the Field
Museum has not presented evidence
sufficient to overcome the inference
established by the White Mountain
Apache Tribe that the museum does not
have a right of possession to the 33
items.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Based on these findings, the Review
Committee recommends that:
(1) The Field Museum consider the
oral testimony and written evidence
provided by the White Mountain
Apache Tribe, and change its
determination of the 33 items to
recognize their status as objects of
cultural patrimony.
(2)The Field Museum acknowledge
that it lacks right of possession to the 33
items.
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The National Park Service publishes
this notice as part of its administrative
and staff support for the Review
Committee. The findings and
recommendations are those of the
Review Committee and do not
necessarily represent the views of the
Secretary of the Interior. Neither the
Secretary of the Interior nor the National
Park Service has taken a position on
these matters.
Dated: December 1, 2006.
Rosita Worl,
Chair, Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Palo
Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo
Alto, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGRPA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary object
in the control of the Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo, Palo Alto, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from an unknown
location in the Southwestern United
States.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administration
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 and
associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Palo Alto
Junior Museum and Zoo professional
staff with assistance from the
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; 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
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Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona.
At an unknown time, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in the Southwestern
United States. The human remains were
donated at an unknown time by an
unknown donor to the Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo. No known individual
was identified. The one associated
funerary object is a cremation urn.
The antiquity of the human remains is
unknown. No testing has been
performed. The age, sex, and ethnicity
of the individual are unknown due to
the thoroughness of the cremation
process. However, the cremation urn
associated with the individual has been
identified as Hohokam. The cremation
urn is made of buffware ceramic with an
exterior design traditional to the
Hohokam tribe of the Southwestern
United States.
Archeological evidence has
demonstrated a strong relationship of
shared group identity between the
Hohokam and the present–day O’odham
(Pima and Papago) and Hopi. The
O’odham people are currently
represented by the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima–Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. In
1990, representatives of the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt
River Pima–Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona issued a
joint policy statement claiming ancestral
ties to the Hohokam cultural traditions.
Hopi oral tradition places the origins
of their Patki, Sun, Sand, Corn, and
Tobacco Clans south of the Colorado
plateau. While Hopi oral traditions do
not identify specific locations, some of
the descriptions are consistent with
Hohokam settlements in central Arizona
during the Classic period. O’odham oral
traditions indicate that some of the
Hohokam people migrated north and
joined the Hopi. In 1994, representatives
of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona issued a
statement claiming cultural affiliation
with Hohokam cultural traditions.
The oral traditions of the Zuni
mention Hawikuh, a Zuni community,
as a destination of settlers from the
Hohokam area. Zuni language, prayers,
and rituals used by the Zuni Shu
maakwe medicine society have
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descended from the Hohokam. In 1995,
representatives of the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico issued a
statement claiming cultural affiliation
with the Hohokam cultural traditions.
Based on consultation with the tribes
and the available archeological
evidence, officials of the Palo Alto
Junior Museum and Zoo reasonably
believe that the human remains are of
Native American ancestry, specifically
Hohokam. There is no further museum
documentation on the human remains
and associated funerary object.
Descendants of the Hohokam, Papago,
and Pima are members of the present–
day Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; 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.
Officials of the Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo 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 Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the one associated funerary object
described above is 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. Lastly, the officials of the
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 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 human
remains and associated funerary object
and the Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; 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.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object described
above should contact Robert De Geus,
Recreation and Youth Service’s Division
Manager, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo
Alto, CA 94301, telephone (650) 463–
4908, before March 9, 2007. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated
funerary object to the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
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Indian Reservation, Arizona; 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 may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and
Zoo is responsible for notifying the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; 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 that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County,
East Wenatchee, WA; Central
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology and Museum,
Ellensburg, WA; and Thomas Burke
Museum of Natural History and
Culture, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with provisions of 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 control of Public Utility
District No. 1 of Douglas County, East
Wenatchee, WA, and in the possession
of the Central Washington University,
Department of Anthropology and
Museum, Ellensburg, WA, and Thomas
Burke Museum of Natural History and
Culture (Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were removed from Okanogan
County, WA.
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
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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 Central
Washington University and Burke
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington.
In 1963, human remains were
removed from site 45–OK–52 in
Okanogan County, WA, under the
supervision of Garland Grabert, a
University of Washington archeologist,
as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County
Wells Dam Project. Museum records
show the human remains from site 45–
OK–52 were taken to the Anthropology
Department at the University of
Washington, and subsequently
transferred to the Burke Museum (Accn.
1965–74). Many of the individuals were
subsequently transferred to other
museums and/or reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington
University identified a minimum of one
individual from 45–OK–52 in their
collection. Also in 2004, the Burke
Museum identified a minimum of one
individual from this site in their
collection. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1963, human remains were
removed from site 45–OK–66 in
Okanogan County, WA, under the
supervision of Garland Grabert, a
University of Washington archeologist,
as part of the fieldwork for the Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County
Wells Dam Project. Museum records
show the human remains, except for
Burial 1, were taken to the
Anthropology Department at the
University of Washington, and
subsequently transferred to the Burke
Museum (Accn. 1955–74). Many of the
individuals were subsequently
transferred to other museums and/or
reburied. The remainder of the
individuals were subsequently
transferred to other museums and/or
reburied.
In 2004, Central Washington
University identified a minimum of
three individuals from 45–OK–66 in
their collection. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Site 45–OK–52 was a housepit village
found along the shore of the Columbia
River just upstream of the mouth of the
Okanogan River on Cassimer Bar. Site
45–OK–66 is a cemetery, which
paralleled the Columbia River, upstream
from the mouth of the Okanogan River.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo,
Palo Alto, CA
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 (NAGRPA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
object in the control of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo
Alto, CA. The human remains and associated funerary object were removed
from an unknown location in the Southwestern United States.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administration 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 and associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Palo
Alto Junior Museum and Zoo professional staff with assistance from the
Anthropological Studies Center, Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 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; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
At an unknown time, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location in the Southwestern
United States. The human remains were donated at an unknown time by an
unknown donor to the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo. No known
individual was identified. The one associated funerary object is a
cremation urn.
The antiquity of the human remains is unknown. No testing has been
performed. The age, sex, and ethnicity of the individual are unknown
due to the thoroughness of the cremation process. However, the
cremation urn associated with the individual has been identified as
Hohokam. The cremation urn is made of buffware ceramic with an exterior
design traditional to the Hohokam tribe of the Southwestern United
States.
Archeological evidence has demonstrated a strong relationship of
shared group identity between the Hohokam and the present-day O'odham
(Pima and Papago) and Hopi. The O'odham people are currently
represented by the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham
Nation of Arizona. In 1990, representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona issued a
joint policy statement claiming ancestral ties to the Hohokam cultural
traditions.
Hopi oral tradition places the origins of their Patki, Sun, Sand,
Corn, and Tobacco Clans south of the Colorado plateau. While Hopi oral
traditions do not identify specific locations, some of the descriptions
are consistent with Hohokam settlements in central Arizona during the
Classic period. O'odham oral traditions indicate that some of the
Hohokam people migrated north and joined the Hopi. In 1994,
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona issued a statement
claiming cultural affiliation with Hohokam cultural traditions.
The oral traditions of the Zuni mention Hawikuh, a Zuni community,
as a destination of settlers from the Hohokam area. Zuni language,
prayers, and rituals used by the Zuni Shu maakwe medicine society have
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descended from the Hohokam. In 1995, representatives of the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico issued a statement claiming
cultural affiliation with the Hohokam cultural traditions.
Based on consultation with the tribes and the available
archeological evidence, officials of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and
Zoo reasonably believe that the human remains are of Native American
ancestry, specifically Hohokam. There is no further museum
documentation on the human remains and associated funerary object.
Descendants of the Hohokam, Papago, and Pima are members of the
present-day Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; 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.
Officials of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 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 Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the one
associated funerary object described above is 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. Lastly, the
officials of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 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 human remains and
associated funerary object and the Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 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.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object described above should contact Robert De Geus, Recreation and
Youth Service's Division Manager, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA
94301, telephone (650) 463-4908, before March 9, 2007. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated funerary object to the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 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 may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is responsible for notifying
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; 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 that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E7-1963 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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