Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Denver, CO, 48676-48677 [E7-16801]
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Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) have requested the unassociated
funerary objects described above for
repatriation.
Officials of the Fort Worth Museum of
Science and History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B),
the 16 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 a Native American
individual. Officials of the Fort Worth
Museum of Science and 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
unassociated funerary objects and the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Renee Tucker,
Assistant Curator of History, Fort Worth
Museum of Science and History, 1501
Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX
76107, telephone (817) 255–9325, before
September 24, 2007. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science
and History is responsible for notifying
the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California that
this notice has been published.
Dated: August 3, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Intermountain Region,
Denver, CO
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 possession and control of the U.S.
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Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Intermountain Region,
Denver, CO. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from El Morro National
Monument, NM and unknown areas of
the Southwestern United States.
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 joint responsibility
of the NAGPRA coordinator,
Intermountain Region and the
superintendent, El Morro National
Monument.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Intermountain Region and
El Morro National Monument
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Colorado River
Indian Tribes of the Colorado River
Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Prior to 1935, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from El
Morro National Monument in McKinley
County, NM. The human remains were
donated to Western State College of
Colorado, which returned them to the
National Park Service in 1994.
Osteological analysis in 1994
determined that the human remains are
Native American. No other information
is known about the human remains. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1985, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
found in the curation facility at the
former Southwest Regional Office in
Santa Fe, NM. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1994, the human remains
underwent osteological analysis and
were found to be Native American. The
curation facility houses collections from
multiple parks across the Southwestern
United States, but due to the lack of
contextual information it is impossible
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to determine from which park they were
originally recovered.
In 2000, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
confiscated in Virginia as the result of
a NAGPRA trafficking investigation. At
the conclusion of the case, the human
remains and cultural items were turned
over to the National Park Service’s
Northeast Region, which transferred
them to the Intermountain Region in
2006. No known individuals were
identified. The 17 associated funerary
objects are 1 bag containing leather
fragments, 1 bag containing hide
fragments, 1 bird bone fragment, and 14
bags containing textile fragments.
Osteological examination,
radiocarbon dating, and analysis of the
associated funerary objects conducted
by professionals at the Smithsonian
Institution indicate that the human
remains and cultural items were likely
removed from prehistoric and historic
Native American gravesites in the
Southwestern United States. However,
the available information is insufficient
to determine cultural affiliation.
Officials of the Intermountain Region
and El Morro National Monument have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of nine individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Intermountain Region and El Morro
National Monument also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 17 objects 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. Lastly, officials of the
Intermountain Region and El Morro
National Monument have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot reasonably be traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present–day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In March
2007, the Intermountain Region
requested that the Review Committee
recommend repatriation of the nine
culturally unidentifiable human
remains and 17 associated funerary
objects to the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico as coclaimants. The human remains and
cultural items were likely recovered
from the geographic proximity of the
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Indian tribes consulted, all of whom
support the co–claim. The Review
Committee considered the proposal at
its April 19–20, 2007 meeting and
recommended disposition of the human
remains to the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The National
Park Service intends to convey the 17
associated funerary objects to the tribes
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f–2.
A May 31, 2007 letter from the
Designated Federal Official on behalf of
the chair of the Review Committee to
the NAGPRA coordinator,
Intermountain Region transmitted the
Review Committee’s recommendation
that the Intermountain Region effect
disposition of the physical remains of
nine culturally unidentifiable
individuals to the two Indian tribes
listed above contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
The letter mistakenly noted that there
were ten associated funerary objects
rather than the seventeen described
above.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA
coordinator, NPS Intermountain Region,
12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Denver,
CO 80228, telephone (303) 969–2879,
before September 24, 2007. Disposition
of the human remains to the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Intermountain Region is responsible
for notifying the Colorado River Indian
Tribes of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: August 7, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA
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
possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA that meets
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.
The four cultural items are three brass
sheet fragments and one vial of shell
and glass bead fragments.
In 1903, three cultural items were
recovered from the Silverheels site in
Brant, Erie County, NY, during a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition led by M.R.
Harrington and A.C. Parker. Museum
documentation indicates that the
cultural items were interred with
human remains. The human remains
that were originally associated with
these items were published in a Notice
of Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register on October 5, 2001 (FR Doc 01–
24963; pages 51060–51062), and have
since been transferred to the culturally
affiliated groups. Therefore, the cultural
items are now unassociated funerary
objects. The three unassociated funerary
objects are brass sheet fragments.
This interment most likely dates to
the early Contact period (A.D. 1500–
1700). Sheet brass was a European
import item, and therefore indicates a
post-contact date. In the Haudenosaunee
region, objects of European brass are
usually found on Native sites, which
date to the second quarter of the 16th
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century and later. Other artifacts from
this site which support an early Contact
date include Levanna and Madison style
projectile points; ceramic vessels with
globular bodies, constricted zoned–
incised necks, and castellated rims; and
a variety of terra cotta pipes. Multivariate attributes and statistical analysis
of ceramic artifacts from the Silverheels
site indicates the site represents a single
occupation during the early 17th
century.
In 1904, one cultural item was
recovered from the Ripley Site in
Ripley, Chautauqua County, NY, during
a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition led by M.R.
Harrington. Museum documentation
indicates that this item was interred
with human remains. The human
remains that were originally associated
with this item were published in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on October 5, 2001 (FR
Doc 01–24963, pages 51060–51062), and
have since been transferred to the
culturally affiliated groups. Therefore,
this cultural item is now an
unassociated funerary object. The one
unassociated funerary object is a vial of
shell and glass bead fragments.
This interment most likely dates to
the Late Woodland period (A.D. 1300–
1450) or early Contact period (A.D.
1550–1650). Glass beads were
introduced by Europeans as trade items
in the late 16th/early 17th century.
Artifacts from this site which support a
Late Woodland period or later date
include Levanna and Madison style
projectile points; ceramic vessels with
globular bodies, constricted zonedincised necks, and castellated rims; and
a variety of terra cotta pipes including
trumpet shaped bowls and bowls with
representations of human faces and
animals. Radiocarbon dating indicates
that the site is multi–component with
occupations between A.D. 1300–1450
and A.D. 1550–1650.
Museum records and consultation
evidence indicate that the cultural items
were removed from specific burials of
Native Americans. Consultation with
representatives from the Iroquois
suggests that Erie County and
Chautauqua County, NY, were within
the traditional territory of the Seneca
Nation during the periods from which
these interments date. Furthermore, due
to a shared cultural identity among the
member Nations of the Iroquois
Confederacy, the Nations have
requested that cultural affiliation be to
all of the present-day Iroquois groups.
Descendants of the Iroquois are
members of the Cayuga Nation of New
York; Oneida Nation of New York;
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Denver, CO
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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession and control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Denver, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from El
Morro National Monument, NM and unknown areas of the Southwestern
United States.
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 joint responsibility of the
NAGPRA coordinator, Intermountain Region and the superintendent, El
Morro National Monument.
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by Intermountain Region and El Morro National Monument
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Colorado
River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona
and California; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Prior to 1935, human remains representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from El Morro National Monument in McKinley
County, NM. The human remains were donated to Western State College of
Colorado, which returned them to the National Park Service in 1994.
Osteological analysis in 1994 determined that the human remains are
Native American. No other information is known about the human remains.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1985, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were found in the curation facility at the former Southwest Regional
Office in Santa Fe, NM. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1994, the human remains underwent osteological analysis and were
found to be Native American. The curation facility houses collections
from multiple parks across the Southwestern United States, but due to
the lack of contextual information it is impossible to determine from
which park they were originally recovered.
In 2000, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were confiscated in Virginia as the result of a NAGPRA trafficking
investigation. At the conclusion of the case, the human remains and
cultural items were turned over to the National Park Service's
Northeast Region, which transferred them to the Intermountain Region in
2006. No known individuals were identified. The 17 associated funerary
objects are 1 bag containing leather fragments, 1 bag containing hide
fragments, 1 bird bone fragment, and 14 bags containing textile
fragments.
Osteological examination, radiocarbon dating, and analysis of the
associated funerary objects conducted by professionals at the
Smithsonian Institution indicate that the human remains and cultural
items were likely removed from prehistoric and historic Native American
gravesites in the Southwestern United States. However, the available
information is insufficient to determine cultural affiliation.
Officials of the Intermountain Region and El Morro National
Monument have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the
human remains described above represent the physical remains of nine
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Intermountain
Region and El Morro National Monument also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 17 objects 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. Lastly, officials of the Intermountain Region and El Morro
National Monument have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
a relationship of shared group identity cannot reasonably be traced
between the Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
March 2007, the Intermountain Region requested that the Review
Committee recommend repatriation of the nine culturally unidentifiable
human remains and 17 associated funerary objects to the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico as
co-claimants. The human remains and cultural items were likely
recovered from the geographic proximity of the
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Indian tribes consulted, all of whom support the co-claim. The Review
Committee considered the proposal at its April 19-20, 2007 meeting and
recommended disposition of the human remains to the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
National Park Service intends to convey the 17 associated funerary
objects to the tribes pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f-2.
A May 31, 2007 letter from the Designated Federal Official on
behalf of the chair of the Review Committee to the NAGPRA coordinator,
Intermountain Region transmitted the Review Committee's recommendation
that the Intermountain Region effect disposition of the physical
remains of nine culturally unidentifiable individuals to the two Indian
tribes listed above contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement. The letter mistakenly noted that there were ten associated
funerary objects rather than the seventeen described above.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA coordinator, NPS
Intermountain Region, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO 80228,
telephone (303) 969-2879, before September 24, 2007. Disposition of the
human remains to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Intermountain Region is responsible for notifying the Colorado
River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona
and California; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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