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crooked tree), which has been a
permanent Odawa settlement since
1742. This location is documented as
being the homeland of the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan. The Odawa believe the eagle
feathers are sacred objects and without
proper relationships and appropriate
ceremonial uses of the eagle feathers the
spirits and Odawa people suffer.
Descendants of the Odawa Tribe in
Harbor Springs are members of the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan.
Officials of the Saint Louis Science
Center have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the two cultural
items described above are specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for
the practice of traditional Native
American religions by their present-day
adherents. Officials of the Saint Louis
Science Center 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 sacred objects and the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Melinda Frillman, Associate
Director, Collections Department, Saint
Louis Science Center, 5050 Oakland
Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, telephone
(314) 533–8285, before March 14, 2008.
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Inidans, Michigan may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Saint Louis Science Center is
responsible for notifying Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 3, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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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
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completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession and control of
the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains were removed from Pima
County, AZ.
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 Arizona State
Museum 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; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona is
acting on behalf 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
themselves.
In 1979, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from the Burruel site, AZ
AA:16:58(ASM), which is located on
private land adjacent to the San Xavier
Indian Reservation, Pima County, AZ.
The human remains were inadvertently
discovered by the property owner and
excavations were conducted by staff
from the Arizona State Museum. The
human remains and several associated
funerary objects were brought to the
museum for documentation in 1979,
and the associated objects were returned
to the property owner later that same
year. The owner donated the human
remains to the Arizona State Museum in
1980. No known individuals are
present. No associated funerary objects
are present.
The Burruel site includes at least two
trash mounds and a cremation area.
Ceramics associate the site with the
Tanque Verde phase of the Classic
period of the Hohokam Archaeological
tradition, approximately A.D. 1150 1450. The human remains were
cremated and contained within ceramic
vessels. The burial context and time
period indicate that the human remains
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represent individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Father Eusebio Kino visited the
O’odham village of Bac in 1692 and
established Mission San Xavier. He
reported the presence of 800 inhabitants
at the time of his first visit. O’odham
people have continued to occupy the
land in the vicinity of the mission
throughout the historic period. They
also identify themselves with the
Hohokam Archaeological tradition.
Cultural continuity between the
prehistoric occupants of the region and
present day O’odham, Pee-Posh, and
Puebloan peoples is supported by
continuities in settlement pattern,
architectural technologies, basketry,
textiles, ceramic technology, ritual
practices, and oral traditions. The
descendants of the O’odham, Pee-Posh,
and Puebloan peoples of the areas
described above are members 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; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Officials of the Arizona State Museum
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Arizona State Museum 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 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
should contact John Madsen,
Repatriation Coordinator, Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 6214795, before March 14, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains 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
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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 Arizona State Museum 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 PimaMaricopa 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 19, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
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 control of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Arapahoe
and Weld Counties, CO.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Denver Museum
of Nature & Science professional staff in
consultation with the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Comanche Nation of Oklahoma;
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Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota; Ottawa Tribe
of Oklahoma; Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes);
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Sac &
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; and Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
In 1972, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from a construction site on
private land in Aurora, Arapahoe
County, CO, by the County Coroner for
the Department of Health and Hospitals
and turned over to the museum (DMNS
catalogue numbers A786.1–9). No
known individual was identified. The
12 associated funerary objects are 6 vials
of white and light blue Italian glass
pony beads (including one soil sample
with beads intermixed); strands of an
animal’s hair; fragments of 1 metal belt
buckle; and 4 sets of fragments of
textiles, probably wool.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that the individual is Native American.
During the first half of the 19th century
the larger Italian glass seed beads were
widely traded from the Upper Missouri
River Valley south into the Great Plains
and were used by Indian tribes of the
Colorado High Plains. The textile
fragments are a basic twill and plain
weave in simple stripe patterns using
hand spun yarns. Analysis suggests that
the textiles could have originated from
any of the Navajo, Pueblo, or Spanish
American weaving areas of the
Southwest. Textiles from these areas
were commonly traded to the Plains
Indians throughout the 19th century. On
the basis of the funerary objects
associated with the human remains, the
estimated date of the burial is between
A.D. 1800 and 1860.
In 1939, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from a construction site two
miles west of Johnston, Weld County,
CO, by unknown parties associated with
the Works Progress Administration.
Later that same year, Forest L. Powers
of the Works Progress Administration
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donated the human remains to the
museum (DMNS catalogue numbers
A53.1–15). No known individuals were
identified. The 19 associated funerary
objects are 2 fragments of copper wire;
1 fragment of a wooden bow; 1 catlinite
pipe bowl fragment; 1 leather clothing
fragment with blue pony beads; rusted
fragments of 1 metal animal trap; 1
rusted commercial coffee grinder; 1
leather belt, in pieces; 1 leather bag, in
fragments, with possible human ribs
embedded; 4 woodpecker beaks; 2 bird
bones; 1 belt buckle; 1 leather sheath;
fragments of 1 leather strap; and
fragments of 1 piece of cloth.
Osteological characteristics indicate
that the individuals are Native
American. Copper stains near the
mastoid processes of one individual
suggest that the individual wore copper
ear ornaments, which supports Native
American identification for the human
remains. The associated funerary objects
are consistent with possible belongings
of Indian people of Colorado during the
mid–1800s. The items include
traditional items of Native gathering,
construction, and use, as well as EuroAmerican trade items. Catlinite pipes
were widely traded from the Minnesota
mine source to tribes throughout the
Great Plains. The Euro-American
artifacts date from the mid–19th
century. On the basis of the funerary
objects associated with the human
remains, the estimated date of the
burials is between A.D. 1840 and 1870.
A 2001 map published by the
Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs,
The Estimated Tribal Territories in
Colorado during the Late Nineteenth
Century, shows that the two locations
from which the human remains were
removed were within the historic
territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne,
Jicarilla Apache, Kiowa, Lakota (Sioux),
and Pawnee peoples. Consultation with
the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah established that the Ute tribes also
used the area from which the human
remains were removed. Historic records
and statements from members of the
consulted tribes further corroborate the
presence of Arapaho, Cheyenne, Jicarilla
Apache, Kiowa, Lakota (Sioux), Pawnee
peoples, in or near the area during the
Protohistoric and Historic periods.
Documentary evidence suggests Iowa,
Ottawa, and Paiute peoples in or near
the area during the Protohistoric and
Historic periods. Descendants of the
Arapaho, Cheyenne, Jicarilla Apache,
Iowa, Lakota, Ottawa, Paiute, Pawnee,
and Ute are members of the Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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 and
control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
The human remains were removed from Pima County, AZ.
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 Arizona
State Museum 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;
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is acting
on behalf 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 themselves.
In 1979, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were removed from the Burruel site, AZ AA:16:58(ASM), which is located
on private land adjacent to the San Xavier Indian Reservation, Pima
County, AZ. The human remains were inadvertently discovered by the
property owner and excavations were conducted by staff from the Arizona
State Museum. The human remains and several associated funerary objects
were brought to the museum for documentation in 1979, and the
associated objects were returned to the property owner later that same
year. The owner donated the human remains to the Arizona State Museum
in 1980. No known individuals are present. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Burruel site includes at least two trash mounds and a cremation
area. Ceramics associate the site with the Tanque Verde phase of the
Classic period of the Hohokam Archaeological tradition, approximately
A.D. 1150 - 1450. The human remains were cremated and contained within
ceramic vessels. The burial context and time period indicate that the
human remains represent individuals of Native American ancestry.
Father Eusebio Kino visited the O'odham village of Bac in 1692 and
established Mission San Xavier. He reported the presence of 800
inhabitants at the time of his first visit. O'odham people have
continued to occupy the land in the vicinity of the mission throughout
the historic period. They also identify themselves with the Hohokam
Archaeological tradition. Cultural continuity between the prehistoric
occupants of the region and present day O'odham, Pee-Posh, and Puebloan
peoples is supported by continuities in settlement pattern,
architectural technologies, basketry, textiles, ceramic technology,
ritual practices, and oral traditions. The descendants of the O'odham,
Pee-Posh, and Puebloan peoples of the areas described above are members
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;
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Officials of the Arizona State Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Arizona State Museum 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 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 should contact John
Madsen, Repatriation Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 621-4795, before March 14,
2008. Repatriation of the human remains 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
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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 Arizona State Museum 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 19, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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