Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe, NM, 41378-41379 [E8-16486]
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members of the present–day Navajo
tribe. Further, representatives of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah, identified the 20 cultural items as
objects of cultural patrimony having on–
going historical, traditional, and cultural
importance central to the Navajo people
that could not be alienated by any
individual. The written request for
repatriation submitted by the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah,
further articulated the particular
ceremonial significance of the cultural
items and of Navajo traditional laws
regarding the possession of jish. Based
on anthropological information, court
case documentation, museum records,
consultation evidence, and expert
opinion, there is a cultural affiliation
between the Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah and the 20 sacred
objects/objects of cultural patrimony.
Officials of the Intermountain Region
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 20 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 Intermountain Region
also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the 20 cultural
items described above have ongoing
historical, traditional, or cultural
importance central to the Native
American group or culture itself, rather
than property owned by an individual.
Lastly, officials of the Intermountain
Region 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/objects of cultural
patrimony and the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects/objects
of cultural patrimony should contact
Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA Coordinator,
NPS Intermountain Region, 12795 West
Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO
80228, telephone (303) 969–2879, before
August 18, 2008. Repatriation of the
sacred objects/objects of cultural
patrimony to the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Intermountain Region is
responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
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(formerly the Pueblo of San Juan);
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; Ute Mountain Tribe of
the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai–
Apache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that
this notice has been published.
Dated: June 24, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Intermountain
Region, Santa Fe, NM
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 U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service,
Intermountain Region, Santa Fe, NM,
that meet the definition of ‘‘sacred
object’’ 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 NAGPRA coordinator,
Intermountain Region.
In 1994, the National Park Service
assisted the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service with the
investigation of a Migratory Bird Treaty
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Act violation. The evidence included a
collection of Native American objects
confiscated from the East–West Trading
Post in Santa Fe, NM. Preliminary
subject matter expert review of the
collection indicated that the objects
were historically significant and
potentially subject to NAGPRA. The
collection was accessioned in 2002 into
the Southwest Regional Office
collections, now called the
Intermountain Region Office. The 11
cultural items covered in this notice are
4 hoof rattles, 1 pouch, and 6 leather
hide rattles.
Following adjudication of the case, a
detailed assessment of the objects was
made by Intermountain Region (IMR)
NAGPRA program staff in close
collaboration with the IMR Museum
Services program staff and in
consultation with representatives of
potentially affiliated tribes. During
consultation, representatives of the
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico,
identified the cultural items as specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Mescalero Apache religious leaders for
the practice of a traditional Native
American religion by their present–day
adherents. Oral tradition evidence
presented by the representatives of the
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, the
written repatriation request and related
correspondence received by the
Intermountain Region further
articulated the significance of the 11
cultural items to the Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico. Based on anthropological
information, court case documentation,
oral tradition, museum records,
consultation evidence, and expert
opinion, there is a cultural affiliation
between the Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico,
and the 11 sacred objects.
Officials of the Intermountain Region
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 11 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
Intermountain Region 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 Mescalero Apache Tribe
of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
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contact Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA
Coordinator, NPS Intermountain Region,
12795 West Alameda Parkway,
Lakewood, CO 80228, telephone (303)
969–2879, before August 18, 2008.
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Intermountain Region is
responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly the Pueblo of San Juan);
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; Ute Mountain Tribe of
the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai–
Apache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that
this notice has been published.
Dated: June 24, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, San Juan Island National
Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA and
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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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 of the Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum
(Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA, and in the
control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, San Juan
Island National Historical Park, Friday
Harbor, WA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from four prehistoric
archeological sites within the
boundaries of San Juan Island National
Historical Park, San Juan 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 superintendent, San Juan Island
National Historical Park.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Burke Museum and San
Juan Island National Historical Park
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation, Washington;
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington.
In 1946 and 1947, human remains
representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the
Cattle Point Site (45–SJ–01) on San Juan
Island in San Juan County, WA, during
legally authorized excavations by
University of Washington archeologist
Arden King. Cattle Point is within the
American Camp portion of San Juan
Island National Historical Park on the
southern part of San Juan Island. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the Burke
Museum and accessioned by the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are mammal
bone fragments.
In 1950, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from the Guss Island Site (45–
SJ–21) in San Juan County, WA, during
legally authorized excavations as a part
of University of Washington Field
Project led by Adan Treganza. The
human remains were transferred to the
Burke Museum and accessioned by the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1983, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Guss Island Site (45–
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SJ–21) in San Juan County, WA, during
legally authorized excavations by
University of Washington Professor Julie
Stein. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
transferred to the Burke Museum and
accessioned by the National Park
Service. Guss Island is a small island in
Garrison Bay and is within the English
Camp portion of San Juan Island
National Historical Park on the
northwestern part of San Juan Island.
No known individual was identified.
The nine associated funerary objects are
one deer vertebra fragment, one deer
tibia, one bird coracoid bone, one bird
humerus, two fish bones, and three
pieces of fire modified rock.
In 1950, human remains representing
a minimum of seven individuals were
removed from the English Camp Site
(45–SJ–24) in San Juan County, WA,
during a University of Washington
summer field school directed by
Professor Adan Treganza of San
Francisco State University. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were transferred to the Burke Museum
and accessioned by the National Park
Service. No known individuals were
identified. The 33 associated funerary
objects are 1 broken chipped stone
projectile point and 32 non-human bone
fragments.
In 1970, 1971, and 1972, human
remains representing a minimum of
eight individuals were removed from
the English Camp Site in San Juan
County, WA, during University of Idaho
field schools directed by Dr. Roderick
Sprague. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
transferred to the Burke Museum and
accessioned by the National Park
Service. No known individuals were
identified. The 61 associated funerary
objects are 1 splinter awl made from
deer bone, 1 tip of an antler tine, 1
square nail fragment, 1 wood fragment,
1 Horse Clam shell fragment, 6 basalt
flakes, and 50 non-human skeletal
fragments and non-human teeth.
In 1984, 1988, and 1990, human
remains representing a minimum of five
individuals were removed from the
English Camp Site in San Juan County,
WA, during legally authorized
excavations by Professor Julie Stein of
the University of Washington. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the Burke
Museum and accessioned by the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. The 27
associated funerary objects are nonhuman bone fragments.
In 1951, human remains representing
a minimum of seven individuals were
removed from the North Garrison Bay
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe, NM
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe,
NM, that meet the definition of ``sacred object'' 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
NAGPRA coordinator, Intermountain Region.
In 1994, the National Park Service assisted the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service with the
investigation of a Migratory Bird Treaty Act violation. The evidence
included a collection of Native American objects confiscated from the
East-West Trading Post in Santa Fe, NM. Preliminary subject matter
expert review of the collection indicated that the objects were
historically significant and potentially subject to NAGPRA. The
collection was accessioned in 2002 into the Southwest Regional Office
collections, now called the Intermountain Region Office. The 11
cultural items covered in this notice are 4 hoof rattles, 1 pouch, and
6 leather hide rattles.
Following adjudication of the case, a detailed assessment of the
objects was made by Intermountain Region (IMR) NAGPRA program staff in
close collaboration with the IMR Museum Services program staff and in
consultation with representatives of potentially affiliated tribes.
During consultation, representatives of the Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, identified the cultural items as
specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Mescalero Apache
religious leaders for the practice of a traditional Native American
religion by their present-day adherents. Oral tradition evidence
presented by the representatives of the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, the written repatriation request and
related correspondence received by the Intermountain Region further
articulated the significance of the 11 cultural items to the Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico. Based on
anthropological information, court case documentation, oral tradition,
museum records, consultation evidence, and expert opinion, there is a
cultural affiliation between the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, and the 11 sacred objects.
Officials of the Intermountain Region have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 11 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
Intermountain Region 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 Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects should
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contact Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA Coordinator, NPS Intermountain Region,
12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228, telephone (303) 969-
2879, before August 18, 2008. Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Intermountain Region is responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; White Mountain Apache Tribe
of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this notice has
been published.
Dated: June 24, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-16486 Filed 7-17-08; 8:45 am]
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