Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Intermountain Region, Santa Fe, NM, 42827 [E8-16732]
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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.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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
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 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
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potentially subject to NAGPRA. The
collection was accessioned in 2002 into
the Southwest Regional Office
collections, now called the
Intermountain Region Office. The three
cultural items covered in this notice are
one bundle with carved bird, shell, and
eagle feather; one bundle with eagle
feathers; and one carved bird with
beads.
Following adjudication of the case, a
detailed assessment of the objects was
made by Intermountain Region (IMIR)
NAGPRA program staff in close
collaboration with the IMIR Museum
Services program staff and in
consultation with representatives of
potentially affiliated tribes. During
consultation, representatives of the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico,
identified the cultural items as specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Pueblo of Santa Ana religious leaders
for the practice of a traditional Native
American religion by their present-day
adherents. Oral tradition evidence
presented by representatives of the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, and
the written repatriation request received
by the Intermountain Region further
articulated the ceremonial significance
of the cultural items to the Pueblo of
Santa Ana, 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 Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico, and the three sacred
objects.
Officials of the Intermountain Region
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the three 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 Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Dave Ruppert, NAGPRA
Coordinator, NPS Intermountain Region,
12795 West Alameda Parkway,
Lakewood, CO 80228, telephone (303)
969–2879, before August 22, 2008.
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Intermountain Region is
responsible for notifying the Apache
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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; YavapaiApache 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
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 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 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 three
cultural items covered in this notice are one bundle with carved bird,
shell, and eagle feather; one bundle with eagle feathers; and one
carved bird with beads.
Following adjudication of the case, a detailed assessment of the
objects was made by Intermountain Region (IMIR) NAGPRA program staff in
close collaboration with the IMIR Museum Services program staff and in
consultation with representatives of potentially affiliated tribes.
During consultation, representatives of the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico, identified the cultural items as specific ceremonial objects
needed by traditional Pueblo of Santa Ana religious leaders for the
practice of a traditional Native American religion by their present-day
adherents. Oral tradition evidence presented by representatives of the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, and the written repatriation request
received by the Intermountain Region further articulated the ceremonial
significance of the cultural items to the Pueblo of Santa Ana, 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 Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico, and the three sacred objects.
Officials of the Intermountain Region have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the three 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 Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects should contact Dave
Ruppert, NAGPRA Coordinator, NPS Intermountain Region, 12795 West
Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228, telephone (303) 969-2879, before
August 22, 2008. Repatriation of the sacred objects to the Pueblo of
Santa Ana, 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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