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W bowl, 1 North Creek Gray jar, 1 jar,
1 bowl, 1 projectile point, 1 stone, 3
Shinarump sherds, and 31 sherds. The
following 21 objects were also identified
in museum records and the excavation
report as being associated with the
human remains, but the museum could
not verify their current location: 19
stones, 1 North Creek Gray ladle, and 1
sherd.
The three reported burials are
associated with the Virgin Anasazi. A
report on the site excavation discusses
the three burials; it is not clear whether
the fourth set of human remains came
from one of these burials or from some
other location in the site. However, it is
reasonably believed that the fourth
burial listed in the museum records
would have the same cultural affiliation
since that is the primary cultural
sequence noted at the site.
The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona have all made
generalized claims for a relationship
with the Virgin Anasazi peoples in
southwestern Utah and northwestern
Arizona. Archeological evidence
indicates that Virgin Anasazi peoples
began to leave the area by A.D. 1150,
and abandoned most locations shortly
after A.D. 1200. Some evidence suggests
that Paiute ancestors entered the region
or at least were in contact with Virgin
Anasazi peoples by A.D. 1150, but there
is a distinct archeological record
showing two separate occupations by
two peoples, and evidence for a direct
relationship between Virgin Anasazi
peoples and present-day Paiutes has not
been shown. Cultural continuity from
Basketmaker through Puebloan times
and into the present shows cultural
continuity of Virgin Anasazi (and other
Anasazi expressions) with extant
Puebloans. Based on general evidence,
extant Puebloan tribes are culturally
affiliated to Virgin Anasazi at some
general level. There is specific evidence,
especially oral tradition and folklore,
with support from archeology and other
lines of evidence, to link the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona directly to Virgin Anasazi
culture by a simple preponderance of
the evidence.
Officials of the Utah State Office,
Bureau of Land Management 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 Utah
State Office, Bureau of Land
Management also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 41
objects described above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or
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near individual human remains at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the
Utah State Office, Bureau of Land
Management 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 associated funerary objects and the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Byron Loosle, Utah State
NAGPRA Coordinator, BLM Utah State
Office, P.O. Box 45155, 440 West 200
South, Suite 600, Salt Lake City, UT
84145–0155, telephone (801) 539–4276,
before April 13, 2009. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Utah State Office, Bureau of Land
Management is responsible for notifying
the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah;
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely
Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Moapa Band of
Paiute Indians of the Moapa River
Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation
of Utah (Washakie); Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
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
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation,
Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute
Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Te-Moak Tribes of Western
Shoshone Indians of Nevada; Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
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of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta
del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 26, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great
Plains Regional Office, Aberdeen, SD
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 Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office,
Aberdeen, SD, that meet 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 three cultural items are one
quartzite endscraper and two bone awls.
A detailed assessment of the cultural
items was made by the South Dakota
State Historical Society-Archaeological
Research Center professional staff under
the direction of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs staff in consultation with
representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
In 1977, archeological salvage
excavations were conducted at the
Indian School Village, 39HU10/94–245,
Hughes County, SD, by Tom Haberman,
South Dakota State Historical SocietyArcheological Research Center. Human
remains and funerary objects were
found in an abandoned cache pit
exposed by housing construction
activities. The human remains were
reburied in the adjacent churchyard that
same year. The funerary objects were
not reburied, and instead were curated
at the Archaeological Research Center,
Rapid City, SD.
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The Indian School Village dates to the
Extended Coalescent (A.D. 1500–A.D.
1675) and Post-Contact Coalescent (A.D.
1675–A.D. 1750) Periods. Evaluation of
documentation from the excavation of
the Indian School Village site indicates
that the cultural items were found in
association with Native American
human remains. Other human remains
from the Indian School Village have
been identified as Native American
based on physical anthropological
assessment, manner and location of
burial, and types of funerary objects.
Based on historical documents, oral
history, and archeological data, the
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples
occupied what is now present-day
South Dakota and North Dakota, and are
represented today by the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
In June 2008, the Mandan, Hidatsa,
and Arikara Nation of the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota submitted a
request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Great Plains Regional Office for
repatriation of cultural items from
central South Dakota, including the
three unassociated funerary objects
described above from the Indian School
Village.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the three
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 Bureau of
Indian Affairs have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
can be traced between the unassociated
funerary objects and the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Paul Hofmann,
Chief, Division of Environment, Safety
and Cultural Resources, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 115 4th Ave., Aberdeen,
SD 57401, telephone (605) 226–7656,
before April 13, 2009. Repatriation of
the unassociated funerary objects to the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great
Plains Regional Office is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
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the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 3, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9–5327 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Coronado National
Forest, Tucson, AZ and Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
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
control of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado
National Forest, Tucson, AZ, and in the
possession of the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, 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.
Between 1979 and 1980, two cultural
items were removed from a prehistoric
site (EE:2:79) within the ANAMAXRosemont Project in the Santa Rita
Mountains, Coronado National Forest,
Pima County, AZ, during legally
authorized excavations by the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona.
The two unassociated funerary objects
are a ceramic bowl and charcoal.
Between 1979 and 1980, one cultural
item was removed from a prehistoric
site (EE:2:113) within the ANAMAXRosemont Project in the Santa Rita
Mountains, Coronado National Forest,
Pima County, AZ, during legally
authorized excavations by the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona.
The one unassociated funerary object is
a stone palette.
The three cultural items have
remained in the possession of the
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Arizona State Museum since their
excavation. Based on architecture,
material culture and site organization,
the two sites (EE:2:79 and EE:2:113)
within the ANAMAX-Rosemont Project
have been identified as Pre-Classic
Hohokam village occupations dating
between A.D. 450 and 1150.
Continuities of ethnographic materials,
technology and architecture indicate the
affiliation of Hohokam sites in the area
of the Anamax-Rosemont Project with
present-day O’odham cultures. The oral
traditions 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, Arizona,
support the cultural affiliation of these
four Indian tribes with Hohokam sites in
this area of southeastern Arizona. The
oral traditions of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico indicate some
cultural ties or relationships to certain
portions of southeastern Arizona in the
late Post-Classic Period (A.D. 1300–
1450). While the Hopi Tribe and Zuni
Tribe have cultural ties to certain
portions of southeastern Arizona in the
late Pre-Classic Period, 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, Arizona, have a closer
cultural relationship and affiliation with
these Pre-Classic Period sites within the
ANAMAX-Rosemont Project.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado
National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the
three 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 U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Coronado National Forest 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
Ak-Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, Aberdeen, SD
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 Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, Aberdeen, SD, that meet 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 three cultural items are one quartzite endscraper and two bone
awls. A detailed assessment of the cultural items was made by the South
Dakota State Historical Society-Archaeological Research Center
professional staff under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
staff in consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
In 1977, archeological salvage excavations were conducted at the
Indian School Village, 39HU10/94-245, Hughes County, SD, by Tom
Haberman, South Dakota State Historical Society-Archeological Research
Center. Human remains and funerary objects were found in an abandoned
cache pit exposed by housing construction activities. The human remains
were reburied in the adjacent churchyard that same year. The funerary
objects were not reburied, and instead were curated at the
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD.
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The Indian School Village dates to the Extended Coalescent (A.D.
1500-A.D. 1675) and Post-Contact Coalescent (A.D. 1675-A.D. 1750)
Periods. Evaluation of documentation from the excavation of the Indian
School Village site indicates that the cultural items were found in
association with Native American human remains. Other human remains
from the Indian School Village have been identified as Native American
based on physical anthropological assessment, manner and location of
burial, and types of funerary objects. Based on historical documents,
oral history, and archeological data, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara
peoples occupied what is now present-day South Dakota and North Dakota,
and are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
In June 2008, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
submitted a request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains
Regional Office for repatriation of cultural items from central South
Dakota, including the three unassociated funerary objects described
above from the Indian School Village.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the three 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 Bureau of Indian Affairs have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a relationship of
shared group identity can be traced between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Paul Hofmann, Chief, Division of Environment, Safety and
Cultural Resources, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 115 4th Ave., Aberdeen,
SD 57401, telephone (605) 226-7656, before April 13, 2009. Repatriation
of the unassociated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office is
responsible for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 3, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9-5327 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
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