Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 21384-21385 [E9-10545]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 87 / Thursday, May 7, 2009 / Notices
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
A detailed assessment of the
unassociated funerary object was made
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Klawock Cooperative Association and
Organized Village of Kake.
In 1976, an object was removed from
a cave in Port Malmesbury, Kuiu Island
in Southeast Alaska, by a Forest Service
archeologist. The object is a wooden
artifact that is believed to be a funerary
object since the cave where it was
removed from contained human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects that were removed from
Port Malmesbury, Kuiu Island were
repatriated to the Organized Village of
Kake in 1998, and are described in a
Notice of Inventory Completion
previously published in the Federal
Register (63 FR 18034–18035, April 13,
1998). Due to an administrative
oversight this funerary object was not
included.
Historical and ethnographic records,
along with Tlingit oral history, indicate
that a smallpox epidemic in the 1800s
decimated the Tlingit communities on
Kuiu Island and the survivors moved to
Kake and Klawock. The members of the
Killerwhale clan in these villages are the
descendants of these survivors.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Tongass National Forest
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the one object
described above is 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, Tongass 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 object and the
Klawock Cooperative Association and
Organized Village of Kake.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
object should contact Forrest Cole, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest,
Federal Building, Ketchikan, AK 99901–
6591, telephone (907) 225–3101, before
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June 8, 2009. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary object to the
Klawock Cooperative Association and
Organized Village of Kake may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Tongass National Forest is responsible
for notifying the Central Council of
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes, Klawock
Cooperative Association, Organized
Village of Kake, and Sealaska
Corporation that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 14, 2009.
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.
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
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ. The human remains were
removed from an unknown location,
possibly in southern Arizona.
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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location by Russell Hastings.
No additional site information is
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available. The human remains were
given by Mr. Hastings to Roger
Carpenter sometime around 1940. In
2007, Mr. Carpenter donated the human
remains to the Arizona State Museum
(AT–2007–39). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Mr. Hastings was a contractor who
lived in Tucson, AZ, and it is possible
that the human remains were found in
southern Arizona. The human remains
are mummified. In Arizona, mummified
remains have been reported exclusively
from dry cave sites and are associated
with pre-historic Native American
cultures. Based on the condition of the
human remains, it is more likely than
not that they are of Native American
ancestry. However, there is insufficient
contextual information to culturally
affiliate the human remains with any
specific, present-day Indian tribe.
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 one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Arizona State Museum also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), a relationship of shared group
identity cannot be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains 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 2008,
the Arizona State Museum requested
that the Review Committee recommend
disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona, as
aboriginal and historic occupants of
lands in southern Arizona. The Review
Committee considered the request at its
October 11–12, 2008 meeting and
recommended disposition of the human
remains to the Tohono O’odham Nation.
An April 3, 2009, letter from the
Designated Federal Official on behalf of
the Secretary of the Interior transmitted
the authorization for the museum to
effect disposition of the human remains
of the one culturally unidentifiable
individual to the Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact John McClelland,
NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State
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Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950, before June 8, 2009. Disposition of
the human remains to the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona 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; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Colorado Historical Society, Denver,
CO
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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the control of the Colorado Historical
Society, Denver, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Adams, Douglas,
Jefferson, Las Animas, Larimer, Pueblo,
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.
In 2006 and 2009, a detailed
assessment of the human remains and
associated funerary objects was made by
Colorado Historical Society professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (formerly Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
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Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the
Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiute,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes);
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, 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 Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian
Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
In August 1998, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Weld County, CO (Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation
(OAHP) Case Number 153). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
while a private citizen was excavating a
house foundation and the burial context
was destroyed by the backhoe. The
human remains were removed by the
Weld County Coroner. In November
2001, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the
individual are unknown.
In June 1999, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Pueblo County, CO (OAHP Case
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Number 162). The human remains were
exposed by the flooding of the St.
Charles River west of Pueblo, and were
found against the wall of a canyon, at
the edge of the floodplain. A burial
investigation was conducted by staff
from OAHP with a representative of the
Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs
present. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent a
Native American female estimated to be
20–25 years of age. The estimated
antiquity of the human remains is
unknown.
In December 2000, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Adams County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 186). The human remains were
inadvertently discovered while
excavating a new home site in a housing
development, which destroyed the
burial context. Assessment of the site
was conducted by the Adams County
Sheriff’s Department. In January 2001,
the human remains were transferred to
the Colorado Historical Society. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the
individual are unknown.
In March 2001, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Las Animas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 191; 5LA.9871). The
human remains were inadvertently
discovered by private citizens who
observed them eroding from a hillside.
A burial investigation was conducted by
the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office,
who removed additional skeletal
elements. In June 2001, the human
remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one
polished deer antler and three nonhuman bones.
The human remains represent a
Native American male between 35–45
years old. The estimated antiquity of the
human remains is unknown.
In 1977, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Torres Site
(5LA.1310) on private land in Las
Animas County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 192). In 1977, the site was
excavated by the Colorado
Archaeological Society. In 2000, the
human remains were found in the
collections of the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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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 of the
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains were removed from an unknown location, possibly in southern
Arizona.
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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of
Arizona.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location by Russell Hastings.
No additional site information is available. The human remains were
given by Mr. Hastings to Roger Carpenter sometime around 1940. In 2007,
Mr. Carpenter donated the human remains to the Arizona State Museum
(AT-2007-39). No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Mr. Hastings was a contractor who lived in Tucson, AZ, and it is
possible that the human remains were found in southern Arizona. The
human remains are mummified. In Arizona, mummified remains have been
reported exclusively from dry cave sites and are associated with pre-
historic Native American cultures. Based on the condition of the human
remains, it is more likely than not that they are of Native American
ancestry. However, there is insufficient contextual information to
culturally affiliate the human remains with any specific, present-day
Indian tribe.
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 one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Arizona State Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a relationship of shared group
identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human
remains 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
2008, the Arizona State Museum requested that the Review Committee
recommend disposition of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to
the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, as aboriginal and historic
occupants of lands in southern Arizona. The Review Committee considered
the request at its October 11-12, 2008 meeting and recommended
disposition of the human remains to the Tohono O'odham Nation. An April
3, 2009, letter from the Designated Federal Official on behalf of the
Secretary of the Interior transmitted the authorization for the museum
to effect disposition of the human remains of the one culturally
unidentifiable individual to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact John
McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State
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Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-
2950, before June 8, 2009. Disposition of the human remains to the
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona 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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9-10545 Filed 5-6-09; 8:45 am]
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