Notice of Inventory Completion: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, and University of Washington, Department of Anthropology, Seattle, WA, 48177-48178 [2011-19993]
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Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona, has submitted a
repatriation claim for the individual
described in this notice, on behalf of
itself 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; and
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1940, a human remain representing
a minimum of one individual was
removed from the Van Liere Ranch Site,
in Maricopa County, AZ, during
excavations by J.W. Simmons. The
collection was donated to the Fowler
Museum at UCLA by Thomas Hinton in
1956. The human remain is an infant’s
tooth that was found in the collection.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Van Liere Ranch site was a burial
ground with numerous Hohokam
cremations and other features. This site
is dated from A.D. 300–1500 based on
the cultural materials found at the site,
which are identified by archeologists
and cultural experts as consistent with
Hohokam culture. There are burial
records that describe the excavation of
each burial and include field and
artifact photos, drawings, and site maps.
Except for this individual, the human
remains were not removed from the
ground. Based on museum
documentation and information during
consultation, it is reasonable to believe
this individual is Native American and
of Hohokam ancestry.
The Four Southern Tribes of Arizona
assert a ‘‘close relationship of shared
group identity that can be traced both
historically and prehistorically between
the Four Southern Tribes of Arizona and
the people that inhabited the south
central Arizona and the northern region
of present day Mexico from time
immemorial.’’ Therefore, The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona claim
cultural affiliation to this individual
based on geographical, archeological,
linguistic, oral tradition, and historical
evidence.
The Hopi Tribe ‘‘claims cultural and
ancestral affiliation to all human
remains, associated and unassociated
funerary objects, sacred objects, and
objects of cultural patrimony that were
collected from Paleo-Indian, Archaic,
Basketmaker, Hisatsinom (Anasazi),
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Mogollon, Hohokam, Sinaguan,
Fremont, Mimbres, and Salado,
prehistoric and historic cultures of the
Southwest.’’
Based on, ‘‘Zuni oral teachings and
tradition, ethnohistoric documentation,
historic documentation, archaeological
documentation, and other evidence, the
Zuni Tribe claims cultural affiliation
with prehistoric cultures of the
Southwestern United States that
include, and are known as, Paleo
Indian, Archaic, Basketmaker, Puebloan,
Freemont, Anasazi, Mogollon (including
Mimbres and Jornada), Hohokam,
Sinagua, Western Pueblo, and Salado.’’
Therefore, the oral tradition, kinship
system, and archeology all indicate that
The Four Southern Tribes of Arizona,
Hopi Tribe of Arizona, and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, identify with the archeological
Hohokam tradition. Finally, multiple
lines of evidence, including treaties,
Acts of Congress, and Executive Orders,
indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remain was
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Four Southern Tribes of Arizona, Hopi
Tribe of Arizona, and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Determinations Made by the Fowler
Museum at UCLA
Officials of the Fowler Museum at
UCLA have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remain described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• 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
remain and The Four Southern Tribes of
Arizona, Hopi Tribe of Arizona, and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remain should
contact Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Curator
of Archaeology, Fowler Museum at
UCLA, Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA
90095–1549, telephone (310) 825–1864,
before September 7, 2011. Repatriation
of the human remain to the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona, on
behalf of The Four Southern Tribes of
Arizona, may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Fowler Museum at UCLA is
responsible for notifying The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona, Hopi Tribe
of Arizona, and the Zuni Tribe of the
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Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 2, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Washington State Department of
Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, and
University of Washington, Department
of Anthropology, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Washington State
Department of Natural Resources and
the University of Washington,
Department of Anthropology have
completed an inventory of human
remains and an associated funerary
object, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and have
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary object and
present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary object may contact the
Washington State Department of Natural
Resources. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary object
to the Indian tribe named below may
occur if no additional claimants come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary object should
contact the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources at the
address below by September 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Maurice Major, Cultural
Resource Specialist, Washington State
Department of Natural Resources, P.O.
Box 47000, 1111 Washington St., SE.,
Olympia, WA 98504–7000, telephone
(360) 902–1298.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an associated
funerary object in the control of the
Washington State Department of Natural
Resources, Olympia, WA, and in the
possession of the University of
SUMMARY:
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Washington, Department of
Anthropology, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary object
were removed from Skagit 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 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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Washington, Department of
Anthropology and Burke Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Lummi Tribe of
the Lummi Reservation, Washington;
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and
the Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1976, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Huckleberry Island,
Skagit County, WA. This individual was
determined to be consistent with Native
American morphology, based on cranial
deformation and wormian bone
evidence. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary
is a bird bone.
This individual and associated
funerary object were identified while
preparing the transfer of other human
remains that were described in
published Notices of Inventory
Completion (75 FR 14463, March 25,
2010; 76 FR 9051–9052, February 16,
2011). Those individuals have been
repatriated.
Huckleberry Island is a small island
located approximately 1⁄4 mile southeast
of Guemes Island, in Skagit County,
WA. This area falls within the Central
Coast Salish cultural group (Suttles
1990). Historical documentation
indicates that the aboriginal Samish
people traditionally occupied Guemes
Island (Amoss 1978, Roberts 1975, Ruby
and Brown 1986, Smith 1941, Suttles
1951, Swanton 1952) and Huckleberry
Island (Barg 2008, unpublished report)
both before and after European contact.
The Treaty of Point Elliot, in 1855,
stated that the Samish were to be
relocated to the Lummi Reservation.
Following the Treaty of Point Elliot,
many Samish individuals relocated to
either the Lummi Reservation or the
Swinomish Reservation (Ruby and
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Brown 1986:179). Many Samish,
however, also chose to remain in their
old village sites. In 1996, the Samish
Indian Tribe was re-recognized by the
Federal Government.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations Made by the
Washington State Department of
Natural Resources
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Officials of the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources have
determined that:
• Based on anthropological and
biological evidence, the human remains
and associated funerary object have
been determined to be Native American.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
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.
• 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 object
and The Tribes.
AGENCY:
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object should
contact Maurice Major, Cultural
Resource Specialist, Washington State
Department of Natural Resources, P.O.
Box 47000, 1111 Washington St., SE.,
Olympia, WA 98504–7000, telephone
(360) 902–1298, before September 7,
2011. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary object
to the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The University of Washington’s Burke
Museum is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 2, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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[2253–665]
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Longyear Museum of
Anthropology has completed an
inventory of a human remain, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remain and any present-day
Indian tribe. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human
remain may contact the museum.
Disposition of the human remain to the
Indian tribes stated below may occur if
no additional requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remain
should contact the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology at the address below by
September 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jordan Kerber, Longyear
Museum of Anthropology, Department
of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate
University, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY
13346, telephone (315) 228–7559.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a human remain in the possession of
the Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. The
human remain was removed from an
unknown location in Arkansas.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remain was made by the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Osage Nation,
Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Washington State Department of
Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, and University of Washington,
Department of Anthropology, Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the
University of Washington, Department of Anthropology have completed an
inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and have determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary object and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object may contact the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
object to the Indian tribe named below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
object should contact the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources at the address below by September 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Maurice Major, Cultural Resource Specialist, Washington
State Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 47000, 1111 Washington
St., SE., Olympia, WA 98504-7000, telephone (360) 902-1298.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an
associated funerary object in the control of the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, and in the possession of
the University of
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Washington, Department of Anthropology, Seattle, WA. The human remains
and associated funerary object were removed from Skagit 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
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Washington, Department of Anthropology and Burke Museum
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Lummi
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington; Samish Indian Tribe,
Washington; and the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation,
Washington (hereinafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1976, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Huckleberry Island, Skagit County, WA. This
individual was determined to be consistent with Native American
morphology, based on cranial deformation and wormian bone evidence. No
known individual was identified. The one associated funerary is a bird
bone.
This individual and associated funerary object were identified
while preparing the transfer of other human remains that were described
in published Notices of Inventory Completion (75 FR 14463, March 25,
2010; 76 FR 9051-9052, February 16, 2011). Those individuals have been
repatriated.
Huckleberry Island is a small island located approximately \1/4\
mile southeast of Guemes Island, in Skagit County, WA. This area falls
within the Central Coast Salish cultural group (Suttles 1990).
Historical documentation indicates that the aboriginal Samish people
traditionally occupied Guemes Island (Amoss 1978, Roberts 1975, Ruby
and Brown 1986, Smith 1941, Suttles 1951, Swanton 1952) and Huckleberry
Island (Barg 2008, unpublished report) both before and after European
contact. The Treaty of Point Elliot, in 1855, stated that the Samish
were to be relocated to the Lummi Reservation. Following the Treaty of
Point Elliot, many Samish individuals relocated to either the Lummi
Reservation or the Swinomish Reservation (Ruby and Brown 1986:179).
Many Samish, however, also chose to remain in their old village sites.
In 1996, the Samish Indian Tribe was re-recognized by the Federal
Government.
Determinations Made by the Washington State Department of Natural
Resources
Officials of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources
have determined that:
Based on anthropological and biological evidence, the
human remains and associated funerary object have been determined to be
Native American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 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.
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 object and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
object should contact Maurice Major, Cultural Resource Specialist,
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 47000, 1111
Washington St., SE., Olympia, WA 98504-7000, telephone (360) 902-1298,
before September 7, 2011. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington, may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Washington's Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 2, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-19993 Filed 8-5-11; 8:45 am]
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