Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ, 68826 [2012-27944]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11440; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Western
Archeological and Conservation
Center, Tucson, AZ
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Western
Archeological and Conservation Center,
have completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and have determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribes stated 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 objects should
contact the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs at the
address below by December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum
Program Manager/NAGPRA
Coordinator, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Indian Affairs, 12220 Sunrise
Valley Drive, Room 6084, Reston, VA
20191, telephone (703) 390–6343.
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 associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
in the physical custody of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Western Archeological
and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
sites on the Gila River Indian
Reservation in Pinal County, AZ.
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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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by National Park
Service 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; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1916, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from an unnamed site on the
Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal
County, AZ, during the excavation of
the Indian Hospital foundation. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were given to the National Park
Service in 1916. Ownership was
transferred to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs in 2012. No known individuals
were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a cremation jar.
Between 1931 and 1934, human
remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from
unnamed sites on the Gila River Indian
Reservation in Pinal County, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were given to the National Park
Service in 1934. Ownership was
transferred to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs in 2012. No known individuals
were identified. The 22 associated
funerary objects are 8 jars, 2 bowls, 1
plate, 1 shell bracelet, 8 unworked shell
pieces, and 2 awls.
The sites date to A.D. 975–1400. Oral
tradition, historical records,
ethnography, history, archeological
evidence, and a cultural affiliation study
indicate that The Tribes all have
cultural ties to the sites from which the
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed.
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Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and the National Park Service
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 13
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 23 objects 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.
• 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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Anna Pardo, Museum Program
Manager/NAGPRA Coordinator, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Indian
Affairs, 12220 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Room 6084, Reston, VA 20191,
telephone (703) 390–6343, before
December 17, 2012. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11440; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation
Center, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western
Archeological and Conservation Center, have completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and have determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects may contact the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes stated 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
objects should contact the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs at the address below by December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum Program Manager/NAGPRA Coordinator, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs, 12220 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Room 6084, Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390-6343.
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
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the
physical custody of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from sites
on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Pinal County, AZ.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by National
Park Service 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; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes''').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1916, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unnamed site on the Gila River Indian Reservation
in Pinal County, AZ, during the excavation of the Indian Hospital
foundation. The human remains and associated funerary object were given
to the National Park Service in 1916. Ownership was transferred to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2012. No known individuals were identified.
The one associated funerary object is a cremation jar.
Between 1931 and 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, 12
individuals were removed from unnamed sites on the Gila River Indian
Reservation in Pinal County, AZ. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were given to the National Park Service in 1934.
Ownership was transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2012. No
known individuals were identified. The 22 associated funerary objects
are 8 jars, 2 bowls, 1 plate, 1 shell bracelet, 8 unworked shell
pieces, and 2 awls.
The sites date to A.D. 975-1400. Oral tradition, historical
records, ethnography, history, archeological evidence, and a cultural
affiliation study indicate that The Tribes all have cultural ties to
the sites from which the human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park
Service have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 13 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 23 objects 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.
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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Anna Pardo, Museum Program Manager/NAGPRA
Coordinator, U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs, 12220
Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390-
6343, before December 17, 2012. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-27944 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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