Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, 13888-13889 [2013-04780]
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Determinations Made by the
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission
Dated: February 5, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Officials of the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains 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
remains and the Samish Indian Nation
(previously listed as the Samish Indian
Tribe, Washington); Sauk-Suiattle
Indian Tribe; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Indians of Washington (previously
listed as the Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington); Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation of Washington;
and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington
(previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes
of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington).
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Alicia Woods,
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission, PO Box 42650, Olympia,
WA 98504–2650, telephone (360) 902–
0939, before April 1, 2013. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Samish
Indian Nation (previously listed as the
Samish Indian Tribe, Washington);
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington (previously listed as the
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington);
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation of Washington; and the
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
(previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes
of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington)
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission is responsible
for notifying the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation;
Samish Indian Nation (previously listed
as the Samish Indian Tribe,
Washington); Sauk-Suiattle Indian
Tribe; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of
Washington (previously listed as the
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington);
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation of Washington; Tulalip
Tribes of Washington (previously listed
as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington); and the
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe that this
notice has been published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–12263; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, has determined that the
cultural items meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and
repatriation to the Indian tribes stated
below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs at
the address below by April 1, 2013.
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.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, 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 Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
At unknown dates prior to and during
1943, cultural items were removed from
a number of sites on the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Pinal County, AZ,
during archeological excavations. The
items were reportedly found in
association with human burials, but the
human remains are not present in the
collections. The 283 unassociated
funerary objects are 144 beads, 60
ceramic bowls, 4 figurines, 51 ceramic
jars, 3 mortars, 1 pipe, 11 ceramic
plates, and 9 ceramic scoops.
Archeological, biological, historical,
kinship, linguistic, and oral traditional
evidence, as well as a cultural affiliation
study, indicate that 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
the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona’’) all have
cultural ties to the sites from which the
above mentioned unassociated funerary
objects were recovered.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 283 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.
• 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 Four Southern Tribes of
Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated 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
April 1, 2013. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to The
Four Southern Tribes of Arizona may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
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Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
responsible for notifying The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 1, 2013.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony, and
repatriation to the Indian tribe stated
below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact the
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona at the
address below by April 1, 2013.
ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of
sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony 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 Native
American cultural items. The National
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In August 1912, Arizona State
Museum Director Byron Cummings
collected nine prayer sticks (catalog nos.
87a–c, 88a–c, 89a–c) and three prayer
plumes (catalog no. 90a–c) from a Hopi
Snake Dance at Oraibi, and six prayer
plumes (catalog no. 91a–f) from a Hopi
Flute Dance at Mishongnovi. In 1915,
Dr. Cummings acquired four Hopi
women’s dance wands (catalog nos. 85a
& b, 86a & b) at Oraibi. In 1919, Dr.
Cummings collected a prayer offering
(catalog no. 3973) at a Hopi village. Also
in 1919, Dr. Cummings purchased four
women’s dance wands (catalog nos.
3899–3902) from Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley.
In August 1920, Dr. Cummings collected
a feather headdress (catalog no. 3975), a
gourd rattle (catalog no. 3976), a tortoise
shell leg rattle (catalog no. 3994), four
anklets (catalog nos. 3983a & b, 3984a &
b), a leather girdle (catalog no. 3987),
four armbands (catalog nos. 3995a & b,
3996a & b), a necklace (catalog no.
3993), and a dance kilt (catalog no.
5436) that had been used by a Hopi
Snake Priest at the village of Walpi. In
1923, Dr. Cummings collected a feather
bundle (catalog no. 3974) from a Hopi
village, a feather headdress (catalog no.
3977) from a Hopi Buffalo Dance, and a
cornhusk ceremonial tiara (catalog no.
13136) at Walpi. In 1931, Dr. Cummings
collected a feather wand (catalog no.
5588) at a Hopi village. All of the objects
collected by Dr. Cummings were
subsequently accessioned by the
Arizona State Museum.
In 1919, the Arizona State Museum
purchased a Hopi feather tuft (catalog
no. 8508) from the Nelle Dermont
Collection. In 1926, Harold Gladwin
collected a Hopi tortoise carapace rattle
(catalog no. GP399) for the Gila Pueblo
Foundation. In 1926, the Gila Pueblo
Foundation purchased a turtle carapace
rattle (catalog no. GP4761) from Alice
McAdams. In 1950, the Gila Pueblo
Foundation closed and these two objects
were donated to the Arizona State
Museum. In 1929, an unknown donor
presented a Hopi turtle shell rattle
(catalog no. 18498) to the Arizona State
Museum. In May 1933, the Arizona
State Museum purchased a set of a Hopi
Snake Priest’s regalia at the village of
Polacca. These objects include a sash
(catalog no. 19757), two kilts (catalog
nos. 19758, 19760), a medicine bundle
(catalog no. 19759), a wand (catalog no.
19762), a pouch (catalog no. 19764), two
anklets (catalog nos. 19761a & b), a hair
tie (catalog no. 19763), and a moccasin
(catalog no. 19765a). In 1943, L.F. Brady
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donated three Hopi prayer sticks (cat
nos. E–1787–1789) to the Arizona State
Museum. In 1958, Father Victor Stoner
donated a Snake Dance kilt (cat no. E–
3606) to the Arizona State Museum. In
1959, Mr. F.T. Alkire donated a Hopi
turtle shell rattle (catalog no. 91–57–37)
to the Arizona Historical Society. In
1991, the object was transferred to the
Arizona State Museum as part of an
exchange.
In 1965, the Arizona State Museum
purchased a polychrome medicine bowl
(cat no. E–6393a) and two netted gourd
water bottles (cat nos. E–6393b & 6394)
from Bahti Indian Arts. These objects
had been used by a Mishongnovi kiva
priest. In 1966, Tom Bahti donated an
unused katsina mask (cat no. E–6701) to
the Arizona State Museum. In 1966,
Mrs. Gordon Vivian donated two prayer
sticks (cat nos. E–6733–x–1, x–2) that
she had obtained at the village of Hano
to the Arizona State Museum. In 1966,
Mrs. Edwin Carpenter donated a Hopi
prayer stick (cat no. E–6858) to the
Arizona State Museum. In 1969, the
Arizona State Museum purchased a
Hopi polychrome effigy canteen (cat no.
E–8370) from W.R. Stone.
These items all appear to be Hopi by
virtue of the circumstances of their
acquisition, and/or through
identification by Hopi cultural
specialists. Specific knowledge
provided by the Society Priests of the
Hopi Tribe gives a positive
identification to substantiate ownership
of these sacred and religious items.
These objects are regarded as sacred
objects and as objects of cultural
patrimony, which are used by the
Momngwit in the Hopi villages for the
practice of the Hopi Religion. The Hopi
Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi
Tribe, representing the Society Priests,
pursuant to section 7.(a)(2) of P.L. 101–
601 and Hopi Tribal Council Resolution
H–70–94, hereby asserts cultural
affiliation to the sacred and religious
items as described. These items are
identified as sacred and religious
objects, and are objects of cultural
patrimony.
Determinations Made by the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona
Officials of the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 72 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the same 72 cultural items described
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12263; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that
the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects
and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward. Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the cultural
items may contact the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural items should contact the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs at the address
below by April 1, 2013.
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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC, 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 Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
At unknown dates prior to and during 1943, cultural items were
removed from a number of sites on the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Pinal County, AZ, during archeological excavations. The items were
reportedly found in association with human burials, but the human
remains are not present in the collections. The 283 unassociated
funerary objects are 144 beads, 60 ceramic bowls, 4 figurines, 51
ceramic jars, 3 mortars, 1 pipe, 11 ceramic plates, and 9 ceramic
scoops.
Archeological, biological, historical, kinship, linguistic, and
oral traditional evidence, as well as a cultural affiliation study,
indicate that 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 the Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona (hereafter referred to as ``The Four Southern
Tribes of Arizona'') all have cultural ties to the sites from which the
above mentioned unassociated funerary objects were recovered.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 283 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.
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 Four Southern Tribes of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated 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 April 1,
2013. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for notifying The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 1, 2013.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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