Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ, 21400-21401 [2013-08377]
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if no additional claimants come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Center for
Archaeological Research at the
University of Texas at San Antonio at
the address below by May 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Cynthia Munoz, Center for
Archaeological Research, 1 UTSA
Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249,
telephone (210) 458–4394.
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 in the possession of
the Center for Archaeological Research
at the University of Texas at San
Antonio, TX. The human remains were
removed from site 41ZP144 in San
Ygnacio, Zapata County, TX.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Center for
Archaeological Research at the
University of Texas at San Antonio
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In December 2012, as a result of a
court order, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
41ZP144 in Zapata County, TX. The
partial remains were recovered from a
single grave in a prehistoric site in San
Ygnacio. The burial was located under
a paved street on a high terrace, 55
meters east of the Rio Grande River. In
late 1991, the San Ygnacio Municipal
Utility District was engaged in trenching
for a wastewater pipeline installation.
During the course of this work, the
human remains were accidentally
unearthed under caliche road material.
Portions of the remains, consisting of
the skull, vertebrae, rib cage, and left
arm, were damaged by excavation
machinery. The trenching was
monitored by Archaeology Consultants
Inc. of George West Texas. Work was
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stopped in the area of the find and the
Zapata County Sheriff’s office, the Texas
Antiquities Committee, and the Office of
the State Archeologist were contacted.
The agencies agreed that the burial
should only be exposed to the extent
needed to determine its identity. The
burial was determined to be Native
American based on mussel shells and
lithic debitage encountered in the burial
fill. A radiocarbon assay of a bone
sample dated the remains to AD 1400.
The remains were reburied and a paved
road was constructed over the burial.
The 1991 work is reported in an
archeological report titled: Monitoring
for Cultural Resources in the San
Ygnacio Wastewater Improvement
Project, Zapata County, Texas, by James
E. Warren.
In 2012, a Petition for Removal of
Remains was filed by Zapata County.
The petition was heard by the 49th
Judicial Court of Webb-Zapata County
and a court order was issued to allow
for the removal of the human remains.
The County of Zapata contracted with
the Center for Archaeological Research
at the University of Texas at San
Antonio to exhume the burial. The
partial remains of one adult individual
were recovered. The remains are
represented primarily by fragmented
elements of the cranial vault, the right
arm, the sacrum, the pelvis, and both
legs. The sex of this individual is female
based on traits associated with the
pelvis. A specific age range
determination was not possible;
however, morphologic traits indicate
that these remains are those of an adult
who, most likely, was 20–35 years old
at the time of death. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The context and date of the burial (AD
1400) demonstrate the remains are of
Native American ancestry. The femora
are platymeric, a trait associated with
Native Americans. Given the absence of
associated artifacts, it is not possible to
ascribe tribal affiliation, though the
burial location is within the region of
South Texas first inhabited by the
Coahuiltecans (not a Federallyrecognized tribe) and later by the
Apaches. Apache tribes entered Texas
relatively late in time, appearing in the
Panhandle region in the 1500s, and in
south Texas in the 1700s. This site is
located within the land claim areas of
the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
Determinations Made by the Center for
Archaeological Research at the
University of Texas at San Antonio
Officials of the Center for
Archaeological Research at the
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University of Texas at San Antonio 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 Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Cynthia Munoz, Center
for Archaeological Research, 1 UTSA
Circle, San Antonio, Texas, 78249,
telephone (210) 458–4394, by May 10,
2013. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Mescalero Apache Tribe
of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Center for Archaeological
Research at the University of Texas at
San Antonio is responsible for notifying
the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation New Mexico that
this notice has been published.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Grand Canyon National
Park, Grand Canyon, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Grand
Canyon National Park has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and present-day Indian
tribes. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains may
contact Grand Canyon National Park.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur
SUMMARY:
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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 Grand Canyon National Park at
the address below by May 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: David Uberuaga,
Superintendent, Grand Canyon National
Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ
86023, telephone (928) 638–7945.
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 in the possession of
Grand Canyon National Park, Grand
Canyon, AZ. The human remains were
removed from within Grand Canyon
National Park, Coconino 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 Superintendent, Grand Canyon
National Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Grand Canyon
National Park professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las
Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa
Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa
River Indian Reservation, Nevada;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Utah; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; YavapaiApache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967–1968, human remains
representing a minimum of six
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individuals were removed from the
Unkar Delta site in Coconino County,
AZ, during legally authorized
excavations by the School of American
Research under the direction of Douglas
W. Schwartz. The human remains were
curated at the School of American
Research until 1980, when they were
transferred to the University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ. In 2006, the human
remains were transferred to Grand
Canyon National Park. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Unkar Delta site is a complex of
52 agricultural and habitation areas
spread across 300 acres. Site
architecture, cross-dating, ceramics, and
tools indicate that the site was occupied
between A.D. 750 and 1200. Three
culturally distinct groups of people are
represented at Unkar Delta—the Virgin
and Kayenta branches of the ancestral
Puebloan peoples and the Cohonina
people.
Architectural similarities, geography,
and material culture indicate close
cultural and historical ties between the
ancestral Puebloan peoples and the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Indian Reservation, New
Mexico.
Archeological assemblages,
geography, place names, and oral
history indicate cultural and historical
ties between the inhabitants of the
Unkar Delta and several of the Southern
Paiute tribes (Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians, Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute
Indians, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians,
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes).
Geography and oral history indicate
close historical ties between the
inhabitants of the Unkar Delta and the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona.
Determinations Made by Grand Canyon
National Park
Officials of Grand Canyon National
Park have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of six
individuals 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 Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
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Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)
(formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
(Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact David Uberuaga,
Superintendent, Grand Canyon National
Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ
86023, telephone (928) 638–7945, before
May 10, 2013. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Havasupai Tribe
of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)
(formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
(Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
Grand Canyon National Park is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013–08377 Filed 4–9–13; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Central Washington University,
Ellensburg, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12549; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Grand Canyon National Park has completed an inventory of human remains,
in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains may
contact Grand Canyon National Park. Repatriation of the human remains
to the Indian tribes stated below may occur
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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 Grand Canyon National Park at the address below
by May 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: David Uberuaga, Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park,
P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, telephone (928) 638-7945.
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 in the
possession of Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ. The human
remains were removed from within Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino
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
Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Grand Canyon
National Park professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the
Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the
Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of
Paiutes)); San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967-1968, human remains representing a minimum of six
individuals were removed from the Unkar Delta site in Coconino County,
AZ, during legally authorized excavations by the School of American
Research under the direction of Douglas W. Schwartz. The human remains
were curated at the School of American Research until 1980, when they
were transferred to the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. In 2006, the
human remains were transferred to Grand Canyon National Park. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The Unkar Delta site is a complex of 52 agricultural and habitation
areas spread across 300 acres. Site architecture, cross-dating,
ceramics, and tools indicate that the site was occupied between A.D.
750 and 1200. Three culturally distinct groups of people are
represented at Unkar Delta--the Virgin and Kayenta branches of the
ancestral Puebloan peoples and the Cohonina people.
Architectural similarities, geography, and material culture
indicate close cultural and historical ties between the ancestral
Puebloan peoples and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Indian Reservation, New Mexico.
Archeological assemblages, geography, place names, and oral history
indicate cultural and historical ties between the inhabitants of the
Unkar Delta and several of the Southern Paiute tribes (Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians, Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians, Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona, and Shivwits Band
of Paiutes).
Geography and oral history indicate close historical ties between
the inhabitants of the Unkar Delta and the Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona.
Determinations Made by Grand Canyon National Park
Officials of Grand Canyon National Park have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals 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 Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of
Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band
of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact David
Uberuaga, Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129,
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, telephone (928) 638-7945, before May 10, 2013.
Repatriation of the human remains to the Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas
Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa
Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada;
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes));
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Grand Canyon National Park is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-08377 Filed 4-9-13; 8:45 am]
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