Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ, 50097-50098 [2013-19990]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Unidentifiable Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects Originating From Inadvertent Discoveries on Colorado State and Private Lands, (2008, unpublished, on file with the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation). The tribes consulted are those who have ancestral ties to Colorado, based on the limited provenience information. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. On November 3–4, 2006, the Process was presented to the Review Committee for consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter on behalf of the Review Committee from the Designated Federal Officer transmitted the provisional authorization to proceed with the Process upon receipt of formal responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to forthcoming conditions imposed by the Secretary of the Interior. On May 15–16, 2008, the responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were submitted to the Review Committee. On September 23, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, as the designee for the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the authorization for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains according to the Process and NAGPRA, pending publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement. 43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated on March 15, 2010, to provide a process for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains recovered from tribal or aboriginal lands as established by the final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or U.S. Court of Claims, a treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive Order, or other authoritative governmental sources. As there is no evidence indicating that the human remains reported in this notice originated from tribal or aboriginal lands, they are eligible for disposition under the Process. Determinations Made by History Colorado Officials of History Colorado have determined that: • Based on osteological analysis, the human remains are Native American. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry. • 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. • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(ii) and the Process, the disposition of the human remains may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email sheila.goff@ state.co.us by September 16, 2013. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may proceed. History Colorado is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: July 22, 2013. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2013–20062 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13490; [PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50097 organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Karl Cordova, Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85128, telephone (520) 723–3172, email karl_cordova@nps.gov. 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, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 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 Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 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 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 50098 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). History and Description of the Remains In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, 16 individuals were removed from Compound F in Pinal County, AZ. The Compound F site lies within the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and was excavated by the Van Bergen Expedition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACMNH). The excavation was sponsored by Charles Van Bergen and supervised by Arthur Woodward and Irwin Hayden. In 1968, the Compound F collection was loaned to the Arizona State Museum (ASM) and in 1983, the human remains were analyzed by the Human Remains Laboratory of ASM. The collection was returned to LACMNH in 1993. In 2011, the majority of the Compound F collection, including objects not subject to NAGPRA, was transferred to the National Park Service’s Western Archeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, AZ. At the request of The Tribes, the human remains and associated funerary objects remained at LACMNH. No known individuals were identified. The 39 associated funerary objects are 25 sherds, 3 ceramic vessels, 6 faunal bone fragments, 1 bag of faunal bone fragments, 1 piece of turquoise, 1 pestle, 1 bag of charcoal, and 1 unworked cone shell fragment. In the early 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unspecified site within the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Pinal County, AZ. In 1934, the remains and associated funerary object were donated to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum, where they are currently housed, by LACMNH through Arthur Woodward. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a Casa Grande Red-on-buff ceramic funerary urn. Several excavations sponsored by LACMNH and supervised by Arthur Woodward occurred within the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in the early 1930s, including the Compound F site and an unnamed site in the southeast corner of the monument. Based on the totality of information, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has determined that the remains originated from one of these two sites. Both the Compound F site and the unnamed site in the southeast corner of VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:20 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 the monument have been determined to be Hohokam Classic Period (A.D.1150– 1450) sites. Evidence demonstrating historical and cultural ties between the people of prehistoric Hohokam Classic Period sites and the modern Four Southern Tribes still living in the region (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) include linguistic continuity, oral tradition, settlement patterns, burial practices (cremation burials), historical records, and similarities in material culture (redon-buff ceramics). Evidence demonstrating historical and cultural ties between the inhabitants of the prehistoric Hohokam Classic Period sites within Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and the contemporary peoples of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico include geography, oral history, and archeological evidence. Determinations Made by Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Officials of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 17 individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 40 objects described in this notice 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 Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Karl Cordova, Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85128, telephone (520) 723–3172, email karl_cordova@nps.gov, by September 16, 2013. After that date, if no PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: July 10, 2013. David Tarler, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2013–19990 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13660; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, Centreville, MI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, 650 East Main Street, Centreville, MI 49032, telephone (269) 467–9045. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13490; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, 
AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has completed an inventory of human 
remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the 
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives 
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in 
this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human 
remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request 
to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native 
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument at the 
address in this notice by September 16, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Karl Cordova, Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85128, telephone (520) 723-
3172, email karl_cordova@nps.gov.

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, National Park Service, Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, Coolidge, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 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 
Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument 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

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Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham 
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, 16 individuals 
were removed from Compound F in Pinal County, AZ. The Compound F site 
lies within the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and 
was excavated by the Van Bergen Expedition from the Los Angeles County 
Museum of Natural History (LACMNH). The excavation was sponsored by 
Charles Van Bergen and supervised by Arthur Woodward and Irwin Hayden. 
In 1968, the Compound F collection was loaned to the Arizona State 
Museum (ASM) and in 1983, the human remains were analyzed by the Human 
Remains Laboratory of ASM. The collection was returned to LACMNH in 
1993. In 2011, the majority of the Compound F collection, including 
objects not subject to NAGPRA, was transferred to the National Park 
Service's Western Archeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, AZ. 
At the request of The Tribes, the human remains and associated funerary 
objects remained at LACMNH. No known individuals were identified. The 
39 associated funerary objects are 25 sherds, 3 ceramic vessels, 6 
faunal bone fragments, 1 bag of faunal bone fragments, 1 piece of 
turquoise, 1 pestle, 1 bag of charcoal, and 1 unworked cone shell 
fragment.
    In the early 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unspecified site within the boundaries 
of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Pinal County, AZ. In 1934, 
the remains and associated funerary object were donated to the Phoebe 
A. Hearst Museum, where they are currently housed, by LACMNH through 
Arthur Woodward. No known individuals were identified. The one 
associated funerary object is a Casa Grande Red-on-buff ceramic 
funerary urn.
    Several excavations sponsored by LACMNH and supervised by Arthur 
Woodward occurred within the boundaries of Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument in the early 1930s, including the Compound F site and an 
unnamed site in the southeast corner of the monument. Based on the 
totality of information, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has 
determined that the remains originated from one of these two sites.
    Both the Compound F site and the unnamed site in the southeast 
corner of the monument have been determined to be Hohokam Classic 
Period (A.D.1150-1450) sites. Evidence demonstrating historical and 
cultural ties between the people of prehistoric Hohokam Classic Period 
sites and the modern Four Southern Tribes still living in the region 
(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) 
include linguistic continuity, oral tradition, settlement patterns, 
burial practices (cremation burials), historical records, and 
similarities in material culture (red-on-buff ceramics). Evidence 
demonstrating historical and cultural ties between the inhabitants of 
the prehistoric Hohokam Classic Period sites within Casa Grande Ruins 
National Monument and the contemporary peoples of the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico include 
geography, oral history, and archeological evidence.

Determinations Made by Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

    Officials of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 17 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 40 objects described 
in this notice 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

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Karl Cordova, Superintendent, Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument, 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85128, 
telephone (520) 723-3172, email karl_cordova@nps.gov, by September 16, 
2013. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is responsible for notifying 
The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 10, 2013.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-19990 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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