Notice of Inventory Completion: Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 35780-35782 [2014-14728]
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acquired the Neumann Collection from
Georg Neumann’s son. These
individuals are labeled with the
identification of ‘‘CS.’’ Representatives
of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey
confirm that ‘‘CS’’ is the Smithsonian
county abbreviation for Casey County.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains are reasonably
believed to be from the above described
research projects of Dr. Neumann and
Louise Robbins. In addition to the
published research described above, the
records also include notes for a talk on
Native American archeological periods
in Kentucky. The notes list specific
culture periods found in ‘‘Western
Kentucky, headwaters of the Green
River and Eastern Mountains area’’
(Robbins 1971), one of which is the Fort
Ancient culture period. The headwaters
of the Green River flow through Casey
County, KY.
Between 1930 and 1971, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown site in Scott County, KY, by
Dr. Neumann. In 1976, the Oregon State
University Department of Anthropology
acquired the Neumann Collection from
Georg Neumann’s son. These
individuals are labeled with the
identification of ‘‘SC.’’ Neumann
consistently labeled human remains
with Smithsonian trinomial
abbreviations; representatives of the
Kentucky Archaeological Survey
confirm that Scott County is abbreviated
as ‘‘SC.’’ No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Representatives of the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey confirm that
mound sites are common along rivers in
Kentucky, including Fort Ancient
culture period mounds that Neumann
was known to excavate. Louise Robbins’
doctoral dissertation (Robbins 1968)
includes a map of the distribution of the
Madisonville Focus of the Fort Ancient
archeological cultural assemblage, and
this area includes Scott County, KY.
Robbins’ dissertation further explains
the relationship between Neumann and
the Fort Ancient assemblage
excavations, placing Neumann at the
excavations with the primary
responsibility for the human remains
data.
It is reasonably believed the
individuals in this notice are all from
the Fort Ancient culture period (circa
1100 to 1650 A.D.). The three Federally
recognized Shawnee tribes—the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma, and the Shawnee Tribe—
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were originally united as one Shawnee
Nation, consisting of nomadic groups
that traveled the area east of the
Mississippi, including the area now
known as Kentucky, before and during
the initial period of contact. The Treaty
of Holston in 1791 between the
Cherokee Nation and the United States
Government states that the territory they
would restrict themselves to was
bordered by the top of Cumberland
Mountain ‘‘thence in a direct line to the
Cumberland river . . . thence down the
Cumberland river to a point from which
a south west line will strike the ridge
which divides waters of Cumberland
from those of Duck river . . .’’; thus
indicating the Cherokee presence in the
areas of Kentucky from which Neumann
excavated these Fort Ancient
individuals. Today, the Cherokee are
represented by the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma
Determinations Made By the Oregon
State University Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the Oregon State
University, Department of Anthropology
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 14
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 Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Dave
Brauner, Oregon State University,
Department of Anthropology, 238
Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97333,
telephone (541) 737–3850, by July 24,
2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee
Tribe; and United Keetoowah Band of
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Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Oregon State University
Department of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Glenn
A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Glenn A. Black
Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana
University has completed an inventory
of human remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Indiana
University NAGPRA Office. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Indiana University
NAGPRA Office at the address in this
notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Jayne-Leigh Thomas,
Indiana University, NAGPRA Office,
Student Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood
SUMMARY:
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Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone
(812) 856–5315, email
thomajay@indiana.edu.
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 under the control of
the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of
Archaeology at Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN. The human remains
were removed from Maricopa 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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Indiana
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Cocopah Tribe of Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California and Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe
of Arizona; White Mountain Apache
Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona); and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
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History and Description of the Remains
During the 1940s–1960s, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown site along the Verde River
near Horseshoe Dam in Maricopa
County, AZ, by an unknown collector.
The remains were sold by the collector’s
widow to a private purchaser in 2013.
The Indiana University NAGPRA Office
was contacted regarding these remains,
which were donated to the Glenn A.
Black Laboratory of Archaeology in
November 2013. The collection has been
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identified as the partial remains of a
single child, aged 4–5 years. The human
remains consist of a skull and mandible.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Notes included with the collection
indicated that the remains were
discovered along the Verde River just
below Horseshoe Dam, dating to 1200–
1400 A.D. and possibly being from the
Salado culture. This time period also
falls within the Hohokam culture in the
Southwest, which dates from 300 to
1450 A.D. Archeological evidence and
oral traditions have demonstrated a
strong relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Salado and Hohokam
cultures 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; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona.
These four Indian tribes are one cultural
group known as the O’odham. In 1990,
the four O’odham Indian tribes issued a
joint statement claiming cultural
affiliation to the Salado and Hohokam
archeological cultures, as well as to all
others present in their aboriginal claims
area in what is known today as Arizona
and Mexico.
A relationship of shared group
identity can also reasonably be traced
between Hohokam culture and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Based on O’odham oral tradition, some
of the people occupying the Hohokam
area migrated north and joined the Zuni
and Hopi. Pursuant to the Hopi Tribal
Council Resolution H–70–94, the Hopi
claim cultural affiliation with earlier
cultural groups in Arizona including the
Hohokam. In 2006, official
representatives of the Hopi Tribe
restated Hopi’s shared group identity
with Hohokam culture based on oral
tradition, traditional geography,
archaeological evidence, and on-going
cultural traditions. In 1995, the Zuni
Tribe issued a ‘‘Statement of Cultural
Affiliation with Prehistoric and Historic
Cultures,’’ in which a relationship of
shared group identity with Hohokam
culture based on oral traditions and
archaeological evidence. Cultural
affiliation to collections associated with
the Hohokam and Salado archaeological
cultures was also formalized in the
official Zuni ‘‘Policy Statement
Regarding the Protection and Treatment
of Human Remains and Associated
Funerary Objects.’’
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Determinations Made By Indiana
University
Officials of the Glenn A. Black
Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana
University 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 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.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Jayne-Leigh
Thomas, Indiana University, NAGPRA
Office, Student Building 318, 701 E.
Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405,
telephone (812) 856–5315, email
thomajay@indiana.edu, by July 24,
2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to 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
may proceed.
Indiana University is responsible for
notifying the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Cocopah
Tribe of Arizona; Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort
Yuma Indian Reservation, California
and Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe
of Arizona; White Mountain Apache
Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
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Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona); and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with Indian tribes and
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 Denver Museum of Nature
& Science. 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 Denver Museum of
Nature & Science at the address in this
notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO 80205–5798,
telephone (303) 370–6367, email
chip.c-c@dmns.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
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3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(DMNS). The human remains were
removed from unknown locations.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the DMNS
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Cayuga Nation; Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes; Death Valley Timbi-sha
Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California); Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
Hui Kaleleiki Ohana; Hui Ho’oniho; Hui
Malama I Na Kupuna ‘O Hawaii Nei;
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (previously
listed as the Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribal Council, Inc.); Mohegan
Indian Tribe of Connecticut; Morongo
Band of Mission Indians, California
(previously listed as the Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Morongo Reservation); Nondalton
Village; Onondaga Nation; 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)); Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico; Saint Regis
Mohawk Tribe (previously the St. Regis
Band of Mohawk Indians of New York);
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California;
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California;
The Osage Nation (previously listed as
the Osage Tribe); Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Tuscarora Nation; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
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Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, on
October 9, 2013. Several other tribes
initiated brief telephone consultations
with the DMNS.
On November 21, 2013, letters were
mailed to all tribes listed as Indian
Entities Recognized and Eligible to
Receive Services from the United States
Bureau of Indian Affairs (77 FR 47868–
47873, August 10, 2012) (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Notified Indian
Tribes’’). In addition, notification was
sent to Native Hawaiian organizations,
including Aha Kane; Aha Moku O
Kahikinui; Aha Moku o Maui Inc.; Aha
Wahine; ‘Ahahui Siwila Hawai‘i O
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Kapolei; Ahupua‘a o Moloka‘i; Aloha
First; Association of Hawaiian Civic
Clubs; Association of Hawaiians for
Homestead Lands; Au Puni O Hawaii;
Brian Kaniela Nae‘ole Naauao; Charles
Pelenui Mahi Ohana; Council for Native
Hawaiian Advancement; Four Points
Global Services, Corp.; Friends of ‘Iolani
Palace; Friends of Moku‘ula, Inc.;
George K. Cypher ‘Ohana; God’s
Country Waimanalo; Hau‘ouiwi
¯
Homestead Association on Lana‘i;
Hawai‘i Maoli; Hawaii Island Burial
Council; Hawaiian Civic Club of Hilo;
Ho Ohana; Ho‘okano Family Land Trust;
¯
Hui Ho‘oniho; Hui Huliau; Hui Kako‘o
¯
‘Aina Ho‘opulapula; Hui Kaleleiki
Ohana; Hui Malama I Na Kupuna ’O
¯
¯
Hawaii Nei; Kako‘o ‘Oiwi; Kalaeloa
Heritage and Legacy Foundation;
Kalama‘ula Mauka Homestead
Association; Kamealoha; Kamehameha
Schools—Community Relations and
Communications Group, Government
Relations; Kamiloloa One Alii
Homestead Association; Kanu o ka
¯
‘Aina Learning ‘Ohana; Kapolei
Community Development Corporation;
Kauai/Niihau Island Burial Council;
Kawaihapai Ohana; Keoni Kealoha
Alvarez; Ko‘olau Foundation;
Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club; La‘i
¯
‘Opua 2020; Lahui Kaka‘ikahi; Ma‘a
‘Ohana; Machado-Akana-AonaNamakaeha Ohana; Mahu Ohana;
Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club; Maku‘u
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Farmers Association; Malu‘ohai
Residents Association; Maui/Lani Island
Burial Council; Meleana Kawaiaea, LLC;
Moku o Kaupo; Molokai Island Burial
Council; Na Aikane O Maui; Na
Ku‘auhau ‘o Kahiwakaneikopolei; Na
Ohana o Puaoi a me Hanawahine;
Nanakuli Housing Corporation; Native
Hawaiian Church; Native Hawaiian
Economic Alliance; Native Hawaiian
Education Council; Nekaifes Ohana;
O’ahu Burial Council; Office of
Hawaiian Affairs; Pacific American
Foundation; Pacific Justice &
Reconciliation Center; Papa Ola Lokahi;
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Papakolea Community Development
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15767; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Glenn A. Black Laboratory of
Archaeology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana
University has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should
submit a written request to the Indiana University NAGPRA Office. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Indiana University NAGPRA Office at the address in this notice by July
24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Indiana University, NAGPRA Office,
Student Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood
[[Page 35781]]
Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email
thomajay@indiana.edu.
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 under
the control of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN. The human remains were removed from
Maricopa 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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Indiana
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Cocopah Tribe of Arizona; Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California
and Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
During the 1940s-1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown site along the Verde River near
Horseshoe Dam in Maricopa County, AZ, by an unknown collector. The
remains were sold by the collector's widow to a private purchaser in
2013. The Indiana University NAGPRA Office was contacted regarding
these remains, which were donated to the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of
Archaeology in November 2013. The collection has been identified as the
partial remains of a single child, aged 4-5 years. The human remains
consist of a skull and mandible. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Notes included with the collection indicated that the remains were
discovered along the Verde River just below Horseshoe Dam, dating to
1200-1400 A.D. and possibly being from the Salado culture. This time
period also falls within the Hohokam culture in the Southwest, which
dates from 300 to 1450 A.D. Archeological evidence and oral traditions
have demonstrated a strong relationship of shared group identity that
can be reasonably traced between the Salado and Hohokam cultures 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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono O'odham Nation
of Arizona. These four Indian tribes are one cultural group known as
the O'odham. In 1990, the four O'odham Indian tribes issued a joint
statement claiming cultural affiliation to the Salado and Hohokam
archeological cultures, as well as to all others present in their
aboriginal claims area in what is known today as Arizona and Mexico.
A relationship of shared group identity can also reasonably be
traced between Hohokam culture and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. Based on O'odham oral
tradition, some of the people occupying the Hohokam area migrated north
and joined the Zuni and Hopi. Pursuant to the Hopi Tribal Council
Resolution H-70-94, the Hopi claim cultural affiliation with earlier
cultural groups in Arizona including the Hohokam. In 2006, official
representatives of the Hopi Tribe restated Hopi's shared group identity
with Hohokam culture based on oral tradition, traditional geography,
archaeological evidence, and on-going cultural traditions. In 1995, the
Zuni Tribe issued a ``Statement of Cultural Affiliation with
Prehistoric and Historic Cultures,'' in which a relationship of shared
group identity with Hohokam culture based on oral traditions and
archaeological evidence. Cultural affiliation to collections associated
with the Hohokam and Salado archaeological cultures was also formalized
in the official Zuni ``Policy Statement Regarding the Protection and
Treatment of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects.''
Determinations Made By Indiana University
Officials of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at
Indiana University 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 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.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Jayne-
Leigh Thomas, Indiana University, NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318,
701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315,
email thomajay@indiana.edu, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to 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 may proceed.
Indiana University is responsible for notifying the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Quechan Tribe of
the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California and Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
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Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-14728 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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