Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, El Morro National Monument, Ramah, NM, 35771-35772 [2014-14731]
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requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Western Archeological and
Conservation Center is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 28, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, El Morro National
Monument, Ramah, NM
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, El Morro
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 El Morro 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 El Morro National Monument
at the address in this notice by July 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Mitzi Frank,
Superintendent, El Morro and El
Malpais National Monuments, 123 East
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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, El Morro
National Monument, Ramah, NM. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from El Morro
National Monument, Cibola County,
NM.
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, El Morro National
Monument.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM 87020,
telephone (505) 285–4641, email
mitzi_frank@nps.gov.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by El Morro National
Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not participate: Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of Santo Domingo); Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1954 and 1955, human remains
representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from Atsinna
Pueblo in Cibola County, NM. The
human remains were removed during
legally authorized excavations by
Richard B. Woodbury under the
auspices of the Department of
Anthropology, Columbia University,
New York, NY. No known individuals
were identified. The 16 associated
funerary objects are 1 cordage fragment,
1 textile fragment, 1 projectile point, 1
chopper, 1 bag of plaque fragments, 1
wooden pump drill, 2 pieces of worked
wood, 1 bivalve shell, 1 prayer stick, 1
ground stone maul, 2 bags of worked
turkey bone, 1 bag of unworked turkey
bone, 1 canine tooth, and 1 bag of
unworked small mammal bone.
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In 1961, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Atsinna Pueblo in Cibola
County, NM. The legally authorized
excavations were conducted by Joel
Shiner and Roland Richart of the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are one
ground stone abrader, two bags of
unworked turkey bone, one ground
stone maul, one textile fragment, one
twined wicker basket fragment, one
fragment of bark matting, and one
pinyon nut.
Ceramic and tree-ring evidence
indicate that the pueblo was built
around A.D. 1275 and was occupied
through the mid-1300s. Evidence
demonstrating continuity between the
people of Atsinna Pueblo from A.D.
1275–1300 and the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
includes similarities in architecture,
material culture, mortuary practices,
and settlement patterns. Oral histories
of both the Pueblo of Acoma and Zuni
Tribe support cultural continuity
between the Pueblo of Acoma and the
Zuni Tribe and the people of Atsinna
Pueblo, which is known as Heshoda
Yalta in the Zuni Language. For
example, many Zuni migration and
origin stories recount the journey from
their place of emergence, deep within
the canyon along the Colorado River, to
the Middle Place now known as Zuni
Pueblo, with Heshoda Yalta as a
stopping point along the way.
Pictographs and petroglyphs important
to the Zuni tribe and Pueblo of Acoma
are found near Atsinna Pueblo. During
consultation, both the Zuni Tribe and
the Pueblo of Acoma described the
historic Zuni Acoma trail, which
connects the two present day pueblos
and runs through El Morro National
Monument, as used for regular foot
traffic and an access route to various
sacred places. The contemporary
significance and continued cultural use
of the pictographs, petroglyphs, and
trail are further evidence of the
continuity between the people of
Atsinna Pueblo from A.D. 1275–1300
and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico,
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Determinations Made By El Morro
National Monument
Officials of El Morro 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.
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 24 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 Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico,
and 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Mitzi Frank,
Superintendent, El Morro and El
Malpais National Monuments, 123 East
Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM 87020,
telephone (505) 285–4641, email
mitzi_frank@nps.gov, by July 24, 2014.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico, and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
may proceed.
El Morro National Monument is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology 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
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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 University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology. 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 University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the address in this
notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA 19014, telephone (215)
898–4050.
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 University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology. The
human remains were removed from
Tranquility, in Fresno County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California. The
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
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were invited to consult, but did not
respond.
History and Description of the Remains
Between May 13 and June 6, 1944,
human remains representing, at
minimum, five individuals were
removed from the Tranquillity site (CA–
FRE–48), in Fresno County, CA, by
Malcolm Lloyd, Jr. and Dr. Linton
Satterthwaite under the auspices of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. The
human remains range in age from three
or six months to later adulthood. Both
males and females are represented. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The site is a multi-component site that
dates from the Early Archaic or
Millingstone Period (ca. 6000 B.P.) to
the California Early-Middle Horizon (ca.
1500–2500 B.P.) based on museum
documentation and published
information.
Determinations Made By the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
examination by a physical
anthropologist, their recovery from a
known archeological site, museum
documents and published records, and
associated radiocarbon dates.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15774; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, El Morro National Monument, Ramah, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, El
Morro 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 El
Morro 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 El Morro National Monument at the address in
this notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Mitzi Frank, Superintendent, El Morro and El Malpais
National Monuments, 123 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM 87020,
telephone (505) 285-4641, email mitzi_frank@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, El Morro National Monument, Ramah,
NM. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
El Morro National Monument, Cibola County, NM.
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, El Morro National Monument.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by El Morro
National Monument professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
The following tribes were invited to consult but did not
participate: Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1954 and 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from Atsinna Pueblo in Cibola County, NM. The
human remains were removed during legally authorized excavations by
Richard B. Woodbury under the auspices of the Department of
Anthropology, Columbia University, New York, NY. No known individuals
were identified. The 16 associated funerary objects are 1 cordage
fragment, 1 textile fragment, 1 projectile point, 1 chopper, 1 bag of
plaque fragments, 1 wooden pump drill, 2 pieces of worked wood, 1
bivalve shell, 1 prayer stick, 1 ground stone maul, 2 bags of worked
turkey bone, 1 bag of unworked turkey bone, 1 canine tooth, and 1 bag
of unworked small mammal bone.
In 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from Atsinna Pueblo in Cibola County, NM. The legally
authorized excavations were conducted by Joel Shiner and Roland Richart
of the National Park Service. No known individuals were identified. The
eight associated funerary objects are one ground stone abrader, two
bags of unworked turkey bone, one ground stone maul, one textile
fragment, one twined wicker basket fragment, one fragment of bark
matting, and one pinyon nut.
Ceramic and tree-ring evidence indicate that the pueblo was built
around A.D. 1275 and was occupied through the mid-1300s. Evidence
demonstrating continuity between the people of Atsinna Pueblo from A.D.
1275-1300 and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, includes similarities in
architecture, material culture, mortuary practices, and settlement
patterns. Oral histories of both the Pueblo of Acoma and Zuni Tribe
support cultural continuity between the Pueblo of Acoma and the Zuni
Tribe and the people of Atsinna Pueblo, which is known as Heshoda Yalta
in the Zuni Language. For example, many Zuni migration and origin
stories recount the journey from their place of emergence, deep within
the canyon along the Colorado River, to the Middle Place now known as
Zuni Pueblo, with Heshoda Yalta as a stopping point along the way.
Pictographs and petroglyphs important to the Zuni tribe and Pueblo of
Acoma are found near Atsinna Pueblo. During consultation, both the Zuni
Tribe and the Pueblo of Acoma described the historic Zuni Acoma trail,
which connects the two present day pueblos and runs through El Morro
National Monument, as used for regular foot traffic and an access route
to various sacred places. The contemporary significance and continued
cultural use of the pictographs, petroglyphs, and trail are further
evidence of the continuity between the people of Atsinna Pueblo from
A.D. 1275-1300 and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Determinations Made By El Morro National Monument
Officials of El Morro 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.
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Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 24 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 Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico, and 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Mitzi Frank, Superintendent, El Morro and El
Malpais National Monuments, 123 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM
87020, telephone (505) 285-4641, email mitzi_frank@nps.gov, by July
24, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may proceed.
El Morro National Monument is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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