Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 17486-17488 [2015-07412]
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individuals of Native American ancestry. The
superintendent of Gulf Islands National
Seashore also has determined that, pursuant
to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 84 objects listed
above are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as part
of the death rite or ceremony.
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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 Daniel R. Brown,
Superintendent, Gulf Islands National
Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway,
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone (850)
934–2600, email daniel_r_brown@
nps.gov, by May 1, 2015. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe may
proceed.
Gulf Islands National Seashore is
responsible for notifying the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–SER–BICY–17702; PPSEBICY00,
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2015 Meeting Schedule of the Big
Cypress National Preserve Off-Road
Vehicle Advisory Committee
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix 1–16), notice is hereby
given of the 2015 meeting schedule of
the Big Cypress National Preserve OffRoad Vehicle Advisory Committee.
DATES: The Committee will meet on the
following dates: Tuesday, June 16, 2015,
3:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October
20, 2015, 3:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at
the Big Cypress Swamp Welcome
Center, 33000 Tamiami Trail East,
Ochopee, Florida. Written comments
and requests for agenda items may be
submitted electronically on the Web site
https://www.nps.gov/bicy/parkmgmt/orvadvisory-committee.htm. Alternatively,
comments and requests may be sent to:
Superintendent, Big Cypress National
Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East,
Ochopee, FL 34141–1000, Attn: ORV
Advisory Committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. D.
Lee, Acting Superintendent, Big Cypress
National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail
East, Ochopee, Florida 34141–1000,
telephone (239) 695–1103, or go to the
Web site https://www.nps.gov/bicy/
parkmgmt/orv-advisory-committee.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established (Federal
Register, August 1, 2007, pp. 42108–
42109) pursuant to the Preserve’s 2000
Recreational Off-Road Vehicle
Management Plan and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. Appendix 1–16) to examine
issues and make recommendations
regarding the management of off-road
vehicles in the Preserve. The agendas
for these meetings will be published by
press release and on the https://
www.nps.gov/bicy/parkmgmt/orvadvisory-committee.htm Web site. The
meetings will be open to the public, and
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Dated: March 24, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Tuzigoot National
Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and the
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, and the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
have completed inventories of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and each has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and presentday 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 either Tuzigoot National Monument
or the Arizona State Museum. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 the
associated funerary objects that are
under the control of Tuzigoot National
Monument should contact Tuzigoot
National Monument at the address in
this notice by May 1, 2015.
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 the human remains and associated
funerary objects that are under the
control of the Arizona State Museum
should contact the Arizona State
Museum at the address below by May 1,
2015.
DATES:
Dorothy FireCloud,
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567–5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov. John
McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ
85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, email
jmcclell@email.arizona.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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 associated funerary objects under the
control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ,
and the completion of an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects under the control of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, and in the physical custody
of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Western
Archeological and Conservation Center,
Tucson, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from two sites in Yavapai
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 regarding the associated
funerary objects under the control of
Tuzigoot National Monument are the
sole responsibility of the
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument. The determinations in this
notice regarding the human remains and
associated funerary objects under the
control of the Arizona State Museum are
the sole responsibility of the Arizona
State Museum.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Tuzigoot National
Monument and the Arizona State
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation, 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; Yavapai-Prescott
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Tuzigoot Pueblo and Hatalacva
Pueblo, in the Verde Valley of Arizona,
were excavated in 1933 and 1934 by
University of Arizona graduate students,
Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer,
when the sites were on private land.
The human remains and a small number
of artifacts were accessioned by the
Arizona State Museum in 1934. The rest
of the artifacts were taken to a private
museum in Clarkdale, AZ. After
Tuzigoot National Monument was
established in 1939, many of the
artifacts held by the private museum
were transferred to Tuzigoot National
Monument. These included some
funerary objects that were once
associated with human remains that
remained under the control of the
Arizona State Museum. In 2012, human
remains and funerary objects under the
control of the Arizona State Museum
were transferred to the physical custody
of the Western Archeological and
Conservation Center.
Collections Under the Control of
Tuzigoot National Monument
In 1933 and 1934, human remains
were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo in
Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum and are described below. The
29 associated funerary objects under the
control of Tuzigoot National Monument
are 15 bowls, 8 pendants, 1 bracelet, 2
necklaces, 1 pitcher, 1 bone tool and 1
matting fragment.
In 1933 and 1934, human remains
were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo in
Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum and are described below. The
seven associated funerary objects under
the control of Tuzigoot National
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Monument are five bowls, one pendant
and one necklace.
Collections Under the Control of the
Arizona State Museum
In 1933 and 1934, human remains
representing, at minimum, 114
individuals were removed from
Tuzigoot Pueblo in Yavapai County, AZ.
No known individuals were identified.
The three associated funerary objects
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum are one bowl, one lot of shell
beads, and one bracelet.
In 1933 and 1934, human remains
representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from
Hatalacva Pueblo in Yavapai County,
AZ. No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary
objects under the control of the Arizona
State Museum are shell bracelets.
Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with
more than 100 rooms, which is
classified by archeologists as Southern
Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot phases.
Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125
to A.D. 1425. Hatalacva Pueblo is a
small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot
National Monument, also classified as
Southern Sinagua, Honanki and
Tuzigoot phases.
The Ak Chin Indian Community of
Maricopa (Ak Chin) 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 comprise
one cultural group known as the
O’odham. Material culture items found
at the sites, including associated
funerary objects, demonstrate continuity
between the people of Tuzigoot and
Hatalacva pueblos and the O’odham.
These items include plain woven
textiles, coiled basketry, and twill
matting that display similar design
motifs and construction styles as
historic and contemporary O’odham
items. Additionally, locally made
plainware ceramics are similar in
construction and appearance to
plainware ceramics made in lands
attributed to the Hohokam archeological
culture, commonly considered to be
ancestral O’odham. Consultation with
O’odham tribes also indicates that oral
traditions exist that describe ancestral
O’odham people living in the Verde
Valley.
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona traces ancestry to Yavapai
bands once living in the Verde Valley.
Consultation with Yavapai tribes
indicates the existence of specific
ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and
Hatalacva sites and a belief that
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ancestors lived near the sites.
Archeological sites identified as
Yavapai have also been found near the
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos.
Material culture items found at
Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including
basketry and turquoise pendants, are
similar in construction and appearance
to historic Yavapai items. Additionally,
Hatalacva and Tuzigoot are identified as
being within the Yavapai traditional
lands.
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers
all of Arizona to be within traditional
Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi
clans migrated in the past. Evidence
demonstrating continuity between the
people of Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes
archeological, anthropological,
linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions.
Ceramic vessels made only on the Hopi
mesas as well as plain woven and
painted textiles, coiled basketry, and
woven matting demonstrate continuity
between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi
people. Burial patterns noted at
Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance
to burials at other ancestral Hopi sites.
During consultation, Hopi clan members
also identified ancestral names and
traditional stories about specific events
and ancestral people at each site.
The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona) traces ancestry to
Yavapai bands once living in the Verde
Valley. Consultation with Yavapai tribes
indicates the existence of specific
ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and
Hatalacva sites and a belief that
ancestors lived near the sites.
Archeological sites identified as
Yavapai have also been found in and
near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
Pueblos. Material culture items found at
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including
basketry, turquoise pendants, and twill
matting, are similar in construction and
appearance to historic Yavapai items.
Additionally, Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
are identified as being within the
Yavapai traditional lands.
The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, considers the
Verde Valley to be within the migration
path of ancestral Zuni people.
Archeological evidence demonstrates
continuity between the people of
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the
people of Zuni. Material culture items,
such as ceramic designs, textiles, and
woven basketry, are similar in
appearance and construction to historic
Zuni items.
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Determinations Made by Tuzigoot
National Monument
Officials of Tuzigoot National
Monument have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 36 objects described in this notice
under the control of Tuzigoot National
Monument 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 associated funerary objects
under the control of Tuzigoot National
Monument and The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Arizona
State Museum
Officials of the Arizona State Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum represent the physical remains
of 128 individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the six objects described in this notice
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum 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
under the control of the Arizona State
Museum 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 the associated funerary objects under
the control of Tuzigoot National
Monument should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dorothy FireCloud,
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567–5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov, by
May 1, 2015.
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 the human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Arizona State Museum should submit a
written request with information in
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support of the request to John
McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ
85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, email
jmcclell@email.arizona.edu, by May 1,
2015.
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.
Tuzigoot National Monument and the
Arizona State Museum are responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona 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 Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona. 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 Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona at the
address in this notice by May 1, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and
the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Tuzigoot National Monument, and the Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, have completed inventories of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and each 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 either Tuzigoot
National Monument or the Arizona State Museum. 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.
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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 the associated funerary objects that are
under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument should contact Tuzigoot
National Monument at the address in this notice by May 1, 2015.
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 the human remains and associated
funerary objects that are under the control of the Arizona State Museum
should contact the Arizona State Museum at the address below by May 1,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov. John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson,
AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-2950, email jmcclell@email.arizona.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 associated funerary
objects under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and
the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and in the physical custody of the U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and
Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from two sites in Yavapai 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 regarding the associated funerary objects
under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are the sole
responsibility of the Superintendent, Tuzigoot National Monument. The
determinations in this notice regarding the human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State
Museum are the sole responsibility of the Arizona State Museum.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Tuzigoot
National Monument and the Arizona State Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, 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; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
(previously listed as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Tuzigoot Pueblo and Hatalacva Pueblo, in the Verde Valley of
Arizona, were excavated in 1933 and 1934 by University of Arizona
graduate students, Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer, when the sites were
on private land. The human remains and a small number of artifacts were
accessioned by the Arizona State Museum in 1934. The rest of the
artifacts were taken to a private museum in Clarkdale, AZ. After
Tuzigoot National Monument was established in 1939, many of the
artifacts held by the private museum were transferred to Tuzigoot
National Monument. These included some funerary objects that were once
associated with human remains that remained under the control of the
Arizona State Museum. In 2012, human remains and funerary objects under
the control of the Arizona State Museum were transferred to the
physical custody of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center.
Collections Under the Control of Tuzigoot National Monument
In 1933 and 1934, human remains were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo
in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are under the control of the Arizona
State Museum and are described below. The 29 associated funerary
objects under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are 15 bowls, 8
pendants, 1 bracelet, 2 necklaces, 1 pitcher, 1 bone tool and 1 matting
fragment.
In 1933 and 1934, human remains were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo
in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are under the control of the Arizona
State Museum and are described below. The seven associated funerary
objects under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are five bowls,
one pendant and one necklace.
Collections Under the Control of the Arizona State Museum
In 1933 and 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, 114
individuals were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo in Yavapai County, AZ. No
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum are one bowl, one
lot of shell beads, and one bracelet.
In 1933 and 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo in Yavapai County, AZ.
No known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum are shell
bracelets.
Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with more than 100 rooms, which
is classified by archeologists as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and
Tuzigoot phases. Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1425.
Hatalacva Pueblo is a small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot National
Monument, also classified as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot
phases.
The Ak Chin Indian Community of Maricopa (Ak Chin) 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 comprise one cultural group known as the O'odham. Material
culture items found at the sites, including associated funerary
objects, demonstrate continuity between the people of Tuzigoot and
Hatalacva pueblos and the O'odham. These items include plain woven
textiles, coiled basketry, and twill matting that display similar
design motifs and construction styles as historic and contemporary
O'odham items. Additionally, locally made plainware ceramics are
similar in construction and appearance to plainware ceramics made in
lands attributed to the Hohokam archeological culture, commonly
considered to be ancestral O'odham. Consultation with O'odham tribes
also indicates that oral traditions exist that describe ancestral
O'odham people living in the Verde Valley.
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona traces ancestry to
Yavapai bands once living in the Verde Valley. Consultation with
Yavapai tribes indicates the existence of specific ancestral names for
the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that
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ancestors lived near the sites. Archeological sites identified as
Yavapai have also been found near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos.
Material culture items found at Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including
basketry and turquoise pendants, are similar in construction and
appearance to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, Hatalacva and
Tuzigoot are identified as being within the Yavapai traditional lands.
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers all of Arizona to be within
traditional Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi clans migrated in the
past. Evidence demonstrating continuity between the people of Tuzigoot
and Hatalacva Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes archeological,
anthropological, linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions. Ceramic
vessels made only on the Hopi mesas as well as plain woven and painted
textiles, coiled basketry, and woven matting demonstrate continuity
between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi people. Burial patterns noted at
Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance to burials at other ancestral
Hopi sites. During consultation, Hopi clan members also identified
ancestral names and traditional stories about specific events and
ancestral people at each site.
The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona) traces
ancestry to Yavapai bands once living in the Verde Valley. Consultation
with Yavapai tribes indicates the existence of specific ancestral names
for the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that ancestors lived
near the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also
been found in and near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. Material
culture items found at Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including basketry,
turquoise pendants, and twill matting, are similar in construction and
appearance to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, Tuzigoot and
Hatalacva are identified as being within the Yavapai traditional lands.
The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, considers the
Verde Valley to be within the migration path of ancestral Zuni people.
Archeological evidence demonstrates continuity between the people of
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the people of Zuni. Material culture
items, such as ceramic designs, textiles, and woven basketry, are
similar in appearance and construction to historic Zuni items.
Determinations Made by Tuzigoot National Monument
Officials of Tuzigoot National Monument have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 36 objects described
in this notice under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument 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
associated funerary objects under the control of Tuzigoot National
Monument and The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum
Officials of the Arizona State Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice under the control of the Arizona State Museum represent
the physical remains of 128 individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the six objects
described in this notice under the control of the Arizona State Museum
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 under the
control of the Arizona State Museum 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 the associated funerary objects under
the control of Tuzigoot National Monument should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to Dorothy
FireCloud, Superintendent, Tuzigoot National Monument, P.O. Box 219,
Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276, email
dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov, by May 1, 2015.
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 the human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum should
submit a written request with information in support of the request to
John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-
2950, email jmcclell@email.arizona.edu, by May 1, 2015.
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.
Tuzigoot National Monument and the Arizona State Museum are
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-07412 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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