Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Bemidji, MN, 76305-76306 [2015-30904]
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3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
Bernalillo 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 museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
(previously listed as Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1914, human remains representing,
at minimum, 37 individuals were
removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
in Bernalillo County, NM during Nels C.
Nelson’s excavations sponsored by the
American Museum of Natural History. A
total of 13 individuals were removed
from the South Ruin, including 4 adult
females, 1 possible adult female
individual, 2 adults of unknown sex, 3
sub-adults of unknown sex, and 3
individuals of unknown age and sex. A
total of 23 individuals were removed
from the North Ruin, including 3 adult
males, 3 possible adult males, 2 adult
females, 3 possible adult female
individuals, 7 adults of unknown sex,
and 5 sub-adults of unknown sex. No
provenience information was available
for 1 adult female individual. No known
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individuals were identified. The 3
associated funerary objects are 1
complete ceramic redware bowl, 1
reconstructed ceramic polychrome
bowl, and 1 mostly complete ceramic
grayware jar.
These remains, which have not been
directly dated, have been identified as
Native American based on archeological
context and associated funerary objects.
This Ancestral Pueblo village, more
commonly known as Paak’u, includes
multiple components that date from
Pueblo IV (A.D. 1300–1425) (Tano
Basin, Santa Fe Phase), and from
Spanish Contact/Colonial (A.D. 1525) to
the Pueblo Revolt (A.D. 1692) (Tano
Basin, Glaze E Phase). The pueblo was
abandoned before 1680. Based on oral
traditions and expert opinion that
Paak’u was an ancestral site to the
Pueblos of Kewa, San Felipe and Santa
Ana, the weight of evidence supports
affiliation with Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico, Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico.
Determinations Made by the American
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 37
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 3 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 Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo
of Santa Ana, 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 Nell Murphy, American
Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, (201) 876–4194, email
nmurphy@amnh.org., by January 7,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Kewa
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Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico may proceed.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
(previously listed as Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas), Pueblo of San Felipe,
New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 21, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council has completed an inventory of
human remains and an associated
funerary object, 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 the associated funerary object 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 the
associated funerary object should
submit a written request to the
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. If no
additional requestors come forward,
SUMMARY:
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transfer of control of the human remains
and the associated funerary object 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 the associated
funerary object should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council at the address in this
notice by January 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: James L. Jones, Jr., Cultural
Resource Specialist, Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council, 113 2nd Avenue NW.,
Suite 110A, Bemidji, MN 56601,
telephone (218) 209–7916.
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 an associated
funerary object under the control of the
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN. The human remains and
associated funerary object were removed
from an unknown site on the Columbia
River, WA.
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.
Lhorne on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane
Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1934, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from an unknown location on
the Columbia River, WA. The human
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remains were sent by the collector to
Albert Jenks, a University of Minnesota
professor. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary
object is a glass bottle filled with goldbearing black sand from the Columbia
River.
The information that accompanied the
human remains and associated funerary
object indicated that the human remains
and associated funerary object were
removed from a site along the Columbia
River in Washington State. Based on
osteological evidence, oral tradition,
archeological and geographical evidence
for the Columbia Plateau from the
prehistoric through the historic times
along with consultation with the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane
Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, the remains
have been determined to be Native
American.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council
Officials of the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council 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(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is 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 object
and the Confederated Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
(previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation);
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation; Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Reservation, Oregon);
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez
Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of
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the Spokane Reservation; and the
Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
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 James L. Jones, Jr.,
Cultural Resource Specialist, Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council, 113 2nd Avenue
NW., Suite 110A, Bemidji, MN 56601,
telephone (218) 209–7916, by January 7,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes
of the Chehalis Reservation;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation (previously listed as
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe (previously
listed as the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho);
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation; and the Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group,
may proceed.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes
of the Chehalis Reservation;
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation (previously listed as
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe (previously
listed as the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho);
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation; and the Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19690; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council has completed an
inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, 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 the associated funerary object 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 the associated funerary
object should submit a written request to the Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council. If no additional requestors come forward,
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transfer of control of the human remains and the associated funerary
object 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 the associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council at the
address in this notice by January 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: James L. Jones, Jr., Cultural Resource Specialist, Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council, 113 2nd Avenue NW., Suite 110A, Bemidji, MN
56601, telephone (218) 209-7916.
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 an
associated funerary object under the control of the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council, Bemidji, MN. The human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from an unknown site on the Columbia River, WA.
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
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group, a non-
federally recognized Indian group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unknown location on the Columbia River, WA. The
human remains were sent by the collector to Albert Jenks, a University
of Minnesota professor. No known individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a glass bottle filled with gold-bearing
black sand from the Columbia River.
The information that accompanied the human remains and associated
funerary object indicated that the human remains and associated
funerary object were removed from a site along the Columbia River in
Washington State. Based on osteological evidence, oral tradition,
archeological and geographical evidence for the Columbia Plateau from
the prehistoric through the historic times along with consultation with
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon); Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe
(previously listed as the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation; and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, the remains have been determined to be Native
American.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
Officials of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council 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(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice is 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 object and the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (previously
listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon);
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Nez
Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho);
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and the Wanapum Band, a non-
federally recognized Indian group.
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 James L. Jones, Jr., Cultural Resource
Specialist, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, 113 2nd Avenue NW., Suite
110A, Bemidji, MN 56601, telephone (218) 209-7916, by January 7, 2016.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation;
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as
the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes
of the Chehalis Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group, may proceed.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council is responsible for notifying
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation); Confederated Tribes of
the Chehalis Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon); Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon; Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as the Nez
Perce Tribe of Idaho); Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation; and
the Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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