Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ, 77001-77003 [2015-31315]
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AGENCY:
On October 29, 2015, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Filing of Plats of
Survey by the Colorado State Office,
Lakewood, Colorado [80 FR 66566]
which included the following 2 surveys.
The plat, in 3 sheets, incorporating the
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SUMMARY:
Unless there are protests of this
action, the filing of the plats described
in this notice will happen on January
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Recreation Area at the address in this
notice by January 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Lindy Mihata, Acting
Superintendent, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page,
AZ 86040, telephone (928) 608–6200,
email lindy_mihata@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 under the control of
the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area, Page, AZ. The
human remains were removed from
Kane County, UT.
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
Superintendent, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area.
Consultation
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Colorado
DATES:
77001
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, Page, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area. 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 Glen Canyon National
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Havasupai Tribe
of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian
Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); 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 Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Ute Mountain Tribe of the
Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado,
New Mexico, & Utah; 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 respond: the Big
Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
(previously listed as the Big Pine Band
of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation,
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California); Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport
Paiute Indian Colony of California);
Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Fort
Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort
McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada
and Oregon; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); Lovelock
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and
Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute
Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the
Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute
Reservation, California; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown site in Kane County, UT. In
1985, the human remains were obtained
by National Park Service law
enforcement personnel during a drugrelated investigation. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1974, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site NA 13255 in Kane
County, UT, by a park visitor and
subsequently turned over to Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
officials. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1975, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site NA 14081 in San
Juan County, UT, by a park visitor and
subsequently turned over to Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
officials. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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In 1975, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site NA 13482 in Kane
County, UT, during a legally authorized
archeological survey project. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area
Officials of Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis and archeological
context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; and San Juan Southern
Paiute Tribe of Arizona.
• 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 Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the
Owens Valley (previously listed as the
Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport
Paiute Indian Colony of California);
Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Fort
Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort
McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada
and Oregon; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine PaiuteShoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone
Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); Lovelock
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
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Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; 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)); PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit
Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute
Reservation, California; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
• Other credible lines of evidence,
including relevant and authoritative
governmental determinations and
information gathered during
government-to-government consultation
from subject matter experts, indicate
that the land from which the Native
American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the
Owens Valley (previously listed as the
Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport
Paiute Indian Colony of California);
Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Fort
Independence Indian Community of
Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort
McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada
and Oregon; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las
Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
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Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; 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)); Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and
Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute
Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of
the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute
Reservation, California; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Lindy Mihata, Acting
Superintendent, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page,
AZ 86040, telephone (928) 608–6200,
email lindy_mihata@nps.gov, by January
11, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Big Pine Paiute
Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously
listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens
Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the
Big Pine Reservation, California);
Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the
Bishop Community of the Bishop
Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian
Colony (previously listed as the
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of
California); Burns Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony
of Oregon); Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone
Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-
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Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone
Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); Lovelock
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; 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)); Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and
Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute
Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of
the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute
Reservation, California; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada may proceed.
Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 6, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History, Los
Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, has determined that the
cultural item listed in this notice meets
the definitions of sacred object and
object of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
SUMMARY:
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should submit a written request to the
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
History. If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of control of the
cultural item 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 not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim the cultural item should submit a
written request with information in
support of the claim to the Los Angeles
County Museum of Natural History
Foundation at the address in this notice
by January 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: James R. Gilson, Vice
President and General Counsel, Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural
History Foundation, 900 Exposition
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007,
telephone (213) 763–3305, email
jgilson@nhm.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005 of the intent to repatriate a cultural
item under the control of the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural
History that meets the definitions of a
sacred object and of an object of cultural
patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
Between 1895 and 1915, a headdress
made from cotton cord, red woolen
fabric, and feathers came into the
possession of Francis (Frank) Ammann,
Sr., who was a baker and operated a dry
goods store in Needles, CA. Upon his
death, the headdress passed to his son,
Dr. F.X. Amman, Jr., who donated the
headdress to the Los Angeles County
Museum of Natural History in 1934. In
2002, the Los Angeles County Museum
of Natural History lent the headdress to
the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission
Indians of California for exhibition,
where it remains today.
Based on research and consultation
with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of
Mission Indians of California, and other
Chemehuevi elders and scholars of
Chemehuevi culture and history, the
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
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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, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area. 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 Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area at the address in this notice by January 11,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Lindy Mihata, Acting Superintendent, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, AZ 86040, telephone (928) 608-
6200, email lindy_mihata@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 under
the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ. The human
remains were removed from Kane County, UT.
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 Superintendent, Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians
of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of San Juan); 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 Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, &
Utah; 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 respond:
the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously listed as the
Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation,
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California); Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-
Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony (previously listed as the
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California); Burns Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon); Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute
and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada
and Oregon; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation
and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake
Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute
Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute
Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute
Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada (hereafter
referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown site in Kane County, UT. In
1985, the human remains were obtained by National Park Service law
enforcement personnel during a drug-related investigation. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site NA 13255 in Kane County, UT, by a park visitor
and subsequently turned over to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
officials. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site NA 14081 in San Juan County, UT, by a park
visitor and subsequently turned over to Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area officials. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site NA 13482 in Kane County, UT, during a legally
authorized archeological survey project. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Officials of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis and
archeological context.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of four 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.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; and San Juan Southern
Paiute Tribe of Arizona.
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 Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
(previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of
California); Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Fort Independence
Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of
the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Kaibab Band
of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas
Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone
Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation,
California); Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony,
Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; 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)); Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah &
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton
Paiute Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Other credible lines of evidence, including relevant and
authoritative governmental determinations and information gathered
during government-to-government consultation from subject matter
experts, indicate that the land from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
(previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of
California); Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Burns Paiute
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Fort Independence
Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of
the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
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Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; 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)); Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah &
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton
Paiute Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Lindy Mihata, Acting Superintendent, Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1507, Page, AZ 86040,
telephone (928) 608-6200, email lindy_mihata@nps.gov, by January 11,
2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe
of the Owens Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens
Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation,
California); Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-
Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony (previously listed as the
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California); Burns Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon); Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute
and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada
and Oregon; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians
of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; 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)); Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah &
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton
Paiute Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker
River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada may proceed.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 6, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-31315 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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