Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Findings and Recommendations Regarding Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects for the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, 70133-70134 [2016-24467]
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee
Findings and Recommendations
Regarding Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects for the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico
National Park Service, Interior.
Findings and recommendations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
publishing this notice as part of its
administrative responsibilities pursuant
to the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA or the Act). The
recommendations, findings, and actions
in this notice are advisory only and are
not binding on any person and may be
admissible in any action brought under
section 15 of the Act. The Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) finds there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between certain
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico. The Review
Committee recommends that the Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico, take the lead
in repatriation and reburial of the
human remains.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee
meeting transcript containing the
proceedings and Review Committee
deliberation and findings is available
online at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
Review or from the National NAGPRA
Program upon request (Nagpra_info@
nps.gov).
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The
recommendations, findings, and actions
of the Review Committee are advisory
only and not binding on any person.
These advisory findings and
recommendations do not necessarily
represent the views of the National Park
Service or Secretary of the Interior. The
National Park Service and the Secretary
of the Interior have not taken a position
on these matters.
The Review Committee was
established by Section 8 of the Act, and
is an advisory body governed by the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3006(d), any records and findings
made by the Review Committee relating
to the identity or cultural affiliation of
any cultural items and the return of
such items may be admissible in any
action brought under section 15 of the
Act (25 U.S.C. 3013).
At its July 13, 2016, public meeting in
Missoula, MT, the Review Committee
heard a request from the Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico, as an affected party.
The Pueblo of Santa Ana requested a
finding of fact and the facilitation of a
resolution of a dispute before the
Review Committee and asked that the
Review Committee consider the cultural
affiliation and most appropriate
claimant for human remains and
associated funerary objects under the
control of the American Museum of
Natural History (AMNH).
In 1914, human remains representing,
at minimum, 37 individuals and 3
associated funerary objects were
removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
in Bernalillo County, NM, during
excavations sponsored by the AMNH.
AMNH has determined that there is a
relationship of shared group identity
(cultural affiliation) that can be
reasonably traced between these 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.
The AMNH published its
determination of cultural affiliation in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (80 FR 76304–76305,
December 8, 2015). Subsequently, the
Pueblo of San Felipe and the Pueblo of
Santa Ana made separate requests for
the repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects. Based
on the information in AMNH’s
possession, AMNH could not determine
the most appropriate of the two
claimants pursuant to the NAGPRA
regulations (43 CFR 10.10(c)(2)).
The Pueblo of Santa Ana disputes
AMNH’s determination that the Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico, and the Pueblo of
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San Felipe, New Mexico, are culturally
affiliated with Pueblo San Pedro Viejo
and the individuals whose human
remains were removed from the site.
The Pueblo of Santa Ana disputes
AMNH’s decision that it could not
determine the Pueblo of Santa Ana to be
the most appropriate claimant. The
Pueblo of Santa Ana requested that the
Review Committee review the record,
first make a finding of fact on cultural
affiliation, and then, if necessary, make
a recommendation to the parties on
resolving the dispute concerning the
most appropriate claimant.
Such finding of fact and facilitation of
the resolution of this dispute between
the Pueblo of Santa Ana and AMNH are
the express responsibilities of the
Review Committee under the provisions
of Act at 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(3) and (4).
The Designated Federal Officer and the
Review Committee Chair agreed that the
Review Committee would consider the
request at a public meeting held on July
13, 2016, in Missoula, MT.
Finding of Fact and Recommendation
to the Parties: All seven Review
Committee members currently
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior participated. By a vote of five
(5) to one (1) (the Chair did not vote),
the Review Committee:
(a) Agreed with AMNH’s
determination that there is a
relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects removed
from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo and the
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; and
(b) recommended that ‘‘the Pueblo of
Santa Ana take the lead in repatriation
and reburial.’’
Dated: September 6, 2016.
Armand Minthorn,
Chair, Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee.
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Native American Graves Protection
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Findings and Recommendations
Regarding Cultural Items for the Wiyot
Tribe, California
National Park Service, Interior.
Findings and recommendations.
AGENCY:
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The National Park Service is
publishing this notice as part of its
administrative responsibilities pursuant
to the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA or the Act). The
recommendations, findings, and actions
in this notice are advisory only and are
not binding on any person and may be
admissible in any action brought under
section 15 of the Act. The Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) finds that certain items
meet the definition of ‘‘sacred objects’’
but do not meet the definition of
‘‘objects of cultural patrimony’’ under
the Act and its implementing
regulations.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee
meeting transcript containing the
proceedings and Review Committee
deliberation and findings is available
online at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
Review or from the National NAGPRA
Program upon request (Nagpra_info@
nps.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
recommendations, findings, and actions
of the Review Committee are advisory
only and not binding on any person.
These advisory findings and
recommendations do not necessarily
represent the views of the National Park
Service or Secretary of the Interior. The
National Park Service and the Secretary
of the Interior have not taken a position
on these matters.
The Review Committee was
established by Section 8 of the Act, and
is an advisory body governed by the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3006(d), any records and findings
made by the Review Committee relating
to the identity or cultural affiliation of
any cultural items and the return of
such items may be admissible in any
action brought under section 15 of the
Act (25 U.S.C. 3013).
At its July 14, 2016, public meeting in
Missoula, MT, the Review Committee
heard a request from the Wiyot Tribe,
California, as an affected party. The
Wiyot Tribe requested a finding of fact
and the facilitation of a resolution of a
dispute before the Review Committee
and asked that the Review Committee
consider the identity of cultural items
under the control of the Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology,
University of California Berkeley
(PHMA).
In April 2014, the Wiyot Tribe
submitted a written request for the
repatriation of two sets of shamanic
regalia, claimed as both sacred objects
and objects of cultural patrimony and
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culturally affiliated with the Wiyot
Tribe. On February 25, 2015, PHMA
denied the Wiyot Tribe’s claim to the
items as objects of cultural patrimony
and/or sacred objects under NAGPRA.
On December 9, 2015, after the Wiyot
Tribe provided additional
documentation to support its claim,
PHMA upheld its determination that the
items were not eligible for repatriation
under NAGPRA. On February 23, 2016,
the Wiyot Tribe appealed PHMA’s
determination through the University of
California Office of the President
(UCOP) and on June 7, 2016, UCOP
upheld PHMA’s determination that the
items do not meet the NAGPRA
definition of sacred objects or objects of
cultural patrimony.
The Wiyot Tribe disputes PHMA’s
determination that the items do not
meet the definition of objects of cultural
patrimony and/or sacred objects. The
Wiyot Tribe requested that the Review
Committee review the record, first make
a finding of fact on the identity of the
items, and then, if necessary, make a
recommendation to the parties on
resolving the dispute.
Such finding of fact and facilitation of
the resolution of this dispute between
the Wiyot Tribe and PHMA are the
express responsibilities of the Review
Committee under the provisions of the
Act at 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(3) and (4). The
Designated Federal Officer and the
Review Committee Chair agreed that the
Review Committee would consider the
request at a public meeting held on July
14, 2016, in Missoula, MT.
Finding Of Fact: Six of the seven
Review Committee members currently
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior participated. By a vote of four
(4) to one (1) (the Chair did not vote),
the Review Committee found that the
items are sacred objects under
NAGPRA. By a vote of three (3) to two
(2) (the Chair did not vote), the Review
Committee found that the items are not
objects of cultural patrimony under
NAGPRA.
Dated: September 6, 2016.
Armand Minthorn,
Chair, Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21877]; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee Findings and Recommendations Regarding Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects for the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Findings and recommendations.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is publishing this notice as part of
its administrative responsibilities pursuant to the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the Act). The
recommendations, findings, and actions in this notice are advisory only
and are not binding on any person and may be admissible in any action
brought under section 15 of the Act. The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee) finds
there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably
traced between certain Native American human remains and associated
funerary objects and the Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of San Felipe,
New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico. The Review Committee
recommends that the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, take the lead in
repatriation and reburial of the human remains.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee meeting transcript containing the
proceedings and Review Committee deliberation and findings is available
online at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/Review or from the National NAGPRA
Program upon request (Nagpra_info@nps.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recommendations, findings, and actions
of the Review Committee are advisory only and not binding on any
person. These advisory findings and recommendations do not necessarily
represent the views of the National Park Service or Secretary of the
Interior. The National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior
have not taken a position on these matters.
The Review Committee was established by Section 8 of the Act, and
is an advisory body governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(d), any records and
findings made by the Review Committee relating to the identity or
cultural affiliation of any cultural items and the return of such items
may be admissible in any action brought under section 15 of the Act (25
U.S.C. 3013).
At its July 13, 2016, public meeting in Missoula, MT, the Review
Committee heard a request from the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, as
an affected party. The Pueblo of Santa Ana requested a finding of fact
and the facilitation of a resolution of a dispute before the Review
Committee and asked that the Review Committee consider the cultural
affiliation and most appropriate claimant for human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the American Museum of
Natural History (AMNH).
In 1914, human remains representing, at minimum, 37 individuals and
3 associated funerary objects were removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
in Bernalillo County, NM, during excavations sponsored by the AMNH.
AMNH has determined that there is a relationship of shared group
identity (cultural affiliation) that can be reasonably traced between
these 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.
The AMNH published its determination of cultural affiliation in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (80 FR 76304-
76305, December 8, 2015). Subsequently, the Pueblo of San Felipe and
the Pueblo of Santa Ana made separate requests for the repatriation of
the human remains and associated funerary objects. Based on the
information in AMNH's possession, AMNH could not determine the most
appropriate of the two claimants pursuant to the NAGPRA regulations (43
CFR 10.10(c)(2)).
The Pueblo of Santa Ana disputes AMNH's determination that the Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico, and the Pueblo of
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San Felipe, New Mexico, are culturally affiliated with Pueblo San Pedro
Viejo and the individuals whose human remains were removed from the
site. The Pueblo of Santa Ana disputes AMNH's decision that it could
not determine the Pueblo of Santa Ana to be the most appropriate
claimant. The Pueblo of Santa Ana requested that the Review Committee
review the record, first make a finding of fact on cultural
affiliation, and then, if necessary, make a recommendation to the
parties on resolving the dispute concerning the most appropriate
claimant.
Such finding of fact and facilitation of the resolution of this
dispute between the Pueblo of Santa Ana and AMNH are the express
responsibilities of the Review Committee under the provisions of Act at
25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(3) and (4). The Designated Federal Officer and the
Review Committee Chair agreed that the Review Committee would consider
the request at a public meeting held on July 13, 2016, in Missoula, MT.
Finding of Fact and Recommendation to the Parties: All seven Review
Committee members currently appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
participated. By a vote of five (5) to one (1) (the Chair did not
vote), the Review Committee:
(a) Agreed with AMNH's determination that there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects removed
from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo and the Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and
(b) recommended that ``the Pueblo of Santa Ana take the lead in
repatriation and reburial.''
Dated: September 6, 2016.
Armand Minthorn,
Chair, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
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