Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ, 51863-51864 [2017-24235]
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Tech University, 3301 4th Street, Box
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telephone (806) 742–2442, email
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2017. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
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Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
may proceed.
The Museum of Texas Tech
University is responsible for notifying
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 15, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Tuzigoot National
Monument, Clarkdale, AZ
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Tuzigoot National Monument.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
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with information in support of the
request to Tuzigoot National Monument
at the address in this notice by
December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud,
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567–5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from a site 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 are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Tuzigoot National
Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Ak-Chin Indian Community (previously
listed as 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
In 1955, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a prehistoric village site
located on the east side of the Clarkdale
Smelter property in Yavapai County,
AZ, by Ed Starkey and later donated to
Tuzigoot National Monument. No
known individuals were identified. The
22 associated funerary objects are 16
shell bracelets, 1 jar, and 5 bowls.
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
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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 site, including associated funerary
objects, demonstrate continuity between
the people of the prehistoric village site
located on the east side of the Clarkdale
Smelter and the O’odham. These items
include a Sacaton red on buff bowl and
locally made plainware ceramics that
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 sites in the
Verde Valley and a belief that ancestors
lived near the sites. Archeological sites
identified as Yavapai have also been
found near the prehistoric village site on
the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter.
Additionally, the prehistoric village site
on the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter
is 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 that lived at the prehistoric
village site on the east side of the
Clarkdale Smelter and the Hopi Tribe
includes archeological, anthropological,
linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions.
Ceramic vessels associated with the
Kayenta tradition demonstrate
continuity between the prehistoric
village, and the Hopi people. During
consultation, Hopi clan members also
identified ancestral names and
traditional stories about specific events
and ancestral people in the Verde
Valley.
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 sites in the
Verde Valley and a belief that ancestors
lived near the sites. Archeological sites
identified as Yavapai have also been
found near the prehistoric village site on
the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter.
Additionally, the prehistoric village site
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on the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter
is 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, including
similarities in ceramic designs
demonstrates continuity between the
people of the Verde Valley during A.D.
1125–1425 and the people of Zuni.
Determinations Made by Tuzigoot
National Monument
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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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 these human remains and associated
funerary objects 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
December 8, 2017. 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 is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
National Park Service
In 1898, the New York State Museum
(hereafter ‘‘Museum’’) acquired one
cultural item from Harriet Maxwell
Converse of New York City, NY.
Museum records indicate that Converse
acquired the mask from Charlie Adams
on the Tonawanda Seneca Reservation
(E–37613).
In 1906, Arthur C. Parker, Museum
ethnologist and archeologist, purchased
one cultural item for the New York State
Museum. The cultural item is a wooden
medicine mask (E–37039). Museum
records indicate the medicine face was
obtained from an individual on the
Tonawanda Seneca Reservation who
ceremonially passed the object and its
inhabiting spirit on to Parker’s care.
In 1918, Arthur C. Parker purchased
a cultural item for the Museum from
Mrs. Laura Doctor on the Tonawanda
Seneca Reservation. The cultural item is
a wooden medicine face (E–36869).
Museum records indicate the medicine
mask once belonged to Ely S. Parker, a
prominent member of the Tonawanda
Seneca Nation who was the uncle of
Mrs. Doctor and the great-uncle of
Arthur C. Parker. Ely S. Parker assisted
Lewis Henry Morgan with his study of
Iroquois culture, served in the Civil War
as adjutant for General Ulysses S. Grant,
and later became the first Native
American Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
Traditional religious leaders of the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York) have identified
these three medicine masks as being
needed for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by presentday adherents. Museum documentation,
supported by oral evidence presented
during consultation with members of
the Haudenosaunee Standing
Committee on Burial Rules and
Regulations, indicates that these
medicine masks are culturally affiliated
with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York).
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The New York State Museum,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of sacred objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
New York State Museum. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
SUMMARY:
Officials of Tuzigoot National
Monument have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 22 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and The Tribes.
Dated: September 21, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the New York State Museum at the
address in this notice by December 8,
2017.
DATES:
Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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 cultural
items under the control of the New York
State Museum, Albany, NY, that meet
the definition of sacred objects 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 items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Determinations Made by the New York
State Museum
Officials of the New York State
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the three cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
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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, Clarkdale, 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, has completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to
Tuzigoot National Monument. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Tuzigoot National Monument at the address in
this notice by December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument,
Clarkdale, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from a site 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 are the sole responsibility of the
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National Monument.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Tuzigoot
National Monument professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak-Chin Indian Community (previously listed as
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
In 1955, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a prehistoric village site located on the east side
of the Clarkdale Smelter property in Yavapai County, AZ, by Ed Starkey
and later donated to Tuzigoot National Monument. No known individuals
were identified. The 22 associated funerary objects are 16 shell
bracelets, 1 jar, and 5 bowls.
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 site, including associated funerary objects,
demonstrate continuity between the people of the prehistoric village
site located on the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter and the O'odham.
These items include a Sacaton red on buff bowl and locally made
plainware ceramics that 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 sites in the Verde Valley and a belief that ancestors lived near
the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also been
found near the prehistoric village site on the east side of the
Clarkdale Smelter. Additionally, the prehistoric village site on the
east side of the Clarkdale Smelter is 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 that lived
at the prehistoric village site on the east side of the Clarkdale
Smelter and the Hopi Tribe includes archeological, anthropological,
linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions. Ceramic vessels associated
with the Kayenta tradition demonstrate continuity between the
prehistoric village, and the Hopi people. During consultation, Hopi
clan members also identified ancestral names and traditional stories
about specific events and ancestral people in the Verde Valley.
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 sites in the Verde Valley and a belief that ancestors lived
near the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also
been found near the prehistoric village site on the east side of the
Clarkdale Smelter. Additionally, the prehistoric village site
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on the east side of the Clarkdale Smelter is 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, including similarities in ceramic designs
demonstrates continuity between the people of the Verde Valley during
A.D. 1125-1425 and the people of Zuni.
Determinations Made by Tuzigoot National Monument
Officials of Tuzigoot National Monument have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 22 objects described
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and The 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 these human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 December 8, 2017. 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 is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 21, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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