Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT, 8103-8104 [2018-03754]
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Arizona. Thus, the physical and culture
history lines of evidence both support
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona’s claim of
cultural affiliation. A draft cultural
affiliation report was issued to The
Consulted Tribes for their review and
comments prior to any determination of
cultural affiliation.
Determinations Made by the Utah
Museum of Natural History
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 Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu, by March 26,
2018. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Utah Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Consultation
National Park Service
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Utah Museum
of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the 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)), hereafter referred to
as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes.’’ Requests for
consultation were also sent to the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, 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; Moapa Band of Paiute
Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; Pueblo
of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Invited
Tribes’’).
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake
City, UT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
Officials of the Utah 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 38
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the ninety-seven 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 a 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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ACTION:
The Utah Museum of Natural
History 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 the Utah Museum of Natural
History. 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 the Utah Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, UT. The human remains
were removed from 42WS50 (Three
Mile Ruin), Washington 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 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.
SUMMARY:
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing
one individual were removed by the
University of Utah from privatelyowned land near the town of Ivins,
Washington County, UT. The individual
was transferred to the Utah Museum of
Natural History in 1973. The highly
fragmented remains of a juvenile’s
mandible and several teeth were
recovered from a pit in a room block on
a Virgin Branch Puebloan site, which
had at least two occupations dating from
A.D. 1050–1300. The circumstances of
the burial suggest that the pit was not
intended for the individual and that the
partial human remains washed or blew
into the pit after the site’s abandonment.
No associated funerary objects were
identified. No known individuals were
identified.
In addition to the Virgin Branch
Puebloan occupation, the Southern
Paiute have occupied the immediate
area since A.D. 1400, possibly earlier.
The questionable context of the burial
precludes any determination of cultural
affiliation given the current evidence,
other than Native American, which was
confirmed through dental analysis.
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Determinations Made by the Utah
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Utah 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 one
individual of Native American ancestry,
based on dental morphology.
• 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
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)).
• 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 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)).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the 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)).
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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 Michelle Knoll, Utah
Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108,
telephone (801) 581–3876, email
mknoll@nhmu.utah.edu, by March 26,
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2018. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
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)) may proceed.
The Utah Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Luis Obispo County Archaeological
Society, San Luis Obispo, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Luis Obispo County
Archaeological Society (SLOCAS),
assisted by the Fowler Museum at
UCLA, has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to SLOCAS. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to SLOCAS at the address in
this notice by March 26, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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Christina MacDonald,
SLOCAS, P.O. Box 109, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93406, telephone (805) 549–
3493, email christina@slocas.org.
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
SLOCAS, San Luis Obispo, CA. The
human remains were removed from Los
Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA.
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.
ADDRESSES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Fowler
Museum at UCLA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California, and the Northern Chumash
Tribe, a non-federally recognized Indian
group.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2014, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
identified in an archived collection at
SLOCAS from CA–SLO–14, also known
as the Sweet Springs and/or the Cypress
Village site, which is located in Los
Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA.
Between 1970 and 1975, Jay Von
Werlhoff directed excavations at CA–
SLO–14 with the assistance of his
students at Cuesta College and Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, as well as members of
SLOCAS. Following completion of the
excavation, SLOCAS took possession of
the collection. Neither Von Werlhoff nor
SLOCAS ever published a report on this
work. Later work at the site produced
material that yielded a radiocarbon date
of 3706 BP.
Between 2005 and 2014, archeological
studies were conducted at CA–SLO–14
by Far Western Anthropological
Research Group, Inc., as part of a
wastewater management (sewer) project
undertaken by San Luis Obispo (SLO)
County Public Works. Far Western and
SLO County contacted SLOCAS and
arranged the loan of the materials
collected from CA–SLO–14 by Jay Von
Werlhoff in the 1970s. Far Western used
the Von Werlhoff collection for
comparison with the collection
recovered as part of the SLO County
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, UT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Utah Museum of Natural History 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 the Utah Museum of Natural History.
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 the Utah Museum
of Natural History at the address in this notice by March 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Michelle Knoll, Utah Museum of Natural History, 301 Wakara
Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, telephone (801) 581-3876, email
[email protected].
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 Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT.
The human remains were removed from 42WS50 (Three Mile Ruin),
Washington 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 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 Utah
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the 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)), hereafter
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.'' Requests for consultation were
also sent to the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, 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; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, (hereafter referred to
as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing one individual were removed by
the University of Utah from privately-owned land near the town of
Ivins, Washington County, UT. The individual was transferred to the
Utah Museum of Natural History in 1973. The highly fragmented remains
of a juvenile's mandible and several teeth were recovered from a pit in
a room block on a Virgin Branch Puebloan site, which had at least two
occupations dating from A.D. 1050-1300. The circumstances of the burial
suggest that the pit was not intended for the individual and that the
partial human remains washed or blew into the pit after the site's
abandonment. No associated funerary objects were identified. No known
individuals were identified.
In addition to the Virgin Branch Puebloan occupation, the Southern
Paiute have occupied the immediate area since A.D. 1400, possibly
earlier. The questionable context of the burial precludes any
determination of cultural affiliation given the current evidence, other
than Native American, which was confirmed through dental analysis.
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Determinations Made by the Utah Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Utah 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 one individual of
Native American ancestry, based on dental morphology.
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
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)).
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 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)).
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the 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)).
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 Michelle Knoll, Utah Museum of Natural
History, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, telephone (801) 581-
3876, email [email protected], by March 26, 2018. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains to the 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)) may proceed.
The Utah Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-03754 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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