80_FR_17543 80 FR 17481 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

80 FR 17481 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

Page Range17481-17483
FR Document2015-07399

The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona 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 unassociated funerary 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 Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17699: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arizona State 
Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona 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 unassociated funerary 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 Arizona State 
Museum, University of Arizona. 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.

DATES: 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 Arizona State Museum, 
University of Arizona at the address in this notice by May 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, 
University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone 
(520) 626-2950.

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 cultural items under the 
control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona that meet 
the definition of unassociated funerary 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.

History and Description of the Cultural Items

    In 1933-1934, 10 cultural items were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo, 
AZ N:4:1(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ. The excavations were conducted by 
University of Arizona graduate students Louis Caywood and Edward 
Spicer. The cultural items were found in association with human 
burials, but the human remains were not collected. The collection was 
accessioned by the Arizona State Museum in 1934. The 10 unassociated 
funerary objects are 1 animal bone awl, 3 ceramic bowls, 2 macaw bones, 
1 shell bracelet, and 3 shell tinklers.
    In 1933-1934, two cultural items were removed from Hatalacva 
Pueblo, AZ N:4:3(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ. The excavations were 
conducted by University of Arizona graduate students Louis Caywood and 
Edward Spicer. The cultural items were found in association with human 
burials, but the human remains were not collected. The collection was 
accessioned by the Arizona State Museum in 1934. The two unassociated 
funerary objects are one ceramic jar and one shell pendant.
    Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with more than 100 rooms, which 
is classified by archeologists as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and 
Tuzigoot phases. Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1425. 
Hatalacva Pueblo is a small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot National 
Monument, also classified as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot 
phases.
    The Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 
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 sites, including associated funerary 
objects, demonstrate continuity between the people of Tuzigoot and 
Hatalacva pueblos and the O'odham. These items include plain woven 
textiles, coiled basketry, and twill matting that display similar 
design motifs and construction styles as historic and contemporary 
O'odham items. Additionally, locally made plainware ceramics 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 Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that ancestors lived near 
the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also been 
found near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. Material culture items 
found at Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including basketry and turquoise 
pendants, are similar in construction and appearance to historic 
Yavapai items. Additionally, Hatalacva and Tuzigoot are 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 of Tuzigoot 
and Hatalacva Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes archeological, 
anthropological, linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions. Ceramic 
vessels made only on the Hopi mesas as well as plain woven and painted 
textiles, coiled basketry, and woven matting demonstrate continuity 
between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi people. Burial patterns noted at 
Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance to burials at other ancestral 
Hopi sites. During consultation, Hopi clan members also identified 
ancestral names and traditional stories about specific events and 
ancestral people at each site.
    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 Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that ancestors lived 
near the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also 
been found in and near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. Material 
culture items found at Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including basketry, 
turquoise pendants, and twill matting, are similar in construction and 
appearance to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, Tuzigoot and 
Hatalacva are 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 demonstrates continuity between the people of 
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the people of Zuni. Material culture 
items, such as ceramic designs, textiles, and woven basketry, are 
similar in appearance and construction to historic Zuni items.

Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

    Officials of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 12 cultural items 
described above are reasonably believed to have been

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placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or 
later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific 
burial site of a Native American individual.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and 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.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona 
State Museum, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, 
telephone (520) 626-2950, by May 1, 2015. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 
unassociated funerary objects to 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, may proceed.
    The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying 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, that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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                                                  claimants come forward, transfer of                     Reservation Cemetery site was in use                  information in support of the claim to
                                                  control of the cultural items to the lineal             during the Bear Point phase of the                    Daniel R. Brown, Gulf Islands National
                                                  descendants, Indian tribes, or Native                   Pensacola period (A.D. 1500 to 1700).                 Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway,
                                                  Hawaiian organizations stated in this                   Historical documentation places the                   Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone (850)
                                                  notice may proceed.                                     Pensacola Indians in the area of the                  934–2600, email daniel_r_brown@
                                                  DATES: Lineal descendants or                            Naval Live Oak Reservation Cemetery                   nps.gov, by May 1, 2015. After that date,
                                                  representatives of any Indian tribe or                  site during that time period. The                     if no additional claimants have come
                                                  Native Hawaiian organization not                        Pensacola culture extended along the                  forward, transfer of control of the
                                                  identified in this notice that wish to                  western Gulf coast of Florida, but also               unassociated funerary objects to the
                                                  claim these cultural items should                       shared ceramic styles with groups in                  Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
                                                  submit a written request with                           Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.                  (previously listed as the Alabama-
                                                  information in support of the claim to                  Conflict in the 18th century displaced                Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
                                                  Gulf Islands National Seashore at the                   the Pensacola people in Florida, and                  Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
                                                  address in this notice by May 1, 2015.                  historical evidence indicates that some               of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw
                                                  ADDRESSES: Daniel R. Brown, Gulf
                                                                                                          were assimilated into the Choctaw.                    Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
                                                                                                          Others were likely absorbed by the                    Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
                                                  Islands National Seashore, 1801 Gulf
                                                                                                          Creek Indians when they overtook the                  Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
                                                  Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563,
                                                                                                          area. Pensacola people are also believed              Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
                                                  telephone (850) 934–2600, email daniel_
                                                                                                          to have gone west with other area tribes              as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
                                                  r_brown@nps.gov.
                                                                                                          to join the Tunica-Biloxi Indians. The                Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                    Pensacola spoke a Muscogean language;                 (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
                                                  here given in accordance with the                       other Muscogee language family                        of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
                                                  Native American Graves Protection and                   speakers include the Alabama,                         Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
                                                  Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                    Seminole, Miccosukee, and Coushatta.                  Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
                                                  3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural                                                                    Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
                                                  items under the control of the U.S.                     Determinations Made by Gulf Islands
                                                                                                          National Seashore                                     Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
                                                  Department of the Interior, National                                                                          Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian
                                                  Park Service, Gulf Islands National                        Officials of Gulf Islands National                 Tribe may proceed.
                                                  Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL that meet the                 Seashore have determined that:                           The Gulf Islands National Seashore is
                                                  definition of unassociated funerary                        • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),                responsible for notifying the Alabama-
                                                  objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.                           the three cultural items described above              Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
                                                     This notice is published as part of the              are reasonably believed to have been                  listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
                                                  National Park Service’s administrative                  placed with or near individual human                  of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
                                                  responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                       remains at the time of death or later as              Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
                                                  U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in                part of the death rite or ceremony and                Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
                                                  this notice are the sole responsibility of              are believed, by a preponderance of the               Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
                                                  the Superintendent, Gulf Islands                        evidence, to have been removed from a                 Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
                                                  National Seashore.                                      specific burial site of a Native American             Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
                                                  History and Description of the Cultural                 individual.                                           (previously listed as the Poarch Band of
                                                                                                             • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there             Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
                                                  Items
                                                                                                          is a relationship of shared group                     Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
                                                     Between 1964 and 1965, three                         identity that can be reasonably traced                Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
                                                  cultural items were removed from Naval                  between the unassociated funerary                     Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
                                                  Live Oaks Reservation in Santa Rosa                     objects and the Alabama-Coushatta                     Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of
                                                  County, FL. These cultural items were                   Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the              Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
                                                  associated with three burials. According                Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);                   Nation; The Seminole Nation of
                                                  to the excavation report one set of                     Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;                        Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
                                                  remains was re-interred. Given the                      Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band               and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe that this
                                                  reported conditions of the remains in                   of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal                   notice has been published.
                                                  the other two burials, it is likely that                Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
                                                  they were left in-situ or re-interred, but              Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;                   Dated: February 17, 2015.
                                                  neither can be confirmed. At the time of                Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed              Melanie O’Brien,
                                                  the excavation, the Naval Live Oaks                     as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of                Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                  Reservation Cemetery was under the                      Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida                   [FR Doc. 2015–07413 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  jurisdiction of the State of Florida. In                (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe              BILLING CODE 4310–50–P
                                                  1971, the site became part of Gulf                      of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
                                                  Islands National Seashore. The objects                  Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
                                                  appear to have been curated at the Fort                 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                  Walton Temple Mound Museum until                        Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
                                                  1981, when they were donated to Gulf                    Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco                      National Park Service
                                                  Islands National Seashore by curator                    Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian                 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17699:
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                                                  Yulee Lazarus. The objects are currently                Tribe.                                                PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                                  curated at the National Park Service’s
                                                  Southeast Archeological Center. The                     Additional Requestors and Disposition                 Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
                                                  three unassociated funerary objects are                   Lineal descendants or representatives               Items: Arizona State Museum,
                                                  one pig bone, one iron fragment, and                    of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
                                                  one shell fragment.                                     organization not identified in this notice            AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                                     Analysis of ceramic vessel fragments                 that wish to claim these cultural items
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  indicates that the Naval Live Oaks                      should submit a written request with


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                                                  SUMMARY:   The Arizona State Museum,                    animal bone awl, 3 ceramic bowls, 2                   basketry and turquoise pendants, are
                                                  University of Arizona in consultation                   macaw bones, 1 shell bracelet, and 3                  similar in construction and appearance
                                                  with the appropriate Indian tribes or                   shell tinklers.                                       to historic Yavapai items. Additionally,
                                                  Native Hawaiian organizations, has                         In 1933–1934, two cultural items were              Hatalacva and Tuzigoot are identified as
                                                  determined that the cultural items listed               removed from Hatalacva Pueblo, AZ                     being within the Yavapai traditional
                                                  in this notice meet the definition of                   N:4:3(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ.                    lands.
                                                  unassociated funerary objects. Lineal                   The excavations were conducted by                        The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers
                                                  descendants or representatives of any                   University of Arizona graduate students               all of Arizona to be within traditional
                                                  Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                         Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer. The                  Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi
                                                  organization not identified in this notice              cultural items were found in association              clans migrated in the past. Evidence
                                                  that wish to claim these cultural items                 with human burials, but the human                     demonstrating continuity between the
                                                  should submit a written request to the                  remains were not collected. The                       people of Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
                                                  Arizona State Museum, University of                     collection was accessioned by the                     Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes
                                                  Arizona. If no additional claimants                     Arizona State Museum in 1934. The two                 archeological, anthropological,
                                                  come forward, transfer of control of the                unassociated funerary objects are one                 linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions.
                                                  cultural items to the lineal descendants,               ceramic jar and one shell pendant.                    Ceramic vessels made only on the Hopi
                                                  Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian                          Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with             mesas as well as plain woven and
                                                  organizations stated in this notice may                 more than 100 rooms, which is                         painted textiles, coiled basketry, and
                                                  proceed.                                                classified by archeologists as Southern               woven matting demonstrate continuity
                                                                                                          Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot phases.                 between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi
                                                  DATES: Lineal descendants or
                                                                                                          Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125                 people. Burial patterns noted at
                                                  representatives of any Indian tribe or
                                                                                                          to A.D. 1425. Hatalacva Pueblo is a                   Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance
                                                  Native Hawaiian organization not
                                                                                                          small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot                to burials at other ancestral Hopi sites.
                                                  identified in this notice that wish to
                                                                                                          National Monument, also classified as                 During consultation, Hopi clan members
                                                  claim these cultural items should
                                                                                                          Southern Sinagua, Honanki and                         also identified ancestral names and
                                                  submit a written request with
                                                                                                          Tuzigoot phases.                                      traditional stories about specific events
                                                  information in support of the claim to                     The Ak Chin Indian Community of                    and ancestral people at each site.
                                                  the Arizona State Museum, University                    the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian                            The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
                                                  of Arizona at the address in this notice                Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian               (previously listed as the Yavapai-
                                                  by May 1, 2015.                                         Community of the Gila River Indian                    Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
                                                  ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA                      Reservation, Arizona; Salt River Pima-                Reservation, Arizona) traces ancestry to
                                                  Coordinator, Arizona State Museum,                      Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt                 Yavapai bands once living in the Verde
                                                  University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026,                 River Reservation, Arizona; and the                   Valley. Consultation with Yavapai tribes
                                                  Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–                  Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona                      indicates the existence of specific
                                                  2950.                                                   comprise one cultural group known as                  ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                    the O’odham. Material culture items                   Hatalacva sites and a belief that
                                                  here given in accordance with the                       found at the sites, including associated              ancestors lived near the sites.
                                                  Native American Graves Protection and                   funerary objects, demonstrate continuity              Archeological sites identified as
                                                  Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                    between the people of Tuzigoot and                    Yavapai have also been found in and
                                                  3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural              Hatalacva pueblos and the O’odham.                    near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
                                                  items under the control of the Arizona                  These items include plain woven                       Pueblos. Material culture items found at
                                                  State Museum, University of Arizona                     textiles, coiled basketry, and twill                  Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including
                                                  that meet the definition of unassociated                matting that display similar design                   basketry, turquoise pendants, and twill
                                                  funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.                  motifs and construction styles as                     matting, are similar in construction and
                                                     This notice is published as part of the              historic and contemporary O’odham                     appearance to historic Yavapai items.
                                                  National Park Service’s administrative                  items. Additionally, locally made                     Additionally, Tuzigoot and Hatalacva
                                                  responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                       plainware ceramics are similar in                     are identified as being within the
                                                  U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in                construction and appearance to                        Yavapai traditional lands.
                                                  this notice are the sole responsibility of              plainware ceramics made in lands                         The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
                                                  the museum, institution, or Federal                     attributed to the Hohokam archeological               Reservation, New Mexico, considers the
                                                  agency that has control of the Native                   culture, commonly considered to be                    Verde Valley to be within the migration
                                                  American cultural items. The National                   ancestral O’odham. Consultation with                  path of ancestral Zuni people.
                                                  Park Service is not responsible for the                 O’odham tribes also indicates that oral               Archeological evidence demonstrates
                                                  determinations in this notice.                          traditions exist that describe ancestral              continuity between the people of
                                                                                                          O’odham people living in the Verde                    Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the
                                                  History and Description of the Cultural                 Valley.
                                                  Items                                                                                                         people of Zuni. Material culture items,
                                                                                                             The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,                  such as ceramic designs, textiles, and
                                                     In 1933–1934, 10 cultural items were                 Arizona, traces ancestry to Yavapai                   woven basketry, are similar in
                                                  removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo, AZ                        bands once living in the Verde Valley.                appearance and construction to historic
                                                  N:4:1(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ.                      Consultation with Yavapai tribes                      Zuni items.
                                                  The excavations were conducted by                       indicates the existence of specific
                                                                                                                                                                Determinations Made by the Arizona
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                                                  University of Arizona graduate students                 ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and
                                                  Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer. The                    Hatalacva sites and a belief that                     State Museum, University of Arizona
                                                  cultural items were found in association                ancestors lived near the sites.                         Officials of the Arizona State
                                                  with human burials, but the human                       Archeological sites identified as                     Museum, University of Arizona have
                                                  remains were not collected. The                         Yavapai have also been found near the                 determined that:
                                                  collection was accessioned by the                       Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos.                         • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
                                                  Arizona State Museum in 1934. The 10                    Material culture items found at                       the 12 cultural items described above
                                                  unassociated funerary objects are 1                     Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including                     are reasonably believed to have been


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                                                  placed with or near individual human                    as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the                  telephone (520) 791–6401, email tef_
                                                  remains at the time of death or later as                Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and                    rodeffer@nps.gov.
                                                  part of the death rite or ceremony and                  Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                                  are believed, by a preponderance of the                 Mexico, that this notice has been                     here given in accordance with the
                                                  evidence, to have been removed from a                   published.                                            Native American Graves Protection and
                                                  specific burial site of a Native American                Dated: February 17, 2015.                            Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
                                                  individual.                                                                                                   3003, of the completion of an inventory
                                                                                                          Melanie O’Brien,
                                                     • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there                                                                     of human remains and associated
                                                  is a relationship of shared group                       Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–07399 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                funerary objects under the control of
                                                  identity that can be reasonably traced                                                                        Western Archeological and
                                                  between the unassociated funerary                       BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The
                                                  objects and the Ak Chin Indian                                                                                human remains and associated funerary
                                                  Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)                                                                           objects were removed from unnamed
                                                  Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                sites in Yavapai and Graham Counties,
                                                  McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;                                                                             AZ.
                                                  Gila River Indian Community of the Gila                 National Park Service
                                                                                                                                                                   This notice is published as part of the
                                                  River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
                                                                                                          [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17618:                               National Park Service’s administrative
                                                  Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-
                                                                                                          PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]                          responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
                                                  Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
                                                                                                                                                                U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
                                                  River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono
                                                                                                          Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.                  The determinations in this notice are
                                                  O’odham Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-
                                                                                                          Department of the Interior, National                  the sole responsibility of the Museum
                                                  Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed
                                                  as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the                    Park Service, Western Archeological                   Services Program Manager, Western
                                                  Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and                      and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ                   Archeological and Conservation Center.
                                                  Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New                 AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.            Consultation
                                                  Mexico.                                                 ACTION:   Notice.                                       A detailed assessment of the human
                                                  Additional Requestors and Disposition                                                                         remains was made during a region-wide,
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The U.S. Department of the                 multi-park process by Western
                                                    Lineal descendants or representatives                 Interior, National Park Service, Western
                                                  of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                                                                        Archeological and Conservation Center
                                                                                                          Archeological and Conservation Center                 professional staff in consultation with
                                                  organization not identified in this notice              has completed an inventory of human
                                                  that wish to claim these cultural items                                                                       representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
                                                                                                          remains and associated funerary objects,              Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
                                                  should submit a written request with                    in consultation with the appropriate
                                                  information in support of the claim to                                                                        Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
                                                                                                          Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian                      Indian Community of the Gila River
                                                  John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,                    organizations, and has determined that
                                                  Arizona State Museum, University of                                                                           Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
                                                                                                          there is no cultural affiliation between              of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
                                                  Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ                    the human remains and associated
                                                  85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, by                                                                           Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
                                                                                                          funerary objects and any present-day                  Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
                                                  May 1, 2015. After that date, if no                     Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
                                                  additional claimants have come                                                                                Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
                                                                                                          organizations. Representatives of any                 Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the
                                                  forward, transfer of control of the                     Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
                                                  unassociated funerary objects to the Ak                                                                       Moapa River Indian Reservation,
                                                                                                          organization not identified in this notice            Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
                                                  Chin Indian Community of the
                                                                                                          that wish to request transfer of control              (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
                                                  Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
                                                                                                          of these human remains and associated                 Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
                                                  Arizona; Fort McDowell Yavapai
                                                                                                          funerary objects should submit a written              Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
                                                  Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian
                                                                                                          request to the Western Archeological                  Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
                                                  Community of the Gila River Indian
                                                                                                          and Conservation Center. If no                        Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City
                                                  Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
                                                                                                          additional requestors come forward,                   Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
                                                  Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
                                                                                                          transfer of control of the human remains              Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
                                                  Indian Community of the Salt River
                                                                                                          and associated funerary objects to the                Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
                                                  Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
                                                                                                          Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian                      Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-
                                                  Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott
                                                                                                          organizations stated in this notice may               Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
                                                  Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
                                                                                                          proceed.                                              Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pueblo
                                                  Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
                                                  Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni Tribe of                DATES: Representatives of any Indian                  of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
                                                  the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may                   tribe or Native Hawaiian organization                 Santa Clara, New Mexico; Salt River
                                                  proceed.                                                not identified in this notice that wish to            Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
                                                    The Arizona State Museum is                           request transfer of control of these                  the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San
                                                  responsible for notifying the Ak Chin                   human remains and associated funerary                 Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
                                                  Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak                    objects should submit a written request               Reservation, Arizona; San Juan
                                                  Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort                 with information in support of the                    Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
                                                                                                          request to Western Archeological and
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                                                  McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;                                                                             Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
                                                  Gila River Indian Community of the Gila                 Conservation Center at the address in                 Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
                                                  River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi                 this notice by May 1, 2015.                           Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona;
                                                  Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-                      ADDRESSES: Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer,                    Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
                                                  Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt                   Museum Services Program Manager,                      Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
                                                  River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono                      Western Archeological and                             of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
                                                  O’odham Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-                     Conservation Center, 255 N. Commerce                  Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Utu
                                                  Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed                Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745,                          Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:04:10
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 11:04:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesLineal 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 Arizona State Museum,
FR Citation80 FR 17481 

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