81 FR 68033 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 191 (October 3, 2016)

The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 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 the Indiana University NAGPRA Office. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21946;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, 
IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 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 the Indiana University 
NAGPRA Office. 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 the Indiana University NAGPRA Office at the 
address in this notice by November 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 
NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 701 East Kirkwood Avenue, 
Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Department of 
Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
    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 and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Indiana 
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
(previously listed as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The following tribes were 
contacted but did not participate in consultations: Kewa Pueblo, New 
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Cochiti, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Taos, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from Cottonwood Gulch in McKinley County, NM. The human 
remains were uncovered between the towns of Thoreau and Gallup during 
the 1963 Prairie Trek sponsored by the Indianapolis Children's Museum. 
The human remains were transferred to Indiana University in 1985. No 
known individuals were identified. The 23 associated funerary objects 
are 20 pottery sherds and 3 dog bones. Notes indicate that Cottonwood 
Gulch is affiliated with Puebloan culture and that it is assigned to 
the Anasazi III cultural phase. The more recently utilized term for 
Anasazi is Ancestral Puebloan. Ancestral Puebloan culture spread from 
the Four Corners region to areas of northwestern New Mexico, northern 
Arizona, southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Major Puebloan 
cultural periods are marked by territorial expansions and the 
development of multi-room structures along the edges of canyons or on 
mesa tops.
    In 1947, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from Mimbres River in an unknown county, NM. The human 
remains were gifted to Indiana University by CP Hogeboom as part of a 
larger donated collection. Notes infer that the human remains are from 
a location within the Mimbres Valley in southwestern New Mexico. Within 
the Mimbres Valley, the primary cultural group was the Mogollon, which 
emerged from a Desert Archaic tradition. Contemporary Puebloan groups 
claim affiliation with the Mogollon culture, which is characterized by 
the use of sophisticated pottery types, the use of kivas for religious 
and social purposes, and the construction of cliff dwellings. No known 
individuals were identified. There are no associated funerary objects.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the New Mexico Pueblo site in an unknown 
county, NM. The human remains were part of a collection donated to the 
Department of Anthropology at Indiana University on an unknown date by 
Mrs. George Ball of Cleveland, Ohio. No known individuals were 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects.
    Evidence demonstrating cultural continuity between Ancestral 
Puebloan and modern day Puebloan tribes includes geographical, 
archaeological, historical, architectural, and oral traditions. These 
descendants are members of the present day tribes of the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona ; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of 
Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the 
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as 
the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico.

Determinations Made by the {Museum or Federal Agency{time} 

    Officials of Indiana University have determined that:

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 23 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 Hopi Tribe 
of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of 
Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the 
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as 
the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas); 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 
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 Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, NAGPRA Director, 
Indiana University, NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 701 East 
Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 856-5315, email 
[email protected], by November 2, 2016.
    After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously 
listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del 
Sur Pueblo (previously listed as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas); 
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
    Indiana University is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of 
Santo Domingo); Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay 
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); 
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 
Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as the Ysleta del Sur 
Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

    Dated: September 13, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-23804 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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