82 FR 3805 - 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 82, Issue 8 (January 12, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-00510

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 objects of cultural patrimony. 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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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 objects of cultural patrimony. 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 February 13, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, 
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, 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, Tucson, AZ, 
that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony under 25 
U.S.C. 3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25

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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 Item(s)

    In April 1939, one cultural item was removed from the Tohono 
O'odham Reservation in the village of Sil Nakya, AZ. The one object of 
cultural patrimony is a calendar stick. Mr. and Mrs. Wetmore Hodges 
purchased the calendar stick (E-151) from Jos[eacute] Maria, the keeper 
of the stick and subsequently donated it to the Arizona State Museum.
    In the 1960s, one cultural item was removed from the Tohono O'odham 
Reservation near the village of Santa Rosa, AZ. The one object of 
cultural patrimony is a calendar stick. Mr. Donald Bahr was given the 
calendar stick (E-7310) by an unknown Tohono O'odham man, at an 
abandoned village near Santa Rosa on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. In 
1967, Mr. Bahr donated the calendar stick to the Arizona State Museum.
    Calendar sticks carried a record of social and natural events, 
which were read only by the carver. These sticks were mnemonic devices 
with carved notches to represent a year, and dots and other symbols to 
represent events during the year, as reported by ethnographers. The 
distances between each notch represent a year, which is from summer to 
summer or saguaro harvest to saguaro harvest. The notches and cuts 
represent various happenings but only the keepers of the sticks can 
read the symbols. The stick is worthless unless the keeper can 
translate it or has given information to someone. Mr. Maria translated 
the events recorded on the Sil Nakya calendar stick, which cover the 
years 1841-1939.
    While some ethnographic accounts suggested that calendar sticks 
were considered to be private property, a newspaper account of the sale 
of the Sil Nakya stick reported that there was considerable community 
opposition to the sale. Based on interviews with a Tohono O'odham Elder 
from Sil Nakya who participated in calendar stick activities as a young 
boy in the late 1930s, it seems clear that Tohono O'odham in Sil Nakya 
regarded the calendar stick as an item that could not be alienated. 
While they were taken care of by an individual, the stick belonged to 
the community. The Elder described the time of year when people in the 
community would gather for a large social event, attended by members of 
surrounding villages. Men of the communities would gather to meet with 
the calendar stick keeper and discuss what entry would be carved onto 
the calendar stick for the year. This event was attended only by men; 
women were excluded. Some debate would take place before a consensus 
decision was made as to what event of the past year would be carved on 
the calendar stick for the year. From conversations with this Elder, it 
seems clear that the calendar stick belonged to the major village 
community where the keeper lived, but also retained importance for the 
surrounding villages. A preponderance of the evidence indicates that at 
the time of the purchase, this item was considered to be a community 
resource rather than an object owned by an individual. Because the 
calendar stick records significant events in the history of the Tohono 
O'odham Nation and the community determined by consensus what was to be 
recorded, the item has historical and traditional cultural importance 
central to the tribe.

Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

    Officials of the Arizona State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the 2 cultural items 
described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural 
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, 
rather than property owned by an individual.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the objects 
of cultural patrimony and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.

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, P.O. 
Box 210026, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
85721, telephone (520) 626-2950, by February 13, 2017. After that date, 
if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of 
the objects of cultural patrimony to Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona 
may proceed.
    The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Tohono 
O'odham Nation of Arizona that this notice has been published.

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Native American human remains and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Dated: December 21, 2016.
any present-day Indian tribe. Melanie O’Brien,
National Park Service
• According to final judgments of the Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Indian Claims Commission or the Court [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0022629; [FR Doc. 2017–00507 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am]
of Federal Claims, the land from which PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
the Native American human remains
Notice To Rescind a Notice of
were removed is the aboriginal land of
Inventory Completion: Texas DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Archeological Research Laboratory,
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Austin, TX National Park Service
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–
ACTION: Notice. NPS0022623;PPWOCRADN0–
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or PCU00RP14.R50000]
Executive Orders, indicate that the land SUMMARY: The Texas Archeological
from which the Native American human Research Laboratory (TARL) is Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
remains were removed is the aboriginal rescinding a Notice of Inventory Items: Arizona State Museum,
land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Completion published in the Federal University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Band of Cherokee Indians, The Register on July 11, 2016. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Chickasaw Nation, and United ADDRESSES: Marybeth Tomka, Head of
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in ACTION: Notice.
Collections, Texas Archaeological
Oklahoma. Research Laboratory, 10100 Burnet SUMMARY: The Arizona State Museum,
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Road, PRC Building 5, Austin, TX University of Arizona, in consultation
disposition of the human remains may 78758, telephone (512) 475–6853, email with the appropriate Indian tribes or
be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band marybeth.tomka@austin.utexas.edu. Native Hawaiian organizations, has
of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice determined that the cultural items listed
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of was previously given in accordance in this notice meet the definition of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. with the Native American Graves objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
Protection and Repatriation Act descendants or representatives of any
Additional Requestors and Disposition (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
completion of an inventory of human organization not identified in this notice
Representatives of any Indian tribe or remains and associated funerary objects that wish to claim these cultural items
Native Hawaiian organization not under the control of the Texas should submit a written request to the
identified in this notice that wish to Archaeological Research Laboratory. Arizona State Museum, University of
request transfer of control of these The human remains and associated Arizona. If no additional claimants
human remains should submit a written funerary objects were removed from come forward, transfer of control of the
request with information in support of Zapata County, TX. cultural items to the lineal descendants,
the request to Mr. Brian F. Spatola, This notice is published as part of the Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
Curator of Anatomical Division, National Park Service’s administrative organizations stated in this notice may
National Museum of Health and responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 proceed.
Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in DATES: Lineal descendants or
Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, this notice are the sole responsibility of representatives of any Indian tribe or
MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353, the museum, institution, or Federal Native Hawaiian organization not
email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil, by agency that has control of the Native identified in this notice that wish to
February 13, 2017. After that date, if no American human remains and claim these cultural items should
additional requestors have come associated funerary objects. The submit a written request with
forward, transfer of control of the National Park Service is not responsible information in support of the claim to
human remains to the Cherokee Nation, for the determinations in this notice. the Arizona State Museum, University
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The The Texas Archeological Research of Arizona at the address in this notice
Chickasaw Nation, and United Laboratory (TARL) is rescinding a by February 13, 2017.
Notice of Inventory Completion
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA
published in the Federal Register (81
Oklahoma may proceed. Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
FR 44893–44896, July 11, 2016).
The National Museum of Health and Transfer of control of the items in this State Museum, University of Arizona,
Medicine is responsible for notifying the correction notice has not occurred. Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of 2950.
Correction SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of In the Federal Register (81 FR 44893– here given in accordance with the
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 44896, July 11, 2016), all paragraphs are Native American Graves Protection and
notice has been published. deleted in their entirety. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
The Texas Archeological Research 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
Dated: December 20, 2016. Laboratory (TARL) is responsible for items under the control of the Arizona
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Melanie O’Brien, notifying the Comanche Nation, State Museum, University of Arizona,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Oklahoma, the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of
[FR Doc. 2017–00511 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] Oklahoma, the Mescalero Apache Tribe objects of cultural patrimony under 25
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
of the Mescalero Reservation, New U.S.C. 3001.
Mexico, and the Tonkawa Tribe of This notice is published as part of the
Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has National Park Service’s administrative
been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25

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FR Citation		82 FR 3805

82 FR 3805 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 8 (January 12, 2017)

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