[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 5197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01324]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11919; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, UT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah State Office, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that
the cultural item meets the definition of both a sacred object and an
object of cultural patrimony, and repatriation to the Indian tribe
stated below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural item may contact the BLM Utah
State Office at the below address.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact the BLM at
the address below by February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Juan Palma, State Director, Bureau of Land Management,
Utah State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155,
telephone (801) 539-4010.
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the BLM Utah State Office in Salt Lake City, UT, that
meets the definition of both a sacred object and an object 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 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
The one cultural item is a Dilzini Gaan headdress consisting of
painted wood and cloth. It was acquired in 2009 by BLM law enforcement
agents during a search warrant of a Blanding, UT, home as a part of the
investigation code-named ``Cerberus Action.'' It is unknown where or
when the suspect acquired the headdress.
Tribal cultural authorities of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona, consulted with BLM cultural
resources staff, and identified the headdress as a sacred object and an
object of cultural patrimony eligible for repatriation under NAGPRA.
The tribal cultural authorities recognized the materials used in the
construction of this item, as well as the item's style and type.
Consequently, these tribal consultants were able to determine that the
item is culturally affiliated specifically with the White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona, and to clearly
distinguish it from other items of similar type and style associated
with other Apache groups.
Determinations Made by the Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office
Officials of the BLM, Utah State Office have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has 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 Dilzini
Gaan headdress and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the Dilzini Gaan headdress should contact
Mr. Juan Palma, State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Utah State
Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155, telephone (801)
539-4010 before February 25, 2013. Repatriation of the Dilzini Gaan
headdress to the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona, may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The BLM, Utah State Office is responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and the
Chiricahua Apache Nation (a non-Federally recognized Indian group) that
this notice has been published.
Dated: December 13, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-01324 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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