[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2874-2875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00778]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14609; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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, 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 Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona. 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 Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona at the address in this notice by February
18, 2014.
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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ. The human remains were removed from an unknown location in
Tennessee.
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 Arizona
State Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama), The Chickasaw Nation, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Thlopthloco
Tribal Town, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1997, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a private residence in Maricopa County, AZ, by the
Phoenix Police Department. It was determined that the human remains had
been obtained on an unknown date from an unknown archeological site in
Tennessee. It was suggested that the site was about 700 years old, but
no further information is available. In 1999, the human remains were
transferred from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office to the
Arizona State Museum. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on morphological
characteristics of the cranium, the condition of the remains, and the
suggested antiquity of the site.
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.
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
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
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 John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson,
AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-2950, by February 18, 2014. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Cherokee
Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice
has been published.
Dated: December 3, 2013.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-00778 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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