[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53737-53738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21491]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16412; 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 and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects and 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
and associated funerary objects 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 and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the Arizona State Museum at the address in this notice
by October 10, 2014.
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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Pima County, AZ.
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 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 the Arizona
State Museum (ASM) professional staff in consultation with
representatives of Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:12:--Camino de la Tierra,
in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. The remains were collected by the Pima
County Sheriff's Department and assigned a case number. The medical
examiner determined that the human remains
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were prehistoric and likely Native American. The human remains were
transferred from the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to ASM
but were not assigned an accession number. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:12:--Tucson Site 9, located
on private land in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. The legally authorized
excavation was conducted by ASM under the direction of James Ayres and
Walter Birkby. The collection was brought to ASM but no accession
number was assigned. The remains were assessed as likely Native
American, based on their condition. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary object is an animal bone.
In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unrecorded site, AZ AA:16:--ML91-0611, located on
private land in Tucson, Pima County, AZ. The human remains were
collected by the Tucson Police Department and assigned case number
ML91-0611. Forensic anthropologists at the Human Identification
Laboratory, University of Arizona determined that the human remains
were prehistoric and likely Native American. The collection was then
brought to ASM but was not assigned an accession number. No known
individuals were identified. The eight associated funeral objects are
eight stones.
The absence of diagnostic artifacts and lack of known archeological
contexts related to these discoveries prevents identification of an
earlier group.
Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum
Officials of ASM have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the physical
characteristics of the remains.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 3 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 9 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to John
McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-2950, by
October 10, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono O'odham
Nation of Arizona may proceed.
The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona; and Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 1, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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