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Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe 

of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona, has submitted a 

repatriation claim for the individual 

described in this notice, on behalf of 

itself and the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; and 

Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Four 

Southern Tribes of Arizona’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1940, a human remain representing 

a minimum of one individual was 

removed from the Van Liere Ranch Site, 

in Maricopa County, AZ, during 

excavations by J.W. Simmons. The 

collection was donated to the Fowler 

Museum at UCLA by Thomas Hinton in 

1956. The human remain is an infant’s 

tooth that was found in the collection. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The Van Liere Ranch site was a burial 

ground with numerous Hohokam 

cremations and other features. This site 

is dated from A.D. 300–1500 based on 

the cultural materials found at the site, 

which are identified by archeologists 

and cultural experts as consistent with 

Hohokam culture. There are burial 

records that describe the excavation of 

each burial and include field and 

artifact photos, drawings, and site maps. 

Except for this individual, the human 

remains were not removed from the 

ground. Based on museum 

documentation and information during 

consultation, it is reasonable to believe 

this individual is Native American and 

of Hohokam ancestry. 

The Four Southern Tribes of Arizona 

assert a ‘‘close relationship of shared 

group identity that can be traced both 

historically and prehistorically between 

the Four Southern Tribes of Arizona and 

the people that inhabited the south 

central Arizona and the northern region 

of present day Mexico from time 

immemorial.’’ Therefore, The Four 

Southern Tribes of Arizona claim 

cultural affiliation to this individual 

based on geographical, archeological, 

linguistic, oral tradition, and historical 

evidence. 

The Hopi Tribe ‘‘claims cultural and 

ancestral affiliation to all human 

remains, associated and unassociated 

funerary objects, sacred objects, and 

objects of cultural patrimony that were 

collected from Paleo-Indian, Archaic, 

Basketmaker, Hisatsinom (Anasazi), 

Mogollon, Hohokam, Sinaguan, 

Fremont, Mimbres, and Salado, 

prehistoric and historic cultures of the 

Southwest.’’ 

Based on, ‘‘Zuni oral teachings and 

tradition, ethnohistoric documentation, 

historic documentation, archaeological 

documentation, and other evidence, the 

Zuni Tribe claims cultural affiliation 

with prehistoric cultures of the 

Southwestern United States that 

include, and are known as, Paleo 

Indian, Archaic, Basketmaker, Puebloan, 

Freemont, Anasazi, Mogollon (including 

Mimbres and Jornada), Hohokam, 

Sinagua, Western Pueblo, and Salado.’’ 

Therefore, the oral tradition, kinship 

system, and archeology all indicate that 

The Four Southern Tribes of Arizona, 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona, and the Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico, identify with the archeological 

Hohokam tradition. Finally, multiple 

lines of evidence, including treaties, 

Acts of Congress, and Executive Orders, 

indicate that the land from which the 

Native American human remain was 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Four Southern Tribes of Arizona, Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona, and the Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

Determinations Made by the Fowler 

Museum at UCLA 

Officials of the Fowler Museum at 

UCLA have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remain described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 

remain and The Four Southern Tribes of 

Arizona, Hopi Tribe of Arizona, and the 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remain should 

contact Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Curator 

of Archaeology, Fowler Museum at 

UCLA, Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA 

90095–1549, telephone (310) 825–1864, 

before September 7, 2011. Repatriation 

of the human remain to the Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona, on 

behalf of The Four Southern Tribes of 

Arizona, may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Fowler Museum at UCLA is 

responsible for notifying The Four 

Southern Tribes of Arizona, Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona, and the Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 2, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Washington State Department of 

Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, and 

University of Washington, Department 

of Anthropology, Seattle, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources and 

the University of Washington, 

Department of Anthropology have 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and an associated funerary 

object, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and have 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary object and 

present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary object may contact the 

Washington State Department of Natural 

Resources. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

to the Indian tribe named below may 

occur if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact the Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources at the 

address below by September 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Maurice Major, Cultural 

Resource Specialist, Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources, P.O. 

Box 47000, 1111 Washington St., SE., 

Olympia, WA 98504–7000, telephone 

(360) 902–1298. 

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 an associated 

funerary object in the control of the 

Washington State Department of Natural 

Resources, Olympia, WA, and in the 

possession of the University of 

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Washington, Department of 

Anthropology, Seattle, WA. The human 

remains and associated funerary object 

were removed from Skagit County, WA. 

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 the University of 

Washington, Department of 

Anthropology and Burke Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Lummi Tribe of 

the Lummi Reservation, Washington; 

Samish Indian Tribe, Washington; and 

the Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1976, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from Huckleberry Island, 

Skagit County, WA. This individual was 

determined to be consistent with Native 

American morphology, based on cranial 

deformation and wormian bone 

evidence. No known individual was 

identified. The one associated funerary 

is a bird bone. 

This individual and associated 

funerary object were identified while 

preparing the transfer of other human 

remains that were described in 

published Notices of Inventory 

Completion (75 FR 14463, March 25, 

2010; 76 FR 9051–9052, February 16, 

2011). Those individuals have been 

repatriated. 

Huckleberry Island is a small island 

located approximately 1⁄4 mile southeast 

of Guemes Island, in Skagit County, 

WA. This area falls within the Central 

Coast Salish cultural group (Suttles 

1990). Historical documentation 

indicates that the aboriginal Samish 

people traditionally occupied Guemes 

Island (Amoss 1978, Roberts 1975, Ruby 

and Brown 1986, Smith 1941, Suttles 

1951, Swanton 1952) and Huckleberry 

Island (Barg 2008, unpublished report) 

both before and after European contact. 

The Treaty of Point Elliot, in 1855, 

stated that the Samish were to be 

relocated to the Lummi Reservation. 

Following the Treaty of Point Elliot, 

many Samish individuals relocated to 

either the Lummi Reservation or the 

Swinomish Reservation (Ruby and 

Brown 1986:179). Many Samish, 

however, also chose to remain in their 

old village sites. In 1996, the Samish 

Indian Tribe was re-recognized by the 

Federal Government. 

Determinations Made by the 

Washington State Department of 

Natural Resources 

Officials of the Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources have 

determined that: 

• Based on anthropological and 

biological evidence, the human remains 

and associated funerary object have 

been determined to be Native American. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described above is 

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 object 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact Maurice Major, Cultural 

Resource Specialist, Washington State 

Department of Natural Resources, P.O. 

Box 47000, 1111 Washington St., SE., 

Olympia, WA 98504–7000, telephone 

(360) 902–1298, before September 7, 

2011. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

to the Samish Indian Tribe, Washington, 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The University of Washington’s Burke 

Museum is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 2, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology has completed an 

inventory of a human remain, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remain and any present-day 

Indian tribe. Representatives of any 

Indian tribe that believes itself to be 

culturally affiliated with the human 

remain may contact the museum. 

Disposition of the human remain to the 

Indian tribes stated below may occur if 

no additional requestors come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remain 

should contact the Longyear Museum of 

Anthropology at the address below by 

September 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jordan Kerber, Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology, Department 

of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate 

University, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 

13346, telephone (315) 228–7559. 

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 a human remain in the possession of 

the Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. The 

human remain was removed from an 

unknown location in Arkansas. 

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 

remain was made by the Longyear 

Museum of Anthropology professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Osage Nation, 

Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma. 

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