[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43348-43349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21398]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects From Utah in the Control of the Manti-
La Sal National Forest, United States Forest Service, Price, UT

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects from Utah in the control of the Manti-La 
Sal National Forest, United States Forest Service, Price, UT.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by National 
Forest Service and Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Hopi 
Tribe; Navajo Nation; Kaibab Paiute Tribe; Paiute Tribe of Utah; Pueblo 
of Acoma; Pueblo of Cochiti; Pueblo of Isleta; Pueblo of Jemez; Pueblo 
of Laguna; Pueblo of Nambe; Pueblo of Picuris; Pueblo of Pojoque; 
Pueblo of Santa Clara; Pueblo of San Ildefonso; Pueblo of Santo 
Domingo; Pueblo of San Felipe; Pueblo of Laguna; Pueblo of Santa Ana; 
Pueblo of Sandia; Pueblo of San Juan; Pueblo of Tesuque; Pueblo of 
Taos; Pueblo of Zia; Pueblo of Zuni; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; 
Southern Ute Tribe; Uintah and Ouray Tribe of Utah; and Ute Mountain 
Ute Tribe.
    In 1971, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from Site 42SA12215 during legally authorized excavations by U.S. 
Forest Service archeologists. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1973, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from Site 42SA12213 during legally authorized excavations by U.S. 
Forest Service archeologists. No known individual was identified. The 
one associated funerary object is a ceramic sherd.
    Around 1984, human remains representing one individual were 
recovered from Site 42SA10550 during investigations by U.S. Forest 
Service and law enforcement personnel concerning Archaeological 
Resources Protection Act (ARPA) violations. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1987, human remains representing four individuals were recovered 
from Site 42SA12209 during legally

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authorized excavations. No known individuals were identified. The two 
associated funerary objects include two stemmed projectile points.
    These four sites have been identified as Ancestral Puebloan 
(Anasazi) Period occupations dating from approximately 750--1300 A.D. 
based on architecture, ceramics, stone artifacts, and site 
organization. Archeological evidence, including continuities of 
technology and site organization, indicates cultural affiliation 
between these sites and modern puebloan groups. Oral tradition evidence 
presented by representatives of the Hopi Tribe indicates Hopi 
affiliation with the Puebloan sites in the Elk Ridge and Abajo Mountain 
area of southeast Utah.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of seven individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
United States Forest Service have also determined that, pursuant to 25 
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the three objects listed above 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. 
Lastly, officials of the United States Forest Service have determined 
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared 
group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Hopi 
Tribe.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Hopi Tribe; Navajo 
Nation; Kaibab Paiute Tribe; Paiute Tribe of Utah; Pueblo of Acoma; 
Pueblo of Cochiti; Pueblo of Isleta; Pueblo of Jemez; Pueblo of Laguna; 
Pueblo of Nambe; Pueblo of Picuris; Pueblo of Pojoque; Pueblo of Santa 
Clara; Pueblo of San Ildefonso; Pueblo of Santo Domingo; Pueblo of San 
Felipe; Pueblo of Laguna; Pueblo of Santa Ana; Pueblo of Sandia; Pueblo 
of San Juan; Pueblo of Tesuque; Pueblo of Taos; Pueblo of Zia; Pueblo 
of Zuni; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; Southern Ute Tribe; Uintah and 
Ouray Tribe of Utah; and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact 
Stan McDonald, NAGPRA Coordinator, Manti-La Sal National Forest, 599 
West Price River Drive, Price, UT 84501; telephone: (801) 637-2817, 
before September 12, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe may begin after that date 
if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: August 6, 1997.
Veletta Canouts,
Acting Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Assistant Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
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