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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 47 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 170 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe of Indians; and 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or 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 Nell Murphy, American 

Museum of Natural History, Central 

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 

10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org, by September 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, may 

proceed. 

The American Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025998; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Heard 

Museum, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Heard Museum 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 a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or 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 Heard Museum. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

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 Heard Museum at the 

address in this notice by September 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: David Roche, Director/CEO, 

Heard Museum, 2301 North Central 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone 

(602) 252–8840, email director@

heard.org. 

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 

Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Central and 

possibly Southern Arizona. 

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 Heard 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of AkChin Indian Community (previously 

listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community 

of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 

Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1935 and 1960, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by Mr. Cross 

from an unknown site in Maricopa 

County, AZ. The human remains 

together with associated funerary 

objects, were acquired by Claud Black, 

then acquired by Harold Kennedy, and 

finally acquired by the Heard Museum 

in 1970, which assigned them catalog 

number NA–SW–SD–A1–30. The 

human remains are of a large individual, 

probably male. No known individuals 

were identified. The four associated 

funerary objects are: one piece of shell, 

two animal bone shafts, and one jar. The 

cultural affiliation of the jar and 

cremation has been changed from 

Salado to Hohokam, based on an 

updated pottery type identification of 

Salt Red. 

Prior to 1982, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site in central or southern AZ. 

The human remains were found in 

museum storage in 1982, and bore a 

Hohokam catalog number, NA–SW– 

HH–T–1. The human remains are those 

of a middle-aged adult of unknown 

gender. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The Hohokam 

attribution is based on the catalog 

number and the typical Hohokam 

dentition exhibited by the human 

remains. 

Prior to 1960, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

alternatively, Sacaton, Pinal County, 

AZ; Cashion, Maricopa County, AZ; or 

La Ciudad Ruin, Phoenix, Maricopa 

County, AZ. The human remains consist 

of a small bag of cremated bone 

fragments weighing less than 1 gram. In 

1990, the human remains were found in 

a box which contained a returned loan; 

the bag was assigned catalog number 

3288–1. The returned loan comprised 

two jars (NA–SW–HH–A4–14 and NA– 

SW–HH–A4–16) that had been collected 

by Carl A. Moosberg, from Sacaton, 

Pinal County, AZ; one jar (NA–SW–HH– 

A4–46) that had been collected by 

Russell Cross from Cashion, Maricopa 

County, AZ; and one jar (NA–SW–HH– 

A1–10) that had been collected by Frank 

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Ciudad Ruin, Phoenix, Maricopa 

County, AZ. The Hohokam attribution 

of the human remains is based on their 

association with the Hohokam jars; the 

human remains are presumed to have 

come from one of the jars. All of the jars 

were repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community in 1992. 

The Hohokam lived in central and 

southern Arizona from about A.D. 1 to 

1450. In 1990, the Ak-Chin Indian 

Community, Gila River Indian 

Community, Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Community, and Tohono O’odham 

Nation jointly asserted a cultural 

affiliation to ancestors described as 

‘‘Hohokam.’’ In 1994, the Hopi Tribe 

asserted its cultural affiliation to 

Hohokam followed by the Pueblo of 

Zuni in 1995. 

Determinations Made by the Heard 

Museum 

Officials of the Heard Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the four 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Ak-Chin Indian Community 

(previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

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

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or 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 David Roche, Director/ 

CEO, Heard Museum, 2301 North 

Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 

telephone (602) 252–8840, email 

director@heard.org, by September 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Heard Museum is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–D–DTS#–FR00000034] 

Potential National Monument 

Designations 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

seeking public comments on three 

potential national monument 

designations: The Medgar and Myrlie 

Evers Home, Mississippi; Mill Springs 

Battlefield, Kentucky; and Camp 

Nelson, Kentucky. 

DATES: Written comments will be 

accepted until September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to the National Park Service online 

at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

potential_monuments_Aug2018. 

Comments will not be accepted by fax, 

email, or by any method other than 

specified above. Bulk comments in any 

format (hard copy or electronic) 

submitted on behalf of others will not be 

accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Laudner, Senior Advisor— 

Office of Congressional and Legislative 

Affairs, National Park Service, 1849 C 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. 

Phone (202) 513–7212. Email: 

CA_Laudner@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Medgar and Mylie Evers, Home, 

Mississippi 

Medgar Evers was an important 

national figure in the Civil Rights 

Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The 

assassination of Medgar Evers on June 

12, 1963, in the carport of his home in 

Jackson, Mississippi, was one of the 

catalysts for the passage of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964. Both Medgar and 

Myrlie, his wife, were major 

contributors to advancing the goals of 

the civil rights movement on a national 

level. The Secretary of the Interior 

designated the Evers’ house a National 

Historic Landmark on December 23, 

2016. 

Mill Springs Battlefield, Kentucky 

On January 19, 1862, Union and 

Confederate forces met in the Battle of 

Mill Springs in Kentucky. The result 

was an important victory for the Union 

in the American Civil War which 

opened the door to Federal invasion of 

southern states. The battlefield has been 

designated as a National Historic 

Landmark. The Mill Springs Battlefield 

Visitor Center and Museum is located in 

Nancy, Kentucky. 

Camp Nelson, Kentucky 

During the American Civil War, Camp 

Nelson in Jessamine County, Kentucky, 

served as an important training area for 

African Americans who joined the 

Union Army to fight for their freedom. 

The camp began as a fortified U.S. Army 

supply depot, hospital, and garrison in 

1863. As well as becoming one of the 

largest recruitment and training centers 

for African American soldiers, it served 

as a refugee camp for their wives and 

children. In 2013, the Secretary of the 

Interior designated Camp Nelson a 

National Historic Landmark. 

Authority 

A potential National Monument 

designation of these sites by the 

President through the Antiquities Act, 

54 U.S.C. 320301, may serve to preserve 

their nationally significant historic 

resources. 

The Antiquities Act has been used to 

preserve and protect natural and 

historical resources on Federal lands for 

future generations. President Theodore 

Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act in 

1906 providing a foundation for natural 

resource conservation and cultural 

preservation. It requires that such 

monuments be limited to ‘‘the smallest 

area of land compatible’’ with the 

proper care and management for the 

protection of the identified objects. 

Public Comments 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 


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