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knife fragments, 1 crushed metal button, 

1 shanked and drilled metal button, 2 

Olivella shells, 1 Olivella shell 

fragment, 1 lot of Olivella shell beads, 

6 lots of Olivella shells, 1 oval blade, 2 

pendants, 2 perforated shells, 1 pestle, 

1 broken pestle (3 pieces, repaired), 1 

basalt pestle, 1 petrified wood knife, 1 

pink chalcedony knife, 6 projectile 

points, 1 point or blade, 1 point or drill, 

1 broken obsidian projectile point, 1 

chalcedony point, 1 petrified wood 

point, 1 broken petrified wood point, 1 

while flint point, 1 scoria file or 

whetstone, 10 scrapers, 1 brown agate 

scraper, 2 chalcedony scrapers, 1 flint 

scraper, 13 shells, 2 shell beads, 2 lots 

of shell beads, 2 shell pendants, 1 silver 

pendant, 2 carved slate effigies, 2 carved 

slate effigies with ochre on surface, 1 

incised slate effigy, 1 smooth burned 

stone, 7 smooth stones, 1 soapstone pipe 

bowl fragment, 2 soil samples, 1 steatite 

pipe, 1 steatite spoon, 1 stone mallet/ 

maul, 1 unidentified stone object, 1 

serpentine stone pendant, 3 strings of 

juniper beads, 1 string of Olivella shell 

and wooden beads, 1 drilled thimble, 1 

tubular stone pipe, 1 lot of wooden 

beads, 1 worked bone or tube bead 

(burned), 1 mammal incisor, 1 worked 

deer incisor, and 1 worked tooth or 

antler wedge (badly decayed). 

In 1947, the SRBS removed human 

remains and funerary objects from 

previously disturbed burials at 45BN45 

(aka 45BN186), located on an island in 

the Columbia River, in Benton County, 

WA. The 1947 SRBS collection was 

transported to Fort Vancouver National 

Monument in Vancouver, WA. In 1960, 

a portion of the collection was 

transferred to and accessioned by UO– 

MNCH (OSMA accession #102). The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

described as originating from the 

backdirt piles of one or more disturbed 

burials identified at the site. The ten 

unassociated funerary objects are 1 

copper pendant, 3 metal fragments, and 

6 glass beads. The site consisted of a 

village and burial site dating to the late 

pre-contact protohistoric period or 

earlier. 

In 1947, SRBS removed funerary 

objects from burials at 45FR28, on 

Borgan’s Island, in Benton County, WA. 

At the time, 45FR28 was reported to 

contain extensively disturbed burials 

marked by cedar posts and located in 

the sand dunes on the southern end of 

the island. It is unclear whether or not 

human remains were collected during 

this survey. Materials from the 1947 

SRBS investigations were transported to 

Fort Vancouver National Monument, in 

Vancouver, WA. In 1960, the collection 

was transferred to UO–MCNH (OSMA 

accession #202). Funerary objects were 

reportedly removed from Burials 1 and 

2. The 14 unassociated funerary objects 

are 1 lot of clamshell disk beads, 1 lot 

of plant seed beads, 2 lots of Olivella 

shell beads, 1 lot of dentalium shells, 

1 individual dentalium, 4 copper 

fragments, 1 projectile point fragment, 

1 lot of hair, 1 lot of hair and fiber, and 

1 iron spike. The site consisted of 

burials of the proto-historic to historic 

period date. The burial methods and 

artifacts are consistent with Plateau 

funerary practices during that era. 

Prior to 1950 or 1951, funerary objects 

were recovered on an island north of 

Hover, Benton County, WA, in direct 

association with a burial. The ‘‘Island 

North of Hover’’ funerary objects were 

donated by a private party to the UO– 

MNCH in 1950 or 1951. No human 

remains were donated. The collection 

was re-inventoried by UO–MNCH in 

1996, under a contract with the Corps. 

The 57 unassociated funerary objects are 

23 decorated bird bones, 1 decorated 

animal bone, 4 grooved bones, 1 slotted 

bone, 2 projectile points, 1 pipe, 5 shell 

beads, 2 stone beads, 4 shell pendants, 

2 jasper pendants, 3 stone pendants, 1 

graphite pendant, 1 needle or awl, 5 elk 

incisors, 1 badger claw, and 1 carnivore 

claw. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Walla Walla District, have determined 

that: 

• Five lines of evidence— 

geographical, ethnographic, 

archeological, anthropological and 

historical—support a cultural affiliation 

between the Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 

Reservation, Oregon; and the Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘The Tribes’’) and the unassociated 

funerary objects identified above. 

Additionally, a cultural relationship is 

determined to exist between the sites 

and collections and the Wanapum Band, 

a non-Federally recognized Indian 

Group (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Indian Group’’). 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 270 cultural items described 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from 

the specific burial sites of Native 

American individuals. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects, The Tribes and The Indian 

Group. Information provided by The 

Tribes and The Indian Group shows that 

they are descended from the Native 

people who occupied these sites, and 

that the individuals buried along the 

Snake and mid-Columbia Rivers are 

their ancestors. The aforementioned 

tribes are all part of the more broadly 

defined Plateau cultural community 

having shared past and present 

traditional lifeways that binds them to 

common ancestors. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact LTC David 

Caldwell, U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, 201 North Third Ave., Walla 

Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527– 

7700, before March 28, 2012. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to The Tribes and (if 

joined) The Indian Group may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes and The Indian Group that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4507 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: USDA Forest Service, Coconino 

National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, 

Coconino NF, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribe, has determined 

that the cultural items meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects and repatriation to the Indian 

tribe stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 


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with the cultural items may contact the 

USDA Forest Service, Southwestern 

Region. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural items 

should contact the USDA Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region at the 

address below by March 28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern 

Region, USDA Forest Service, 333 

Broadway Blvd. SE., Albuquerque, NM 

87102, telephone (505) 842–3238. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the Coconino 

National Forest and in the custody of 

the Museum of Northern Arizona that 

meet the definition of unassociated 

funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

These unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from sites within the 

boundaries of the Coconino National 

Forest, Coconino 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). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

Between 1927 and 1929, two ceramic 

jars were removed from site NA 660 

(Turkey Hill Pueblo) in Coconino 

County, AZ, during archeological 

excavations conducted by the 

University of Arizona and the Museum 

of Northern Arizona. The jars have been 

curated at the Museum of Northern 

Arizona since their removal. 

Based on the ceramic collections and 

ceramic seriation, Turkey Hill Pueblo 

(site NA 660) is identified as a Northern 

Sinagua pueblo with pithouses that 

were occupied during the second half of 

the 13th and the first quarter of the 14th 

centuries A.D. Records at the Museum 

of Northern Arizona indicate that the 

items were removed from a burial 

context. The human remains were either 

left in the ground or are not locatable at 

the present time. 

Between 1938 and 1940, eight objects 

were removed from site NA 862 in 

Coconino County, AZ, during 

archeological excavations conducted by 

the Museum of Northern Arizona. The 

objects have been curated at the 

Museum of Northern Arizona since their 

removal. The eight unassociated 

funerary objects are three ceramic 

bowls, one ceramic jar, one ceramic 

ladle, one stone scraper, one stone 

pendant and one bone tool. 

Based on the ceramic collection and 

ceramic seriation, site NA 862 is 

identified as a Northern Sinagua 

residential site that was occupied 

during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. 

Records at the Museum of Northern 

Arizona indicate that the items were 

removed from a burial context. The 

human remains were either left in the 

ground or are not locatable at the 

present time. 

Between 1931 and 1951, two objects 

were removed from site NA 1814 

(Juniper Terrace Site) in Coconino 

County, AZ, during archeological 

excavations conducted by the Museum 

of Northern Arizona. The objects have 

been curated at the Museum of Northern 

Arizona since their removal. The two 

unassociated funerary objects are pupae 

casings and pottery sherds. 

Based on the ceramic collection and 

ceramic seriation, the Juniper Terrace 

Site (site NA 1814) is identified as a 

group of Northern Sinagua roomblocks 

that were occupied during the second 

half of the 12th and the first half of the 

13th centuries A.D. Records at the 

Museum of Northern Arizona indicate 

that the items were removed from a 

burial context. The human remains were 

either left in the ground or are not 

locatable at the present time. 

During the 1950s, five objects were 

removed from site NA 4266 (Piper Site) 

in Coconino County, AZ, during 

archeological excavations conducted by 

the Museum of Northern Arizona. The 

objects have been curated at the 

Museum of Northern Arizona since their 

removal. The five unassociated funerary 

objects are three ceramic bowls, one ball 

of unworked clay and one shell bracelet. 

Based on the ceramic collection and 

ceramic seriation, site NA 4266 has been 

identified as a Northern Sinagua 

residential site that was occupied 

during the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. 

Records at the Museum of Northern 

Arizona indicate that the items were 

removed from a burial context. The 

human remains were either left in the 

ground or are not locatable at the 

present time. 

During the early 1970s, two objects 

were removed from site NA 10806 in 

Coconino County, AZ, during 

archeological excavations conducted by 

the Museum of Northern Arizona. The 

objects have been curated at the 

Museum of Northern Arizona since their 

removal. The two unassociated funerary 

objects are one clay figurine and one 

shell bracelet. 

Based on the ceramic collection and 

ceramic seriation, site NA 10806 has 

been identified as a Northern Sinagua 

residential site that was occupied 

during the 10th and 12th centuries A.D. 

Records at the Museum of Northern 

Arizona indicate that the items were 

removed from a burial context. The 

human remains were either left in the 

ground or are not locatable at the 

present time. 

Based on the archeological evidence, 

the sites listed above have been 

identified as Northern Sinagua sites. 

Continuities in ethnographic materials 

indicate a cultural affiliation of 

Northern Sinagua sites in the Flagstaff 

area of north central Arizona with the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona. Furthermore, 

oral traditions presented by 

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona, support their claims of cultural 

affiliation with Northern Sinagua sites 

in this portion of north central Arizona. 

Determinations Made by the USDA 

Forest Service, Southwestern Region 

Officials of the USDA Forest Service, 

Southwestern Region, and the Coconino 

National Forest have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 19 cultural items described 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Dr. Frank E. 

Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Southwestern Region, USDA Forest 

Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE., 

Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 842– 

3238 before March 28, 2012. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe, 

Arizona may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Coconino National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona that this notice has been 

published. 


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Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4519 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Gila National Forest, 

Silver City, NM; Arizona State Museum, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and 

Logan Museum of Anthropology, 

Beloit College, Beloit, WI; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

control of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest, Silver City, NM, and in 

the physical custody of the Arizona 

State Museum, University of Arizona, 

Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of 

‘‘unassociated funerary objects’’ under 

25 U.S.C. 3001. The cultural items were 

removed from the Gila National Forest 

in Catron County, NM. 

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 

unassociated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the number of 

unassociated funerary objects removed 

from the Jewett Gap site. Additional 

unassociated funerary objects from the 

site were recently identified by staff at 

the Arizona State Museum, University 

of Arizona, AZ. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 31510, 

June 1, 2005), paragraph number six is 

corrected by substituting the following 

paragraph: 

Between 1947 and 1949, cultural 

items were removed from the Jewett Gap 

site in the Gila National Forest, Catron 

County, NM, during excavations 

conducted by J. S. Deric O’Bryan of the 

Gila Pueblo Foundation. In 1950, the 

Gila Pueblo Foundation transferred the 

cultural items to the Arizona State 

Museum. The 920 cultural items are 190 

pottery vessels, 608 shell beads, 8 shell 

bracelets, 5 shell pendants, 3 pebbles, 1 

piece of shell, 4 pieces of bone, 8 

projectile points, 2 projectile point 

fragments, 2 stone awls, 1 stone axe, 75 

pieces of chipped stone, 7 pieces of 

malachite and 6 crystals. Based on 

material culture, architecture and site 

organization, the Jewett Gap site has 

been identified as an Upland Mogollon 

pueblo occupied between A.D. 600 and 

1050. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 31510, 

June 1, 2005), paragraph number nine is 

corrected by substituting the following 

paragraph: 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest, have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 966 cultural items described 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects from the four Upland Mogollon 

sites and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 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 unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Dr. Frank E. 

Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Southwestern Region, USDA Forest 

Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE., 

Albuquerque, NM, telephone (505) 842– 

3238, before March 28, 2012. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Gila National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4545 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los 

Angeles, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Fowler Museum at 

UCLA, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, has 

determined that the cultural items meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

objects and repatriation to the Indian 

tribe stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the cultural items may contact the 

Fowler Museum at UCLA. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural items 

should contact the Fowler Museum at 

UCLA at the address below by March 

28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., 

Curator of Archaeology, Fowler 

Museum at UCLA, Box 951549, Los 

Angeles, CA 90095–1549, telephone 

(310) 825–1864. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items in the possession of the Fowler 

Museum at UCLA that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

In 1922, two unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from a burial at 

Gila River, AZ, by Frank Larsen. 

Subsequently, the two unassociated 

funerary objects, a jar and a figurine 

head, came into the possession of 

Raleigh W. Applegate in 1949. The 

Fowler Museum at UCLA acquired these 

unassociated funerary objects from 

Mr. Applegate in 1968 as part of a larger 


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