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claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items 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 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Gulf Islands National Seashore at the 

address in this notice by May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Daniel R. Brown, Gulf 

Islands National Seashore, 1801 Gulf 

Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, 

telephone (850) 934–2600, email daniel_

r_brown@nps.gov. 

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 U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Gulf Islands National 

Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL 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 Superintendent, Gulf Islands 

National Seashore. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

Between 1964 and 1965, three 

cultural items were removed from Naval 

Live Oaks Reservation in Santa Rosa 

County, FL. These cultural items were 

associated with three burials. According 

to the excavation report one set of 

remains was re-interred. Given the 

reported conditions of the remains in 

the other two burials, it is likely that 

they were left in-situ or re-interred, but 

neither can be confirmed. At the time of 

the excavation, the Naval Live Oaks 

Reservation Cemetery was under the 

jurisdiction of the State of Florida. In 

1971, the site became part of Gulf 

Islands National Seashore. The objects 

appear to have been curated at the Fort 

Walton Temple Mound Museum until 

1981, when they were donated to Gulf 

Islands National Seashore by curator 

Yulee Lazarus. The objects are currently 

curated at the National Park Service’s 

Southeast Archeological Center. The 

three unassociated funerary objects are 

one pig bone, one iron fragment, and 

one shell fragment. 

Analysis of ceramic vessel fragments 

indicates that the Naval Live Oaks 

Reservation Cemetery site was in use 

during the Bear Point phase of the 

Pensacola period (A.D. 1500 to 1700). 

Historical documentation places the 

Pensacola Indians in the area of the 

Naval Live Oak Reservation Cemetery 

site during that time period. The 

Pensacola culture extended along the 

western Gulf coast of Florida, but also 

shared ceramic styles with groups in 

Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. 

Conflict in the 18th century displaced 

the Pensacola people in Florida, and 

historical evidence indicates that some 

were assimilated into the Choctaw. 

Others were likely absorbed by the 

Creek Indians when they overtook the 

area. Pensacola people are also believed 

to have gone west with other area tribes 

to join the Tunica-Biloxi Indians. The 

Pensacola spoke a Muscogean language; 

other Muscogee language family 

speakers include the Alabama, 

Seminole, Miccosukee, and Coushatta. 

Determinations Made by Gulf Islands 

National Seashore 

Officials of Gulf Islands National 

Seashore have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the three 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 Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band 

of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal 

Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida 

(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe 

of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco 

Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian 

Tribe. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Daniel R. Brown, Gulf Islands National 

Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 

Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone (850) 

934–2600, email daniel_r_brown@

nps.gov, by May 1, 2015. After that date, 

if no additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe 

of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; 

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida 

(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe 

of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco 

Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian 

Tribe may proceed. 

The Gulf Islands National Seashore is 

responsible for notifying the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously 

listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes 

of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal 

Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee 

Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of 

Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks 

(previously listed as the Poarch Band of 

Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole 

Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 

Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 

Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 

Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; 

and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: February 17, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: 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 in consultation 

with the appropriate Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations, has 

determined that the cultural items listed 

in this notice meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request to the 

Arizona State Museum, University of 

Arizona. If no additional claimants 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

cultural items 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 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the Arizona State Museum, University 

of Arizona at the address in this notice 

by May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, 

University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, 

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. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the Arizona 

State Museum, University of Arizona 

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 1933–1934, 10 cultural items were 

removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo, AZ 

N:4:1(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ. 

The excavations were conducted by 

University of Arizona graduate students 

Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer. The 

cultural items were found in association 

with human burials, but the human 

remains were not collected. The 

collection was accessioned by the 

Arizona State Museum in 1934. The 10 

unassociated funerary objects are 1 

animal bone awl, 3 ceramic bowls, 2 

macaw bones, 1 shell bracelet, and 3 

shell tinklers. 

In 1933–1934, two cultural items were 

removed from Hatalacva Pueblo, AZ 

N:4:3(ASM), in Yavapai County, AZ. 

The excavations were conducted by 

University of Arizona graduate students 

Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer. The 

cultural items were found in association 

with human burials, but the human 

remains were not collected. The 

collection was accessioned by the 

Arizona State Museum in 1934. The two 

unassociated funerary objects are one 

ceramic jar and one shell pendant. 

Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with 

more than 100 rooms, which is 

classified by archeologists as Southern 

Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot phases. 

Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125 

to A.D. 1425. Hatalacva Pueblo is a 

small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot 

National Monument, also classified as 

Southern Sinagua, Honanki and 

Tuzigoot phases. 

The Ak Chin Indian Community of 

the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona; and the 

Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona 

comprise one cultural group known as 

the O’odham. Material culture items 

found at the sites, including associated 

funerary objects, demonstrate continuity 

between the people of Tuzigoot and 

Hatalacva pueblos and the O’odham. 

These items include plain woven 

textiles, coiled basketry, and twill 

matting that display similar design 

motifs and construction styles as 

historic and contemporary O’odham 

items. Additionally, locally made 

plainware ceramics are similar in 

construction and appearance to 

plainware ceramics made in lands 

attributed to the Hohokam archeological 

culture, commonly considered to be 

ancestral O’odham. Consultation with 

O’odham tribes also indicates that oral 

traditions exist that describe ancestral 

O’odham people living in the Verde 

Valley. 

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, 

Arizona, traces ancestry to Yavapai 

bands once living in the Verde Valley. 

Consultation with Yavapai tribes 

indicates the existence of specific 

ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and 

Hatalacva sites and a belief that 

ancestors lived near the sites. 

Archeological sites identified as 

Yavapai have also been found near the 

Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. 

Material culture items found at 

Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including 

basketry and turquoise pendants, are 

similar in construction and appearance 

to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, 

Hatalacva and Tuzigoot are identified as 

being within the Yavapai traditional 

lands. 

The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers 

all of Arizona to be within traditional 

Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi 

clans migrated in the past. Evidence 

demonstrating continuity between the 

people of Tuzigoot and Hatalacva 

Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes 

archeological, anthropological, 

linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions. 

Ceramic vessels made only on the Hopi 

mesas as well as plain woven and 

painted textiles, coiled basketry, and 

woven matting demonstrate continuity 

between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi 

people. Burial patterns noted at 

Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance 

to burials at other ancestral Hopi sites. 

During consultation, Hopi clan members 

also identified ancestral names and 

traditional stories about specific events 

and ancestral people at each site. 

The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe 

(previously listed as the YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai 

Reservation, Arizona) traces ancestry to 

Yavapai bands once living in the Verde 

Valley. Consultation with Yavapai tribes 

indicates the existence of specific 

ancestral names for the Tuzigoot and 

Hatalacva sites and a belief that 

ancestors lived near the sites. 

Archeological sites identified as 

Yavapai have also been found in and 

near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva 

Pueblos. Material culture items found at 

Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including 

basketry, turquoise pendants, and twill 

matting, are similar in construction and 

appearance to historic Yavapai items. 

Additionally, Tuzigoot and Hatalacva 

are identified as being within the 

Yavapai traditional lands. 

The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, considers the 

Verde Valley to be within the migration 

path of ancestral Zuni people. 

Archeological evidence demonstrates 

continuity between the people of 

Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the 

people of Zuni. Material culture items, 

such as ceramic designs, textiles, and 

woven basketry, are similar in 

appearance and construction to historic 

Zuni items. 

Determinations Made by the Arizona 

State Museum, University of Arizona 

Officials of the Arizona State 

Museum, University of Arizona have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 12 cultural items described above 

are reasonably believed to have been 

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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 Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort 

McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona; YavapaiPrescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 

as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the 

Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Arizona State Museum, University of 

Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 

85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, by 

May 1, 2015. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation, 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; Yavapai-Prescott 

Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 

Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai 

Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may 

proceed. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Ak Chin 

Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak 

Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort 

McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona; YavapaiPrescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 

as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the 

Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 17, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Western Archeological 

and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, Western 

Archeological and Conservation Center 

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 any 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 Western Archeological 

and Conservation Center. 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 Western Archeological and 

Conservation Center at the address in 

this notice by May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer, 

Museum Services Program Manager, 

Western Archeological and 

Conservation Center, 255 N. Commerce 

Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745, 

telephone (520) 791–6401, email tef_

rodeffer@nps.gov. 

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 

Western Archeological and 

Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from unnamed 

sites in Yavapai and Graham Counties, 

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 

Services Program Manager, Western 

Archeological and Conservation Center. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made during a region-wide, 

multi-park process by Western 

Archeological and Conservation Center 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of 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; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the 

Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; 

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; 

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the 

Moapa River Indian Reservation, 

Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah 

(Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of 

Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, 

Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and 

Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly 

Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City 

Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of 

Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, 

Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and 

Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon 

Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San 

Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona; San Juan 

Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 

Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona; 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe 

of the Ute Mountain Reservation, 

Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Utu 

Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton 

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