[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17481-17483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07399]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17699: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


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 Pima-Maricopa 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 
Yavapai-Prescott 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:
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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 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.

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 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, that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-07399 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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