23802 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 4, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: April 12, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10368 Filed 5–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area 

Office, Phoenix, AZ, and Huhugam 

Heritage Center, Gila River Indian 

Community, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 the 

Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Phoenix Area Office, Phoenix, AZ, and 

in the physical custody of the Huhugam 

Heritage Center, Gila River Indian 

Community, AZ, 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. 

Human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the sites described 

below were originally reported in a 

Notice of Inventory Completion 

published in the Federal Register (39 

FR 8996–9002, February 27, 2002); and 

subsequently corrected with two 

additional Notices of Inventory 

Completion (67 FR 45539–45540, July 9, 

2002; 67 FR 78247–78248, December 23, 

2002). The materials reported in the 

earlier notices were repatriated to the 

affiliated tribes in October and 

November of 2002. A recent review of 

Bureau of Reclamation collections, now 

curated at the Huhugam Heritage 

Center, Gila River Indian Community, 

revealed the presence of additional 

possible isolated Native American 

human remains and 40 additional 

funerary objects, all culturally affiliated 

with the same tribes listed in the 

original notice. Although these possible 

isolated human remains were identified, 

they do not increase the number of 

individuals listed in the previously 

published notices. Since the human 

remains in the previous notices were 

repatriated, the funerary objects are now 

considered to be unassociated funerary 

objects. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing 20 

individuals were recovered from the 

Siphon Draw site, AZ U: 10:6(ASM), 

south of Apache Junction, Pinal County, 

AZ. No known individuals were 

identified. Previously a total of 141 

associated funerary objects were 

reported as also being recovered. In 

October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 

four funerary objects were recently 

identified in the Siphon Draw (AZ 

U:10:6(ASM)) collections. The four 

unassociated funerary objects are two 

unworked whole shells (terrestrial 

snails), one flotation, and one pollen 

sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Santa Cruz through 

Sacaton Phases (A.D. 700–1150) of the 

Preclassic period. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing 31 

individuals were recovered from the Las 

Fosas site, AZ U:15:19(ASM), in the Gila 

Valley east of Florence, Pinal County, 

AZ. No known individuals were 

identified. Previously a total of 290 

associated funerary objects were 

reported as also being recovered. In 

October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 24 

funerary objects were recently identified 

in the Las Fosas, AZ U:15:19(ASM), 

collections. The 24 unassociated 

funerary objects are 1 reconstructable 

ceramic bowl, 2 individual ceramic 

sherds, 2 bags ceramic sherds, 1 bag 

chipped stone, 2 unworked obsidian 

nodules, 1 bag of unworked faunal bone 

(including a near-complete macaw), 1 

soil sample with possible cremains, 13 

unprocessed soil samples, and 1 

unprocessed flotation sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Classic period (A.D. 

1150–1450). 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of 31 individuals were 

recovered from Frogtown, AZ 

U:15:61(ASM), west of Florence 

Junction, Pinal County, AZ. No known 

individuals were identified. Previously 

a total of 120 associated funerary objects 

were also reported as being recovered. 

In October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 10 

funerary objects were recently identified 

in the Frogtown (AZ U:15:61(ASM)) 

collection, as well as possible human 

remains of a previously repatriated 

individual. The 10 unassociated 

funerary objects are 1 stone palette 

fragment, 3 pieces of worked shell, 1 

piece unworked shell, 3 bags of 

unworked faunal bone mixed with 

possible human remains, 1 unprocessed 

flotation sample with possible human 

remains, and 1 unprocessed flotation 

sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Santa Cruz and 

Sacaton Phases (A.D. 750–1150) of the 

Preclassic period. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of six individuals were 

recovered from site AZ U:15:85(ASM), 

in Pinal County, AZ. No known 

individuals were identified. Previously 

a total of 10 associated funerary objects 

were also reported as being recovered. 

In October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. The two funerary 

objects recently identified in the AZ 

U:15:85(ASM) collections are two bags 

of ceramic sherds. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Classic period (A.D. 

1150–1450). 

Evidence provided by 

anthropological, archeological, 

biological, geographical, historical, 

kinship, linguistics, and oral tradition 

sources was considered in determining 

the cultural affiliation of the funerary 

objects. Bureau of Reclamation officials 

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have determined that the preponderance 

of the evidence suggests that the historic 

O’odham groups (Ak-Chin Indian 

Community of the 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, 

including the San Xavier District) have 

a strong cultural affiliation with the 

prehistoric Hohokam who occupied the 

middle Gila Valley and surrounding 

areas. Great similarities in settlement 

patterns, economic systems, 

architecture, and material culture point 

to a close relationship between the 

Hohokam and the O’odham groups. The 

O’odham were well established along 

the rivers and in the deserts when the 

Spanish first arrived in northern Sonora 

and southern Arizona. 

One of the two Pima moieties claims 

descend from the Hohokam, while the 

other moiety is said to have descended 

from the ‘‘emergers,’’ those who 

overthrew the Hohokam leaders. 

Although the O’odham belong to the 

same linguistic group (Piman) as 

communities in what is now northern 

Mexico, shared vocabulary and syntax 

with Yuman language groups along the 

Colorado River suggests a long-term 

history of interaction that stretches back 

into prehistoric times in what is now 

southern Arizona. 

Evidence also shows the affiliation of 

ancestral Zuni and Hopi groups with the 

prehistoric Hohokam. Interaction is 

indicated by the presence of trade items, 

particularly ceramics. Such interaction 

continued into protohistoric and early 

historic times. In addition to trade, Hopi 

and Zuni migration traditions indicate 

that clans originating from areas south 

of the Colorado Plateau joined the 

plateau communities late in prehistoric 

times. These groups contributed 

ceremonies, societies, and iconography 

to the plateau groups. Both O’odham 

and Western Pueblo oral traditions 

indicate that some Hohokam groups 

may have left the Salt-Gila River Basin 

after disastrous floods and social 

upheaval. These groups traveled north 

and east, possibly to be assimilated by 

the Hopi and Zuni. These ties are 

reflected in some of the traditional 

ceremonies maintained as part of the 

annual ceremonial cycle. Therefore, the 

evidence suggests that the Hopi and 

Zuni are also culturally affiliated with 

the Hohokam. Their ancestors had trade 

relationships and other likely 

interactions with the Hohokam, similar 

to those found between groups in the 

early historic period. Hopi and Zuni 

oral traditions indicate that segments of 

the prehistoric Hohokam population 

migrated to the areas occupied by the 

Hopi and Zuni and were assimilated 

into the resident populations. 

Officials of the Bureau of Reclamation 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 40 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 to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of Native American individuals. 

Officials of the Bureau of Reclamation 

also have determined that, 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; 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. 

Representative of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact in writing Carol 

Erwin, Area Manager, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office, 6150 

West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 

85306–4001, before June 3, 2010. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to 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, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Bureau of Reclamation is 

responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin 

Indian Community of the Maricopa (AkChin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; 

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the 

Chemehuevi Indian Reservation, 

California; Cocopah Tribe of Arizona; 

Colorado River Indian Tribes of the 

Colorado River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona and California; Fort McDowell 

Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Mohave 

Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, and 

Nevada; Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pascua 

Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; Quechan Tribe 

of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, 

California and Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos 

Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe 

of Arizona; White Mountain Apache 

Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 

Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the 

Camp Verde Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the 

Yavapai Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: April 6, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession and control of 

the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. The 

human remains were removed from 

Brooks Island, Contra Costa County, CA. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Bishop Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the the Santa Rosa 

Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe). 

On February 8, 1958, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from Brooks 

Island, in San Pablo Bay, Contra Costa 

County, CA, most likely by A.C. Ziegler. 

The circumstances of the removal from 

Brooks Island are not known, but the 

remains were included in Dr. Ziegler’s 

personal collections donated to the 

Bishop Museum after his death. The 

remains were housed in a box labeled 

‘‘Homo Sapiens (infant)/sex?/Brooks 

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