[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18754-18755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10543]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession and Control of the 
Santa Fe National Forest, United States Forest Service, Santa Fe, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003(d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects in the possession and control of the Santa 
Fe National Forest, United States Forest Service, Santa Fe, NM.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody 
Museum professional staff, Museum of New Mexico professional staff, 
United States Forest Service professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Pueblo of Cochiti, the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, 
the Pueblo of San Felipe, the Pueblo of Santa Ana, the Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, the 
Pueblo of Tesuque, the Pueblo of Nambe, the Pueblo of San Juan, the 
Pueblo of Zia, and the Pueblo of Jemez.
    In 1908, human remains representing five individuals were recovered 
from the Yapashi site during legally authorized excavations. No known 
individuals were identified.  No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The Yapashi site has been identified as late Anasazi period (1250-
1475 AD) through architecture, ceramics, and site organization. 
Ethnographic records, technological continuity, and similarities 
between the site and present-day pueblos of Cochiti, Santo Domingo, San 
felipe, Santa Ana, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Pojoaque, Tesuque, 
Nambe, San Juan, and Zia indicate continuity of both occupation and 
culture between the Yapashi site and these pueblos. Oral traditions of

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these present-day pueblos indicate occupation of this particular area 
during this period.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of five individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
United States Forest Service have further determined that, pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity 
which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human 
remains and the Pueblo of Cochiti, the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, the 
Pueblo of San Felipe, the Pueblo of Santa Ana, the Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, the 
Pueblo of Tesuque, the Pueblo of Nambe, the Pueblo of San Juan, and the 
Pueblo of Zia.
    In 1912, human remains representing two individuals were recovered 
from the Pueblo Kotyiti site during legally authorized excavations. No 
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary 
objects include a ceramic pipe, mineral pigment, and a stone tool.
    The Pueblo Kotyiti site has been identified as the fortified pueblo 
occupied during 1680-1696 (the Great Pueblo Revolt) by the ancestral 
community of the present-day Pueblo of Cochiti. This identification is 
supported by historical and ethnohistoric records of the Pueblo Revolt 
era, continuities of architecture and ceramics between the site and the 
Pueblo of Cochiti. The oral tradition of the Pueblo of Cochiti also 
supports their affiliation to the Pueblo Kotyiti site.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the United 
States Forest Service have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3001 (3)(A), the three objects listed 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. Lastly, officials 
of the United States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity 
which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human 
remains and associated funerary objects and the Pueblo of Cochiti.
    In 1934, human remains representing three individuals from site LA 
340 were donated to the Museum of New Mexico by the Fry family. 
Accession records indicate the Fry family apparently collected these 
remains without a valid antiquities permit. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects were present.
    Site LA 340 has been identified as Anasazi period (1100-1540 AD) 
through architecture, ceramics, and site organization. Ethnographic 
records, technological continuity, and similarities of the site with 
the present-day pueblos of San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Pojoaque, 
Tesuque, Nambe, and San Juan indicate cultural affiliation with this 
site. The oral traditions of these six Pueblos also indicate 
affiliation with sites in this particular area during this period.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
United States Forest Service have further determined that, pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity 
which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human 
remains and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the 
Pueblo of Pojoaque, the Pueblo of Tesuque, the Pueblo of Nambe, the 
Pueblo of San Juan.
    In 1980, human remains representing six individuals from site AR-
03-10-03-401 were confiscated by Forest Service Law Enforcement from 
Kyle and Mary Martin. No known individuals were identified. The 200 
associated funerary objects include pottery sherds, stone tools and 
flakes, corn cobs and husks, sandal fragments, charcoal, non-human 
bones and teeth, and seeds.
    Ethnographic and ethnohistoric records, ceramics, and the 
association of the rock shelters with an ancestral Jemez Pueblo site 
indicate cultural affiliation of the present-day Pueblo of Jemez to 
site AR-03-10-03-401. The oral traditions of the Pueblos of Jemez 
support this affiliation to the site during this period.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the United 
States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of six individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the United 
States Forest Service have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3001 (3)(A), the 200 objects listed 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. Lastly, officials 
of the United States Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity 
which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human 
remains and associated funerary objects and the Pueblo of Jemez.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Pueblo of Cochiti, 
the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, the Pueblo of San Felipe, the Pueblo of 
Santa Ana, the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the 
Pueblo of Pojoaque, the Pueblo of Tesuque, the Pueblo of Nambe, the 
Pueblo of San Juan, the Pueblo of Zia, and the Pueblo of Jemez. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, 
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service, 517 Gold Ave. SW, 
Albuquerque, NM 87102; telephone: (505) 842-3238, fax: (505) 842-3800 
before May 29, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Pueblo of Cochiti, the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, 
the Pueblo of San Felipe, the Pueblo of Santa Ana, the Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, the Pueblo of Pojoaque, the 
Pueblo of Tesuque, the Pueblo of Nambe, the Pueblo of San Juan, the 
Pueblo of Zia, and the Pueblo of Jemez may begin after that date if no 
additional claimants come forward.
Dated: April 24, 1996
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Chief, Archeology & Ethnography Program
[FR Doc. 96-10543 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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