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River Indian Reservation, Arizona and 

the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community of the Salt River 

Reservation are both composed 

primarily of Akimel O’odham along 

with small populations of Maricopas. 

The O’odham commonly refer to their 

ancestors as the ‘‘Huhugam’’. The 

Akimel O’odham, Tohono O’odham and 

the Hia-Ced O’odham (not Federallyrecognized) are descendants of the 

‘‘Huhugam’’. Their oral history 

documents the end time of the 

‘‘Hohokam’’, and archeological evidence 

supports the link between historic 

O’odham groups and the prehistoric 

‘‘Hohokam’’. Linguistic, oral tradition, 

and ethnographic evidence also support 

affiliation between the ‘‘Hohokam’’ and 

the present-day O’odham. 

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. According to 

Hopi oral history some clans moved out 

of the Valley of Mexico/Central Mexico 

and migrated north into the Gila and 

Salt River Basins. The Santa Cruz 

Valley, which extends from Northern 

Sonora, Mexico into southern Arizona 

to the confluence of the Gila and Salt 

Rivers, was a natural corridor for the 

movement of peoples from the south 

and served as a migration route for Hopi 

clans. Several researchers have noted 

similarities between Hopi ceremonies 

and those of the O’odham. On May 23, 

1994, the Hopi Tribe of Arizona issued 

a resolution declaring its cultural 

affiliation with the ‘‘Hohokam’’. 

Oral history suggests that some Zuni 

clans began their migrations in the SaltGila River basins and originated from 

the Hohokam. On July 11, 1995, the 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico issued a ‘‘Statement of Cultural 

Affiliation with Prehistoric and Historic 

Cultures’’ which asserts a shared group 

identity with the ‘‘Hohokam’’ based on 

oral teachings and traditions, 

ethnohistoric documentation, and 

historic and archeological evidence. 

Zuni oral history speaks of ancestral 

migrations and settling throughout the 

region in search for the Middle Place of 

the World (present-day Pueblo of Zuni). 

A recent publication, Zuni Origins, 

discusses some of the evidence for 

shared group identity between the 

‘‘Hohokam’’ of southern Arizona and 

the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico. 

Officials of Tumacacori National 

Historical Park have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 13 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of Tumacacori 

National Historical Park also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3)(A), the 83 objects 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. Lastly, officials of 

Tumacacori National Historical Park 

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 Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and the Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) 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 the Zuni Tribe 

of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Lisa Carrico, superintendent, 

Tumacacori National Historical Park, 

P.O. Box 8067, Tumacacori, AZ 85640, 

telephone (520) 398–2341 Ext. 52, 

before August 6, 2009. Repatriation of 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

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 the Zuni Tribe 

of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Tumacacori National Historical Park 

is responsible for notifying 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; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona; 

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos 

Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: June 22, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16022 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and 

Arizona State Museum, University of 

Arizona, Tucson, 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. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains and an associated funerary 

object in the control of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in 

the physical custody of the Arizona 

State Museum, University of Arizona, 

Tucson, AZ. The human remains and 

associated funerary object were removed 

from a site within the boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

and Pinal 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). 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 and 

associated funerary object. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Arizona State 

Museum and Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and 

Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

In 1973, human remains representing 

a minimum of four individuals were 

removed from a cave northwest of St. 

Johns Church, located within the 

boundaries of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ. 

No additional site information is 

available. The human remains were 

collected by agents of the U.S. 

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 

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Investigation and were received by the 

Arizona State Museum later that same 

year. No known individuals were 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a textile fragment. 

Museum records lack sufficient 

information to culturally affiliate the 

human remains with any specific tribe. 

However, examination by a forensic 

anthropologist indicates that the human 

remains are of Native American 

ancestry, and possibly date to the 

Historic Period. 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Arizona State Museum have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of four individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Arizona 

State Museum also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), 

the one object described above is 

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 Bureau of Indian Affairs 

and Arizona State Museum have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), a relationship of shared group 

identity cannot be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary object 

and any present-day Indian tribe. 

The Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee (Review Committee) is 

responsible for recommending specific 

actions for disposition of culturally 

unidentifiable human remains. In 2008, 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

Arizona State Museum requested that 

the Review Committee recommend 

disposition of the culturally 

unidentifiable human remains to the 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona, as 

the aboriginal and historic occupants of 

the lands near St. Johns Church in 

Maricopa County, AZ. The Review 

Committee considered the request at its 

October 11–12, 2008 meeting and 

recommended disposition of the human 

remains to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An April 3, 2009 

letter from the Designated Federal 

Official on behalf of the Secretary of the 

Interior transmitted the authorization 

for the museum to effect disposition of 

the human remains of the four 

culturally unidentifiable individuals to 

the Gila River Indian Community of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona 

contingent on the publication of a 

Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register. This notice fulfills 

that requirement. In the same letter, the 

Secretary recommended the transfer of 

the associated funerary object to the Gila 

River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona, to 

the extent allowed by Federal, state, or 

local law. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and/ 

or associated funerary object should 

contact John McClelland, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

85721, telephone (520) 626–2950, before 

July 7, 2009. Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

to the Gila River Indian Community of 

the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying 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 Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 29, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–16025 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Tongass National Forest, 

Chatham Area, Juneau, AK 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in the possession of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass 

National Forest, Chatham Area, Juneau, 

AK. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

sites near Yakutat, Southeast Alaska. 

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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Forest Service 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Central Council of 

the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes; 

Sealaska Corporation; Sealaska Heritage 

Foundation; Yak-Tat Kwaan, 

Incorporated; and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. 

In 1988, human remains representing 

a minimum of five individuals were 

removed from Shallow Water Town 

near Yakutat, AK, during an excavation 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service (49 YAK 020). The 

excavation was part of a mitigation plan 

for the anticipated flooding which was 

to occur with the blocking of Russell 

Fjord by the Hubbard Glacier. Blockage 

of the Fjord was anticipated to force the 

Situk River to flood the valley bottom 

and wash out the site. No known 

individuals were identified. The six 

associated funerary objects are one bone 

button fragment and a minimum of five 

melted blue glass beads. 

The human remains represent five 

separate cremations, and are assumed to 

be five separate individuals. The 

individuals are reasonably believed to 

be Yakutat Tlingit because the area is 

the traditional territory of the Teqwedi, 

specifically the Bear House Clan. Oral 

traditions of the Yakutat Tlingit confirm 

their affiliation with this site. 

Descendants of the Yakutat Tlingit are 

members of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. A 

charcoal sample associated with 

Cremation 1 was radiocarbon dated to 

250 60 BP, which yields a corrected date 

of A.D. 1480 to 1955. The carbon date 

for Cremation 5 of 270 70 BP yields a 

corrected date of A.D. 1450 to 1955. 

In 1988, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from Diyaguna’Et near Yakutat, 

AK, by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service (49 YAK 

019). The excavation was part of a 

mitigation plan for the anticipated 

flooding which was to occur with the 

blocking of Russell Fjord by the 

Hubbard Glacier. Blockage of the Fjord 

was anticipated to force the Situk River 

to flood the valley bottom and wash out 

the site. No known individual was 

identified. The four associated funerary 

objects are one white glass bead, one 

rolled copper earring, and two rolled 

copper earrings entwined by black 

human hair. 

The human remains were determined 

to be Native American based on 

observable dental traits. The individual