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which refers to the ancient sites, 

pottery, stone tools, petroglyphs, and 

other artifacts left behind by the 

ancestors as ‘‘Hopi Footprints.’’ This 

migration history is complex and 

detailed, and includes traditions 

relating specific clans to the Mogollon 

region. Hopi cultural advisors have also 

identified medicinal and culinary plants 

at archeological sites in the region. 

Their knowledge about these plants was 

passed down to them from the ancestors 

who inhabited these ancient sites. 

Migration is also an important attribute 

of Zuni oral tradition and includes 

accounts of Zuni ancestors passing 

through the Upland Mogollon region. 

The ancient villages mark the routes of 

these migrations. Zuni cultural advisors 

remark that the ancient sites were not 

abandoned. People returned to these 

places from time to time, either to 

reoccupy them or for religious 

pilgrimages—a practice that has 

continued to the present day. 

Archeologists have found ceramic 

evidence at shrines in the Upland 

Mogollon region that confirms these 

reports. Zuni cultural advisors have 

names for plants endemic to the 

Mogollon region that do not grow on the 

Zuni Reservation. They also have 

knowledge about traditional medicinal 

and ceremonial uses for these resources, 

which has been passed down to them 

from their ancestors. Furthermore, Hopi 

and Zuni cultural advisors have 

recognized that their ancestors may 

have been co-resident at some of the 

sites in this region during their ancestral 

migrations. 

There are differing points of view 

regarding the possible presence of 

Apache people in the Upland Mogollon 

region during the time that these sites 

were occupied. Some Apache traditions 

describe interactions with Ancestral 

Pueblo people during this time, but 

according to these stories, Puebloan 

people and Apache people were 

regarded as having separate identities. 

The White Mountain Apache Tribe of 

the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona, 

does not claim cultural affiliation with 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects from this site. As 

reported by Welch and Ferguson (2005), 

consultations between the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 

Apache Reservation, Arizona, and the 

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & 

Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, 

have indicated that that none of these 

Tribes wish to pursue claims of 

affiliation with sites on White Mountain 

Apache Tribal lands. Finally, the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 

Apache Reservation, Arizona, supports 

the repatriation of human remains and 

associated funerary objects from these 

sites and is ready to assist the Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, in their 

reburial. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, and the Arizona State 

Museum, University of Arizona 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Arizona State Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 2,544 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 Hopi Tribe of 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 

Anna Pardo, NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Reston, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, VA 20191, 

telephone (703) 390–6343, email 

anna.pardo@bia.gov, by September 27, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the unassociated funerary 

objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico may proceed. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; White Mountain Apache 

Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 

Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 11, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18186 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23695; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The Fort Worth Museum of 

Science and History, Fort Worth, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Fort Worth Museum of 

Science and History, 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 

objects of cultural patrimony. 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 

Fort Worth Museum of Science and 

History. 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 Fort Worth Museum of Science and 

History at the address in this notice by 

September 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Chanin Voss Scanlon, The 

Fort Worth Museum of Science and 

History, 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, 

TX 76107, telephone (817) 255–9300, 

email cscanlon@fwmsh.org. 

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 Fort 

Worth Museum of Science and History 

that meet the definition of objects of 

cultural patrimony 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. 


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History and Description of the Cultural 

Item 

On February 15, 1978, The Fort Worth 

Museum of Science and History 

acquired one yucca, stair-step basket, 

object identification number 31N.00139, 

from Lew Meekins. No other 

provenance information is available. 

Museum accession and catalog 

records, as well as consultations with a 

representative of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria Tachi Tribe, in Lemoore, CA, 

indicated that the basket is of Yokut 

design, and would have been utilized 

during the Tribe’s Traditional Coming of 

Age Ceremonies. The representative of 

the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Tribe 

also provided supporting ethnographic 

documentation for the cultural 

significance of the object. 

Determinations Made by The Fort 

Worth Museum of Science and History 

Officials of The Fort Worth Museum 

of Science and History have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the 1 cultural item described above has 

ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group or culture itself, 

rather than property owned by an 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the object of cultural patrimony 

and the Santa Rosa Indian Community 

of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California. 

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 

Chanin Voss Scanlon, The Fort Worth 

Museum of Science and History, 1600 

Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107, 

telephone (817) 255–9300, email 

cscanlon@fwmsh.org, by September 27, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the object of cultural 

patrimony to the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, may proceed. 

The Fort Worth Museum of Science 

and History is responsible for notifying 

the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 3, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18185 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23751; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Tennessee Valley Authority, 

Knoxville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA), 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. Further, 

TVA has determined that a cultural 

affiliation between the unassociated 

funerary objects and present-day 

federally recognized Indian Tribes can 

be reasonably traced. 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 TVA. 

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 

TVA at the address in this notice by 

September 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 

Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN, which 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 

On September 28, 1938, two cultural 

items were removed from the Laws site 

(1MS100) on Pine Island in Marshall 

County, AL, after TVA acquired the land 

on April 21, 1937. There appear to have 

been at least four occupations at site 

1MS100: A pre-ceramic period with 

steatite vessels; a village period with 

limestone-tempered pottery during the 

Flint River phase (A.D. 500–1000); a late 

Mississippian occupation with shelltempered ceramics and rectilinear wall 

trench structures (Crow Creek phase, 

A.D. 1500–1700); and burials with EuroAmerican trade goods (circa A.D. 1670– 

1715). The two unassociated funerary 

objects are one brass pendant and one 

brass ring. 

Excavation records from site 1MS100 

indicated that these two unassociated 

funerary objects were found in burial 

unit 1 with the fragmentary remains of 

a child. The human remains are no 

longer present. The brass ring found in 

burial unit 1 is similar to the brass rings 

found in burial units 17 and 40 of the 

same site which were also child burials. 

In a separate Notice of Inventory 

Completion, the human remains from 

burial units 17 and 40 have been 

culturally affiliated to Native American 

descendants of the Koasati/Kaskinampo. 

These descendants include the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

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

of Louisiana; and The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation. 

On November 29, 1937, two 

unassociated funerary objects were 

excavated from burial unit 6 at site 

1MS121 on Pine Island in Marshall 

County, AL, after TVA purchased the 

land on April 19, 1937. There were 

excavations in both the village and 

adjacent mound. There are no 

radiocarbon dates for this site. Artifacts 

recovered from the site indicate both a 

Woodland and Mississippian 

occupation. The two unassociated 

funerary objects are one Barton Incised 

jar and one Bell Plain carinated bowl. 

Both ceramic vessels are from the 

Mississippian period. 

Excavation documents indicate that 

burial unit 6 did contain human 

remains, with these funerary objects 

placed near the head of the individual. 

These human remains are no longer 

present. The unassociated funerary 

objects are similar to those found in 

burial units 2, 4, and 5 of the same site. 

In a separate Notice of Inventory 

Completion, the human remains from 

burial units 2, 4, and 5 have been 


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