Notice2021-11947
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ
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Published
June 8, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Arizona Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30470-30471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11947]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032041; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural
History, Mesa, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Arizona Museum of Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request to the Arizona
Museum of Natural History. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains 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
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Arizona Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by July
8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Deer, Arizona Museum of
Natural History, 53 N Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201, telephone (480) 644-
4381, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb1b9b0bdb2b5b9f2b8b9b9ae9cb1b9afbdbda6f2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb969e979a95929ed59f9e9e89bb969e889a9a81d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under
the control of the Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ. The
human remains were most likely removed from Maricopa County, 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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Arizona
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2021, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from an unknown location most likely in Maricopa County,
AZ. The human remains belong to an individual of undetermined age and
sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
The human remains were discovered when the box in which they were
housed was moved from the Historic Post Office. As information on the
box references Scottsdale, AZ, the Arizona Museum of Natural History
has determined that the human remains most likely were removed from
Maricopa County. According to archeological understanding, the region
where these human remains were most likely collected was occupied by
the Hohokam Material Culture in prehistoric times. As the primary
collection of the Arizona Museum of Natural History focuses on Hohokam
Material Culture, the Arizona Museum of Natural History has determined
that the human remains most likely are Hohokam.
According to archeological and ethnographic understandings, the
Hohokam Material Culture people were ancestors to the Four Southern
Tribes of Arizona (Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously listed as Ak
Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona]; Gila River
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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) and the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona. The Four Southern Tribes of Arizona divide their ancestral
lands such that each Tribe oversees those portions closest to their
reservation.
Determinations Made by the Arizona Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Arizona Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> 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 the Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously
listed as 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; and
the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Melanie
Deer, Arizona Museum of Natural History, 53 N Macdonald, Mesa, AZ
85201, telephone (480) 644-4381, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721f171e131c1b175c16171700321f17011313085c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4149404d424549024849495e6c41495f4d4d56024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>, by July
8, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-11947 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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