Notice2021-17566
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Pueblo Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ
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Published
August 17, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), assisted by the Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM), 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 sacred objects. 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 BIA through the Pueblo Grande Museum. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46009-46010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17566]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032430; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Pueblo
Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA), assisted by the Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM), 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 sacred objects. 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 BIA through the Pueblo Grande Museum. 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 BIA through the Pueblo
Grande Museum at the address in this notice by September 16, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande
Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602)
534-1572, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed2d7d0dacddbc790c8d1d9dbd293cadbdbcadbccfeced6d1dbd0d7c690d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="503c393e342335297e263f37353c7d2435352435221020383f353e39287e373f26">[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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of the Pueblo
Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ, that meet the definition of sacred
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
At an unknown date, 16 cultural items were removed from an
unidentified cave located on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation in
Maricopa County, AZ. The cultural items were removed by a private
citizen and were subsequently transferred to PGM. The museum catalogued
the collection in February 1960. The 16 sacred objects are 15 cane
cigarettes and one corn cob.
Expert opinion provided by representatives of the Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation supports the use of these cultural items in ceremonies
performed by traditional Yavapai religious practitioners. Once placed
in the cave, the cultural items were not to be disturbed. The location
where the cultural items were found (i.e., within the boundaries of the
Fort McDowell Indian Reservation) lies within the ancestral lands of
the Yavapai people. Expert opinion provided by representatives of 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; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation,
Arizona; and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, as well as
ethnographic documentation, also support the use of these cultural
items in ceremonies performed by traditional O'odham religious
practitioners. Furthermore, the area where the items were found lies
within the region recognized by government and tribal authorities as
O'odham aboriginal land.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Pueblo Grande Museum
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Pueblo Grande Museum have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 16 cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
objects and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona.
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 Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande Museum,
4619 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 534-1572,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026e6b6c6671677b2c746d65676e2f76676776677042726a6d676c6b7a2c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b5b0b7bdaabca0f7afb6bebcb5f4adbcbcadbcab99a9b1b6bcb7b0a1f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 16, 2021. After
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of
control of the sacred objects to the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
assisted by the Pueblo Grande Museum are responsible for notifying the
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: August 4, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17566 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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