Notice2021-26780
Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ
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Published
December 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Arizona Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, 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 associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object 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 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70522-70523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26780]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033080; 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 and an associated funerary object, 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 associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object 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 and associated
funerary object 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 January 10, 2022.
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#127f777e737c7b773c76777760527f77617373683c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c3139303d323539723839392e1c31392f3d3d26723b332a">[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 and
associated funerary object under the control of the
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Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ. The human remains and
associated funerary object are most likely 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 and associated funerary object. 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
On December 26, 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location most likely in the
area of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ. The human remains and a redware
vessel were donated to the Arizona Museum of Natural History by Ray
Thomas. The human remains belong to an individual of unidentified age
and sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is a redware vessel.
The style of the redware vessel indicates that it belongs to the
Hohokam Material Culture. According to archeological understanding, the
region from which these human remains were most likely collected was
occupied by the Hohokam Material Culture in prehistoric times. In
addition, according to archeological and ethnographic understandings,
the Hohokam Material Culture group is ancestral to the Four Southern
Tribes of Arizona (i.e., the Tohono O'odham Nation of 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 Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously
listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona], as well as the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. The Four
Southern Tribes of Arizona divide their ancestral lands so that each
tribe oversees those portions of land situated closest to their
reservations.
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(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice 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.
<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 and associated
funerary object 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#7c1119101d121519521819190e3c11190f1d1d06521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="731e161f121d1a165d17161601331e16001212095d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>, by January 10, 2022. 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: December 1, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-26780 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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