Notice2022-06664
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
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Published
March 30, 2022
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 objects 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 objects should submit a written request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18394-18395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06664]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033639; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects, 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 objects
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
objects should submit a written request to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 funerary objects
should submit a written request with information in support of the
request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the address in this notice
by April 29, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. B.J. Howerton, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114, telephone
(505) 563-3013, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abe9e185e3c4dcced9dfc4c5ebc9c2ca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30727a1e785f475542445f5e705259511e575f46">[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 objects under the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Coconino
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 objects. 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 Bureau
of Indian Affairs professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
History and Description of the Remains
On May 17, 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a historic Navajo site (NA11021) in
Coconino County, AZ. The human remains were removed from a burial
during authorized excavations prior to construction of a railroad
between Black Mesa and Page, AZ, that crossed tribal trust lands of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona. New Mexico, & Utah. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were first placed in the custody of the
Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, in 1971. Subsequently,
they were placed in the custody of the Navajo Nation Museum in Window
Rock, AZ. In 2019, custody of the remains and funerary objects reverted
to the Museum of Northern Arizona. The human remains belong to an adult
female. No known individual was identified. The two associated funerary
objects are one metal spoon and one metal can with a lid.
The burial was within a brush shade structure (chaha'oh) typical of
Navajo architecture. Ethnographic interviews indicated the burial
belonged to a Navajo person and was dated ca. 1920. The burial's
location away from any habitation and the presence of a shovel near the
burial structure are typical of Navajo burial practices.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs 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 two objects
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human
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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 associated funerary objects and the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
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 objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. B.J. Howerton, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1001 Indian School Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114, telephone (505) 563-
3013, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91d3dbbfd9fee6f4e3e5feffd1f3f8f0bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65272f4b2d0a120017110a0b25070c044b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 29, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah may proceed.
The Bureau of Indian Affair is responsible for notifying the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-06664 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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