Notice2023-06918
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
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Published
April 4, 2023
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from McKinley County, NM.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19981-19983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06918]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035572; 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: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
McKinley County, NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Tamara Billie, U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Mailbox 44, Albuquerque, NM
87104, telephone (505) 879-9711, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7105101c1003105f13181d1d1814311318105f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5226333f3320337c303b3e3e3b3712303b337c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
BIA. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related
records held by the BIA.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from site NA11527 in McKinley County, NM. This site is located
along Zuni Route Z5 (Nutria Road), 1.75 miles north of New Mexico SR
53. Two burials were excavated by the Museum of Northern Arizona in
1973, during an authorized highway improvement project. Burial 1
contained the human remains of an adult of indeterminate sex; burial
orientation is unknown. No associated funerary objects are present.
Burial 2 contained the human remains of a neonate of indeterminate sex;
burial orientation is unknown. No associated funerary objects are
present. The site is associated with the Cibola tradition archeological
complex, and the ceramic evidence indicates an occupation during the
Pueblo III period (A.D. 1150-1300).
Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were
removed from site NA11530 in McKinley County, NM. This site is located
within the right-of-way of Zuni Route Z5 (Nutria Road), 1.5 miles north
of New Mexico SR 53. Five burials were excavated by the Museum of
Northern Arizona in 1973, during an authorized highway improvement
project. Burial 1 contained the human remains of an adult male (45+
years old). This individual was buried semi-flexed on the right side
and with the head oriented to the east. The 38 associated funerary
objects are one miniature indented corrugated Cibola Gray Ware jar, two
St. Johns Polychrome bowls, one quartzite hammerstone, six lots of
pollen samples, one faunal bone fragment, and 27 ceramic sherds. Burial
2 contained the human remains of an adult male (30-35 years old). This
individual was buried semi-flexed on the right side and with the head
oriented to the northeast. The 13 associated funerary objects are one
Klagetoh Black-on-white bowl, one flotation sample, three pollen
samples, and eight ceramic sherds. Burial 3 contained the human remains
of an adult male (45-55 years old). This individual was buried semi-
flexed on the right side and with the head oriented to the east. The 75
associated funerary objects are one St. Johns Polychrome bowl, one
Pinedale Polychrome pitcher, two pollen samples, one floatation sample,
four faunal bones, three plant material samples, two groundstones, and
61 ceramic sherds. Burial 4 contained the human remains of an adult of
indeterminate sex; burial orientation is unknown. No associated
funerary objects are present. Burial 5 contained the human remains of a
juvenile (<6 years old) of indeterminate sex; burial orientation is
unknown. No associated funerary objects are present. The site is
associated with the Cibola tradition archeological complex, and the
ceramic evidence indicates an occupation during the Pueblo III period
(A.D. 1150-1300).
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from site NA14084 in McKinley County, NM. This site is located within
the right-of-way of Zuni Route Z4 (BIA Route 4), approximately 1.4
miles north of New Mexico SR 53. One burial was excavated by the Museum
of Northern Arizona in 1975, during an authorized highway improvement
project. Burial 1 contained the human remains of a juvenile (2-3 years)
of indeterminate sex; burial orientation is unknown. The two associated
funerary objects are one stone concretion and one flaked stone. The
site is associated with the Cibola tradition archeological complex, and
the ceramic evidence indicates an occupation during the Pueblo I and
Pueblo II periods (A.D. 800-1150).
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from site NA14086 in McKinley County, NM. This site is located within
the right-of-way of Zuni Route Z4 (BIA Route 4), 1.7 miles north of New
Mexico SR 53. One burial was excavated by the Museum of Northern
Arizona in 1975, during an authorized highway improvement project.
Burial 1 contained the human remains of an adult of indeterminate sex;
burial orientation is unknown. No associated funerary objects are
present. The site is associated with the Cibola tradition archeological
complex, and the ceramic evidence indicates an occupation during the
Pueblo II to Pueblo III periods (A.D. 900-1250).
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from site NA14099 in McKinley County, NM. This site is located within
the right-of-way of Zuni Route Z4 (BIA Route 4), 1.9 miles north of New
Mexico SR 53. One burial was excavated by the Museum of Northern
Arizona in 1975, during an authorized highway improvement project.
Burial 1 contained the human remains of an adult of indeterminate sex;
burial orientation is unknown. No associated funerary objects are
present. The site is associated with the Cibola tradition archeological
complex, and the ceramic evidence indicates an occupation during the
Pueblo I-III periods (A.D. 700-1300).
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: geographical, oral traditional, anthropological, and
archeological.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the BIA has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 128 objects described in this notice 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.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 4, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the BIA must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human
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remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The BIA is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: March 22, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-06918 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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