[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43774-43776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17744]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16116; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Tuzigoot National Monument has completed an inventory of human remains, 
in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. 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 Tuzigoot National Monument. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this 
notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization

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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 Tuzigoot National Monument at the address 
in this notice by August 27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, Tuzigoot National 
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276, 
email [email protected].

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 Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ. The human 
remains were removed from multiple locations in Yavapai 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) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the Superintendent, Tuzigoot National Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Tuzigoot 
National Monument professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak 
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort 
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Salt 
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, 
Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, 
Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of 
Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 
Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as 
``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in Yavapai County, AZ. 
The remains were donated to Tuzigoot National Monument in 1939 by a 
Clarkdale man who reported removing them from a site on a creek on the 
upper Verde River. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the vicinity of Coon's Ranch in Yavapai 
County, AZ. The remains were donated to Tuzigoot National Monument by 
the Coon brothers before 1940. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from unknown locations on a tributary of the 
Verde River in Yavapai County, AZ. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 17 
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Yavapai County, AZ. 
The remains were found in collections at Tuzigoot National Monument and 
so were likely removed from the area of the monument. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the tailings area near Tuzigoot National 
Monument in Yavapai County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 10 
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Yavapai County, AZ. 
The remains were found in Tuzigoot National Monument collections at the 
National Park Service's Western Archeological and Conservation Center 
and so were likely removed from the area of the monument. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a location near Clarkdale's sewer outlet 
in Yavapai County, AZ. No information is available regarding the donor 
or the date of receipt. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1913, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the west bank of the Verde River in Yavapai County, 
AZ. The remains were donated to Tuzigoot National Monument in 1954 by 
Russel E. Hill. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Tuzigoot National Monument

    Officials of Tuzigoot National Monument have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 38 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the 
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; 
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
and Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Yavapai-
Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona).
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero 
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos 
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe 
of Arizona; and White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona.
     Other credible lines of evidence, including relevant and 
authoritative governmental determinations and information gathered 
during government-to-government consultation from subject matter 
experts, indicate that the land from which the Native American human 
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Ak Chin Indian 
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort 
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the 
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of

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Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Tonto Apache 
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and 
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, 
Tuzigoot National Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, 
telephone (928) 567-5276, email [email protected], by August 
27, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    Tuzigoot National Monument is responsible for notifying The Tribes 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 26, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-17744 Filed 7-25-14; 8:45 am]
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