[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62203-62204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24524]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16699; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Wupatki National Monument, 
Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Wupatki National Monument, 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 
unassociated funerary 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 Wupatki National Monument. 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 Wupatki National Monument at the 
address in this notice by November 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent, Flagstaff Area National 
Monuments, National Park Service, 6400 N. Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, 
(928) 526-1157 ext. 227, email [email protected].

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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, National Park Service, 
Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ, that meet the definition of 
unassociated funerary 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 
Superintendent, Wupatki National Monument.

History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)

    In 1933, 730 cultural items were removed from Wupatki Pueblo, 
within Wupatki National Monument in Coconino County, AZ, during an 
authorized excavation conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. 
Records indicate that all of the items were recovered from burials and 
that the human remains were not collected. All of the items are in the 
physical custody of the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. 
The 730 unassociated funerary objects are 2 knotted twig fragments, 534 
pottery sherds, 1 stone flake, 1 bag rotted wood, 4 pieces rotted wood, 
2 shell bracelets, 2 fragments painted wood, 1 worked stone, 2 stone 
cylinders, 2 projectile points, 23 pendants, 1 Black Mesa black-on-
white bowl, 1 Black Mesa black-on-white miniature pitcher, 1 Tusayan 
black-on-white bowl fragment, 1 turquoise figurine, 63 shell beads, 2 
Sunset red jars, 1 Lino gray jar, 1 Lino black-on-gray bowl, 1 Youngs 
red smudged bowl, 1 Elden corrugated jar, 3 Sunset red bowls, 1 bone 
awl, 4 Sunset smudged bowls, 2 Flagstaff black-on-white bowl fragments, 
5 Walnut black-on-white bowl fragments, 1 Chevelon black-on-white bowl 
fragment, 1 Tusayan polychrome bowl fragment, 1 Kana-a gray jar 
fragment, 1 Flagstaff black-on-white miniature jar, 1 Tusayan 
corrugated jar, 2 Tusayan black-on-red jars, 3 cocoons, 1 shell 
necklace, 1 Mogollon brownware bowl, and 56 basket fragments.
    In 1934, 18 cultural items were removed from Nalakihu Pueblo, 
within Wupatki National Monument in Coconino County, AZ, during an 
authorized excavation conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona. 
Records indicate that all of the items were recovered from burials and 
that the human remains were not collected. All of the items are in the 
physical custody of the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. 
The 18 unassociated funerary objects are 17 pottery sherds and 1 Sunset 
red bowl.
    In 1952, one cultural item was removed from Wupatki Pueblo, within 
Wupatki National Monument in Coconino County, AZ, during authorized 
excavations incidental to stabilization of the pueblo. Records indicate 
that the item was recovered from a burial and that the human remains 
were not collected. The item is in the physical custody of the Museum 
of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. The one unassociated funerary 
object is a stone necklace.
    In 1965, six cultural items were removed from Wupatki Pueblo, 
within Wupatki National Monument in Coconino County, AZ, by a National 
Park Service archeologist. Records indicate that the items were 
recovered from a burial and that the human remains were not collected. 
The items are in the physical custody of the Museum of Northern Arizona 
in Flagstaff, AZ. The six unassociated funerary objects are painted 
wooden staff fragments.
    In 1986, one cultural item was removed from site WS 1953, within 
Wupatki National Monument in Coconino County, AZ, during an authorized 
survey of the monument. Records indicate that the item was recovered 
from a burial and that the human remains were not collected. The one 
unassociated funerary object is a Tusayan polychrome bowl.
    On the basis of architecture and artifacts, Wupatki Pueblo is dated 
to A.D. 900-1300 and Nalakihu Pueblo is dated to A.D. 1150-1300. On the 
basis of artifacts, WS 1953 is dated to A.D. 1050-1250.
    Evidence demonstrating continuity between the people of Wupatki 
Pueblo, Nalakihu Pueblo, and WS 1953 from A.D. 900-1300 and the Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona includes similarities in material culture, 
architecture, mortuary practices, settlement patterns, and agricultural 
methods. Hopi oral history indicates connections to the people of 
Wupatki and Nalakihu Pueblos and numerous Hopi clans can be traced to 
Wupatki Pueblo.

Determinations Made by Wupatki National Monument

    Officials of Wupatki National Monument have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 756 cultural items 
described above 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the 
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native 
American individual.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of 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 Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent, Wupatki 
National Monument, 6400 N. Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, (928) 526-1157 
ext. 227, email [email protected], by November 17, 2014. After that 
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control 
of the unassociated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may 
proceed.
    Wupatki National Monument is responsible for notifying the Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 24, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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