[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17486-17488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07412]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17700; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and 
the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, 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, and the Arizona State Museum, University of 
Arizona, have completed inventories of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and each 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 either Tuzigoot 
National Monument or the Arizona State Museum. 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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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 the associated funerary objects that are 
under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument should contact Tuzigoot 
National Monument at the address in this notice by May 1, 2015.
    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 the human remains and associated 
funerary objects that are under the control of the Arizona State Museum 
should contact the Arizona State Museum at the address below by May 1, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, Tuzigoot National 
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276, 
email [email protected]. John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, 
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, 
AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-2950, 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 associated funerary 
objects under the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Tuzigoot National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ, and 
the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary 
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum, University of 
Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and in the physical custody of the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and 
Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from two sites 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). The 
determinations in this notice regarding the associated funerary objects 
under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are the sole 
responsibility of the Superintendent, Tuzigoot National Monument. The 
determinations in this notice regarding the human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State 
Museum are the sole responsibility of the Arizona State Museum.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Tuzigoot 
National Monument and the Arizona State Museum professional staff in 
consultation with representatives 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 Arizona; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; 
Tohono O'odham Nation of 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

    Tuzigoot Pueblo and Hatalacva Pueblo, in the Verde Valley of 
Arizona, were excavated in 1933 and 1934 by University of Arizona 
graduate students, Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer, when the sites were 
on private land. The human remains and a small number of artifacts were 
accessioned by the Arizona State Museum in 1934. The rest of the 
artifacts were taken to a private museum in Clarkdale, AZ. After 
Tuzigoot National Monument was established in 1939, many of the 
artifacts held by the private museum were transferred to Tuzigoot 
National Monument. These included some funerary objects that were once 
associated with human remains that remained under the control of the 
Arizona State Museum. In 2012, human remains and funerary objects under 
the control of the Arizona State Museum were transferred to the 
physical custody of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center.

Collections Under the Control of Tuzigoot National Monument

    In 1933 and 1934, human remains were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo 
in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are under the control of the Arizona 
State Museum and are described below. The 29 associated funerary 
objects under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are 15 bowls, 8 
pendants, 1 bracelet, 2 necklaces, 1 pitcher, 1 bone tool and 1 matting 
fragment.
    In 1933 and 1934, human remains were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo 
in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains are under the control of the Arizona 
State Museum and are described below. The seven associated funerary 
objects under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument are five bowls, 
one pendant and one necklace.

Collections Under the Control of the Arizona State Museum

    In 1933 and 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, 114 
individuals were removed from Tuzigoot Pueblo in Yavapai County, AZ. No 
known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary 
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum are one bowl, one 
lot of shell beads, and one bracelet.
    In 1933 and 1934, human remains representing, at minimum, 14 
individuals were removed from Hatalacva Pueblo in Yavapai County, AZ. 
No known individuals were identified. The three associated funerary 
objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum are shell 
bracelets.
    Tuzigoot Pueblo is a large pueblo with more than 100 rooms, which 
is classified by archeologists as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and 
Tuzigoot phases. Occupation dates range from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1425. 
Hatalacva Pueblo is a small, multi-room pueblo near Tuzigoot National 
Monument, also classified as Southern Sinagua, Honanki and Tuzigoot 
phases.
    The Ak Chin Indian Community of Maricopa (Ak Chin) Reservation, 
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 Tohono O'odham Nation of 
Arizona comprise one cultural group known as the O'odham. Material 
culture items found at the sites, including associated funerary 
objects, demonstrate continuity between the people of Tuzigoot and 
Hatalacva pueblos and the O'odham. These items include plain woven 
textiles, coiled basketry, and twill matting that display similar 
design motifs and construction styles as historic and contemporary 
O'odham items. Additionally, locally made plainware ceramics are 
similar in construction and appearance to plainware ceramics made in 
lands attributed to the Hohokam archeological culture, commonly 
considered to be ancestral O'odham. Consultation with O'odham tribes 
also indicates that oral traditions exist that describe ancestral 
O'odham people living in the Verde Valley.
    The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona traces ancestry to 
Yavapai bands once living in the Verde Valley. Consultation with 
Yavapai tribes indicates the existence of specific ancestral names for 
the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that

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ancestors lived near the sites. Archeological sites identified as 
Yavapai have also been found near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. 
Material culture items found at Hatalacva and Tuzigoot, including 
basketry and turquoise pendants, are similar in construction and 
appearance to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, Hatalacva and 
Tuzigoot are identified as being within the Yavapai traditional lands.
    The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers all of Arizona to be within 
traditional Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi clans migrated in the 
past. Evidence demonstrating continuity between the people of Tuzigoot 
and Hatalacva Pueblos and the Hopi Tribe includes archeological, 
anthropological, linguistic, folkloric and oral traditions. Ceramic 
vessels made only on the Hopi mesas as well as plain woven and painted 
textiles, coiled basketry, and woven matting demonstrate continuity 
between Tuzigoot, Hatalacva, and Hopi people. Burial patterns noted at 
Tuzigoot are also similar in appearance to burials at other ancestral 
Hopi sites. During consultation, Hopi clan members also identified 
ancestral names and traditional stories about specific events and 
ancestral people at each site.
    The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona) traces 
ancestry to Yavapai bands once living in the Verde Valley. Consultation 
with Yavapai tribes indicates the existence of specific ancestral names 
for the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva sites and a belief that ancestors lived 
near the sites. Archeological sites identified as Yavapai have also 
been found in and near the Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos. Material 
culture items found at Tuzigoot and Hatalacva including basketry, 
turquoise pendants, and twill matting, are similar in construction and 
appearance to historic Yavapai items. Additionally, Tuzigoot and 
Hatalacva are identified as being within the Yavapai traditional lands.
    The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, considers the 
Verde Valley to be within the migration path of ancestral Zuni people. 
Archeological evidence demonstrates continuity between the people of 
Tuzigoot and Hatalacva Pueblos and the people of Zuni. Material culture 
items, such as ceramic designs, textiles, and woven basketry, are 
similar in appearance and construction to historic Zuni items.

Determinations Made by Tuzigoot National Monument

    Officials of Tuzigoot National Monument have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 36 objects described 
in this notice under the control of Tuzigoot National Monument 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
associated funerary objects under the control of Tuzigoot National 
Monument and The Tribes.

Determinations Made by the Arizona State Museum

    Officials of the Arizona State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice under the control of the Arizona State Museum represent 
the physical remains of 128 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the six objects 
described in this notice under the control of the Arizona State Museum 
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.
     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 under the 
control of the Arizona State Museum and 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 the associated funerary objects under 
the control of Tuzigoot National Monument 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 May 1, 2015.
    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 the human remains and associated 
funerary objects under the control of the Arizona State Museum should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, University 
of Arizona, P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626-
2950, email [email protected], by May 1, 2015.
    After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    Tuzigoot National Monument and the Arizona State Museum are 
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-07412 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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