[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 61357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22040]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034595; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Northern Arizona University, 
Department of Anthropology, Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology 
has completed an inventory of human remains 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 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 should submit a 
written request to the Northern Arizona University, Department of 
Anthropology. 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: 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology at the address 
in this notice by November 10, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Kerry Thompson, Department of Anthropology, Northern 
Arizona University, Box 15200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200, telephone 
(928) 523-0212, 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 the Northern Arizona University, Department of 
Anthropology, Flagstaff, AZ. The human remains were removed from 
various locations in eastern Arizona near Springerville, Taylor, and 
Lyman Lake (Navajo and Apache Counties).
    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. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Northern 
Arizona University, Department of Anthropology (NAU) professional staff 
in consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

History and Description of the Remains

    At unknown dates prior to 1990, human remains representing, at 
minimum, eight individuals were removed from locations near 
Springerville (Navajo County), Taylor (Apache County), and Lyman Lake 
(Apache County), Arizona. NAU acquired these human remains through both 
transfer from private individuals prior to the enactment in 1990 of 
state burial laws and (poorly documented) field collection by 
University personnel prior to 1990. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Accompanying documentation and non-invasive/non-destructive 
skeletal analysis show that these human remains belong to Native 
American individuals from the Southwest. Based on the following types 
of information, a cultural affiliation exists between these Native 
American human remains and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona: cultural, 
geographical, biological, archeological, anthropological, oral 
traditional, and expert opinion.

Determinations Made by the Northern Arizona University, Department of 
Anthropology

    Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology faculty 
have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of 
Native American/Southwest ancestry.
     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 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 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. Kerry 
Thompson, Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, Box 
15200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200, telephone (928) 523-0212, email 
[email protected], by November 10, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
    The Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology is 
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: September 27, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-22040 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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