[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 30428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13057]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Grand Canyon
National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ. The human remains were removed from
within the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino and Mohave
Counties, 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 are the sole responsibility of the
superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Grand Canyon
National Park professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Reservation,
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa
River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band
of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
(Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes));
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the
Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1935, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from the Grand Canyon Village area in Coconino County, AZ.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between 1954 and 1955, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from an unknown cave location in Coconino
County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Prior to 1958, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unspecified location in Coconino or
Mohave County, AZ. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1962, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from a ledge south of Bright Angel Trail in Coconino
County, AZ. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Prior to 1968, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unspecified location in Coconino or
Mohave County, AZ. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from an unspecified location in Coconino or
Mohave County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Due to a lack of contextual information and evidence to support a
precise cultural affiliation determination, the Native American human
remains described above are determined to be ``culturally
unidentifiable'' under NAGPRA.
Officials of Grand Canyon National Park have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of nine individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of Grand Canyon National Park have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of
shared group identity cannot reasonably be traced between the Native
American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
July 2009, Grand Canyon National Park requested that the Review
Committee recommend disposition of the nine culturally unidentifiable
human remains to the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation,
Arizona, because the human remains were found within the tribe's
aboriginal and historical territory. The Review Committee considered
the proposal at its October 30-31, 2009, meeting and recommended
disposition of the human remains to the Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona.
A March 4, 2010, letter from the Designated Federal Officer,
writing on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the park to effect disposition of the physical
remains of the culturally unidentifiable individuals to the Havasupai
Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona, contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register. This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Stephen
P. Martin, Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129,
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, telephone (928) 638-7945, before July 1, 2010.
Disposition of the human remains to the Havasupai Tribe of the
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Grand Canyon National Park is responsible for notifying the
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Reservation, Arizona;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes); San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Yavapai-
Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 5, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-13057 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
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