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Native American human remains and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Dated: December 21, 2016. any present-day Indian tribe. Melanie O’Brien, National Park Service • According to final judgments of the Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Indian Claims Commission or the Court [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0022629; [FR Doc. 2017–00507 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] of Federal Claims, the land from which PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P the Native American human remains Notice To Rescind a Notice of were removed is the aboriginal land of Inventory Completion: Texas DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Archeological Research Laboratory, Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Austin, TX National Park Service Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA– • ACTION: Notice. NPS0022623;PPWOCRADN0– Treaties, Acts of Congress, or PCU00RP14.R50000] Executive Orders, indicate that the land SUMMARY: The Texas Archeological from which the Native American human Research Laboratory (TARL) is Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural remains were removed is the aboriginal rescinding a Notice of Inventory Items: Arizona State Museum, land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Completion published in the Federal University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Band of Cherokee Indians, The Register on July 11, 2016. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Chickasaw Nation, and United ADDRESSES: Marybeth Tomka, Head of ACTION: Notice. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Collections, Texas Archaeological Oklahoma. Research Laboratory, 10100 Burnet SUMMARY: The Arizona State Museum, • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Road, PRC Building 5, Austin, TX University of Arizona, in consultation disposition of the human remains may 78758, telephone (512) 475–6853, email with the appropriate Indian tribes or be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band [email protected]. Native Hawaiian organizations, has of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice determined that the cultural items listed Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of was previously given in accordance in this notice meet the definition of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. with the Native American Graves objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal Protection and Repatriation Act descendants or representatives of any Additional Requestors and Disposition (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian completion of an inventory of human organization not identified in this notice Representatives of any Indian tribe or remains and associated funerary objects that wish to claim these cultural items Native Hawaiian organization not under the control of the Texas should submit a written request to the identified in this notice that wish to Archaeological Research Laboratory. Arizona State Museum, University of request transfer of control of these The human remains and associated Arizona. If no additional claimants human remains should submit a written funerary objects were removed from come forward, transfer of control of the request with information in support of Zapata County, TX. cultural items to the lineal descendants, the request to Mr. Brian F. Spatola, This notice is published as part of the Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian Curator of Anatomical Division, National Park Service’s administrative organizations stated in this notice may National Museum of Health and responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 proceed. Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in DATES: Lineal descendants or Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, this notice are the sole responsibility of representatives of any Indian tribe or MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353, the museum, institution, or Federal Native Hawaiian organization not email [email protected], by agency that has control of the Native identified in this notice that wish to February 13, 2017. After that date, if no American human remains and claim these cultural items should additional requestors have come associated funerary objects. The submit a written request with forward, transfer of control of the National Park Service is not responsible information in support of the claim to human remains to the Cherokee Nation, for the determinations in this notice. the Arizona State Museum, University Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The The Texas Archeological Research of Arizona at the address in this notice Chickasaw Nation, and United Laboratory (TARL) is rescinding a by February 13, 2017. Notice of Inventory Completion Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in ADDRESSES: published in the Federal Register (81 John McClelland, NAGPRA Oklahoma may proceed. FR 44893–44896, July 11, 2016). Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona The National Museum of Health and Transfer of control of the items in this State Museum, University of Arizona, Medicine is responsible for notifying the correction notice has not occurred. Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626– Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of 2950. Correction Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of In the Federal Register (81 FR 44893– here given in accordance with the Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 44896, July 11, 2016), all paragraphs are Native American Graves Protection and notice has been published. deleted in their entirety. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. The Texas Archeological Research 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural Dated: December 20, 2016. Laboratory (TARL) is responsible for items under the control of the Arizona Melanie O’Brien, notifying the Comanche Nation, State Museum, University of Arizona, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Oklahoma, the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Tucson, AZ, that meet the definition of [FR Doc. 2017–00511 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] Oklahoma, the Mescalero Apache Tribe objects of cultural patrimony under 25 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P of the Mescalero Reservation, New U.S.C. 3001. Mexico, and the Tonkawa Tribe of This notice is published as part of the Indians of Oklahoma that this notice has National Park Service’s administrative been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25

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U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in surrounding villages. Men of the Dated: December 20, 2016. this notice are the sole responsibility of communities would gather to meet with Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal the calendar stick keeper and discuss Manager, National NAGPRA Program. agency that has control of the Native what entry would be carved onto the [FR Doc. 2017–00510 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] American cultural items. The National calendar stick for the year. This event BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Park Service is not responsible for the was attended only by men; women were determinations in this notice. excluded. Some debate would take History and Description of the Cultural place before a consensus decision was DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Item(s) made as to what event of the past year would be carved on the calendar stick National Park Service In April 1939, one cultural item was for the year. From conversations with removed from the Tohono O’odham [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0022625; this Elder, it seems clear that the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Reservation in the village of Sil Nakya, calendar stick belonged to the major AZ. The one object of cultural village community where the keeper Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural patrimony is a calendar stick. Mr. and lived, but also retained importance for Items: Denver Museum of Nature & Mrs. Wetmore Hodges purchased the the surrounding villages. A Science, Denver, CO calendar stick (E–151) from Jose´ Maria, preponderance of the evidence indicates the keeper of the stick and subsequently that at the time of the purchase, this AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. donated it to the Arizona State Museum. item was considered to be a community ACTION: Notice. In the 1960s, one cultural item was resource rather than an object owned by removed from the Tohono O’odham an individual. Because the calendar SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of Reservation near the village of Santa stick records significant events in the Nature & Science, in consultation with Rosa, AZ. The one object of cultural history of the Tohono O’odham Nation the appropriate Indian tribes or Native patrimony is a calendar stick. Mr. and the community determined by Hawaiian organizations, has determined Donald Bahr was given the calendar consensus what was to be recorded, the that the cultural items listed in this stick (E–7310) by an unknown Tohono item has historical and traditional notice meet the definition of O’odham man, at an abandoned village cultural importance central to the tribe. unassociated funerary objects and/or near Santa Rosa on the Tohono sacred objects. Lineal descendants or O’odham Reservation. In 1967, Mr. Bahr Determinations Made by the Arizona representatives of any Indian tribe or donated the calendar stick to the State Museum, University of Arizona Native Hawaiian organization not Arizona State Museum. identified in this notice that wish to Calendar sticks carried a record of Officials of the Arizona State Museum claim these cultural items should social and natural events, which were have determined that: submit a written request to the Denver read only by the carver. These sticks • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), Museum of Nature & Science. If no were mnemonic devices with carved the 2 cultural items described above additional claimants come forward, notches to represent a year, and dots have ongoing historical, traditional, or transfer of control of the cultural items and other symbols to represent events cultural importance central to the to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, during the year, as reported by Native American group or culture itself, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated ethnographers. The distances between rather than property owned by an in this notice may proceed. each notch represent a year, which is individual. DATES: Lineal descendants or from summer to summer or saguaro • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there representatives of any Indian tribe or harvest to saguaro harvest. The notches is a relationship of shared group Native Hawaiian organization not and cuts represent various happenings identity that can be reasonably traced identified in this notice that wish to but only the keepers of the sticks can between the objects of cultural claim these cultural items should read the symbols. The stick is worthless patrimony and the Tohono O’odham submit a written request with unless the keeper can translate it or has Nation of Arizona. information in support of the claim to given information to someone. Mr. the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Maria translated the events recorded on Additional Requestors and Disposition at the address in this notice by February the Sil Nakya calendar stick, which 13, 2017. cover the years 1841–1939. Lineal descendants or representatives While some ethnographic accounts of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian ADDRESSES: Chip Colwell, Senior suggested that calendar sticks were organization not identified in this notice Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA considered to be private property, a that wish to claim these cultural items Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & newspaper account of the sale of the Sil should submit a written request with Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Nakya stick reported that there was information in support of the claim to Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370– considerable community opposition to John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, 6378, email [email protected]. the sale. Based on interviews with a P.O. Box 210026, Arizona State SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Tohono O’odham Elder from Sil Nakya Museum, University of Arizona, here given in accordance with the who participated in calendar stick Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626– Native American Graves Protection and activities as a young boy in the late 2950, by February 13, 2017. After that Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 1930s, it seems clear that Tohono date, if no additional claimants have 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural O’odham in Sil Nakya regarded the come forward, transfer of control of the items under the control of the Denver calendar stick as an item that could not objects of cultural patrimony to Tohono Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, be alienated. While they were taken care O’odham Nation of Arizona may CO, that meet the definition of of by an individual, the stick belonged proceed. unassociated funerary objects and/or to the community. The Elder described The Arizona State Museum is sacred objects, under 25 U.S.C. 3001. the time of year when people in the responsible for notifying the Tohono This notice is published as part of the community would gather for a large O’odham Nation of Arizona that this National Park Service’s administrative social event, attended by members of notice has been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25

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