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removed is the aboriginal land of the
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of MeWuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; Wilton Rancheria, California;
and two non-Federally recognized
Native American groups: El Dorado
Miwok Rancheria; and NashvilleEldorado Miwok.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of MeWuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; Wilton Rancheria, California;
and two non-Federally recognized
Native American groups: El Dorado
Miwok Rancheria; and NashvilleEldorado Miwok (if joined to the request
of one or more of the foregoing Indian
tribes).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
with information in support of the
request to Orn Bodvarsson, Dean of the
College of Social Sciences and
Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUS, 6000 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95819–6109,
telephone (916) 278–4864, email
obbodvarsson@csus.edu, by March 6,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Buena
Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; California Valley Miwok
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of MeWuk Indians of California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
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Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California; United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California; Wilton Rancheria, California;
and two non-Federally recognized
Native American groups: El Dorado
Miwok Rancheria; and NashvilleEldorado Miwok (if joined to the request
of one or more of the foregoing Indian
tribes) may proceed.
California State University,
Sacramento is responsible for notifying
the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; Cachil DeHe Band
of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian
Community of the Colusa Rancheria,
California; California Valley Miwok
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Cortina Indian Rancheria of
Wintun Indians of California; Ione Band
of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California; Susanville Indian Rancheria,
California; Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; Tule River Indian Tribe of
the Tule River Reservation, California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
United Auburn Indian Community of
the Auburn Rancheria of California;
Wilton Rancheria, California; Wiyot
Tribe, California (previously listed as
the Table Bluff Reservation-Wiyot
Tribe); and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation,
California (previously listed as the
Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun
Indians of California) that this notice
has been published. California State
University, Sacramento will also notify
the El Dorado Miwok Rancheria; and
Nashville-Eldorado Miwok, two nonFederally recognized Native American
groups.
Dated: December 29, 2014.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
History Colorado, Formerly Colorado
Historical Society, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
History Colorado has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 History Colorado. 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: 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 History Colorado at the
address in this notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email
Sheila.goff@state.co.us.
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 History Colorado, Denver, CO.
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by History Colorado
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of
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the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort
Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of San Juan); the 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 the 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));
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico, the Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; the Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo of Texas and Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed
as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux
Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota); Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; the Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation; and Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota were invited to consult but did
not participate. Hereafter, all tribes
listed above are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967, History Colorado received a
collection of 679 Native American
archeological, ethnographic, and
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historic objects from the estate of Vida
F. Ellison, a collector who
predominately collected in the
American Southwest. Included in the
donation were human remains,
representing at minimum, two
individuals, O.7451.356 and
O.7451.357. There is no documentation
as to where they were removed from or
when. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1961, a collection of Native
American archaeological materials was
purchased from Tom O. Kimball, a
collector who predominately collected
in the American Southwest. In 2004,
human remains, representing at
minimum, one individual
(O.7398.17.A), were found in a
Coconino gray pitcher in the collection.
There is no documentation as to where
they were removed from and when. It is
unknown if there is a relationship
between the remains and the pitcher. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 2008, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals (R.2.2008)
were found in collections in a box with
a mailing label from the Museum of
Northern Arizona (MNA). Pottery sherds
and photographs were also in the box.
There is no documentation as to where
the remains were removed from and
when. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. It was not possible
to determine an association of remains
with MNA or the other items in the box.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains. In November 2014, History
Colorado requested that the Secretary,
through the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, recommend the proposed
transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains in this notice to the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the
request at its November 2014 meeting
and recommended to the Secretary that
the proposed transfer of control
proceed. A December 29, 2014 letter on
behalf of the Secretary of Interior from
the Associate Director, Cultural
Resources, Partnerships, and Science
transmitted the Secretary’s independent
review and concurrence with the
Review Committee that:
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• History Colorado consulted with
every appropriate Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization,
• none of The Consulted and Invited
Tribes objected to the proposed transfer
of control, and
• History Colorado may proceed with
the agreed upon transfer of control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado and Ute Mountain Tribe of the
Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado,
New Mexico & Utah.
Transfer of control is contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made by History
Colorado
Officials of History Colorado have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis conducted by Dr.
Catherine Gaither and the collecting
habits of the collectors, when known.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 5
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains will
be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Sheila Goff, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email
Sheila.goff@state.co.us.by March 6,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah may proceed.
History Colorado is responsible for
notifying ‘‘The Consulted and Invited
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Tribes’’ that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 8, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–02191 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–
17331;PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College
(formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural
History) has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any
present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations can be
established on the basis of the
documentation available.
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 Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College. 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: 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 Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College at the
address in this notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413)
542–2233, email taharms@amherst.edu.
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 Beneski Museum of Natural History,
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Amherst College. The human remains
were removed from Tennessee.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 the NAGPRA
Coordinator and museum staff of the
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, and their agents, in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Quapaw Tribe of Indians;
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma. Representatives of
the Beneski Museum also contacted, but
were not able to consult with, the
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma,
Kialegee Tribal Town, and the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Tennessee. The remains consist of one
cranium that is without the lower jaw,
without part of the upper jaw, and
missing many teeth. The cranium
appears to have been modified during
growth. It is markedly flattened in the
forehead, and flattened and indented on
the back of the cranium, opposite the
forehead, so that the forehead and back
of the cranium slope toward the top of
the cranium. The sides of the cranium
bulge out slightly, so that the face looks
widened, especially in the cheekbones.
Minor repairs in plaster or putty were
made to the cranium at some time.
The Beneski Museum of Natural
History, Amherst College has no
collection or provenience information
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for these remains. The only existing
information derives from inked lettering
on the cranium, which says: ‘‘Indian S.
Tennessee Adult [male gender symbol]
CW.’’ The cranium also bears the
numbers GT 2045 and A–32, neither of
which corresponds to any cataloging
system in use at any time in the history
of the Beneski Museum. No known
individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Beneski
Museum of Natural History, Amherst
College
Officials of the Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
physical evidence from the cranium.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, including Indian
Land Cessions in the period 1784–1894
for the State of Tennessee, indicate that
the land from which the Native
American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Tekla A. Harms, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA 01002, telephone (413)
542–2233, email taharms@amherst.edu,
by March 6, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17456;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly
Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: History Colorado has completed an inventory of human remains,
in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. 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 History Colorado. 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: 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 History Colorado
at the address in this notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, email Sheila.goff@state.co.us.
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 History Colorado, Denver, CO.
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 History
Colorado professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Arapahoe Tribe of
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the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of
San Juan); the 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 the 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)); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico, the Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone Tribe
of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah
& Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of
Texas and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux
Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota); Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; the Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation;
and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota were invited to
consult but did not participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed above are
referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1967, History Colorado received a collection of 679 Native
American archeological, ethnographic, and historic objects from the
estate of Vida F. Ellison, a collector who predominately collected in
the American Southwest. Included in the donation were human remains,
representing at minimum, two individuals, O.7451.356 and O.7451.357.
There is no documentation as to where they were removed from or when.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
In 1961, a collection of Native American archaeological materials
was purchased from Tom O. Kimball, a collector who predominately
collected in the American Southwest. In 2004, human remains,
representing at minimum, one individual (O.7398.17.A), were found in a
Coconino gray pitcher in the collection. There is no documentation as
to where they were removed from and when. It is unknown if there is a
relationship between the remains and the pitcher. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 2008, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
(R.2.2008) were found in collections in a box with a mailing label from
the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA). Pottery sherds and photographs
were also in the box. There is no documentation as to where the remains
were removed from and when. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. It was not possible to
determine an association of remains with MNA or the other items in the
box.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control of culturally unidentifiable
human remains. In November 2014, History Colorado requested that the
Secretary, through the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee, recommend the proposed transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains
in this notice to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered
the request at its November 2014 meeting and recommended to the
Secretary that the proposed transfer of control proceed. A December 29,
2014 letter on behalf of the Secretary of Interior from the Associate
Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science transmitted the
Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
History Colorado consulted with every appropriate Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization,
none of The Consulted and Invited Tribes objected to the
proposed transfer of control, and
History Colorado may proceed with the agreed upon transfer
of control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah.
Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by History Colorado
Officials of History Colorado have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis
conducted by Dr. Catherine Gaither and the collecting habits of the
collectors, when known.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 5 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the human
remains will be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Sheila Goff, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, email
Sheila.goff@state.co.us.by March 6, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may proceed.
History Colorado is responsible for notifying ``The Consulted and
Invited
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Tribes'' that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 8, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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