Notice of Inventory Completion: Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 13491-13492 [2017-04856]
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additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
at the address in this notice by April 12,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Chip Colwell, Senior
Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA
Officer, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard,
Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–
6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, Denver,
CO, that meet the definition of sacred
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
of Natural History) in November 1972.
Willis G. Tilton of Tilton Relics
obtained AC.4392 from Andrew Pierce
on an unknown date, it is unclear
whether the mask was purchased or not.
The mask was then sold to the Cranes
on August 22, 1959, the Cranes then
donated it to the DMNS on May 27,
1983. The False Face masks (AC.9720
and AC.9743) were purchased by the
Cranes on December 15, 1965, from
Gerald Fenstermaker, and were donated
to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The corn
husk mask (AC.8552) was purchased
from Fenstermaker by the Cranes on
August 14, 1965, and was donated to the
DMNS on May 27, 1983. The corn husk
mask (AC.10791) was originally owned
by Josephine Hill, a member of the
Onondaga Nation born in 1896.
Fenstermaker obtained the mask from
her and sold it to Mary and Francis
Crane on April 5, 1968. The Cranes then
donated it to DMNS on May 27, 1983.
Museum accession, catalogue, and
documentary records, as well as
consultation with representatives of the
Onondaga Nation, New York, indicate
that the six cultural items are
Haudenosaunee, and are from the
Onondaga Reservation, New York. The
six cultural items relate to the False
Face Society and the Corn Husk Mask
Society. The False Face masks and the
spirits they represent are called Hodo’wi
by the Onondaga. These masks are used
ceremonially by the False Face Society,
a medicine society of the
Haudenosaunee. The corn husk masks
are associated with the Corn Husk Mask
Society and are used in its ceremonies.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Between 1959 and 1968, Mary and
Francis Crane purchased six cultural
items from multiple collectors. The six
sacred objects are four False Face masks
(AC.4167, AC.4392, AC.9720, and
AC.9743) and two corn husk masks
(AC.8552 and AC.10791). Two False
Face masks (AC.4167 and AC.4392) may
have been part of a group stolen in 1959
from Onondaga keepers, Andrew Pierce,
or his son, Stanley Pierce. Andrew
Pierce was known to have sold False
Face masks, though the sale, trade,
collection, and display of False Face
masks and corn husk masks has long
been a controversial practice. Erich
Kohlberg of Kohlberg’s Antiques and
Indian Arts obtained AC.4167 from
Andrew Pierce on an unknown date, it
is unclear whether the mask was
purchased or not. The mask was then
sold to Mary and Francis Crane on June
10, 1959, and the Cranes donated it to
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(DMNS; then called the Denver Museum
Determinations Made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the six cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and the
Onondaga Nation.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of
Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer,
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
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2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO
80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email
Chip.Colwell@dmns.org, by April 12,
2017. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects to
Onondaga Nation may proceed.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying the
Onondaga Nation that this notice has
been published.
Dated: February 27, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Human Remains Repository,
Department of Anthropology,
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Human Remains
Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming,
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
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 associated
funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Human Remains
Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Human Remains
Repository, Department of
SUMMARY:
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Anthropology, University of Wyoming,
at the address in this notice by April 12,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Rick L. Weathermon,
Curator, Human Remains Repository,
Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000
East University Avenue, University of
Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071,
telephone (307) 314–2035, email rikw@
uwyo.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Human Remains Repository,
Department of Anthropology, University
of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from an unknown
location near Julesburg, Sedgwick
County, CO.
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 and associated funerary objects.
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 Human
Remains Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming. The following
tribes were invited to consult but did
not participate in consultation:
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
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History and Description of the Remains
At some time prior to 1995, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in near Julesburg,
Sedgwick County, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were given to an instructor at the
University of Wyoming in 1995. That
individual transferred the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Human Remains Repository,
Department of Anthropology, University
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of Wyoming, in 1997. The human
remains represent a single male
individual of American Indian ancestry,
over the age of 65 years. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
are recorded as HR201 in the Human
Remains Repository records. No known
individual was identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one
(bison) first rib, one partial leather knife
scabbard, one brass wire bracelet, and
one lot of leather and fur fragments.
Determinations Made by the Human
Remains Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming
Officials of the Human Remains
Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on features
of 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(3)(A),
the four objects described in this notice
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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
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Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
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 Dr. Rick L. Weathermon,
Curator, Human Remains Repository,
Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000
East University Avenue, University of
Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071,
telephone (307) 314–2035, email rikw@
uwyo.edu, by April 12, 2017. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana may proceed.
The Human Remains Repository,
Department of Anthropology, University
of Wyoming, is responsible for notifying
the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana that this notice
has been published.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Nebraska State Historical Society,
Lincoln, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Nebraska State Historical
Society (NSHS) has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
SUMMARY:
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Human Remains Repository,
Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology,
University of Wyoming, has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, 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
associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Human Remains
Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the Human Remains Repository, Department of
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Anthropology, University of Wyoming, at the address in this notice by
April 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Rick L. Weathermon, Curator, Human Remains Repository,
Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 East University Avenue, University
of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, telephone (307) 314-2035, email
rikw@uwyo.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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Human Remains
Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie,
WY. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
an unknown location near Julesburg, Sedgwick County, CO.
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 and associated funerary
objects. 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 Human
Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY, professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. The following
tribes were invited to consult but did not participate in consultation:
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of
the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
History and Description of the Remains
At some time prior to 1995, human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual were removed from an unknown location in near Julesburg,
Sedgwick County, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were given to an instructor at the University of Wyoming in 1995. That
individual transferred the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology,
University of Wyoming, in 1997. The human remains represent a single
male individual of American Indian ancestry, over the age of 65 years.
The human remains and associated funerary objects are recorded as HR201
in the Human Remains Repository records. No known individual was
identified. The four associated funerary objects are one (bison) first
rib, one partial leather knife scabbard, one brass wire bracelet, and
one lot of leather and fur fragments.
Determinations Made by the Human Remains Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming
Officials of the Human Remains Repository, Department of
Anthropology, University of Wyoming have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on features of 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(3)(A), the four objects
described in this notice 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); and Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana.
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 Dr. Rick
L. Weathermon, Curator, Human Remains Repository, Department 3431,
Anthropology, 1000 East University Avenue, University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY 82071, telephone (307) 314-2035, email rikw@uwyo.edu, by
April 12, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe
of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana may proceed.
The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology,
University of Wyoming, is responsible for notifying the Arapaho Tribe
of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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