Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO, 33153-33154 [2017-15107]
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engraved stone, 101 ceramic sherds, 205
fragments of unmodified fauna remains, 3
fragments modified faunal remains, 2 bone
awl, 1 bone fish hook, 1 bone bead, 1
charcoal sample, 2 shell earrings, 157
fragments of unmodified shell, 1 shell spoon
fragment, and 43 soil samples.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4,151
funerary 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.
In the Federal Register (81 FR 87068,
December 2, 2016), column 2, paragraph
2, sentence 4, under the heading
‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
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 associated funerary items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Mr. Rodney Parker, District
Archeologist, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District, 502,
Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701,
telephone (304) 399–5729, email
rodney.d.parker@usace.army.mil, by
August 18, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma, and Shawnee Tribe may
proceed.
The Huntington District is responsible
for notifying the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and
Shawnee Tribe that this notice has been
published.
The 57 associated funerary objects are 21
fragments of unmodified animal bone, 28
fragments of unmodified mussel shell, and 8
fragments of charcoal.
In the Federal Register (81 FR 87068,
December 2, 2016) column 2, paragraph
3, sentence 4, under the heading
‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
The 1 associated funerary object is 1
projectile point fragment.
In the Federal Register (81 FR 87068,
December 2, 2016) column 2, paragraph
5, sentence 4, under the heading
‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
The 57 associated funerary objects are 4
chert tools, 3 projectile points, 8 flakes, 1
slate gorget, 35 fragments of unmodified
faunal remains, 1 fragment of modified
faunal remain, 1 fragment modified antler, 1
mica fragment, 2 fragments of unmodified
shell, and 1 fragment of charcoal.
In the Federal Register (81 FR 87068,
December 2, 2016) column 3, paragraph
1, sentence 9, under the heading
‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
The 1,107 funerary objects are 7 core
fragments, 2 groundstone tools, 87 flakes, 1
hematite fragment, 3 miscellaneous rock
fragments, 347 ceramic sherds, 564 fragments
of unmodified faunal remains, 86 fragments
of unmodified shell, 1 modified wood
fragment, and 9 shell beads.
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In the Federal Register (81 FR 87068,
December 2, 2016) columns 3,
paragraph 2, sentence 5, under the
heading ‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
The 1,577 funerary objects are 1534 shell
beads, 29 unmodified faunal remains, 7
modified faunal remains, 2 modified shell
fragments, and 1 bone bead. 1 shell pendant,
and 3 ochre pigment fragments.
In the Federal Register (81 FR 87069,
December 2, 2016) columns 2,
paragraph 1, sentence 1, under the
heading ‘‘Determinations Made by the
Huntington District,’’ is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
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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, formerly
Colorado Historical Society, 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
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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 August 18,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, NAGPRA
Liaison, 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
History Colorado, Denver, CO. The
human remains were recovered from
Southwest Colorado.
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 History Colorado
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
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); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
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Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; and Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah). The Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of
the Crow Creek Reservation, South
Dakota; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo (previously listed as the Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, were invited to consult, but did
not participate. Hereafter, all Indian
Tribes listed above are referred to as
‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from private
property in Southwest Colorado. In
February of 2017, the human remains
were anonymously sent by mail to the
Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO.
The Montezuma County Coroner ruled
out a forensic interest in the human
remains and transferred them to the
Office of the State Archaeologist
(OSAC), where they are identified as
Office of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation (OAHP) Case Number 321.
Osteological analysis by Dr. Dawn
Mulhern of Fort Lewis College indicates
that the human remains are likely of
Native American ancestry. The human
remains represent one individual of
indeterminate age or sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At some time in the 1890s, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in Southwest
Colorado. In March 2017, the human
remains were given to the OSAC, where
they are identified as OAHP Case
Number 322. Osteological description
by Dr. Diane France indicates that the
human remains are likely of Native
American ancestry. The human remains
represent one individual of
indeterminate age or sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
History Colorado, in partnership with
the Colorado Commission of Indian
Affairs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado,
and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
(previously listed as the Ute mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
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Colorado, New Mexico & Utah),
conducted consultations among the
Indian Tribes with ancestral ties to the
State of Colorado to develop the process
for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
originating from inadvertent discoveries
on Colorado State and private lands. As
a result of the consultation, a process
was developed, Process for
Consultation, Transfer, and Reburial of
Culturally Unidentifiable Native
American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects Originating
From Inadvertent Discoveries on
Colorado State and Private Lands,
(2008, unpublished, on file with the
Colorado Office of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation). The Indian
Tribes consulted are those who have
expressed their wishes to be notified of
discoveries in the Southwest
Consultation Region as established by
the Process, where these individuals
originated.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. On
November 3–4, 2006, the Process was
presented to the Review Committee for
consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter
on behalf of the Review Committee from
the Designated Federal Officer
transmitted the provisional
authorization to proceed with the
Process upon receipt of formal
responses from the Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to
forthcoming conditions imposed by the
Secretary of the Interior. On May 15–16,
2008, the responses from the Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were
submitted to the Review Committee. On
September 23, 2008, the Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks, as the designee for the Secretary
of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the disposition of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains according to the Process and
NAGPRA, pending publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement.
43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated on
March 15, 2010, to provide a process for
the disposition of culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains recovered from tribal or
aboriginal lands as established by the
final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission or U.S. Court of Claims, a
treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive
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Order, or other authoritative
governmental sources. As there is no
evidence to suggest that the human
remains reported in this notice
originated from tribal or aboriginal
lands, they are eligible for transfer of
control under the Process.
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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
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 10.11(c)(2)(ii)
and the Process, the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
the 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, NAGPRA
Liaison, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone
(303) 866–4531, email sheila.goff@
state.co.us, by August 18, 2017. 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 the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah) may proceed.
History Colorado is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 5, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23520; 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, formerly Colorado Historical Society, 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 August 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, 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 History Colorado, Denver, CO. The human remains were
recovered from Southwest Colorado.
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 History
Colorado professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; 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);
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New
Mexico;
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Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern
Ute Reservation, Colorado; and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously
listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah). The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as the Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, were invited to consult, but did not participate. Hereafter,
all Indian Tribes listed above are referred to as ``The Consulted and
Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from private property in Southwest Colorado. In
February of 2017, the human remains were anonymously sent by mail to
the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO. The Montezuma County Coroner
ruled out a forensic interest in the human remains and transferred them
to the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSAC), where they are
identified as Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP)
Case Number 321. Osteological analysis by Dr. Dawn Mulhern of Fort
Lewis College indicates that the human remains are likely of Native
American ancestry. The human remains represent one individual of
indeterminate age or sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At some time in the 1890s, human remains representing, at minimum,
one individual were removed from an unknown location in Southwest
Colorado. In March 2017, the human remains were given to the OSAC,
where they are identified as OAHP Case Number 322. Osteological
description by Dr. Diane France indicates that the human remains are
likely of Native American ancestry. The human remains represent one
individual of indeterminate age or sex. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
History Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Commission of
Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously
listed as the Ute mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah), conducted consultations among the Indian
Tribes with ancestral ties to the State of Colorado to develop the
process for disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects originating from
inadvertent discoveries on Colorado State and private lands. As a
result of the consultation, a process was developed, Process for
Consultation, Transfer, and Reburial of Culturally Unidentifiable
Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects
Originating From Inadvertent Discoveries on Colorado State and Private
Lands, (2008, unpublished, on file with the Colorado Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation). The Indian Tribes consulted are
those who have expressed their wishes to be notified of discoveries in
the Southwest Consultation Region as established by the Process, where
these individuals originated.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. On
November 3-4, 2006, the Process was presented to the Review Committee
for consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter on behalf of the Review
Committee from the Designated Federal Officer transmitted the
provisional authorization to proceed with the Process upon receipt of
formal responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to forthcoming conditions
imposed by the Secretary of the Interior. On May 15-16, 2008, the
responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were submitted to the Review Committee. On
September 23, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks, as the designee for the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted
the authorization for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable
human remains according to the Process and NAGPRA, pending publication
of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This
notice fulfills that requirement.
43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated on March 15, 2010, to provide a
process for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains recovered from tribal or aboriginal lands as
established by the final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or
U.S. Court of Claims, a treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive Order, or
other authoritative governmental sources. As there is no evidence to
suggest that the human remains reported in this notice originated from
tribal or aboriginal lands, they are eligible for transfer of control
under the Process.
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.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two 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 10.11(c)(2)(ii) and the Process, the
disposition of the human remains may be to the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain
Ute Tribe (previously listed as the 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, NAGPRA Liaison, History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531,
email sheila.goff@state.co.us, by August 18, 2017. 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 the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously
listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah) may proceed.
History Colorado is responsible for notifying The Consulted and
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 5, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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