Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, NM, 12189-12190 [E7-4728]
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California; Tule River Indian Tribe of
the Tule River Reservation, California;
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California;
and United Auburn Indian Community
of the Auburn Rancheria of California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 13, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Tongass National Forest,
Juneau, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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
in the possession of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass
National Forest, Juneau, AK. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Admiralty Island
National Monument in southeast
Alaska.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Angoon Community Association;
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes; Kake Tribal Corporation;
Kootznoowoo Incorporated; Organized
Village of Kake; Sealaska Corporation;
Shee Atika Inc.; and Sitka Tribe of
Alaska. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service also
consulted with the Alaska Native
Brotherhood and Sisterhood Camps in
Angoon, Kake and Sitka, non-federally
recognized Indian groups.
In August 1989, human remains
representing a minimum of 18
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individuals were removed from the
Wilson Cove Rockshelter site, southwest
Admiralty Island, AK, by Forest Service
archeologists. No known individuals
have been identified. The four
associated funerary objects are four
wood planks.
The Wilson Cove Rockshelter site is
divided into three sites called
Rockshelter 1, 2, and 3. The four wood
planks are believed to have been part of
a bentwood box associated with the
human remains at Rockshelter 3.
Radiocarbon dates from charcoal and
shell from Rockshelter 1 were 755 B.C.
- 200 B.C. and 40 B.C - A.D. 230. A
radiocarbon date for Rockshelter 3 was
390 B.C. - A.D. 90.
A professional physical
anthropologist analyzed the human
remains from all three sites and
determined they are Native American.
Ethnographic information and
archeological data indicate that the
Wilson Cove Rockshelter site is within
the traditional territory of the Angoon
Tlingit. Oral traditions of the Angoon
Tlingit confirm their affiliation with this
site. Descendants of the Angoon Tlingit
are members of Kootznoowoo
Incorporated.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 18 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
four objects described above 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. Lastly,
officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and
Kootznoowoo Incorporated.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor,
Tongass National Forest, Federal
Building, Ketchikan, AK 99901–6591,
telephone (907) 225–3101, before April
16, 2007. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to Kootznoowoo Incorporated may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service is responsible for
notifying the Angoon Community
Association; Central Council of the
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes; Kake
Tribal Corporation; Kootznoowoo
Incorporated; Organized Village of Kake;
Sealaska Corporation; Shee Atika Inc.;
Sitka Tribe of Alaska; and Alaska Native
Brotherhood and Sisterhood Camps in
Angoon, Kake and Sitka, non-federally
recognized Indian groups, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 13, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Fort Union National
Monument, Watrous, NM
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
in the possession and control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Fort Union National
Monument, Watrous, NM. The human
remains and cultural items were
removed from an area near the fort in
Mora County, NM.
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, Fort Union
National Monument.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Fort Union National
Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah.
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The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; San Carlos Apache Tribe of
the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and YavapaiApache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona were
contacted for consultation purposes but
did not attend the consultation
meetings.
In 1958, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from Fort Union National
Monument in Mora County, NM, during
the construction of park housing. No
known individuals were identified. All
but 10 of the approximately 40 artifacts
found with the human remains have
been lost or have disintegrated. The 10
surviving associated funerary objects are
1 turquoise bead, 1 shell bead, 1
fragmentary shell bead, 1 leather
fragment, 2 pieces of fabric, 1 fragment
of bark, 2 fragments of rotted leather,
and 1 fragment of material that is either
rotted leather or metal. Most of the
objects are only identifiable by
consulting the park’s museum catalog
cards.
Based on skeletal and artifactual
analysis, it appears that the four men
were beaten, shot, dragged using leather
straps found with the bodies, and buried
in a grave approximately 18 inches
deep. The mass grave was located
immediately adjacent to where the
Santa Fe Trail entered Fort Union. The
men were laid out in an orderly fashion,
oriented to the southeast. Most items of
value appear to have been removed from
the bodies. Buttons and the caliber of
bullets used to kill the men indicate that
the murders took place sometime
between the years of 1863 and 1872. At
the request of officials of Fort Union
National Monument, a cultural
affiliation report was prepared in 2006
in an effort to determine cultural
affiliation by examining all available
evidence.
Officials of Fort Union National
Monument have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Fort Union
National Monument also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
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3001 (3)(A), the ten objects described
above 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. Lastly, officials of Fort Union
National Monument 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
associated funerary objects 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
October 2006, Fort Union National
Monument requested that the Review
Committee recommend repatriation of
the four culturally unidentifiable human
remains and ten associated funerary
objects to the Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico and Ute Mountain Tribe of
the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah as coclaimants because the human remains
and cultural items were found within
the tribes’ aboriginal and historical
territory. The Review Committee
considered the proposal at its November
2006 meeting, and recommended
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah. The National Park
Service intends to convey the ten
associated funerary objects to the tribes
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f–2.
A December 12, 2006, letter from the
Designated Federal Official, writing on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior,
recommended disposition of the
physical remains of four culturally
unidentifiable individuals and ten
associated funerary objects to the
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah 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 and
associated funerary objects should
contact Marie Frias Sauter,
superintendent, Fort Union National
Monument, P.O. Box 127, Watrous, NM
87753, telephone (505) 425–8025, before
April 16, 2007. Disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico and Ute Mountain Tribe of
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the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Fort Union National Monument is
responsible for notifying the Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 8, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
The human remains were removed from
Plymouth County, MA.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Wampanoag
Repatriation Confederation on behalf of
the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) of Massachusetts; Assonet
Band of the Wampanoag Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group; and
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe, a
non-federally recognized Indian group.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, NM
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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession and control of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Fort Union National Monument, Watrous,
NM. The human remains and cultural items were removed from an area near
the fort in Mora County, NM.
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, Fort Union National Monument.
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by Fort Union National Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
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The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation,
Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah
& Ouray Reservation, Utah; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona were contacted for consultation
purposes but did not attend the consultation meetings.
In 1958, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were removed from Fort Union National Monument in Mora County, NM,
during the construction of park housing. No known individuals were
identified. All but 10 of the approximately 40 artifacts found with the
human remains have been lost or have disintegrated. The 10 surviving
associated funerary objects are 1 turquoise bead, 1 shell bead, 1
fragmentary shell bead, 1 leather fragment, 2 pieces of fabric, 1
fragment of bark, 2 fragments of rotted leather, and 1 fragment of
material that is either rotted leather or metal. Most of the objects
are only identifiable by consulting the park's museum catalog cards.
Based on skeletal and artifactual analysis, it appears that the
four men were beaten, shot, dragged using leather straps found with the
bodies, and buried in a grave approximately 18 inches deep. The mass
grave was located immediately adjacent to where the Santa Fe Trail
entered Fort Union. The men were laid out in an orderly fashion,
oriented to the southeast. Most items of value appear to have been
removed from the bodies. Buttons and the caliber of bullets used to
kill the men indicate that the murders took place sometime between the
years of 1863 and 1872. At the request of officials of Fort Union
National Monument, a cultural affiliation report was prepared in 2006
in an effort to determine cultural affiliation by examining all
available evidence.
Officials of Fort Union National Monument have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Fort Union National Monument also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the ten objects
described above 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. Lastly, officials of Fort Union National
Monument 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 associated funerary
objects 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
October 2006, Fort Union National Monument requested that the Review
Committee recommend repatriation of the four culturally unidentifiable
human remains and ten associated funerary objects to the Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah as co-claimants because the
human remains and cultural items were found within the tribes'
aboriginal and historical territory. The Review Committee considered
the proposal at its November 2006 meeting, and recommended disposition
of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. The National Park Service
intends to convey the ten associated funerary objects to the tribes
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f-2.
A December 12, 2006, letter from the Designated Federal Official,
writing on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, recommended
disposition of the physical remains of four culturally unidentifiable
individuals and ten associated funerary objects to the Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah 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 and associated funerary
objects should contact Marie Frias Sauter, superintendent, Fort Union
National Monument, P.O. Box 127, Watrous, NM 87753, telephone (505)
425-8025, before April 16, 2007. Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah may proceed after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Fort Union National Monument is responsible for notifying the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 8, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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