Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 10054-10055 [E8-3456]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 and associated funerary objects
in the control of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Maricopa
County, AZ, and an unknown location
in Arizona.
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 Denver Museum
of Nature & Science professional staff in
consultation with the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from an
unknown location in Arizona.
Subsequently, the human remains came
into the possession of Walter J.
Crawford of Americana Galleries. In
1964, Mary W. A. Crane and Francis V.
Crane acquired the human remains from
Mr. Crawford. In 1983, the Cranes
donated the human remains to the
museum (AC.7025A–C and AC.8175A–
C). No known individuals were
identified. The two associated funerary
objects are ceramic burial jars with lids.
The ceramic burial jars are identified
as Gila River and Gila Smudged Red
styles. The human remains are
cremations, which were placed in
containers of a type diagnostic of the
Hohokam Archaeological Tradition,
approximately A.D. 1100–1300.
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In 1933, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from a site, later called La
Cuidad, on private land in Phoenix,
Maricopa County, AZ, by Mrs. Stearit,
the landowner, while digging on her
property. Subsequently, and by
unknown means, Walter J. Crawford of
Americana Galleries acquired the
human remains. In 1965, Mary W. A.
Crane and Francis V. Crane acquired the
human remains from Mr. Crawford. In
1983, the Cranes donated the human
remains to the museum (AC.9089A–C).
No known individual was identified.
The one associated funerary object is a
ceramic burial jar with a cover pot.
The ceramic burial jar is identified as
a diagnostic pottery type of the
Hohokam Archaeological Tradition,
approximately A.D. 1100–1300.
According to archeological research,
common Hohokam funerary practices
included cremation, placement of the
human remains in ceramic burial jars,
and subsequent burial. Museum records
and archeological research indicate that
the human remains from both sites are
Native Americans, ancestral to presentday O’odham, Piman, Hopi, and Zuni
cultures. Consultation with tribal
representatives of the Pima and Tohono
O’odham supports this information.
Descendants of the O’odham, Pima,
Hopi, and Zuni are members of the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Denver Museum of
Nature & Science also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the three 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 Denver Museum of
Nature & Science officials 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 the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
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Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado
Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before March
26, 2008. Repatriation to the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 3, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–3455 Filed 2–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
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 and associated funerary objects
in the control of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The
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human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Kern
County, CA.
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 and the associated funerary
objects was made by Denver Museum of
Nature & Science professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Sometime between 1928 and 1934,
human remains representing a
minimum of four individuals were
removed from a burial context in the
area of Buena Vista Lake, Kern County,
CA. Mr. George E. Smith may have
collected the human remains and
associated funerary objects in 1928,
while digging and privately collecting in
the Buena Vista Lake vicinity, or
sometime between 1933 and 1934 while
Mr. Smith was working on an
archeological excavation with Dr. W. D.
Strong of the Smithsonian Institution at
the ancient Yokuts site of Tulamniu at
Buena Vista Lake. In 1951, Mary W. A.
Crane and Francis V. Crane purchased
the human remains and associated
funerary objects from Mr. Smith’s small
museum in California. In 1983, the
Cranes donated the human remains and
the museum accessioned them into the
collection that same year (DMNS
catalogue numbers AC.2157A–E). No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are
three stone projectile points.
Based on provenience, museum
records, research, and consultation with
tribal representatives, the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are determined to be Native American.
The Buena Vista Lake vicinity and the
Native American town of Tulamniu are
in the territory occupied during the
early Historic period by the Southern
Valley Yokuts, now known as the Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California. During
consultation, representatives of the Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California confirmed the
historic presence of their ancestors in
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the Buena Vista Lake area and claimed
a relationship of shared group identity
with the human remains. Additionally,
in consultations, and with support of
anthropological evidence, tribal
representatives emphasized that the
Buena Vista Lake vicinity relates to the
Yokut people, the ancestors of the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California. These tribes
confirmed the historic presence of their
ancestors in the Buena Vista Lake area
and claim a relationship of shared group
identity with the human remains.
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science 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 the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science officials
have also determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the three 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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
officials have also 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 the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Chip Colwell–
Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado
Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before March
26, 2008. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
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The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California that this notice
has been published.
Dated: January 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County Foundation, Los
Angeles, CA
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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the Natural History
Museum of Los Angeles County
Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Los Angeles,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and
Ventura Counties, CA.
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 Natural History
Museum of Los Angeles County
Foundation professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
In 1905, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from an unknown locality on
Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara
County, CA. The human remains were
donated to the Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles County by Mr. Burbank
in 1931. No known individuals were
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
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 control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The
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human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Kern
County, CA.
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 and the associated
funerary objects was made by Denver Museum of Nature & Science
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Sometime between 1928 and 1934, human remains representing a
minimum of four individuals were removed from a burial context in the
area of Buena Vista Lake, Kern County, CA. Mr. George E. Smith may have
collected the human remains and associated funerary objects in 1928,
while digging and privately collecting in the Buena Vista Lake
vicinity, or sometime between 1933 and 1934 while Mr. Smith was working
on an archeological excavation with Dr. W. D. Strong of the Smithsonian
Institution at the ancient Yokuts site of Tulamniu at Buena Vista Lake.
In 1951, Mary W. A. Crane and Francis V. Crane purchased the human
remains and associated funerary objects from Mr. Smith's small museum
in California. In 1983, the Cranes donated the human remains and the
museum accessioned them into the collection that same year (DMNS
catalogue numbers AC.2157A-E). No known individuals were identified.
The three associated funerary objects are three stone projectile
points.
Based on provenience, museum records, research, and consultation
with tribal representatives, the human remains and associated funerary
objects are determined to be Native American. The Buena Vista Lake
vicinity and the Native American town of Tulamniu are in the territory
occupied during the early Historic period by the Southern Valley
Yokuts, now known as the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California. During consultation, representatives of the
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
confirmed the historic presence of their ancestors in the Buena Vista
Lake area and claimed a relationship of shared group identity with the
human remains. Additionally, in consultations, and with support of
anthropological evidence, tribal representatives emphasized that the
Buena Vista Lake vicinity relates to the Yokut people, the ancestors of
the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the
Tule River Reservation, California. These tribes confirmed the historic
presence of their ancestors in the Buena Vista Lake area and claim a
relationship of shared group identity with the human remains.
Officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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 the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
officials have also determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the three 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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science officials have also 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 the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone
(303) 370-6378, before March 26, 2008. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying
the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; and Tule River Indian Tribe of the
Tule River Reservation, California that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-3456 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]
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