Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 20939-20941 [E8-8291]
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2 knife/scraper, 5 manos, 1 metate, 5
pendants, 3 pestles, 2 pigment, 2 pins,
1 pipe, 11 projectile points, 4 quartz
crystals, 4 rocks, 1 rod, 14 scrapers, 3
seeds, 3 slags, 1 unknown, 2 utilized
flakes, and 1 wood sample.
The burials have been attributed to
the Bidwell Complex. The oldest
radiocarbon date from the site is 2,800
years B.P. (±100 years). The Bidwell
Complex, Sweetwater Complex, and
Oroville Complex are sequences that
have been linked as the cultural
antecedents of the Maidu. The
associated funerary objects are
consistent with the occupation of the
site by people attributed to the Bidwell
Complex. Generally, archeologists
believe that the Penutian-speaking
Maidu are descended from what have
been identified as the Windmiller
people who occupied the Central Valley
of California from 3,000 to 4,000 years
ago. No lineal descendant has been
identified. Geographic affiliation is
consistent with the historically
documented Konkow (Northwestern
Maidu).
In 1930, human remains representing
a minimum number of two individuals
were removed from the Bidwell Ranch
site, 4 miles east of Chico, 6 miles west
of Paradise, along Little Chico Creek,
from the Bidwell Ranch, in
northwestern Butte County, CA, by a
private individual on private land. On
January 13, 1930, the collection was
received by the State Indian Museum
from J. McCord Stilson of Chico, CA,
and purchased in 1933 from one of his
heirs, Mrs. Harry Clark of Hamilton
City. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The age of the human remains is
unknown. No lineal descendants have
been identified. The Bidwell Ranch’s
geographic location is consistent with
the historically documented Konkow or
Northwestern Maidu territory.
Butte County, CA, is in the Central
Valley region of California and the
traditional lands of the Maidu. The
history of the formation of California
Indian reservations and rancherias in
the Central Valley regions of California
reveal that the descendants of the
historical Konkow (Northwestern
Maidu) were ultimately dispersed to
several federally recognized Native
American groups. Descendants of the
Konkow or Northwestern Maidu are
members of the federally recognized
tribes of the Berry Creek Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California; Mooretown
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
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California; and Round Valley Indian
Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation,
California.
Officials of the California Department
of Parks and Recreation have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of a minimum of 232
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 4,850 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
California Department of Parks and
Recreation 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
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Enterprise Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Mechoopda
Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria,
California; Mooretown Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; and Round
Valley Indian Tribes of the Round
Valley 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 Paulette Hennum, NAGPRA
Coordinator, California Department of
Parks and Recreation, 1416 Ninth Street,
Room 902, Sacramento, CA 95814,
telephone (916) 653–7976, before May
19, 2008. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California; Enterprise
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California; Mooretown
Rancheria of Maidu Indians, California;
and Round Valley Indian Tribes of the
Round Valley Reservation, California
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The California Department of Parks
and Recreation is responsible for
notifying the Berry Creek Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of
Chico Rancheria, California; Mooretown
Rancheria of Maidu Indians, California;
and Round Valley Indian Tribes of the
Round Valley Reservation, California
that this notice has been published.
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Dated: March 19, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Mesa
County, CO; Navajo County, AZ; San
Juan County, NM; and an unknown
location.
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; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly the Pueblo of San Juan);
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
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Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unspecified location, possibly near
Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO. At an
unknown date, the human remains
came into the possession of Ed Fover of
Grand Junction, CO. In 1952, Mr. Fover
donated the human remains to the
museum (DMNS catalogue number
A373.1). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Mr. Fover identified the human
remains as ‘‘Basketmaker.’’
Morphological evidence, such as
occipital flattening, supports the
identification of the human remains as
Native American and possibly as
Ancestral Puebloan. Probable
provenience in Western Colorado is
within the area of Pre-Columbian
cultures that archeologists have referred
to as ‘‘Puebloid,’’ which is now
incorporated under ‘‘Ancestral
Puebloan.’’ The estimated age of the
human remains is 1000 B.C.-A.D. 750,
based on the age of known Basketmaker
sites.
In 1965, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Four Mile Ruin in Taylor,
Navajo County, AZ, by Francis V. Crane.
In 1968, Mr. Crane and his wife, Mary
W.A. Crane, donated the human
remains to the museum (DMNS
catalogue number AC.8314). No known
individual was identified. The 40
associated funerary objects are 38
potsherds (2 polychrome, 8 Black on
Red, 14 Black on White, and 14
undecorated) and 2 pieces of chert
(DMNS catalogue numbers AC.8533AC).
The human remains are determined to
be Ancestral Puebloan based on
provenience and consultation with
Puebloan tribal groups. The funerary
objects associated with the human
remains are diagnostic of Pre-Columbian
Pueblo culture, specifically a Pueblo IV
pottery type. During consultation,
Puebloan tribal groups indicated Four
Mile Ruin, the source site, was occupied
by their ancestors. The estimated age of
the human remains based on the Pueblo
IV ceramics is A.D. 1300–1600.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unspecified location by Gerald B.
Fenstermaker. In 1966, Mary W.A.
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Crane and Francis V. Crane acquired the
human remains from Mr. Fenstermaker.
In 1983, the Cranes donated the human
remains to the museum (DMNS
catalogue number AC.9570). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Mr. Fenstermaker was a collector of
American Indian archeological
materials. Mr. Fenstermaker identified
the human remains as Pre-Columbian
‘‘Mimbres’’ culture, which dates from
the Pueblo III period. Consultation with
modern Puebloan groups indicates that
the Mimbres archeological culture is
deemed to be ancestral Puebloan.
Morphological indications, such as
occipital flattening, also support the
determination that the human remains
are Ancestral Puebloan. The estimated
age of the human remains is A.D. 1100–
1300, based on the age of known
Mimbres sites.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a kiva on
a private ranch near Aztec, San Juan
County, NM. At an unknown date,
Bernice Strawn acquired the human
remains from an unnamed individual.
In 1986, Ms. Strawn donated the human
remains to the museum (DMNS
catalogue number A1990.1). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
During consultation, modern
Puebloan groups indicated that kivas
were uniquely built by their ancestors as
ceremonial and religious structures.
Since the human remains were removed
from a kiva, they are therefore identified
as Puebloan.
Based on geographical, kinship,
biological, archeological, linguistic,
folklore, oral tradition, historical
evidence, and expert opinion, the
officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined the
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described above with present-day
Native American tribes. Although some
oral tradition and scientific studies
suggest a shared relationship between
the Navajo and O’odham with the
Ancestral Puebloan peoples; and during
consultation the Navajo Nation
emphasized that some clans express a
deep affinity with Ancestral Pueblo or
‘‘Anasazi’’ sites, the officials of the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
have determined that there is not
currently a preponderance of evidence
to support cultural affiliation to the
human remains and their associated
funerary remains with the Navajo and/
or O’odham. Officials of the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science have
determined, based on the
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preponderance of the evidence, that the
descendants of Ancestral Puebloans are
members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 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 four
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 40 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 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
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
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
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Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before May
19, 2008. Repatriation to the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 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;
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle
Creek, MI
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 Kingman
Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI.
The human remains were removed from
Jemez Indian Reservation, Sandoval
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 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.
Prior to 2000, a detailed assessment of
the human remains was made by
Kingman Museum of Natural History
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico. The U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
does not exert control over the human
remains in this notice.
On September 17, 2002, Calhoun
County Probate Court transferred the
public trust for Kingman Memorial
Museum of Natural History from Battle
Creek Public Schools to Kingman
Museum, Incorporated, a private,
nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable
organization. In April of 2006,
collection ownership was transferred
from the Battle Creek Public Schools to
Kingman Museum, Incorporated.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Jemez Indian Reservation, NM. It is
unknown how the human remains were
obtained, as no catalog number was
assigned by the Kingman Museum of
Natural History. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Papers located with the human
remains indicate they belong to the
Pueblo of Jemez. The original box in
which the human remains were stored
is lost. The cultural affiliation of the
human remains is based upon
geographical location determined from
the papers accompanying the human
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remains. Based on museum records and
geographical information, officials of the
Kingman Museum, Incorporated
reasonably believe that the human
remains are Native American and
culturally affiliated with the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico.
Officials of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of Kingman
Museum, Incorporated also 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 the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Katie Nelson, Collection
Manager, Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, 175 Limit Street, Battle
Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269) 965–
5117, before May 19, 2008. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Kingman Museum, Incorporated is
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle
Creek, MI
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
of the Kingman Museum, Incorporated,
Battle Creek, MI. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from an island near Metlakatla,
AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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 human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Mesa County, CO; Navajo County, AZ; San Juan County, NM;
and an unknown location.
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; Hualapai Indian Tribe of
the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
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Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation
of Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unspecified location, possibly near
Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO. At an unknown date, the human remains
came into the possession of Ed Fover of Grand Junction, CO. In 1952,
Mr. Fover donated the human remains to the museum (DMNS catalogue
number A373.1). No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Mr. Fover identified the human remains as ``Basketmaker.''
Morphological evidence, such as occipital flattening, supports the
identification of the human remains as Native American and possibly as
Ancestral Puebloan. Probable provenience in Western Colorado is within
the area of Pre-Columbian cultures that archeologists have referred to
as ``Puebloid,'' which is now incorporated under ``Ancestral
Puebloan.'' The estimated age of the human remains is 1000 B.C.-A.D.
750, based on the age of known Basketmaker sites.
In 1965, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Four Mile Ruin in Taylor, Navajo County, AZ, by
Francis V. Crane. In 1968, Mr. Crane and his wife, Mary W.A. Crane,
donated the human remains to the museum (DMNS catalogue number
AC.8314). No known individual was identified. The 40 associated
funerary objects are 38 potsherds (2 polychrome, 8 Black on Red, 14
Black on White, and 14 undecorated) and 2 pieces of chert (DMNS
catalogue numbers AC.8533A-C).
The human remains are determined to be Ancestral Puebloan based on
provenience and consultation with Puebloan tribal groups. The funerary
objects associated with the human remains are diagnostic of Pre-
Columbian Pueblo culture, specifically a Pueblo IV pottery type. During
consultation, Puebloan tribal groups indicated Four Mile Ruin, the
source site, was occupied by their ancestors. The estimated age of the
human remains based on the Pueblo IV ceramics is A.D. 1300-1600.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unspecified location by Gerald B.
Fenstermaker. In 1966, Mary W.A. Crane and Francis V. Crane acquired
the human remains from Mr. Fenstermaker. In 1983, the Cranes donated
the human remains to the museum (DMNS catalogue number AC.9570). No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Mr. Fenstermaker was a collector of American Indian archeological
materials. Mr. Fenstermaker identified the human remains as Pre-
Columbian ``Mimbres'' culture, which dates from the Pueblo III period.
Consultation with modern Puebloan groups indicates that the Mimbres
archeological culture is deemed to be ancestral Puebloan. Morphological
indications, such as occipital flattening, also support the
determination that the human remains are Ancestral Puebloan. The
estimated age of the human remains is A.D. 1100-1300, based on the age
of known Mimbres sites.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a kiva on a private ranch near Aztec, San
Juan County, NM. At an unknown date, Bernice Strawn acquired the human
remains from an unnamed individual. In 1986, Ms. Strawn donated the
human remains to the museum (DMNS catalogue number A1990.1). No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
During consultation, modern Puebloan groups indicated that kivas
were uniquely built by their ancestors as ceremonial and religious
structures. Since the human remains were removed from a kiva, they are
therefore identified as Puebloan.
Based on geographical, kinship, biological, archeological,
linguistic, folklore, oral tradition, historical evidence, and expert
opinion, the officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science have
determined the cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described above with present-day Native American
tribes. Although some oral tradition and scientific studies suggest a
shared relationship between the Navajo and O'odham with the Ancestral
Puebloan peoples; and during consultation the Navajo Nation emphasized
that some clans express a deep affinity with Ancestral Pueblo or
``Anasazi'' sites, the officials of the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science have determined that there is not currently a preponderance of
evidence to support cultural affiliation to the human remains and their
associated funerary remains with the Navajo and/or O'odham. Officials
of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science have determined, based on the
preponderance of the evidence, that the descendants of Ancestral
Puebloans are members of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 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 four 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 40 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 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 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 Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado
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Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, before May 19,
2008. Repatriation to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 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; Hualapai Indian
Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, 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; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation
of Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-8291 Filed 4-16-08; 8:45 am]
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