Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO, 21385-21388 [E9-10539]
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Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950, before June 8, 2009. Disposition of
the human remains to the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Arizona State Museum 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; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Colorado Historical Society, 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 Colorado Historical
Society, Denver, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Adams, Douglas,
Jefferson, Las Animas, Larimer, Pueblo,
and Weld Counties, CO.
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.
In 2006 and 2009, a detailed
assessment of the human remains and
associated funerary objects was made by
Colorado Historical Society professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (formerly Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
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Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; 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; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the
Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiute,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes);
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, 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 Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian
Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
In August 1998, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Weld County, CO (Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation
(OAHP) Case Number 153). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
while a private citizen was excavating a
house foundation and the burial context
was destroyed by the backhoe. The
human remains were removed by the
Weld County Coroner. In November
2001, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the
individual are unknown.
In June 1999, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Pueblo County, CO (OAHP Case
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Number 162). The human remains were
exposed by the flooding of the St.
Charles River west of Pueblo, and were
found against the wall of a canyon, at
the edge of the floodplain. A burial
investigation was conducted by staff
from OAHP with a representative of the
Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs
present. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent a
Native American female estimated to be
20–25 years of age. The estimated
antiquity of the human remains is
unknown.
In December 2000, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Adams County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 186). The human remains were
inadvertently discovered while
excavating a new home site in a housing
development, which destroyed the
burial context. Assessment of the site
was conducted by the Adams County
Sheriff’s Department. In January 2001,
the human remains were transferred to
the Colorado Historical Society. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the
individual are unknown.
In March 2001, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Las Animas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 191; 5LA.9871). The
human remains were inadvertently
discovered by private citizens who
observed them eroding from a hillside.
A burial investigation was conducted by
the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office,
who removed additional skeletal
elements. In June 2001, the human
remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one
polished deer antler and three nonhuman bones.
The human remains represent a
Native American male between 35–45
years old. The estimated antiquity of the
human remains is unknown.
In 1977, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Torres Site
(5LA.1310) on private land in Las
Animas County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 192). In 1977, the site was
excavated by the Colorado
Archaeological Society. In 2000, the
human remains were found in the
collections of the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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Artifacts recovered from the site, but
not associated with the individual,
suggest a date of A.D. 900–1050 for the
site, which belongs to the Graneros or
Apishapa culture. The age and sex of
the individual are unknown.
In August 2001, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from state
land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 194; 5DA.1687). The
human remains were inadvertently
discovered during the construction of
the Reuter-Hess Reservoir. A burial
investigation was conducted by staff
from the URS Corporation. In November
2002, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individuals were
identified. The 11 associated funerary
objects are 1 bone bead necklace, 1
freshwater mollusk shell fragment, 1
petrified wood uniface, 1 quartzite
tertiary flake, 5 petrified wood flakes,
and 2 quartzite flakes.
The human remains represent a
Native American female (12–18 years
old) and a Native American subadult
(sex unknown, 6–8 years old). The
estimated antiquity of the human
remains is A.D. 850–1150.
In November 2001, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Pueblo County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 199; 5PE.4229). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
by workers in the bottom of a
commercial gravel pit. The area where
the human remains had washed out of
the gravel was located, and a burial
investigation was conducted by OAHP
staff, but no further skeletal elements
were recovered. In November 2001, the
human remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the
individual are unknown.
In July 2002, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Las Animas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 206). The human remains
were inadvertently discovered by two
private citizens in a collapsed basement
wall of a home. A site investigation was
conducted by the Las Animas County
Coroner and the Archaeology Director of
Louden Heinritze Museum, who
excavated additional skeletal elements.
In December 2002, the human remains
were transferred to the Colorado
Historical Society. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent an
elderly Native American female. The
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estimated antiquity of the human
remains is unknown.
In March 1978, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Arvada, Jefferson County, CO
(OAHP Case Number 207). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
by a private citizen on his property,
during home construction. Officers from
the Arvada Police Department were
notified and took the human remains
into custody. After determining them to
be archeological, the Arvada Police
delivered them to the Arvada Center to
await transfer to the Colorado Native
American Heritage Council. The human
remains were overlooked and
inadvertently discovered in a
collections storage area of the Arvada
Center in 2003. In November 2003, the
human remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a
Native American female, 18–24 years of
age. The estimated antiquity of the
human remains is unknown.
In May 2004, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from
municipal land in Adams County, CO
(OAHP Case Number 218; 5AM.1733).
The human remains were inadvertently
discovered by road construction
workers. CDOT archeologists conducted
the burial investigation. No known
individual was identified. The two
associated funerary objects are projectile
points.
The human remains represent a
Native American adult male. Projectile
points and radiocarbon dating of
charcoal suggest a date of 206040 B.P.
In October 2004, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 224; 5WL.4840). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
by workers in a gas pipeline trench. A
burial investigation was conducted by
University of Northern Colorado staff,
who removed the remaining skeletal
elements. In November 2004, the human
remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a
Native American adult female. Charcoal
associated with the burial was dated to
A.D. 690.
In May 2005, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 229; 5WL.4883). The human
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remains were inadvertently discovered
on eroded lands adjacent to a
campground, and a burial investigation
was conducted by OAHP staff. In May
2005, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent a
Native American adult female,
approximately 30 years of age. The
estimated antiquity of the human
remains is unknown.
Sometime prior to 2006, human
remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from private
land in Buffman Canyon, Larimer
County, CO (OAHP Case Number 238;
5LR11716 and 5LR.11717). The
landowner conducted the burial
investigations and later transferred the
human remains to Colorado State
University in April 2006. In July 2007,
the human remains were transferred to
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent one
Native American female, approximately
45 years old and one Native American
male, approximately 35 years old. The
female was inadvertently discovered
while constructing a house and the male
was discovered during quarrying
operations by the landowner. The
estimated antiquity of the human
remains is unknown.
In December 2006, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 245). The human remains
were inadvertently discovered while
backfilling a large utility trench, and the
burial context was destroyed. In
February 2007, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent a young
Native American male. The estimated
antiquity of the human remains is
unknown.
In March 2004, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 248). The human remains
were inadvertently discovered while
digging a house foundation trench in
Parker. A burial investigation was
conducted by the Douglas County
Coroner’s Office. In April 2007, the
human remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
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The human remains represent a
Native American female, 40–60 years
old. The estimated antiquity of the
human remains is unknown.
In December 2008, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private
land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 266; 5WL.5995). The human
remains were inadvertently discovered
while digging a trench to repair a gas
pipeline. The burial context had been
greatly disturbed. A burial investigation
was conducted by OAHP staff, who
removed additional skeletal elements. In
February 2009, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individuals were
identified. The four associated funerary
objects are three bifaces and one flake.
The human remains represent a
Native American male, 40–50 years of
age. The estimated antiquity of the
human remains is unknown.
Insufficient geographical, kinship,
biological, archeological, linguistic,
folkore, oral tradition, historical
evidence or other information or expert
opinion exists to reasonably establish
cultural affiliation of the above
individuals with any present-day Indian
tribe, although physical anthropological
evidence supports Native American
identity.
Officials of the Colorado Historical
Society 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 Colorado Historical Society also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 21 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
Colorado Historical Society have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), a relationship of shared group
identity cannot be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Colorado Historical Society has
determined that the human remains are
‘‘culturally unidentifiable’’ under
NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.9 (e)(6). Federal
regulations currently preclude
disposition of culturally unidentifiable
human remains absent an overriding
legal requirement or a recommendation
from the Secretary of the Interior, 43
CFR 10.9 (e)(6). In 2006, the Colorado
Historical Society, in partnership with
the Colorado Commission of Indian
Affairs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado,
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and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah conducted tribal
consultations among the 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 Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects
described above originated from
inadvertent discoveries on Colorado
State and private lands in Adams,
Douglas, Jefferson, Las Animas, Larimer,
Pueblo, and Weld Counties, CO, and are
located in the Great Plains Consultation
Region, established by the Process.
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 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 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.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and/
or associated funerary objects should
contact Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison,
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Colorado Historical Society, 1300
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone
(303) 866–4531, before June 8, 2009.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado,
and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Colorado Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation of
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,
South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; 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; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; 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 Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; San
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort
Hall Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Indian Reservation,
Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni),
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Oklahoma; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of
Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 13, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and
New York University College of
Dentistry, New York, NY
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 in the control of the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in
the physical custody of the New York
University College of Dentistry, New
York, NY. The human remains were
removed from Pima County, AZ.
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 the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and New York University
College of Dentistry professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona.
In February 1919, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a burial
area in Sells, which is within the
Tohono O’odham Reservation, Pima
County, AZ, by E.H. Davis. That same
year, Davis donated the human remains
to the Museum of the American Indian,
Heye Foundation. In 1956, the Museum
of the American Indian transferred the
human remains to Dr. Theodore
Kazamiroff, New York University
College of Dentistry. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Records identify the human remains
as an ‘‘Old Papago skeleton exhumed
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from burial place’’ at ‘‘Indian Oasis,
Arizona.’’ The Papago are also known
by the name Tohono O’odham. Indian
Oasis is today known as Sells, AZ. The
Tohono O’odham consider Sells to be
part of their ancestral homelands. The
O’odham people are identified in 16th
century Spanish documents as living in
present-day northern Mexico and
southern Arizona. Several documents
record Tohono O’odham communities
in the region in the late 17th century.
The Tohono O’odham remained in
southern Arizona, even during the
Apache raids of the 19th century, and
several winter or ‘‘well villages’’ were
located in the Sells district. Tohono
O’odham residents of Kui Tatk and
Tecolote, two defensive villages at the
time of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853,
resettled into the village of Artesa,
which later became part of Sells. In the
early 20th century, Sells was identified
as Komoktetuvavosit, a well village. In
1916, the Tohono O’odham Reservation
was established by Executive Order. In
1937, the Tohono O’odham Nation was
recognized under the Indian
Reorganization Act.
The assignment of a tribal affiliation
of ‘‘Papago’’ for the human remains
suggests that they date to the late 17th
to mid–20th centuries, the time period
for which variants of the word ‘‘Papago’’
were in use. The cranial morphology of
the human remains is consistent with
biometric data from early 20th century
Tohono O’odham communities. The
description of the human remains as an
‘‘old’’ skeleton implies that the burial
predated the more recent cemetery
burials around Sells. Prior to the
adoption of cemeteries as burial areas,
individuals were placed in protected
locations such as cairns. The condition
and the weathering pattern of the
human remains are consistent with a
cairn or other protected burial area.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and New York University
College of Dentistry have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and New York University College of
Dentistry 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 Tohono O’odham Nation of
Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
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telephone (212) 998–9917, before June
8, 2009. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Tohono O’odham Nation
of Arizona may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry and Bureau of Indian Affairs
are responsible for notifying the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 14, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
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 Montclair Art
Museum, Montclair, NJ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Harbor Springs,
Emmett County, MI.
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 Montclair Art
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Harbor
Springs, Emmett County, MI. Additional
circumstances surrounding the donation
of the human remains to the Montclair
Art Museum are not known. No known
individual was identified. The two
associated funerary objects are one knife
and one fishing spear head.
A handwritten label on the base states
that these are ‘‘Indian Relics.’’ The label
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 87 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21385-21388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10539]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society,
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 Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Adams, Douglas, Jefferson, Las Animas, Larimer, Pueblo, and Weld
Counties, CO.
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.
In 2006 and 2009, a detailed assessment of the human remains and
associated funerary objects was made by Colorado Historical Society
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (formerly Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 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; Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiute, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band
of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of
Paiutes); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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 Tesuque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian
Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
In August 1998, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Weld County, CO (Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Case Number 153). The
human remains were inadvertently discovered while a private citizen was
excavating a house foundation and the burial context was destroyed by
the backhoe. The human remains were removed by the Weld County Coroner.
In November 2001, the human remains were transferred to the Colorado
Historical Society. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the individual are unknown.
In June 1999, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Pueblo County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 162). The human remains were exposed by the flooding of the
St. Charles River west of Pueblo, and were found against the wall of a
canyon, at the edge of the floodplain. A burial investigation was
conducted by staff from OAHP with a representative of the Colorado
Commission of Indian Affairs present. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a Native American female estimated to
be 20-25 years of age. The estimated antiquity of the human remains is
unknown.
In December 2000, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Adams County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 186). The human remains were inadvertently discovered while
excavating a new home site in a housing development, which destroyed
the burial context. Assessment of the site was conducted by the Adams
County Sheriff's Department. In January 2001, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the individual are unknown.
In March 2001, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Las Animas County, CO
(OAHP Case Number 191; 5LA.9871). The human remains were inadvertently
discovered by private citizens who observed them eroding from a
hillside. A burial investigation was conducted by the Las Animas County
Sheriff's Office, who removed additional skeletal elements. In June
2001, the human remains were transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was identified. The four associated
funerary objects are one polished deer antler and three non-human
bones.
The human remains represent a Native American male between 35-45
years old. The estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
In 1977, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from the Torres Site (5LA.1310) on private land in Las
Animas County, CO (OAHP Case Number 192). In 1977, the site was
excavated by the Colorado Archaeological Society. In 2000, the human
remains were found in the collections of the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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Artifacts recovered from the site, but not associated with the
individual, suggest a date of A.D. 900-1050 for the site, which belongs
to the Graneros or Apishapa culture. The age and sex of the individual
are unknown.
In August 2001, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from state land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 194; 5DA.1687). The human remains were inadvertently
discovered during the construction of the Reuter-Hess Reservoir. A
burial investigation was conducted by staff from the URS Corporation.
In November 2002, the human remains were transferred to the Colorado
Historical Society. No known individuals were identified. The 11
associated funerary objects are 1 bone bead necklace, 1 freshwater
mollusk shell fragment, 1 petrified wood uniface, 1 quartzite tertiary
flake, 5 petrified wood flakes, and 2 quartzite flakes.
The human remains represent a Native American female (12-18 years
old) and a Native American subadult (sex unknown, 6-8 years old). The
estimated antiquity of the human remains is A.D. 850-1150.
In November 2001, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Pueblo County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 199; 5PE.4229). The human remains were inadvertently
discovered by workers in the bottom of a commercial gravel pit. The
area where the human remains had washed out of the gravel was located,
and a burial investigation was conducted by OAHP staff, but no further
skeletal elements were recovered. In November 2001, the human remains
were transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The antiquity, age and sex of the individual are unknown.
In July 2002, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Las Animas County, CO
(OAHP Case Number 206). The human remains were inadvertently discovered
by two private citizens in a collapsed basement wall of a home. A site
investigation was conducted by the Las Animas County Coroner and the
Archaeology Director of Louden Heinritze Museum, who excavated
additional skeletal elements. In December 2002, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent an elderly Native American female. The
estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
In March 1978, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Arvada, Jefferson County,
CO (OAHP Case Number 207). The human remains were inadvertently
discovered by a private citizen on his property, during home
construction. Officers from the Arvada Police Department were notified
and took the human remains into custody. After determining them to be
archeological, the Arvada Police delivered them to the Arvada Center to
await transfer to the Colorado Native American Heritage Council. The
human remains were overlooked and inadvertently discovered in a
collections storage area of the Arvada Center in 2003. In November
2003, the human remains were transferred to the Colorado Historical
Society. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The human remains represent a Native American female, 18-24 years
of age. The estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
In May 2004, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from municipal land in Adams County, CO (OAHP Case Number
218; 5AM.1733). The human remains were inadvertently discovered by road
construction workers. CDOT archeologists conducted the burial
investigation. No known individual was identified. The two associated
funerary objects are projectile points.
The human remains represent a Native American adult male.
Projectile points and radiocarbon dating of charcoal suggest a date of
206040 B.P.
In October 2004, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 224; 5WL.4840). The human remains were inadvertently discovered
by workers in a gas pipeline trench. A burial investigation was
conducted by University of Northern Colorado staff, who removed the
remaining skeletal elements. In November 2004, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a Native American adult female.
Charcoal associated with the burial was dated to A.D. 690.
In May 2005, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from private land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case Number
229; 5WL.4883). The human remains were inadvertently discovered on
eroded lands adjacent to a campground, and a burial investigation was
conducted by OAHP staff. In May 2005, the human remains were
transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a Native American adult female,
approximately 30 years of age. The estimated antiquity of the human
remains is unknown.
Sometime prior to 2006, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from private land in Buffman Canyon, Larimer
County, CO (OAHP Case Number 238; 5LR11716 and 5LR.11717). The
landowner conducted the burial investigations and later transferred the
human remains to Colorado State University in April 2006. In July 2007,
the human remains were transferred to Colorado Historical Society. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains represent one Native American female,
approximately 45 years old and one Native American male, approximately
35 years old. The female was inadvertently discovered while
constructing a house and the male was discovered during quarrying
operations by the landowner. The estimated antiquity of the human
remains is unknown.
In December 2006, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 245). The human remains were inadvertently discovered while
backfilling a large utility trench, and the burial context was
destroyed. In February 2007, the human remains were transferred to the
Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains represent a young Native American male. The
estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
In March 2004, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Douglas County, CO (OAHP
Case Number 248). The human remains were inadvertently discovered while
digging a house foundation trench in Parker. A burial investigation was
conducted by the Douglas County Coroner's Office. In April 2007, the
human remains were transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
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The human remains represent a Native American female, 40-60 years
old. The estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
In December 2008, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from private land in Weld County, CO (OAHP Case
Number 266; 5WL.5995). The human remains were inadvertently discovered
while digging a trench to repair a gas pipeline. The burial context had
been greatly disturbed. A burial investigation was conducted by OAHP
staff, who removed additional skeletal elements. In February 2009, the
human remains were transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No
known individuals were identified. The four associated funerary objects
are three bifaces and one flake.
The human remains represent a Native American male, 40-50 years of
age. The estimated antiquity of the human remains is unknown.
Insufficient geographical, kinship, biological, archeological,
linguistic, folkore, oral tradition, historical evidence or other
information or expert opinion exists to reasonably establish cultural
affiliation of the above individuals with any present-day Indian tribe,
although physical anthropological evidence supports Native American
identity.
Officials of the Colorado Historical Society 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 Colorado Historical Society also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 21 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 Colorado
Historical Society have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably
traced between the Native American human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Colorado Historical Society has determined that the human
remains are ``culturally unidentifiable'' under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.9
(e)(6). Federal regulations currently preclude disposition of
culturally unidentifiable human remains absent an overriding legal
requirement or a recommendation from the Secretary of the Interior, 43
CFR 10.9 (e)(6). In 2006, the Colorado Historical Society, in
partnership with the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah conducted tribal consultations among the 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 Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects described above
originated from inadvertent discoveries on Colorado State and private
lands in Adams, Douglas, Jefferson, Las Animas, Larimer, Pueblo, and
Weld Counties, CO, and are located in the Great Plains Consultation
Region, established by the Process.
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 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 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.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and/or associated
funerary objects should contact Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, Colorado
Historical Society, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303)
866-4531, before June 8, 2009. Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Colorado Historical Society is responsible for notifying the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
of Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 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;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; 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 Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota;
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah;
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakoni),
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Oklahoma; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 13, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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