Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office, Grand Junction, CO and Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO, 23805-23806 [2010-10381]
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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.
This notice corrects a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register (73 FR 47224, August
13, 2008) with the addition of another
individual and associated funerary
objects, a repository that has possession
of the additional set of Native American
human remains and funerary objects,
and also amends the determination of
shared group relationships. Since
publication of the notice, additional
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects removed by
Dr. William Laughlin from the Chaluka
site at the Native Village of Nikolski
were found to be in the possession of
the University of Wisconsin Curation
Facility collections.
The notice published in the Federal
Register (73 FR 47224, August 13, 2008)
is corrected by substituting paragraphs
3–10 with the following:
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management;
Museum of the Aleutians; University of
Wisconsin; and the Smithsonian
Institution professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Native Village of Nikolski and Chaluka
Corporation.
Between 1950 and the 1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of 213
individuals were removed from various
sites in the southwestern part of Umnak
Island, located in the Fox Island group
of the eastern Aleutian Islands, AK.
These sites included the Chaluka site at
the Native Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox
site, Sandy Beach site, and other nearby
smaller sites. The exact provenience for
each individual cannot be determined.
All of the human remains were probably
removed at the direction of the late Dr.
William Laughlin from Umnak Island as
they were later found to be among his
collections. No known individuals were
identified. The 276 associated funerary
objects include coffin pieces, cultural
materials, fragmentary faunal remains,
pebbles, rocks, fabric, buttons, and a
snap/button.
According to museum records, the
213 sets of human remains were
probably first sent to the University of
Wisconsin, where one set is presently
located. The other 212 sets of human
remains were removed by Dr. William
Laughlin to the University of
Connecticut at an unknown date. From
there, the 212 sets of human remains
were shipped by Dr. Laughlin to the
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Museum of the Aleutians in 1998,
where they are presently located. The
276 associated funerary objects are all
associated with the one set of human
remains at the University of Wisconsin,
and most are in a mixed and
fragmentary state.
During 1961–62, human remains
representing a minimum of nine
individuals were removed from the
Chaluka site at the Native Village of
Nikolski, on Umnak Island in the Fox
Island group of the eastern Aleutian
Islands, AK. These remains were also all
probably removed at the direction of the
late Dr. William Laughlin from Umnak
Island as they were later found to be
among his collections after his death.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The remains of the nine individuals
were shipped to the University of
Wisconsin for study by Dr. William
Laughlin, and remained there after his
death. In 2006, the Bureau of Land
Management sent the remains to the
Smithsonian Institution to be
inventoried, where they are presently
located.
Umnak Island has been inhabited for
over 8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan)
people. Based on geographical location,
oral history, and archeological evidence,
the human remains from this island are
of Aleut (Unangan) origin. The Aleut
(Unangan) are ancestors of inhabitants
of the Native Village of Nikolski and
Chaluka Corporation, the current and
only Indian tribe and Corporation on
Umnak Island, AK.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management 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 222 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Land Management have also
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 276 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 Bureau
of Land Management 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 Native Village of Nikolski and
Chaluka Corporation located on Umnak
Island, AK.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
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contact Dr. Robert E. King, Alaska State
NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 99513–7599, telephone
(907) 271–5510, before June 3, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Native
Village of Nikolski and Chaluka
Corporation may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Native
Village of Nikolski and the Chaluka
Corporation that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 14, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Grand Junction
Field Office, Grand Junction, CO and
Mesa State College, Grand Junction,
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 in the joint control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Grand Junction
Field Office, Grand Junction, CO, and
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO.
The human remains were removed from
Mesa County, 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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Bureau of Land
Management, Grand Junction Field
Office and Mesa State College
professional staff, in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh,
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New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah.
On an unknown date in the 1970s,
human remains representing two
individuals were removed from an
unknown location near Grand Mesa, in
Mesa County, CO. On April 1, 2009, the
human remains were discovered in the
Geology Department of Mesa State
College by college staff, and were
reported to the Ute Tribe of the Uintah
& Ouray Reservation, and subsequently
to the Bureau of Land Management.
Based on investigations into their origin
and placement at Mesa State College,
most likely these remains were
unofficially removed in the 1970s from
public lands near Grand Mesa, CO, by
Mesa State College students who were
hiking in the area. The students brought
the remains to Mesa State College,
where they were studied and later
stored in the Geology Department. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Although the description of the
original site location is not specific
enough to determine land ownership
status, most of the land in the general
region was Federal land administered
by the Bureau of Land Management at
the time the remains were removed.
Therefore, the Bureau of Land
Management assumes control of the
human remains for the purposes of
NAGPRA compliance. Because
provenience is limited to a regional
area, and the remains were collected by
Mesa State College students and stored
by Mesa State College, the college has
shared control with the Bureau of Land
Management. After their discovery in
the college’s Geology Department, the
remains were transported by Bureau of
Land Management staff to the Museum
of Western Colorado for secure storage
pending repatriation.
The human remains consist of two
adult individuals of considerable
antiquity, and are likely Native
Americans. Their reported burial within
rock crevices correlates with Native
American burial practices, particularly
those of the Ute culture. Furthermore,
the original location of the human
remains lies within traditional Ute
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lands, and within proximity to Ute sites
and historic trails.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management and Mesa State College
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9)-(10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Land Management and Mesa
State College 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 the Ute Tribes - Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and, in
particular, the Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dan Haas, State
Archaeologist, Bureau of Land
Management, Colorado State Office,
2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO
80215–7076, telephone (303) 239–3647,
before June 3, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 16, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Museum
Division, Madison, WI
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 the
Wisconsin Historical Society, Museum
Division (aka State Historical Society of
Wisconsin), Madison, WI. The human
remains were removed from the Bell
Site, Winnebago County, WI.
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.
An assessment of the human remains
was made by the Wisconsin Historical
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa.
In 1959, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from a grave at the Bell Site,
47–Wn–0009, in Winnebago County,
WI, during archeological excavations.
The excavations were conducted by the
Wisconsin Historical Society, the
Wisconsin Archaeological Survey, and
the Oshkosh Public Museum, all under
the supervision of Warren Wittry. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to historical and
archeological records, the Bell Site is
the location of the historic Grand
Village of the Meskwaki Nation, dating
from approximately A.D. 1680 to 1730.
Officials at the Wisconsin Historical
Museum have determined that the
human remains described above can be
directly associated with the Sac & Fox
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, as the
majority of the Meskwaki Nation resides
in Iowa.
Officials of the Wisconsin Historical
Society have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Wisconsin Historical Society also have
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office, Grand Junction,
CO and Mesa State College, Grand Junction, 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 in the joint control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Grand
Junction Field Office, Grand Junction, CO, and Mesa State College,
Grand Junction, CO. The human remains were removed from Mesa County,
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bureau of
Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office and Mesa State College
professional staff, in consultation with representatives of the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh,
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New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North
& South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado,
New Mexico & Utah.
On an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing two
individuals were removed from an unknown location near Grand Mesa, in
Mesa County, CO. On April 1, 2009, the human remains were discovered in
the Geology Department of Mesa State College by college staff, and were
reported to the Ute Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, and
subsequently to the Bureau of Land Management. Based on investigations
into their origin and placement at Mesa State College, most likely
these remains were unofficially removed in the 1970s from public lands
near Grand Mesa, CO, by Mesa State College students who were hiking in
the area. The students brought the remains to Mesa State College, where
they were studied and later stored in the Geology Department. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Although the description of the original site location is not
specific enough to determine land ownership status, most of the land in
the general region was Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management at the time the remains were removed. Therefore, the Bureau
of Land Management assumes control of the human remains for the
purposes of NAGPRA compliance. Because provenience is limited to a
regional area, and the remains were collected by Mesa State College
students and stored by Mesa State College, the college has shared
control with the Bureau of Land Management. After their discovery in
the college's Geology Department, the remains were transported by
Bureau of Land Management staff to the Museum of Western Colorado for
secure storage pending repatriation.
The human remains consist of two adult individuals of considerable
antiquity, and are likely Native Americans. Their reported burial
within rock crevices correlates with Native American burial practices,
particularly those of the Ute culture. Furthermore, the original
location of the human remains lies within traditional Ute lands, and
within proximity to Ute sites and historic trails.
Officials of the Bureau of Land Management and Mesa State College
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9)-(10), the human
remains described above represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau of
Land Management and Mesa State College 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 the Ute Tribes - Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and, in particular,
the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dan
Haas, State Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State
Office, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215-7076, telephone (303)
239-3647, before June 3, 2010. Repatriation of the human remains to the
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North & South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 16, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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