Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, 45657-45658 [2010-19001]
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human remains and the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Phyllis Steeves, Heritage
Program Manager, Siuslaw National
Forest, 1130 Forestry Lane/PO Box 400,
Waldport, OR 97394, telephone (541)
563–8425, before September 2, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Siuslaw National Forest is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; and
the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the control of the University
of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The
human remains were removed from
Washington 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 the University of
Colorado Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River
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Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of
Montana; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
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; and Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
In 1953, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from the Claypool site,
Washington County, CO, by the
University of Colorado Museum. Local
residents had been collecting artifacts in
that area for years. In January 2004, the
human remains were discovered in the
museum during an inventory. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are Native
American based on the biological
assessment and the site context. The
Claypool site appears to have been a
Cody Complex campsite. Diagnostic
artifacts found there include Eden
points, a Scottsbluff point, and a Cody
knife. Other material culture consists of
scrapers, numerous stone flakes, charred
and uncharred bone, and pieces of
grooved sandstone. The stratigraphy
indicates the artifacts are postglacial
and date from 10,000 to 7,000 years ago.
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of the
University of Colorado Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), a relationship of shared group
identity cannot reasonably be traced
between the Native American human
remains and any present-day Indian
tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In
October 2009, the University of
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Colorado Museum requested that the
Review Committee recommend
disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, based on aboriginal land claims
supported by oral tradition, as well as
the support of the other Indian tribes
consulted. The Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma, and Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma signed the disposition
agreement in support of the disposition
to the Ute Mountain Tribe. Furthermore,
none of the Indian tribes consulted
objected to the determination of
‘‘culturally unidentifiable’’ status by the
University of Colorado Museum and the
disposition to the Ute Mountain Tribe of
the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
The Review Committee considered
the proposal at its October 30–31, 2009,
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains to the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah. The Secretary of the Interior
agreed with the Review Committee’s
recommendation. An April 19, 2010,
letter from the Designated Federal
Officer, writing on behalf of the
Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the University of
Colorado Museum to effect disposition
of the physical remains of the culturally
unidentifiable individuals to the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, contingent on the publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein,
NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette Street,
Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303) 8940648, before September 2, 2010.
Disposition of the human remains to the
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum
is responsible for notifying the Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
of the Cheyenne River Reservation,
South Dakota; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort
Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
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Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
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; and Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Cultural and Natural
History, Central Michigan University,
Mt. Pleasant, MI; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw Counties,
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.
This notice replaces a Notice of
Inventory Completion previously
published in the Federal Register (75
FR 16175–16176, March 31, 2010) in
order to correctly list the name of an
Indian tribe, and the listing of the
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Indian tribes that were parties to the
disposition request.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History
professional staff and physical
anthropologists from Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, MI, and the
University of Western Ontario, Canada,
and in consultation with representatives
of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan, and the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
In 1970, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from Point Lookout, 20AC18,
in Arenac County, MI. Students from
Central Michigan University and
amateur archeologists excavated the site
and the material was immediately
turned over to the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History. No known
individuals were identified. The 11
associated funerary objects are 2
(reconstructed) ceramic vessels, 1 piece
of worked bone, 1 small sheet of copper,
1 bag of ochre sand, 1 stone object, 1 bag
of ceramic sherds, 1 group of copper
beads and bead fragments, 1stone tool,
1 bone needle, and 1 tooth from an
unknown animal.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
In 1970–1971, human remains
representing a minimum of 18
individuals were removed from Indian
Mound Park, 20IB1, in Isabella County,
MI. Faculty and students from Central
Michigan University excavated the site
and the material was immediately
turned over to the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History. No known
individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are one celt,
one projectile point, and three ceramic
sherds.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
From 1968 to 1970, and in 1972,
human remains representing a
minimum 124 individuals were
removed from the Frazier-Tyra site,
20SA9, in Saginaw County, MI.
Amateur archeologists excavated the
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site from 1968 to 1970, and turned over
the material to the Anthropology
Department of Central Michigan
University, which transferred it to the
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
in the early 1990s. Students from
Central Michigan University excavated
the site again in 1972, and immediately
turned over the materials they found to
the Museum of Cultural and Natural
History. No known individuals were
identified. The 372 associated funerary
objects are 285 ceramic sherds, 76
pieces of lithic debitage, 4 scrapers, 1
piece of copper, 1 abrading stone, 1
projectile point, 1 piece of conch, 1 bag
of ochre, 1 pipe and 1 pipe fragment.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
The area of Arenac, Isabella, and
Saginaw Counties in mid-Michigan has
a long established history of Native
American occupation before European
encroachment in the early 17th century.
The Anishnaabek, which is composed of
the Odawa/Ottawa, Ojibwe/Chippewa
and Potawatomi, have long called this
area home. Officials of the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History have
reasonably determined that the
individuals described above from
Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw Counties
are Native American; however, officials
of the Museum of Cultural and Natural
History have determined that the
evidence is insufficient to determine
cultural affiliation with any present-day
Indian tribe.
Officials of the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 144
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 388 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
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, 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 control of the
University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The human remains were
removed from Washington 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 the
University of Colorado Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 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; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
In 1953, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were removed from the Claypool site, Washington County, CO, by the
University of Colorado Museum. Local residents had been collecting
artifacts in that area for years. In January 2004, the human remains
were discovered in the museum during an inventory. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are Native American based on the biological
assessment and the site context. The Claypool site appears to have been
a Cody Complex campsite. Diagnostic artifacts found there include Eden
points, a Scottsbluff point, and a Cody knife. Other material culture
consists of scrapers, numerous stone flakes, charred and uncharred
bone, and pieces of grooved sandstone. The stratigraphy indicates the
artifacts are postglacial and date from 10,000 to 7,000 years ago.
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of the University of Colorado Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of
shared group identity cannot reasonably be traced between the Native
American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
October 2009, the University of Colorado Museum requested that the
Review Committee recommend disposition of the culturally unidentifiable
human remains to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, based on aboriginal land
claims supported by oral tradition, as well as the support of the other
Indian tribes consulted. The Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, and Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma signed the disposition agreement in support of the
disposition to the Ute Mountain Tribe. Furthermore, none of the Indian
tribes consulted objected to the determination of ``culturally
unidentifiable'' status by the University of Colorado Museum and the
disposition to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
The Review Committee considered the proposal at its October 30-31,
2009, meeting and recommended disposition of the human remains to the
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah. The Secretary of the Interior agreed with the Review
Committee's recommendation. An April 19, 2010, letter from the
Designated Federal Officer, writing on behalf of the Secretary of the
Interior, transmitted the authorization for the University of Colorado
Museum to effect disposition of the physical remains of the culturally
unidentifiable individuals to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register. This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Steve
Lekson, Curator of Anthropology, University of Colorado Museum, in care
of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein & Associates, 1041
Lafayette Street, Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303) 894-0648, before
September 2, 2010. Disposition of the human remains to the Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
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Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 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; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-19001 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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