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group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the unassociated
funerary objects and the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Helen Robbins,
Repatriation Director, Field Museum of
Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.,
Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665–
7317, before September 23, 2010.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon, may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Field Museum is responsible for
notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; and the
Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: August 18, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of Montana,
Missoula, MT
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the University of
Montana, Missoula, MT, that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1972, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
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removed from a site along the upper
Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula County,
MT. The human remains were described
in a Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register (68
FR 50187–50189, August 20, 2003), and
subsequently repatriated to the
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
of the Flathead Reservation, Montana. In
July 2009, the funerary objects
associated with the individual were
discovered in the collection. The
funerary objects were not curated or
accessioned with the human remains,
and therefore, were not previously
identified. Since the individual is no
longer in the possession of the
university, the funerary objects are now
considered unassociated funerary
objects. The 17 unassociated funerary
objects are 13 animal rib bones (some
fragmentary), 1 bird bone whistle, 1
large chert flake, 1 small unifacial chert
tool and 1 drill with a broken tip.
The site is in Rattlesnake Valley and
was occupied prehistorically and
historically by the Salish and Kootenai
tribes. Additionally, a tribal
representative has identified Missoula
County, MT, as part of the Confederated
Salish & Kootenai Tribes traditional
occupation area.
Officials of the University of Montana
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 17 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American. Officials of the
University of Montana 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 unassociated
funerary objects and the Confederated
Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation, Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact John Douglas,
Chair and Professor, Department of
Anthropology, University of Montana,
32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT 39812,
telephone (406) 243–4246, before
September 23, 2010. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
of the Flathead Reservation, Montana,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The University of Montana is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
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of the Flathead Reservation, Montana,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 18, 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 Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cherokee National Forest,
Cleveland, TN
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 U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cherokee
National Forest, Cleveland, TN. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Washington
County, TN.
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 Georgia State
University professional staff. Analysis of
associated funerary objects was made by
University of Tennessee and University
of Georgia professional staff.
In 1978, human remains representing
a minimum of 36 individuals were
removed from the Jackson Farm site
(40Wg17), Washington County, TN, by
the late Dr. Roy Dickens of the
University of Georgia (later University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). In
approximately 1980, Dr. Dickens
transferred the human remains to the
late Dr. R.L. Blakely of Georgia State
University. The associated funerary
objects, including shell beads and shell
gorgets, stone and bone tools,
ornaments, trade beads and metal trade
objects were also excavated from these
burials and were documented in reports
generated in the 1980s by University of
Tennessee and University of Georgia
professional staff. However, no official
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count of the associated funerary objects
was done for reporting purposes. No
known individuals were identified. An
unknown number of associated funerary
objects were present.
Analysis in the 1980s of the human
remains and the associated funerary
objects, and other artifacts excavated
from 40Wg17, indicate these human
remains are affiliated with the
prehistoric/protohistoric Pisgah (A.D.
1250–1500) and the protohistoric/early
historic Qualla (A.D. 1500–1800)
archeological phases. The Pisgah and
Qualla archeological phases are
associated with the Cherokee Tribes.
The Cherokee are represented by the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Officials of the Forest Service have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of
36 individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Forest Service
also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 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
Forest Service 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
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina, and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
In the early 1990s, these human
remains and associated funerary objects
were repatriated to the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.
Questions or concerns related to the
repatriation of the human remains and/
or associated funerary objects described
in this notice or representatives of any
other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects
should contact H. Thomas Speaks,
Forest Supervisor, Cherokee National
Forest Service, USDA Forest Service,
2800 N. Ocoee St., Cleveland, TN 37312,
telephone (423) 476–9700, before
September 23, 2010.
The Forest Service is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
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Dated: August 18, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–20938 Filed 8–23–10; 8:45 am]
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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:
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 University of
Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The
human remains were removed from
Boulder 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 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 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 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
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Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from Boulder
County, CO, by an unknown individual.
In the early 1990s, the University of
Colorado, Boulder Department of
Anthropology transferred them to the
Museum for NAGPRA compliance. No
known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects are
fragments of historic clothing.
The human remains are Native
American based on the decision of the
Department of Anthropology to transfer
them to the museum for the purpose of
NAGPRA compliance, the lack of
biological evidence to support a
determination the remains are not
Native American, and the collecting
history of the Department of
Anthropology. The remains date to the
post European contact period based on
the associated funerary objects.
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 two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the University of
Colorado Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the two 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 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
associated funerary objects 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 and
associated funerary objects 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 tribe requesting disposition. None
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest, Cleveland, TN
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cherokee National Forest, Cleveland, TN. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Washington County, TN.
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 Georgia
State University professional staff. Analysis of associated funerary
objects was made by University of Tennessee and University of Georgia
professional staff.
In 1978, human remains representing a minimum of 36 individuals
were removed from the Jackson Farm site (40Wg17), Washington County,
TN, by the late Dr. Roy Dickens of the University of Georgia (later
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). In approximately 1980, Dr.
Dickens transferred the human remains to the late Dr. R.L. Blakely of
Georgia State University. The associated funerary objects, including
shell beads and shell gorgets, stone and bone tools, ornaments, trade
beads and metal trade objects were also excavated from these burials
and were documented in reports generated in the 1980s by University of
Tennessee and University of Georgia professional staff. However, no
official
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count of the associated funerary objects was done for reporting
purposes. No known individuals were identified. An unknown number of
associated funerary objects were present.
Analysis in the 1980s of the human remains and the associated
funerary objects, and other artifacts excavated from 40Wg17, indicate
these human remains are affiliated with the prehistoric/protohistoric
Pisgah (A.D. 1250-1500) and the protohistoric/early historic Qualla
(A.D. 1500-1800) archeological phases. The Pisgah and Qualla
archeological phases are associated with the Cherokee Tribes. The
Cherokee are represented by the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina; and the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Officials of the Forest Service have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Forest Service also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 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 Forest Service 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 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
In the early 1990s, these human remains and associated funerary
objects were repatriated to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of
North Carolina. Questions or concerns related to the repatriation of
the human remains and/or associated funerary objects described in this
notice or representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should contact H. Thomas Speaks, Forest
Supervisor, Cherokee National Forest Service, USDA Forest Service, 2800
N. Ocoee St., Cleveland, TN 37312, telephone (423) 476-9700, before
September 23, 2010.
The Forest Service is responsible for notifying the Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 18, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-20938 Filed 8-23-10; 8:45 am]
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