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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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David Tarler,
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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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of the Indian tribes consulted objected
to the determination of the ‘‘culturally
unidentifiable’’ status by the University
of Colorado Museum and the
disposition to 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 and associated
funerary objects 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. In
the same letter, the Secretary
recommended the transfer of the
associated funerary objects to the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, to the extent allowed by Federal,
state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein,
NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver,
CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648,
before September 23, 2010. Disposition
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
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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
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 18, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin,
TX
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 Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, Austin, TX. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from El Paso
County, TX.
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 Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Comanche Nation, Oklahoma;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; and the
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
In 1972, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from House 2, Hueco Tanks
Village, Hueco Tanks State Park and
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Historic Site, El Paso County, TX,
during an archeological excavation. The
excavation was done under the
direction of George Kegley, archeologist,
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The human remains were inventoried as
Burials 1 to 4. No known individuals
were identified. The nine associated
funerary objects are one bone awl, three
bags of debitage, three bags of ceramic
shreds, one piece of adobe-like material
and one rock.
Based on the burial context and their
association with House 2 at Hueco
Tanks Village, archeological evidence
indicates that they are Native American
and were probably interred during the
˜
Dona Ana phase, between A.D. 1000
and 1300.
In August 1979, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Hueco
Tanks State Park and Historic Site, El
Paso County, TX. The human remains
were found partially exposed by park
visitors. Later that same month, the
remains were removed by George
Kegley, archeologist, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department. The human
remains were inventoried as ‘‘Burial 5.’’
No known individual was identified.
The 21 associated funerary objects are 7
pottery sherds, 1 obsidian projectile
point, 9 chipped stone debitage and 4
rocks.
The ceramics recovered from the
sediment around the burial indicate to
archeologists that this grave dates to the
Formative period (A.D. 200 to 1450),
even though it includes a Late Archaic
dart point.
In May 1982, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the wall
of a deep arroyo, Hueco Tanks State
Park and Historic Site, El Paso County,
TX, by a park visitor. The human
remains were inventoried as ‘‘Burial 6.’’
No known individual was identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
one projectile point and one lot of
sherds.
The point was found in the rib area
of the individual and the El Paso
Brownware sherds were recovered from
sediment above the grave, therefore,
archeologists date the grave to the
Archaic period (6000 B.C. to A.D. 200)
or the Formative period (A.D. 200 to
1450) (Ralph 1997:105, 107).
In July 1982, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the wall
of a deep arroyo, Hueco Tanks State
Park and Historic Site, El Paso County,
TX, by Ron Ralph. The human remains
were inventoried as ‘‘Burial 7.’’ No
known individual was identified. The
10 associated funerary objects are 7
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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 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
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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of the Indian tribes consulted objected to the determination of the
``culturally unidentifiable'' status by the University of Colorado
Museum and the disposition to 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 and
associated funerary objects 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. In the
same letter, the Secretary recommended the transfer of the associated
funerary objects to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, to the extent allowed by
Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology,
University of Colorado Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA
Consultant, Bernstein & Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO
80218, telephone (303) 894-0648, before September 23, 2010. Disposition
of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 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 Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah, that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 18, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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