Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 9598-9599 [2011-3760]
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• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming;
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Big
Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe
of Montana; Death Valley Timbi-Sha
Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater
Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater
Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone
Tribe of Nevada; Flandreau Santee
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of
the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Bishop Community of the Bishop
Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Lone Pine Community of
the Lone Pine Reservation, California;
Prairie Island Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux
Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation,
Nevada; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Te-Moak Tribe of
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada;
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota;
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the
Yomba Reservation, Nevada.
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including treaties, Acts of Congress, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming;
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
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Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Big
Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe
of Montana; Death Valley Timbi-Sha
Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater
Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater
Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone
Tribe of Nevada; Flandreau Santee
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Fort
Belknap Indian Community of the Fort
Belknap Reservation of Montana; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of
the Lower Brule Reservation, South
Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community
in the State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Bishop Community of the Bishop
Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Lone Pine Community of
the Lone Pine Reservation, California;
Prairie Island Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux
Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation,
Nevada; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Te-Moak Tribe of
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota;
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota;
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the
Yomba Reservation, Nevada.
• Other credible lines of evidence,
including consultation with Tribal
representatives, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming;
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of
the Lower Brule Reservation, South
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Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community
in the State of Minnesota; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains is to
The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains or
any other Indian Tribe that believes it
satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1) should contact Dr. Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before March
21, 2011. Disposition of the human
remains to The Tribes may proceed after
that date if no additional requestors
come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011–3763 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the remains and any present-day Tribe.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that
SUMMARY:
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believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the museum. Disposition of the human
remains to the Tribes stated below may
occur if no additional requestors come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the museum at the
address below by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it
has a cultural affiliation with the human
remains should contact Dr. Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO. The human
remains were removed from Brewster
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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation of
Oklahoma; 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;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Tonkawa
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1940, George McFadden removed
human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals from a
burial context at an unknown cave site
in the Big Bend Rio Grande Area,
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Brewster County, TX. At an unknown
date, Carl Fisher purchased the remains
from the son-in-law of George
McFadden. In 1983, the remains were
donated to the Denver Museum and
accessioned into the collections
(A1463.87, A1463.101A–C, and
A1463.113 (CUI 57); and A1463.111A–
C and A1463.113 (CUI 58)). The remains
consist of various pieces of human hair.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Denver
Museum
• Based on non-destructive physical
analysis and catalogue records, the
human remains are determined to be
Native American.
• 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
any present-day Indian Tribe.
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including treaties, Acts of Congress,
Executive Orders, consultation, and
other credible lines of evidence indicate
that the Native American human
remains were removed from the
aboriginal land of the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains is to
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo of Texas.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains or
any other Indian Tribe that believes it
satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1) should contact Dr. Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
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Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before March
21, 2011. Disposition of the human
remains to the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas, may
proceed after that date if no additional
requestors come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011–3760 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the remains and any present-day Tribe.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the museum. Disposition of the human
remains to the Tribes stated below may
occur if no additional requestors come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the museum at the
address below by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it
has a cultural affiliation with the human
remains should contact Dr. Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the remains and any present-day Tribe. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe that
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believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains may
contact the museum. Disposition of the human remains to the Tribes
stated below may occur if no additional requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the museum
at the address below by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it has a cultural affiliation with
the human remains should contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370-6378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The
human remains were removed from Brewster 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) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation of Oklahoma; 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; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona;
and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas (hereinafter referred to as
``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1940, George McFadden removed human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals from a burial context at an unknown cave
site in the Big Bend Rio Grande Area, Brewster County, TX. At an
unknown date, Carl Fisher purchased the remains from the son-in-law of
George McFadden. In 1983, the remains were donated to the Denver Museum
and accessioned into the collections (A1463.87, A1463.101A-C, and
A1463.113 (CUI 57); and A1463.111A-C and A1463.113 (CUI 58)). The
remains consist of various pieces of human hair. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Denver Museum
Based on non-destructive physical analysis and catalogue
records, the human remains are determined to be Native American.
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 any present-day Indian Tribe.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, Executive Orders, consultation, and other credible lines of
evidence indicate that the Native American human remains were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains is to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe
of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,
Arizona; and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian Tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-
6378, before March 21, 2011. Disposition of the human remains to the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo of Texas, may proceed after that date if no additional
requestors come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-3760 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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