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Indians of the Lone Pine Community of
the Lone Pine Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada; Ute Indian Tribe of
the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah;
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; 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; Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Death
Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada;
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
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; PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
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; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada; Ute Indian Tribe of
the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah;
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; 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 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
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Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,
South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of
the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock 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;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
• 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),t 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,
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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.
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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
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 and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Adams, Crowley, Huerfano, Jefferson,
Kiowa, Las Animas and Weld Counties,
CO.
SUMMARY:
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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 and associated funerary objects.
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 and associated funerary objects
from eastern Colorado was made by the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow
Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe
of Montana; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; 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; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah; Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; Prairie Island Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; 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; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
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; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah; Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma;
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
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Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1925, human remains representing
a minimum of seven individuals were
removed from a burial context on
Comanche Creek, 15 miles east of
Strasburg, in Adams County, CO, by
Robert Landburg. In 1935, Mr. Landburg
donated the human remains and they
were accessioned into the collections
(A1984.1 (CUI 1), A1984.2 (CUI 2),
A1984.3 (CUI 3), A1984.4 (CUI 4),
A1984.5, (CUI 5), A1984.6 (CUI 6), and
A1984.7 (CUI 7)). Catalogue records
suggested a possible cultural affiliation
of Cheyenne or Arapaho. No known
individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are two nonhuman bones (DMNS catalogue
numbers A1984.6 and A1984.7).
In 1941, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
donated and accessioned into the
collections (A90.1 (CUI 10) and A90.3
(CUI 8)). Catalogue records indicate that
the remains were donated by a person
with the name Haynes and may have
been removed from a burial context near
Ft. Lupton, in Weld County, CO. In
addition, catalogue records suggested a
possible cultural affiliation of Cheyenne
or Arapaho. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1972, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
donated to the museum by Kelley
Jackson and accessioned into the
collections (A148.1 (CUI 11)). The
remains were reportedly found by Mr.
Jackson’s grandchildren and friends in a
dry creek bed near Eads, in Kiowa
County, CO. Catalogue records
suggested a possible cultural affiliation
of Plains Indians. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Between 1970 and 1974, human
remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a burial
context in an arroyo near Kim, in Las
Animas County, CO, by Corwin Brown.
In 1975, the human remains were
donated to the museum and accessioned
into the collections (A1982.1 (CUI 12)
and A1982.3 (CUI 13)). Remains include
two adults (one female) with associated
bone beads. Catalogue records suggested
a possible cultural affiliation of Ute,
Jicarilla Apache, Cheyenne or Arapaho.
No known individuals were identified.
The 73 associated funerary objects are
tubular rabbit bone beads (DMNS
catalogue number A1982.2).
In 1984, the remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from a burial context that was
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exposed by erosion at the Gregory-Allen
Site, Crowley County, CO. The
excavation was performed by the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Department of Anthropology and the
remains were accessioned into the
collections (A1983.1 (CUI 16)). Remains
include one adult female in a flexed
position and buried face down.
Catalogue records suggest that nearby
artifacts (not associated with the burial
or donated to the museum) indicate
occupation by peoples of the Cody
Complex, which dates to about 9,000
years before present. Catalogue records
also indicated a possible cultural
affiliation of Cheyenne, Ute or Arapaho.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1943, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
donated to the museum by A.H. Chatin
and accessioned into the collections
(A1996.1 (CUI 17)). The remains were
reportedly removed from a burial
context near Walsenburg, in Huerfano
County, CO. The remains were removed
from one of several rectangular stone
structures on a hillside, sitting knees
drawn up, facing northeast and with a
slab metate standing at one side (metate
not included with donation of remains).
The remains were sent to Dr. Clyde
Kluckhohn, Harvard University, ‘‘for
examination and comparison with
known series,’’ which was published in
Southwestern Lore in September 1943.
Catalogue records suggested a possible
cultural affiliation of Jicarilla Apache or
Ute. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1975, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from a burial context during
quarrying operations in Golden Gate
Canyon, in Jefferson County, CO. In
1988, the remains were donated to the
museum by the University of ColoradoDenver and accessioned into the
collections (A1608.1 (CUI 18)). The
remains were studied by Paul R.
Nickens while in the possession of the
University of Colorado-Denver and
published in the Plains Anthropologist
in 1977. The publication suggests that
the remains date to the Woodland
Period (A.D. 700–1000). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by 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
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cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgment of the
Indian Claims Commission, the lands
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; and Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
• Multiple lines of evidence,
including treaties, Acts of Congress, and
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; and Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
• Other credible lines of evidence,
including consultation with Tribal
representatives, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 15
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 75 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects is to The
Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects or any other
Indian Tribe that believes it satisfies the
criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.,
Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–
6378, before March 21, 2011.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
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The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
professional staff in consultation with
representatives 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; 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;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin;
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska;
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in
Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation,
Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux
Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Upper Sioux Community,
Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
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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
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 an
unknown location in South Dakota.
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
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a burial
context at an unknown location in
South Dakota. In 1972, the remains were
found in the collections in a box marked
‘‘South Dakota’’ and were accessioned
into the collections (A1992.1 (CUI 19)
and A1992.2 (CUI 20)). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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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 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 and
associated funerary objects were removed from Adams, Crowley, Huerfano,
Jefferson, Kiowa, Las Animas and Weld Counties, CO.
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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 and associated funerary
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects from eastern Colorado was made by the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science 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; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; 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; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State
of Minnesota; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; 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; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 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; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, &
Utah; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma; Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter referred to as
``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1925, human remains representing a minimum of seven individuals
were removed from a burial context on Comanche Creek, 15 miles east of
Strasburg, in Adams County, CO, by Robert Landburg. In 1935, Mr.
Landburg donated the human remains and they were accessioned into the
collections (A1984.1 (CUI 1), A1984.2 (CUI 2), A1984.3 (CUI 3), A1984.4
(CUI 4), A1984.5, (CUI 5), A1984.6 (CUI 6), and A1984.7 (CUI 7)).
Catalogue records suggested a possible cultural affiliation of Cheyenne
or Arapaho. No known individuals were identified. The two associated
funerary objects are two non-human bones (DMNS catalogue numbers
A1984.6 and A1984.7).
In 1941, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were donated and accessioned into the collections (A90.1 (CUI 10) and
A90.3 (CUI 8)). Catalogue records indicate that the remains were
donated by a person with the name Haynes and may have been removed from
a burial context near Ft. Lupton, in Weld County, CO. In addition,
catalogue records suggested a possible cultural affiliation of Cheyenne
or Arapaho. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1972, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were donated to the museum by Kelley Jackson and accessioned into the
collections (A148.1 (CUI 11)). The remains were reportedly found by Mr.
Jackson's grandchildren and friends in a dry creek bed near Eads, in
Kiowa County, CO. Catalogue records suggested a possible cultural
affiliation of Plains Indians. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between 1970 and 1974, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a burial context in an arroyo near Kim,
in Las Animas County, CO, by Corwin Brown. In 1975, the human remains
were donated to the museum and accessioned into the collections
(A1982.1 (CUI 12) and A1982.3 (CUI 13)). Remains include two adults
(one female) with associated bone beads. Catalogue records suggested a
possible cultural affiliation of Ute, Jicarilla Apache, Cheyenne or
Arapaho. No known individuals were identified. The 73 associated
funerary objects are tubular rabbit bone beads (DMNS catalogue number
A1982.2).
In 1984, the remains representing a minimum of one individual were
removed from a burial context that was exposed by erosion at the
Gregory-Allen Site, Crowley County, CO. The excavation was performed by
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Department of Anthropology and
the remains were accessioned into the collections (A1983.1 (CUI 16)).
Remains include one adult female in a flexed position and buried face
down. Catalogue records suggest that nearby artifacts (not associated
with the burial or donated to the museum) indicate occupation by
peoples of the Cody Complex, which dates to about 9,000 years before
present. Catalogue records also indicated a possible cultural
affiliation of Cheyenne, Ute or Arapaho. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1943, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were donated to the museum by A.H. Chatin and accessioned into the
collections (A1996.1 (CUI 17)). The remains were reportedly removed
from a burial context near Walsenburg, in Huerfano County, CO. The
remains were removed from one of several rectangular stone structures
on a hillside, sitting knees drawn up, facing northeast and with a slab
metate standing at one side (metate not included with donation of
remains). The remains were sent to Dr. Clyde Kluckhohn, Harvard
University, ``for examination and comparison with known series,'' which
was published in Southwestern Lore in September 1943. Catalogue records
suggested a possible cultural affiliation of Jicarilla Apache or Ute.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1975, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from a burial context during quarrying operations in
Golden Gate Canyon, in Jefferson County, CO. In 1988, the remains were
donated to the museum by the University of Colorado-Denver and
accessioned into the collections (A1608.1 (CUI 18)). The remains were
studied by Paul R. Nickens while in the possession of the University of
Colorado-Denver and published in the Plains Anthropologist in 1977. The
publication suggests that the remains date to the Woodland Period (A.D.
700-1000). No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by 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
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cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe.
According to final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission, the lands from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; and Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; and Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Other credible lines of evidence, including consultation
with Tribal representatives, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of The Tribes.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of 15 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 75 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.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects is to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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. 2011-3761 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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