Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO, 14060-14061 [2011-5860]
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University of Wyoming Anthropologist,
who brought it to the university in 1986.
The human remains are curated at the
University of Wyoming Human Remains
Repository. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations Made by the Bureau of
Land Management, Casper Field Office
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management, Casper Field Office, have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains represent 10 individuals
of Native American ancestry, based on
archeological and radiocarbon evidence.
However, based on this information and
other available lines of evidence, a
relationship of shared group identity
can not be reasonably traced to any
specific Federally-recognized Indian
Tribe.
• The Native American human
remains were removed from the land
determined to be the aboriginal land of
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; and
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana, according to the Indian
Claims Commission Docket 329A–D,
and illustrated on the ‘‘Indian Land
Areas Judicially Established,’’ prepared
by the United States Geological Survey
in 1989, which is based on information
provided by the Indian Claims
Commission.
• 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition is to the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.
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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 Ranel
Stephenson Capron, Bureau of Land
Management, Wyoming State Office
(930), 5353 Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne,
WY 82009, telephone at (307) 775–6108
or e-mail Ranel_Capron@blm.gov, before
April 14, 2011. Disposition of the
human remains to the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming,
may proceed after that date and if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Mesa Verde
National Park, Mesa Verde, 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 U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Washington, DC, and in the physical
custody of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Mesa
Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
sites on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation, 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 National
NAGPRA Program is not responsible for
the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Mesa Verde
National Park and Bureau of Indian
Affairs professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San
Juan); 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
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Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
In 1927, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed by the National Park Service
from Hoot Owl House (5MV1012), a site
located on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation, CO, and outside the
boundaries of the Mesa Verde National
Park. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on architectural features (6
rooms, 10 grinding bins, a tower, and
toeholds), archeological context,
dendrochronology, and a physical
anthropology examination, the site
(5MV1012) and human remains are
dated to the Pueblo I (A.D. 700–900) and
Pueblo III (A.D. 1100–1300) periods.
In 1927, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Bone Awl House, a site
located on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation, CO, and outside the
boundaries of the Mesa Verde National
Park, during a National Park Service
field collection project. No known
individual was identified. The 24
associated funerary objects are unfired
sherds.
Based on architectural features (cliff
dwelling), archeological context,
dendrochronology, and a physical
anthropology examination, the Bone
Awl House site, human remains, and
the associated funerary objects are dated
to the Pueblo III period (A.D. 1100–
1300).
In 1959, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed by the National Park Service
from Pulpit House (5MV1237), a site
located on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation, CO, and outside the
boundaries of the Mesa Verde National
Park. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on architectural features (8
rooms, a rubble mound, a possible kiva,
and terraces), archeological context, a
physical anthropology examination, and
ceramic analysis, the site (5MV1237)
and human remains are dated to the
Pueblo III period (A.D. 1100–1300).
As outlined in a published Notice of
Inventory Completion (64 FR 46936–
46949, August 27, 1999), geographical,
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kinship, biological, archeological,
anthropological, linguistic, folklore, oral
tradition, historical, and expert opinion
evidence was used by Mesa Verde
National Park to determine cultural
affiliation for human remains and
associated funerary objects removed
from Mesa Verde National Park, which
borders the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation. Officials of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National
Park considered this information, and
also considered the historical and
geographical evidence for these human
remains and associated funerary objects,
and reasonably determined that a
broader cultural affiliation exists.
Therefore, upon examination of the
historical and geographical information,
officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Mesa Verde National Park have
determined that the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute
Indian Tribe share a historic and
continuing cultural affiliation with the
lands on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Mesa Verde National Park
have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(9), that the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa
Verde National Park have also
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), that the 24 associated
funerary 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, the
officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and Mesa Verde National Park have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), that 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
Tribes.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Cliff Spencer, Superintendent,
Mesa Verde National Park, PO Box 8,
Mesa Verde, CO 81330, telephone (970)
529–4600, before April 14, 2011.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and
Mesa Verde National Monument are
responsible for notifying The Tribes this
notice has been published.
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Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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 and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the remains and associated funerary
objects and any present-day Indian
tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects may contact
the museum. Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Indian 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 Denver Museum of
Nature & Science at the address below
by April 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, 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 and associated
funerary objects in the possession of the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Miami-Dade County and
possibly Monroe County, FL.
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
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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 was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma, and the Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from a burial context at an
unknown mound site in the Upper Keys
of Miami-Dade County, FL, by Jerry Ellis
and Dr. David Milliman. On July 21,
1964, Francis V. and Mary W.A. Crane
obtained the human remains from Mr.
Ellis. The Cranes donated the remains to
the museum in 1968 and they were
accessioned into the collections
(AC.8315A (CUI 68) and AC.8315B (CUI
69)). The remains include partial cranial
fragments representing two adult males.
Catalogue records suggested a possible
affiliation of Calusa. No known
individuals were identified. The six
associated funerary objects are one clam
shell mortar and pestle, one shell drill,
one shell pendant, and two shell
scrapers (DMNS catalogue numbers
AC.8316A–B; AC.8317; AC.8318;
AC8319; and AC.8320).
Between 1957 and 1958, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were reportedly removed
from a burial context at the Tallman Site
on Plantation Key, Monroe County, FL,
by Hugh and Hilda Davis, Dan Laxson,
and George B. Stevenson. Additional
catalogue records, however, indicate
that the same human remains may have
been removed from the DuPont Plaza
Site in Miami-Dade County, FL. In 1959,
Stevenson and Laxson donated the
remains and various other materials
excavated from the site to the Southeast
Museum of the American Indian (a
private museum founded by Francis V.
and Mary W.A. Crane). In 1968, the
Cranes donated their collection to the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(then the Denver Museum of Natural
History) (AC.9248A (CUI 70)). No
known individual was identified. The
100 associated funerary objects are 94
animal bones, 1 potsherd, 3 coral
fragments, 1 shell fragment, and 1 bag
of dirt and unsorted animal skeletal
material (DMNS catalogue number AC.
9248B).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde,
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Mesa Verde
National Park, Mesa Verde, CO. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from sites on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation, 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 National NAGPRA Program is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Mesa Verde
National Park and Bureau of Indian Affairs professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly
the Pueblo of San Juan); 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 Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
In 1927, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed by the National Park Service from Hoot Owl House
(5MV1012), a site located on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, CO, and
outside the boundaries of the Mesa Verde National Park. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on architectural features (6 rooms, 10 grinding bins, a
tower, and toeholds), archeological context, dendrochronology, and a
physical anthropology examination, the site (5MV1012) and human remains
are dated to the Pueblo I (A.D. 700-900) and Pueblo III (A.D. 1100-
1300) periods.
In 1927, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Bone Awl House, a site located on the Ute Mountain
Ute Reservation, CO, and outside the boundaries of the Mesa Verde
National Park, during a National Park Service field collection project.
No known individual was identified. The 24 associated funerary objects
are unfired sherds.
Based on architectural features (cliff dwelling), archeological
context, dendrochronology, and a physical anthropology examination, the
Bone Awl House site, human remains, and the associated funerary objects
are dated to the Pueblo III period (A.D. 1100-1300).
In 1959, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed by the National Park Service from Pulpit House (5MV1237),
a site located on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, CO, and outside the
boundaries of the Mesa Verde National Park. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on architectural features (8 rooms, a rubble mound, a
possible kiva, and terraces), archeological context, a physical
anthropology examination, and ceramic analysis, the site (5MV1237) and
human remains are dated to the Pueblo III period (A.D. 1100-1300).
As outlined in a published Notice of Inventory Completion (64 FR
46936-46949, August 27, 1999), geographical,
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kinship, biological, archeological, anthropological, linguistic,
folklore, oral tradition, historical, and expert opinion evidence was
used by Mesa Verde National Park to determine cultural affiliation for
human remains and associated funerary objects removed from Mesa Verde
National Park, which borders the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National Park
considered this information, and also considered the historical and
geographical evidence for these human remains and associated funerary
objects, and reasonably determined that a broader cultural affiliation
exists. Therefore, upon examination of the historical and geographical
information, officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde
National Park have determined that the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and
the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe share a historic and continuing
cultural affiliation with the lands on the Ute Mountain Ute
Reservation.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National
Park have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the human
remains described above represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National Park have also determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), that the 24 associated funerary
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, the officials of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National Park have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), that 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 Tribes.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Cliff Spencer, Superintendent, Mesa Verde
National Park, PO Box 8, Mesa Verde, CO 81330, telephone (970) 529-
4600, before April 14, 2011. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National Monument are
responsible for notifying The Tribes this notice has been published.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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