Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society (History Colorado), Denver, CO, 28071-28072 [2011-11867]
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several of the northern Hopi Clans, and
a belief that some Fremont people
joined with Hopi in the Ancestral
Tutsqua homeland relatively late in the
Prehistoric period, and became part of
the Hopi. Hopi elders have also
identified similarities between some
rock art images in this region and
modern Hopi symbols and cultural
traditions. These similarities suggest
possible movements of ancestral Hopi,
and may correlate with Hopi oral
traditions about clans completing sacred
migrations during the Formative period
prior to settling on the Hopi mesas, and/
or pilgrimage of some Hopi to ancestral
sites in the Fremont region during the
late Prehistoric or early ethno-Historic
periods.
With respect to prehistoric
Hisatsinom/Anasazi human remains,
there appears to be cultural continuity
between ancient and modern Puebloan
cultures in the American Southwest,
with a high degree of overlap in both
genetic affiliations and archeological
attributes, including some artifacts and
architectural features. There is
increasing evidence from DNA studies
supporting genetic relationships
between some prehistoric Hisatsinom or
Anasazi individuals and modern Zuni,
and perhaps other Puebloan peoples.
There is also accumulating evidence
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that some Navajo or Dine may share
some material traits with Pueblo
cultures, and may have ties to some
ancient Puebloan peoples, but it is not
reasonable to assume cultural affiliation
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with the Navajo or Dine at this time, as
the latter apparently did not arrive in
the Southwest until several hundred
years after the deposition of these
human remains.
Officials of the Prehistoric Museum
have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(9), that the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 16 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Prehistoric Museum have also
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), that the 73 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
Prehistoric Museum 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
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Isleta, 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
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and/
or associated funerary objects should
contact K. Renee Barlow, USU/CEU
Prehistoric Museum, 150 East Main St.,
Price, UT 84501, telephone (435) 613–
5290, before June 13, 2011. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, 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 Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Prehistoric Museum is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Colorado Historical Society (History
Colorado), Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
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Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession and control of
the Colorado Historical Society (History
Colorado), Denver, CO. The human
remains were removed from Canyon de
Chelly, AZ.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Colorado
Historical Society (History Colorado)
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
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. The Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
and Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico, were contacted for consultation
purposes, but did not attend the
consultation meetings.
In 1903, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from ‘‘Massacre Cave,’’ in
Canyon de Chelly, AZ. The remains
were removed from the cave by collector
Charles M. Schenck while on a ‘‘tour’’ of
Canyon de Chelly led by Charles L. Day,
who operated a nearby trading post.
They were donated to the Colorado
Historical Society sometime between
1903 and 1932 (catalog numbers
78.98.47 and UHR.1). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
‘‘Massacre Cave’’ is a site where an
historically documented massacre of at
least 90 Navajo men, women, and
children took place in 1805, perpetrated
by the Spanish military and led by
Antonio Narbona. Victims were
reportedly left on the surface of the
cave. While ‘‘Massacre Cave’’ also has a
documented subsurface Basketmaker II/
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III component, based on the description
of the collecting trip in a 1932 letter
from Schenck to the Colorado Historical
Society Curator George Woodbury, the
remains of these two individuals were
collected from the cave’s ground
surface, and not excavated from
subsurface deposits. Osteological
analysis indicates that the human
remains are Native American and show
signs of weathering consistent with
prolonged surface exposure.
In 1903, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
removed from ‘‘Sentinel Ruin,’’ in
Canyon de Chelly, AZ, by Charles M.
Schenck while on a ‘‘tour’’ of Canyon de
Chelly led by Charles L. Day. The
individuals were donated to the
Colorado Historical Society sometime
between 1903 and 1932 (catalog
numbers UHR.2.A, and UHR.2.B/
UHR.108/UHR.122). UHR.2.A
represents two individuals and
UHR.2.B/UHR.108/UHR.122 represents
three individuals. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
‘‘Sentinel Ruin’’ is a documented
multi-component site with prehistoric
occupations from Basketmaker II to
Pueblo III, and an historic Navajo
occupation in the 1700s and 1800s. The
surface component is the historic
Navajo component. Schenck collected
only from the surface. Archeological
documentation after Schenck’s visit
indicates ‘‘Sentinel Ruin’’ was
undisturbed. Osteological analysis
identified the remains as Native
American, and two individuals show
signs of weathering consistent with
prolonged surface exposure.
Officials of the Colorado Historical
Society have determined, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(9), that the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of seven individuals of Native
American ancestry. Lastly, officials of
the Colorado Historical Society 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 the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Bridget Ambler, Curator
of Material Culture, Colorado Historical
Society, 1560 Broadway, Suite 400,
Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 866–
2303, before June 13, 2011. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
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The Colorado Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico; 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; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
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 in the possession of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
were removed from St. Mary Parish
(formerly Attkapas County), LA.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
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consultation with representatives of the
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana.
Sometime between 1815 and 1833,
human remains representing a
minimum of two individuals were
removed by Agricole Fuselier (b.1765–
d.1839) from a cemetery near his family
estate near Jeanerette, St. Mary Parish,
LA. Mr. Fuselier ‘‘procured the skulls’’
for Dr. Justus Le Beau, who
subsequently sent them to Dr. Samuel
Morton through Joseph Barabino, prior
to April 1833 (Barabino, Letter to
Morton, 1834 January 17, ANSP
Archives). At this time, the Academy of
Natural Sciences in Philadelphia
provided storage space for much of Dr.
Morton’s collection, including the
human remains, until his death in 1851.
In 1853, the collection was purchased
from Dr. Morton’s estate and formally
presented to the Academy. In 1966, Dr.
Morton’s collection, including these
human remains (L–606–0043 and L–
606–0070), was loaned to the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. In
1997, the collection was formally gifted
to the museum. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Extensive historical documentation,
original correspondence, museum
records, and Crania Americana (Morton,
1839), identify both sets of human
remains as Chitimacha. The human
remains exhibit cranial modification.
One cranium was either smoked or
burned prior to burial, practices which
are consistent with the Chitimacha
culture, according to the
anthropological literature. The remains
were collected from a region where the
western Chitimacha lived in at least two
permanent villages at the time of the
first documented encounter between
French explorers and the Chitimacha in
1699, and where the Chitimacha
Reservation was put into trust in 1919.
Representatives from the Chitimacha
Tribe of Louisiana indicate that they are
familiar with the burial site and are the
descendants of the group identified in
the historical documents.
Officials of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society
(History Colorado), Denver, 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 in the possession and
control of the Colorado Historical Society (History Colorado), Denver,
CO. The human remains were removed from Canyon de Chelly, AZ.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Colorado
Historical Society (History Colorado) 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 Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; and
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, were contacted for consultation
purposes, but did not attend the consultation meetings.
In 1903, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from ``Massacre Cave,'' in Canyon de Chelly, AZ. The
remains were removed from the cave by collector Charles M. Schenck
while on a ``tour'' of Canyon de Chelly led by Charles L. Day, who
operated a nearby trading post. They were donated to the Colorado
Historical Society sometime between 1903 and 1932 (catalog numbers
78.98.47 and UHR.1). No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
``Massacre Cave'' is a site where an historically documented
massacre of at least 90 Navajo men, women, and children took place in
1805, perpetrated by the Spanish military and led by Antonio Narbona.
Victims were reportedly left on the surface of the cave. While
``Massacre Cave'' also has a documented subsurface Basketmaker II/
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III component, based on the description of the collecting trip in a
1932 letter from Schenck to the Colorado Historical Society Curator
George Woodbury, the remains of these two individuals were collected
from the cave's ground surface, and not excavated from subsurface
deposits. Osteological analysis indicates that the human remains are
Native American and show signs of weathering consistent with prolonged
surface exposure.
In 1903, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals
were removed from ``Sentinel Ruin,'' in Canyon de Chelly, AZ, by
Charles M. Schenck while on a ``tour'' of Canyon de Chelly led by
Charles L. Day. The individuals were donated to the Colorado Historical
Society sometime between 1903 and 1932 (catalog numbers UHR.2.A, and
UHR.2.B/UHR.108/UHR.122). UHR.2.A represents two individuals and
UHR.2.B/UHR.108/UHR.122 represents three individuals. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
``Sentinel Ruin'' is a documented multi-component site with
prehistoric occupations from Basketmaker II to Pueblo III, and an
historic Navajo occupation in the 1700s and 1800s. The surface
component is the historic Navajo component. Schenck collected only from
the surface. Archeological documentation after Schenck's visit
indicates ``Sentinel Ruin'' was undisturbed. Osteological analysis
identified the remains as Native American, and two individuals show
signs of weathering consistent with prolonged surface exposure.
Officials of the Colorado Historical Society have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of seven individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of the Colorado Historical Society 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 the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Bridget
Ambler, Curator of Material Culture, Colorado Historical Society, 1560
Broadway, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 866-2303, before
June 13, 2011. Repatriation of the human remains to the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Colorado Historical Society is responsible for notifying the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico; 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;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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