Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, 43719-43720 [2011-18354]
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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 was made by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1935 and 1955, human
remains and associated funerary objects
were recovered from the SU site, Oak
Springs Pueblo, Tularosa Cave, Apache
Creek Pueblo, the Turkey Foot Ridge
site, Wet Leggett Pueblo, Three Pines
Pueblo, South Leggett Pueblo and Valley
View Pueblo, in Gila National Forest,
Catron County, NM, by Dr. Paul Martin
of the Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL. There have been several
Notices of Inventory Completion (NICs)
published in the Federal Register for
these sites (63 FR 39293–39294, July 22,
1998; 70 FR 44686–44687, August 3,
2005; 70 FR 56483–56484, September
27, 2005; and 71 FR 38413, July 6,
2006). The human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
those NICs have been repatriated. In
2009 and 2010, the Field Museum of
Natural History staff undertook a
reassessment of archeological materials
removed from the Gila National Forest.
Further, in 2010, a large portion of the
North American archeological
collections were moved to a new
location in the museum. During the
course of the re-examination and
transfer, additional human remains and
associated funerary objects from
Tularosa Cave, Apache Creek Pueblo,
the Turkey Foot Ridge site, Wet Leggett
Pueblo, Three Pines Pueblo, and Valley
View Pueblo were discovered that had
not been described in the previously
published NICs. The additional human
remains and associated funerary objects
are currently in the possession of the
Field Museum of Natural History. The
human remains represent a minimum of
21 individuals. No known individuals
were identified. There are five
additional associated funerary objects
which include sherds, a stone tool,
faunal remains, and adobe.
Based on material culture,
architecture, and site organization, the
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sites have been identified as Upland
Mogollon sites. Continuities of
ethnographic materials, technology, and
architecture indicate affiliation of
Upland Mogollon sites with historic and
present-day Puebloan cultures. Oral
traditions presented by representatives
of The Tribes support cultural affiliation
with these Upland Mogollon sites in
this portion of southwestern New
Mexico.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest
SUMMARY:
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 21
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the five 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 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and The
Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak,
Southwestern Region and National
NAGPRA Coordinator, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, 333
Broadway Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM
87102, telephone (505) 842–3238, before
August 22, 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Colorado
Museum 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 human remains
and any present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the University of Colorado Museum.
Disposition of the human remains 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 University of
Colorado Museum at the address below
by August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Stephen Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein,
NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver,
CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648.
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 University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO. The human remains were
removed from near Laguna, Cibola
County, NM.
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 University of
Colorado Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
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Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
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 San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, 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 Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Information was provided to the Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico; Ohkay Owingeh,
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 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; and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas.
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; and White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona (hereinafter the
‘‘Aboriginal Land Tribes’’), do not object
to the disposition of the human remains
described in this notice to the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico.
History and description of the remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Maxson
site number 121, a rock fall near Laguna,
Cibola County, NM, by Asa Maxson, an
avocational archeologist. In 1982, Mr.
Maxson donated his large archeological
collection to the museum. On February
6, 2008, during an inventory, the human
remains were found in the museum. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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Determinations Made by the University
of Colorado Museum
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum have determined that:
• Based on the archeological context
and the collecting history of Mr.
Maxson, the human remains are Native
American.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
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Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• 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 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; and Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico.
• 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 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; and White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Reservation, Arizona.
• Other credible lines of evidence
indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Chiricahua Apache. The Chiricahua
Apache are Federally-recognized as the
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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 Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico.
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 Steve Lekson,
Curator of Anthropology, University of
Colorado Museum, in care of Jan
Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant,
Bernstein & Associates, 1041 Lafayette
St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303)
894–0648, before August 22, 2011.
Disposition of the human remains to the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, may
proceed after that date if no additional
requestors come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum
is responsible for notifying the
Aboriginal Land Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sangita Chari,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Homer
Society of Natural History, Pratt
Museum, Homer, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Homer Society of Natural
History, Pratt Museum has completed
an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and present-day Indian
tribes. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains may
contact the Homer Society of Natural
History, Pratt Museum. Repatriation of
the human remains to the Indian tribe
stated below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Homer Society of
Natural History, Pratt Museum at the
address below by August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Cusack-McVeigh, Pratt
Museum, 3779 Bartlett St., Homer, AK
99603, telephone (907) 435–3338.
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 Homer Society of Natural History,
Pratt Museum, Homer, AK. The human
remains were removed from Kachemak
Bay, AK.
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Pratt Museum
professional Curator and the Office of
History and Archaeology for the State of
Alaska, in consultation with
representatives of the Kenaitze Indian
Tribe, Native Village of Nanwalek (IRA
Council), Ninilchik Village, Native
Village of Port Graham, and Seldovia
Village Tribe. Through the consultation
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Colorado Museum 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
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the
human remains may contact the University of Colorado Museum.
Disposition of the human remains 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
University of Colorado Museum at the address below by August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Stephen Lekson, Curator of Anthropology, University of
Colorado Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein
& Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303)
894-0648.
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 University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The human
remains were removed from near Laguna, Cibola County, NM.
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
University of Colorado Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
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Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
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 San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, 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 Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico. Information was provided to the Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico; Ohkay
Owingeh, 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 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; and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; and White Mountain Apache Tribe of the
Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona (hereinafter the ``Aboriginal Land
Tribes''), do not object to the disposition of the human remains
described in this notice to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and Pueblo
of Laguna, New Mexico.
History and description of the remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Maxson site number 121, a rock fall near
Laguna, Cibola County, NM, by Asa Maxson, an avocational archeologist.
In 1982, Mr. Maxson donated his large archeological collection to the
museum. On February 6, 2008, during an inventory, the human remains
were found in the museum. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Colorado Museum
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that:
Based on the archeological context and the collecting
history of Mr. Maxson, the human remains are 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.
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 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico.
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 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the
San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; and
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona.
Other credible lines of evidence indicate that the land
from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of the Chiricahua Apache. The Chiricahua Apache are
Federally-recognized as the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma and
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice 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 Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico.
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 Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303) 894-
0648, before August 22, 2011. Disposition of the human remains to the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, and Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, may
proceed after that date if no additional requestors come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying the
Aboriginal Land Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sangita Chari,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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