Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Denver, CO, 42510-42513 [2012-17631]
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Department of Anthropology, for
analysis by Carling Malouf. In 2011, the
human remains and associated funerary
objects were discovered to be associated
with documentation of an Indian burial.
No known individual was identified.
The six associated funerary objects are
1 commercially-manufactured purse, 1
pink glass bead, 1 Kootenai style leather
moccasin tongue insert, 1 rawhide
pouch, and 2 rawhide fragments.
Determinations Made by the University
of Montana
Officials of the University of Montana
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 14 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 Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead
Reservation, Montana.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Sally Thompson,
Department of Anthropology, University
of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812,
telephone (406) 243–5525 before August
20, 2012. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes of the Flathead Reservation,
Montana, may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Montana is
responsible for notifying the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes of the Flathead Reservation,
Montana, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 18, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York, NY; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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 under the control of the New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Bronx County, NY.
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 is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the name of a
culturally affiliated tribe in a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 42106–42107,
August 20, 2009). The Delaware Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma, received Federal
recognition on July 28, 2009, after the
notice was signed by the National
NAGPRA Program, but before the notice
was published.
In the Federal Register (74 FR 42106–
42107, August 20, 2009), paragraph
three is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by New York
University College of Dentistry
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Delaware Nation
of Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
In the Federal Register (74 FR 42106–
42107, August 20, 2009), paragraph five,
sentences 10–11 are corrected by
substituting the following sentences:
Today, these groups are known as the
Delaware Nation of Oklahoma and the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
Consultation evidence supports the
identification of remains from the
Broadway and Isham Streets site as
Munsee and the cultural affiliation of
the remains as the Delaware Nation of
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians,
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Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
In the Federal Register (74 FR 42106–
42107, August 20, 2009), paragraph six,
sentence two, is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
Officials of New York University
College of Dentistry have also
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), there is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the Native American
human remains and the Delaware
Nation of Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In the Federal Register (74 FR 42106–
42107, August 20, 2009), paragraph
seven, sentence two, is corrected by
substituting the following paragraph:
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Delaware Nation of Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of the Indians,
Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
345 East 24th St, New York, New York,
10010, telephone 212–998–9917, before
August 20, 2012 Repatriation of the
human remains to the Delaware Nation
of Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of the
Indians, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin, may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry is responsible for notifying the
Delaware Nation of Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 28, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
History Colorado, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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History Colorado (formerly
the Colorado Historical Society) has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is insufficient evidence to
reasonably establish cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and presentday Indian tribes. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects
may contact History Colorado.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribes 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 and
associated funerary objects should
contact History Colorado at the address
below by August 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, NAGPRA
Liaison, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone
(303) 866–4561.
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 under the control of
History Colorado, Denver, CO. One set
of remains was discovered in Rio Blanco
County, CO. The exact locations from
which the three additional sets of
human remains were recovered are
unknown.
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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SUMMARY:
Consultation
In 2012, a detailed assessment of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by History Colorado
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (formerly the CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma;
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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; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(formerly Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
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; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly the Pueblo of San Juan);
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band
of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Band of Paiutes)); Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, 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 Zia, New
Mexico; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation, Colorado; Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; 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.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota; Pueblo of
Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; and the Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah, were invited to consult but did
not respond.
History and Description of the Remains
In November 2011, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
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individual were inadvertently
discovered by a utility crew excavating
a flow line within an active oil field
owned by Chevron Oil Company in Rio
Blanco County, CO. The Office of the
State Archaeologist was notified and
conferred with the Colorado
Commission of Indian Affairs, the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, and the landowner. Because the
unmarked burial was threatened, the
remains were disinterred and
transferred to History Colorado. They
are identified as Office of Archaeology
and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Case
Number 282. Osteological analysis
determined the remains are of Native
American ancestry. No known
individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are 1 round
hammerstone, 2 bone pendants, 1
grayware pottery sherd, and 1 bone awl.
The estimated antiquity is unknown.
At an unknown date, a schoolteacher
obtained human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual. In 2011,
after the teacher retired, his successor
discovered the remains in the classroom
and turned them over to Jefferson
County law enforcement, who notified
the Office of the State Archaeologist.
The remains were transferred to History
Colorado in December 2011. They are
identified as OAHP Case Number 283.
The location from which the remains
were removed is not known.
Osteological analysis determined that
the remains are of Native American
ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The estimated
antiquity is unknown.
Sometime in 1987, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Park
County, CO, although the exact location
is unknown. In 1988, the human
remains were transferred to Dr. Michael
Charney, a former professor at Colorado
State University. Dr. Charney’s analysis
determined that they were not of
forensic interest and that the remains
are of Native American ancestry. He
reported this to the Park County Coroner
and retained the remains. In 1998, the
remains were claimed as private
property by the widow of Dr. Charney
after his death. The human remains
were subsequently taken into custody
by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
Following litigation in 2006, the
remains were inadvertently returned to
Park County because the box they were
in stated they were of forensic interest.
In December 2011, the Park County
Coroner discovered the error and
transferred the remains to History
Colorado, who had previously received
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a court order to repatriate all Native
American human remains formerly in
the possession of Dr. Charney, in
accordance with Colorado State burial
law and NAGPRA. They are identified
as OAHP Case Number 284. Additional
osteological analysis by History
Colorado confirmed that the remains are
of Native American ancestry. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The estimated antiquity is unknown.
In August 2011, a private citizen
reported a discovery of human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual to the Clear Creek County
coroner. They are identified as OAHP
Case Number 285. They were found
near the site of a house that had burned
down in October 2010. The exact
location of removal is unknown. The
Office of the State Archaeologist was
notified and the remains were
transferred to History Colorado in
December 2011. Osteological analysis
determined that the remains are of
Native American ancestry. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The estimated antiquity is unknown.
Determinations Made by History
Colorado
Officials at History Colorado have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains
described above and any present-day
Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the
five objects described above are
reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near the individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
a part of the death rite ceremony.
History Colorado has determined that
the human remains are ‘‘culturally
unidentifiable’’ under NAGPRA, 43 CFR
10.9 (e)(6). In 2006, History Colorado, in
partnership with the Colorado
Commission of Indian Affairs, Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, conducted consultations with the
tribes that have ancestral ties to the state
of Colorado to develop the process for
disposition of culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects originating
from inadvertent discoveries on
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Colorado state and private lands. As a
result of the consultation, a process was
developed, titled Process for
Consultation, Transfer, and Reburial of
Culturally Unidentifiable Native
American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects Originating
From Inadvertent Discoveries on
Colorado State and Private Lands,
(2008), (unpublished, on file with the
Colorado Office of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation).
OAHP 282 was recovered from Rio
Blanco County, which is located in the
Basin and Plateau Consultation Region,
as established by the Process. Tribes
with known aboriginal ties to this region
and those who have asked to be notified
of discoveries in the Basin and Plateau
Consultation Region were invited to
consult for OAHP 282. All tribes with
ancestral ties to Colorado were invited
to consult regarding OAHP 283–285,
due to their vague provenience
information.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. On
November 3–4, 2006, the Process was
presented to the Review Committee for
consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter
on behalf of the Review Committee from
the Designated Federal Officer
transmitted the provisional
authorization to proceed with the
Process upon receipt of formal
responses from the Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico, and Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to
forthcoming conditions imposed by the
Secretary of the Interior. On May 15–16,
2008, the responses from the Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico, and
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were
submitted to the Review Committee. On
September 23, 2008, the Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks, as the designee for the Secretary
of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the disposition of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains according to the Process and
NAGPRA, pending publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement.
43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated March
15, 2010, providing a process for the
disposition of culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains
recovered from tribal or aboriginal lands
as established by the final judgment of
the Indian Claims Commission or U.S.
Court of Claims, a treaty, Act of
Congress, or Executive Order, or other
authoritative governmental sources.
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There is no evidence indicating that the
human remains reported in this notice
originated from tribal or aboriginal
lands, making them eligible for
disposition under the Process.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Sheila Goff, NAGPRA
Liaison, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone
(303) 866–4531, before August 20, 2012.
Transfer of control of the human
remains to the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
History Colorado is responsible for
notifying 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 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; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(formerly Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
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 (formerly the
Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); 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 Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
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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-Bannock Tribes of
the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian
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 that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 27, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The New York University
College of Dentistry 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 Indian
tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains may
contact the New York University
College of Dentistry. 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 New York University
College of Dentistry at the address
below by August 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
345 East 24th St, New York, NY 10010,
telephone (212) 998–9917.
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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 of
the New York University College of
Dentistry. The human remains were
removed from Fresno County, CA.
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.
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Yokuts and southern Miwok,
who are represented today by The
Tribes.
• The unratified treaty of 1851
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Yokuts and southern Miwok, who are
represented today by The Tribes.
• 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 Tribes.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the New York
University College of Dentistry
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River
Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
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. Louis
Terracio, New York University College
of Dentistry, 345 East 24th St, New
York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998–
9917, before August 20, 2012.
Disposition of the human remains to
The Tribes may proceed after that date
if no additional requestors come
forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown site in the city of Fresno, in
Fresno County, CA. In 1923, the remains
were catalogued into the collection of
the Department of Physical
Anthropology, Museum of the American
Indian. In 1956, the remains were
transferred to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff,
New York University College of
Dentistry. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the New York
University College of Dentistry
Officials of the New York University
College of Dentistry have determined
that:
• Based on catalog information and
forensic examination, 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
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Dated: June 28, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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order noted below, with the first
meeting commencing at 8:30 a.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time, and each
meeting thereafter commencing
promptly upon adjournment of the
immediately preceding meeting. The
exception will be the meetings of the
Institutional Advancement Committee
and the Audit Committee, which will
run concurrently immediately upon
conclusion of the meeting of the
Governance and Performance Review
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42510-42513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17631]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10729; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society)
has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is insufficient evidence to reasonably establish
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects may contact History Colorado.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
Indian tribes 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 and associated funerary
objects should contact History Colorado at the address below by August
20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4561.
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 under the control of History Colorado,
Denver, CO. One set of remains was discovered in Rio Blanco County, CO.
The exact locations from which the three additional sets of human
remains were recovered are unknown.
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
In 2012, a detailed assessment of the human remains and associated
funerary objects was made by History Colorado professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(formerly the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; 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;
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (formerly Pueblo of Santo Domingo); 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; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(formerly the Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, 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 Zia, New Mexico; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian
Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; 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.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
of Idaho; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; and the
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah, were invited
to consult but did not respond.
History and Description of the Remains
In November 2011, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were inadvertently discovered by a utility crew excavating a
flow line within an active oil field owned by Chevron Oil Company in
Rio Blanco County, CO. The Office of the State Archaeologist was
notified and conferred with the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs,
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah, and the landowner. Because the unmarked burial was
threatened, the remains were disinterred and transferred to History
Colorado. They are identified as Office of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation (OAHP) Case Number 282. Osteological analysis determined
the remains are of Native American ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. The five associated funerary objects are 1 round
hammerstone, 2 bone pendants, 1 grayware pottery sherd, and 1 bone awl.
The estimated antiquity is unknown.
At an unknown date, a schoolteacher obtained human remains
representing, at minimum, one individual. In 2011, after the teacher
retired, his successor discovered the remains in the classroom and
turned them over to Jefferson County law enforcement, who notified the
Office of the State Archaeologist. The remains were transferred to
History Colorado in December 2011. They are identified as OAHP Case
Number 283. The location from which the remains were removed is not
known. Osteological analysis determined that the remains are of Native
American ancestry. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The estimated antiquity is unknown.
Sometime in 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Park County, CO, although the exact
location is unknown. In 1988, the human remains were transferred to Dr.
Michael Charney, a former professor at Colorado State University. Dr.
Charney's analysis determined that they were not of forensic interest
and that the remains are of Native American ancestry. He reported this
to the Park County Coroner and retained the remains. In 1998, the
remains were claimed as private property by the widow of Dr. Charney
after his death. The human remains were subsequently taken into custody
by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. Following litigation in 2006,
the remains were inadvertently returned to Park County because the box
they were in stated they were of forensic interest. In December 2011,
the Park County Coroner discovered the error and transferred the
remains to History Colorado, who had previously received
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a court order to repatriate all Native American human remains formerly
in the possession of Dr. Charney, in accordance with Colorado State
burial law and NAGPRA. They are identified as OAHP Case Number 284.
Additional osteological analysis by History Colorado confirmed that the
remains are of Native American ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The estimated
antiquity is unknown.
In August 2011, a private citizen reported a discovery of human
remains representing, at minimum, one individual to the Clear Creek
County coroner. They are identified as OAHP Case Number 285. They were
found near the site of a house that had burned down in October 2010.
The exact location of removal is unknown. The Office of the State
Archaeologist was notified and the remains were transferred to History
Colorado in December 2011. Osteological analysis determined that the
remains are of Native American ancestry. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The estimated
antiquity is unknown.
Determinations Made by History Colorado
Officials at History Colorado have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains described above and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the five objects described
above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near the
individual human remains at the time of death or later as a part of the
death rite ceremony.
History Colorado has determined that the human remains are
``culturally unidentifiable'' under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.9 (e)(6). In
2006, History Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Commission of
Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, conducted consultations with
the tribes that have ancestral ties to the state of Colorado to develop
the process for disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects originating from
inadvertent discoveries on Colorado state and private lands. As a
result of the consultation, a process was developed, titled Process for
Consultation, Transfer, and Reburial of Culturally Unidentifiable
Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects
Originating From Inadvertent Discoveries on Colorado State and Private
Lands, (2008), (unpublished, on file with the Colorado Office of
Archaeology and Historic Preservation).
OAHP 282 was recovered from Rio Blanco County, which is located in
the Basin and Plateau Consultation Region, as established by the
Process. Tribes with known aboriginal ties to this region and those who
have asked to be notified of discoveries in the Basin and Plateau
Consultation Region were invited to consult for OAHP 282. All tribes
with ancestral ties to Colorado were invited to consult regarding OAHP
283-285, due to their vague provenience information.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. On
November 3-4, 2006, the Process was presented to the Review Committee
for consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter on behalf of the Review
Committee from the Designated Federal Officer transmitted the
provisional authorization to proceed with the Process upon receipt of
formal responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to forthcoming conditions
imposed by the Secretary of the Interior. On May 15-16, 2008, the
responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were submitted to the Review Committee. On
September 23, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks, as the designee for the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted
the authorization for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable
human remains according to the Process and NAGPRA, pending publication
of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This
notice fulfills that requirement.
43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated March 15, 2010, providing a process
for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human
remains recovered from tribal or aboriginal lands as established by the
final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or U.S. Court of Claims,
a treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive Order, or other authoritative
governmental sources. There is no evidence indicating that the human
remains reported in this notice originated from tribal or aboriginal
lands, making them eligible for disposition under the Process.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Sheila
Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, before August 20, 2012. Transfer of
control of the human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the
Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
History Colorado is responsible for notifying 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 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; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (formerly Pueblo of Santo Domingo); 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 (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)
(formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes,
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of
Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); 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 Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
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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-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
of Idaho; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian 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 that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 27, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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