Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 19304-19305 [2013-07359]
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substituting the following three
paragraphs and inserting the fourth:
The 63 human remains and 1,809
associated funerary objects described
below were recovered from three
different sites.
In 1963 and 1964, human remains
representing 8 individuals were
recovered from the Boyd site during an
authorized National Park Service project
to mitigate construction impacts from
the Natchez Trace Parkway. No known
individuals were identified. The 59
associated funerary objects are 22 shell
beads, 24 pieces of a single Baytown
Plain ceramic jar, and 13 ceramic
sherds.
The Boyd site is located in Madison
County, MS, and consists of a village
area and six mounds. On the basis of
artifacts recovered during the
excavations, the village area was
occupied during the Woodland period
(A.D. 300–700), while the mounds were
built during the Mississippian period
(A.D. 1000–1650). The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
associated with the Mississippian
period use of the site. One burial was
recovered with fragments of a Baytown
Plain ceramic jar, a ceramic type often
associated with the Late Woodland and
Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700–
1200). One burial contained glass beads
similar to those found at trading sites
and historic Indian villages of the 18th
century in Georgia and Alabama. These
beads are possibly associated with a
historic American Indian Choctaw
presence at the site.
In 1949, human remains representing
30 individuals were recovered from the
Gordon Mounds site during a legally
authorized National Park Service
excavation prior to the construction of
the Natchez Trace Parkway. No known
individuals were identified. The 590
associated funerary objects are 1
Mazique incised cup, 372 vessel
fragments, 1 Mazique incised pot, 2
Addis Plain bowls, 1 effigy bowl, 1 core,
200 faunal elements, 2 flakes, 1 piece of
shatter, 4 points, 1 flake tool, 1 piece of
charcoal, 1 discoidal, 1 celt, and 1 pot.
In the Federal Register (66 FR 32846–
32847, June 18, 2001), paragraph
number 8 is corrected by substituting
the following paragraph and inserting
the second:
In 1948, human remains representing
one individual were recovered from the
Emerald Mound site during legally
authorized excavation projects. No
known individuals were identified. The
37 associated funerary objects are 25
vessel fragments and 12 faunal
elements.
In 1972, human remains representing
24 individuals were recovered from the
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Emerald Mound site during legally
authorized excavation projects. No
known individuals were identified. The
1,123 associated funerary objects are
644 vessel fragments, 35 faunal
elements, 226 unmodified stones, 89
pieces of daub, 35 flakes, 6 flake tools,
25 fire-cracked rocks, 4 pebble tools, 26
pieces of shatter, 29 cores, and 4 pieces
of cinder.
In the Federal Register (66 FR 32846–
32847, June 18, 2001), paragraph
number 12 is corrected by substituting
the following paragraph:
Based on the above mentioned
information, the superintendent of
Natchez Trace Parkway has determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9) the
human remains listed above represent
the physical remains of 63 individuals
of Native American ancestry. The
superintendent of Natchez Trace
Parkway has also determined that,
pursuant 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,809
objects listed above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the
time of death or later as part of a death
rite or ceremony. Lastly, the
superintendent of Natchez Trace
Parkway has 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 associated funerary objects
recovered from the Boyd site, Gordon
Mounds site, and Emerald Mound site,
and the Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw
Nation; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
In the Federal Register (66 FR 32846–
32847, June 18, 2001), the last sentence
of paragraph number 13 is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw Nation;
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may begin 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 and
associated funerary objects should
contact Dale Wilkerson, Acting
Superintendent, Natchez Trace
Parkway, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway,
Tupelo, MS 38803, telephone (662) 680–
4005, before April 29, 2013.
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Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw Nation;
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Natchez Trace Parkway is responsible
for notifying the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw
Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana;
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band
of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 21, 2013.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–12466;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: The Colorado College, Colorado
Springs, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Colorado College, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the
cultural item meets the definition of
unassociated funerary object and
repatriation to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
may occur if no additional claimants
come forward. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural
items may contact The Colorado
College.
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Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact The Colorado College at the
address below by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Jermyn Davis, Chief of Staff,
President’s Office, Colorado College,
Armstrong Hall, Room 201, 14 E. Cache
La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903,
telephone (719) 389–6201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate a
cultural item under the control of The
Colorado College that meets the
definition of unassociated funerary
object under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
DATES:
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
The unassociated funerary object is a
corrugated ceramic cooking vessel
(Lang-Bixby 318). Between 1897 and
1898, human remains, associated and
unassociated funerary objects, as well as
other cultural items were removed from
a cliff ruin in a canyon tributary of
Comb Wash, San Juan County, UT,
under the auspices of the Lang
Expedition of 1897–1898. Prior to 1900,
General William Jackson Palmer
acquired what became known as the
Lang-Bixby Collection, which he
subsequently transferred to The
Colorado College. Beginning in the late
1960s, the Lang-Bixby Collection was
transferred, along with other collections
from The Colorado College Museum,
through long-term loans to the Fine Arts
Center (formerly known as the Taylor
Museum and the Colorado Springs Fine
Arts Center) and the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science (formerly known as
the Denver Museum of Natural History).
In 1993, the Fine Arts Center included
the unassociated funerary objects from
the Lang-Bixby Collection in its
NAGPRA summary.
The unassociated funerary object is
ancestral Puebloan based on type and
style. The human remains and
associated funerary objects from this
collection were described in two
Notices of Inventory Completion (NICs)
published in the Federal Register (69
FR 19232–19233, April 12, 2004,
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corrected by 74 FR 42105–42106,
August 20, 2009). The other 36
unassociated funerary objects from this
same location were described in a
Notice of Intent to Repatriate (NIR)
published in the Federal Register (77
FR 15798, March 16, 2012). The human
remains and funerary objects were
determined to be Ancestral Puebloan. A
relationship of shared group identity
can reasonably be traced between
ancestral Puebloan peoples and modern
Puebloan peoples based on oral
tradition and scientific studies. The
human remains, associated funerary
objects, and unassociated funerary
objects described in the notices above
have been repatriated to the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona. A preponderance of the
evidence supports cultural affiliation of
the unassociated funerary object in this
notice to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Determinations Made by The Colorado
College
Officials of The Colorado College have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the cultural item described above is
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 and are
believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
object and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
object should contact Jermyn Davis,
Chief of Staff, President’s Office,
Colorado College, Armstrong Hall,
Room 201, 14 E. Cache La Poudre,
Colorado Springs, CO 80903, telephone
(719) 389–6201, before April 29, 2013.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary object to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Colorado College is responsible
for notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–12450;
PCU00RP14.R50000–PPWOCRADN0]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, New Haven, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects, and repatriation to the Indian
tribes stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact the
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural
History.
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History at the
address below by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Professor Derek E.G. Briggs,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items in the possession of the Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History
that meets the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
DATES:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In 1871, three unassociated funerary
objects were recovered from Memaloose
Island, OR, by the Yale College
Scientific Expedition. The objects were
transferred to the Yale Peabody Museum
of Natural History in 1873 by Oscar
Harger, a student of the Expedition.
These objects include a wooden bowl, a
stone mortar, and a wooden comb.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12466; PCU00RP14.R50000-PPWOCRADN0]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Colorado
College, Colorado Springs, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Colorado College, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural item meets the
definition of unassociated funerary object and repatriation to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural items may contact The Colorado
College.
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DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact The Colorado
College at the address below by April 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Jermyn Davis, Chief of Staff, President's Office, Colorado
College, Armstrong Hall, Room 201, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado
Springs, CO 80903, telephone (719) 389-6201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the
control of The Colorado College that meets the definition of
unassociated funerary object under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
The unassociated funerary object is a corrugated ceramic cooking
vessel (Lang-Bixby 318). Between 1897 and 1898, human remains,
associated and unassociated funerary objects, as well as other cultural
items were removed from a cliff ruin in a canyon tributary of Comb
Wash, San Juan County, UT, under the auspices of the Lang Expedition of
1897-1898. Prior to 1900, General William Jackson Palmer acquired what
became known as the Lang-Bixby Collection, which he subsequently
transferred to The Colorado College. Beginning in the late 1960s, the
Lang-Bixby Collection was transferred, along with other collections
from The Colorado College Museum, through long-term loans to the Fine
Arts Center (formerly known as the Taylor Museum and the Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center) and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
(formerly known as the Denver Museum of Natural History). In 1993, the
Fine Arts Center included the unassociated funerary objects from the
Lang-Bixby Collection in its NAGPRA summary.
The unassociated funerary object is ancestral Puebloan based on
type and style. The human remains and associated funerary objects from
this collection were described in two Notices of Inventory Completion
(NICs) published in the Federal Register (69 FR 19232-19233, April 12,
2004, corrected by 74 FR 42105-42106, August 20, 2009). The other 36
unassociated funerary objects from this same location were described in
a Notice of Intent to Repatriate (NIR) published in the Federal
Register (77 FR 15798, March 16, 2012). The human remains and funerary
objects were determined to be Ancestral Puebloan. A relationship of
shared group identity can reasonably be traced between ancestral
Puebloan peoples and modern Puebloan peoples based on oral tradition
and scientific studies. The human remains, associated funerary objects,
and unassociated funerary objects described in the notices above have
been repatriated to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. A preponderance of the
evidence supports cultural affiliation of the unassociated funerary
object in this notice to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Determinations Made by The Colorado College
Officials of The Colorado College have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the cultural item
described above is 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary object and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary object should
contact Jermyn Davis, Chief of Staff, President's Office, Colorado
College, Armstrong Hall, Room 201, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Colorado
Springs, CO 80903, telephone (719) 389-6201, before April 29, 2013.
Repatriation of the unassociated funerary object to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Colorado College is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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