Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO; Correction, 12120-12121 [2016-05061]
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individuals (DU #s 1995.1.5, 1995.1.9,
1995.1.10, 1995.1.12, 1995.1.14) were
removed from multiple unknown
locations. The human remains were part
of the collection of Theodore Sowers.
Mr. Sowers, a student of Dr. E.B.
Renaud, graduated from the University
of Denver with a BA in Anthropology in
1938. Following his death, Mr. Sowers’
daughters, Katy Sickles and Jenny
Bauer, inherited the collection. They
donated the entire collection (over 3,000
catalog records) to the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology in
1995 to facilitate repatriation. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects (associated
with 1995.1.5) are five worked nonhuman bones, one worked horn, one
animal tooth, and one black stone pipe.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals (DU #s No numberIndividual 1 and 2) were removed from
multiple unknown locations. Previous
museum staff first documented these
human remains during the NAGPRA
Inventory in 1995. There is no
additional information associated with
these individuals. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology is a research museum
with archeological collections focused
in the southwestern United States. The
96 individuals described above have
little to no documentation associated
with them and no provenience
information. Colorado has been their
home for between 19 and 70 years.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains and associated funerary objects.
In September 2015, the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology
requested that the Secretary, through the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
recommend the proposed transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice
to Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the
request at its November 2015 meeting
and recommended to the Secretary that
the proposed transfer of control
proceed. A January 2016 letter on behalf
of the Secretary of Interior from the
Associate Director, Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science, transmitted
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the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• The University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology consulted with every
appropriate Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization, and
• the University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology may proceed with the
agreed upon transfer of control of the
culturally unidentifiable human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah.
Transfer of control is contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made by the University
of Denver Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
broader collecting practices of the
University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology and the findings of a
physical anthropologist employed by
the University of Denver prior to
November 1995.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 96
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 12 objects described in this notice
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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects will be to
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
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with information in support of the
request to Anne Amati, University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, 2000
E. Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208,
telephone (303) 871–2687, email
anne.amati@du.edu, by April 7, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah may proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Possession of the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO;
Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology has corrected
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, published
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register on November 13,
2000. This notice corrects the number of
associated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these associated funerary objects
should submit a written request to the
University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
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identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology at the address in this
notice by April 7, 2016.
Anne Amati, University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, 2000
East Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208,
telephone (303) 871–2687, email
anne.amati@du.edu.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology, Denver, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Pueblo Blanco,
Santa Fe 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). 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 number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (65 FR 67757–67758,
November 13, 2000). Re-inventory
discovered more associated funerary
objects. Transfer of control of the items
in this correction notice has not
occurred.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register (65 FR 67757–
67758, November 13, 2000), paragraph
4, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
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The 21 associated funerary objects are 1 nonhuman bone, 15 ceramic sherds (black and
red on white), 4 chipped stone tools, and 1
projectile point fragment.
In the Federal Register (65 FR 67757–
67758, November 13, 2000), paragraph
6, sentence 2 is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
Officials of the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology also have determined that,
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 21 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 the death rite or ceremony.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Anne Amati, University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, 2000
E. Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208,
telephone (303) 871–2687, email
anne.amati@du.edu, by April 7, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the and associated funerary
objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may
proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and
the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the
Colorado River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and California, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian tribes and
has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
present-day federally recognized Indian
tribes. Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains and
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request to Tennessee
Valley Authority. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
federally recognized Indian tribes stated
in this notice may proceed.
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Representatives of any federally
recognized Indian tribe not identified in
this notice that wish to request transfer
of control of these human remains and
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
TVA at the address in this notice by
April 7, 2016.
DATES:
Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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 and
possession of TVA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from site 40SM113, in Smith
County, TN, in 1976.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA’s professional staff.
Representatives of the following tribes
were notified on January 29, 2015:
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Shawnee Tribe;
The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. A
telephone conference to consult on this
repatriation took place on April 24,
2015, with tribal representatives of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma. The inability to
determine whether aboriginal lands
were implicated in this NAGPRA
disposition led to further consultation
with the tribes on June 15, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20250; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of
Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,
CO; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology has corrected
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects,
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register
on November 13, 2000. This notice corrects the number of associated
funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control of these associated funerary
objects should submit a written request to the University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
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identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these associated funerary objects should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to the University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by April 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of Anthropology,
2000 East Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303) 871-2687,
email anne.amati@du.edu.
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 correction of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Pueblo Blanco, Santa Fe
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). 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 number of associated funerary objects
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register
(65 FR 67757-67758, November 13, 2000). Re-inventory discovered more
associated funerary objects. Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (65 FR 67757-67758, November 13, 2000),
paragraph 4, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
The 21 associated funerary objects are 1 non-human bone, 15 ceramic
sherds (black and red on white), 4 chipped stone tools, and 1
projectile point fragment.
In the Federal Register (65 FR 67757-67758, November 13, 2000),
paragraph 6, sentence 2 is corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
Officials of the University of Denver Department of Anthropology
and Museum of Anthropology also have determined that, pursuant to 43
CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 21 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 the death rite or ceremony.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology, 2000 E. Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303)
871-2687, email anne.amati@du.edu, by April 7, 2016. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may
proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Colorado River Indian
Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California, that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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