Notice of Inventory Completion: Luther Bean Museum, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO, 44457-44458 [2017-20306]
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Harle analyzed the human remains and
determined that the skeletal morphology
is consistent with prehistoric Native
American and not considered forensic
in nature. Subsequent survey by
Alabama Department of Transportation
surveyors established that the human
remains were barely inside ALDoT
right-of-way. Consequently, on July 10,
2012, ALDoT took possession of the
human remains from TVA.
Determinations Made by the Alabama
Department of Transportation
Officials of the Alabama Department
of Transportation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on a
recorded archeological site, visual
osteomorphological structure of the long
bones, and the significant occlusal wear
on the dentition.
• 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 or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw
Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to William B. Turner,
Alabama Department of Transportation,
1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery,
AL 36110, telephone (334) 242–6144,
email turnerw@dot.state.al.us, by
October 23, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Alabama Department of
Transportation is responsible for
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notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, The
Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 3, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Luther
Bean Museum, Adams State
University, Alamosa, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Luther Bean Museum has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 should submit a written
request to the Luther Bean Museum. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Luther Bean Museum
at the address in this notice by October
23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Danielle Persinger, Luther
Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont
Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101,
telephone (719) 587–7151, email
lutherbean@adams.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 completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Luther Bean Museum, Alamosa, CO.
SUMMARY:
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The human remains were removed from
Alamosa County, CO.
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 Luther Bean
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe (previously listed as the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a site in Alamosa County,
CO. The human remains were
uncovered in the 1960s when an
artificial lake and bathhouse were being
developed. The human remains were
then excavated by two Adams State
University students and brought to the
Luther Bean Museum where they have
been housed ever since. In 2005, the
Museum brought in a graduate student
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from the University of Montana with
training in Native American osteology to
the museum to examine the remains.
The remains were determined to be a
Native American woman in her early
twenties. The human remains were
probably not more than a few hundred
years old. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At the time of the excavation and
removal of these human remains, the
land from which the human remains
were removed was not the tribal land of
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization. In 2017, the Luther Bean
Museum consulted with all Indian
tribes who are recognized as aboriginal
to the area from which these Native
American human remains were
removed. These tribes are the Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. None of
these Indian tribes agreed to accept
control of the human remains. In 2017,
the Luther Bean Museum agreed to
transfer control of the human remains to
the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Determinations Made by the Luther
Bean Museum
Officials of the Luther Bean Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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are Native American based on an
examination by an osteologist.
• 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 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
the disposition of the human remains
may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado.
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Danielle Persinger, Luther
Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont
Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101,
telephone (719) 587–7151, email
lutherbean@adams.edu, by October 23,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado,
may proceed.
The Luther Bean Museum is
responsible for notifying the Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe (previously listed as the Ute
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Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 25, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Omaha District. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items 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
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Omaha District at the address in this
notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby 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 under the control of the Omaha
District, Omaha, NE, that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0023845; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Luther Bean Museum, Adams State
University, Alamosa, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Luther Bean Museum has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 should submit a
written request to the Luther Bean Museum. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Luther Bean
Museum at the address in this notice by October 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Danielle Persinger, Luther Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont
Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101, telephone (719) 587-7151, email
lutherbean@adams.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 completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the Luther Bean Museum, Alamosa, CO. The human remains
were removed from Alamosa County, CO.
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 Luther
Bean Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a site in Alamosa County, CO. The human remains were
uncovered in the 1960s when an artificial lake and bathhouse were being
developed. The human remains were then excavated by two Adams State
University students and brought to the Luther Bean Museum where they
have been housed ever since. In 2005, the Museum brought in a graduate
student
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from the University of Montana with training in Native American
osteology to the museum to examine the remains. The remains were
determined to be a Native American woman in her early twenties. The
human remains were probably not more than a few hundred years old. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At the time of the excavation and removal of these human remains,
the land from which the human remains were removed was not the tribal
land of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. In 2017, the
Luther Bean Museum consulted with all Indian tribes who are recognized
as aboriginal to the area from which these Native American human
remains were removed. These tribes are the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma);
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as
the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
(previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. None of these Indian tribes agreed to accept
control of the human remains. In 2017, the Luther Bean Museum agreed to
transfer control of the human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Determinations Made by the Luther Bean Museum
Officials of the Luther Bean Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on an examination by an
osteologist.
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 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.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern
Ute Reservation, Colorado.
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 should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Danielle Persinger, Luther Bean Museum,
208 Edgemont Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101, telephone (719) 587-7151,
email lutherbean@adams.edu, by October 23, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, may proceed.
The Luther Bean Museum is responsible for notifying the Arapahoe
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of
Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne
Indian Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
(previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); and the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 25, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-20306 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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