Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, 61786-61788 [2021-24308]
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Indian Tribe [previously listed as
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of
Connecticut]; Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe [previously listed as Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council,
Inc.]; Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut [previously listed as
Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut];
Narragansett Indian Tribe; Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin; and
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) (hereafter listed as ‘‘The
Aboriginal Land Tribes’’). None of The
Aboriginal Land Tribes agreed to accept
control of the human remains.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown geographic location by an
unknown individual. In January of
2020, the human remains, which had
been housed in the University’s
Archaeology Program teaching facility
lab, were identified as Native American.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the available information, the
land from which these human remains
were removed is not the ‘‘tribal land’’ of
an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian
organization, or the ‘‘aboriginal land’’ of
an Indian Tribe pursuant to 43 CFR
10.11.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5) and
43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii), 10.11(c)(2)(ii)(A),
and 10.16(a), the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee (Review Committee)
may make a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) for
specific actions for disposition of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects, including transfer of control to
a non-federally recognized Indian
group. In June 2021, Boston University
requested that the Review Committee
consider a proposal to transfer control of
the human remains described in this
notice to the Nipmuc Nation,
Hassanamisco Band, a non-federally
recognized Indian group recognized by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Review Committee carefully
considered this request at its July 13,
2021 meeting and recommended to the
Secretary that the proposed transfer of
control proceed. An October 19, 2021
letter transmitted the Secretary’s
independent review and concurrence
with the Review Committee that:
• Boston University consulted with
every appropriate Indian Tribe,
• none of The Aboriginal Land Tribes
agreed to accept control of the human
remains from Grafton, Worcester
County, MA,
• none of The Aboriginal Land Tribes
objected to the proposed transfer of
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control to the Nipmuc Nation,
Hassanamisco Band, and
• Boston University may proceed
with the agreed-upon transfer of control
of the human remains to the Nipmuc
Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group
recognized by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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 Boston
University
Officials of Boston University have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on biological
evidence.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003(e), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals 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, the one
individual removed from Grafton,
Worcester County, MA, was removed
from the ‘‘aboriginal land’’ of Indian
Tribes, but none of those Indian Tribes
agreed to accept control of the human
remains, and none of those Indian
Tribes objected to the proposed transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Nipmuc Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11, the one
individual removed from an unknown
location was not removed from the
‘‘tribal land’’ of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization, or the
‘‘aboriginal land of any Indian Tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii),
10.11(c)(2)(ii), and 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains will
be to the Nipmuc Nation, Hassanamisco
Band, a non-federally recognized Indian
group recognized by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
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 Kathryn M. Mellouk,
Associate Vice President for Research
Compliance, Boston University, One
Silber Way, 9th floor, Boston, MA
02215, telephone (617) 358–4730, email
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kateski@bu.edu, by December 8, 2021.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Nipmuc Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group
recognized by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, may proceed.
Boston University is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified
Tribes and Group, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort
Lewis College, Durango, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Fort Lewis College has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
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 associated
funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Office of the President,
Fort Lewis College. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Office of the President,
Fort Lewis College at the address in this
notice by December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Fine-Dare, NAGPRA Liaison,
Office of the President, Fort Lewis
SUMMARY:
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College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO
81301, telephone (970) 247–7438, email
fine_k@fortlewis.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from unknown
locations, most likely in the American
Southwest.
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 10.9(e).
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
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Fort Lewis professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico [previously listed as 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 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 Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Santo Domingo Pueblo
[previously listed as Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico and as Pueblo of Santo
Domingo]; 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 Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah]; Ysleta
del Sur Pueblo [previously listed as
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas]; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana;
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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma [previously listed as
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; Eastern
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming [previously
listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming]; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming [previously
listed as Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming]; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota]; Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits
Indian Tribe of Utah [previously listed
as 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; 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; Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe of North & South Dakota; The
Osage Nation [previously listed as Osage
Tribe]; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; and the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma were invited to
consult but did not participate.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in
this section are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Notified Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
Fort Lewis College is a four-year
public liberal arts college located in
Durango, CO. Since the 1970s, the
Department of Anthropology’s
archeological field school has focused
on sites in the southwestern United
States. At times, it has also come into
possession of Native American human
remains and objects through
undocumented donations. While the
human remains of the 40 individuals
described below have no documented
provenience, they have been housed in
Colorado for the last 30 to 89 years.
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At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, 26
individuals (FLC #s 501/621, 600A–B,
601–602, 606, 608, 612, 614A–B, 615,
617A–B, 619–620, 624–625, 628–633,
1000A–B, and 1006) were removed from
unknown locations. On FLC #600B was
written in black ink: ‘‘UNK W45 S25.’’
Exhaustive searches through college
records have revealed no clues
regarding the meaning of W45 S25.
When the human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #604) were removed
from an unknown location. These
human remains were in a collection
belonging to amateur archeologist Zeke
Flora. The human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College in
1989. No known individuals were
identified. No funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #626) were removed
from an unknown location. Unknown
persons left these human remains at the
Fort Lewis College Biology Department
in September 1989. No known
individuals were identified. No funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #1004) were removed
from an unknown location. A note
associated with these human remains
(two mandibular molars) indicates that
they are from the ‘‘Kroger Collection.’’
When the human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals (FLC #605A, #605B) were
removed from an unknown location.
The human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College in
1987. No known individuals were
identified. The 22 associated funerary
objects are 21 sherds of greyware pottery
and one piece of charcoal.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #613) were removed
from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were
identified. The 17 associated funerary
objects are greyware pottery sherds.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, seven
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individuals (FLC #623A, #623B, #623C,
#623D, #623D, #623E, #623F, and
#623G) were removed from an unknown
location. When the human remains
came into the possession of Fort Lewis
College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are one
greyware pottery sherd and one lithic
flake.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #910) were removed
from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the
possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were
identified. The 10 associated funerary
objects are three ladle handle fragments,
one white painted sherd, one red
painted sherd, four lithic flakes, and one
fragment of petrified wood or stone.
Based on the available information,
the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is not the ‘‘tribal land’’ of
an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian
organization, or the ‘‘aboriginal land’’ of
an Indian Tribe pursuant to 43 CFR
10.11.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5) and
43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and 10.16, the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) may make a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) for specific actions
for disposition of any human remains
and associated funerary objects not
already addressed in 43 CFR 10.11. In
April 2021, Fort Lewis College
requested that the Review Committee
consider a proposal to transfer control of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
jointly to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe [previously listed as Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah]. The
Review Committee carefully considered
this request at its July 7, 2021 meeting
and recommended to the Secretary that
the proposed transfer of control
proceed. An October 19, 2021 letter
transmitted the Secretary’s independent
review and concurrence with the
Review Committee that:
• Fort Lewis College consulted with
every appropriate Indian Tribe,
• None of the The Consulted and
Notified Tribes objected to the proposed
transfer of control to the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
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Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, &
Utah], and
• Fort Lewis College may proceed
with the agreed-upon transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as
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 Fort Lewis
College
Officials of Fort Lewis College 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 Fort
Lewis College and the findings of
physical anthropologists employed by
Fort Lewis College.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003(e), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 40
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 51 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 10.11, the land
from which these human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed is not the ‘‘tribal land’’ of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or the ‘‘aboriginal land of
any Indian Tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii)
and 10.16, the disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
will be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe [previously listed as 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 Kathleen Fine-Dare, NAGPRA
Liaison, Office of the President, Fort
Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive,
Durango, CO 81301, telephone (970)
247–7438, email fine_k@fortlewis.edu,
by December 8, 2021. 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 the Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe [previously listed as Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah] may
proceed.
Fort Lewis College is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is
hereby giving notice that the Acadia
National Park Advisory Commission
(Commission) will meet as indicated
below.
SUMMARY:
The Commission will meet via
teleconference on Monday, February 7,
2022; Monday, June 6, 2022; and
Monday, September 12, 2022. All
scheduled meetings will begin at 1:00
p.m. and will end by 4:00 p.m.
(Eastern).
DATES:
Information on joining the
teleconference will be available on the
Acadia National Park website at https://
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Secretary, Acadia National Park, P.O.
Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609,
telephone (207) 288–8702 or kathy_
flanders@nps.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Fort Lewis College has completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects 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
associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Office of the
President, Fort Lewis College. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the Office of the President, Fort Lewis College at the
address in this notice by December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Fine-Dare, NAGPRA Liaison,
Office of the President, Fort Lewis
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College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, telephone (970) 247-7438,
email [email protected].
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 Fort Lewis College,
Durango, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from unknown locations, most likely in the American Southwest.
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 10.9(e). 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
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by Fort Lewis professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico [previously listed as 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 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 Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Santo
Domingo Pueblo [previously listed as Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico and as
Pueblo of Santo Domingo]; 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 Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah]; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo [previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas]; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma [previously listed as 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; Eastern
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming [previously
listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming]; Fort
Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
[previously listed as Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming]; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota]; Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Indian
Tribe of Utah [previously listed as 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; 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; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation [previously
listed as Osage Tribe]; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma were invited to consult
but did not participate.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to
as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
Fort Lewis College is a four-year public liberal arts college
located in Durango, CO. Since the 1970s, the Department of
Anthropology's archeological field school has focused on sites in the
southwestern United States. At times, it has also come into possession
of Native American human remains and objects through undocumented
donations. While the human remains of the 40 individuals described
below have no documented provenience, they have been housed in Colorado
for the last 30 to 89 years.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 26
individuals (FLC #s 501/621, 600A-B, 601-602, 606, 608, 612, 614A-B,
615, 617A-B, 619-620, 624-625, 628-633, 1000A-B, and 1006) were removed
from unknown locations. On FLC #600B was written in black ink: ``UNK
W45 S25.'' Exhaustive searches through college records have revealed no
clues regarding the meaning of W45 S25. When the human remains came
into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #604) were removed from an unknown location. These
human remains were in a collection belonging to amateur archeologist
Zeke Flora. The human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis
College in 1989. No known individuals were identified. No funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #626) were removed from an unknown location. Unknown
persons left these human remains at the Fort Lewis College Biology
Department in September 1989. No known individuals were identified. No
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #1004) were removed from an unknown location. A note
associated with these human remains (two mandibular molars) indicates
that they are from the ``Kroger Collection.'' When the human remains
came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals (FLC #605A, #605B) were removed from an unknown location.
The human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College in
1987. No known individuals were identified. The 22 associated funerary
objects are 21 sherds of greyware pottery and one piece of charcoal.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #613) were removed from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were identified. The 17 associated
funerary objects are greyware pottery sherds.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, seven
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individuals (FLC #623A, #623B, #623C, #623D, #623D, #623E, #623F, and
#623G) were removed from an unknown location. When the human remains
came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are
one greyware pottery sherd and one lithic flake.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #910) were removed from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were identified. The 10 associated
funerary objects are three ladle handle fragments, one white painted
sherd, one red painted sherd, four lithic flakes, and one fragment of
petrified wood or stone.
Based on the available information, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization,
or the ``aboriginal land'' of an Indian Tribe pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5) and 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and
10.16, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) may make a recommendation to the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary) for specific actions for disposition of any
human remains and associated funerary objects not already addressed in
43 CFR 10.11. In April 2021, Fort Lewis College requested that the
Review Committee consider a proposal to transfer control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice
jointly to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed
as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah]. The Review Committee carefully considered this request
at its July 7, 2021 meeting and recommended to the Secretary that the
proposed transfer of control proceed. An October 19, 2021 letter
transmitted the Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the
Review Committee that:
Fort Lewis College consulted with every appropriate Indian
Tribe,
None of the The Consulted and Notified Tribes objected to
the proposed transfer of control to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
[previously listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah], and
Fort Lewis College may proceed with the agreed-upon
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed
as 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 Fort Lewis College
Officials of Fort Lewis College 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 Fort Lewis College and the findings of physical
anthropologists employed by Fort Lewis College.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003(e), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 40 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 51 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 10.11, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or
the ``aboriginal land of any Indian Tribe.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects will
be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as 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 with information in support of the request to Kathleen
Fine-Dare, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the President, Fort Lewis College,
1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, telephone (970) 247-7438, email
[email protected], by December 8, 2021. 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 the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah] may proceed.
Fort Lewis College is responsible for notifying The Consulted and
Notified Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-24308 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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