Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO, 67063-67064 [2022-24227]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67063-67064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24227]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034809; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of 
Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, 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 University of 
Denver Museum of Anthropology. 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 University of Denver Museum 
of Anthropology at the address in this notice by December 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Amati, University of Denver 
Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, 
telephone (303) 871-2687, 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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the 
control of the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO, 
that meet 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.

History and Description of the Cultural Items

    At an unknown date, two cultural items were removed from an unknown 
site in Alabama. At an unknown date, the cultural items came into the 
possession of Fallis F. Rees. In 1968, Mr. Rees donated his collection, 
including these items, to the University of Denver. The two 
unassociated funerary objects are two jars (DU #s 4139 and 4140).
    Geographical and historical evidence support a cultural affiliation 
of these objects with the Indian Tribes that have a legacy of 
occupation in the state of Alabama. Based on information provided by 
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma during consultation, these objects are 
unassociated funerary objects.

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(3)(B), the two cultural items 
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or 
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of 
the death rite or ceremony 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 objects and the Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe 
of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe 
of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & Tampa 
Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 
Town (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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

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information in support of the claim to Anne Amati, University of Denver 
Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, 
telephone (303) 871-2687, email [email protected], by December 7, 2022. 
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer 
of control of the unassociated funerary objects to The Choctaw Nation 
of Oklahoma on behalf of The Tribes may proceed.
    The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology is responsible for 
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: October 26, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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