Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan State University of Denver, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Denver, CO, 41461-41462 [2024-10335]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 93 / Monday, May 13, 2024 / Notices Cultural Affiliation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037914; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan State University of Denver, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Denver, CO National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), Department of Sociology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Michala Stock, MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Campus Box 28, Cherry Creek Building, Room 239, Denver, CO 80217–3362, telephone (303) 605–7433, email mstock3@msudenver.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, eight individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Prior to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals were accessioned as inadvertent finds during archaeological excavations in the State of Colorado. The human remains consist of cranial and postcranial skeletal remains. University records indicate that this institution has conducted archaeological excavations throughout the state; however, archival records lack more specific geographical provenience for these individuals. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:33 May 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice. Determinations The MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; The Osage Nation; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41461 and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: May 3, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–10329 Filed 5–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037915; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan State University of Denver, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Denver, CO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), Department of Sociology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Michala Stock, MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Campus Box 28, Cherry Creek Building, Room 239, Denver, CO 80217–3362, telephone (303) 605–7433, email mstock3@msudenver.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, five individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1 41462 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 93 / Monday, May 13, 2024 / Notices Prior to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were accessioned as inadvertent finds during archaeological excavations. University archival records indicate that these human remains were removed from Montezuma County, CO. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Cultural Affiliation [FR Doc. 2024–10335 Filed 5–10–24; 8:45 am] Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Determinations The MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:33 May 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 Dated: May 3, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037906; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email jpickering@ fas.harvard.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the PMAE, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were collected at the Flandreau Indian School, Moody County, SD. The human PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was recorded as being 18 years old and identified as ‘‘Chippewa.’’ George E. Peters took the hair clippings at the Flandreau Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Peters sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains described in this notice. Determinations The PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (White Earth Band). Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10335]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037915; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan State University of 
Denver, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Metropolitan State University of Denver 
(MSU Denver), Department of Sociology and Anthropology has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after June 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Michala Stock, MSU Denver Department of Sociology and 
Anthropology, Campus Box 28, Cherry Creek Building, Room 239, Denver, 
CO 80217-3362, telephone (303) 605-7433, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The 
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this 
notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, five individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

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    Prior to 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were accessioned as inadvertent finds during archaeological 
excavations. University archival records indicate that these human 
remains were removed from Montezuma County, CO.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical 
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this 
notice.

Determinations

    The MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Belknap 
Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after June 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, the MSU Denver Department of Sociology and Anthropology 
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The MSU Denver Department of 
Sociology and Anthropology is responsible for sending a copy of this 
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 
identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: May 3, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-10335 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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