Notice of Intended Repatriation: History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society), Denver, CO, 102946 [2024-29942]
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history of the associated funerary
objects described in this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Determinations
The Reclamation Region 9 has
determined that:
• The two objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation.
Requests for Repatriation
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Written requests for repatriation of the
associated funerary objects 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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects described in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
January 17, 2025. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the
Reclamation Region 9 must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the associated funerary
objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The
Reclamation Region 9 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
History Colorado (formerly the
Colorado Historical Society), Denver,
CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), History
Colorado intends to repatriate a certain
cultural item that meets the definition of
a sacred object and that has a known
lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice may occur on or after
January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Chance Ward, NAGPRA
Collections Specialist, History Colorado,
1200 N Broadway, Denver CO 80203,
telephone (303) 866–5751, email
chance.ward@state.co.us.
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 History Colorado,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of one cultural item has been
requested for repatriation. The one item
is a headdress (E.1993.2) that belonged
to Sapiah, or Buckskin Charley.
Through consultation with authorized
tribal representatives and known lineal
descendants, this item has been
determined to belong to an individual
who performed religious ceremonies
and the headdress is a sacred object.
The headdress was removed from La
Plata County, Colorado at an unknown
date, and later donated to History
Colorado (then the Colorado Historical
Society) in 1961.
Determinations
History Colorado has determined that:
• The one sacred object described in
this notice is a specific ceremonial
object needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
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Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• A known lineal descendant (name
withheld per request) is connected to
the cultural item described in this
notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural item in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural item in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 17, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
History Colorado must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural item are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. History Colorado is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039213; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: History Colorado (formerly the
Colorado Historical Society), 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), History Colorado intends to repatriate a
certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and
that has a known lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Chance Ward, NAGPRA Collections Specialist, History
Colorado, 1200 N Broadway, Denver CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-5751,
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
History Colorado, and additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation.
The one item is a headdress (E.1993.2) that belonged to Sapiah, or
Buckskin Charley. Through consultation with authorized tribal
representatives and known lineal descendants, this item has been
determined to belong to an individual who performed religious
ceremonies and the headdress is a sacred object. The headdress was
removed from La Plata County, Colorado at an unknown date, and later
donated to History Colorado (then the Colorado Historical Society) in
1961.
Determinations
History Colorado has determined that:
The one sacred object described in this notice is a
specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
A known lineal descendant (name withheld per request) is
connected to the cultural item described in this notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural item in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after January 17, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, History Colorado must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and
not competing requests. History Colorado is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29942 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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