[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35776-35778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14725]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15831; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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 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 University
of Denver Museum of Anthropology. 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 University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by July 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of Anthropology,
2000 East 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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver,
CO. Based on information possessed by the University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology, the geographical affiliation of the human remains is
identified as the Turkey Creek Crevice Burial (5PE4277), Pueblo 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
University of Denver Museum of Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the
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Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort Belknap Indian
Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Fort Sill Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shoshone-
Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of
the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the
Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulting
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1968, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Turkey Creek Crevice Burial (5PE4277) in Pueblo
County, CO. On February 1, 1968, Paul Stewart and Lawrence Parsons
found the remains weathering out of a cliff crevice. Mr. Stewart and
Mr. Parsons were in the Turkey Creek area of Pueblo Reservoir making
field investigations for the Bureau of Reclamation's Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project. The Project office notified the archeologist who had made the
survey of Pueblo Reservoir, Dr. Arnold Withers of the University of
Denver. Several months passed before Dr. Withers visited the site and
by then it had been vandalized. The burial was photographed and a memo
written about it by employees of the Bureau of Reclamation. The burial
contained an adult, flexed, head to the southeast, probably with knees
partly under the body. Sex was not determined. Traces of ash and
charcoal possibly indicate the individual was partly cremated. The
remains were said to have a greenish cast. The memo stated that ``part
of the skeleton, including half the skull was later recovered and sent
to the University of Denver.'' No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1998, human remains (DU1987.1.1) were found in
collections at the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology during
an inventory of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Archeological collection. The
remains, approximately 37 fragments of cranium, were found in a box
labeled ``Turkey Creek.'' Approximately half of the fragments show
signs of burning. The remains were of an adult and have a very faint
green hue. The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology has
determined that the remains found in collection (1987.1.1) were removed
from the Turkey Creek Crevice Burial (5PE4277).
The Bureau of Reclamation does not believe that the geographical
affiliation of the human remains found in the collection at the
University of Denver Museum of Anthropology (1987.1.1) can be
identified as the Turkey Creek Crevice Burial (5PE4277). Consequently,
the Bureau of Reclamation and the University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology have agreed that the University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology shall proceed with NAGPRA compliance activities with
respect to these human remains.
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(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the flexing and location of
the burial.
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.
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
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribes of Oklahoma); and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed
as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma).
Other credible lines of evidence from authoritative
Governmental sources, including information gathered during
consultation, indicate that the land from which the Native American
human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of Apache Tribe 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; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as the
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan);
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North and South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as the 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; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously
listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of
San Juan); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
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Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South
Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Mountain Tribe of the
Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
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 Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology, 2000 E. Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303)
871-2687, email [email protected], by July 24, 2014. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains to Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(previously listed as the 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; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously
listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of
San Juan); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota;
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulting Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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