[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66556-66557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28425]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of 
Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, 
CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the University of Denver 
Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University 
of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology 
professional staff and a contract physical anthropologist in 
consultation with representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind 
River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; 
Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache 
Indian Reservation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Isleta, 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 Juan, 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 Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Skull 
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
and Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; and the Zuni Tribe of the 
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
    In 1932, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from a site near La Veta, Huerfano County, CO, by Dr. E.B. Renaud of 
the University of Denver Department of Anthropology, and his assistant, 
Charlie Steen. No known individuals were identified. No funerary 
objects are present.
    Dr. Renaud was taken to the remains by Karl Gilbert of the U.S. 
Forest Service. Dr. Renaud collected the long bones of the skeleton and 
reported, but did not collect, numerous glass beads associated with the 
remains. At the U.S. Forest Service office in La Veta, CO, Dr. Renaud 
examined the skull of the remains and a series of associated funerary 
objects that had been collected by John Durant in the winter of 1931-
32. These funerary objects included one Barrett flintlock gun dated 
1848, three metal arrow points, one saddle buckle, five saddle rings, 
one piece of copper, one spoon, and one stone pipe. Dr. Renaud was 
given the skull, which he took along with the long bones to the 
University of Denver. Currently, the university is in possession of 
eight long bones. The skull has not been located.
    The date on the gun previously associated with the remains 
demonstrates that this individual died in the mid to late 19th century. 
At that time, south central Colorado, including Huerfano County, was 
the territory of the Eastern Bands of the Ute. This geographic 
association is confirmed by the oral testimony given in consultation, 
and is supported by ethnographical and historical evidence. Dr. 
Renaud's notes include a 1932 interview with Mr. I. Blasquez, a 
resident of La Veta since 1863, who also confirmed that the Ute lived 
in the La Veta area in the mid-19th century.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of 
Anthropology have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2(d)(1), the 
human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one 
individual of Native American ancestry. Also, officials of the 
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of 
Anthropology have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2(e), there is 
a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced 
between these Native American human remains and the Skull Valley Band 
of Goshute Indians of Utah; the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 
Mountain

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Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Arapahoe Tribe of the 
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; 
Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache 
Indian Reservation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Isleta, 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 Juan, 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 Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Skull 
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
and Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; and the Zuni Tribe of the 
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. Representatives of any other Indian tribe 
that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human 
remains should contact Jan I. Bernstein, Collections Manager and NAGPRA 
Coordinator at the University of Denver Department of Anthropology and 
Museum of Anthropology, 2000 Asbury, Sturm Hall S-146, Denver, CO 
80208-2406, email [email protected], telephone (303) 871-2543, before 
December 6, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Skull Valley 
Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: October 30, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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