[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24401-24402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12017]


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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 the 
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of 
Anthropology professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine 
and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 
Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the 
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of 
South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, 
South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton 
Sioux Indians of the Lower Sioux; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 
Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Prairie Island 
Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie 
Island Reservation, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee 
Reservation of Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake 
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota 
(formerly known as the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe); Standing Rock Sioux 
Tribe of North and South Dakota; Upper Sioux Indian Community of the 
Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota.
    In 1933, human remains representing three individuals were 
recovered from an unknown location in Nebraska by an unknown person. 
The remains were given to Dr. E.B. Renaud, founder of the University of 
Denver Department of Anthropology, who brought them to the museum. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The physical anthropological characteristics of these remains 
indicate that they are Native American. The museum's records of Dr. 
Renaud's research and collecting in Nebraska show that he collected 
remains only in western Nebraska, making it likely that these remains 
are from that portion of the state.
    In 1933, human remains representing two individuals were recovered 
from an unknown site in Bridgeport, Morrill County, NE, by Paul 
Henderson. The remains were given to Dr. E.B. Renaud, of the University 
of Denver Department of Anthropology, who brought them to the museum. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    The physical anthropological characteristics of these remains 
indicate that they are Native American.
    In 1933, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from Benkelman, Dundy County, NE, by Dr. E.B. Renaud, of the University 
of Denver Department of Anthropology. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The physical anthropological characteristics of these remains 
indicate that they are Native American.
    Collections documentation is nonexistent concerning possible dates, 
cultural affiliation(s), or the circumstances under which these Native 
American human remains were found. The ``Indian Land Areas Judicially 
Established 1978 Map'' indicates the legal claim to land based upon 
traditional use for the Southern Cheyenne, Southern Arapaho, Northern 
Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho, Sioux, and Pawnee. The ``Early Indian 
Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks Map'' establishes the 
presence of the Arapaho, Sioux, and Pawnee at the time of contact with 
Europeans. Representatives of the Pawnee Nation presented oral 
testimony connecting the Pawnee geographically to western Nebraska. 
Representatives of seven Sioux tribes presented oral testimony during 
consultation that placed the Sioux in Nebraska, which was the site of 
many conflicts. The seven Sioux tribes are the Cheyenne River Sioux 
Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee 
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 
Reservation, South Dakota; Rosebud

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Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee 
Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska; and Yankton Sioux 
Tribe of South Dakota.
    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 six 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the University of 
Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology also 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 Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River 
Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 
Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; 
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South 
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South 
Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux 
Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian 
Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Lower Sioux; 
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee 
Nation of Oklahoma; Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota 
Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota; 
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 
Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska; Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; 
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota (formerly known as the Devils Lake 
Sioux Tribe); Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; 
Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; 
and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Arapahoe Tribe of the 
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the 
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 
Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, 
South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, 
South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule 
Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux 
Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Lower 
Sioux; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; 
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota 
Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota; 
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 
Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska; Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; 
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota (formerly known as the Devils Lake 
Sioux Tribe); Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; 
Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; 
and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. 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, University of Denver Department of 
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 Asbury, Sturm Hall S-146, 
Denver, CO 80208-2406, e-mail [email protected], telephone (303) 871-
2543, before June 13, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the 
Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and 
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne-
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne 
River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow 
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South 
Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux 
Indians of the Lower Sioux; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 
Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Prairie Island 
Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie 
Island Reservation, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee 
Reservation of Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake 
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota 
(formerly known as the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe); Standing Rock Sioux 
Tribe of North and South Dakota; Upper Sioux Indian Community of the 
Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota may begin after that date if no additional claimants come 
forward.

    Dated: April 20, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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