[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24398-24399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12019]



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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 Colorado 
Historical Society, 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 Colorado State Historical 
Society, 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 and associated funerary 
objects was made by Colorado Historical Society professional staff 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; 
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine 
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud 
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern 
Ute Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated 
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe 
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the 
Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. The following 
tribes were invited, but were unable to participate in consultations: 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla 
Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River 
Reservation, Wyoming; and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
    In August 1994, human remains representing one individual were 
observed by a Colorado Springs man and his children in an arroyo slump 
in Colorado Springs, CO. Without disturbing the remains, the man 
contacted the Colorado Springs sheriff, who visited the site to collect 
all of the visible remains. The Office of the State Archaeologist was 
contacted on August 26 and, with the assistance of local 
archaeologists, the remaining portions of the burial were excavated 
between August 26 and 30, 1994. The remains, consisting of the nearly 
complete skeleton of an adult male, were originally buried in a flexed 
position. The teeth show unusually heavy wear and polish on all sides, 
with wear patterns on the front teeth suggestive of their use as tools. 
The totality of these circumstances supports the identification of this 
individual as Native American. No known individual was identified. The 
six associated funerary objects are a jasper biface, a ground and 
polished animal scapula, three flakes, and a piece of stone shatter.
    Based on the totality of the circumstances surrounding the 
acquisition of these human remains and associated funerary objects, and 
evidence of traditional territories, oral traditions, archaeological 
context, material culture, and dentition, officials of the Colorado 
Historical Society have determined that the burial dates to the 
prehistoric period, and that there is cultural affiliation with the 
present-day tribes who jointly claim a presence in the region prior to 
and during the contact period. Official representatives of 12 tribes 
signed and submitted a document to the Colorado Historical Society on 
October 12, 2000, jointly claiming cultural affiliation to these human 
remains and associated funerary objects. The 12 tribes are the 
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; 
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 
Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South 
Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & 
Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Colorado 
Historical Society 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. Officials of the Colorado 
Historical Society also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2(d)(2), the six objects listed above are reasonably believed to 
have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of 
death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, pursuant 
to 43 CFR 10.2(e), officials of the Colorado Historical Society have 
determined that, based upon traditional territories and oral 
traditions, there is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and 
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche Indian Tribe, 
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 
South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
& Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Apache Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 
Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche Indian Tribe, 
Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow 
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 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; 
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of 
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; 
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 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;

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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; Rosebud Sioux Tribe 
of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the 
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort 
Hall Reservation of Idaho; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern 
Ute Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South 
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; 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. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself 
to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact 
Anne W. Bond, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Colorado 
Historical Society, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203-2137, telephone 
(303) 866-4691, before June 13, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains 
to the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche Indian Tribe, 
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 
South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah 
& Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may begin after that date if 
no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: April 27, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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