[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56856-56857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28308]



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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 the Colorado 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 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 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. The following tribes were 
invited, but have been unable to participate in consultations: the 
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, 1997, human remains representing one individual were 
recovered from an unspecified site within El Paso County Parks and 
Recreation land, El Paso County, CO, during a legally authorized survey 
conducted by Jane Anderson of Pioneer Archaeological Consultants. The 
human remains were turned over to the El Paso County coroner. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Although this site has been identified as precontact due to the 
nearby presence of stone and bone tools, it is most likely that these 
human remains were recently redeposited due to flooding, and that the 
human remains, a cranium, are isolated and without a burial site or 
context. Based on condition of the human remains, this individual has 
been identified as Native American from the contact period to 1884. 
Colorado's history of tribal relocation suggests that these human 
remains date from before 1884. There is no evidence to contradict these 
findings. Based on the totality of the circumstances surrounding the 
acquisition of these human remains, traditional territories, oral 
traditions, archeological context, material culture, and cranial 
measurements, officials of the Colorado Historical Society have 
determined 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. These present-day tribes include 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. Authorized representatives of 
these affiliated tribes have submitted a joint claim of cultural 
affiliation to the Colorado Historical Society.
    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 (e), 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 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; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, 
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache 
Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico; Shoshone 
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 
of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; 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 December 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

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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: October 17, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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