[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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