[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9597-9598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3763]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the remains and any present-day Tribe. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the
human remains may contact the museum. Disposition of the human remains
to the Tribes stated below may occur if no additional requestors come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the museum
at the address below by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it has a cultural affiliation with
the human remains should contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370-6378.
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 in the possession of the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The human remains were
removed from an unknown location in Wyoming.
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 Denver
Museum of Nature & Science 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; Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Death Valley Timbi-
Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Fort Belknap Indian Community of
the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Fort McDermitt Paiute and
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and
Oregon; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of
the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community
in the State of Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California;
Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee
Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada;
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four
constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and
Wells Band); Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Yankton Sioux Tribe
of South Dakota; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation,
Nevada (hereinafter referred to as "The Tribes").
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1867 and 1870, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were obtained from an unknown location, possibly near Ft.
Fetterman, in Wyoming. In 1982, the human remains were donated to the
Denver Museum by Linda Stebbins and Mark Andrews, who obtained them
from Charles D. Cobb. The human remains were accessioned into the
collections (A1224.3 (CUI 22)). The remains consist of 10 inches of
black human hair and scalp. The edge of the scalp has been perforated
and laced with sinew. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Denver Museum
Based on non-destructive physical analysis and catalogue
records, the human remains are determined to be Native American.
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.
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According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation, Montana; Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne
River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow
Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Death Valley
Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone
Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower
Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne
Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Paiute-
Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the
Lone Pine Reservation, California; Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation, Nevada; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Te-Moak Tribe of Western
Shoshone Indians of Nevada; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba
Reservation, Nevada.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine
and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Big Pine
Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation,
Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap
Reservation of Montana; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of
the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop
Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community
of the Lone Pine Reservation, California; Prairie Island Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Shoshone Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Te-Moak Tribe of
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota;
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the
Yomba Reservation, Nevada.
Other credible lines of evidence, including consultation
with Tribal representatives, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine
and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne
and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower
Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne
Indian Reservation, Montana; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation,
South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah;
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains is to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian Tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-
6378, before March 21, 2011. Disposition of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no additional requestors come
forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-3763 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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