83 FR 42684 - Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18202 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 42684-42686] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18202] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026061; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, 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 History Colorado. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian [[Page 42685]] 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 History Colorado at the address in this notice by September 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, 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 History Colorado, Denver, CO. The human remains were removed from La Plata County and Montezuma 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 History Colorado professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Jemez, 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 Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico were invited to consult, but did not participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed above are referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.'' History and Description of the Remains In the 1930s, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from private property in La Plata County, CO, by a private citizen. In the 1960s, the human remains were given to another family member, who mailed them to the Office of the State Archeologist in June 2017. The La Plata County Coroner ruled out a forensic interest in the human remains. The human remains are identified as Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Case Number 324. Osteological analysis by Dr. Christine Pink of Metropolitan State University of Denver--Human Identification Laboratory indicates that the human remains are likely of Native American ancestry and archeological. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. About forty years ago, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from private property in Montezuma County, CO, by a private citizen. In October 2017, she turned them over to the Mesa County Coroner, who, with the Montezuma County Coroner, ruled out a forensic interest. In December 2017, the human remains were transferred to the Office of the State Archeologist (OSAC), where they are identified as Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Case Number 327. Osteological analysis by Dr. Christine Pink of Metropolitan State University of Denver--Human Identification Laboratory indicates that the human remains are likely of Native American ancestry and archeological. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. History Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah), conducted tribal consultations among the tribes with ancestral ties to the State of Colorado to develop the process for disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains and associated funerary objects originating from inadvertent discoveries on Colorado State and private lands. That consultation led to the drafting of the ``Process for Consultation, Transfer, and Reburial of Culturally Unidentifiable Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects Originating From Inadvertent Discoveries on Colorado State and Private Lands'' (2008, unpublished, on file with the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation). The tribes consulted on the human remains in this notice are those who have expressed their wishes to be notified of discoveries in the Southwest Consultation Region as established by the ``Process.'' The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. On November 3-4, 2006, the ``Process'' was presented to the Review Committee for consideration. A January 8, 2007, letter on behalf of the Review Committee from the Designated Federal Officer transmitted the provisional authorization to proceed with the ``Process'' upon receipt of formal responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to forthcoming conditions imposed by the Secretary of the Interior. On May 15-16, 2008, the responses from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma were submitted to the Review Committee. On September 23, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, as the designee for the Secretary of the Interior, authorized the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains according to the ``Process'' and NAGPRA, contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement. 43 CFR 10.11 was promulgated on March 15, 2010, to provide a process for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains recovered from tribal or aboriginal lands as established by the final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or U.S. Court of Claims, a [[Page 42686]] treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive Order, or other authoritative governmental sources. As there is no evidence indicating that the human remains reported in this notice originated from tribal or aboriginal lands, they are eligible for disposition under the ``Process.'' Determinations Made by History Colorado Officials of History Colorado have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on osteological evidence. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals 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. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(ii), the disposition of the human remains may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah). 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 Sheila Goff, NAGPRA Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, email [email protected], by September 24, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah) may proceed. History Colorado is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: July 17, 2018. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2018-18202 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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(INDOT), as well as Indiana State and associated funerary objects were Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Archaeologist Dr. Rick Jones. FHWA removed is the aboriginal land of the Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
notified the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Oklahoma by letter dated July 26, 2010, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Shawnee Tribe Nation of Oklahoma;
Shawnee Tribe by letter dated Community, Michigan; Match-e-be- and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
November 16, 2010. In co-operation nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi (hereafter, ‘‘The Tribes’’).
between the FHWA, INDOT, and Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Additional Requestors and Disposition
archeologists from IPFW, the human Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
remains were temporarily housed at the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
IPFW while initial consultation listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Native Hawaiian organization not
proceeded with the tribes listed in this Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; identified in this notice that wish to
notice and INDOT. On December 5, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, request transfer of control of these
2013, the human remains were Michigan and Indiana; and Prairie Band human remains and associated funerary
transferred from IPFW to the ISMHS. Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as objects should submit a written request
Upon consultation with the Peoria the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, with information in support of the
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, the Kansas). request to Michele Greenan, Indiana
human remains were inventoried and an • Treaties, Acts of Congress, or State Museum and Historic Sites
osteological analysis by staff at IPFW Executive Orders, indicate that the land Corporation, 650 West Washington
was conducted. Staff identified the from which the Native American human Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214,
human remains as belonging to a single remains and associated funerary objects telephone (317) 473–0836, email
individual, approximately 18–24 were removed is the aboriginal land of mgreenan@indianamuseum.org, by
months of age at death. Analyses also the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, September 24, 2018. After that date, if
indicated no apparent pathologies Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi no additional requestors have come
apparent or evidence of pre- or peri- Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville forward, transfer of control of the
mortem skeletal trauma. Given the Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e- human remains and associated funerary
incomplete nature of the human be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi objects to The Tribes may proceed.
remains (only a portion of the upper Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of The ISMHS is responsible for
body is present) as well as the age of the Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of notifying The Tribes that this notice has
individual, sex or stature could not be the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously been published.
determined. No known individuals were listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Dated: July 17, 2018.
identified. The one associated funerary Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Melanie O’Brien,
object is a pipe made of green stone that Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
appears to mimic the bowls found on Michigan and Indiana; and Prairie Band
[FR Doc. 2018–18198 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
18th century metal tomahawk pipes. Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
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The pipe bowl is shaped like the more the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
common kaolin clay pipes and is similar Kansas).
to examples recovered from the Wea • Other authoritative governmental
sources identify the removal location of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
village near Ouiatenon.
the human remains as the aboriginal National Park Service
Determinations Made by the Indiana land of Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
State Museum and Historic Sites Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026061;
Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Officials of the ISMHS have
determined that: Oklahoma; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Notice of Inventory Completion:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Wisconsin; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of
History Colorado, Formerly Colorado
human remains described in this notice the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Historical Society, Denver, CO
are Native American based on analysis Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee
of the physical remains and the Tribe; and the Winnebago Tribe of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
archeological context. Nebraska. ACTION: Notice.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
human remains described in this notice disposition of the human remains and SUMMARY: History Colorado, formerly
represent the physical remains of one associated funerary objects may be the Colorado Historical Society, has
individual of Native American ancestry. Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of completed an inventory of human
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, remains, in consultation with the
the one object described in this notice Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
is reasonably believed to have been Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Hawaiian organizations, and has
placed with or near individual human Forest County Potawatomi Community, determined that there is no cultural
remains at the time of death or later as Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian affiliation between the human remains
part of the death rite or ceremony. Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk and any present-day Indian Tribes or
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a Nation of Wisconsin; Kickapoo Tribe of Native Hawaiian organizations.
relationship of shared group identity Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
cannot be reasonably traced between the Kansas; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band Native Hawaiian organization not
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Native American human remains and of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; identified in this notice that wish to
associated funerary object and any Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; request transfer of control of these
present-day Indian tribe. Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the human remains should submit a written
• According to final judgments of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed request to History Colorado. If no
Indian Claims Commission or the Court as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa additional requestors come forward,
of Federal Claims, the land from which Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of transfer of control of the human remains
the Native American human remains Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
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treaty, Act of Congress, or Executive DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Park Service is not responsible for the
Order, or other authoritative determinations in this notice.
governmental sources. As there is no National Park Service
Consultation
evidence indicating that the human [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026073;
remains reported in this notice A detailed assessment of the remains
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
originated from tribal or aboriginal was made by the Florida Department of
lands, they are eligible for disposition Notice of Inventory Completion: State professional staff in consultation
under the ‘‘Process.’’ Florida Department of State, with representatives of Alabama-
Tallahassee, FL Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
Determinations Made by History listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Colorado AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Officials of History Colorado have ACTION: Notice. Town; Kialegee Tribal Town;
determined that: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the SUMMARY: The Florida Department of Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
human remains described in this notice State has completed an inventory of Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
are Native American based on human remains, in consultation with Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
osteological evidence. the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Hawaiian organizations, and has of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
human remains described in this notice determined that there is a cultural Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
represent the physical remains of four affiliation between the human remains Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
individuals of Native American and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
ancestry. Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Tribal Town. Two non-federally
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a descendants or representatives of any recognized Indian groups, the Florida
relationship of shared group identity Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians and the
cannot be reasonably traced between the organization not identified in this notice Original Miccosukee Simanolee Nation
Native American human remains and that wish to request transfer of control of Aboriginal People were also
any present-day Indian Tribe. of these human remains should submit consulted.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(ii), a written request to the Florida
Department of State. If no additional History and Description of the Remains
the disposition of the human remains
may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe requestors come forward, transfer of A braided lock of hair belonging to
of the Southern Ute Reservation, control of the human remains to the Osceola, an advisor to the principal
Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or chief of the Seminole and leader of
Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Seminole resistance during the Second
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain this notice may proceed. Seminole War (89M.041.004), in the
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & DATES: Lineal descendants or collection of the Florida Department of
Utah). representatives of any Indian Tribe or State, was donated by one of the
Native Hawaiian organization not descendants of Dr. Frederick Weedon.
Additional Requestors and Disposition Weedon, who was a medical doctor
identified in this notice that wish to
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or request transfer of control of these under contract to the Army, treated
Native Hawaiian organization not human remains should submit a written Osceola during his captivity at Ft.
identified in this notice that wish to request with information in support of Marion and later at Ft. Moultrie (1837–
request transfer of control of these the request to the Florida Department of 1838). Before he died, Osceola had
human remains should submit a written State at the address in this notice by given a few personal effects to Dr.
request with information in support of September 24, 2018. Weedon, but the braided lock of hair is
the request to Sheila Goff, NAGPRA ADDRESSES: Kathryn Miyar, Florida presumed to have been taken after
Liaison, History Colorado, 1200 Department of State, Mission San Luis death. Osceola’s postcranial remains
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone Collections, 2100 West Tennessee were buried at Ft. Moultrie in 1838;
(303) 866–4531, email sheila.goff@ Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone however, his head was retained by Dr.
state.co.us, by September 24, 2018. (850) 245–6301, email kathryn.miyar@ Weedon. It is believed that, later, the
After that date, if no additional dos.myflorida.com. head was housed at the Surgical and
requestors have come forward, transfer Pathological Museum in New York City,
of control of the human remains to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is and was lost in the fire that destroyed
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the here given in accordance with the the museum in 1866.
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, Native American Graves Protection and A lock of Osceola’s hair remained
and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. with the Weedon family from 1838 until
(previously listed as the Ute Mountain 3003, of the completion of an inventory its donation to the Florida Department
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, of human remains under the control of of State in 1989. Taking a lock of a
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah) may the Florida Department of State, descendant’s hair for a keepsake was a
proceed. Tallahassee, FL. The human remains popular western custom in the 1800s.
History Colorado is responsible for were removed from an unknown The hair is in a braided plait that is 53⁄4″
notifying The Consulted and Invited location. long, and consists of approximately
Tribes that this notice has been This notice is published as part of the seven strands of hair. Presumably, it had
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published. National Park Service’s administrative been plaited by a Weedon family
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 member sometime after its acquisition.
Dated: July 17, 2018. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Melanie O’Brien, this notice are the sole responsibility of Determinations Made by the Florida
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the museum, institution, or Federal Department of State
[FR Doc. 2018–18202 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] agency that has control of the Native Officials of the Florida Department of
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