SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Iliff School of Theology, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The one associated funerary object is a book of Christian History, written in Latin. The book is entitled, Lavrentii Moshemii Institvtionvm historiae Christianae compendivm. Its accession number is 18098443. Its catalogue number is BR143.M674 1752. The skin of a murdered Lenape man covered the book until 1974, when the American Indian Movement removed the skin and took it to the Wind River Reservation for burial. The site name for the book is Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. Acquisition History: Around April 1, 1779, David Morgan (1721-1813), a euro-christian colonialist, murdered two Lenape Indian men in Virginia. It is “surmised” that David Morgan bound a ( printed page 54759) book of Christian history in the flayed skin of a murdered Lenape man. It is also suspected that David Morgan gave the book to William Barnes. William Barnes is the father of Colorado methodist minister Rev. Rezin Monroe Barnes. Rev. Barnes inherited the book. In 1893, Rev. Rezin Monroe Barnes, gave the book to the Iliff School of Theology. The flayed skin was taken by the American Indian Movement to the Wind River Reservation for burial there in 1974.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, the cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

The Iliff School of Theology has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• The one object described in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 23, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Iliff School of Theology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Iliff School of Theology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

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