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 University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 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. No associated funerary objects are present. Individual was received by the Maxwell Museum from Lief Isaacson in 1987. The Maxwell received documentation for this individual indicating that they are a historical figure from the late 1800's that was killed by the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Troop K in the Wyoming territory. The documentation included a report from one of the soldiers present for the incident, who identified the individual after speaking with a local Indigenous leader from Tribes in the Wyoming territory who had alerted the 3rd Cavalry to the named individual being present in the area. The individual was killed after a confrontation with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Troop K, and the remains of the individual were taken from the scene.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by historical documentation, kinship, and acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

The University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical ( printed page 65770) remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 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.