Notice2021-24308
Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
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November 8, 2021
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Fort Lewis College has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Office of the President, Fort Lewis College. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61786-61788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24308]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032962; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Fort Lewis College has completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects 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
associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Office of the
President, Fort Lewis College. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to the Office of the President, Fort Lewis College at the
address in this notice by December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Fine-Dare, NAGPRA Liaison,
Office of the President, Fort Lewis
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College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, telephone (970) 247-7438,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dabcb3b4bf85b19abcb5a8aeb6bfadb3a9f4bfbeaf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33555a5d566c5873555c41475f56445a401d565746">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of Fort Lewis College,
Durango, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from unknown locations, most likely in the American Southwest.
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 10.9(e). 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 and associated funerary
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by Fort Lewis professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico [previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan]; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 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 Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Santo
Domingo Pueblo [previously listed as Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico and as
Pueblo of Santo Domingo]; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah]; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo [previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas]; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma [previously listed as 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; Eastern
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming [previously
listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming]; Fort
Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
[previously listed as Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming]; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as Oglala
Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota]; Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Indian
Tribe of Utah [previously listed as Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)];
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation [previously
listed as Osage Tribe]; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma were invited to consult
but did not participate.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to
as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
Fort Lewis College is a four-year public liberal arts college
located in Durango, CO. Since the 1970s, the Department of
Anthropology's archeological field school has focused on sites in the
southwestern United States. At times, it has also come into possession
of Native American human remains and objects through undocumented
donations. While the human remains of the 40 individuals described
below have no documented provenience, they have been housed in Colorado
for the last 30 to 89 years.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 26
individuals (FLC #s 501/621, 600A-B, 601-602, 606, 608, 612, 614A-B,
615, 617A-B, 619-620, 624-625, 628-633, 1000A-B, and 1006) were removed
from unknown locations. On FLC #600B was written in black ink: ``UNK
W45 S25.'' Exhaustive searches through college records have revealed no
clues regarding the meaning of W45 S25. When the human remains came
into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #604) were removed from an unknown location. These
human remains were in a collection belonging to amateur archeologist
Zeke Flora. The human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis
College in 1989. No known individuals were identified. No funerary
objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #626) were removed from an unknown location. Unknown
persons left these human remains at the Fort Lewis College Biology
Department in September 1989. No known individuals were identified. No
funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #1004) were removed from an unknown location. A note
associated with these human remains (two mandibular molars) indicates
that they are from the ``Kroger Collection.'' When the human remains
came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals (FLC #605A, #605B) were removed from an unknown location.
The human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College in
1987. No known individuals were identified. The 22 associated funerary
objects are 21 sherds of greyware pottery and one piece of charcoal.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #613) were removed from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were identified. The 17 associated
funerary objects are greyware pottery sherds.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, seven
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individuals (FLC #623A, #623B, #623C, #623D, #623D, #623E, #623F, and
#623G) were removed from an unknown location. When the human remains
came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is unknown. No known
individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are
one greyware pottery sherd and one lithic flake.
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual (FLC #910) were removed from an unknown location. When the
human remains came into the possession of Fort Lewis College is
unknown. No known individuals were identified. The 10 associated
funerary objects are three ladle handle fragments, one white painted
sherd, one red painted sherd, four lithic flakes, and one fragment of
petrified wood or stone.
Based on the available information, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization,
or the ``aboriginal land'' of an Indian Tribe pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5) and 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and
10.16, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) may make a recommendation to the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary) for specific actions for disposition of any
human remains and associated funerary objects not already addressed in
43 CFR 10.11. In April 2021, Fort Lewis College requested that the
Review Committee consider a proposal to transfer control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice
jointly to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed
as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah]. The Review Committee carefully considered this request
at its July 7, 2021 meeting and recommended to the Secretary that the
proposed transfer of control proceed. An October 19, 2021 letter
transmitted the Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the
Review Committee that:
<bullet> Fort Lewis College consulted with every appropriate Indian
Tribe,
<bullet> None of the The Consulted and Notified Tribes objected to
the proposed transfer of control to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
[previously listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah], and
<bullet> Fort Lewis College may proceed with the agreed-upon
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed
as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah].
Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by Fort Lewis College
Officials of Fort Lewis College have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the broader collecting
practices of Fort Lewis College and the findings of physical
anthropologists employed by Fort Lewis College.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003(e), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 40 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 51 objects described
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> 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 associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or
the ``aboriginal land of any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects will
be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Kathleen
Fine-Dare, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the President, Fort Lewis College,
1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, telephone (970) 247-7438, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0167686f645e6a41676e73756d647668722f646574"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f4fbfcf7cdf9d2f4fde0e6fef7e5fbe1bcf7f6e7">[email protected]</span></a>, by December 8, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe [previously listed as Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah] may proceed.
Fort Lewis College is responsible for notifying The Consulted and
Notified Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-24308 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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