Notice2022-12116
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
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Published
June 6, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of Colorado Museum 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 the University of Colorado Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34291-34292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12116]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034001; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Colorado Museum 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 the University of Colorado Museum.
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the University of
Colorado Museum at the address in this notice by July 6, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Samantha G. Fladd, University of
Colorado Museum, 1030 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309, telephone (303) 492-
6671, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee9d8f838f809a868fc088828f8a8aae8d8182819c8f8a81c08b8a9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6112000c000f1509004f070d00050521020e0d0e1300050e4f040514">[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 under
the control of the University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The
human remains were removed from unknown locations.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the University of Colorado professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of
the Fort Peck 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; Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming (previously listed as Shoshone Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming); Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; 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; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, 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 Tesuque,
New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation,
South Dakota; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe); 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); Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and the Ysleta
del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas).
The following Indian Tribes were invited to consult but did not
participate: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Sill
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Santo Domingo Pueblo (previously
listed as Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, and as Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 121
individuals (TIN 738-746) were removed from multiple unknown locations.
The human remains represent seven infants, 29 children, and 85 adults,
many of whom are represented by only a small number of skeletal
elements. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In February 2022, the University of
Colorado Museum requested that the Secretary, through the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, recommend
the proposed transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains in this notice 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,
acting pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5),
considered the request at its February 2022 meeting and recommended to
the Secretary that the proposed transfer of control proceed. An April
2022 letter on behalf of the Secretary of Interior from the Designated
Federal Official transmitted the
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Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
<bullet> the University of Colorado Museum consulted with every
appropriate Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization,
<bullet> none of The Consulted and Notified Tribes objected to the
proposed disposition, and
<bullet> the University of Colorado Museum may proceed with the
proposed disposition of the culturally unidentifiable humans 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 the University of Colorado Museum
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American, based on an osteological analysis
by the Metropolitan State University Human Identification Laboratory
and the research and collecting practices of the Anthropology
Department of the University of Colorado.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 121 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<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 any present-day Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2) and 10.16, 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 Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah) (hereafter referred to as
``The Tribes'').
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 Dr. Samantha G. Fladd, University of
Colorado Museum, 1030 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80309, telephone (303) 492-
6671, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1764767a7679637f7639717b7673735774787b786576737839727362"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afdccec2cec1dbc7ce81c9c3cecbcbefccc0c3c0ddcecbc081cacbda">[email protected]</span></a>, by July 6, 2022. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Notified Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-12116 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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