Notice2022-19616
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
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Published
September 12, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, 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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 History Colorado. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55851-55852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19616]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034489; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Formerly
Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, 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 a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or 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 History Colorado. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 History Colorado at the address in this
notice by October 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenys Echavarri, History Colorado,
1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8dfd4ddd6c1cb96dddbd0d9ced9cacad1f8cbccd9ccdd96dbd796cdcb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2959e979c8b81dc97919a93849380809bb28186938697dc919ddc8781">[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 History Colorado,
Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from site 5LP.2223 in La Plata 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). 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 was made by History
Colorado professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, 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); and the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
From 2018 to 2020, human remains representing, at minimum, 19
individuals were removed from archeological site 5LP.2223 in La Plata
County, CO, by Alpine Archaeological Consultants, during archeological
monitoring and excavations as part of the US 550/160 South Connection
project, a highway construction project jointly undertaken by the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA). The site is in
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the CDOT right of way. Under the Colorado Unmarked Human Graves Statute
(Colo. Rev. Stat. sections 24-80-1301-1305), Native American human
remains found on state or private land in Colorado fall under the
jurisdiction of the Office of the State Archaeologist. This matter was
assigned Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Case Number
340. No known individuals were identified. The 12 associated funerary
objects are one deer phalanx, two lots of fish bones, one lot of shell
bead fragments, and eight lots of ceramics.
In 2002, consultation regarding the US 550/160 project was
initiated by CDOT with representatives of The Consulted Tribes with an
established interest in La Plata County, CO. The Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado indicated their cultural affiliation
with the proposed areas of construction and entered into agreements
with CDOT, FHWA, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the
Colorado State Historic Preservation Office. During these
consultations, it was determined that inadvertently discovered human
remains from this project would be culturally affiliated with the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; and the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
Determinations Made by History Colorado
Officials of History Colorado have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 19 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 12 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), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or 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 Glenys Echavarri, History Colorado, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-4531, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2b5beb7bcaba1fcb7b1bab3a4b3a0a0bb92a1a6b3a6b7fcb1bdfca7a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1c171e150208551e18131a0d1a0909123b080f1a0f1e551814550e08">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 12, 2022. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may
proceed.
History Colorado is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19616 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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