Notice2023-15102
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
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Published
July 18, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains most likely were removed either from New Mexico or Weld County, CO.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 45911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15102]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036185; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Northern Colorado (UNC),
has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any
Indian Tribe. The human remains most likely were removed either from
New Mexico or Weld County, CO.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after August 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Andrew T. Creekmore, III, University of Northern
Colorado, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80638, telephone (970) 351-2761,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f998979d8b9c8ed79a8b9c9c9294968b9cb98c979a96d79c9d8c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f998979d8b9c8ed79a8b9c9c9294968b9cb98c979a96d79c9d8c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
UNC. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the UNC.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, 29 individuals most likely
were removed and donated by Edgar Lee Hewett from New Mexico sometime
in the early 20th century, or removed and donated by R.W. Bullock from
New Mexico sometime in the early 20th century or were removed and
donated by George Fay, or unknown individuals, from Weld County, CO,
between 1890-1980. The human remains belong to one female adult, one
male adult, 24 adults of indeterminate sex, two juveniles, and one
adolescent. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were likely removed from known
geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one
or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify
the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission.
The UNC consulted with all Indian Tribes who are aboriginal to the
area from which these human remains were likely removed. None of these
Indian Tribes agreed to accept control of the human remains. The UNC
agreed to transfer control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes
identified in the Determinations section.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the UNC has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 29 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma;
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico, & Utah; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne
Indian Reservation, Montana.
<bullet> The disposition of the human remains described in this
notice may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests
for disposition are received, UNC must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the
human remains are considered a single request and not competing
requests. UNC is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and
10.11.
Dated: July 6, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15102 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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