Notice2024-29942
Notice of Intended Repatriation: History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society), Denver, CO
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Published
December 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), History Colorado intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a known lineal descendant.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29942]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039213; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: History Colorado (formerly the
Colorado Historical Society), Denver, 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), History Colorado intends to repatriate a
certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and
that has a known lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Chance Ward, NAGPRA Collections Specialist, History
Colorado, 1200 N Broadway, Denver CO 80203, telephone (303) 866-5751,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#accfc4cdc2cfc982dbcddec8ecdfd8cdd8c982cfc382d9df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfaca7aea1acaae1b8aebdab8fbcbbaebbaae1aca0e1babc">[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
History Colorado, and additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation.
The one item is a headdress (E.1993.2) that belonged to Sapiah, or
Buckskin Charley. Through consultation with authorized tribal
representatives and known lineal descendants, this item has been
determined to belong to an individual who performed religious
ceremonies and the headdress is a sacred object. The headdress was
removed from La Plata County, Colorado at an unknown date, and later
donated to History Colorado (then the Colorado Historical Society) in
1961.
Determinations
History Colorado has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object described in this notice is a
specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
<bullet> A known lineal descendant (name withheld per request) is
connected to the cultural item described in this notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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.
Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after January 17, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, History Colorado must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and
not competing requests. History Colorado is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29942 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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