Notice2025-18571
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, Denver, CO
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Published
September 25, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), History Colorado has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 184 (Thursday, September 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46240-46241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18571]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6549; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041138; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado, 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 has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Chance Ward, NAGPRA Collections Specialist, History
Colorado, 1200 N Broadway, Denver CO 80203, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d5e757c737e78336a7c6f795d6e697c6978337e7233686e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83c0ebe2ede0e6adf4e2f1e7c3f0f7e2f7e6ade0ecadf6f0">[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 its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Presence of any
potentially hazardous substances is unknown.
OAHP Case 360: From Douglas County. A private citizen said they
found ancestral remains in garbage bins and turned into county
coroner's office. One ancestor. No funerary objects. No other
information or context is known.
OAHP Case 364: Hikers reported ancestral remains found near
Wellington Lake in Jefferson County. Law Enforcement turned over to
county coroner's office. One ancestor. No funerary objects. No other
information or context is known.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographic
location and/or acquisition history of the human remains in this
Notice.
Determinations
History Colorado has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after October 27, 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 human remains 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
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identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: September 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-18571 Filed 9-24-25; 8:45 am]
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