Notice of Inventory Completion: University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 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 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65769-65770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21112]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7559; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043933; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of New Mexico, Maxwell 
Museum of Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM

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 New Mexico, Maxwell Museum 
of Anthropology 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 November 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Ash Boydston-Schmidt, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 
MSC01-1050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e7f5eee4e9ffe2f5f2e9e8c6f3e8eba8e3e2f3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c1d0f141e1305180f0813123c09121152191809">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e23232f202f293e3c2f0e3b2023602b2a3b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="305d5d515e515740425170455e5d1e555445">[email&#160;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 
University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 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, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Individual was 
received by the Maxwell Museum from Lief Isaacson in 1987. The Maxwell 
received documentation for this individual indicating that they are a 
historical figure from the late 1800's that was killed by the 3rd U.S. 
Cavalry, Troop K in the Wyoming territory. The documentation included a 
report from one of the soldiers present for the incident, who 
identified the individual after speaking with a local Indigenous leader 
from Tribes in the Wyoming territory who had alerted the 3rd Cavalry to 
the named individual being present in the area. The individual was 
killed after a confrontation with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Troop K, and 
the remains of the individual were taken from the scene.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by historical 
documentation, kinship, and acquisition history of the human remains 
described in this notice.

Determinations

    The University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has 
determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical

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remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 
Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

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 November 16, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the University of New Mexico, 
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 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. The University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 
is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 
and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: October 7, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21112 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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