[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42771-42773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17876]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the control of the University of Colorado Museum, Boulder,
CO. The human remains were removed from Grand County, UT, and Mesa
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Colorado Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Bridgeport Paiute
Indian Colony of California; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Confederated
Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Death Valley Timbi-
Sha Shoshone Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas
Indian Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie); Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Paiute-
Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony,
Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; San Juan Southern Paiute
Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho;
Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Skull
Valley Band of Goshute Indians, Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Te-Moak Tribe of Western
Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain
Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band and Wells Band); Ute Indian Tribe of
the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Walker River Paiute
Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Winnemucca Indian Colony
of Nevada; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell
Ranch, Nevada; Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1951, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from Luster Cave site, Grand County, UT, with the
landowner's permission by a field crew under the direction of Robert H.
Lister of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of
Anthropology, and Herbert W. Dick of the University of Colorado Museum.
Luster Cave was on property owned by James J. Luster and located west
of the Little Dolores River. No known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is a rabbit fur blanket.
The human remains are Native American based on site dates,
stratigraphy, and the associated funerary object/burial context. The
archeological evidence provides a date range of 1700 B.C. -A.D. 1300
for the Luster Cave site. Based on the stratigraphical evidence, the
remains of an infant found wrapped in the rabbit fur blanket that was
tied with yucca fiber are reasonably believed to date to A.D. 1300 or
later. Based on the stratigraphy at the site, the second individual,
represented by a single tooth cap found 48-60'' below the surface, is
reasonably believed to predate the infant burial.
In 1951, human remains representing two individuals were removed
from 5ME449, Roth Cave site, Mesa County, CO, with the landowner's
permission by a field crew under the direction of Lister and Dick. Roth
Cave was on property owned by J.D. Roth and located north of the Little
Dolores River. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is shredded juniper bark wrapping.
The human remains are Native American based on site dates,
stratigraphy, and the associated funerary object/burial context. Roth
Cave site dates archeologically to A.D. 500-1100. Based on the
stratigraphical evidence, the remains of a child, found wrapped in the
shredded juniper bark, are reasonably believed to date to A.D. 1100 or
later. Based on the stratigraphy at the site, the second individual,
represented by adult teeth, found below the surface, is reasonably
believed to predate the child burial.
In 1951, human remains representing one individual were removed
from 5ME453, Arroyo Site C2-2, Mesa County, CO, by a field crew under
the direction of Lister and Dick. Arroyo Site C2-2 site was on property
owned by J.D. Roth and located just north of the Little Dolores River,
on the north side of Sieber Canyon. No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are Native American based on the site dates, and
the orientation and position of the burial. Arroyo Site C2-2 dates
archeologically to A.D. 500-1000.
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the University of Colorado Museum also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the two objects
described above 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. Lastly, officials of the University of
Colorado Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity cannot reasonably be traced
between the Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects and any present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains.
In October 2009, the University of Colorado Museum requested that the
Review Committee recommend the disposition of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, based on Ute
aboriginal land claims supported by oral tradition, as well as the
support of other Indian tribes that were consulted. The Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Susanville Indian
Rancheria, California, signed the disposition agreement in support of
the disposition to the Ute Mountain Tribe. Furthermore, none of the
Indian tribes consulted objected to the determination of the
``culturally unidentifiable'' status
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by the University of Colorado Museum and the disposition to the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah.
The Review Committee considered the proposal at its October 30-31,
2009, meeting and recommended the disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. The Secretary of the
Interior agreed with the Review Committee's recommendation. An April
19, 2010, letter from the Designated Federal Officer, writing on behalf
of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the authorization for the
University of Colorado Museum to effect disposition of the physical
remains of the culturally unidentifiable individuals to the Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah, contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion
in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement. In the
same letter, the Secretary recommended the transfer of the associated
funerary objects to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, to the extent allowed by
Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology,
University of Colorado Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303) 894-
0648, before August 23, 2010. Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of
California; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Confederated Tribes of the
Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone
Band of California; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater
Reservation, Nevada; Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada; Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation,
Nevada and Oregon; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian
Colony, Nevada; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony,
Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian
Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie); Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah; Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community
of the Bishop Colony, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall
Reservation of Idaho; Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, Utah;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Susanville Indian Rancheria,
California; Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada; Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada; Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the
Yomba Reservation, Nevada; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 13, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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