[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9606-9607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3753]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the remains and any present-day Tribe. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the
human remains may contact the museum. Disposition of the human remains
to the Tribes stated below may occur if no additional requestors come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the museum
at the address below by March 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it has a cultural affiliation with
the human remains should contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370-6378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 in the
possession of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The
human remains were removed from an unknown location in South Dakota.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow
Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Ho-
Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Upper
Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereinafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a burial context at an unknown location
in South Dakota. In 1972, the remains were found in the collections in
a box marked ``South Dakota'' and were accessioned into the collections
(A1992.1 (CUI 19) and A1992.2 (CUI 20)). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
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Determinations Made by the Denver Museum
Based on non-destructive physical analysis and catalogue
records, the human remains are determined to be Native American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
According to the final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of
the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
Dakota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State
of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation,
South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux Community,
Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine
and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow
Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Wisconsin; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation,
South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Omaha
Tribe of Nebraska; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux
Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota.
Finally, other credible lines of evidence, including
consultation with Tribal representatives, indicate that the land from
which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Upper
Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains is to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian Tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Dr. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-
6378, before March 21, 2011. Disposition of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no additional requestors come
forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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