[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7319]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society
(History Colorado), Denver, 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 in the possession and
control of the Colorado Historical Society (History Colorado), Denver,
CO. The human remains were removed from Howiri Ruin (LA 71), Taos
County, NM.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Colorado
Historical Society (History Colorado) professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The Kew Pueblo, New Mexico (formerly the
Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; and Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico, were contacted for consultation purposes, but
did not attend the consultation meetings.
In 1958, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from Howiri Ruin (LA 71), in Taos County, NM, by J.H.
Gerault and Eugene Stigall. The remains were donated to the Huerfano
County Museum in Colorado. In November 1989, the individual was
transferred to the Colorado Historical Society. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Howiri Ruin is a large 15th century multi-storied Pueblo village
near Ojo Caliente, NM. In 1958, Howiri Ruin had multiple owners,
including private citizens and the State of New Mexico. It is not known
if the individual was removed from private or public land within Howiri
Ruin. Colorado Historical Society has accepted NAGPRA responsibilities
for this individual. Osteological analysis by Colorado State University
confirmed that the remains are of a Native American infant. Oral
tradition and archeological evidence indicate the site was occupied by
ancestors of present-day Northern Tewa-speaking Pueblos.
Officials of the Colorado Historical Society have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), that the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Colorado Historical Society also have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), that there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and the Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; and Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Bridget
Ambler, Curator of Material Culture, Colorado Historical Society
(History Colorado), 1560 Broadway, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80202,
telephone (303) 866-2303, before April 28, 2011. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Colorado Historical Society (History Colorado) is responsible
for notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 23, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-7319 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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