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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; number DU6065) were removed from an Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo unknown location in the Southwestern National Park Service of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San part of the between the Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 1920s and the 1950s, possibly by Dr. Notice of Inventory Completion: Ildefonso, New Mexico; Ohkay E.B. Renaud, founder of the University University of Denver Department of Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the of Denver Department of Anthropology, Anthropology and Museum of Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Sandia, or H.B. Roberts, who often worked on Anthropology, Denver, CO; Correction New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Dr. Renaud’s excavations. The human AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New remains include a cranium of a young Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New adult female with worn dentition and ACTION: Notice; correction. Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; no evidence of cranial flattening Notice is here given in accordance Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo (cradleboarding). The cranium is labeled with the Native American Graves of Zia, New Mexico; San Carlos by H.B. Roberts in pencil as Protection and Repatriation Act Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, ‘‘Basketmaker Female Early Southwest.’’ (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Catalog records do not identify a completion of an inventory of human Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe specific site or any archeological remains and associated funerary objects of the Fort Apache Reservation, context. No known individual was in the possession of the University of Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the identified. No associated funerary Denver Department of Anthropology Camp Verde , objects are present. Officials at the and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, Arizona; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of ; University of Denver Museum of CO. and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, Anthropology recognize that scholars This notice is published as part of the New Mexico. have historically attributed the activity After July 2, 2001, museum officials National Park Service’s administrative of cradleboarding to Pueblo Tribes, but contracted a research archeologist and responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 during consultation, Pueblo officials conducted additional consultations with U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations knew of examples of other groups who representatives of the Nation, used cradleboards. In the absence of in this notice are the sole responsibility Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; specific archeological dates, of the museum, institution, or Federal Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; representatives agreed that cranial agency that has control of the cultural Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & flattening was not specifically a Pueblo items. The National Park Service is not Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico cultural practice. responsible for the determinations in (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan); In the notice of July 2, 2001, the this notice. Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo human remains representing one This notice rescinds a Notice of of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of individual (catalog number DU6067) Inventory Completion published in the Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, and 198 associated funerary objects Federal Register of July 2, 2001 (FR Doc New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New were recovered from a cave (Renaud 01–16547, pages 34956–34957). After Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; number Cave 6) on the T.O. Ranch, near further consideration of the evidence, Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Folsom, Colfax County, NM, by Dr. E.B. museum officials have determined that Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo Renaud of the University of Denver the human remains are of Native of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Department of Anthropology in 1929. American ancestry, but that there is not Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of No known individual was identified. sufficient available evidence that can Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, The 198 associated funerary objects are lead to a reasonable assignment of New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 9 bone awls, 1 antler flaker, 124 bone cultural affiliation as defined at 25 Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni beads (found in the configuration of a U.S.C. 3001 (2). This research Reservation, New Mexico. The museum necklace), 1 hammerstone, 2 choppers, conclusion was supported by feedback also sent reports and solicited feedback 1 stone pounder, 1 metate, and 59 during tribal consultations, claims to the via telephone and correspondence with chipped stone tools. The assemblage has area, associated funerary objects, and a representatives from the Apache Tribe been dated to the terminal Archaic/ rendering of the pictograph found at of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Transitional Basketmaker (circa 200 B.C. Cave 5 on the T.O Ranch. Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Fort to A.D. 700 based on the archeological The original notice identified a McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; context of the site). relationship of shared group identity Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Dr. Renaud collected the human that was reasonably traced between the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; remains and funerary objects while on Native American human remains and Mescalero Apache Tribe of the an expedition sponsored by the the associated funerary objects with the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Colorado Museum of Natural History Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Science). The burial site and other caves Wyoming; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of in the area included corn cobs as well Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Santo Domingo, New Mexico; San as fragments of yucca sandals that Dr. Oklahoma; Fort McDowell Yavapai Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reynaud says resemble those found by Nation Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Kidder and Guernsey in northeastern of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Arizona. Dr. Renaud characterizes the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache entire culture as ‘‘primitive maize Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache growers.’’ Dr. Renaud links Cave 6 with Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Nation of the Camp Verde Indian another cave in the area, Cave 5, based Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Reservation, Arizona; and Ysleta del Sur on the relative position of the hearths Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo Pueblo of Texas. and the similarity of the lithic and of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of In the notice of July 2, 2001, the animal bone assemblages. He concludes Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, human remains representing a that the occupations of these New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New minimum of one individual (catalog neighboring caves were essentially the

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same and contemporaneous, and that Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo DU6068, DU6069, DU6070, and both reflect the same culture. A Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, DU6181) are culturally affiliated, pictograph appears at the opening of New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), and Cave 5, described as a small, Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San therefore are culturally unidentifiable. conventionalized male figure with Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Museum officials contracted a squared-shoulders. Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache research archeologist and conducted The expedition encompassed the Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain additional consultations since October Cimarron Valley, including Kenton Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 4, 2001, with representatives of the Hopi Caves in the panhandle of Oklahoma. Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Based on the material culture, Renaud Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay groups all the sites in the Cimarron Reservation, Arizona; Ysleta Del Sur Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Valley as a discrete cultural group, Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, which he describes alternatively as Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New ‘‘Basketmaker,’’ ‘‘Primitive notice has been published. Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Basketmaker,’’ and ‘‘Fumerole.’’ The Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Dated: October 6, 2008 lack of specific evidence does not make Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, cultural affiliation conclusive. A review Sherry Hutt, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New of more recent literature regarding the Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Cimarron Valley reveals that as a result [FR Doc. E8–24963 Filed 10–20–08; 8:45 am] Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New of scattered artifact collections, BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; inadequate material descriptions, and Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo poor provenience information, assigning of Zia, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of cultural affiliation to these sites is DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. impossible. Reports and correspondence was also National Park Service Based on the information described conducted with representatives from above, including tribal consultation and Notice of Inventory Completion: Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo expert opinion, officials of the University of Denver Department of of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of University of Denver Museum of Anthropology and Museum of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Anthropology have determined that, Anthropology, Denver, CO; Correction Santo Domingo, New Mexico; and pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas. relationship of shared group identity AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Field notes for the human remains cannot be reasonably traced between the ACTION: Notice; correction. representing the six individuals do not Native American human remains and exist. The collector, Dr. E.B. Renaud, associated funerary objects and any Notice is here given in accordance founder of the University of Denver present-day Indian tribe. with the Native American Graves Department of Anthropology, identified Representatives of any Native Protection and Repatriation Act the individuals as ‘‘Pueblo,’’ due to American tribe who wish to comment (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the cranial reshaping that resulted from on this notice should address their completion of an inventory of human ‘‘cradleboarding.’’ Officials at the comments to Dr. Christina Kreps, remains and associated funerary objects University of Denver Department of University of Denver Museum of in the possession of the University of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Sturm 146, Denver, CO Denver Department of Anthropology Anthropology recognize that scholars 80208, telephone (303) 871–2688, before and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, have historically attributed the activity November 20, 2008. CO. of cradleboarding to Pueblo Tribes, but The University of Denver Museum of This notice is published as part of the during consultation, Pueblo officials Anthropology is responsible for National Park Service’s administrative cited examples of other groups who notifying the Apache Tribe of responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 used cradleboards. In the absence of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations specific archeological dates or any River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne- in this notice are the sole responsibility location information, tribal Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche of the museum, institution, or Federal representatives agreed that cranial Nation, Oklahoma; Fort McDowell agency that has control of the cultural flattening was not specifically a Pueblo Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill items. The National Park Service is not cultural practice. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe responsible for the determinations in In the Federal Register of October 4, of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, this notice. 2001, (FR Doc. 01–24931, pages 50676– New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of The notice corrects the cultural 50677), the Notice of Inventory Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of affiliation of a minimum of six Completion is corrected by deleting the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; individuals that were described in a paragraph numbers 4 and 5 that Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly Notice of Inventory Completion describe the six individuals; and the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of published in the Federal Register of substituting paragraphs 6 to 9 with the Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, October 4, 2001, (FR Doc 01–24931, following paragraphs: New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New pages 50676–50677). After further In 1939, human remains representing Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; consideration of museum records, a minimum of one individual (catalog Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo morphological evidence, and tribal number 1995.1.1) were collected by of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of consultation, officials of the University Theodore Sowers, a graduate of the Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of of Denver Department of Anthropology University of Denver. In 1995, his Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San and Museum of Anthropology have daughters donated the human remains Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San determined that there is not sufficient to the University of Denver so that they Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of available evidence to lead to a could be repatriated. No known Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa reasonable determination that the six individual was identified. The 42 Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa individuals (catalog numbers DU6061, associated funerary objects are 9

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