Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices 5365 objects of various Western Apache Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache in this notice are the sole responsibility cultures. Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain of the museum, institution, or Federal Museum accession, catalogue, and Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache agency that has control of the Native computer records, published sources, Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai- American human remains. The National and consultation with The Western Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Park Service is not responsible for the Apache NAGPRA Working Group Indian Reservation, Arizona. determinations in this notice. indicate that the ten cultural items Representatives of any other Indian A detailed assessment of the human described above are from the Western tribe that believes itself to be culturally remains was made by Fort Collins Apache. The Dilzini Gaan objects have affiliated with the ten sacred objects/ Museum professional staff in been illustrated and/or described in objects of cultural patrimony should consultation with physical and forensic scholarly studies as styles used in contact Dr. Steven Holen, Head of the anthropologists and representatives of traditional girls initiation ceremony by Anthropology Department, Denver the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Gaan spirit impersonators. The masks, Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, attire, and equipment are held in high Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, Wyoming; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe regard in Western Apache society and telephone (303) 370–8261, before March of the Cheyenne River Reservation, are specifically needed for ongoing 3, 2006. Repatriation of the ten sacred South Dakota; Cheyenne-Arapaho practices of traditional Apahce spiritual objects/objects of cultural patrimony to Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, beliefs. Western Apache representatives the Western Apache NAGPRA Working Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of identified each of the items with Group, representing the San Carlos Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New ongoing religious practice and their Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of testimony was incorporated into Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of museum catalogue identification and Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain the Northern Cheyenne Indian descriptions. The cultural items belong Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux to the Western Apache as a group. There Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai- Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, are no museum records that indicate the Apache Nation of the Camp Verde South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of collectors from whom the objects were Indian Reservation, Arizona may Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the obtained had received voluntary proceed after that date if no additional Rosebud Indian Reservation, South consent for alienation from individuals claimants come forward. Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of or a group with authority as keepers of The Denver Museum of Nature & the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; sacred materials. Therefore, the cultural Science is responsible for notifying the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & items have been identified as fitting the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San South Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the definition of sacred objects and objects Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and of cultural patrimony. Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain The Western Apache NAGPRA Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Working Group represents the San Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Utah. Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp At an unknown time, human remains Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona that representing a minimum of 13 Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain this notice has been published. individuals were donated to the Fort Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO. Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai- Dated: December 30, 2005. According to museum records and the Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Sherry Hutt, history of the institution’s collections, Indian Reservation, Arizona. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the human remains were most likely Officials of the Denver Museum of [FR Doc. E6–1279 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] removed from Larimer and/or Nature & Science have determined that, BILLING CODE 4312–50–S surrounding counties. While specific pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C) the ten provenience for the human remains is cultural items described above are unknown, certain osteological evidence specific ceremonial objects needed by DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and dental characteristics suggest that traditional Native American religious the remains are of probable Native leaders for the practice of traditional National Park Service American ancestry and are believed to Native American religions by their date to before 1880. No known present-day adherents. Officials of the Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort individuals were identified. No Denver Museum of Nature & Science Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO associated funerary objects are present. also have determined that, pursuant to AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Traditional territorial evidence of 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the ten cultural ACTION: Notice. Arapaho and Cheyenne occupation of items have ongoing historical, Larimer County is documented on traditional, or cultural importance Notice is here given in accordance numerous maps, including ‘‘Indian central to the Native American group or with the Native American Graves Land Areas Judicially Established culture itself, rather than property Protection and Repatriation Act 1978.’’ The map, ‘‘Early Indian Tribes, owned by an individual. Lastly, officials (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks,’’ of the Denver Museum of Nature & completion of an inventory of human establishes the presence of the Arapaho Science have determined that, pursuant remains in the possession of the Fort and Ute tribes in the area during the to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO. The time of contact. The Colorado Office of relationship of shared group identity human remains were removed from Archaeology and Historic Preservation that can be reasonably traced between unknown sites, but most likely from map, ‘‘Estimated Tribal Territories in the ten sacred objects/objects of cultural Larimer and other Colorado counties. Colorado During the Late Nineteenth patrimony and The Western Apache This notice is published as part of the Century,’’ shows the presence of the NAGPRA Working Group, as National Park Service’s administrative Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne, representatives of the San Carlos responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Comanche, and Kiowa tribes in all of Apache Tribe of the San Carlos U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations eastern Colorado, including Larimer VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:49 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 5366 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices County. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Since that time, further consultations Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of map, ‘‘Original Ute Domain,’’ includes with the above-mentioned tribes have Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Larimer County as a part of the original resulted in verbal agreement to support the Lower Brule Reservation, South domain of the Utes. Through both oral the joint claim of cultural affiliation and Dakota; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the tradition and written records, the Lakota the request that the Cheyenne-Arapaho Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; were known to have been in Larimer Tribes of Oklahoma take the lead in Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the County and other northern Colorado repatriating and reburying the 13 Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, counties by at least the early 1800s. individuals described in this notice. Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Furthermore, during consultations with Officials at the Fort Collins Museum Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; official representatives of the culturally have determined that, pursuant to 25 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud affiliated tribes, folklore, oral tradition, U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the human remains Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian and geographical and historical described above represent the physical Reservation, South Dakota; Southern evidence provided indicates that remains of 13 individuals of Native Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Larimer County is part of their American ancestry. Officials of the Fort Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock traditional territory. Collins Museum also have determined Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; In addition to musuem records, that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray osteological evidence, and dental there is a relationship of shared group Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain characteristics, oral traditions, identity that can be reasonably traced Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, archeological context, ethnographic between the Native American human Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah that this research, and ethno-historic documents remains and the Apache Tribe of notice has been published. support cultural affiliation between