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indicates that the human remains are River Reservation, Wyoming; - Northern Cheyenne , Native American. Tribes of ; Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of The map ‘‘Indian Land Areas Nation, Oklahoma; the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Judicially Established 1978’’ includes Tribe of Oklahoma; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray the eastern Colorado counties of Pueblo, Nation, ; Indian Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain El Paso, Fremont, Lincoln, and Elbert in Tribe of Oklahoma; Apache Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, the land aboriginally occupied by the Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. The Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the In October 1973, human remains Colorado Office of Archaeology and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, representing one individual were Historic Preservation map ‘‘Estimated Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of removed from site 34CI267, feature Tribal Territories in Colorado During the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; NCE3 RS2, Cimarron County, OK, by the Late Nineteenth Century’’ shows the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray archeology field school students under presence of the Apache, Arapaho, Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain the direction of Professor Michael Cheyenne, Comanche, and Kiowa in all Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Nowak of The Colorado College of eastern Colorado. The Southern Ute Colorado, New Mexico & Utah that this Anthropology Department. The burial Indian Tribe map ‘‘Original Ute notice has been published. had been disturbed prior to discovery. Domain’’ includes El Paso, Pueblo, The human remains were curated in the Fremont, Las Animas, Lincoln, and Dated: October 28, 2003. Anthropology Department Archaeology Elbert Counties as a part of the original John Robbins, Laboratory in Palmer Hall and domain of the Ute. Official tribal Assistant Director, Cultural Resources. transferred in 1989 to the Biological representatives provided folklore, oral [FR Doc. 03–29508 Filed 11–25–03; 8:45 am] Anthropology Research Laboratory of tradition, geographical, and historical BILLING CODE 4310–50–S Barnes Science Center (Accession no. evidence of cultural affiliation, all of 1980.2.1). No known individuals were which indicated that eastern Colorado is identified. No associated funerary a part of their traditional territory. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR objects are present. Cranial morphology Officials of The Colorado College have indicates that the human remains are determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. National Park Service Native American. 3001 (9–10), the human remains listed Notice of Inventory Completion: The In October 1979, human remains above represent the physical remains of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, representing one individual were eight individuals of Native American removed from site 5BA317, Baca CO ancestry. Officials of The Colorado County, CO, by archeology field school College also have determined that, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. students under the direction of pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is ACTION: Notice. Professor Michael Nowak. The human a relationship of shared group identity remains were curated in The Colorado that can be reasonably traced between Notice is here given in accordance College Anthropology Department the Native American human remains with the Native American Graves Archaeology Laboratory in Palmer Hall and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Protection and Repatriation Act and were transferred in 1989 to the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Biological Anthropology Research Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne- completion of an inventory of human Laboratory of Barnes Science Center Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche remains in the possession of The (Accession no. 1980.2.2). No known Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. individuals were identified. No Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache The human remains were removed from associated funerary objects are present. Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Cimarron County, OK, and Baca County, Cranial morphology indicates that the Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache CO. human remains are Native American. Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New This notice is published as part of the The map ‘‘Indian Land Areas Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the National Park Service’s administrative Judicially Established 1978’’ indicates Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 that Cimarron County, OK, and Baca Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations County, CO, were aboriginally occupied the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; within this notice are the sole by the Apache, Comanche, and Kiowa Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray responsibility of the museum, tribes. The map ‘‘Early Indian Tribes, Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain institution, or Federal agency that has Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks’’ Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, control of the Native American human establishes the presence of the Kiowa in Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. remains. The National Park Service is Cimarron and Baca Counties at the time Representatives of any other Indian not responsible for the determinations of contact. The Southern Ute Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally within this notice. Tribe map ‘‘Original Ute Domain’’ affiliated with the human remains A detailed assessment of the human includes Cimarron and Baca Counties as should contact Joyce Eastburg, Legal remains was made by The Colorado a part of the hunting ground of the Ute, Assistant, The Colorado College, 14 East College professional staff in but Mr. Neil Cloud, NAGPRA Cache La Poudre Street, Colorado consultation with representatives of the representative, Southern Ute Indian Springs, CO 80903, telephone (719) Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, 389–6703, before December 26, 2003. Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Colorado stated that the area is too far Repatriation of the human remains to Wyoming; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of east. Official tribal representatives from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, may proceed after that date if no Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Oklahoma; and Mescalero Apache Tribe additional claimants come forward. Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of of the Mescalero Reservation, New The Colorado College is responsible Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of Mexico provided folklore, oral tradition, for notifying the Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; geographical, and historical evidence of Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the cultural affiliation, all of which

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indicated that Cimarron County, OK, Dated: October 28, 2003. shows that the human remains were and Baca County, CO, are part of their John Robbins, ever accessioned by the Denver Art traditional territory. Assistant Director, Cultural Resources. Museum. A rattlesnake rattle found Officials of The Colorado College have [FR Doc. 03–29509 Filed 11–25–03; 8:45 am] inside the jar is thought to have been determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 4310–50–S added after the jar was acquired by the 3001 (9–10), the human remains Denver Art Museum. described above represent the physical Archeological evidence has remains of two individuals of Native DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR demonstrated that pit or urn cremations American ancestry. Officials of The were the predominant Hohokam burial Colorado College also have determined National Park Service practice prior to A.D. 1100. Extended that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), supine inhumations then became more there is a relationship of shared group Notice of Inventory Completion: prevalent, completely replacing identity that can be reasonably traced Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO cremations by A.D. 1300. Officials of the Denver Art Museum recognize that between the Native American human AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains and the Apache Tribe of while ceramic jars and shells had other ACTION: Notice. Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind uses within Hohokam culture, the assembly of this particular ceramic jar River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne- Notice is here given in accordance and shell fragments was made Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche with the Native American Graves exclusively for burial purposes. Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Protection and Repatriation Act Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Archeological evidence has (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the demonstrated a strong relationship of Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian completion of an inventory of Native Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache shared group identity between the American associated funerary objects in Hohokam and the present-day O’odham Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New the possession of the Denver Art Mexico; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe (Pima and Papago) and Hopi. The Museum, Denver, CO. The associated O’odham people are currently of the Northern Cheyenne Indian funerary objects were removed from an represented by the Ak Chin Indian Reservation, Montana. unidentified location in . Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Representatives of any other Indian This notice is published as part of the Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River tribe that believes itself to be culturally National Park Service’s administrative Indian Community of the Gila River affiliated with the human remains responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River should contact Joyce Eastburg, Legal U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Assistant, The Colorado College, 14 East within this notice are the sole the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and Cache La Poudre Street, Colorado responsibility of the museum, Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. In Springs, CO 80903, telephone (719) institution, or Federal agency that has 1990, representatives of the Ak Chin 389–6703, before December 26, 2003. control of the associated funerary Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Repatriation of the human remains to objects. The National Park Service is not Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; responsible for the determinations River Indian Community of the Gila Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River within this notice. River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne- A detailed assessment of the River Pima-Maricopa Indian Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche associated funerary objects was made by Community of the Salt River Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Denver Art Museum professional staff in Reservation, Arizona; and Tohono Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache consultation with representatives of the O’odham Nation of Arizona issued a Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Ak Chin Indian Community of the joint policy statement claiming ancestral Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, ties to the Hohokam cultural traditions. Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Arizona; Gila River Indian Community Hopi oral tradition places the origins Mexico; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Gila River Indian Reservation, of their Patki, Sun, Sand, Corn, and of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt Tobacco Clans south of the Colorado Reservation, Montana may proceed after River Pima-Maricopa Indian plateau. While the Hopi oral traditions that date if no additional claimants Community of the Salt River do not identify specific locations, some come forward. Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham of the descriptions are consistent with The Colorado College is responsible Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Hohokam settlements in central Arizona for notifying the Apache Tribe of Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. during the Classic period. O’odham oral Oklahoma; Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind At an unknown date prior to 1972, traditions indicate that some of the River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne- one ceramic jar and six shell fragments Hohokam people migrated north and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche were acquired by Ralph Ray of joined the Hopi. In 1994, representatives Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Wheatridge, CO. The ceramic jar is buff of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona issued a Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache in color and made of micaceous clay. It statement claiming cultural affiliation Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian measures 16.4 cm high and 17.3 cm in with Hohokam cultural traditions. Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache diameter and features one loop handle Zuni oral traditions mention Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New on the rim. The ceramic jar is similar to Hawikuh, a Zuni community, as a Mexico; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the plainware types typically found at destination of settlers from the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Hohokam sites in Arizona. The shell Hohokam area. Zuni language, prayers, Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of fragments represent as many as three and rituals used by the Zuni Shu the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; different types of Glycymeris. The maakwe medicine society have Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray ceramic jar and shell fragments were descended from the Hohokam. In 1995, Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain donated to the Denver Art Museum in representatives of the Zuni Tribe of the Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, 1972. According to Denver Art Museum Zuni Reservation, New Mexico issued a Colorado, New Mexico & Utah that this documentation, the jar originally held statement claiming cultural affiliation notice has been published. cremated human remains. No evidence with the Hohokam cultural traditions.

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