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kinship, biological, archeological, 

anthropological, linguistic, folklore, oral 

tradition, historical, and expert opinion 

evidence was used by Mesa Verde 

National Park to determine cultural 

affiliation for human remains and 

associated funerary objects removed 

from Mesa Verde National Park, which 

borders the Ute Mountain Ute 

Reservation. Officials of the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs and Mesa Verde National 

Park considered this information, and 

also considered the historical and 

geographical evidence for these human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

and reasonably determined that a 

broader cultural affiliation exists. 

Therefore, upon examination of the 

historical and geographical information, 

officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

and Mesa Verde National Park have 

determined that the Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute 

Indian Tribe share a historic and 

continuing cultural affiliation with the 

lands on the Ute Mountain Ute 

Reservation. 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Mesa Verde National Park 

have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001(9), that the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mesa 

Verde National Park have also 

determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001(3)(A), that the 24 associated 

funerary objects described above are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

with or near individual human remains 

at the time of death or later as part of 

the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, the 

officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

and Mesa Verde National Park 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 

associated funerary objects and The 

Tribes. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

Tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Cliff Spencer, Superintendent, 

Mesa Verde National Park, PO Box 8, 

Mesa Verde, CO 81330, telephone (970) 

529–4600, before April 14, 2011. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

Mesa Verde National Monument are 

responsible for notifying The Tribes this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: March 9, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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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. 

SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the remains and associated funerary 

objects and any present-day Indian 

tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may contact 

the museum. Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Indian 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 Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science at the address below 

by April 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, 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 and associated 

funerary objects in the possession of the 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 

Denver, CO. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Miami-Dade County and 

possibly Monroe County, FL. 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

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 Miccosukee Tribe 

of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation 

of Oklahoma, and the Seminole Tribe of 

Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations) 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1964, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from a burial context at an 

unknown mound site in the Upper Keys 

of Miami-Dade County, FL, by Jerry Ellis 

and Dr. David Milliman. On July 21, 

1964, Francis V. and Mary W.A. Crane 

obtained the human remains from Mr. 

Ellis. The Cranes donated the remains to 

the museum in 1968 and they were 

accessioned into the collections 

(AC.8315A (CUI 68) and AC.8315B (CUI 

69)). The remains include partial cranial 

fragments representing two adult males. 

Catalogue records suggested a possible 

affiliation of Calusa. No known 

individuals were identified. The six 

associated funerary objects are one clam 

shell mortar and pestle, one shell drill, 

one shell pendant, and two shell 

scrapers (DMNS catalogue numbers 

AC.8316A–B; AC.8317; AC.8318; 

AC8319; and AC.8320). 

Between 1957 and 1958, human 

remains representing a minimum of one 

individual were reportedly removed 

from a burial context at the Tallman Site 

on Plantation Key, Monroe County, FL, 

by Hugh and Hilda Davis, Dan Laxson, 

and George B. Stevenson. Additional 

catalogue records, however, indicate 

that the same human remains may have 

been removed from the DuPont Plaza 

Site in Miami-Dade County, FL. In 1959, 

Stevenson and Laxson donated the 

remains and various other materials 

excavated from the site to the Southeast 

Museum of the American Indian (a 

private museum founded by Francis V. 

and Mary W.A. Crane). In 1968, the 

Cranes donated their collection to the 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science 

(then the Denver Museum of Natural 

History) (AC.9248A (CUI 70)). No 

known individual was identified. The 

100 associated funerary objects are 94 

animal bones, 1 potsherd, 3 coral 

fragments, 1 shell fragment, and 1 bag 

of dirt and unsorted animal skeletal 

material (DMNS catalogue number AC. 

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These remains and other materials 

were catalogued as 9248 within the 

Crane Collection. The majority of the 

Crane American Indian Collection was 

accessioned into the collections with 

the same catalogue number assigned by 

the Cranes, but preceded by AC. 

However, the human remains and other 

material excavated from Plantation Key, 

FL, were accessioned into the 

archeology collection as A558 instead of 

AC.9248. It appears that the human 

remains were stored in a separate box 

within the rest of the archeological 

material from the Plantation Key 

excavation. In 1998, that box was 

removed from the archeology 

collections and assigned catalogue 

number AC.9248. The contents of the 

box were sorted into two distinct 

groups, the human remains and 100 

associated funerary objects. Several 

hundred objects from the Plantation Key 

excavation remain in the archeology 

collections and are still catalogued as 

A558, and the museum is working in 

consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe 

of Indians of Florida to deaccession the 

remaining portion of the Plantation Key 

and DuPont Plaza materials (DMNS 

catalogue number A558). 

Determinations Made by the Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science 

Officials of the Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science have determined that: 

• Based on non-destructive physical 

analysis and catalogue records, the 

human remains are 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 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and 

the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, 

Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 

Tampa Reservations). 

• Multiple lines of evidence, 

including treaties, Acts of Congress, and 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of 

Florida and the Seminole Tribe of 

Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations). 

• Other credible lines of evidence, 

obtained through consultation with 

tribal representatives, indicate that the 

land from which the Native American 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Tribes. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 106 objects described above are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

with or near individual human remains 

at the time of death or later as part of 

the death rite or ceremony. 

• 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 April 

14, 2011. Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

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: March 9, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

University of Wyoming, Anthropology 

Department, Human Remains 

Repository, Laramie, WY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in the control of the U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Washington, DC, and in the possession 

of the University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology Department, Human 

Remains Repository, Laramie, WY. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from within the 

boundaries of the Crow Reservation, 

Yellowstone County, MT. 

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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by University of 

Wyoming, Anthropology Department, 

Human Remains Repository, 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Crow Tribe of 

Montana. 

In the 1930s or early 1940s, human 

remains representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from a rock 

walled burial cyst by members of the 

Montana Archaeological Survey on the 

Crow Reservation, Yellowstone County, 

MT. The remains have been at the 

University of Wyoming since the 1960s, 

but possibly earlier (HR015). No known 

individual was identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are one 

small glass trade bead and a fragment of 

cloth. 

Human Remains Repository notes 

indicate that the burial was associated 

with other burial cysts and probably 

dates after the 1860s. The University of 

Wyoming, Anthropology Department, 

Human Remains Repository, determined 

that the human remains are Native 

American based on cranial morphology 

and tooth form. Based on the notes and 

the burial location, officials of the 

Human Remains Repository reasonably 

believe that the remains represent an 

individual related to the Crow Tribe of 

Montana. The Crow Tribe presented 

evidence that showed the burial 

location is within their tribal homeland 

as defined by the Treaty of Fort Laramie 

(1851), Indian Claims Commission (3 

Ind. Cls. Comm. 147), and U.S. Court of 

Claims (284 F.2c 361 (1960)). 

Officials of the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and the University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology Department, Human 

Remains Repository, 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 Bureau of Indian Affairs 

and the University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology Department, Human 

Remains Repository, have also 


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