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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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determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001(3)(A), that the two 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 a death rite or 

ceremony. Lastly, 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(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 

Crow Tribe of Montana. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Rick L. Weathermon, NAGPRA 

Contact at the University of Wyoming, 

Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 

E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, 

telephone (307) 766–5136, before April 

14, 2011. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Crow Tribe of Montana may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology Department, Human 

Remains Repository, is responsible for 

notifying the Crow Tribe of Montana 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 9, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5856 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Colorado Museum, 

Boulder, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Colorado 

Museum 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 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 

University of Colorado Museum. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Indian 

tribe 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 and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact the University of Colorado 

Museum at the address below by April 

14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Steve Lekson, Curator of 

Anthropology, University of Colorado 

Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, 

NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein & 

Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, 

CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648. 

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 

University of Colorado Museum, 

Boulder, CO. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Catron, Grant, Lea, and 

Otero Counties, NM. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

was made by University of Colorado 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Mescalero 

Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 

Reservation, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; San Carlos Apache of the San 

Carlos Reservation, Arizona; White 

Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 

Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. There are no objections by the 

Indian tribes whose aboriginal lands are 

within Catron, Grant, Lea, and Otero 

Counties, NM, and all tribes agree to the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Pueblo 

of Acoma, New Mexico. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1962, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from Catron County, NM, by 

an unknown individual. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The remains of this individual are five 

teeth. At least one tooth suggests the use 

of teeth as tools and is consistent with 

an archeological Native American diet. 

The remains may have been removed 

from the Gila National Forest or the Gila 

Cliff Dwellings National Monument 

both of which are within Catron County, 

but due to lack of sufficient evidence, 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, deferred NAGPRA 

compliance responsibility to the 

University of Colorado Museum. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from Silver 

City, Grant County, NM, by an unknown 

individual. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The remains of this individual are two 

teeth. The morphology of one tooth and 

the wear of at least one tooth are 

consistent with an archeological Native 

American diet. In 1901, the remains 

were purchased by Jesse H. Sherman, in 

Silver City, NM. In 1939, the remains 

were donated to the museum by Mrs. 

J.H. Sherman. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the 

Tomas Dominquez Ranch, three quarters 

of a mile north of Gila, Grant County, 

NM, by Mrs. Marilyn Moore. No known 

individual was identified. The three 

associated funerary objects are a ceramic 

bowl, a ceramic jar, and one lot of stone 

flakes. 

The ceramic jar contains lightly 

charred/burned bones, as well as a 

handful of bone dust, and the stone 

flakes. The bowl was the lid for the 

ceramic jar and is decorated with a 

brown and white geometric design. The 

remains are Mogollon based on the 

associated funerary objects. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were bequeathed to the museum in 

January 1974. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 29LE1, 

Lea County, NM, by an unknown 

individual. No known individual was 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are one lot of shell beads, a 

projectile point, and a possible pendant 

made of stone or a marine-type of 

material. 

The remains are three teeth. The 

remains are likely Native American 


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