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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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based on the morphology of one tooth, 

as well as the associated funerary 

objects and the archeological context. 

29LE1 has been identified as Jornada 

Mogollon. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were found 

in the museum collection on November 

6, 2007, during an inventory/ 

computerization project. 

In 1960, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from 29OT3 (Hatchet Site), 

Tularosa Basin, Otero County, NM, by 

Eugene McCluney. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The remains are Native American 

based on the archeological site context. 

29OT3 has been identified as Jornada 

Mogollon. McCluney excavated the 

remains as a part of his graduate work 

at the University of Colorado. The 

remains were transferred to the museum 

in 1960. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Colorado Museum 

Officials of the University of Colorado 

Museum have determined that: 

• 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 Indian Land Claims 

Commission decisions, as well as oral 

tradition, Catron, Grant, Lea, and Otero 

Counties, NM, are within the aboriginal 

land of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of 

Oklahoma and the Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

• Based on oral tradition, Catron, 

Grant, Lea, and Otero Counties, NM, are 

within the aboriginal land of the Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; White 

Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 

Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. 

• Based on oral tradition of the San 

Carlos Apache of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona, Catron, Grant, 

Lea, and Otero Counties, NM, were 

aboriginal gathering places for them, but 

these counties are the aboriginal land of 

the Chiricahua (Fort Sill Apache Tribe 

of Oklahoma and the Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico). 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of five 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the six 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 and 

associated funerary objects is to the 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects or any other 

Indian tribe that believes it satisfies the 

criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should 

contact 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, 

before April 14, 2011. Disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico, may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The University of Colorado Museum 

is responsible for notifying 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, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: March 9, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5853 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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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 

Arizona State Museum, University of 

Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

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 physical 

custody of the Arizona State Museum, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from sites within 

the boundaries of the Fort Apache 

Indian Reservation, Gila and Navajo 

Counties, AZ. 

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 Arizona State 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain 

Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

In 1979, fragmentary human remains 

representing a minimum of 18 

individuals were removed from the 

Hilltop Ruin Site, AZ P:14:12(ASM), 

Navajo County, AZ, during a legally 

authorized survey conducted by the 

University of Arizona Archaeological 

Field School under the direction of 

Madeleine Hinkes. A report prepared by 

Hinkes describes the presence of at least 

45 unauthorized excavation pits at this 

site. The human remains were collected 

from these pits or adjacent backdirt 

piles. There is no record in Arizona 

State Museum files regarding the 

accession of these human remains. 

However, the collection likely entered 

the museum in the same year as other 

collections from the summer field 

school. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The Hilltop Ruin is a pueblo site of 

75 to 100 rooms. The ceramic types 

indicate that the village was occupied 

during the period A.D. 1300 to 1400. 

These characteristics are consistent with 

the archeologically described Upland 

Mogollon or prehistoric Western Pueblo 

traditions. 

In 1979, fragmentary human remains 

representing a minimum of 106 

individuals were removed from the 

Brush Mountain Pueblo Site, AZ 

P:14:13(ASM), Navajo County, AZ, 

during a legally authorized survey 

conducted by the University of Arizona 


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