60652 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 12, 2004 / Notices 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; and 

Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California. 

In 1924, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from site C–144 in Mason 

Valley, San Diego County, CA. The 

human remains were in a ceramic vessel 

that was excavated by John Glenn and 

that was given to the San Diego Museum 

of Man. In 1934, the vessel and the 

human remains were sent to the Gila 

Pueblo Foundation as part of an 

exchange. In December 1950, the Gila 

Pueblo Foundation donated the vessel 

and the human remains to the Arizona 

State Museum. No known individual 

was identified. The 11 associated 

funerary objects consist of one ceramic 

cremation jar, four sherds of brown 

pottery, five charred seeds, and one 

group charred textile fragments. 

Based on ceramic material and the 

mortuary pattern, the human remains 

have been identified as Native American 

and date from the late Prehistoric period 

to the Historic period (circa A.D. 750–

1870). Continuities of material culture 

and technologies provide a clear 

continuum for native cultures in this 

area from the late Prehistoric period into 

the Historic period. Historic documents 

from Spanish expeditions refer to 

Diegueno and Kumeyaay peoples living 

throughout this area. Consultation 

information provided by the Kumeyaay 

Cultural Repatriation Committee 

supports the recognition of this area of 

San Diego County as ancestral 

homeland to the Kumeyaay Indians. 

Officials of the Arizona State Museum 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Arizona State Museum also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the 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, officials of the Arizona State 

Museum have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), 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 

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 

of Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; Inaja Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja 

and Cosmit Reservation, California; 

Jamul Indian Village of California; La 

Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 

of the La Posta Indian Reservation, 

California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Manzanita 

Reservation, California; Mesa Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; and 

Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact John Madsen, Repatriation 

Coordinator, Arizona State Museum, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

85721, telephone (520) 621–4795, before 

November 12, 2004. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Kumeyaay Cultural 

Repatriation Committee on behalf of the 

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 

of Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; Inaja Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja 

and Cosmit Reservation, California; 

Jamul Indian Village of California; La 

Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 

of the La Posta Indian Reservation, 

California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Manzanita 

Reservation, California; Mesa Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; and 

Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Barona 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; Inaja Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja 

and Cosmit Reservation, California; 

Jamul Indian Village of California; La 

Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 

of the La Posta Indian Reservation, 

California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Manzanita 

Reservation, California; Mesa Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; and 

Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California that this 

notice has been published.

Dated: August 19, 2004 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–22836 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Catholic University of America, 

Washington, DC

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is here given in accordance 

with provisions of 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 object 

in the possession of the Catholic 

University of America, Washington, DC. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary object were removed from 

Custer County, MT, and from an 

unknown location in Wyoming. 

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 object. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary object 

was made by the Catholic University of 

America professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Crow Tribe of Montana and Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. 

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At the request of representatives of the 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the 

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 

Montana, the Catholic University of 

America also consulted with Dr. 

William Billeck, Repatriation Office, 

National Museum of Natural History, 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

DC. 

In 1882, human remains representing 

four individuals were collected by 

Father Eli Lindesmith in the vicinity of 

Fort Keogh, Custer County, MT. Three 

of the four human remains were 

collected on August 14, 1882. The exact 

date of collection of the remains of the 

fourth individual is unknown. Father 

Lindesmith served as military chaplain 

at Fort Keogh from 1880–1891, 

establishing a mission among the Crow, 

Sioux, and Cheyenne and serving the 

local white settlers and military 

personnel. No known individuals were 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a wooden burial board. 

The human remains of one individual 

(AN1996–159) were recovered along the 

north side of the Yellowstone River, 

‘‘opposite the company garden.’’ The 

human remains of a second individual 

(AN1996–197.2) and a wooden burial 

board (AN1996–197.1-.3) were 

recovered from beneath a cedar tree in 

which they had originally been placed 

to protect the human remains from 

wolves. Father Lindesmith indicated 

that these human remains were 

‘‘supposed to be a Sioux.’’ During 

consultation, Dr. Billeck observed, ‘‘The 

wooden board is from a Crow type 

cradle, and is not a type used by the 

Sioux or Cheyenne. The association of 

the skeletal remains under the same tree 

as the Crow cradle board, suggest that 

the human remains are Crow.’’ The 

human remains of a third individual 

(AN1996–260) were recovered from an 

unknown site within 3 miles of Fort 

Keogh, MT. The human remains of a 

fourth individual (AN1996–160) were 

given to Father Lindesmith and are 

believed to have been recovered from an 

unknown site in Wyoming. In a 

November 9, 1893, letter to the Catholic 

University of America, Father 

Lindesmith stated, ‘‘I do not know 

whether they are Indian skulls or not.’’

During consultation, Dr. Billeck 

observed, ‘‘The three cranial fragments 

from Wyoming have been identified as 

human’’ and ‘‘show evidence that they 

were obtained from an individual whose 

crania had been weathered by surface 

exposure and not by burial in the 

ground.’’

In 1893, Father Lindesmith donated 

the four human remains and one 

associated funerary object to the 

Catholic University of America. 

Osteological examination and historical 

documentation confirms that the human 

remains are of four Native American 

individuals. All of the human remains 

are believed to have been interred 

during the middle-to late–19th century. 

Officials of the Catholic University of 

America have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human 

remains described above represent the 

physical remains of four individuals of 

Native American ancestry. Officials of 

the Catholic University of America also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the one object 

described above is 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, officials of the 

Catholic University of America have 

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

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary object 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 object should 

contact Timothy J. Meagher, Archivist 

and Museum Director, The Catholic 

University of America, Washington, DC 

20064, telephone (202) 319–5152, before 

November 12, 2004. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object to the Crow tribe may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Catholic University of America is 

responsible for notifying the Crow Tribe 

of Montana and Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana that this notice 

has been published.

Date: September 1, 2004. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 

Denver, CO

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 in the possession of the Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, 

CO. The human remains were removed 

from unspecified area(s) on or near the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation in South 

Dakota. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota. 

Between 1895 and 1899, human 

remains representing an unknown 

number of individuals were removed 

from an unspecified area on or near the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation in South 

Dakota. The human remains are 16 

small fragments of long bones, 5 teeth, 

part of a mandible, and 2 vertebrae. 

Jesse H. Bratley obtained the human 

remains and three pieces of animal bone 

while teaching at the Lower Cut Meat 

School on the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation. Based on museum records, 

the human remains probably were not 

removed from a burial context. At Mr. 

Bratley’s death in 1948, the human 

remains came into the possession of Mr. 

Bratley’s daughter, Hazel Bratley. In 

1961, Mary W.A. Crane and Francis V. 

Crane purchased the human remains 

from Ms. Bratley. In 1983, the Cranes 

donated the human remains to the 

museum as part of the Jesse H. Bratley 

Collection and the museum accessioned 

the human remains into the collection 

in the same year. No known 

individual(s) was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains were probably 

collected from the ground surface. 

Museum records, consultation with 

tribal leaders and elders of the Rosebud 

Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota, and 

examination by a physical 

anthropologist indicate that the human 

remains are Native American. Based on 

museum records, physical evidence, 

and information obtained during 

consultation, the human remains most 

likely date from A.D. 1800 to 1890. Mr. 

Bratley collected directly from the 

Rosebud Sioux during the time he lived 

and taught at Lower Cut Meat Creek.