Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 12, 2004 / Notices 60653

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.

[FR Doc. 04–22833 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S

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. 

60654 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 12, 2004 / Notices 

During consultation, tribal officials and 

elders suggested that the human 

remains are from the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota. 

Between 1895 and 1899, human 

remains representing the fragmentary 

and commingled remains of a minimum 

of three individuals were removed from 

an unspecified area on or near the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation in South 

Dakota. Jesse H. Bratley obtained the 

human remains sometime while 

teaching at the Lower Cut Meat School 

on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. 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 and the museum accessioned 

the human remains into the collection 

in the same year. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Morphological evidence suggests 

scaffold-type burials and staining 

indicative of copper ornaments. 

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. 

During consultation, tribal officials and 

elders suggested that the human 

remains are from the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota. 

Officials of the Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001, (9-10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of at 

least four individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science 

also 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 the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Ella Maria Ray, 

NAGPRA Officer, Department of 

Anthropology, Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado 

Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, 

telephone (303) 370-6056, before 

November 12, 2004. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science is responsible for notifying the 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota that 

this notice has been published.

September 15, 2004. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–22837 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District, 

Sacramento, CA, and UCLA Fowler 

Museum, University of California, Los 

Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District, 

Sacramento, CA (Federal agency that 

has control of the cultural items), and 

UCLA Fowler Museum, University of 

California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 

CA (museum that has physical custody 

of the cultural items), determined that 

the physical remains of six individuals 

of Native American ancestry and five 

associated funerary objects in the 

Federal agency’s collections, described 

below in Information about cultural 

items, are culturally affiliated with the 

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 

Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (also known as 

Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut 

Tribe, California); Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California; and Tule River 

Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California and have a 

cultural relationship with the TinoquiChalola Council of Kitanemuk and 

Yowlumne Tejon Indians and the 

Wukchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians 

(nonfederally recognized Indian 

groups). 

The National Park Service publishes 

this notice on behalf of the Federal 

agency as part of the National Park 

Service’s administrative responsibilities 

under NAGPRA. The Federal agency is 

solely responsible for information and 

determinations stated in this notice. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the Federal agency’s determinations. 

Information about NAGPRA is 

available online at http://

www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

to the Santa Rosa Indian Community of 

the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California 

(also known as Santa Rosa Rancheria 

Tachi Yokut Tribe, California) may 

proceed after November 12, 2004, if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any other Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the cultural items should 

contact the Federal agency before 

November 12, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority. 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. and 

43 CFR Part 10. 

Contact. Contact Richard M. Perry, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (916) 

557–5218, regarding determinations 

stated in this notice or to claim the 

cultural items described in this notice. 

Consultation. The Federal agency 

identified the cultural items and the 

cultural affiliation of the cultural items 

in consultation with museum officials 

and representatives of the Big Sandy 

Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California; Cold Springs Rancheria of 

Mono Indians of California; Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (also known as 

Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut 

Tribe, California); Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California; Tinoqui-Chalola 

Council of Kitanemuk and Yowlumne 

Tejon Indians (a nonfederally 

recognized Indian group); Tule River 

Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California; and 

Wukchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians (a 

nonfederally recognized Indian group). 

Information about cultural items. In 

1958, David Pendergast and Clement 

Meighan of the University of California, 

Los Angeles, under joint contract with 

the National Park Service, removed 

human remains representing a 

minimum of six individuals from the 

Greasy Creek site (CA-TUL–1), Tulare 

County, CA. At the time of removal, the 

site was on private land. 

The site was excavated prior to the 

construction of the Terminus Dam by