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Committee’s recommendation that the 

park repatriate the human remains to 

the tribes listed above in Summary.

In 2001, an additional human bone 

was discovered in the Guadalupe 

Mountains National Park collection 

during a review of cataloged mammal 

bones. This bone was originally 

collected from Pratt Cave in 1967 and is 

believed to represent one of the 

individuals previously considered by 

the Review Committee.

Disposition of funerary objects 

associated with culturally unidentifiable 

human remains is not addressed by the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act and no associated 

funerary objects are included in this 

notice.

Determinations. Under 25 U.S.C. 

3003, Guadalupe Mountains National 

Park officials determined that the 

human remains represent the physical 

remains of 10 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Guadalupe 

Mountains National Park officials 

determined that the human remains are 

culturally unidentifiable.

Notification. Guadalupe Mountains 

National Park is responsible for sending 

copies of this notice to the Indian tribes 

listed above in Consultation.

Dated: September 28, 2004

Sherry Hutt,

Manager, National NAGPRA program

[FR Doc. 04–25922 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indians Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, 

WI

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 Milwaukee Public Museum, 

Milwaukee, WI. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed from the Navajo Indian 

Reservation.

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 Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Milwaukee Public Museum 

professional staff and contract 

specialists in physical anthropology in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico.

In 1925, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the vicinity of Inscription 

House, Navajo Canyon, in Arizona, on 

the Navajo Indian Reservation by 

museum curator, Samuel A. Barrett, 

during a Milwaukee Public Museum 

expedition. No known individual was 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a potsherd.

On the basis of stylistic attributes, the 

associated funerary object can be 

identified as dating to circa post- A.D. 

1300, the Pueblo IV or Pueblo V period 

of Anasazi culture.

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from ruins in 

Navajo, AZ, on the Navajo Indian 

Reservation, by A.J. Newcomb, a trading 

post operator in Tohatchi, NM. Mr. 

Newcomb donated the human remains 

to the Milwaukee Public Museum in 

1925. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present.

The human remains were removed 

from a refuse heap outside a kiva wall 

associated with ruins in Navajo, AZ, on 

the Navajo Indian Reservation. Objects 

found in the ruins but not donated to 

the Milwaukee Public Museum indicate 

that the formation of the refuse heap 

dates to circa A.D. 900–1600. The 

human remains exhibit lamboid cranial 

deformation, which is associated with 

the Pueblo II through Pueblo IV periods 

of Anasazi culture.

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing three individuals were 

removed from ‘‘Ruin #2, Silent City,’’

presumed to be located near Tohatchi, 

NM, on the Navajo Indian Reservation 

by A.J. Newcomb. Mr. Newcomb 

donated the remains to the Milwaukee 

Public Museum in 1921. No known 

individuals were identified. The one 

associated funerary object is an 

earthenware pot.

One of the individuals from the Silent 

City site was removed from a refuse 

heap outside a kiva wall associated with 

the ruins. Stylistic attributes of the pot 

identify the occupation as affiliated 

with the Anasazi culture. Stylistic 

attributes of the pot also date the burial 

of one of the other individuals to circa 

A.D. 900–1300, Pueblo II-III period of 

the archeologically defined Anasazi 

culture.

Based on cranial morphology, dental 

traits, and associated funerary objects, 

the human remains are identified as 

Native American. Consultation evidence 

provided by the Hopi Tribe of Arizona 

indicates that Navajo Canyon in 

Arizona, and Navajo, AZ, both on the 

Navajo Indian Reservation, are part of 

the aboriginal territory of the Hopi 

culture, despite current occupation by 

the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico and Utah. Consultation 

evidence provided by representatives of 

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico indicates that 

these groups are descended from 

Anasazi people living in the vicinity of 

the present-day Navajo Indian 

Reservation.

Officials of the Bureau of Indians 

Affairs and the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that, 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of at 

least five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and Milwaukee 

Public Museum also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), 

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 

the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, 

officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

and Milwaukee Public 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 Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico.

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Alex Barker, Anthropology 

Section Head, Milwaukee Public 

Museum, 800 West Wells Street, 

Milwaukee, WI 53233, telephone (414) 

278–2786, before December 23, 2004. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Hopi 

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Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico may begin after that date 

if no additional claimants come 

forward.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico that this notice has been 

published.

Dated: October 7, 2004

Sherry Hutt,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–25921 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, 

WI

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 possession of the Milwaukee 

Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Fond du 

Lac, Green Lake, and Winnebago 

Counties, WI.

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 Milwaukee Public 

Museum professional staff and contract 

specialists in physical anthropology in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa 

Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Otoe-Missouria 

Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

In 1926, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from a grave near Luco Creek 

(site 47–FD–242), Fond du Lac, Fond du 

Lac County, WI, during sewer 

construction. In 1926, Robert Weeks 

donated a glazed ceramic perfume bottle 

from this grave to the Milwaukee Public 

Museum. No known individual was 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a glazed ceramic perfume 

bottle.

The presence of the perfume bottle 

dates the burial to the 19th century. The 

human remains from this burial are 

currently in the possession of the 

Wisconsin Historical Society.

In 1931, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from a location on the south 

shore of Lake Puckaway, Green Lake 

County, WI, by Rudolf Boettger. Mr. 

Boettger donated the human remains 

and an associated funerary object to the 

Milwaukee Public Museum in the same 

year. No known individuals were 

identified. The one associated funerary 

object is a copper alloy bracelet.

The presence of the bracelet dates the 

burial to circa A.D. 1770–1900.

In 1931 and 1932, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from the 

McCauley Campsite (47–WN–222), 

Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI, by 

Arthur P. Kannenberg. The McCauley 

Campsite is located at the point where 

the Fox River flows into Lake 

Winnebago, between Frankfort and 

Eveline Streets, Oshkosh, WI. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present.

Archeological evidence indicates that 

the McCauley site was inhabited during 

the historic period.

Based on cranial morphology and 

dental characteristics, the human 

remains are determined to be Native 

American. Archeological evidence and 

oral historical evidence provided during 

consultations indicate that Luco Creek, 

Lake Puckaway, and Lake Winnebago, 

WI, are located within the historic 

territory of the Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of 

Nebraska. The dates of occupation of the 

sites are consistent with the time period 

during which the Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of 

Nebraska inhabited the area.

Officials of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that, 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of at 

least three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Milwaukee Public Museum also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), 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 the death rite or 

ceremony. Lastly, officials of the 

Milwaukee Public 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 

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Alex Barker, Anthropology 

Section Head, Milwaukee Public 

Museum, 800 West Wells Street, 

Milwaukee, WI 53233, telephone (414) 

278–2786, before December 23, 2004. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward.

The Milwaukee Public Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of 

Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma; and Winnebago 

Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has 

been published.

Dated: October 7, 2004

Sherry Hutt,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–25919 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, 

WI

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 possession of the Milwaukee 

Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Maricopa 

County, 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