Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices 68161

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 Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, The 

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 

TX. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from a 

site in Real County, TX.

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 Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory 

professional staff and the information 

was provided to representatives of the 

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, 

who claim affiliation and who have 

requested specific handling and housing 

conditions for the remains. No other 

tribe was consulted due to the clarity of 

information on affiliation.

In 1962, human remains representing 

a minimum of 17 individuals were 

removed from beneath the floor of the 

San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission 

church (site 41 RE 1), Real County, TX, 

by the Texas Memorial Museum, 

University of Texas and subsequently 

transferred to the Texas Archeological 

Research Laboratory. No known 

individuals were identified. The 111 

associated funerary objects are 3 

crucifixes, 2 brass medallions, 93 glass 

beads, 7 alabaster beads, 1 coral bead, 1 

amber bead, 1 vial of Opuntia seeds, and 

a minimum of 3 linen fragments.

The San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz 

Mission was established specifically for 

the Lipan Apache. The mission was 

operated by the Franciscan missionaries 

of the Colegio de la Santa Cruz de 

Queretaro between 1762 and 1771 for 

the purpose of converting the Lipan 

Apache to Christianity. The Lipan 

Apache band became members of the 

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico in 

1936 under provisions of the Indian 

Reorganization Act.

Officials of the Texas Archeological 

Research Laboratory have determined 

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

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 17 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 111 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 

Texas Archeological Research 

Laboratory 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 

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero 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. Darrell Creel, Director, The 

University of Texas at Austin, Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, 1 

University Station R7500, Austin, TX 

78712–0714, telephone (512) 471–5960, 

before December 23, 2004. Repatriation 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the Mescalero 

Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 

Reservation, New Mexico may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward.

The Texas Archeological Research 

Laboratory is responsible for notifying 

the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico 

that this notice has been published.

Dated: October 25, 2004

Sherry Hutt,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–25927 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, 

The University of Texas at Austin, 

Austin, TX

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 Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, The 

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 

TX. The human remains were removed 

from a site in San Jacinto County, TX.

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 Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas. No other 

tribes were consulted.

In 1968 and 1969, human remains 

representing a minimum of four 

individuals were removed from the 

Arthur Patterson site, San Jacinto 

County, TX, during excavations by the 

Texas State Building Commission, the 

Texas Water Development Board, the 

Houston Archeological Society and 

students from Coldsprings High School. 

The human remains were acquired by 

the Texas Archeological Research 

Laboratory at an undocumented date. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The 93 associated funerary objects are 

34 lots of beads, 2 ceramic cups, 2 

ceramic saucers, 1 ceramic plate, 1 lot 

of glass bottle fragments, 1 glass goblet, 

2 glass tumblers, 3 hawk bell fragments, 

5 iron fragments, 1 lot of iron nail 

fragments, 1 lot of iron scissors 

fragments, 4 pieces of petrified wood, 7 

sherds, 8 silver conchos, 6 white glass 

buttons, 1 metal bucket, 1 wood 

fragment, 5 pieces of quartzite, 1 bonehandled knife, 1 domesticated pig 

canine, 1 lot of feathers, 1 glass 

medicine bottle, 2 fragmented rings, 1 

lot of sherds and flakes, and 1 lot of 

glass beads.

The Arthur Patterson site is a Native 

American cemetery that appears to have 

been in use from the 1840s to the 1870s 

based on the artifacts found with the 

human remains. The Alabama and 

Coushatta Indians were the only groups 

known historically in the area during 

that period. The nature of the site from 

which the human remains were 

obtained, the mode of interment, and 

the kinds of associated funerary objects 

are consistent with the practices of the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas.

Officials of the Texas Archeological 

Research Laboratory 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 Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

68162 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices 

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 93 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 

Texas Archeological Research 

Laboratory 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 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas.

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Darrell Creel, Director, The 

University of Texas at Austin, Texas 

Archeological Research Laboratory, 1 

University Station R7500, Austin, TX 

78712–0714, telephone (512) 471–5960, 

before December 23, 2004. Repatriation 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward.

The Texas Archeological Research 

Laboratory is responsible for notifying 

the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas 

that this notice has been published.

Dated: October 25, 2004

Sherry Hutt,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 04–25928 Filed 11–22–04; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Colorado Historical Society, Denver, 

CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Colorado Historical Society determined 

that the physical remains of 361 

individuals of Native American ancestry 

and 345 associated funerary objects in 

the museum’s collections, described 

below in Information about cultural 

items, are culturally affiliated with the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur 

Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

The National Park Service publishes 

this notice on behalf of the museum as 

part of the National Park Service’s 

administrative responsibilities under 

NAGPRA. The museum is solely 

responsible for information and 

determinations stated in this notice. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the museum’s determinations.

Information about NAGPRA is 

available online at www.cr.nps.gov/

nagpra.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

to the Indian tribes listed above in 

Summary may proceed after December 

23, 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 museum before 

December 23, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority. 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. and 43 

CFR Part 10.

Contact.Contact Georgianna 

Contiguglia, President/SHPO/CPO, 

Colorado Historical Society, 1300 

Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, telephone 

(303) 866–3355, regarding 

determinations stated in this notice or to 

claim the cultural items described in 

this notice.

Consultation.The museum identified 

the cultural items and cultural 

affiliation of the cultural items in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort 

McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian 

Community of the Fort McDowell 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort Sill 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the 

Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; 

Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & 

Utah; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Zia, New Mexico; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt 

River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos 

Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 

Reservation, Arizona; Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Tonto Apache 

Tribe of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah; White Mountain Apache Tribe of 

the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; 

Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp 

Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; 

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico.

Information about cultural items. 

Prior to 1882, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed by Charles R. 

Weise and Charles Mayer from an 

unidentified site near Aztec, San Juan 

County, NM. The human remains 

(O.1727.1) and associated funerary 

object (O.499.1) were transferred to the 

Colorado Historical Society by Dr. D.S. 

Griffith in 1882. No known individual 

was identified. The one associated 

funerary object is a black-on-white 

ceramic bowl. Cranial morphology is 

consistent with physical features 

common to Ancient Puebloan 

populations. Cultural items associated 

with the burials are diagnostic of 

Ancient Puebloan technological 

traditions. Ancient Puebloan occupation 

of San Juan County generally dates 

between approximately 1000 B.C. and 

A.D. 1300.

In 1887 or 1888, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed by Al 

Wetherill and C.C. Mason from the Mesa 

Verde area, Montezuma County, CO. 

The individual was then sold by B.K. 

Wetherill to Mr. and Mrs. James A. 

Chain, who later donated the individual 

to the Colorado Historical Society in 

approximately 1893. The human 

remains were accessioned by the 

Colorado Historical Society in 1921 

(O.675.1). No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. While specific 

provenience for this individual is 

unknown, the Wetherills and Mason 

excavated numerous sites in the Mesa 

Verde region. Cranial morphology is 

consistent with physical features 

common to Ancient Puebloan