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area around 1700, where they live in

Tewa Village. The evidence presented

during consultations with the Hopi,

supported by the ethnohistoric record

and archeological evidence,

demonstrates a cultural affiliation

between Pueblo Blanco and the Hopi

Tribe of Arizona.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

one individual of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(2), the 14 objects listed 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 University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and associated funerary

objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the

Colorado River Indian Tribes of the

Colorado River Indian Reservation,

Arizona and California. Representatives

of any other Indian tribe that believes

itself to be culturally affiliated with

these human remains and associated

funerary objects should contact Jan I.

Bernstein, Collections Manager and

NAGPRA Coordinator at the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology, 2000

Asbury, Sturm Hall S–146, Denver, CO

80208–2406, email jbernste@du.edu,

telephone (303) 871–2543, before

December 13, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–28857 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,

CO.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology

professional staff and a contract

physical anthropologist in consultation

with representatives of the PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon

Reservation and Colony, Nevada;

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the

Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;

Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker

River Reservation, Nevada; and the

Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington

Colony and Campbell Ranch, Nevada.

In 1949, human remains representing

two individuals were recovered from

near Fallon, Churchill County, NV. At

an unknown date an unknown

individual donated the remains to the

museum. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

The geographical location and

physical anthropological characteristics

indicate that these remains are Native

American. The archeological,

ethnological, and oral historical

evidence demonstrates that the area

around Fallon, NV, has been the

ancestral territory of the Northern Paiute

since at least A.D. 1000. Evidence

presented during consultations

indicates that the Northern Paiute

inhabitants of this area are presently

represented by the Paiute-Shoshone

Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and

Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute

Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,

Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony,

Nevada; and the Walker River Paiute

Tribe of the Walker River Reservation,

Nevada.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

two individuals of Native American

ancestry. Also, officials of the

University of Denver Department of

Anthropology and Museum of

Anthropology have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the

Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada;

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the

Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;

and the Walker River Paiute Tribe of the

Walker River Reservation, Nevada.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the

Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada;

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the

Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;

Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker

River Reservation, Nevada; and the

Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington

Colony and Campbell Ranch, Nevada.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Jan I. Bernstein,

Collections Manager and NAGPRA

Coordinator at the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, 2000 Asbury,

Sturm Hall S–146, Denver, CO 80208–

2406, email jbernste@du.edu, telephone

(303) 871–2543, before December 13,

2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of

the Fallon Reservation and Colony,

Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of

the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;

and the Walker River Paiute Tribe of the

Walker River Reservation, Nevada, may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 219 / Monday, November 13, 2000 / Notices 67759

Dated: October 30, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–28858 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,

CO. This notice is published as part of

the National Park Service’s

administrative responsibilities under

NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The

determinations within this notice are

the sole responsibility of the museum,

institution, or Federal agency that has

control of these Native American human

remains. The National Park Service is

not responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology

professional staff and a contract

physical anthropologist, in consultation

with representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw

Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Jena Band of

Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Quapaw Tribe of Indians,

Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah

Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

At an unknown date, an unknown

person removed human remains

representing two individuals from the

Hales’ Point Mound, Lauderdale

County, TN. At a later date in the 1950’s

or 1960’s the remains and their

associated funerary objects were

purchased from Tilton Indian Relics by

Mr. Fallis F. Rees, who donated the

remains and funerary objects to the

University of Denver Department of

Anthropology and Museum of

Anthropology in 1967. No known

individuals were identified. The eight

associated funerary objects are one

mortuary jar, two water bottles, one of

which is Bell Plain, one elbow pipe,

three unidentified clay objects with

indentations, and one double jar with

red slip and shell temper.

The Hales’ Point site has been

identified archeologically as a Walls

phase site. The Walls phase is a Late

Mississippian (A.D. 1200-1540) and

Early Historic Period (A.D. 1540-1700)

cultural unit in the central Mississippi

Valley of southwestern Tennessee and

eastern Arkansas. The funerary objects

support a late precontact date for the

remains. At the time that Europeans first

visited the region around Hales’ Point,

in the mid-16th century, both the

Quapaw and the Chickasaw lived in the

central Mississippi Valley. During

consultations, representatives of both

the Quapaw Tribe of Indians,

Oklahoma, and the Chickasaw Nation,

Oklahoma, presented evidence from oral

tradition, ethnohistory, archeology, and

material culture, specifically

continuities in ceramic traditions, to

demonstrate their cultural affiliation to

the Hales’ Point site.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

two individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(2), the eight objects listed 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. Also,

officials of the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and associated funerary

objects and the Chickasaw Nation,

Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Tribe of

Indians, Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of

Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of

Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians,

Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee (Creek)

Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of

Creek Indians of Alabama; Quapaw

Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

and the United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Jan I. Bernstein, Collections

Manager and NAGPRA Coordinator at

the University of Denver Museum of

Anthropology, 2000 Asbury, Sturm Hall

S–146, Denver, CO 80208–2406, email

jbernste@du.edu, telephone (303) 871–

2543, before December 13, 2000.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma, and the

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma,

may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–28859 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Control of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Washington, DC, and in the

Possession of the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the control of the Bureau of Indian

Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the

possession of the University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this