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2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians, and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

TVA is responsible for notifying the 

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee 

Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); Shawnee Tribe; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; 

and the United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: January 13, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02217 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17464; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion; U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Horseshoe Bend 

National Military Park, Daviston, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, 

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park 

has completed an inventory of an 

associated funerary object, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

associated funerary object and presentday Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of this 

associated funerary object should 

submit a written request to Horseshoe 

Bend National Military Park. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the associated 

funerary object to the lineal 

descendants, Indian tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of this 

associated funerary object should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park 

at the address in this notice by March 

6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Doyle Sapp, 

Superintendent, Horseshoe Bend 

National Military Park, 11288 Horseshoe 

Bend Road, Daviston, AL 36256, 

telephone (256) 234–7111, x226, email 

doyle_sapp@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an associated funerary object under 

the control of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, 

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, 

Daviston, AL. The associated funerary 

object was removed from the Taskigi 

site, Elmore County, AL. 

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 

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the 

associated funerary object was made by 

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously 

listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes 

of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal 

Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of 

Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch 

Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, a ceramic vessel 

was removed from the Taskigi site in 

Elmore County, AL by Dr. Peter A. 

Brannon. In 1963, Dr. Brannon donated 

the vessel to Horseshoe Bend National 

Military Park. Dr. Brannon’s 

documentation indicates the vessel is a 

funerary urn, and it is morphologically 

similar to other funerary vessels from 

the Taskigi site. There are no human 

remains associated with the vessel, but 

the vessel is believed to have been made 

exclusively for burial purposes or to 

contain human remains. The one 

associated funerary object is a funerary 

urn. 

The occupation of the Taskigi site has 

been dated from ca. A.D. 1600–1650. 

Documentary evidence links the site to 

‘‘Tuskegee,’’ the historic Creek Nation 

tribal town. Tuskegee residents were 

removed to Indian Territory with other 

members of the Creek Nation in the 19th 

century. Descendants of this group now 

are members of several Indian tribes 

including Kialegee Tribal Town, Poarch 

Band of Creeks (previously listed as the 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama), The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. 

The area was also historically occupied 

by Alabama and Coushatta peoples, who 

were later members of the Creek 

Confederacy and shared many cultural 

traditions with the Creek. Descendants 

of these groups now are members of the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, and Coushatta 

Tribe of Louisiana. 

Determinations Made by Horseshoe 

Bend National Military Park 

Officials of Horseshoe Bend National 

Military Park have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described in this notice 

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 and 

is reasonably believed to have been 

made exclusively for burial purposes or 

to contain human remains. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the associated funerary object 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of this associated funerary object should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

Doyle Sapp, Superintendent, Horseshoe 

Bend National Military Park, 11288 

Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston, AL 

36256, telephone (256) 234–7111 x226, 

email doyle_sapp@nps.gov, by March 6, 

2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the associated funerary 

object to The Tribes may proceed. 

Horseshoe Bend National Military 

Park is responsible for notifying The 

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Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02190 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17306; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

History Colorado, formerly Colorado 

Historical Society, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: History Colorado has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to History Colorado. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects to the 

lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to History Colorado at the 

address in this notice by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, History 

Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 

80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email 

sheila.goff@state.co.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the 

History Colorado, Denver, CO. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Pueblo 

County, CO. 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by History Colorado 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort 

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache 

Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, 

New Mexico (previously listed as the 

Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe 

of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh 

Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of 

Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, 

and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly 

the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar 

City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of 

Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, 

Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and 

Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma; 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 Pojoaque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, 

Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo 

of Texas and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. The Apache 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Kewa Pueblo, New 

Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo 

of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe 

of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Pueblo of Picuris, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; the 

Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Zia, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock 

Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of 

Idaho; and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of 

North & South Dakota were invited to 

consult but did not participate. 

Hereafter, all tribes listed above are 

referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and 

Invited Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1967, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Clift Swallows Site 

(5PE1) in Pueblo County, CO. The site 

was discovered and partially excavated 

by private citizens. They subsequently 

contacted Professor William Buckles of 

Southern Colorado State College (now 

Colorado State University-Pueblo) who 

completed their removal. In 1999, the 

remains were delivered to History 

Colorado after the closure of the 

Laboratory of Anthropology at the 

College. The burial was located in a cleft 

in rocks in a shallow pit lacking 

significant deposits above it. The burial 

was near the confluence of Rush Creek 

and the Arkansas River. Osteological 

analysis determined that the remains are 

of an adult female of Native American 

ancestry. No known individuals were 

identified. The four associated funerary 

objects are one lot of fragments of a 

woven bag, one piece of braided yucca, 

one flake and one drill bit tip. 

Based on expert opinion, 

archeological, geographical and 

historical evidence, and oral tradition, 

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 Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado 

and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah. Expert opinion of Dr. 

Buckles concluded that the site where 

the remains originated most likely dated 

to the historic period based on the 

condition of the remains and funerary 

objects and that it was consistent with 

Ute burial practices in which the 

deceased were often placed in clefts in 

rock. Description of traditional Ute 

burial practices provided by the 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and 

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah confirm that the individual’s 

burial was consistent with Ute burial 

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