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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 Colorado Historical

Society, 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 Colorado

Historical Society, 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 and associated funerary objects

was made by Colorado Historical

Society professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River

Reservation, Wyoming; CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche

Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort Sill

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa

Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge

Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee

Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian

Reservation, South Dakota; Southern

Ute Tribe of the Southern Ute

Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &

Utah. The following tribes were invited,

but were unable to participate in

consultations: Apache Tribe of

Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the

Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation,

New Mexico; Shoshone Tribe of the

Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; and

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,

Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.

In 1935, human remains representing

one individual consisting of a scalplock

were donated to the Colorado Historical

Society by David H. Moffat, a wellknown businessman who settled in

Colorado about 1860. The circumstances

under which Mr. Moffat acquired the

scalplock are not clear. Museum

documentation and accession records

indicate that the individual is Native

American. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In May 1934, human remains

representing one individual consisting

of a partial skull were donated to the

Colorado Historical Society by Jay

Monaghan of Meeker, CO. According to

the society’s accession records, Mr.

Monaghan found the skull on Skull

Creek in Moffat County, CO,

approximately 90 miles from Craig, CO.

Museum documentation and

examination of the skull indicate that

the individual is Native American. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1936, human remains representing

one individual were donated to the

Colorado Historical Society by Nina

Nicholas. The remains, consisting of a

fragment of mandible and maxilla, along

with loose teeth, were found in a

sandpit near Boyero, Lincoln County,

CO. Physical examination of the teeth

indicates that this individual is Native

American. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In 1913, human remains representing

a minimum of one individual were

donated to the Colorado Historical

Society. The remains, consisting of a

skull and mandible of an adult male,

were found in Denver, CO, during a

building construction project. The face,

base, and right side of the skull are

missing. A tag attached to the mandible

states, ‘‘It is doubtful if this jaw

belonged to the present skull, although

they have been kept together.’’ In the

opinion of James Hummert, a physical

anthropologist who assessed these

remains in 1981, the skull and mandible

‘‘may or may not belong together.’’ Mr.

Hummert also noted that the teeth

indicate that this individual differs from

Anasazi populations, supporting the

probable provenience of this person

from the eastern plains of Colorado.

Based on physical examination, the

teeth present in the mandible show very

little wear. The weathering of both the

skull and mandible indicates that the

remains probably have greater antiquity

than the Euro-American occupation

period of the Denver area. This

individual is therefore presumed to be

Native American. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Between 1879 and 1930, human

remains representing one individual

were donated to the Colorado Historical

Society. The nearly complete remains

are of an adult female found near Black

Hawk, CO. Museum accession records

indicate that there was no metal found

with this burial, indicating probable

burial prior to the historic period. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In September 1936, human remains

representing one individual were

donated to the Colorado Historical

Society by Joseph M. Crow of Hooper,

CO. Mr. Crow found the remains at the

Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley of

Colorado. Physical examination

indicates that the remains, consisting of

a partial skull and mandible, are from

an individual approximately 16 years of

age. Wear on the teeth indicates that this

individual is Native American. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

On April 16, 1942, human remains

representing one individual were

donated to the Colorado Historical

Society by Guy P. Walsh of Wray, CO.

Records indicate that the remains were

probably found by a Mr. White near

Bayfield, CO. Physical examination of

the remains, consisting of a skull and

mandible from an adult female, 30–35

years of age, revealed cranial and dental

characteristics consistent with Native

American individuals. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

Prior to 1963, human remains

representing two individuals were

donated to the Colorado Historical

Society. These remains might have been

part of a donation made by Anna

Scarlett and M.D. Davis during the

1920’s, but this is uncertain. The

remains consist of a highly fragmentary

skull and mandible of an adult, and the

fragmented femora of an adolescent. The

indistinguishable coloration of the

remains and soil indicates that the

adolescent’s remains were most likely

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found in the same location as the adult’s

remains. The teeth show heavy wear

indicating that the adult is probably

Native American, and due to the

proximity of the burials, the adolescent

is probably also Native American. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1939, human remains representing

one individual were donated to the

Colorado Historical Society by Clinton

Buniger of Fruita, CO. The remains are

nearly complete and represent an infant

approximately 6–9 months of age. The

remains were found near the ColoradoUtah State line in the vicinity of Fruita,

CO. Physical examination revealed

facial characteristics indicating that this

person is Native American. Based upon

the method of manufacture of the ribbon

that accompanies this individual, these

remains are considered to be from the

historic period. No known individual

was identified. The two associated

funerary objects are a small amount of

resinous substance and a blue satin

ribbon.

In May 1944, human remains

representing 38 individuals were

bequeathed to the Colorado Historical

Society by James Mellinger of

Longmont, CO. Mr. Mellinger, an

avocational archeologist, collected

remains during 17 years of archeological

work in South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah,

Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.

His collection of over 6,000 items was

accessioned by the Colorado Historical

Society in 1951. No field notes or other

records accompanied the collection.

Knowledge of Mr. Mellinger’s

collections and the physical

characteristics of these remains indicate

that the individuals are likely to be

Native American. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In 1944, another set of human remains

representing one individual was

bequeathed to the Colorado Historical

Society by James Mellinger of

Longmont, CO. The remains, consisting

of a right innominate, right femur, right

tibia, and right fibula, are from an adult

male aged 20–25 years, and were found

‘‘on the open plain’’ at Grand Gulch,

UT. Knowledge of Mr. Mellinger’s

collections and the physical

characteristics of these remains indicate

that the individual is likely to be Native

American. One projectile point, which

was unlikely to have been placed

intentionally with the individual at the

time of death or later as part of the death

rite or ceremony, was imbedded in the

interior surface of the innominate. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Between 1879 and 1930, human

remains representing 10 individuals

were donated to the Colorado Historical

Society. The only documentation

referring to these individuals appears as

single-line entries in an accession ledger

from March 1930. The precise dates of

acquisition and proveniences of these

individuals are not known. The

Colorado Historical Society has never

formally collected non-Indian human

remains, and many undocumented

Colorado Historical Society remains

have been identified as Native American

on the basis of cranial morphology. The

totality of these circumstances supports

the identification of these individuals as

Native American. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Between 1879 and 1981, human

remains representing a minimum of 168

individuals were donated to the

Colorado Historical Society. No

documentation referring to these

individuals can be located at the

society; precise dates of acquisition and

proveniences of these individuals,

therefore, are not known. The Colorado

Historical Society has never formally

collected non-Indian human remains,

and many undocumented Colorado

Historical Society remains have been

identified as Native American on the

basis of cranial morphology. The totality

of these circumstances supports the

identification of these individuals as

Native American. No known individuals

were identified. The one associated

funerary object is a metal bracelet that

encircles the arm of one individual.

In 1990, human remains representing

one individual consisting of cranial

fragments and one femur fragment were

found by unknown workmen during a

house construction project in Larimer

County, CO. Dr. Diane France of

Colorado State University studied these

remains and determined that the

individual is Native American. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In 1990, human remains representing

two individuals were found by city

workers digging a trench in Fort Collins,

CO. Dr. Diane France determined that

the remains are those of two adult

Native Americans. Dr. Calvin Jennings,

also of Colorado State University, stated

that these individuals probably dated

from 1,500 to 2,000 years before present.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present.

In 1992, human remains representing

one individual consisting of the

cranium and various bones were found

by two junior high school boys in

Colorado Springs, CO. The level of

preservation of the remains suggests a

date of less than 1,000 years ago,

possibly 200–300 years before present.

Based upon this information, these

remains were identified as Native

American. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In May 1992, the University of

Northern Colorado conducted brief site

testing and excavation in Weld County,

CO, and recovered human remains

representing a minimum of three

individuals. These remains were taken

to the University of Northern Colorado

where they were analyzed by a physical

anthropologist who identified them as

Native American. This location is

known as the Garcia or Buckwheat site.

No known individuals were identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present.

In June 1993, human remains

representing one individual were found

by children removing rocks from a

crevice near Peyton, CO. On July 1,

1993, Assistant State Archaeologist

Kevin Black made a site inspection and

collected the few remaining blue beads

and bone fragments. Based on manner of

interment, and analysis by physical

anthropologist Dr. Michael Hoffman, the

individual was identified as Native

American. On the basis of the style and

manufacture of the beads, the burial is

dated to circa A.D. 1840–1860. No

known individual was identified. The

associated funerary objects consist of

537 blue glass beads and 3 white glass

beads.

In September 1993, a member of the

Colorado Archaeological Society

received human remains representing

one individual from an unknown person

residing in Vail, CO. These remains are

said to have originated from the Cherry

Creek area of Denver County, CO. Based

on the provenience of the remains, the

individual is presumed to be Native

American. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In November 1993, the police

department in Northglenn, Adams

County, CO, recovered from a dumpster

the remains of one individual, assumed

by the Colorado Historical Society to

have been previously buried. An Adams

County Sheriff’s Department forensic

specialist determined the remains to be

Native American. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In July 1994, the remains of one

individual were found near Bronquist,

CO. The Pueblo County, CO, Coroner

determined the remains to be ancient

Native American. No known individual

was identified. The one associated

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funerary object is a Rose Spring-type

projectile point.

In 1995, human remains representing

one individual were discovered during

outdoor work at a private home in

Wheat Ridge, CO. The Jefferson County,

CO, coroner determined the remains to

be Native American. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

In 1995, human remains representing

one individual were discovered in the

Founder’s Village subdivision near

Castle Rock, CO. Professor Michael

Hoffman of Colorado College

determined the remains to be ancient

Native American. No known individual

was identified. The one associated

funerary object is a bifacial knife.

In August 1995, human remains

representing one individual were

uncovered during construction at a

private home in Arapahoe County, CO.

A physical anthropologist determined

that the cranium showed Native

American characteristics. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

In June 1996, a local family recovered

human remains representing one

individual from the Pueblo Reservoir

shoreline. The geographical location

and apparent antiquity of the bones

suggest Native American origin. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

In October 1996, two boys found

human remains representing one

individual near Evergreen, CO. Physical

analysis confirms that this individual is

Native American. A radiocarbon date of

a nearby charcoal fragment provides a

date of approximately 1,600 years before

present. One projectile point, which was

unlikely to have been placed

intentionally with the individual at the

time of death or later as part of the death

rite or ceremony, and may have been the

cause of death, was lodged in the

vertebral column. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In March 1997, an anonymous man

brought to the State archeologist a small

box containing human remains

representing one individual. These

remains are said to have originated from

an intertribal battlefield near the North

Platte River in Nebraska. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

In April 1997, a private individual

found the human remains of one

individual in Fremont County, CO. Dr.

Michael Hoffman of Colorado College

determined the remains to be Native

American. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In March 1998, a private individual in

Pueblo County, CO, discovered human

remains representing one individual.

Professor Michael Hoffman of Colorado

College determined the remains to be

Native American. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In March 1998, human remains

representing one individual were

discovered by a construction worker

during a Colorado Department of

Transportation project. The remains

were traced to a load of fill material

from the E-470 project in Arapahoe

County, CO. Dr. Diane France

determined the remains to be most

likely Native American. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

In 1998, human remains representing

one individual were found on private

land in Las Animas County, CO. The

coroner determined that the remains are

most likely Native American. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

In August 1998, the buried remains of

two Native American individuals were

found by Metcalf Archaeological

Consultants during an archeological

survey for a Colorado Interstate Gas

pipeline in Las Animas County, CO. No

known individual was identified. The

two associated funerary objects are

groove-and-snap bone beads that are

probably made of bird or other animal

bone.

On December 27, 1999, the State

archeologist received human remains

representing one individual that had

been discovered in 1973 near Westcliffe,

Custer County, CO. The site, known as

the Brush County Creek site, was

excavated by University of Southern

Colorado Professor William Buckles.

Circumstances suggest that these

remains originated from archeological

sites in southeastern Colorado and that

the individuals are Native American. No

known individual was identified. The

two associated funerary objects are a

mano and a bone awl.

On December 27, 1999, the State

archeologist received the remains of

eight individuals from retired

University of Southern Colorado

Professor William Buckles. At that time,

the university was discontinuing its

anthropology program and closing its

anthropology laboratory. Circumstances

suggest that these remains originated

from archeological sites in southeastern

Colorado and that the individuals are

Native American. No known individuals

are identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

In April 2000, human remains

representing one individual were found

by a hiker in Fremont County, CO. The

assistant State archeologist determined

the burial to be Native American. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Unless specifically stated above,

collections documentation is limited

concerning possible dates, cultural

affiliation(s), or the circumstances under

which the Native American human

remains and associated funerary objects

described above were found. Colorado’s

history of tribal relocation, however,

suggests that all of the human remains

and associated funerary objects

described above date from before 1884.

Based on the totality of the

circumstances surrounding the

acquisition of these human remains and

associated funerary objects, and

evidence of traditional territories, oral

traditions, archeological context,

material culture, and cranial

measurements, officials of the Colorado

Historical Society have determined that

there is cultural affiliation with the

present-day tribes who jointly claim a

presence in the region prior to and

during the contact period. Official

representatives of twelve of these tribes

signed and submitted a document to the

Colorado Historical Society on October

12, 2000, jointly claiming cultural

affiliation to all of the human remains

and associated funerary objects

described above. The 12 tribes are the

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma;

Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa

Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge

Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee

Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian

Reservation, South Dakota; Southern

Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute

Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &

Utah.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Colorado

Historical Society have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of 260 individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Colorado Historical Society also

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 548 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

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ceremony. Lastly, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), officials of the Colorado

Historical Society have determined that,

based upon traditional territories and

oral traditions, there is a relationship of

shared group identity that can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and the

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma;

Comanche Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa

Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge

Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee

Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian

Reservation, South Dakota; Southern

Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute

Reservation, Colorado; Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &

Utah.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River

Reservation, Wyoming; CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne

River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River

Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche

Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of

Montana; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache

Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian

Reservation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian

Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; Oglala Sioux

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,

South Dakota; 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 Picuris, New Mexico;

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;

Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;

Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico;

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 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; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South

Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind

River Reservation, Wyoming; ShoshoneBannock Tribes of the Fort Hall

Reservation of Idaho; Southern Ute

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute

Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota;

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute

Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe

of the Ute Mountain Reservation,

Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; Wichita

and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,

Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New

Mexico. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Anne W. Bond,

Director of Collections and Exhibitions,

Colorado Historical Society, 1300

Broadway, Denver, CO 80203–2137,

telephone (303) 866–4691, before March

22, 2001. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Cheyenne-Arapaho

Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche Indian

Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe

of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of

Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of

the Northern Cheyenne Indian

Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,

South Dakota; Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South

Dakota; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute

Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray

Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain

Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,

Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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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 Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

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 Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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 the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; the Jena Band of Choctaw

Indians, Louisiana; and the Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi.

Between 1844–1866, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from near Mobile, Mobile

County, AL, by Dr. Josiah C. Nott. In

1916, these human remains were gifted

to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology

and Ethnology by the Boston Society of

Natural History as part of the White

collection. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Museum documentation identifies

this individual as a ‘‘Choctaw youth.’’

The attribution of such a specific

cultural affiliation to the human

remains indicates that the interment

postdates sustained contact between

indigenous groups and Europeans

beginning in the 17th century. The

human remains were recovered from an

area commonly considered to be

traditional Choctaw territory. Oral

traditions and historic evidence support

the cultural affiliation to the Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma, and the

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians,

Mississippi. The Jena Band of Choctaw

Indians, Louisiana, does not consider

Alabama to be part of their traditional

territory.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

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

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology also have determined that,

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

relationship of shared group identity