95-26267. Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains in the Possession of the Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 54510]
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[FR Doc No: 95-26267]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains 
in the Possession of the Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d), of 
the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of 
the Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO.
    The inventory and assessment of these human remains has been made 
by the Colorado Historical Society staff and representatives of the 
Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
    The human remain consists of one human scalplock. No known 
individual was identified. The scalplock was acquired in 1881 by John 
B. Hamilton at Pawhuska, Oklahoma as part of a collection associated 
with an Osage tribal leader, Black Dog, and identified in the extant 
documentation as the scalplock of a Pawnee. The scalplock was 
subsequently acquired by Dr. and Mrs. S. Julian Lamme and loaned to the 
Colorado Historical Society in 1944. Part of the scalplock was turned 
over by the Lammes in March 1957 to Kohlberg's, a Denver antique 
dealer, for sale. In April 1957, a portion of this item was discovered 
in the Colorado Historical Society collections and purchased from the 
heirs of Dr. and Mrs. S. Julian Lamme.
    Based on the above mentioned information, consultations with the 
Pawnee Tribe, and the history of conflict between the Osage and the 
Pawnee during the 19th century (including Black Dog's lifetime), 
officials of the Colorado Historical Society have determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these human remains and 
the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Pawnee Tribe of 
Oklahoma. Representatives of any other Indian tribe which believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Anne Wainstein Bond, Curator of Material Culture, Colorado 
Historical Society, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, phone (303) 866-
4691 before November 24, 1995. Repatriation of these remains may begin 
after this date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: October 18, 1995
Richard C. Waldbauer
Acting Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Archeology and Ethnography Program
[FR Doc. 95-26267 Filed 10-23-95; 8:45 am]
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