96-18606. Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Northern New Mexico in the Possession of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, CO

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38470-38471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Northern New Mexico in the Possession of the Colorado Springs 
Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, 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 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the 
possession of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, 
CO.

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    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Colorado 
Springs Pioneers Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of San Juan, the Pueblo 
of Santa Clara, and the Pueblo of Zuni.
    In 1911, human remains representing four individuals were recovered 
from the Pesedeuinge Pueblo site in Northern New Mexico during 
excavations funded by the El Paso County Pioneer Association on private 
land. In 1941, the resulting collection was donated to the Colorado 
Springs Pioneers Museum by the El Paso County Pioneer Association. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects can 
be identified.
    The Pesedeuinge site has been identified as an Anasazi occupation 
site during 1200-1475 AD and 1510-1680 AD based on ceramics, tool 
manufacture, and architecture. The oral history of San Juan Pueblo 
indicates Pesedeuinge is an ancestral home and was also used as a place 
of refuge. Consultation evidence also indicates affiliation with the 
Pueblo of Santa Clara, the Pueblo of Zuni, and the Hopi Tribe.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Colorado 
Springs Pioneers Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of four individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum have also 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 Native American human 
remains and the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of San Juan, the Pueblo of Santa 
Clara, and the Pueblo of Zuni.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Hopi Tribe, the 
Pueblo of San Juan, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, and the Pueblo of Zuni. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact David Ryan, Museum Registrar, Colorado Springs 
Pioneers Museum, 215 S. Tejon, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2283; 
telephone: [phone], before August 23, 1996. Repatriation of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe, the 
Pueblo of San Juan, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, and the Pueblo of Zuni 
may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: July 11, 1996.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Chief, Archeology & Ethnography 
Program.
[FR Doc. 96-18606 Filed 7-23-96; 8:45 am]
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