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FR Doc 04-22837
[Federal Register: October 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 196)]
[Notices]
[Page 60653-60654]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO. The human remains were
removed from unspecified area(s) on or near the Rosebud Indian
Reservation in South Dakota.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota.
Between 1895 and 1899, human remains representing an unknown number
of individuals were removed from an unspecified area on or near the
Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The human remains are 16
small fragments of long bones, 5 teeth, part of a mandible, and 2
vertebrae. Jesse H. Bratley obtained the human remains and three pieces
of animal bone while teaching at the Lower Cut Meat School on the
Rosebud Indian Reservation. Based on museum records, the human remains
probably were not removed from a burial context. At Mr. Bratley's death
in 1948, the human remains came into the possession of Mr. Bratley's
daughter, Hazel Bratley. In 1961, Mary W.A. Crane and Francis V. Crane
purchased the human remains from Ms. Bratley. In 1983, the Cranes
donated the human remains to the museum as part of the Jesse H. Bratley
Collection and the museum accessioned the human remains into the
collection in the same year. No known individual(s) was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains were probably collected from the ground surface.
Museum records, consultation with tribal leaders and elders of the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota,
and examination by a physical anthropologist indicate that the human
remains are Native American. Based on museum records, physical
evidence, and information obtained during consultation, the human
remains most likely date from A.D. 1800 to 1890. Mr. Bratley collected
directly from the Rosebud Sioux during the time he lived and taught at
Lower Cut Meat Creek.
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During consultation, tribal officials and elders suggested that the
human remains are from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota.
Between 1895 and 1899, human remains representing the fragmentary
and commingled remains of a minimum of three individuals were removed
from an unspecified area on or near the Rosebud Indian Reservation in
South Dakota. Jesse H. Bratley obtained the human remains sometime
while teaching at the Lower Cut Meat School on the Rosebud Indian
Reservation. At Mr. Bratley's death in 1948, the human remains came
into the possession of Mr. Bratley's daughter, Hazel Bratley. In 1961,
Mary W.A. Crane and Francis V. Crane purchased the human remains from
Ms. Bratley. In 1983, the Cranes donated the human remains to the
museum and the museum accessioned the human remains into the collection
in the same year. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Morphological evidence suggests scaffold[macr]type burials and
staining indicative of copper ornaments. Museum records, consultation
with tribal leaders and elders of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, and examination by a physical
anthropologist indicate that the human remains are Native American.
Based on museum records, physical evidence, and information obtained
during consultation, the human remains most likely date from A.D. 1800
to 1890. Mr. Bratley collected directly from the Rosebud Sioux during
the time he lived and taught at Lower Cut Meat Creek. During
consultation, tribal officials and elders suggested that the human
remains are from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota.
Officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001, (9[macr]10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of at least four
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Denver Museum
of Nature & Science also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Ella
Maria Ray, NAGPRA Officer, Department of Anthropology, Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone
(303) 370[macr]6056, before November 12, 2004. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying
the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
that this notice has been published.
September 15, 2004.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 04-22837 Filed 10-8-04; 8:45 am]
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