80 FR 62105 - Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 199 (October 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26318 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 62105-62107] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26318] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19372; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The University of Michigan 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 the University of Michigan. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 the University of Michigan at the address in this notice by November 16, 2015. ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of Michigan Office of Research, 4080 Fleming Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann [[Page 62106]] Arbor, MI 48109-1340, telephone (734) 647-9085, email [email protected]. 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 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the State of Michigan, but the specific counties are unknown. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 and associated funerary objects was made by the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA) professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; and the Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma. Additional requests for consultation were sent to the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians, Kansas; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Kansas (previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California and Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York Seneca Nation of Indians); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. Hereafter, all tribes listed in this section are referred to as ``The Invited and Consulted Tribes.'' History and Description of the Remains On an unknown date in the late-1950s or early-1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in the State of Michigan, recorded as the Marion's Sister's Find site. The human remains, along with objects, were discovered during road construction activities in northern Michigan and removed from the site by a University of Michigan archeology class. On September 9, 1991, the collections were donated from an estate to the Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The RBCM subsequently contacted the UMMAA and arranged a transfer. In November of 1991, the UMMAA accessioned the collections. The human remains are from an adult male. It is not known if the objects were associated with the human remains, or if they were recovered from the same site. However, they have been reported as associated funerary objects. The human remains are dated to the Middle Woodland Period (300 B.C--A.D. 500) based on the projectile points being reported as associated funerary objects. No known individuals were identified. The 4 associated funerary objects are 1 triangular- shaped stone celt and 3 corner-notched projectile points. On an unknown date prior to 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in the State of Michigan, recorded as the GL-2048 site. The cranium of an adult female bearing the note ``Indian of Michigan, Dr. S. Lathrop'' was identified in the holdings of the University of Michigan Department of Anatomy and transferred to the UMMAA in 1935. There are no records indicating how the UM Department of Anatomy acquired the cranium. The cranium has evidence of post-mortem modification, with two holes drilled on the vault, on the left and right parietals respectively, near Bregma. These post-mortem modifications are consistent with those found at the Younge (20LP1), Riviere aux Vase (20MB3), and Farmington I (20OK2) sites in Michigan. No date or time period for the human remains could be established. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown location in the State of Michigan, recorded as the GL-2053 site. During the 1930s, the UMMAA accessioned the fragmentary cranium and mandible fragment of a child. In September of 2014, UMMAA staff identified additional human remains from an adult that were also part of this accession. No further information is available. No date or time period for the human remains could be established. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown location in the State of Michigan, recorded as the GL-2091 site. The UMMAA collectively accessioned the fragmentary human remains of an adult male and a child. It is unknown whether these individuals were removed from the same location. No further information is available. No date [[Page 62107]] or time period for the human remains could be established. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in the State of Michigan, recorded as the Unknown Mich. H site. While completing the re-inventory of an unprovenienced box of site collections, UMMAA staff separated out the uncataloged human remains of an adult labeled ``Mich.'' and ``H.'' No further information is available. No date or time period for the human remains could be established. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Determinations Made by the University of Michigan Officials of the University of Michigan have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on cranial morphology, dental traits, post-mortem modifications, and accession documentation. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of seven individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4 objects described in this notice 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 ceremony. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribe. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The Invited and Consulted Tribes. Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The Invited and Consulted Tribes. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Invited and Consulted Tribes. Additional Requestors and Disposition 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 Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of Michigan Office of Research, 4080 Fleming Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340, telephone (734) 647-9085, email [email protected], by November 16, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Invited and Consulted Tribes may proceed. The University of Michigan is responsible for notifying The Invited and Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: September 22, 2015. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015-26318 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR History and Description of the Cultural rlhutchins@cob.org, by November 16,
Items 2015. After that date, if no additional
National Park Service claimants have come forward, transfer
On November 15, 1975, Whatcom
Museum entered into a purchase of control of this sacred object/object of
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19373; agreement with the Michael R. Johnson cultural patrimony to the Central
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Gallery in Seattle, WA, and took Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
possession of a Tlingit Chilkat blanket Tribes may proceed.
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Whatcom Museum is responsible for
Items: City of Bellingham/Whatcom (1975.117.1). Accompanying documents
indicate that the blanket, described as notifying the Central Council of the
Museum, Bellingham, WA Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes that this
‘‘bear and abs (sic) design’’ was
collected at Yakatat, AK in 1974, by a notice has been published.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
private collector based out of Tacoma, Dated: September 18, 2015.
ACTION: Notice. WA. A photocopy enclosed with the Melanie O’Brien,
purchase agreement shows an image of Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
SUMMARY: The City of Bellingham/
the blanket hanging as a backdrop to a [FR Doc. 2015–26289 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am]
Whatcom Museum (Whatcom Museum),
group of people in ceremonial regalia.
in consultation with the appropriate BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Accompanying notes indicate this image
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
was taken between 1935 and 1940, and
organizations, has determined that the
was obtained from the Alaska State DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
cultural item listed in this notice meets
Library in Juneau, AK.
the definitions of object of cultural National Park Service
Based on consultation with the
patrimony and sacred object. Lineal
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribes, Whatcom Museum [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19372;
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
reasonably believes this cultural item is PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
organization not identified in this notice
culturally affiliated with the Tlingit and
that wish to claim this cultural item Notice of Inventory Completion:
Haida Indian Tribes. Furthermore, the
should submit a written request to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
museum was also informed during
Whatcom Museum. If no additional
consultation that the object is
claimants come forward, transfer of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
considered to be both a sacred object
control of the cultural item to the lineal ACTION: Notice.
and an object of cultural patrimony.
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this Determinations Made by Whatcom SUMMARY: The University of Michigan
notice may proceed. Museum has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
DATES: Lineal descendants or Officials of Whatcom Museum have
in consultation with the appropriate
representatives of any Indian tribe or determined that:
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiian organization not • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
organizations, and has determined that
identified in this notice that wish to the one cultural item described above is
there is no cultural affiliation between
claim this cultural item should submit a specific ceremonial object needed by
the human remains and associated
a written request with information in traditional Native American religious
funerary objects and any present-day
support of the claim to Whatcom leaders for the practice of traditional
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
Museum at the address in this notice by Native American religions by their
organizations. Representatives of any
November 16, 2015. present-day adherents.
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
ADDRESSES: Rebecca L. Hutchins, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
organization not identified in this notice
Curator of Collections, Whatcom the one cultural item described above
that wish to request transfer of control
Museum, 121 Prospect Street, has ongoing historical, traditional, or
of these human remains and associated
Bellingham, WA 98225, telephone (360) cultural importance central to the
funerary objects should submit a written
778–8955, email rlhutchins@cob.org. Native American group or culture itself,
request to the University of Michigan. If
rather than property owned by an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is no additional requestors come forward,
individual.
here given in accordance with the transfer of control of the human remains
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
Native American Graves Protection and and associated funerary objects to the
is a relationship of shared group
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
identity that can be reasonably traced
3005, of the intent to repatriate a organizations stated in this notice may
between the sacred object/object of
cultural item under the control of proceed.
cultural patrimony and the Central
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA, Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian DATES: Representatives of any Indian
that meets the definition of an object of Tribes. tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
cultural patrimony and sacred object not identified in this notice that wish to
under 25 U.S.C. 3001. Additional Requestors and Disposition request transfer of control of these
This notice is published as part of the Lineal descendants or representatives human remains and associated funerary
National Park Service’s administrative of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
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responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 organization not identified in this notice
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in that wish to claim these cultural items request to the University of Michigan at
this notice are the sole responsibility of should submit a written request with the address in this notice by November
the museum, institution, or Federal information in support of the claim to 16, 2015.
agency that has control of the Native Rebecca L. Hutchins, Curator of ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
American cultural items. The National Collections, Whatcom Museum, 121 Project Manager, University of Michigan
Park Service is not responsible for the Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
determinations in this notice. telephone (360) 778–8955, email Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann
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or time period for the human remains request transfer of control of these information in support of the request to
could be established. No known human remains and associated funerary the University of Michigan at the
individuals were identified. No objects should submit a written request address in this notice by November 16,
associated funerary objects are present. with information in support of the 2015.
On an unknown date, human remains request to Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
representing, at minimum, one Project Manager, University of Michigan Project Manager, University of Michigan
individual were removed from an Office of Research, 4080 Fleming Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
unknown location in the State of Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann Building, 503 S. Thompson Street, Ann
Michigan, recorded as the Unknown Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734) Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734)
Mich. H site. While completing the re- 647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu, 647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu.
inventory of an unprovenienced box of by November 16, 2015. After that date, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
site collections, UMMAA staff separated if no additional requestors have come here given in accordance with the
out the uncataloged human remains of forward, transfer of control of the Native American Graves Protection and
an adult labeled ‘‘Mich.’’ and ‘‘H.’’ No human remains and associated funerary Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
further information is available. No date objects to The Invited and Consulted 3003, of the completion of an inventory
or time period for the human remains Tribes may proceed. of human remains and associated
could be established. No known The University of Michigan is funerary object under the control of the
individuals were identified. No responsible for notifying The Invited University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
associated funerary objects are present. and Consulted Tribes that this notice The human remains and associated
Determinations Made by the University has been published. funerary object were removed from
of Michigan Dated: September 22, 2015. Macomb County, MI.
Officials of the University of Michigan Melanie O’Brien, This notice is published as part of the
have determined that: Manager, National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service’s administrative
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the [FR Doc. 2015–26318 Filed 10–14–15; 8:45 am] responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
human remains described in this notice BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
are Native American based on cranial The determinations in this notice are
morphology, dental traits, post-mortem the sole responsibility of the museum,
modifications, and accession DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR institution, or Federal agency that has
documentation. control of the Native American human
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the National Park Service remains and associated funerary object.
human remains described in this notice [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19366;
The National Park Service is not
represent the physical remains of seven PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] responsible for the determinations in
individuals of Native American this notice.
ancestry. Notice of Inventory Completion: Consultation
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
the 4 objects described in this notice are A detailed assessment of the human
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains and associated funerary object
reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains ACTION: Notice. was made by the University of Michigan
at the time of death or later as part of Museum of Anthropological
SUMMARY: The University of Michigan Archaeology (UMMAA) professional
the death rite or ceremony. has completed an inventory of human
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a staff in consultation with
remains and associated funerary objects, representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
relationship of shared group identity
in consultation with the appropriate Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Native American human remains and
organizations, and has determined that Montana; Grand Traverse Band of
associated funerary objects and any
there is no cultural affiliation between Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
present-day Indian tribe.
the human remains and associated Michigan; Hannahville Indian
• According to final judgments of the
funerary objects and any present-day Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
of Federal Claims, the land from which
organizations. Representatives of any Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
the Native American human remains
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
and associated funerary objects were
organization not identified in this notice River Band of Ottawa Indians,
removed is the aboriginal land of The
that wish to request transfer of control Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Invited and Consulted Tribes.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or of these human remains and associated Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-
Executive Orders, indicate that the land funerary objects should submit a written nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
from which the Native American human request to the University of Michigan. If Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi
remains and associated funerary objects no additional requestors come forward, Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
were removed is the aboriginal land of transfer of control of the human remains Michigan (previously listed as the
The Invited and Consulted Tribes. and associated funerary object to the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
organizations stated in this notice may
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disposition of the human remains and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
associated funerary objects may be to proceed. Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
The Invited and Consulted Tribes. DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and the Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition not identified in this notice that wish to Additional requests for consultation
Representatives of any Indian tribe or request transfer of control of the human were sent to the Absentee-Shawnee
Native Hawaiian organization not remains and associated funerary objects Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River
identified in this notice that wish to should submit a written request with Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
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