83 FR 4265 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 should submit a written request to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4265-4266]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01713]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024472; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand 
Rapids, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Grand Rapids Public Museum has completed an inventory of 
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 
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 should submit a written request to the Grand Rapids 
Public Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the Grand 
Rapids Public Museum at the address in this notice by March 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Andrea Melvin, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street 
NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, telephone (616) 929-1700, 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 under 
the control of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. The 
human remains were removed from Barry County, MO, and an unknown 
location in the State of Arkansas.
    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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Grand 
Rapids Public Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage 
Tribe).

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in the State of 
Arkansas. The human remains were acquired by the Grand Rapids Public 
Museum on September 10, 1974, as a bequest from the Ruth Herrick Estate 
(Collection T-420 (B24)). No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unidentified site in Roaring River 
Cairn in Barry County, MO. The human remains were acquired by the Grand 
Rapids Public Museum on September

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10, 1974, as a bequest from the Ruth Herrick Estate (Collection T-420 
(B24)). No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    The age of the human remains cannot be determined. Museum records 
indicate the human remains were originally bought from a dealer with 
the understanding that they were from an archeological excavation 
conducted prior to 1965. Prehistoric objects were also part of the 
Herrick bequest, but the association between the artifacts and these 
human remains is not established. A determination of Osage cultural 
affiliation is based on museum records, consultation, geographic 
location, and archeological information.

Determinations Made by the Grand Rapids Public Museum

    Officials of the Grand Rapids Public Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Andrea 
Melvin, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, 
MI 49506, telephone (616) 929-1700, email [email protected], by March 1, 
2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Osage Nation 
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Grand Rapids Public Museum is responsible for notifying the 
Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: October 13, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

    Editorial Note:  The Office of the Federal Register received 
this document on January 25, 2018.

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