Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Gladstone, MI, 29733-29735 [2015-12533]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 99 / Friday, May 22, 2015 / Notices
In the Federal Register (80 FR 6121,
February 4, 2015), paragraph 13,
sentence 1 has been revised by
substituting the following sentence:
According to final judgments of the Indian
Claims Commission or the Court of Federal
Claims, or indicated by Treaties, Acts of
Congress, or Executive Orders, the land from
which the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of The
Tribes.
In the Federal Register (80 FR 6120–
6121, February 4, 2015), paragraph 14 is
revised by deleting the entire paragraph.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 22, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–12532 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology,
Indianapolis, IN; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The Indiana Department of
Natural Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology has
corrected an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register on
August 30, 2013. This notice corrects
the number of associated funerary
objects. 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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request to the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Historic Preservation and
Archeology. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects 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
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request transfer of control of these
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology at the
address in this notice by June 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher W.
Schmidt, University of Indianapolis,
1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
46227, telephone (317) 788–2103.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology,
Indianapolis, IN. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from Meyer Site, Spencer
County, IN.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (78 FR 53781, August
30, 2013). This correction comes after
consultation with representatives from
the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
and the Pokagon Band of the
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana. It was determined that all
features from the Meyer site would be
added to the inventory. Transfer of
control of the items in this correction
notice has not occurred.
In the Federal Register (78 FR 53781,
August 30, 2013), paragraph 7, sentence
4 is corrected by substituting the
following sentence:
The total number of associated
funerary objects is 7,570.
In the Federal Register (78 FR 53781,
August 30, 2013), paragraph 11,
sentence 1 is corrected by substituting
the following sentence:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 7,570
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed with
or near individual human remains at the time
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of death or later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Christopher W.
Schmidt, University of Indianapolis,
1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
46227, telephone (317) 788–2103, by
June 22, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects to Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Pokagon
Band of the Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana may proceed.
The Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archeology is
responsible for notifying the Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Pokagon
Band of the Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana that this notice
has been published.
Dated: April 14, 2014.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–12522 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Hiawatha National
Forest, Gladstone, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Hiawatha National Forest, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the
Hiawatha National Forest. If no
additional claimants come forward,
SUMMARY:
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transfer of control of the cultural items
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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Hiawatha National Forest at the
address in this notice by June 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Eric Drake, Heritage
Program Manager, Hiawatha National
Forest, 820 Rains Drive, Gladstone, MI
49837, telephone (906) 428–5817, email
ericdrake@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Hiawatha
National Forest and in the possession of
the Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL, that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
At an unknown date prior to 1943,
116 cultural items were removed from
gravesites associated with the Ojibwa/
Chippewa and Odawa/Ottawa Village
and Cemetery/Ossuary site (20MK3),
located on Round Island in Mackinac
County, MI. Mr. Harvey E. Bouwknegt
(1888–1967) of Grandville, MI, donated
the Bouwknegt (Bowknegtt, or
Brouwknect) Collection to the Chicago
Natural History Museum (later renamed
the Field Museum of Natural History),
where the cultural items were
accessioned in 1943.
Round Island is located within Royce
Area 205, which was ceded to the U.S.
Government by the Ottawa and
Chippewa Tribes of Michigan in the
1836 Treaty of Washington. Under
Article 3 of this treaty, Round Island is
defined as ‘‘a place of encampment for
the Indians, to be under the charge of
the Indian department.’’ In 1873, the
U.S. Government set aside 8.24 acres of
land on Round Island for the
construction of a lighthouse, and in
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1875, deeded the remainder of the
island, including the location of site
20MK3, to the State of Michigan for the
creation of a state park. A state park was
never created, however, and so the
ownership of the island reverted to the
Federal government in 1935, and Round
Island was established as National
Forest Land in 1938.
The 116 objects in the Bouwknegt
Collection, therefore, were more than
likely removed from site 20MK3 during
the period when the island was owned
by the State of Michigan (1875–1935).
The Michigan State Historic
Preservation office, however, has
formally deferred its responsibilities as
the lead agency to the Hiawatha
National Forest for this repatriation
case.
The 116 unassociated funerary objects
consist of 10 buckles, 39 links, 2 silver
gorgets, 7 silver armbands, 4 silver
bracelets, 1 silver Maltese cross, 1 silver
Latin cross, 1 silver Florentine cross, 21
silver brooches, 1 silver hair tube, 2
silver beaver effigies, 1 silver breast
ornament, 5 silver breast ornament
pieces, 1 silver ornament, 15 silver
earrings, and 5 beads. The Field
Museum catalog numbers for these
items are 47832–47838, 47840–47843,
47845–47870, 47872, 47873, and 47875.
Sixteen of the silver trade items have
maker’s marks stamped on them that
roughly date between1760 and 1810.
These objects and the other items in the
Bouwknegt Collection are comparable to
silver trade items recovered from
contemporary Ojibwa and Odawa
village sites and cemeteries located
throughout Michigan and the Upper
Great Lakes.
Twenty-one tribes (see list below)
were consulted through a combination
of formal letters, emails, and phone
conversations to determine the
disposition of these cultural items.
Seven formally expressed their support
for repatriating the Bouwknegt
Collection to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians who submitted the
formal claim to repatriate this
collection. The remaining fourteen
tribes did not formally respond to our
invitation to comment. None, however,
expressed concern or disapproval.
Determinations Made by the Hiawatha
National Forest
Officials of the Hiawatha National
Forest have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 116 unassociated funerary objects
described above 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 and are believed, by a
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preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Eric Drake, Heritage Program Manager,
Hiawatha National Forest, 820 Rains
Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837, telephone
(906) 428–5817, email ericdrake@
fs.fed.us, by June 22, 2015. After that
date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians may proceed.
The Hiawatha National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Bad River
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Fond du Lac
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; 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; 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-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band
of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as the Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); Red Cliff Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the non-federally
recognized Indian groups, Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
and Grand River Band of Ottawa
Indians, that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: April 16, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–12533 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand
Valley State University, Allendale, MI;
Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Grand Valley State University
has corrected an inventory of human
remains published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register on February 2, 2015. This
notice corrects the minimum number of
individuals listed in that notice. 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 Grand Valley State
University. 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 Grand Valley State
University at the address in this notice
by June 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Janet G. Brashler, Professor
and Curator of Anthropology, Grand
Valley State University, 1 Campus
Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, telephone
(616) 331–3694, email brashlej@
gvsu.edu.
SUMMARY:
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the correction of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
Grand Valley State University,
Allendale, MI. The human remains were
removed from near Muir, Ionia County,
MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals published in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (80 FR 6014, February
4, 2015). Re-inventory of a collection
donated to Grand Valley State
University by an avocational
archeologist in 2001 revealed the
presence of several cranial elements
from a minimum number of one
individual. No other human remains
were identified in the collection.
Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (80 FR 6018,
February 4, 2015), paragraph 3 is
corrected by inserting the following
paragraph:
On an unknown date between 1950 and
1990, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from an archeological site in the vicinity of
Muir Michigan in Ionia County by
avocational archeologist Buerl Guernsey.
Guernsey subsequently donated his
collection in 2001 to the Grand Valley State
University Department of Anthropology
Laboratory. The remains are those of an adult
of undetermined sex and were recovered
during surface collection from one of a series
of sites in the vicinity. The date and time
period for the remains is unknown because
sites from the Woodland to Late Prehistoric
(600 B.C.–A.D. 1640) are present in the area.
No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In the Federal Register (80 FR 6018,
February 4, 2015), paragraph 4 is
corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human
remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 112 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
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 Janet G.
Brashler, Professor and Curator of
Anthropology, Grand Valley State
University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale,
MI 49401, telephone (616) 331–3694,
email brashlej@gvsu.edu, by June 22,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
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Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin;
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy’s Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; 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;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; 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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana;
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac &
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma;
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18165; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP15.R50000]
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Gladstone, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Hiawatha National Forest, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written
request to the Hiawatha National Forest. If no additional claimants
come forward,
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transfer of control of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Hiawatha National Forest at
the address in this notice by June 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Eric Drake, Heritage Program Manager, Hiawatha National
Forest, 820 Rains Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837, telephone (906) 428-5817,
email ericdrake@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the Hiawatha National Forest and in the possession of the
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)
At an unknown date prior to 1943, 116 cultural items were removed
from gravesites associated with the Ojibwa/Chippewa and Odawa/Ottawa
Village and Cemetery/Ossuary site (20MK3), located on Round Island in
Mackinac County, MI. Mr. Harvey E. Bouwknegt (1888-1967) of Grandville,
MI, donated the Bouwknegt (Bowknegtt, or Brouwknect) Collection to the
Chicago Natural History Museum (later renamed the Field Museum of
Natural History), where the cultural items were accessioned in 1943.
Round Island is located within Royce Area 205, which was ceded to
the U.S. Government by the Ottawa and Chippewa Tribes of Michigan in
the 1836 Treaty of Washington. Under Article 3 of this treaty, Round
Island is defined as ``a place of encampment for the Indians, to be
under the charge of the Indian department.'' In 1873, the U.S.
Government set aside 8.24 acres of land on Round Island for the
construction of a lighthouse, and in 1875, deeded the remainder of the
island, including the location of site 20MK3, to the State of Michigan
for the creation of a state park. A state park was never created,
however, and so the ownership of the island reverted to the Federal
government in 1935, and Round Island was established as National Forest
Land in 1938.
The 116 objects in the Bouwknegt Collection, therefore, were more
than likely removed from site 20MK3 during the period when the island
was owned by the State of Michigan (1875-1935). The Michigan State
Historic Preservation office, however, has formally deferred its
responsibilities as the lead agency to the Hiawatha National Forest for
this repatriation case.
The 116 unassociated funerary objects consist of 10 buckles, 39
links, 2 silver gorgets, 7 silver armbands, 4 silver bracelets, 1
silver Maltese cross, 1 silver Latin cross, 1 silver Florentine cross,
21 silver brooches, 1 silver hair tube, 2 silver beaver effigies, 1
silver breast ornament, 5 silver breast ornament pieces, 1 silver
ornament, 15 silver earrings, and 5 beads. The Field Museum catalog
numbers for these items are 47832-47838, 47840-47843, 47845-47870,
47872, 47873, and 47875. Sixteen of the silver trade items have maker's
marks stamped on them that roughly date between1760 and 1810. These
objects and the other items in the Bouwknegt Collection are comparable
to silver trade items recovered from contemporary Ojibwa and Odawa
village sites and cemeteries located throughout Michigan and the Upper
Great Lakes.
Twenty-one tribes (see list below) were consulted through a
combination of formal letters, emails, and phone conversations to
determine the disposition of these cultural items. Seven formally
expressed their support for repatriating the Bouwknegt Collection to
the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians who submitted the formal
claim to repatriate this collection. The remaining fourteen tribes did
not formally respond to our invitation to comment. None, however,
expressed concern or disapproval.
Determinations Made by the Hiawatha National Forest
Officials of the Hiawatha National Forest have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 116 unassociated
funerary objects described above 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific
burial site of a Native American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Eric Drake, Heritage Program Manager,
Hiawatha National Forest, 820 Rains Drive, Gladstone, MI 49837,
telephone (906) 428-5817, email ericdrake@fs.fed.us, by June 22, 2015.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians may proceed.
The Hiawatha National Forest is responsible for notifying the Bad
River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; 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; 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; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; and the non-federally recognized Indian groups, Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and Grand River Band of Ottawa
Indians, that this notice has been published.
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Dated: April 16, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-12533 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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