Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI, 47230-47231 [E8-18690]
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Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan. A June 6,
2008, letter on behalf of the Secretary of
the Interior from the Designated Federal
Official transmitted the authorization
for the museum to effect disposition of
the human remains of the five culturally
unidentifiable individuals to the four
Indian tribes listed above contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson,
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, PO Box 1286,
Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402)
461–2399, before September 12, 2008.
Disposition of the human remains to the
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; and Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Hastings Museum is responsible
for notifying the Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, Hastings, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History (Hastings Museum),
Hastings, NE. The human remains were
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removed from Calico Rock, Izard
County, AR.
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 Hastings Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Osage Nation,
Oklahoma (formerly the Osage Tribe).
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from Calico
Rock in Izard County, AR. No additional
site information is available. The human
remains were purchased by the Hastings
Museum from H.L. Talbert and
accessioned into the collection in 1941
(20276, 20277). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Information provided from the
Arkansas Archeological Survey
indicates that there are two known sites
in Izard County by the name of Calico
Rock. One site is an archaic site while
the other is undetermined. Neither site
yielded human remains, but the sites
were identified after the human remains
were donated to the Hastings Museum.
However, the history of the town named
Calico Rock, also located in Izard
County, stated that a flood in 1927
unearthed an American Indian burial
ground near the town site. It is likely
that the human remains in the Hastings
Museum collection are not from the
known sites, but rather from the area of
the town of Calico Rock. The human
remains have been determined to be
those of Native American descent. In
addition, a morphological report
provided on the human remains
determined that the dental attrition was
not consistent with an individual from
the archaic time period making the
likelihood of them coming from the area
of the town more likely.
The Osage were seminomadic people
who lived and hunted in Southwestern
Missouri, northwestern Arkansas,
southeast Kansas, and northeast
Oklahoma. Izard County is located in
Osage treaty land, which was
determined in 1825.
Officials of the Hastings Museum
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Hastings Museum have determined that,
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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, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson,
Hastings Museum of Natural and
Cultural History, PO Box 1286,
Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402)
461–2399, before September 12, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Osage Nation, Oklahoma may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Hastings Museum is responsible
for notifying the Osage Nation,
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle
Creek, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle
Creek, MI. The human remains were
removed from Muskegon County, MI.
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 Kingman
Museum, Incorporated professional staff
in consultation with representatives
from the Michigan Anishnaabek
Cultural Preservation and Repatriation
Alliance (MACPRA), a non-federally
recognized Indian group. The Kingman
Museum, Incorporated professional staff
also consulted with representatives of
the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
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Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1918, human remains representing
a minimum of four individuals were
removed from a sand mound near
Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, by J.
Howard Baker, Mrs. Blanche
McFarland, and Lewis Kelly. The
human remains were donated to the
Battle Creek Public Schools prior to
1997. In 2006, Battle Creek Public
Schools transferred the human remains
to the newly formed Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, a 501(c)3 charitable
organization. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
A handwritten piece of paper found
with the human remains gives
information on the excavation. The
mound measured 14 inches by 25
inches and stood about 3 feet above
ground level. The human remains were
found in a sitting position. While as
many as eight individuals may have
originally been in the mound, only four
individuals were collected. Funerary
objects may also have been collected,
but were not given to the museum.
The human remains were
documented by Janet Gardner and
Robert Anemone, Department of
Anthropology, Western Michigan
University. The documentation
concluded that the physical
characteristics of the human remains
and the details of the burial context are
indicative of a Native American
population. However, a relationship of
shared group identity between the
human remains and a present-day
Indian Tribe could not be reasonably
determined.
Officials of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated also have determined that,
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
any present-day Indian Tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In 2008,
Kingman Museum, Incorporated
requested that the Review Committee
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recommend disposition of the four
culturally unidentifiable individuals to
the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan, as the aboriginal
occupants of the lands encompassing
Muskegon, Muskegon County.
The Review Committee considered
the request at its May 15–16, 2008
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan. A June 6, 2008, letter on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior
from the Designated Federal Official,
transmitted the authorization for the
museum to effect disposition of the
human remains of the culturally
unidentifiable individuals to the three
Indians tribes listed above contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Katie Nelson, Collection
Manager, Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, 175 Limit Street, Battle
Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269) 965–
5117, fax (269) 965–3330, before
September 12, 2008. Disposition of the
human remains to the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Kingman Museum, Incorporated is
responsible for notifying the Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Northwest Museum, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
in the possession of Northwest Museum,
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Umatilla County, OR, and Benton and
Walla Walla Counties, WA.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by Northwest Museum,
Whitman College professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1929, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from near the junction of the
north and south forks of the Walla Walla
River, Umatilla County, OR, by Mr.
Demaris and donated to the Northwest
Museum, formerly Maxey Museum, on
March 31, 1929 (Accn. #5563, Cat.
#WHIT-X–0014). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
A village and fishing site of the Longhair Band of the Weyiiletpuu was
located at Nushnu-pa, at this location on
the Walla Walla River. Today, the
Weyiiletpuu, or Cayuse Tribe, are a part
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
The Cayuse traditionally lived within
the Walla Walla-Milton-Freewater area
and the drainages of the Walla Walla
River, which is within the ceded lands
of the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
In 1949, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from Plymouth, Site #21, ‘‘150
yards north of the ferry landing,’’
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum, Incorporated,
Battle Creek, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
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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
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI. The human remains were
removed from Muskegon County, MI.
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 Kingman
Museum, Incorporated professional staff in consultation with
representatives from the Michigan Anishnaabek Cultural Preservation and
Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA), a non-federally recognized Indian
group. The Kingman Museum, Incorporated professional staff also
consulted with representatives of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
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Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1918, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were removed from a sand mound near Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, by
J. Howard Baker, Mrs. Blanche McFarland, and Lewis Kelly. The human
remains were donated to the Battle Creek Public Schools prior to 1997.
In 2006, Battle Creek Public Schools transferred the human remains to
the newly formed Kingman Museum, Incorporated, a 501(c)3 charitable
organization. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
A handwritten piece of paper found with the human remains gives
information on the excavation. The mound measured 14 inches by 25
inches and stood about 3 feet above ground level. The human remains
were found in a sitting position. While as many as eight individuals
may have originally been in the mound, only four individuals were
collected. Funerary objects may also have been collected, but were not
given to the museum.
The human remains were documented by Janet Gardner and Robert
Anemone, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University. The
documentation concluded that the physical characteristics of the human
remains and the details of the burial context are indicative of a
Native American population. However, a relationship of shared group
identity between the human remains and a present-day Indian Tribe could
not be reasonably determined.
Officials of Kingman Museum, Incorporated have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Kingman Museum, Incorporated also have
determined that, 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 any present-day Indian Tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
2008, Kingman Museum, Incorporated requested that the Review Committee
recommend disposition of the four culturally unidentifiable individuals
to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan, as the aboriginal occupants of the lands
encompassing Muskegon, Muskegon County.
The Review Committee considered the request at its May 15-16, 2008
meeting and recommended disposition of the human remains to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan. A June 6, 2008, letter on behalf of the Secretary of
the Interior from the Designated Federal Official, transmitted the
authorization for the museum to effect disposition of the human remains
of the culturally unidentifiable individuals to the three Indians
tribes listed above contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Katie
Nelson, Collection Manager, Kingman Museum, Incorporated, 175 Limit
Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269) 965-5117, fax (269)
965-3330, before September 12, 2008. Disposition of the human remains
to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Kingman Museum, Incorporated is responsible for notifying the Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan that this notice
has been published.
Dated: July 22, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-18690 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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