Notice of Inventory Completion: The Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, 42103-42104 [E9-19974]
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individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management;
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository; and the University of
Wisconsin Department of Anthropology
Curation Facility 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 Village of Old Harbor,
Old Harbor Native Corporation, and
Koniag, Inc.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Robert E. King,
Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
7th Ave., Box 13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510,
before September 21, 2009. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Village of
Old Harbor, Old Harbor Native
Corporation, or Koniag, Inc. may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management is responsible for
notifying the Village of Old Harbor, the
Old Harbor Native Corporation, and
Koniag, Inc. that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 7, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: The
Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession of The Public
Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Kent 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 and
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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 The Public Museum’s
professional staff in consultation with
the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; and Little Traverse Bay Bands
of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in Kent County, MI.
On June 16, 1962, the human remains
were obtained by Ruth Herrick from
Bert Chaffee. In 1974, the human
remains were obtained by The Public
Museum from Ruth Herrick by bequest.
No known individual was identified.
The three associated funerary objects are
one strike-a-light, one fish vertebrae,
and one perforated bone.
The context from which the human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is unknown.
Based on artifact typology, the human
remains and associated funerary objects
date to the 18th century. The objects
were found stored together with human
remains and are consistent with other
18th century funerary objects found in
Kent County during the historic
occupation of the Ottawa.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the N.
Franklin Avenue site (20KT109) in
Grandville, Kent County, MI. The site
was inadvertently discovered by
construction workers and reported by
E.V. Gillis in The Coffinberry News
Bulletin of the Michigan Archaeological
Society in 1962. In 1963, the human
remains were donated to The Public
Museum by the City of Grandville. No
known individuals were identified. The
23 associated funerary objects are 1
wooden spoon, 1 wooden spoon
fragment, 1 metal knife, 1 iron fragment,
1 metal razor, 1 metal handle fragment,
1 strike-a-light, 1 copper tube bead, 1
clam shell, 1 set of bird bones, 1 set of
iron fragments with fabric adhering, 1
iron axe, 1 set of nail fragments, 1 birch
bark basket fragment, 1 copper mirror
frame, 1copper pot with fabric adhering,
1 fabric fragment, 1 glass fragment, 4
copper kettles, and 1 set of brooch pins.
Based on artifact typology, the human
remains and associated funerary objects
date to the 18th and 19th centuries.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from
underneath Cook’s bridge over the
Thornapple River at Cascade Township
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site (20KT18), Kent County, MI. In 1925,
the human remains were donated to The
Public Museum by W.H. Patterson. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Physical examination identified the
human remains as Native American.
Funerary objects found at the site are
consistent with those objects frequently
found in Native American burials from
the 18th century, although none of the
funerary objects are present in the
museum’s collection.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from 185
Ottawa (site 20KT109) in Grandville,
Kent County, MI. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
uncovered by the property owner’s
children while digging in their yard. In
1949, the human remains were donated
to The Public Museum by the property
owners, Jan and James Buddingh. No
known individual was identified. The
231 associated funerary objects are 1
copper armband, 1 carved antler handle,
1 bone awl, 1 copper thimble, 1 copper
kettle, 1 set of iron fragments, 1 set of
wood fragments, 1 set of textile
fragments, 2 sets of wood fragments
with textile adhering, 1 wooden spoon
fragment, 209 trade beads, 6 metal
earrings, 2 metal rings, 1 metal brooch
pin, 1 set of gravels, and 1 set of copper
fragments.
Based on artifact typology, the human
remains and associated funerary objects
date to the 18th and 19th century. The
associated funerary objects are
consistent with other funerary objects
found in the area of Grandville, MI,
during the historic occupation of the
Ottawa.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Warner farm site (20KT20), located on
the Grand River, west of Ada and on the
north side of M–21, Kent County, MI. In
1974, The Public Museum obtained the
human remains from Ruth Herrick by
bequest. No known individual was
identified. Stored with the individual
were associated funerary objects that are
in groupings of uncounted fragments.
The seven associated funerary object
groupings are two lots of pottery shard
fragments, three lots of animal bone
fragments, one lot of fire cracked rock
fragments, and one lot of other stone
fragments.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects from the Warner farm
site date from the Late Woodland period
to A.D. 1850. Based on the site’s
geographical location at the confluence
of the Grand and Thornapple Rivers,
archeological evidence indicates this
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site was intermittently occupied from
prehistoric times into the historic era.
All of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described
above from the Kent County sites are, by
a preponderance of the evidence,
culturally affiliated with the present-day
Federally-recognized Little River Band
of Ottawa Indians, Michigan, whose
ancestors include the Grand River
Ottawa Bands. The historic occupation
of Kent County, MI, by the Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians is well
documented.
Officials of The Public Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of eight individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of The
Public Museum also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the 264 associated funerary objects
described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with or near
individual remains at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or
ceremony. Lastly, officials of The Public
Museum 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 associated funerary objects and the
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Marilyn Merdzinski, Director of
Collections and Preservation, The
Public Museum, 272 Pearl St. NW.,
Grand Rapids, MI 49504, telephone
(616) 456–3521, before September 21,
2009. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Public Museum is responsible for
notifying the Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; and Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and
New York University College of
Dentistry, New York, NY
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 control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in
the physical custody of the New York
University College of Dentistry, New
York, NY. The human remains were
removed from Hawikuh, Cibola County,
NM.
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 Bureau of
Indian Affairs and New York University
College of Dentistry professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
In February 1921, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from ‘‘Burial
1263’’ at Hawikuh, Cibola County, NM,
during legally permitted excavations by
the Museum of the American Indian,
Heye Foundation. At the time of
excavation, the site of Hawikuh was
located on Zuni tribal lands. In 1921,
the human remains were accessioned
into the collections of the Museum of
the American Indian. In 1956, the
Museum of the American Indian
transferred the human remains to Dr.
Theodore Kazamiroff, New York
University College of Dentistry. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Records identify the human remains
as ‘‘Burial 1263’’ from Hawikuh. Cranial
morphology suggests that the human
remains are consistent with an
individual of Native American ancestry.
Consultation evidence, historic
documents, and archeological data
indicate Hawikuh was a Zuni settlement
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occupied from the 14th to 17th
centuries. Zuni traditions identify the
region around Hawikuh as their
ancestral territory. Archeological data
suggest that the site was inhabited since
circa A.D. 1300. The first historic
records of Hawikuh were made by the
Spanish in 1536; over the next 150 years
the Spanish documented their visits and
missions at Hawikuh, which they
identified as one of the seven cities of
Cibola. After the Pueblo Revolt of 1680,
the Zuni resettled at the location of the
current Zuni Pueblo. Oral tradition and
historic records describe both the revolt
and the subsequent aggregation of Zuni
people at the Zuni Pueblo. For a number
of years, some Zuni periodically
returned to Hawikuh for short stays.
The Spanish granted the land at
Hawikuh and other Zuni villages to the
Zuni in 1689. The Zuni have remained
in the area to the present-day. The
present Zuni reservation was first
established by Executive Order in 1877,
although the boundaries were
subsequently modified. The Zuni voted
to hold elections under the Indian
Reorganization Act in 1934, and
adopted a constitution in 1970. Today
the Zuni Tribe is recognized as the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and New York University
College of Dentistry have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and New York University College of
Dentistry 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 Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010,
telephone (212) 998–9917, before
September 21, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry and Bureau of Indian Affairs
are responsible for notifying the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation of New
Mexico that this notice has been
published.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Public Museum, Grand Rapids,
MI
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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of The Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Kent
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 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 The Public Museum's professional staff in
consultation with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; and
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location in Kent County, MI. On
June 16, 1962, the human remains were obtained by Ruth Herrick from
Bert Chaffee. In 1974, the human remains were obtained by The Public
Museum from Ruth Herrick by bequest. No known individual was
identified. The three associated funerary objects are one strike-a-
light, one fish vertebrae, and one perforated bone.
The context from which the human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed is unknown.
Based on artifact typology, the human remains and associated
funerary objects date to the 18th century. The objects were found
stored together with human remains and are consistent with other 18th
century funerary objects found in Kent County during the historic
occupation of the Ottawa.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the N. Franklin Avenue site (20KT109) in
Grandville, Kent County, MI. The site was inadvertently discovered by
construction workers and reported by E.V. Gillis in The Coffinberry
News Bulletin of the Michigan Archaeological Society in 1962. In 1963,
the human remains were donated to The Public Museum by the City of
Grandville. No known individuals were identified. The 23 associated
funerary objects are 1 wooden spoon, 1 wooden spoon fragment, 1 metal
knife, 1 iron fragment, 1 metal razor, 1 metal handle fragment, 1
strike-a-light, 1 copper tube bead, 1 clam shell, 1 set of bird bones,
1 set of iron fragments with fabric adhering, 1 iron axe, 1 set of nail
fragments, 1 birch bark basket fragment, 1 copper mirror frame, 1copper
pot with fabric adhering, 1 fabric fragment, 1 glass fragment, 4 copper
kettles, and 1 set of brooch pins.
Based on artifact typology, the human remains and associated
funerary objects date to the 18th and 19th centuries.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from underneath Cook's bridge over the
Thornapple River at Cascade Township site (20KT18), Kent County, MI. In
1925, the human remains were donated to The Public Museum by W.H.
Patterson. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Physical examination identified the human remains as Native
American. Funerary objects found at the site are consistent with those
objects frequently found in Native American burials from the 18th
century, although none of the funerary objects are present in the
museum's collection.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from 185 Ottawa (site 20KT109) in Grandville,
Kent County, MI. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
uncovered by the property owner's children while digging in their yard.
In 1949, the human remains were donated to The Public Museum by the
property owners, Jan and James Buddingh. No known individual was
identified. The 231 associated funerary objects are 1 copper armband, 1
carved antler handle, 1 bone awl, 1 copper thimble, 1 copper kettle, 1
set of iron fragments, 1 set of wood fragments, 1 set of textile
fragments, 2 sets of wood fragments with textile adhering, 1 wooden
spoon fragment, 209 trade beads, 6 metal earrings, 2 metal rings, 1
metal brooch pin, 1 set of gravels, and 1 set of copper fragments.
Based on artifact typology, the human remains and associated
funerary objects date to the 18th and 19th century. The associated
funerary objects are consistent with other funerary objects found in
the area of Grandville, MI, during the historic occupation of the
Ottawa.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Warner farm site (20KT20), located on
the Grand River, west of Ada and on the north side of M-21, Kent
County, MI. In 1974, The Public Museum obtained the human remains from
Ruth Herrick by bequest. No known individual was identified. Stored
with the individual were associated funerary objects that are in
groupings of uncounted fragments. The seven associated funerary object
groupings are two lots of pottery shard fragments, three lots of animal
bone fragments, one lot of fire cracked rock fragments, and one lot of
other stone fragments.
The human remains and associated funerary objects from the Warner
farm site date from the Late Woodland period to A.D. 1850. Based on the
site's geographical location at the confluence of the Grand and
Thornapple Rivers, archeological evidence indicates this
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site was intermittently occupied from prehistoric times into the
historic era.
All of the human remains and associated funerary objects described
above from the Kent County sites are, by a preponderance of the
evidence, culturally affiliated with the present-day Federally-
recognized Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan, whose
ancestors include the Grand River Ottawa Bands. The historic occupation
of Kent County, MI, by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is well
documented.
Officials of The Public Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of The Public Museum also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 264 associated funerary objects described
above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual remains at the time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of The Public Museum 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 associated funerary
objects and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Marilyn Merdzinski, Director of Collections and
Preservation, The Public Museum, 272 Pearl St. NW., Grand Rapids, MI
49504, telephone (616) 456-3521, before September 21, 2009.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Public Museum is responsible for notifying the Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9-19974 Filed 8-19-09; 8:45 am]
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