Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 5103-5104 [2010-2018]
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alternative, explored on-refuge visitor
services opportunities. Alternative D
reduced the human activities on the
Refuge, including management actions
to reduce wildlife disturbance.
We received more than 60 comment
letters on the Draft CCP/EA during the
review period. Many comment letters
expressed concerns about allowing
public access on the Refuge. In response
to these comments, we decided to select
Alternative B as the new preferred
alternative. We incorporated comments
we received into the CCP when
possible, and we responded to the
comments in an appendix to the CCP. In
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implementation and made it the basis
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the EA.
Alternative B represents the most
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The selected alternative best meets
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of Nebraska State
Museum, University of NebraskaLincoln, Lincoln, NE
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. 3005, of the intent
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to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the University of Nebraska
State Museum, University of NebraskaLincoln, Lincoln, NE, 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1883, M.L. Eaton collected 27
cultural items ‘‘from Indian graves in
Michigan’’. The cultural items were
accessioned into the museum in 1894.
The 27 unassociated funerary objects are
6 copper loop/ball earrings (identified
as A04767; catalog number 101–22–03–
94); 1 group of blue/green glass beads
(A04768; 101–22–03–94); 1 copper alloy
bead together with organic material
(A14993; 101–22–03–94); 1 group of
shell beads (A14994; 101–22–03–94); 1
individual glass bead (A14995; 101–22–
03–94); 1 copper alloy brooch (A14998;
101–22–03–94); 10 whitish-colored bead
fragments (A15418; 101–22–03–94); 1
group of copper alloy wire/cone earring
fragments (A15419; 101–22–03–94); 1
copper alloy pendant (A15420; 101–22–
03–94); 1 group of copper alloy
fragments together with organic material
(A15420; 101–22–03–94); 1 piece of lead
wire (A15421; 101–22–03–65); 1 copper
alloy brooch sewn onto a piece of cloth
(A18208; 101–22–03–94); and 1 piece of
leather or bark (A18209; 101–22–03–94).
Based on this historical information,
the museum has determined that these
objects ‘‘taken from Indian graves in
Michigan’’ are, more likely than not,
Native American funerary objects. The
museum is unable to determine whether
or not these objects are associated with
human remains, as there are no human
remains from these burials in the
museum collection. Therefore, the
museum considers them to be
unassociated funerary objects. Finally,
the museum has concluded that it is
unable to determine by a reasonable
belief that the unassociated funerary
objects are culturally affiliated with any
present-day Indian tribe. Nevertheless,
the museum has determined that, more
likely than not, the funerary objects
were removed from the aboriginal lands
of the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
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Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; and Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
Officials of the University of Nebraska
State Museum, University of NebraskaLincoln have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 27 cultural
items 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.
Officials of the University of Nebraska
State Museum, University of NebraskaLincoln also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects 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
February 2009, the University of
Nebraska State Museum requested that
the Review Committee recommend
disposition of ‘‘culturally
unidentifiable’’ unassociated funerary
objects to the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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,
because the funerary objects were found
within their aboriginal territory. The
Review Committee considered the
proposal at its May 23 - 24, 2009
meeting, and recommended disposition
of the unassociated funerary objects to
the above-listed Indian tribes.
A September 16, 2009, letter from the
Designated Federal Officer, writing on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitted the recommendation for the
museum to effect disposition of the
funerary objects to the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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, to
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the extent allowed by Federal, state, or
local law, and contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Intent to
Repatriate in the Federal Register. This
notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Priscilla C. Grew,
NAGPRA Coordinator, University of
Nebraska State Museum, 307 Morrill
Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588–0338,
telephone (402) 472–3779, before March
3, 2010. Disposition of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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 may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Nebraska State
Museum, University of NebraskaLincoln is responsible for notifying the
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa 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: December 16, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Madison County Historical Society,
Edwardsville, IL
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
Madison County Historical Society,
Edwardsville, IL. The human remains
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were removed from the Little Bighorn
Battlefield, Bighorn County, MT.
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 Madison County
Historical Society professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
staff of the Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument. In addition, the
Madison County Historical Society sent
a letter with information on the human
remains to the Arapahoe Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Crow Tribe of Montana; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota; and Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota. The
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana responded that they are not
culturally affiliated with the human
remains described in this notice.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were probably removed from
Little Bighorn Battlefield, near presentday Crow Agency, Big Horn County,
MT. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1929, the Madison County
Historical Society purchased the John R.
Sutter Collection and an inventory of
that collection was conducted at that
time. In 1938, the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) conducted a
comprehensive inventory of all of the
museum’s holdings. In 1995, the
museum did a NAGPRA inventory. In
November 2008, the museum staff
reviewed the original NAGPRA
inventory and other available records.
They determined that during the
NAGPRA inventory, a scalp had been
incorrectly attributed to a 1988
donation. Upon comparison to the 1938
WPA inventory records, the museum
reasonably believes this scalp was
purchased as part of the John R. Sutter
Collection in 1929. The Madison County
Historical Society has no information on
how John Sutter originally acquired the
human remains.
The 1929 Sutter Purchase Inventory
lists the human remains as ‘‘Part of an
Indian scalp.’’ Next to the entry is a note
that reads ‘‘Custer Massacre.’’ Based on
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this information, the officials of the
Madison County Historical Society
reasonably believe the human remains
are Native American and were removed
from the Little Bighorn Battlefield at an
unknown date, but possibly in 1876.
Five tribes were at the site of the
Battle of Little Big Horn - the Sioux,
Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, and Arikara.
Descendants of these tribes are members
of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Crow Tribe of
Montana; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of
the Northern Cheyenne Indian
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; and Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota. Since the officials of the
Madison County Historical Society
cannot determine the specific tribe to
which the Native American human
remains are culturally affiliated, the
museum believes that a possible
cultural affiliation could exist for any of
the five aforementioned tribes.
However, during consultation, the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana responded that no scalps were
taken from the Cheyenne in the battle,
and consequently there is no cultural
affiliation to the Cheyenne. Therefore,
absent other information, the museum
officials have narrowed the possible
affiliation to the Arapahoe Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Crow Tribe of Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; and/or Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
Officials of the Madison County
Historical Society 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 Madison County
Historical Society 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 Arapahoe Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;
Crow Tribe of Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota; and/or Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Suzanne Dietrich,
Director, or the president, Madison
County Historical Society, 715 North
Main St., Edwardsville, IL 62025,
telephone (618) 656–7562, before March
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: University of
Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the University of
Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE,
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1883, M.L. Eaton collected 27 cultural items ``from Indian
graves in Michigan''. The cultural items were accessioned into the
museum in 1894. The 27 unassociated funerary objects are 6 copper loop/
ball earrings (identified as A04767; catalog number 101-22-03-94); 1
group of blue/green glass beads (A04768; 101-22-03-94); 1 copper alloy
bead together with organic material (A14993; 101-22-03-94); 1 group of
shell beads (A14994; 101-22-03-94); 1 individual glass bead (A14995;
101-22-03-94); 1 copper alloy brooch (A14998; 101-22-03-94); 10
whitish-colored bead fragments (A15418; 101-22-03-94); 1 group of
copper alloy wire/cone earring fragments (A15419; 101-22-03-94); 1
copper alloy pendant (A15420; 101-22-03-94); 1 group of copper alloy
fragments together with organic material (A15420; 101-22-03-94); 1
piece of lead wire (A15421; 101-22-03-65); 1 copper alloy brooch sewn
onto a piece of cloth (A18208; 101-22-03-94); and 1 piece of leather or
bark (A18209; 101-22-03-94).
Based on this historical information, the museum has determined
that these objects ``taken from Indian graves in Michigan'' are, more
likely than not, Native American funerary objects. The museum is unable
to determine whether or not these objects are associated with human
remains, as there are no human remains from these burials in the museum
collection. Therefore, the museum considers them to be unassociated
funerary objects. Finally, the museum has concluded that it is unable
to determine by a reasonable belief that the unassociated funerary
objects are culturally affiliated with any present-day Indian tribe.
Nevertheless, the museum has determined that, more likely than not, the
funerary objects were removed from the aboriginal lands of the Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan;
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 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.
Officials of the University of Nebraska State Museum, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(3)(B), the 27 cultural items 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. Officials of
the University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary objects 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
February 2009, the University of Nebraska State Museum requested that
the Review Committee recommend disposition of ``culturally
unidentifiable'' unassociated funerary objects to the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 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, because the funerary objects were found within their
aboriginal territory. The Review Committee considered the proposal at
its May 23 - 24, 2009 meeting, and recommended disposition of the
unassociated funerary objects to the above-listed Indian tribes.
A September 16, 2009, letter from the Designated Federal Officer,
writing on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the
recommendation for the museum to effect disposition of the funerary
objects to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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, to
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the extent allowed by Federal, state, or local law, and contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal
Register. This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Priscilla C. Grew, NAGPRA Coordinator, University of Nebraska
State Museum, 307 Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0338, telephone (402)
472-3779, before March 3, 2010. Disposition of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa 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 may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln is responsible for notifying the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa 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: December 16, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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