Notice of Inventory Completion: Madison County Historical Society, Edwardsville, IL, 5104-5105 [2010-2027]
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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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3, 2010. Repatriation of the human
remains 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 may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Madison County Historical
Society is responsible for notifying 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 that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 22, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Michigan University,
Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo,
MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
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 the inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the possession of Western Michigan
University, Anthropology Department,
Kalamazoo, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Mackinac 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 was made by Western Michigan
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan, and the Sault Ste.
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Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
In 1972, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from the Beyer Site, Mackinac
County, MI, as part of the St. Ignace
archeological survey under the direction
of Dr. James Fitting. The burial was
encountered in a single excavation unit
and found to be partially disturbed,
most likely from agricultural plowing
evident across the site area. The burial
collection was transferred to Western
Michigan University for curation and
further analysis. Dr. Robert Sundick, a
physical anthropologist in the
Anthropology Department at Western
Michigan University, studied the human
remains. The three associated funerary
objects are a small amount of
unidentified animal bone, a lot of wood
charcoal, and one piece of chipped
stone debitage.
The human remains were determined
to be of Native American ancestry based
on skeletal and dental morphology. The
determination of a date from around
1650 C.E was based on stratigraphy,
ceramic association, and associated
trade goods, in particular local and
foreign material gunflints. French
missionary and military accounts make
it clear that Odawa and Ojibway peoples
inhabited both shores of the Straits of
Mackinac as early as 1650; their oral
histories indicate that they occupied
this area for generations before the
French arrived. In 1671, the Jesuits
established a mission at St. Ignace and
noted that many Odawa people lived
there. During the time that the Beyer
Site was occupied, circa 1650 C.E., the
Odawa and Ojibway were the major
tribes living in the St. Ignace area, in
addition to some Huron groups. In 1649,
Huron/Wyandotte refugees fled Iroquois
attacks in Ontario and some ultimately
settled on the north side of the Straits
at present-day St. Ignace. Although the
tribal affiliation of the human remains
found at St. Ignace is not scientifically
certain, the remains are likely culturally
affiliated with the Odawa, as they were
the tribe most commonly reported in the
area during the period in question.
Cultural affiliation between the Beyer
Site human remains and the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, is based on their historic
continuity of occupation in the St.
Ignace area. Although the Beyer Site
material may relate to the Ojibway or
Huron refugees, the NAGPRA
coordinator of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
(modern descendants of the Ojibway)
has sent Western Michigan University
letters of support for the repatriation of
the human remains removed from the
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Beyer Site to the Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Consequently, the preponderance of
archeological, historic, and consultation
evidence connects the Beyer Site to the
Odawa Indians.
Officials of Western Michigan
University 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 Western Michigan
University also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
three 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. Lastly,
officials of Western Michigan University
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 Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
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 LouAnn Wurst, Department of
Anthropology, Western Michigan
University, 1005 Moore Hall,
Kalamazoo, MI 49008, telephone (269)
387–2753, before March 3, 2010.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
Western Michigan University is
responsible for notifying the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, and Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 5, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Madison County Historical
Society, Edwardsville, IL
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
Madison County Historical Society, Edwardsville, IL. The human remains
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
present-day 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 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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3, 2010. Repatriation of the human remains 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 may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Madison County Historical Society is responsible for notifying
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 that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 22, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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