Notice of Inventory Completion: Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 36111-36114 [2010-15335]
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their communities probably shrank in
size until only a small portion of the
original population was left. These
people may have sought refuge
elsewhere in Florida, but were never
identified.
In 1920, human remains representing
a minimum of seven individuals were
removed from an unidentified mound in
East Florida by Charles Hallock. The
remains and objects from the mound
were loaned by the Long Island
Historical Society (now the Brooklyn
Historical Society) to the Museum of the
American Indian, Heye Foundation in
1920. According to archival records, the
loan was made permanent in 1967. In
1956, the Museum of the American
Indian transferred the remains to Dr.
Theodore Kazamiroff, New York
University College of Dentistry. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The specific site and age for the
remains is not known, but the
morphology of the remains is consistent
with individuals of Native American
ancestry. In prehistoric cultural
sequences, the area of eastern Florida is
identified with the St. Johns culture,
whose territory lay in the portions of
eastern and central Florida where the St.
Johns River and its tributaries flow. The
St. Johns tradition first appeared around
500 B.C. and continued until European
contact. It is divided into several
periods, all of which include burial
mounds. In 16th century records, the
people living in the St. Johns River area
are identified as the Timucua. Historic
mission records suggest that diseases
introduced between 1562 and 1595 had
decimated the population in the St.
Johns River area. Additional epidemics
in the first half of the 17th century
resulted in massive population loss and
changes to the diet, health, economy,
and religion of the Timucua. In 1684,
the British began to attack the Spanish
missions where the Timucua were
living in order to gain control of Florida.
At the same time, the missions were
also subject to slave raiding by tribes
from the north. By 1704, all missions
but St. Augustine were destroyed and
the remaining Timucua took refuge at it.
In 1711, only 942 Timucua and
Apalachee were living around St.
Augustine. Slave raiding, disease, and
English attacks further reduced the
population; by 1759, only 59 Timucua
and Apalachee remained at St.
Augustine. The Spanish withdrew from
St. Augustine between 1763-1764,
taking the 89 Indians from St. Augustine
with them to Cuba.
In all three sites mentioned-above, the
population vacuum created by the
absence of Florida tribal groups opened
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the state to migration by the Lower
Creek. The first Creek settlements were
located in northern Florida. Conflicts
with the British, and then the American
government, pushed the Creek into the
southern half of the state. These Creek
communities grew independent of Creek
nations to the north and became known
as the Seminole and Miccosukee.
Officials of the New York University
College of Dentistry have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of nine
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the New York
University College of Dentistry also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot reasonably be
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 July
2009, the New York University College
of Dentistry requested that the Review
Committee recommend disposition of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains of nine individuals to the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.
The Review Committee considered the
proposal at its October 30-31, 2009,
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains to the Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida.
A March 4, 2010, letter from the
Designated Federal Official, writing on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitted the authorization for the
College to effect disposition of the
human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians of Florida 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 Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010,
telephone (212) 998–9917, before July
26, 2010. Disposition of the human
remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry is responsible for notifying the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw
Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of
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Indians of Florida; Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians, Mississippi; Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band
of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations); and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 18, 2010
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–15286 Filed 6–23–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Cranbrook Institute of Science,
Bloomfield Hills, 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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the Cranbrook
Institute of Science, an institutional
member of the Cranbrook Educational
Community, Bloomfield Hills, MI. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Macomb,
Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne Counties,
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 the Cranbrook
Institute of Science professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan, on behalf of the
Michigan Anishnaabek Cultural
Preservation and Repatriation Alliance
(MACPRA), a non-federally recognized
Indian group.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from
Birmingham, Oakland County, MI. On
April 1937, the City Coroner of
Birmingham gave the human remains to
the museum (CIS reference #116). No
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known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Museum records indicate that the
individual is a female and probably
Native American. There was no
stratigraphic report or supplemental
information available to help determine
further cultural affiliation, and thus, the
human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
Gibraltar Site, Monroe County, MI. On
February 18, 1938, Darrel J. Richards
gave the human remains to the museum
(CIS reference #280). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Originally museum records indicated
that, ‘‘With no artifacts or temporal
information to work with, no
consultation could be conducted.’’
Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
The individual described above has the
same donor, date of donation, and site
name as the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
the next paragraph, but were assigned
different reference numbers.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the
Gibraltar Site, Monroe County, MI. On
February 18, 1938, Darrel J. Richards
gave the human remains to the museum
(CIS reference #281). No known
individuals were identified. The 25
associated funerary objects are 24
pottery fragments and 1 container of
unidentified material.
The human remains are possibly
Native American. Museum records
indicate that with ‘‘no additional
information to work with, no additional
no dialog could be initiated.’’ Therefore,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from the New
Baltimore Site, Macomb County, MI. On
June 13, 1940, the human remains were
donated by Gwynn Cushman to the
museum (CIS reference #911). No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are the co-mingled
remains of at least three individuals that
date from either the Prehistoric or early
Historic Period. Museum records
indicate that ‘‘no linear descendants
could be substantiated; therefore no
consultation could be conducted.’’ Thus,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
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On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum one individual
were removed from Mill Street, Auburn
Heights, Oakland County, MI. On April
29, 1951, the human remains were
received from Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Wade and given to the museum (CIS
reference ι6873). No known individual
was identified. The eight associated
funerary objects are seven pieces of
trade silver, including a brooch and
several wrist cuffs/bracelets, and a
fragment of cloth (CIS reference #6874).
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably a female
Native American. The file of record
indicates that, ‘‘even with the trade
silver items’’, ‘‘there was no actual
indication of stratigraphic or artifact
association on which to begin dialogue.’’
Therefore ‘‘no consultation could be
conducted.’’ These human remains were
thus classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a
location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to
the museum by an unidentified source
(CIS reference #7520). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are the comingled remains of at least two
individuals that are probably Native
American based on context and bone
condition. Museum records indicate,
‘‘from context and bone condition – not
morphology, these skeletal remains
might possibly be American Indian but
with such little identification and no
other information, no consultation
could be conducted.’’ Therefore, the
human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from a
location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to
the museum by an unidentified source
(CIS reference #7522). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records the
human remains are possibly Native
American based on bone condition. The
records also indicate that, ‘‘from context
and bone condition – not morphology,
these skeletal remains might possibly be
American Indian but with such little
identification and no other information,
no consultation could be conducted.’’
Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a
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location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to
the museum by an unidentified source
(CIS reference #7523). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Museum records indicate that, ‘‘from
context and bone condition – not
morphology, these skeletal remains
might possibly be American Indian but
with such little identification and no
other information, no consultation
could be conducted.’’ Therefore, the
human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a
location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to
the museum by an unidentified source
(CIS reference #7524). No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably Native
American from the Prehistoric or Early
Historic Period. Records also indicate
that, ‘‘from context and bone condition
– not morphology, these skeletal
remains might possibly be American
Indian but with such little identification
and no other information, no
consultation could be conducted.’’
Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of eight
individuals were removed from Kennet
Road, Pontiac, Oakland County, MI, by
the Pontiac Police Department (case
number 194312). On April 15, 1968, the
human remains were given to the
museum by Warren L. Wittry (CIS
reference #9734). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Museum records indicate that, ‘‘With
no additional association to use as a
basis, no consultation could be
conducted.’’ Therefore, the human
remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
homestead of Henry Barnes, 822 Shady
Hollow Circle, Bloomfield Hills,
Oakland County, MI. In the 1960s, the
human remains were given to the
museum by Warren L. Wittry (CIS
reference #9735). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably a female
Native American. Records also indicate
that the ‘‘remains are too incomplete’’
and ‘‘no beginning was found for the
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initiation of consultations.’’ Therefore,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from near
Coolidge Road, Troy, Oakland County,
MI. On November 9, 1963, the human
remains were given to the museum by
Detective Mortensen, Troy Police
Department (CIS reference #9736). No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
individual is a mature male, and
probably Native American. Records
indicate that no basis was found for the
initiation of consultations. Therefore,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from near
Plymouth, Wayne County, MI. On an
unknown date, the museum received
the human remains from an
unidentified source (CIS reference
#9737). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably a female
Native American. Records also indicate
that, ‘‘no further information was
available, no consultation could be
conducted.’’ Therefore, the human
remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a site at
Hamlin and Rochester Roads, Rochester,
Oakland County, MI. On December 17,
1970, the human remains were given to
the museum by Dr. John Burton,
Oakland County Medical Examiner (CIS
reference #9738 and #9739). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are possibly Native
American. One of the individuals
exhibits a pattern of wear consistent
with that known for aboriginal
populations. Records also indicate that,
‘‘necessary practical information was not
available; therefore no consultation
could be conducted.’’ Therefore, the
human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location, but probably in
Michigan. On an unknown date, the
human remains were given to the
museum by an unidentified source (CIS
reference #9816). No known individual
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was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably Native
American based on femoral shaft
morphology. Records also indicate that
geographical and collection data were
not available, and therefore, no
consultation could be conducted. Thus,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown location, but probably in
Michigan. On an unknown date, the
human remains were given to the
museum by an unidentified source (CIS
reference #9817). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably a female
Native American based on femoral shaft
morphology. Records also indicate that
geographical and collection data were
not available, and therefore, no
consultation could be conducted. Thus,
the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from the
Norton Site, Romeo, in Macomb County,
MI. On an unknown date, the human
remains were given to the museum (CIS
reference #10123 and #10124). No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the
human remains are probably Native
American. An assessment dated October
30, 1994, notes that, ‘‘one tooth which
is not human, and a non-human long
bone midshaft fragment’’ was
intermingled with the human remains at
the time the osteology review was
conducted. It is unknown what was
done with the non-human material. The
Norton site is identified as Late
Woodland Younge tradition based on
‘‘animal bones’’ and ‘‘fragments of
pottery’’ as evidenced in ‘‘pits dug by the
occupants.’’ No other dating was
performed at the Norton site; therefore
no consultation could be conducted.
Thus, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the
Drake Site, Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, MI. In August 1977, the human
remains were given to the museum by
Charles Martinez and Rick Zurel, local
archeologists, (CIS reference #10138).
No known individuals were identified.
The associated funerary object is one
box of excavated material, which
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contains chert fragments, soil samples,
and pottery fragments.
According to museum records, the
human remains are Native American.
According to Mr. Martinez, the Drake
site falls into the early Younge Tradition
or late Wayne ceramic tradition, which
dates to approximately A.D. 700–800.
Records indicate that there was a lack of
information pertaining to linear
descendants; therefore no consultation
could be conducted by the museum.
Thus, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
The above-described human remains
came to the museum through a variety
of channels, but primarily as the result
of construction work in southeastern
Michigan over four decades prior to
1980. All have been identified as Native
American based on skeletal morphology
and/or archeological context. All have
been determined to be culturally
unidentifiable.
Officials of the Cranbrook Institute of
Science have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of at least 39 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Cranbrook Institute of Science also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 34 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 the
Cranbrook Institute of Science 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 associated 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 April
2008, a request for the disposition of the
Native American human remains was
officially submitted to the Cranbrook
Institute of Science by the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa
Indians on behalf of the Michigan
Anishnaabek Cultural Preservation and
Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA), a nonfederally recognized Indian group,
whose members are the following
Federally-recognized Indian tribes: 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 River Band of Ottawa
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Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
These Indian tribes are considered to be
the Anishnaabek People of the Great
Lakes region.
On July 30, 2008, the Cranbrook
Institute requested that the Review
Committee recommend disposition of
60 culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Indian tribes, as
aboriginal occupants of Michigan. The
Review Committee considered the
proposal at its October 11–12, 2008,
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains to the Indian
tribes listed above, as they are
considered to be the Anishnaabek
People of the Great Lakes region, and
the aboriginal occupants of the area
currently referenced as Michigan.
An April 3, 2009, letter from the
Designated Federal Officer, writing on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior,
transmitted the authorization for the
museum to effect disposition of the
physical remains of 39 of the 60
culturally unidentifiable individuals
contingent on the publication of a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement. In the same letter, the
Secretary recommended the transfer of
the associated funerary objects to the
Indian tribes listed above to the extent
allowed by Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and/
or associated funerary objects should
contact Michael Stafford, PhD., Director,
Cranbrook Institute of Science, PO Box
801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303,
telephone (248) 645–3204, before July
26, 2010. Disposition of the human
remains and associated 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 River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
the Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
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The Cranbrook Institute of Science 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
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 18, 2010
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla
Walla, WA and Museum of
Anthropology, Washington State
University, Pullman, 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 control of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Army Corps of Engineers,
Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA,
and in the physical custody of the
Museum of Anthropology, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Columbia,
Franklin, Garfield, and Whitman
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 was made by U.S. Department
of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers
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professional staff in consultation with
representatives of Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the
Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho; and the Wanapum Band, a
non-federally recognized Indian group.
In 1965, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the village portion of site
45CO1 near the mouth of the Tucannon
River, Columbia County, WA. The
excavation was conducted on Army
Corps of Engineers land under contract
with the National Park Service. No
burials were reported during the
excavations. In 1996, Washington State
University unexpectedly encountered
human remains in level bags containing
unprovenienced materials collected
from the surface of site 45CO1. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
This individual was determined to be
Native American based on significant
tooth wear and the types of artifacts
removed during the excavation,
including projectile points, scrapers,
antler tine tools, utilized flakes, and
awls, which are tool types common in
the Plateau culture area. Site 45CO1 is
adjacent to Cayuse, Nez Perce, and
Palus Indian lands judicially established
in 1978.
In 1958 and 1959, human remains
representing a minimum of 14
individuals were removed from
Fishhook Island Site, 45FR42, Franklin
County, WA. In 1958, the Columbia
Archaeological Society excavated at
Fishhook Island. In 1959, the
Washington State University excavated
at Fishhook Island while under contract
with the National Park Service. The
1958 and 1959 excavations took place
before the land was acquired by the
Army Corps of Engineers. At an
unknown date, the human remains
excavated were delivered to Washington
State University and University of
Idaho. In 2000, the University of Idaho
transferred the 45FR42 materials to
Washington State University. In 2006,
the Army Corps of Engineers’ physical
anthropologists inventoried the human
remains. Some of the human remains
collected are not currently in the
museum collection, and may have been
reburied in 1991. Burials numbers 1
through 21 were consecutively assigned
by the Columbia Archaeological Society
to their burial excavations. Washington
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36111-36114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15335]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Cranbrook Institute of Science,
Bloomfield Hills, 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 Cranbrook Institute of Science, an
institutional member of the Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield
Hills, MI. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, 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 the
Cranbrook Institute of Science professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, on behalf of the Michigan Anishnaabek Cultural Preservation
and Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA), a non-federally recognized Indian
group.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Birmingham, Oakland County, MI. On April
1937, the City Coroner of Birmingham gave the human remains to the
museum (CIS reference 116). No
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known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Museum records indicate that the individual is a female and
probably Native American. There was no stratigraphic report or
supplemental information available to help determine further cultural
affiliation, and thus, the human remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Gibraltar Site, Monroe County, MI. On
February 18, 1938, Darrel J. Richards gave the human remains to the
museum (CIS reference 280). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Originally museum records indicated that, ``With no artifacts or
temporal information to work with, no consultation could be
conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable. The individual described above has the same donor, date
of donation, and site name as the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in the next paragraph, but were assigned different
reference numbers.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the Gibraltar Site, Monroe County, MI. On
February 18, 1938, Darrel J. Richards gave the human remains to the
museum (CIS reference 281). No known individuals were
identified. The 25 associated funerary objects are 24 pottery fragments
and 1 container of unidentified material.
The human remains are possibly Native American. Museum records
indicate that with ``no additional information to work with, no
additional no dialog could be initiated.'' Therefore, the human remains
were classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from the New Baltimore Site, Macomb County,
MI. On June 13, 1940, the human remains were donated by Gwynn Cushman
to the museum (CIS reference 911). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the human remains are the co-mingled
remains of at least three individuals that date from either the
Prehistoric or early Historic Period. Museum records indicate that ``no
linear descendants could be substantiated; therefore no consultation
could be conducted.'' Thus, the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum one
individual were removed from Mill Street, Auburn Heights, Oakland
County, MI. On April 29, 1951, the human remains were received from Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Wade and given to the museum (CIS reference
6873). No known individual was identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are seven pieces of trade silver, including
a brooch and several wrist cuffs/bracelets, and a fragment of cloth
(CIS reference 6874).
According to museum records, the human remains are probably a
female Native American. The file of record indicates that, ``even with
the trade silver items'', ``there was no actual indication of
stratigraphic or artifact association on which to begin dialogue.''
Therefore ``no consultation could be conducted.'' These human remains
were thus classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to the museum by an unidentified
source (CIS reference 7520). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains are the co-mingled remains of at least two
individuals that are probably Native American based on context and bone
condition. Museum records indicate, ``from context and bone condition -
not morphology, these skeletal remains might possibly be American
Indian but with such little identification and no other information, no
consultation could be conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from a location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to the museum by an unidentified
source (CIS reference 7522). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records the human remains are possibly Native
American based on bone condition. The records also indicate that,
``from context and bone condition - not morphology, these skeletal
remains might possibly be American Indian but with such little
identification and no other information, no consultation could be
conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to the museum by an unidentified
source (CIS reference 7523). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Museum records indicate that, ``from context and bone condition -
not morphology, these skeletal remains might possibly be American
Indian but with such little identification and no other information, no
consultation could be conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from a location in Oakland County, MI. In May
1951, the human remains were given to the museum by an unidentified
source (CIS reference 7524). No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably Native
American from the Prehistoric or Early Historic Period. Records also
indicate that, ``from context and bone condition - not morphology,
these skeletal remains might possibly be American Indian but with such
little identification and no other information, no consultation could
be conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of eight
individuals were removed from Kennet Road, Pontiac, Oakland County, MI,
by the Pontiac Police Department (case number 194312). On April 15,
1968, the human remains were given to the museum by Warren L. Wittry
(CIS reference 9734). No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Museum records indicate that, ``With no additional association to
use as a basis, no consultation could be conducted.'' Therefore, the
human remains were classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the homestead of Henry Barnes, 822 Shady
Hollow Circle, Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, MI. In the 1960s, the
human remains were given to the museum by Warren L. Wittry (CIS
reference 9735). No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably a
female Native American. Records also indicate that the ``remains are
too incomplete'' and ``no beginning was found for the
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initiation of consultations.'' Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from near Coolidge Road, Troy, Oakland County,
MI. On November 9, 1963, the human remains were given to the museum by
Detective Mortensen, Troy Police Department (CIS reference
9736). No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the individual is a mature male, and
probably Native American. Records indicate that no basis was found for
the initiation of consultations. Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from near Plymouth, Wayne County, MI. On an
unknown date, the museum received the human remains from an
unidentified source (CIS reference 9737). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably a
female Native American. Records also indicate that, ``no further
information was available, no consultation could be conducted.''
Therefore, the human remains were classified as culturally
unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a site at Hamlin and Rochester Roads,
Rochester, Oakland County, MI. On December 17, 1970, the human remains
were given to the museum by Dr. John Burton, Oakland County Medical
Examiner (CIS reference 9738 and 9739). No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
According to museum records, the human remains are possibly Native
American. One of the individuals exhibits a pattern of wear consistent
with that known for aboriginal populations. Records also indicate that,
``necessary practical information was not available; therefore no
consultation could be conducted.'' Therefore, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location, but probably in
Michigan. On an unknown date, the human remains were given to the
museum by an unidentified source (CIS reference 9816). No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably Native
American based on femoral shaft morphology. Records also indicate that
geographical and collection data were not available, and therefore, no
consultation could be conducted. Thus, the human remains were
classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown location, but probably in
Michigan. On an unknown date, the human remains were given to the
museum by an unidentified source (CIS reference 9817). No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably a
female Native American based on femoral shaft morphology. Records also
indicate that geographical and collection data were not available, and
therefore, no consultation could be conducted. Thus, the human remains
were classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from the Norton Site, Romeo, in Macomb County,
MI. On an unknown date, the human remains were given to the museum (CIS
reference 10123 and 10124). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to museum records, the human remains are probably Native
American. An assessment dated October 30, 1994, notes that, ``one tooth
which is not human, and a non-human long bone midshaft fragment'' was
intermingled with the human remains at the time the osteology review
was conducted. It is unknown what was done with the non-human material.
The Norton site is identified as Late Woodland Younge tradition based
on ``animal bones'' and ``fragments of pottery'' as evidenced in ``pits
dug by the occupants.'' No other dating was performed at the Norton
site; therefore no consultation could be conducted. Thus, the human
remains were classified as culturally unidentifiable.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of four
individuals were removed from the Drake Site, Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, MI. In August 1977, the human remains were given to the museum
by Charles Martinez and Rick Zurel, local archeologists, (CIS reference
10138). No known individuals were identified. The associated
funerary object is one box of excavated material, which contains chert
fragments, soil samples, and pottery fragments.
According to museum records, the human remains are Native American.
According to Mr. Martinez, the Drake site falls into the early Younge
Tradition or late Wayne ceramic tradition, which dates to approximately
A.D. 700-800. Records indicate that there was a lack of information
pertaining to linear descendants; therefore no consultation could be
conducted by the museum. Thus, the human remains were classified as
culturally unidentifiable.
The above-described human remains came to the museum through a
variety of channels, but primarily as the result of construction work
in southeastern Michigan over four decades prior to 1980. All have been
identified as Native American based on skeletal morphology and/or
archeological context. All have been determined to be culturally
unidentifiable.
Officials of the Cranbrook Institute of Science have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of at least 39 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the Cranbrook Institute of Science also
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 34 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 the Cranbrook
Institute of Science 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 associated
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
April 2008, a request for the disposition of the Native American human
remains was officially submitted to the Cranbrook Institute of Science
by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians on behalf of the
Michigan Anishnaabek Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance
(MACPRA), a non-federally recognized Indian group, whose members are
the following Federally-recognized Indian tribes: 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 River
Band of Ottawa
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Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan. These Indian tribes are considered to be the
Anishnaabek People of the Great Lakes region.
On July 30, 2008, the Cranbrook Institute requested that the Review
Committee recommend disposition of 60 culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Indian tribes, as aboriginal occupants of Michigan. The
Review Committee considered the proposal at its October 11-12, 2008,
meeting and recommended disposition of the human remains to the Indian
tribes listed above, as they are considered to be the Anishnaabek
People of the Great Lakes region, and the aboriginal occupants of the
area currently referenced as Michigan.
An April 3, 2009, letter from the Designated Federal Officer,
writing on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitted the
authorization for the museum to effect disposition of the physical
remains of 39 of the 60 culturally unidentifiable individuals
contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement. In the
same letter, the Secretary recommended the transfer of the associated
funerary objects to the Indian tribes listed above to the extent
allowed by Federal, state, or local law.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and/or associated
funerary objects should contact Michael Stafford, PhD., Director,
Cranbrook Institute of Science, PO Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303,
telephone (248) 645-3204, before July 26, 2010. Disposition of the
human remains and associated 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 River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Cranbrook Institute of Science 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 River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 18, 2010
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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