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Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota; Pawnee
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Reservation, Colorado; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota;
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Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain
Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Cultural and Natural
History, Central Michigan University,
Mt. Pleasant, MI; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
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 Museum of
Cultural and Natural History, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw 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.
This notice replaces a Notice of
Inventory Completion previously
published in the Federal Register (75
FR 16175–16176, March 31, 2010) in
order to correctly list the name of an
Indian tribe, and the listing of the
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Indian tribes that were parties to the
disposition request.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History
professional staff and physical
anthropologists from Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, MI, and the
University of Western Ontario, Canada,
and in consultation with representatives
of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan, and the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
In 1970, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from Point Lookout, 20AC18,
in Arenac County, MI. Students from
Central Michigan University and
amateur archeologists excavated the site
and the material was immediately
turned over to the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History. No known
individuals were identified. The 11
associated funerary objects are 2
(reconstructed) ceramic vessels, 1 piece
of worked bone, 1 small sheet of copper,
1 bag of ochre sand, 1 stone object, 1 bag
of ceramic sherds, 1 group of copper
beads and bead fragments, 1stone tool,
1 bone needle, and 1 tooth from an
unknown animal.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
In 1970–1971, human remains
representing a minimum of 18
individuals were removed from Indian
Mound Park, 20IB1, in Isabella County,
MI. Faculty and students from Central
Michigan University excavated the site
and the material was immediately
turned over to the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History. No known
individuals were identified. The five
associated funerary objects are one celt,
one projectile point, and three ceramic
sherds.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
From 1968 to 1970, and in 1972,
human remains representing a
minimum 124 individuals were
removed from the Frazier-Tyra site,
20SA9, in Saginaw County, MI.
Amateur archeologists excavated the
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site from 1968 to 1970, and turned over
the material to the Anthropology
Department of Central Michigan
University, which transferred it to the
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
in the early 1990s. Students from
Central Michigan University excavated
the site again in 1972, and immediately
turned over the materials they found to
the Museum of Cultural and Natural
History. No known individuals were
identified. The 372 associated funerary
objects are 285 ceramic sherds, 76
pieces of lithic debitage, 4 scrapers, 1
piece of copper, 1 abrading stone, 1
projectile point, 1 piece of conch, 1 bag
of ochre, 1 pipe and 1 pipe fragment.
Archeological evidence dates the
material from the Early Late Woodland
Era, and the determination is supported
by publications of the State
Archaeologist’s Office of Michigan. The
human remains were identified as being
of Native American ancestry based on
archeological dating and osteological
examination.
The area of Arenac, Isabella, and
Saginaw Counties in mid-Michigan has
a long established history of Native
American occupation before European
encroachment in the early 17th century.
The Anishnaabek, which is composed of
the Odawa/Ottawa, Ojibwe/Chippewa
and Potawatomi, have long called this
area home. Officials of the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History have
reasonably determined that the
individuals described above from
Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw Counties
are Native American; however, officials
of the Museum of Cultural and Natural
History have determined that the
evidence is insufficient to determine
cultural affiliation with any present-day
Indian tribe.
Officials of the Museum of Cultural
and Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 144
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 388 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
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
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.
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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 Museum of Cultural
and Natural History requested that the
Review Committee recommend
disposition of the 144 culturally
unidentifiable human remains and
associated funerary objects. Supporters
of the disposition were the Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville
Potawatomi Indian Community,
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; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
and Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma.
According to documentation submitted
by the museum, parties of the
disposition agreement were 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;
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and
Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma.
The Review Committee considered
the proposal at its May 23 - 24, 2009,
meeting and recommended disposition
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Indian tribes. The
Secretary of the Interior concurred with
the Review Committee’s
recommendation. A September 16,
2009, letter on behalf of the Secretary of
Interior from the Designated Federal
Official transmitted the authorization
for the museum to effect disposition of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains and associated funerary objects
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
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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
associated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Pamela Gates, NAGPRA
Representative, Museum of Cultural and
Natural History, 103 Rowe Hall, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
48859, telephone (989) 774–3341, before
September 2, 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; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan;
and/or Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Museum of Cultural and Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Indian Community,
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; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan; and Wyandotte
Nation, Oklahoma, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–19000 Filed 8–2–10; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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Notice.
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 Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago, IL. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from various
locations on the Hopi Indian
Reservation, Coconino County, AZ.
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 Field Museum
of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
In 1900, human remains representing
a minimum of 71 individuals were
removed from Awatobi, Burned Corn
House, Chukuli, Mishongovi, Old
Mishongovi, Payapki, Kishuba,
Shongopovi, and Sityatki, on the Hopi
Indian Reservation, Coconino County,
AZ, by Charles L. Owen for the Field
Museum of Natural History (Field
Museum accession number 709). No
known individuals were identified. The
51 associated funerary objects are 5
ceramic jars, 26 bowls, 5 pots, 5 ladles,
2 vases, 2 mugs, 2 beads, 1 figure, 1
chert flake, 1 lot of paint, and 1 piki
stone.
In 1901, human remains representing
a minimum of 180 individuals were
removed from Old Walpi on the Hopi
Indian Reservation, Coconino County,
AZ, by Charles L. Owen for the Field
Museum of Natural History (Field
Museum accession numbers 769, 780).
No known individuals were identified.
The 100 associated funerary objects are
30 ceramic jars, 26 bowls, 16 pots, 5
bahos, 4 pitchers, 6 ladles, 3 vases, 2
mugs, 1 lot of stone images, 1 lot of
stone slabs, 4 faunal remains, 1 bead,
and 1 seed.
The human remains have been
identified as Native American based on
the burial context and the specific
cultural and geographic attribution in
Field Museum of Natural History
records. All of the remains were
identified as ‘‘Hopi’’ from archeological
sites on the Hopi Indian Reservation,
AZ. ‘‘Hopi’’ descendants from the Hopi
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Cultural and Natural
History, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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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 Museum of Cultural and Natural
History, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Arenac,
Isabella, and Saginaw 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.
This notice replaces a Notice of Inventory Completion previously
published in the Federal Register (75 FR 16175-16176, March 31, 2010)
in order to correctly list the name of an Indian tribe, and the listing
of the Indian tribes that were parties to the disposition request.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Museum
of Cultural and Natural History professional staff and physical
anthropologists from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, and
the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and in consultation with
representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1970, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from Point Lookout, 20AC18, in Arenac County, MI. Students
from Central Michigan University and amateur archeologists excavated
the site and the material was immediately turned over to the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History. No known individuals were identified. The
11 associated funerary objects are 2 (reconstructed) ceramic vessels, 1
piece of worked bone, 1 small sheet of copper, 1 bag of ochre sand, 1
stone object, 1 bag of ceramic sherds, 1 group of copper beads and bead
fragments, 1stone tool, 1 bone needle, and 1 tooth from an unknown
animal.
Archeological evidence dates the material from the Early Late
Woodland Era, and the determination is supported by publications of the
State Archaeologist's Office of Michigan. The human remains were
identified as being of Native American ancestry based on archeological
dating and osteological examination.
In 1970-1971, human remains representing a minimum of 18
individuals were removed from Indian Mound Park, 20IB1, in Isabella
County, MI. Faculty and students from Central Michigan University
excavated the site and the material was immediately turned over to the
Museum of Cultural and Natural History. No known individuals were
identified. The five associated funerary objects are one celt, one
projectile point, and three ceramic sherds.
Archeological evidence dates the material from the Early Late
Woodland Era, and the determination is supported by publications of the
State Archaeologist's Office of Michigan. The human remains were
identified as being of Native American ancestry based on archeological
dating and osteological examination.
From 1968 to 1970, and in 1972, human remains representing a
minimum 124 individuals were removed from the Frazier-Tyra site, 20SA9,
in Saginaw County, MI. Amateur archeologists excavated the site from
1968 to 1970, and turned over the material to the Anthropology
Department of Central Michigan University, which transferred it to the
Museum of Cultural and Natural History in the early 1990s. Students
from Central Michigan University excavated the site again in 1972, and
immediately turned over the materials they found to the Museum of
Cultural and Natural History. No known individuals were identified. The
372 associated funerary objects are 285 ceramic sherds, 76 pieces of
lithic debitage, 4 scrapers, 1 piece of copper, 1 abrading stone, 1
projectile point, 1 piece of conch, 1 bag of ochre, 1 pipe and 1 pipe
fragment.
Archeological evidence dates the material from the Early Late
Woodland Era, and the determination is supported by publications of the
State Archaeologist's Office of Michigan. The human remains were
identified as being of Native American ancestry based on archeological
dating and osteological examination.
The area of Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw Counties in mid-Michigan
has a long established history of Native American occupation before
European encroachment in the early 17th century. The Anishnaabek, which
is composed of the Odawa/Ottawa, Ojibwe/Chippewa and Potawatomi, have
long called this area home. Officials of the Museum of Cultural and
Natural History have reasonably determined that the individuals
described above from Arenac, Isabella, and Saginaw Counties are Native
American; however, officials of the Museum of Cultural and Natural
History have determined that the evidence is insufficient to determine
cultural affiliation with any present-day Indian tribe.
Officials of the Museum of Cultural and Natural History have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of 144 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Museum of Cultural and
Natural History also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(A), the 388 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 Museum of Cultural and Natural History 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.
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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 Museum of Cultural and Natural History requested
that the Review Committee recommend disposition of the 144 culturally
unidentifiable human remains and associated funerary objects.
Supporters of the disposition were the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Potawatomi Indian Community, 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; Match-e-be-nash-
she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma. According to
documentation submitted by the museum, parties of the disposition
agreement were 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; Match-e-be-nash-
she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; and Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma.
The Review Committee considered the proposal at its May 23 - 24,
2009, meeting and recommended disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes. The Secretary of the
Interior concurred with the Review Committee's recommendation. A
September 16, 2009, letter on behalf of the Secretary of Interior from
the Designated Federal Official transmitted the authorization for the
museum to effect disposition of the culturally unidentifiable human
remains and associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Pamela Gates, NAGPRA Representative, Museum
of Cultural and Natural History, 103 Rowe Hall, Central Michigan
University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, telephone (989) 774-3341, before
September 2, 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; Match-
e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan; and/or Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Museum of Cultural and Natural History is responsible for
notifying the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band
of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community,
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; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Sac
& Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and Wyandotte
Nation, Oklahoma, that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 26, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-19000 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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