Notice of Inventory Completion: Athens County Historical Society and Museum, Athens, OH, 58428-58429 [2010-23904]
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the Native American human remains
were found on land owned by the
Michigan Department of Natural
Resources. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The bones were examined by physical
anthropologist David Barondess of
Michigan State University, but the
condition of the bones did not allow for
a definitive identification of ethnicity.
However, the burial practices, great age
of the bones suggested by their
condition, and lack of either coffin
hardware or historic-era clothing all
suggest a pre-contact period date and
Native American identity for these
individuals. It is possible, but not
certain, that the burials may be related
to the nearby Scott Point site (20MK22),
which was occupied at various times
over the past 2,000 years by a number
of Woodland period cultural groups.
Officials of the Office of the State
Archaeologist 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
any present-day Indian tribe.
The Office of the State Archaeologist
had been in informal consultation with
the Scott Point Tribe of American
Aboriginals, a non-federally recognized
Indian group, concerning the human
remains from 20MK450. Members of
this group are enrolled with the
federally-recognized Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
working closely with the Scott Point
Tribe of American Aboriginals on this
matter, entered into consultation with
the Office of the State Archaeologist. On
March 31, 2010, the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians formally
requested disposition of the human
remains. Letters supporting disposition
to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians were received from
the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
(Ketegitigaaning Ojibwe Nation),
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; and the Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma. The Delaware
Nation determined that site 20MK450
was not within their area of interest. No
letters were received in opposition to
the proposed disposition, and no letters
were received citing any other concerns.
Therefore, officials of the Office of the
State Archaeologist have offered the
disposition of the human remains from
site 20MK450 to the Sault Ste. Marie
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Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan,
as an aboriginal land tribe.
Officials of the Office of the State
Archaeologist have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Lastly, officials of the Office of
the State Archaeologist have determined
that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the Native American
human remains is to the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains or
any other Indian tribe that believes it
satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1) should contact Barbara
Mead, Office of the State Archaeologist,
P.O. Box 30740, 702 West Kalamazoo
St., Lansing, MI 48909–8240, telephone
(517) 373–6416, before October 25,
2010. Disposition of the human remains
to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan may
proceed after that date if no additional
requestors come forward.
The Office of the State Archaeologist
is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin;
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy’s Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe
of Oklahoma; Kickapoo Traditional
Tribe of Texas; Lac Courte Oreilles Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
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Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan; Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation, Kansas; Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California and Arizona; Red Cliff Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;
White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Wyandotte
Nation, Oklahoma; and the Scott Point
Tribe of American Aboriginals, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Athens County Historical Society and
Museum, Athens, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby 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 Athens
County Historical Society and Museum,
Athens, OH. The human remains were
removed from Athens County, OH.
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 Ohio University
and the Athens County Historical
Society and Museum professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
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the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians
of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; and Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma.
In 1988, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from the Coe Family Farm on
Armitage Road, in Athens County, OH.
On January 4, 2010, the human skull
was found in a hatbox in the collections
storage. According to a former museum
curator, the human remains were
removed by an Ohio University
professor who considered himself an
amateur archeologist. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
According to Dr. Nancy Tatarek, a
forensic anthropologist from Ohio
University, the wear and coloration of
the skull indicated that it was at least
300+ years old. Dr. Tatarek used the
shape of the nose cavity to identify
cultural background. On a reasonable
basis, the human remains may be Native
American, and possibly female.
Furthermore, there were no white
settlements in the Athens County area
300 years ago.
Based on Indian land claims maps,
the museum has determined the human
remains have a shared group
relationship with the Shawnee, which
are represented by the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
and Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma. Based
on consultation, the museum has
reasonably determined the human
remains also have a shared group
relationship with the Delaware, which
are represented by the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma, and Delaware Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma.
Officials of the Athens County
Historical Society and Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of
one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Athens County
Historical Society and Museum 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
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
and Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Heather Reed, Curator/
Education Coordinator, Athens County
Historical Society and Museum, 65 N.
Court St., Athens, OH 45701, telephone
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(740) 592–2280, before October 25,
2010. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; and Shawnee Tribe,
Oklahoma, may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
Athens County Historical Society and
Museum is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
and the Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma, that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010–23904 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture,
Spokane, 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 possession of the Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, aka Eastern
Washington State Historical Society,
Spokane, WA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Lincoln, Ferry and
Stevens 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 possession 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 Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Indian
Reservation, Washington.
During the period July 1939 to
September 1940, human remains and
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associated funerary objects were
removed from seven different sites in
Lincoln, Ferry and Stevens Counties,
WA, encompassing a vast, 150-mile
area. The human remains and associated
funerary objects described below were
excavated by Donald Collier, Alfred E.
Hudson and Arlo Ford due to the
construction of the Grand Coulee Dam
and its reservoir (Lake Roosevelt),
whose waters would soon cover the
area. This undertaking was known as
‘‘The Columbian Basin Archaeological
Survey’’ or the ‘‘Collier, Hudson, and
Ford Project.’’ It was a multiinstitutional venture involving the
Eastern Washington State Historical
Society (now Northwest Museum of
Arts & Culture), University of
Washington, and the State College of
Washington (now Washington State
University). It was also a multi-agency
venture involving the Bureau of
Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Civilian Conservation Corps, and the
Works Project Administration
(including the National Youth
Administration). In 1940, the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society
became the repository for the collection,
as mandated by the Bureau of
Reclamation. Portions of the land from
which the human remains and
associated funerary objects derive were
non-Federal lands, and other portions
were Federal lands at the time of
removal. Moreover, the Federal lands
fell under the management authority of
several different agencies.
Consequently, there has been a question
of control over the collection. After
several years of research, the Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture has been
unable to determine additional specifics
regarding the control of each site.
Therefore, absent additional
information, the Northwest Museum of
Arts & Culture is assuming
responsibility under NAGPRA with
regard to publishing this Notice and
repatriating the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
culturally affiliated tribe.
From 1940 until 1951, the Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture was the
repository for the recovered materials.
On February 24, 1951, the museum
agreed to loan the human remains to the
Washington State Museum of the
University of Washington for scientific
study. According to letters
substantiating the agreement, all the
human remains borrowed by the
University of Washington were returned
to the museum on May 29, 1951, and
were repatriated to the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Indian
Reservation, Washington, in 1979.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Athens County Historical Society
and Museum, Athens, OH
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby 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
Athens County Historical Society and Museum, Athens, OH. The human
remains were removed from Athens County, OH.
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 Ohio
University and the Athens County Historical Society and Museum
professional staff in consultation with representatives of
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the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; and Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
In 1988, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from the Coe Family Farm on Armitage Road, in Athens
County, OH. On January 4, 2010, the human skull was found in a hatbox
in the collections storage. According to a former museum curator, the
human remains were removed by an Ohio University professor who
considered himself an amateur archeologist. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
According to Dr. Nancy Tatarek, a forensic anthropologist from Ohio
University, the wear and coloration of the skull indicated that it was
at least 300+ years old. Dr. Tatarek used the shape of the nose cavity
to identify cultural background. On a reasonable basis, the human
remains may be Native American, and possibly female. Furthermore, there
were no white settlements in the Athens County area 300 years ago.
Based on Indian land claims maps, the museum has determined the
human remains have a shared group relationship with the Shawnee, which
are represented by the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma,
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma. Based on
consultation, the museum has reasonably determined the human remains
also have a shared group relationship with the Delaware, which are
represented by the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, and Delaware Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma.
Officials of the Athens County Historical Society and Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Athens County Historical
Society and Museum 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
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma; and Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Heather
Reed, Curator/Education Coordinator, Athens County Historical Society
and Museum, 65 N. Court St., Athens, OH 45701, telephone (740) 592-
2280, before October 25, 2010. Repatriation of the human remains to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma; and Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma, may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
Athens County Historical Society and Museum is responsible for
notifying the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-23904 Filed 9-23-10; 8:45 am]
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