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Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota.
MDOT also met with the Michigan
Anishinaabek Cultural Protection and
Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA).
MACPRA approved a motion to support
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan’s request for repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects. MDOT also received a
letter from the Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer of the Leech Lake
Band supporting the Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan’s request.
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History and Description of the Remains
In May 2012, human remains
representing, at minimum, nine
individuals were removed by MDOT
from site 20IS299 in Oscoda Township,
Iosco County, MI. No known
individuals were identified. The 202
associated funerary objects include 1
brass kettle lid, 1 trade axe with wood
handle fragment, 38 earbobs and earbob
fragments, 9 brooches and brooch
fragments, 10 arm/wrist band fragments,
1 metal jewelry setting, 1 nail embedded
in wood, 130 trade beads, 1 faceted glass
ornament, 6 white clay pipe fragments,
and 4 fragments of woven fabric that
were associated with a metal brooch.
Based on the archaeological evidence,
MDOT archaeological staff and
archaeological consultant concluded
that the human remains were of Native
American ancestry and that the human
remains and associated funerary objects
date to the 1820s and 1850s. At the
request of MDOT, the Michigan State
University Forensic Anthropology
Laboratory (MSUFAL) conducted noninvasive analysis of the human remains.
The MSUFAL confirmed that the
physical anthropological evidence
corroborated the MDOT assessment. The
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan also provided MDOT
historical evidence documenting their
presence during the 1820s to 1850s in
the location where the human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed.
Determinations Made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation
Officials of the Michigan Department
of Transportation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of nine
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 202 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.
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact James A. Robertson, Staff
Archaeologist, Environmental Section,
Bureau of Highway Development,
Michigan Department of Transportation,
425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30150,
Lansing, MI 48909, telephone (517)
335–2637 before May 10, 2013.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Michigan Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Meetings
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix
(1988), of two meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee
will meet on November 6–7, 2013, in
Mount Pleasant, MI, and on December 5,
2013, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4
p.m. EST via teleconference. Both
meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet
on November 6–7, 2013, and December
5, 2013, if necessary. Public comment
requests must be received by September
20, 2013. Requests for CUI disposition
must be received by August 30, 2013.
SUMMARY:
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Requests for findings of fact must be
received by August 16, 2013. Requests
to convene parties and facilitate the
resolution of a dispute must be received
by July 12, 2013. All submission dates
apply to the November meeting.
The Review Committee will
meet in the Ziibiwing Center of
Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, 6650
East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI
48858, on November 6–7, 2013.
Electronic submissions are to be sent to
Sherry_Hutt@nps.gov. Mailed
submissions are to be sent to Designated
Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review
Committee, National Park Service,
National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye
Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of two
meetings of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee). The
Review Committee was established in
Section 8 of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting, November 6–7, 2013
The Review Committee will meet on
November 6–7, 2013, in the Ziibiwing
Center of Anishinabe Culture and
Lifeways, 6650 East Broadway, Mount
Pleasant, MI 48858. This meeting will
be open to the public. The agenda for
this meeting will include the
finalization of the Review Committee
Report to Congress for 2013; the
appointment of the subcommittee to
draft the Review Committee Report to
Congress for 2014 and discussion of the
scope of the Report; and National
NAGPRA Program reports. In addition,
the agenda may include requests to the
Review Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior, as required by law, in order to
effect the agreed-upon disposition of
Native American human remains
determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; public comment by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public; requests to the
Review Committee, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3), for review and
findings of fact related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of human remains or
other cultural items, or the return of
such items; and facilitation of the
resolution of disputes among parties
convened by the Review Committee
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The
agenda and materials for this meeting
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will be posted on or before October 7,
2013, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
public comment by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums, and
Federal agencies on the following two
topics: (1) The progress made, and any
barriers encountered, in implementing
NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of
disputes reviewed by the Review
Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(4). The Review Committee also will
consider other public comment by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public. A public
comment request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation
and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests
must be received by September 20,
2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior, as required by
law, in order to effect the agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human
remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition
request must include the appropriate,
completed form posted on the National
NAGPRA Program Web site and, as
applicable, the ancillary materials noted
on the form. To access and download
the appropriate form—either the form
for CUI with a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience or the
form for CUI without a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience—go to
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then
click on ‘‘Request for CUI Disposition
Form.’’ CUI disposition requests must
be received by August 30, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items, where consensus among affected
parties is unclear or uncertain. A
request for findings of fact must be
accompanied by a statement of the
fact(s) at issue and supporting materials,
including those exchanged by the
parties to consultation concerning the
Native American human remains and/or
other cultural items. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by
August 16, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate
the resolution of a dispute, where
consensus clearly has not been reached
among affected parties regarding the
identity or cultural affiliation of human
remains or other cultural items, or the
return of such items. A request to
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convene parties and facilitate the
resolution of a dispute must be
accompanied by a statement of the
decision of the museum or Federal
agency subject to the dispute resolution
request, a statement of the issue and
supporting materials, including those
exchanged by the parties to consultation
concerning the Native American human
remains and/or other cultural items.
Requests to convene parties and
facilitate resolution of a dispute must be
received by July 12, 2013.
Submissions may be made in one of
three ways:
1. Electronically, as an attachment to
a message (preferred for submissions of
10 pages or less). Electronic submissions
are to be sent to Sherry_Hutt@nps.gov.
2. By mail, on a single compact disc
(preferred for submissions of more than
10 pages). Mailed submissions are to be
sent to: Designated Federal Officer,
NAGPRA Review Committee, National
Park Service, National NAGPRA
Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor
(2253), Washington, DC 20005.
3. By mail, in hard copy.
Such items are subject to posting on
the National NAGPRA Program Web site
prior to the meeting.
Teleconference, December 5, 2013
The Review Committee will also meet
via teleconference on December 5, 2013,
from 2 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m.
EST, for the sole purpose of finalizing
the Review Committee Report to
Congress, should the item not be
resolved by November 7. This meeting
will be open to the public. Those who
desire to attend the meeting should
contact NAGPRA@rap.midco.net,
between November 25 and December 3,
2013, to be provided the telephone
access number for the meeting. An
agenda for the meeting will be posted to
the National NAGPRA Program Web site
at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra on
November 20, 2013. A transcript and
minutes of the meeting will also appear
on the Web site.
General Information
Information about NAGPRA, the
Review Committee, and Review
Committee meetings is available on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site at
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. For the
Review Committee’s meeting
procedures, click on ‘‘Review
Committee,’’ then click on
‘‘Procedures.’’ Meeting minutes may be
accessed by going to the Web site, then
clicking on ‘‘Review Committee,’’ and
then clicking on ‘‘Meeting Minutes.’’
Approximately fourteen weeks after
each Review Committee meeting, the
meeting transcript is posted for a
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limited time on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site.
Review Committee members are
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior. The Review Committee is
responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA
inventory and identification process;
reviewing and making findings related
to the identity or cultural affiliation of
cultural items, or the return of such
items; facilitating the resolution of
disputes; compiling an inventory of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains that are in the possession or
control of each Federal agency and
museum, and recommending specific
actions for developing a process for
disposition of such human remains;
consulting with Indian tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations and museums
on matters affecting such tribes or
organizations lying within the scope of
work of the Committee; consulting with
the Secretary of the Interior on the
development of regulations to carry out
NAGPRA; and making
recommendations regarding future care
of repatriated cultural items. The
Review Committee’s work is carried out
during the course of meetings that are
open to the public.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: April 4, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12615; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee: Meetings
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of two meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, in
Mount Pleasant, MI, and on December 5, 2013, from 2 p.m. until
approximately 4 p.m. EST via teleconference. Both meetings will be open
to the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, and
December 5, 2013, if necessary. Public comment requests must be
received by September 20, 2013. Requests for CUI disposition must be
received by August 30, 2013. Requests for findings of fact must be
received by August 16, 2013. Requests to convene parties and facilitate
the resolution of a dispute must be received by July 12, 2013. All
submission dates apply to the November meeting.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will meet in the Ziibiwing Center of
Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, 6650 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI
48858, on November 6-7, 2013. Electronic submissions are to be sent to
Sherry_Hutt@nps.gov. Mailed submissions are to be sent to Designated
Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review Committee, National Park Service,
National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of two
meetings of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee (Review Committee). The Review Committee was
established in Section 8 of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3006.
Meeting, November 6-7, 2013
The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, in the
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, 6650 East
Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858. This meeting will be open to the
public. The agenda for this meeting will include the finalization of
the Review Committee Report to Congress for 2013; the appointment of
the subcommittee to draft the Review Committee Report to Congress for
2014 and discussion of the scope of the Report; and National NAGPRA
Program reports. In addition, the agenda may include requests to the
Review Committee for a recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior,
as required by law, in order to effect the agreed-upon disposition of
Native American human remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; public comment by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public; requests to
the Review Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3), for review and
findings of fact related to the identity or cultural affiliation of
human remains or other cultural items, or the return of such items; and
facilitation of the resolution of disputes among parties convened by
the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The agenda and
materials for this meeting
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will be posted on or before October 7, 2013, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting public comment by Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies on the
following two topics: (1) The progress made, and any barriers
encountered, in implementing NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of disputes
reviewed by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The
Review Committee also will consider other public comment by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and
the public. A public comment request must, at minimum, include an
abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests must be received by September 20,
2013.
The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to
the Secretary of the Interior, as required by law, in order to effect
the agreed-upon disposition of Native American human remains determined
to be culturally unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition request must
include the appropriate, completed form posted on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site and, as applicable, the ancillary materials noted on
the form. To access and download the appropriate form--either the form
for CUI with a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land'' provenience or
the form for CUI without a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land''
provenience--go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on
``Request for CUI Disposition Form.'' CUI disposition requests must be
received by August 30, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006 (c)(3), for review and findings of fact related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of human remains or other cultural items, or the
return of such items, where consensus among affected parties is unclear
or uncertain. A request for findings of fact must be accompanied by a
statement of the fact(s) at issue and supporting materials, including
those exchanged by the parties to consultation concerning the Native
American human remains and/or other cultural items. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by August 16, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006 (c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate the resolution of a
dispute, where consensus clearly has not been reached among affected
parties regarding the identity or cultural affiliation of human remains
or other cultural items, or the return of such items. A request to
convene parties and facilitate the resolution of a dispute must be
accompanied by a statement of the decision of the museum or Federal
agency subject to the dispute resolution request, a statement of the
issue and supporting materials, including those exchanged by the
parties to consultation concerning the Native American human remains
and/or other cultural items. Requests to convene parties and facilitate
resolution of a dispute must be received by July 12, 2013.
Submissions may be made in one of three ways:
1. Electronically, as an attachment to a message (preferred for
submissions of 10 pages or less). Electronic submissions are to be sent
to Sherry_Hutt@nps.gov.
2. By mail, on a single compact disc (preferred for submissions of
more than 10 pages). Mailed submissions are to be sent to: Designated
Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review Committee, National Park Service,
National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
3. By mail, in hard copy.
Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program
Web site prior to the meeting.
Teleconference, December 5, 2013
The Review Committee will also meet via teleconference on December
5, 2013, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m. EST, for the sole
purpose of finalizing the Review Committee Report to Congress, should
the item not be resolved by November 7. This meeting will be open to
the public. Those who desire to attend the meeting should contact
NAGPRA@rap.midco.net, between November 25 and December 3, 2013, to be
provided the telephone access number for the meeting. An agenda for the
meeting will be posted to the National NAGPRA Program Web site at
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra on November 20, 2013. A transcript and
minutes of the meeting will also appear on the Web site.
General Information
Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review
Committee meetings is available on the National NAGPRA Program Web site
at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. For the Review Committee's meeting
procedures, click on ``Review Committee,'' then click on
``Procedures.'' Meeting minutes may be accessed by going to the Web
site, then clicking on ``Review Committee,'' and then clicking on
``Meeting Minutes.'' Approximately fourteen weeks after each Review
Committee meeting, the meeting transcript is posted for a limited time
on the National NAGPRA Program Web site.
Review Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior. The Review Committee is responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA
inventory and identification process; reviewing and making findings
related to the identity or cultural affiliation of cultural items, or
the return of such items; facilitating the resolution of disputes;
compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human remains that
are in the possession or control of each Federal agency and museum, and
recommending specific actions for developing a process for disposition
of such human remains; consulting with Indian tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters affecting such tribes or
organizations lying within the scope of work of the Committee;
consulting with the Secretary of the Interior on the development of
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and making recommendations regarding
future care of repatriated cultural items. The Review Committee's work
is carried out during the course of meetings that are open to the
public.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: April 4, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
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