Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan Department of Transportation, Van Wagoner Building, Lansing, MI, 21409-21410 [2013-08380]
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highly significant to the ancestors of the
Pueblos. Review of the field records and
maps associated with the excavation of
the site, and review of the land
ownership records of the areas south of
Bluff, indicate that the site is on the
Navajo Indian Reservation.
Based on the preponderance of
evidence, including archeology,
architecture, material culture, oral
traditions, and expert opinion, officials
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs have
reasonably determined that the Native
American human remains are ancestral
Puebloan. Descendants of ancestral
Puebloan culture are members of the
present-day tribes of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
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Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
the University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology
Officials of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 47 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.
• 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 Tribes.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Anna Pardo, Museum
Program Manager/NAGPRA
Coordinator, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Indian Affairs, 12220 Sunrise
Valley Drive, Room 6084, Reston, VA
20191, telephone (703) 390–6343, email
Anna.Pardo@bia.gov, by May 10, 2013.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 13, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Transportation at the address below by
May 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
Michigan Department of Transportation
(MDOT). The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Iosco County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Consultation
National Park Service
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bad River Band of
the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of 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; Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six
component reservations: Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;
Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);
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;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan Department of
Transportation, Van Wagoner Building,
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Michigan Department of
Transportation has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the
Michigan Department of Transportation.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribe stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the Michigan Department of
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan Department of
Transportation, Van Wagoner Building, Lansing, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Michigan Department of Transportation has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects may contact the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants come
forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the Michigan Department of Transportation at the
address below by May 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Michigan
Department of Transportation (MDOT). The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Iosco County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Courte
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six
component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;
Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth
Band); 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; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain
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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.
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 non-invasive 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.
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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