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donated to the UMMA on October 16,
1954. No date or time period for the
human remains could be established.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1951, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual were removed
from the Virgil Olson site (20CL30) in
Clinton County, MI. The remains of one
adult were found during gravel pit
operations on private land, and the
Clinton County Sheriff’s Department
was contacted to investigate. The
Sherriff’s Department determined the
human remains were Native American
and donated them to the UMMA. No
date or time period for the human
remains could be established. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date in the 1920s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 1 individual were removed
from the Gladwin site in Gladwin
County, MI. The remains of an adult
female were removed from a mound
near Gladwin, MI, and donated to the
UMMA. No date or time period for the
human remains could be established.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
On an unknown date prior to 1924,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 2 individuals were removed
from the St. Louis site in Gratiot County,
MI. The remains of one adult female and
one juvenile were found in the UMMA’s
collections in 1924 with a note that
reads ‘‘near St. Louis, Gratiot County.’’
No date or time period for the human
remains could be established. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date prior to 1925,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 2 individuals were removed
from the Gramon Mound site (20GR5) in
Gratiot County, MI. A local resident
reportedly found the remains of eight
individuals in a mound located near the
Montcalm and Gratiot County line. Only
one cranium and one mandible were
donated to the UMMA. The remains are
from two individuals. The cranium is
from a middle-aged adult male and the
mandible is from a younger adult male.
The cranium has an irregular-cut hole
on the left parietal made post-mortem,
but the cut hole differs from the type of
post-mortem cutting typically associated
with the practice of plaque removal. It
was reported that all of the crania found
in the mound showed evidence of postmortem drilling. The human remains
date to the Late Woodland Period based
on mortuary treatment. No known
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individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University
of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on cranial
morphology, dental traits, accession
documentation, and archeological
context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 7
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains
objects may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Ben Secunda,
NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of the Vice President
for Research, 4080 Fleming Building,
503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI
48109–1340, telephone (734) 647–9085,
email bsecunda@umich.edu, by
December 2, 2013. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The University of Michigan is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14041;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Michigan
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 to the University of Michigan. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 the University of Michigan at
the address in this notice by December
2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of the Vice President
for Research, 4080 Fleming Building,
503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI
48109–1340, telephone (734) 647–9085,
email bsecunda@umich.edu.
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 under the control of the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Berrien 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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
SUMMARY:
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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 and associated funerary objects
was made by the University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropology professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; 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 of Michigan; 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; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation
were sent to the Bad River Band of the
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Citizen Potawatomi 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;
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; 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;
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
(previously listed as the Prairie Band of
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quechan
Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
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Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac &
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and
the White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958, human remains representing,
at minimum, 1 individual, were
removed from the Kimmel site (20BE24)
in Berrien County, MI. A landowner was
constructing a basement and spreading
displaced dirt in his nearby orchard
when he discovered that he had
unearthed human remains. He contacted
amateur archeologists who collected the
remains of one adult and an unspecified
number of associated funerary objects
from out of the displaced dirt. The
individual was reportedly buried while
lying in an extended position, with a
copper gorget and copper beads around
the neck, and a copper object lying over
the left side of the chest. The human
remains and 40 associated funerary
objects from the site were donated to the
University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropology (UMMA). The human
remains date to the Late Archaic-toEarly Woodland Periods (900–400 B.C.)
based on diagnostic artifacts. No known
individuals were identified. The 40
associated funerary objects present are 1
lot of unidentified fibers, 1 lot of animal
hide (with copper inclusions adhering
to material), 1 lot hide cord (with visible
braiding), 33 copper tubular beads, 1 lot
copper fragments, 1 copper rectangular
gorget (with two perforations and cord
present), 1 cane-shaped copper object
(with fibers wrapping around one end),
and 1 lot of dark fibers (with sand).
On May 27–28, 1961, human remains
representing, at minimum, 2 individuals
were removed from the Bainbridge
Township site in Berrien County, MI. In
June of 1961, an amateur archeologist
donated the remains of one young adult
and one child, along with three
associated funerary objects, to the
UMMA. The human remains date to the
Pre-Contact Period based on diagnostic
artifacts. No known individuals were
identifies. The 3 associated funerary
objects present are 1 flat lithic tool (with
perforations) and 2 fragments of red
ochre.
On various dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 7 individuals
were removed from the Moccasin Bluff
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site (20BE8) in Berrien County, MI. The
Moccasin Bluff site is a multicomponent
site for which the UMMA holds 2
separate accessions with collections that
date to the Pre-Contact Period. In 1938,
an amateur archeologist removed
human remains from a refuse pit and a
mound at the site. In 1947, he donated
the remains of three adults and two
juveniles to the UMMA. In 1961, a
construction crew partially unearthed
human remains while burying utility
lines. Arthur Jelinek of the UMMA was
called in to conduct a salvage
excavation, and he collected remains of
two adults from a pit. The human
remains date to the Pre-Contact/
Woodland Period. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University
of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on cranial
morphology, dental traits, accession
documentation, and archeological
context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 10
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 43 objects described in this notice
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), 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.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
and the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma
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Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of the Vice President
for Research, 4080 Fleming Building,
503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI
48109–1340, telephone (734) 647–9085,
email bsecunda@umich.edu, by
December 2, 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.
The University of Michigan is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013–25993 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14035;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Michigan
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 should submit a written
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request to the University of Michigan. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the University of
Michigan at the address in this notice by
December 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of the Vice President
for Research, 4080 Fleming Building,
503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI
48109–1340, telephone (734) 647–9085,
email bsecunda@umich.edu.
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 under the control of
the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI. The human remains were removed
from St. Clair 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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Michigan Museum of Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; 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 of Michigan; 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; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
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Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation
were sent to the Bad River Band of the
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Citizen Potawatomi 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;
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; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); Quechan Tribe of the Fort
Yuma Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota; White Earth Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
and the Wyandotte Nation.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date prior to 1964,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 1 individual were removed
from the Port Huron Area site in St.
Clair County, MI. The remains of 1 adult
were collected from a location near Port
Huron, MI, and donated to the
University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropology (UMMA) in 1964. No date
or time period for the human remains
could be established. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On September 28, 1942, human
remains representing, at minimum, 1
individual were removed from the Nook
site (20SC108) in St. Clair County, MI.
Amateur archeologists excavated the
remains of an older adult female from a
bundle burial found in a large blowhole
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14041; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Michigan has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the
University of Michigan. If no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 the University of Michigan at the address in this notice
by December 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of the Vice President for Research, 4080 Fleming
Building, 503 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340, telephone (734)
647-9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu.
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 under the control of the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Berrien 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) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are
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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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy's Reservation, Montana; 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 of 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;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and
the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation were sent to the Bad River
Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Citizen Potawatomi 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; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; Leech
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as the Prairie Band of
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;
and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this section are referred to as
``The Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual, were
removed from the Kimmel site (20BE24) in Berrien County, MI. A
landowner was constructing a basement and spreading displaced dirt in
his nearby orchard when he discovered that he had unearthed human
remains. He contacted amateur archeologists who collected the remains
of one adult and an unspecified number of associated funerary objects
from out of the displaced dirt. The individual was reportedly buried
while lying in an extended position, with a copper gorget and copper
beads around the neck, and a copper object lying over the left side of
the chest. The human remains and 40 associated funerary objects from
the site were donated to the University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropology (UMMA). The human remains date to the Late Archaic-to-
Early Woodland Periods (900-400 B.C.) based on diagnostic artifacts. No
known individuals were identified. The 40 associated funerary objects
present are 1 lot of unidentified fibers, 1 lot of animal hide (with
copper inclusions adhering to material), 1 lot hide cord (with visible
braiding), 33 copper tubular beads, 1 lot copper fragments, 1 copper
rectangular gorget (with two perforations and cord present), 1 cane-
shaped copper object (with fibers wrapping around one end), and 1 lot
of dark fibers (with sand).
On May 27-28, 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, 2
individuals were removed from the Bainbridge Township site in Berrien
County, MI. In June of 1961, an amateur archeologist donated the
remains of one young adult and one child, along with three associated
funerary objects, to the UMMA. The human remains date to the Pre-
Contact Period based on diagnostic artifacts. No known individuals were
identifies. The 3 associated funerary objects present are 1 flat lithic
tool (with perforations) and 2 fragments of red ochre.
On various dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 7
individuals were removed from the Moccasin Bluff site (20BE8) in
Berrien County, MI. The Moccasin Bluff site is a multicomponent site
for which the UMMA holds 2 separate accessions with collections that
date to the Pre-Contact Period. In 1938, an amateur archeologist
removed human remains from a refuse pit and a mound at the site. In
1947, he donated the remains of three adults and two juveniles to the
UMMA. In 1961, a construction crew partially unearthed human remains
while burying utility lines. Arthur Jelinek of the UMMA was called in
to conduct a salvage excavation, and he collected remains of two adults
from a pit. The human remains date to the Pre-Contact/Woodland Period.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropology
Officials of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on cranial morphology, dental
traits, accession documentation, and archeological context.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 43 objects described
in this notice 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), 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.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation, Kansas); and the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma
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Indian Reservation, California & Arizona.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The
Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Dr. Ben
Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of Michigan, Office of the
Vice President for Research, 4080 Fleming Building, 503 Thompson St.,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340, telephone (734) 647-9085, email
bsecunda@umich.edu, by December 2, 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.
The University of Michigan is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-25993 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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