Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI, 27928-27929 [2014-11234]
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and chipping debris of various
materials; partial and complete
projectile points; preforms and chunks
of quartz and other materials;
perforators; edge tools; hammerstones;
and cobbles.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location, possibly the
Cheapside site in Greenfield, Franklin
County, MA. The human remains were
transferred to UMass Amherst from
Smith College, and have been identified
as Pocumtuck. No known individual
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are known to exist.
In 1984, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
discovered by a private citizen at an
eroding gravel bank near Hardwick
Pond in Hardwick, Worcester County,
MA. The human remains were
transferred to UMass Amherst and
accessioned on May 15, 1984. The
human remains have been identified as
Quabog and/or Nipmuc. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are known to
exist.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were found in a sand bank
north of the railroad station in
Princeton, Worcester County, MA. This
individual was donated to Smith
College by Mrs. J.O. West, and became
part of Harris Hawthorne Wilder’s
collection. The collection was
transferred to UMass Amherst sometime
between 1960 and 1989. The human
remains have been identified as
Nipmuc. No known individual were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are known to exist.
Multiple lines of evidence—guided by
tribal consultations—including
geographic location, maps, oral
tradition, linguistic, and historical
records demonstrate a shared group
identity between the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice and the Narragansett Indian
Tribe; Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head (Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to
as ‘‘The Tribes’’); and non-Federally
recognized Indian groups, including
Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, St.
Francis/Sokoki Band, VT; Abenaki
Nation of New Hampshire; Cowasuck
Band of the Pennacook—Abenaki
People, NH; Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki,
VT; Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional
Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, VT;
Koasek Traditional Band of the
Sovereign Abenaki Nation, VT;
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki
Nation, VT; and Chaubunagungamaug
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Nipmuck and Nipmuc Nation, MA
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Indian
Groups’’).
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations Made by the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Department
of Anthropology
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–15407;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Officials of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department 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 94
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 2,570 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), 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 and The Indian Groups.
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 Rae Gould, Repatriation
Coordinator, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology, 215 Machmer Hall, 240
Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003,
telephone (413) 545–2702, email
rgould@anthro.umass.edu, by June 16,
2014. 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 Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying The Tribes
and The Indian Groups that this notice
has been published.
Dated: April 2, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology, Madison,
WI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of WisconsinMadison Department of Anthropology
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 WisconsinMadison Department of Anthropology.
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 WisconsinMadison Department of Anthropology at
the address in this notice by June 16,
2014.
SUMMARY:
Sissel Schroeder, University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology, 1180 Observatory Drive,
5240 Social Sciences Building,
Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608)
262–0317, email sschroeder2@wisc.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 Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Anthropology, Madison,
WI. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Lincoln County, WI.
ADDRESSES:
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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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Department of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Wisconsin; 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; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. The following tribes were
invited to consult but did not
participate: 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; Fond du Lac Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Keweenaw
Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Leech
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the White Earth Band
of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime before March 29, 1957,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from an unknown site in
Lincoln County, WI. The University of
Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison)
accessioned these human remains on
March 29, 1957, with a handwritten
note that states the remains were
recovered by ‘‘state police’’ and
examined by the Wisconsin Crime
Laboratory. Catalog cards indicate that
the human remains came from Lincoln
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County, in the vicinity of Tomahawk,
WI. The human remains represent a
male mid-age adult and an adult of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The six
associated funerary objects are 2 quartz
flakes, 2 additional flakes, and 2 pieces
of float copper.
Determinations Made by the University
of Wisconsin-Madison Department of
Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison Department 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 their
examination by a physical
anthropologist and their recovery from
an archeological site with prehistoric
artifacts.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the six 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.
• 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 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; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s
Reservation, Montana; Fond du Lac
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
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; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Red Cliff
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw
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Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; 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 Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (hereafter referred to as ‘‘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 Sissel Schroeder, University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of
Anthropology, 1180 Observatory Drive,
5240 Social Sciences Building,
Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608)
262–0317, email sschroeder2@wisc.edu,
by June 16, 2014. 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 Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 31, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Beneski Museum of Natural History,
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Beneski Museum of
Natural History, Amherst College
(formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural
History) has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15407; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology
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 Wisconsin-Madison Department of
Anthropology. 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 Wisconsin-Madison Department of
Anthropology at the address in this notice by June 16, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Sissel Schroeder, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Anthropology, 1180 Observatory Drive, 5240 Social
Sciences Building, Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608) 262-0317, email
sschroeder2@wisc.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
Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology, Madison, WI. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Lincoln
County, WI.
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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 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
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; 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; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin. The following tribes were invited to consult but
did not participate: 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; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Portage Band
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
and the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime before March 29, 1957, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown site in Lincoln
County, WI. The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison)
accessioned these human remains on March 29, 1957, with a handwritten
note that states the remains were recovered by ``state police'' and
examined by the Wisconsin Crime Laboratory. Catalog cards indicate that
the human remains came from Lincoln County, in the vicinity of
Tomahawk, WI. The human remains represent a male mid-age adult and an
adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The
six associated funerary objects are 2 quartz flakes, 2 additional
flakes, and 2 pieces of float copper.
Determinations Made by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department
of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department 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 their examination by a
physical anthropologist and their recovery from an archeological site
with prehistoric artifacts.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the six 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.
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
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; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Portage Band
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 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; Leech Lake
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; 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, Michigan; 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 Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (hereafter referred to as ``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 Sissel
Schroeder, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology,
1180 Observatory Drive, 5240 Social Sciences Building, Madison, WI
53706, telephone (608) 262-0317, email sschroeder2@wisc.edu, by June
16, 2014. 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 Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 31, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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