Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City of St. Ignace, St. Ignace, MI, 19622-19624 [2016-07775]
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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 Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi
State University. The human remains
were removed from Clay and Monroe
Counties, MS.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Department of
Anthropology and Middle Eastern
Cultures at Mississippi State University
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1982, human remains representing,
at minimum 16 individuals were
removed from the Hang Kettle #1 site,
22CL620, in Clay County, MS, by
Mississippi State University (MSU)
archeologist Richard Marshall after
being exposed by floodwaters. The
human remains have been in the
possession of the Department of
Anthropology and Middle Eastern
Cultures at Mississippi State University
since their removal. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains date to the Late
Woodland period, A.D. 700 to 1000.
In 1970, human remains representing,
at minimum four individuals were
removed from an unidentified site,
possibly 22CL500, in Clay County, MS,
by MSU archeologists. The human
remains have been in the possession of
the Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi
State University since their removal. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No additional information regarding the
age or sex of the human remains is
known.
In 1972, human remains representing,
at minimum one individual were
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removed from an unidentified site in
Clay County, MS. The human remains
have been in the possession of the
Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi
State University since their removal. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No additional information regarding the
age or sex of the human remains is
known.
In 1973, human remains representing,
at minimum one individual were
removed from an unidentified site in
Monroe County, MS, by John Gibbs. The
human remains have been in the
possession of the Department of
Anthropology and Middle Eastern
Cultures at Mississippi State University
since their removal. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No additional information regarding the
age or sex of the human remains is
known.
Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi
State University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology and Middle Eastern
Cultures at Mississippi State University
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
burial context and location.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 22
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 Chickasaw Nation.
• 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 Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Chickasaw Nation.
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
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request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Michael L. Galaty,
Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures, Mississippi
State University, PO Box AR, 210 Cobb
Building, Mississippi State, MS 39762,
telephone (662)325–7525, email
mgalaty@anthro.msstate.edu, by May 5,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Chickasaw Nation may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology and
Middle Eastern Cultures at Mississippi
State University is responsible for
notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
The Chickasaw Nation; and The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 14, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, City of St.
Ignace, St. Ignace, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
City of St. Ignace 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 Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
City of St. Ignace. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
City of St. Ignace at the address in this
notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Shirley Sorrels, Director,
Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, 500 North State
Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781, telephone
(906) 430–0446, email ojibmus@
lighthouse.net.
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
Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, City of St.
Ignace, St. Ignace, MI. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Marquette Mission
Site (20MK82), Mackinac 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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Museum of
Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission
Park, City of St. Ignace professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Chippewa
Cree of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana (previously listed as the
Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy’s
Reservation, Montana; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band
of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa
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Indians, Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band
of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as the Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; 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;
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe,
Oklahoma; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and Wyandotte Nation.
On September 8, 2015, an invitation
to consult was extended to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Bad River Band of Lake
Superior 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; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Kickapoo
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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
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Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
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;
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe,
Oklahoma; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; White Earth Band of
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
and Wyandotte Nation (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). The
invitation was followed by telephone
calls and emails.
On November 13, 2015, an offer of
joint disposition was extended to The
Tribes.
History and Description of the Remains
On August 21, 1986, during an
excavation of the site by an archeologist
from Michigan State University (MSU),
human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from the Marquette Mission
Site (20MK82) in Mackinac County, MI.
In September 1986, the human remains
and cultural items found in the burial
fill were transported to MSU where they
continue to be housed. An infant and
two adults of indeterminate sex were
identified. No known individuals were
identified. The three associated funerary
objects are 1 aqua glass pendant and 2
seed beads.
The archeological site is within the
Marquette Mission Park. The Museum
of Ojibwa Culture manages the Park.
Both the Park and the Museum are
under the auspices of the City of St.
Ignace. Based on the mode of burial and
typological cross dating of seed beads
found in the burial fill, the time period
of burial is A.D. 1673–1701 when
French, Huron, and Odawa (Ottawa)
people were present in the area.
Determinations Made by the Museum of
Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission
Park, City of St. Ignace
Officials of the Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
City of St. Ignace have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
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history of the site, the time period, and
the nature of the burial.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three 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, or Treaties, Acts of
Congress, or Executive Orders 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. To date, the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan, have requested
disposition jointly.
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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 Shirley Sorrels, Director,
Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, 500 North State
Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781, telephone
(906) 430–0446, email ojibmus@
lighthouse.net, by May 5, 2016. 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. To date, the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan, have requested
disposition jointly.
The Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, City of St.
Ignace is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: March 14, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016–07775 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20603:
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Illinois Historic Preservation
Agency, Springfield, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. If
no additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
at the address in this notice by May 5,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Ryan Prehn, Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency, 313 South
Sixth Street, Springfield, IL 62701,
telephone (217) 558–8950, email
Ryan.Prehn@Illinois.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency,
Springfield, IL, that meet the definition
of objects of cultural patrimony under
25 U.S.C. 3001.
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
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the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
In or around 1918, one cultural item
were removed from Tama, in Tama
County, IA. The item was given to Mr.
John Hauberg by a member of the
Meskwaki tribe. In 1939, this cultural
item was donated to the Hauberg Indian
Museum in Rock Island, IL, by Mr. John
Hauberg. The object has remained in the
collection of the museum since, and is
now under the control of the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency at the
Black Hawk State Historic Site. The one
object of cultural patrimony is one Bear
Claw Necklace.
Through consultation with Mr.
Johnathan L. Buffalo, a representative of
the Meskwaki Nation and the Sac & Fox
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, it has
been shown that the Bear Claw Necklace
is an object of cultural patrimony, owing
to its use as a symbol of tribal
governance within the tribe. Mr. Buffalo
has demonstrated that this object holds
political, social, and ceremonial
significance for the Meskwaki, and has
ongoing historical, traditional and
cultural importance to the tribe.
Therefore, it has been determined that
the Bear Claw Necklace falls under the
definition of objects of cultural
patrimony for the purposes of
repatriation under NAGPRA.
Determinations Made by the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency
Officials of the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the one cultural items described above
have ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the object of cultural patrimony
and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Ryan Prehn, Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, 313 South Sixth
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20611; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, City of St. Ignace, St. Ignace, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City
of St. Ignace 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 Museum of
Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City of St. Ignace. 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.
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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 Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
City of St. Ignace at the address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Shirley Sorrels, Director, Museum of Ojibwa Culture and
Marquette Mission Park, 500 North State Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781,
telephone (906) 430-0446, email ojibmus@lighthouse.net.
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 Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City of St. Ignace, St. Ignace, MI.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
Marquette Mission Site (20MK82), Mackinac 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 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 Museum
of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City of St. Ignace
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Chippewa Cree
of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as the
Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Mille Lacs
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron
Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 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; Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-
Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; and Wyandotte Nation.
On September 8, 2015, an invitation to consult was extended to the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo 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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin;
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); 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; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; White Earth
Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; and Wyandotte Nation
(hereinafter referred to as ``The Tribes''). The invitation was
followed by telephone calls and emails.
On November 13, 2015, an offer of joint disposition was extended to
The Tribes.
History and Description of the Remains
On August 21, 1986, during an excavation of the site by an
archeologist from Michigan State University (MSU), human remains
representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the
Marquette Mission Site (20MK82) in Mackinac County, MI. In September
1986, the human remains and cultural items found in the burial fill
were transported to MSU where they continue to be housed. An infant and
two adults of indeterminate sex were identified. No known individuals
were identified. The three associated funerary objects are 1 aqua glass
pendant and 2 seed beads.
The archeological site is within the Marquette Mission Park. The
Museum of Ojibwa Culture manages the Park. Both the Park and the Museum
are under the auspices of the City of St. Ignace. Based on the mode of
burial and typological cross dating of seed beads found in the burial
fill, the time period of burial is A.D. 1673-1701 when French, Huron,
and Odawa (Ottawa) people were present in the area.
Determinations Made by the Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette
Mission Park, City of St. Ignace
Officials of the Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission
Park, City of St. Ignace have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the
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history of the site, the time period, and the nature of the burial.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the three 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, or Treaties, Acts of
Congress, or Executive Orders 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. To
date, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan, have requested disposition
jointly.
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 Shirley
Sorrels, Director, Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park,
500 North State Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781, telephone (906) 430-0446,
email ojibmus@lighthouse.net, by May 5, 2016. 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. To date, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan, have requested
disposition jointly.
The Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park, City of
St. Ignace is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 14, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-07775 Filed 4-4-16; 8:45 am]
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