Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 29302-29304 [2016-11085]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20979;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Possession of the U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Army, Fort
Benning, GA; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Army, Fort
Benning, GA has corrected an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects, published in two
Notices of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on August 29, 2002,
and August 31, 2015. This notice
corrects the minimum number of
individuals and the number of
associated funerary objects. 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 U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects 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
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 U.S. Army, Fort Benning,
GA at the address in this notice by June
10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher E.
Hamilton, Coordinator for Native
American Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive,
Room 309, Fort Benning, GA 31905,
telephone (706) 545–4211, email
Christopher.e.hamilton.civ@mail.mil.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Russell
County, AL.
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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). 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.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals published in a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (67 FR 55426–55428,
August 29, 2002) and the number of
associated funerary objects published in
Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR
52491–52492, August 31, 2015). In
November of 2015 a routine evaluation
of NAGPRA items uncovered human
remains and associated funerary objects
that were not previously listed on the
original notice published in 2002 or on
the correction published in 2015.
Transfer of control of the items in this
correction notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (67 FR 55427,
August 29, 2002), column 2, paragraph
1, sentence 1, is corrected by
substituting the number 13, with the
number 14.
In the Federal Register (67 FR 55427,
August 29, 2002), column 3, paragraph
2, sentence 1, is corrected by
substituting the number 25, with the
number 26.
In the Federal Register (80 FR 52491,
August 31, 2015), column 3, paragraph
2, under the heading ‘‘Correction,’’ is
corrected by adding the following
sentences at the end of the paragraph:
In November 2015, additional associated
funerary objects, not listed on previous
notices, were found during a routine
evaluation of collections. The additional
associated funerary objects are 3 ceramic
fragments, 91 worked shell pieces, 8
unmodified shell pieces, and 55 glass beads.
In the Federal Register (80 FR 52491,
August 31, 2015), column 3, paragraph
3, sentence 1, under the heading
‘‘Correction,’’ is corrected by replacing
the number 1560 with the number 1717.
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 Dr. Christopher E.
Hamilton, Coordinator for Native
American Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive,
Room 309, Fort Benning, GA 31905,
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telephone (706) 545–4211, email
Christopher.e.hamilton.civ@mail.mil, by
June 10, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas; the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; the Chickasaw
Nation; the Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; the Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida; the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama; the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe
of Florida; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town, Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Department of Defense,
Department of the Army, Fort Benning,
GA, is responsible for notifying the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas; the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; the Chickasaw Nation; the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; the
Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;
the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,
Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe
of Florida; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town, Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 28, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology 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
SUMMARY:
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of these human remains should submit
a written request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology. 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
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the address in this
notice by June 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215)
898–4050.
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 Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
were removed from Wayne 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
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy’s Reservation, Montana (previously
listed as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of
the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana);
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
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);
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; Wyandotte
Nation; and with the Michigan
Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation &
Repatriation Alliance, a non-federally
recognized entity, representing the
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following federally recognized tribes:
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
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.);
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians, Michigan,
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes.’’
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not respond: Bad River
Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, 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; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nations
(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;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota,
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Invited
Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1844, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual (97–606–
1270) were removed from a mound
located near Detroit, Wayne County, MI.
The human remains were removed by
Lieutenant Montgomery C. Meigs during
the construction of Fort Wayne by the
Army Corps of Engineers. The area
selected for the Fort was the site of a
‘‘prehistoric complex of earthworks,
especially burial mounds’’ (Grosscup
1999: 332).
The Springwells Mound Group as it is
known is represented by three mounds,
the mound located near the Springwells
Copper Works (Michigan site number
WN–3), the Fort Wayne Mound (WN–1),
and the Central Mound (WN–5) located
just east of Fort Wayne. Another mound
directly opposite (Carsten Mound) and
the Great Mound at the mouth of the
Rouge River probably relate to the
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mounds at Springwells. These human
remains likely originated from one of
the three mounds located on or near
Fort Wayne. The mounds date to earlylate Late Woodland Periods. The human
remains include the cranium and
mandible of a single female estimated to
be 35–50 years old.
Lt. Meigs sent the human remains to
Dr. Samuel G. Morton for inclusion in
his study of human crania prior to 1846.
In 1853, Dr. Morton’s collection,
including the human remains described
above, was purchased from Dr. Morton’s
estate and formally presented to the
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia. In 1966, Dr. Morton’s
collection was loaned to the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. In
1997, the collection was formally gifted
to the University of Pennsylvania
Museum. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and 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, their recovery from a
known archeological site complex,
museum documents, and published
records.
• 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(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• 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 Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited 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. Julian Siggers,
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
telephone (215) 898–4050 by June 10,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Consulted and Invited Tribes may
proceed.
The University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven,
CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Natural History, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
the cultural items listed in this notice
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects. 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 Peabody
Museum of Natural History. 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 Peabody Museum of Natural History
at the address in this notice by June 10,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
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Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752.
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 Peabody
Museum of Natural History, Yale
University, New Haven, CT that meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects 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
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 1899, two cultural items were
removed from Yakutat Bay in Yakutat
Borough, AK, by a member of the 1899
Harriman Expedition. The items were
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Natural History by George Bird Grinnell
in 1913. The two unassociated funerary
objects are two whale bone war knives.
In June 2015, representatives from the
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the
knives as culturally affiliated to the
Tlingit people. Peabody Museum of
Natural History catalog records refine
this affiliation to the Yakutat Tlingit
Tribe. Through consultation, members
of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe have
confirmed their culturally affiliation to
the knives.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the two cultural items 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
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that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT
06520–8118, telephone (203) 432–3752,
by June 10, 2016. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe and the Central
Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian
Tribes of Alaska that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 27, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The American Museum of
Natural History has revised a Notice of
Inventory Completion that was
published in the Federal Register on
January 16, 2014. This notice corrects
the minimum number of individuals.
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
notification to the American Museum of
Natural History. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the American Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by June 10, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology 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
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of these human remains should submit a written request to the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 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
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in
this notice by June 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, Director, University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
telephone (215) 898-4050.
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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from
Wayne 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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of Chippewa
Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed
as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana);
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 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); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Wyandotte Nation; and with the Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural
Preservation & Repatriation Alliance, a non-federally recognized
entity, representing the following federally recognized tribes: Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 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.); Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan, hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''
The following tribes were invited to consult but did not respond:
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest County Potawatomi Community,
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; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nations (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;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota,
hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1844, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(97-606-1270) were removed from a mound located near Detroit, Wayne
County, MI. The human remains were removed by Lieutenant Montgomery C.
Meigs during the construction of Fort Wayne by the Army Corps of
Engineers. The area selected for the Fort was the site of a
``prehistoric complex of earthworks, especially burial mounds''
(Grosscup 1999: 332).
The Springwells Mound Group as it is known is represented by three
mounds, the mound located near the Springwells Copper Works (Michigan
site number WN-3), the Fort Wayne Mound (WN-1), and the Central Mound
(WN-5) located just east of Fort Wayne. Another mound directly opposite
(Carsten Mound) and the Great Mound at the mouth of the Rouge River
probably relate to the mounds at Springwells. These human remains
likely originated from one of the three mounds located on or near Fort
Wayne. The mounds date to early-late Late Woodland Periods. The human
remains include the cranium and mandible of a single female estimated
to be 35-50 years old.
Lt. Meigs sent the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton for
inclusion in his study of human crania prior to 1846. In 1853, Dr.
Morton's collection, including the human remains described above, was
purchased from Dr. Morton's estate and formally presented to the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. In 1966, Dr. Morton's
collection was loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the collection was formally
gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and 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, their recovery from a known archeological site
complex, museum documents, and published records.
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(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
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 Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Consulted Tribes and The Invited 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. Julian Siggers,
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 898-4050 by June
10, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Consulted and
Invited Tribes may proceed.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-11085 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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