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Green, Isle Royale National Park, ISRO
Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive,
Houghton, Michigan 49931–1896, or by
telephone at (906) 482–0984.
Information is available online for
public review at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is being conducted pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, and the regulations of the
Department of the Interior. The purpose
of this Draft EIS is to determine whether
and how to bring wolves to Isle Royale
to function as the apex predator in the
near term within a changing and
dynamic island ecosystem. A decision is
needed because the potential absence of
wolves raises concerns about possible
effects to Isle Royale’s current
ecosystem, including effects to both the
moose population and Isle Royale’s
forest/vegetation communities.
Although wolves have not always been
part of the Isle Royale ecosystem, they
have been present for more than 65
years, and have played a key role in the
ecosystem, affecting the moose
population and other species during
that time. The average wolf population
on the island over the past 65 years has
been about 22, but there have been as
many as 50 wolves documented on the
island and as few as two. Over the past
five years the population has declined
steeply, which has given rise to the need
to determine whether the NPS should
bring additional wolves to the island.
There were three wolves documented
on the island in 2015 and only two
wolves were confirmed in 2016. At this
time, natural recovery of the population
is unlikely.
This Draft EIS evaluates the impacts
of the no-action alternative (Alternative
A) and three action alternatives
(Alternatives B, C, and D).
Alternative A would continue existing
management practices and assume no
new management actions would be
implemented beyond those available at
the outset of the wolf planning process.
Wolves may arrive or depart
independently via an ice bridge. Under
Alternative A, wolves would not be
introduced by management to Isle
Royale National Park.
The action alternatives include the
capture and relocation of wolves from
the Great Lakes Region to Isle Royale
National Park. The NPS would target
wolves for relocation that are known to
feed on moose as one of their prey
sources, are in good health with no
apparent injuries, and have the
appropriate genetic diversity to sustain
a viable population on the island.
Capture and relocation efforts would
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take place between late fall and late
winter when the island is closed to
visitors. All of the action alternatives
include monitoring which could
include radio or GPS collar tracking
from ground and air, scat sample
collection, visual observations, and
other methodology as funding is
available.
Under Alternative B, between 20 and
30 wolves with a wide genetic diversity
would be introduced to the island. The
social makeup of introduced wolves
could include packs, established pairs
with pups, or unrelated individuals.
Wolves may be supplemented as needed
up to the third year after initial
introduction. After the third year,
should an unforeseen event occur that
impacts the wolf population, such as a
mass die-off or introduction of disease,
and the goals of the alternative are not
being met due to this event, wolves may
be supplemented for an additional two
years. No additional wolves would be
brought to the island after five years
from date of initial introduction.
Alternative C would involve the
initial introduction of a smaller number
of wolves than Alternative B. The social
makeup of introduced wolves could
include an established pair with pups,
or a pack, as well as unrelated
individuals. The NPS would bring
wolves to the island as often as needed
in order to maintain a population of
wolves on the island for at least the next
20 years. Under this alternative,
additional wolves may be brought based
on one or more resource indicators that
could include genetic health of the
wolves, ecological health, and prey
species population trends.
Under Alternative D, the NPS would
not take immediate action and would
continue current management, allowing
natural processes to continue. This
alternative is meant to continue the
study of island ecosystem changes
without an apex predator and only take
action should the weight of evidence
suggest an apex predator is necessary to
ecosystem function. Resource
indicators, such as population size and
growth rate of moose would be used to
determine if and when wolf
introduction actions should be taken. If
the weight of evidence indicates wolf
introduction actions should be taken,
the NPS would follow procedures
outlined within Alternative C.
Public Participation: After the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Availability is published, the
NPS will schedule public meetings to be
held during the comment period in the
Great Lakes Region near the park. Dates,
times, and locations of these meetings
will be announced in press releases and
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on the NPS Planning, Environment, and
Public Comment Web site for the Draft
EIS at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
isrowolves.
How to Comment: You are encouraged
to comment on the Draft EIS online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/isrowolves.
You may also mail or hand-deliver your
written comments to Superintendent
Phyllis Green, Isle Royale National Park,
ISRO Wolves, 800 East Lakeshore Drive,
Houghton, Michigan 49931–1896.
Written comments will also be accepted
during scheduled public meetings
discussed above. Comments will not be
accepted by fax, email, or by any
method other than those specified
above. Bulk comments in any format
(hard copy or electronic) submitted on
behalf of others will not be accepted.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: October 25, 2016.
Cameron H. Sholly,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Clewiston,
FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Seminole Tribe of Florida
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
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 to the Seminole Tribe
of Florida. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
SUMMARY:
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human remains 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 Seminole Tribe of
Florida at the address in this notice by
January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Paul Backhouse, Tribal
Historic Preservation Office, Seminole
Tribe of Florida, 30290 Josie Billie
Highway, PMB 1004, Clewiston, FL
33440, telephone (863) 983–6549 Ext.
12244, email
Paulbackhouse@semtribe.com.
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 Seminole Tribe of Florida, a
federally recognized Indian Tribe
organized pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 476,
through one of its governmental
departments, the Seminole Police
Department (Seminole Police
Department). The Seminole Tribe of
Florida, Tribal Historic Preservation
Office (Tribal Historic Preservation
Office), another governmental
department of the Seminole Tribe of
Florida, is handling the NAGRPA
process while the human remains
continue to be in the physical control of
the Seminole Police Department. The
human remains were removed from an
indeterminate location in Florida.
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. 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 Seminole
Tribe of Florida, (Tribal Historic
Preservation Office) professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of
Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
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Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservation)); and The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation. The Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The
Chickasaw Nation; The Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town were contacted and invited to
consult, but did not participate.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an
unknown location in the state of
Florida. In 1993, the human remains
were anonymously mailed to a member
of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. An
unsigned handwritten note was
included with the remains indicating
that they had been excavated
approximately 30 years prior from
Florida, and that the sender believed the
remains were Native American, and
possibly Seminole. The tribal member
contacted the Seminole Police
Department, who then took possession
of the remains. The remains were placed
in the Seminole Police Department
evidence vault as it was unknown if
they were of modern forensic
significance. In 2009, the remains were
examined by the Broward County
Medical Examiner’s Office, and in 2013,
the remains were examined by the
Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The
remains were determined to be
archeological. The human remains
include one partial cranium, a separate
partial maxilla and mandible, and three
cervical vertebrae. Both individuals
were adults based on dental wear and
cranial suture closure. One individual
was likely female and the other male,
based on cranio-facial features
associated with sexual morphology. The
remains were determined to be those of
prehistoric Native American
individuals, based on condition and
anatomy associated with ancestry. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the description in the hand
written letter that accompanied the
remains, as well as the decision of
ancestry recorded in the osteological
examination performed by District 17
Medical Examiner, the remains are
determined to be those of early
Seminole Native Americans. The
present-day tribes associated with the
early Seminole include the Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of
Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
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Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservation)), and The Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Seminole
Tribe of Florida
Officials of the Seminole Tribe of
Florida have determined that:
• 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(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); and
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Paul
Backhouse, Seminole Tribe of Florida,
Tribal Historic Preservation Office,
30290 Josie Billie Hwy, PMB 1004,
Clewiston, FL 33440, telephone (863)
983–6549 Ext. 12244, email
Paulbackhouse@semtribe.com, by
January 17, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); and
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is
responsible for notifying the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Delaware Nation, Kialegee Tribal Town;
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama) Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservation); The Chickasaw Nation;
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: December 7, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Program, Iowa City, IA. The human
remains were removed from Woodbury
County, IA.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Office
of the State Archaeologist, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Iowa Office
of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program 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 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 to the University of
Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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 University of Iowa
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program, at the address
in this notice by January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 S
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.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 Iowa Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower
Brule Reservation; Lower Sioux Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota;
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation; Santee Sioux Nation,
Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe; Upper Sioux
Community, Minnesota; and the
Yankton Sioux Tribe.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1988, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the site of the War Eagle
Monument (13WD69) in Woodbury
County, IA, prior to the monument’s
relocation. In 1988, erosion caused
human remains to be exposed along the
upper edge of the bluff. These remains
were recovered by personnel from the
Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA)
and were transferred to the OSA
Bioarchaeology Program. An adult of
indeterminate age, possibly female, is
represented by the lower limb bones
(Burial Projects 266 and 648). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The number of burials in the vicinity
of the War Eagle Monument is
unknown. According to various
accounts, War Eagle, a Sioux chief, and
at least two of his daughters were buried
on the bluff. Additionally, some of War
Eagle’s grandchildren and at least four
Euro-American settlers are believed to
have been buried in the area. While
identification of the individual cannot
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be determined, based on archival
information, the remains represent a
Sioux individual.
Determinations Made by the University
of Iowa Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
Officials of the University of Iowa
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Assiniboine and Sioux
Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower
Brule Reservation; Lower Sioux Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota;
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation; Santee Sioux Nation,
Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South
Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe; Upper Sioux
Community, Minnesota; and the
Yankton Sioux Tribe.
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Lara
Noldner, Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
University of Iowa, 700 S Clinton Street,
Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319)
384–0740, email lara-noldner@
uiowa.edu, by January 17, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to the
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana;
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
Lower Brule Reservation; Lower Sioux
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22537; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Seminole Tribe of Florida,
Clewiston, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Seminole Tribe of Florida 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 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 to the Seminole
Tribe of Florida. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the
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human remains 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
Seminole Tribe of Florida at the address in this notice by January 17,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Paul Backhouse, Tribal Historic Preservation Office,
Seminole Tribe of Florida, 30290 Josie Billie Highway, PMB 1004,
Clewiston, FL 33440, telephone (863) 983-6549 Ext. 12244, email
Paulbackhouse@semtribe.com.
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 Seminole Tribe of Florida, a federally recognized
Indian Tribe organized pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 476, through one of its
governmental departments, the Seminole Police Department (Seminole
Police Department). The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tribal Historic
Preservation Office (Tribal Historic Preservation Office), another
governmental department of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is handling
the NAGRPA process while the human remains continue to be in the
physical control of the Seminole Police Department. The human remains
were removed from an indeterminate location in Florida.
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. 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 Seminole
Tribe of Florida, (Tribal Historic Preservation Office) professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservation));
and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town were contacted and invited to consult, but did
not participate.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown location in the state of
Florida. In 1993, the human remains were anonymously mailed to a member
of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. An unsigned handwritten note was
included with the remains indicating that they had been excavated
approximately 30 years prior from Florida, and that the sender believed
the remains were Native American, and possibly Seminole. The tribal
member contacted the Seminole Police Department, who then took
possession of the remains. The remains were placed in the Seminole
Police Department evidence vault as it was unknown if they were of
modern forensic significance. In 2009, the remains were examined by the
Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, and in 2013, the remains were
examined by the Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The remains were
determined to be archeological. The human remains include one partial
cranium, a separate partial maxilla and mandible, and three cervical
vertebrae. Both individuals were adults based on dental wear and
cranial suture closure. One individual was likely female and the other
male, based on cranio-facial features associated with sexual
morphology. The remains were determined to be those of prehistoric
Native American individuals, based on condition and anatomy associated
with ancestry. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on the description in the hand written letter that
accompanied the remains, as well as the decision of ancestry recorded
in the osteological examination performed by District 17 Medical
Examiner, the remains are determined to be those of early Seminole
Native Americans. The present-day tribes associated with the early
Seminole include the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of
Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)), and The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Officials of the Seminole Tribe of Florida have determined that:
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(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); and The
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Paul
Backhouse, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tribal Historic Preservation
Office, 30290 Josie Billie Hwy, PMB 1004, Clewiston, FL 33440,
telephone (863) 983-6549 Ext. 12244, email Paulbackhouse@semtribe.com,
by January 17, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is responsible for notifying the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Delaware Nation, Kialegee Tribal Town; Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama) Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservation); The Chickasaw
Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town that this notice has been
published.
[[Page 91195]]
Dated: December 7, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-30335 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
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