Notice of Inventory Completion: Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc., Saginaw County, MI, 9816-9817 [2019-04922]
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agreed to accept control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(ii), the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for the culturally
unidentifiable human remains and
associated funerary objects with a
‘‘tribal land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience to be reinterred under State
or other law. Since 2016, the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program has conducted consultations
with The Tribes to develop an
agreement, titled Process for Reburial of
Culturally Unidentifiable Native
American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects Originating
from Iowa (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Process’’). Under The Process, the Office
of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and
The Tribes agree that OSA will reinter
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects originating
from Iowa according to Iowa law where:
The Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects
originating from Iowa are under the
control of OSA or the State Historical
Society of Iowa (SHSI); OSA or SHSI
has completed an inventory of these
remains and objects, as required; OSA
or SHSI has determined that these
remains and objects are culturally
unidentifiable; the Indian Tribe (if any)
from whose tribal land, at the time of
excavation or removal, the remains and
objects were removed does not agree to
accept control of the remains and
objects; and no Indian Tribe that is
recognized as aboriginal to the area from
which the remains and objects were
removed agrees to accept control of the
remains and objects. In September 2018,
OSA requested that the Secretary of the
Interior, through the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee, approve the
proposed reinterment of culturally
unidentifiable Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
according to Iowa law and The Process.
The Review Committee, acting pursuant
to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
October 2018 meeting and
recommended to the Secretary that such
reinterments proceed. A December 2018
letter on behalf of the Secretary of
Interior from the Acting Associate
Director for Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science, National
Park Service, transmitted the
authorization for the reinterment of
culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects originating
from Iowa, according to The Process and
NAGPRA, and pending publication of a
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Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement.
Dated: February 19, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations Made by the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program
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Officials of the 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
are Native American based on their
association with documented
prehistoric and/or historic archeological
sites, cranial and dental morphology
when observable, and/or osteological
signatures of the antiquity of remains,
such as tooth wear and taphonomic
processes.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 138
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 32 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR
10.11(c)(2)(ii)(B), the human remains
and associate funerary objects will be
reinterred according to Iowa law and
The Process.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 South
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu, by April 17, 2019.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, the
human remains and associated funerary
objects may be reinterred.
The Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice
has been published.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Historical Society of Saginaw County,
Inc., Saginaw County, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Historical Society of
Saginaw County, Inc. has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any present-day
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc. 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 Historical Society of
Saginaw County, Inc. at the address in
this notice by April 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Sommer, Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc., 500
Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607,
telephone (989) 752–2861 Ext. 308,
email jsommer@castlemuseum.org.
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 Historical Society of Saginaw
County, Inc., Saginaw County, MI. The
human remains were removed from an
unknown location in Michigan.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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 Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc.
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan;
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);
and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan.
The Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of
the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; 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;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe
of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; 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; Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nashshe-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 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);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of
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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);
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac &
Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York); Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York); St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; and the Wyandotte
Nation were invited to consult, but did
not participate.
Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
Human remains representing, at
minimum, five individuals were
removed from an undetermined location
or locations in MI. According to an
accompanying label, one individual was
found in 1941. The date of removal for
the other four individuals is unknown.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The human remains were found in the
Ralph Stroebel collection. They are not
listed specifically in museum records,
but were probably part of a large
accession of historical and archeological
materials donated by Mr. Stroebel to the
Historical Society of Saginaw County,
Inc. in 1987. Most of the archeological
materials in the Stroebel collection are
known to have been surface collected
from various sites in Michigan; the same
is likely true for the human remains.
However, no notes or other
documentation describing the
circumstances of discovery of the
human remains is known to exist. The
fragmentary human remains are
determined to be Native American
based on the presence of red ocher
staining on some of the human remains,
and that the human remains were part
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of a larger collection of archeological
materials comprised primarily of
prehistoric Native American artifacts.
Determinations Made by the Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc.
Officials of the Historical Society of
Saginaw County, Inc. have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
presence of red ocher staining on some
of the human remains, and that the
human remains were part of a larger
collection of archeological materials
comprised primarily of prehistoric
Native American artifacts.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of at
least five 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.
• 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 and Invited
Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Consulted and 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 Jeffrey Sommer, Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc., 500
Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607,
telephone (989) 752–2861 Ext. 308,
email jsommer@castlemuseum.org, by
April 17, 2019. 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 Historical Society of Saginaw
County, Inc. is responsible for notifying
The Consulted and Invited Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: February 12, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027339; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Historical Society of Saginaw
County, Inc., Saginaw County, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc. has completed
an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any
present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request to the Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc. 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 Historical
Society of Saginaw County, Inc. at the address in this notice by April
17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Sommer, Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc.,
500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607, telephone (989) 752-2861 Ext.
308, email jsommer@castlemuseum.org.
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 Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc., Saginaw
County, MI. The human remains were removed from an unknown location in
Michigan.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
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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
Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc. professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; 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); and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
The Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band
of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 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; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band
of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 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); 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); Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation,
California & Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac & Fox
Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed
as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Shawnee Tribe;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York); St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the Wyandotte Nation were invited
to consult, but did not participate.
Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this section are referred to as
``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were
removed from an undetermined location or locations in MI. According to
an accompanying label, one individual was found in 1941. The date of
removal for the other four individuals is unknown. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains were found in the Ralph Stroebel collection. They
are not listed specifically in museum records, but were probably part
of a large accession of historical and archeological materials donated
by Mr. Stroebel to the Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc. in
1987. Most of the archeological materials in the Stroebel collection
are known to have been surface collected from various sites in
Michigan; the same is likely true for the human remains. However, no
notes or other documentation describing the circumstances of discovery
of the human remains is known to exist. The fragmentary human remains
are determined to be Native American based on the presence of red ocher
staining on some of the human remains, and that the human remains were
part of a larger collection of archeological materials comprised
primarily of prehistoric Native American artifacts.
Determinations Made by the Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc.
Officials of the Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc. have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the presence of red ocher
staining on some of the human remains, and that the human remains were
part of a larger collection of archeological materials comprised
primarily of prehistoric Native American artifacts.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of at least five
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.
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 and Invited Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Consulted and 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 Jeffrey Sommer, Historical Society of
Saginaw County, Inc., 500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607, telephone
(989) 752-2861 Ext. 308, email jsommer@castlemuseum.org, by April 17,
2019. 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 Historical Society of Saginaw County, Inc. is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 12, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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