Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 55482-55484 [2020-19698]
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plowing. No known individuals were
identified. The 15 associated funerary
objects are one .22 caliber cartridge, four
lots of fire-cracked rock fragments,
seven flakes, one mineral, one unknown
iron object, and one lot of iron wires.
Determinations Made by Michigan
State University
Officials of Michigan 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 biological
evidence.
• 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 15 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
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 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
• 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 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 Chippewa-Cree Indians of the
Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana);
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana;
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);
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
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Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota.
• According to other authoritative
government sources, the land from
which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the 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 Chippewa-Cree Indians of the
Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana);
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; 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);
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribes
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 Judith Stoddart, Associate
Provost for University Collections and
Arts Initiatives, Michigan State
University, 466 W Circle Drive, East
Lansing, MI 48824–1044, telephone
(517) 432–2524, email stoddart@
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msu.edu, by October 8, 2020. 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.
Michigan State University is
responsible for notifying The Tribes,
The Consulted Tribes and Groups, and
The Invited Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030665;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Michigan State University 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 Tribes 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 Michigan State University. 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
Tribes 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 Michigan State University
at the address in this notice by October
8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Judith Stoddart, Associate
Provost for University Collections and
Arts Initiatives, Michigan State
University, 466 W Circle Drive, East
Lansing, MI 48824–1044, telephone
(517) 432–2524, email stoddart@
msu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
SUMMARY:
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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
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI. The human remains were removed
from Monroe 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 Michigan State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; and two nonfederally recognized Indian groups, the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, and the Grand River
Band of Ottawa Indians (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes
and Groups’’).
An invitation to consult was extended
to 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; Chippewa Cree Indians of
the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana
(previously listed as 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; 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
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Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin;
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians
of Montana; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; 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);
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); 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; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York); SenecaCayuga Nation (previously listed as
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma);
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as Tonawanda Band
of Seneca Indians of New York); Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; and the Wyandotte
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
On July 28, 1958, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed during the
construction of a private boating club
just west of the north end of Toledo
Park Beach (aka Toledo Beach) in
LaSalle Township, Monroe County, MI.
The human remains were discovered
when two construction workers
uprooted the stump of an elm tree to
level the surface and found the remains
embedded in the roots of the tree. The
workers alerted the Michigan State
Police, who assigned the human
remains case number 58–1951. At an
unknown date, the human remains were
transferred to Michigan State
University. On October 4, 2017, the
human remains were discovered at the
University’s Forensic Anthropology
Laboratory. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by Michigan
State University
Officials of Michigan State University
have determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on biological
evidence.
• 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), 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nashshe-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
of Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band
of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as Huron Potawatomi,
Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; and the Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation (previously
listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation, Kansas).
• 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 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
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; 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,
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Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
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); Nottawaseppi Huron Band
of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as Huron Potawatomi,
Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians,
Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
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 Seneca Nation of
New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and
the Wyandotte Nation.
• According to other authoritative
government sources, the land from
which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas
and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation,
Oklahoma; and the Sac & Fox Tribe of
the Mississippi in Iowa.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to 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
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; Lac
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
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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; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band
of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 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; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York); SenecaCayuga Nation (previously listed as
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma);
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as Tonawanda Band
of Seneca Indians of New York); Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; and the Wyandotte
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribes
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 Judith Stoddart, Associate
Provost for University Collections and
Arts Initiatives, Michigan State
University, 466 W. Circle Drive, East
Lansing, MI 48824–1044, telephone
(517) 432–2524, email stoddart@
msu.edu, by October 8, 2020. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
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Michigan State University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes and Groups, The Invited Tribes,
and The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Minor Boundary Revision at First State
National Historical Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Notification of boundary
revision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The boundary of First State
National Historical Park is modified to
include approximately 254 acres of land
located in Concord Township, Delaware
County, Pennsylvania, immediately
adjoining the boundary of First State
National Historical Park. Subsequent to
the boundary revision, the National Park
Service will acquire the land by
donation from The Conservation Fund,
a nonprofit conservation organization.
DATES: The effective date of this
boundary revision is September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The map depicting this
boundary revision is available for
inspection at the following locations:
National Park Service, Land Resources
Program Center, Interior Region 1, New
England Office, 115 John Street, 5th
Floor, Lowell, MA 01852, and National
Park Service, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Realty Officer Jennifer Cherry, National
Park Service, Land Resources Program
Center, Interior Region 1, New England
Office, 115 John Street, 5th Floor,
Lowell, MA 01852, telephone (978)
970–5260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to 54 U.S.C.
100506(c), the boundary of First State
National Historical Park is modified to
include two adjoining tracts containing
a total of 254 acres of land, more or less.
This boundary revision is depicted on
Map No. 207/139,641, dated August
2017.
54 U.S.C. 100506(c) provides that,
after notifying the House Committee on
Natural Resources and the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030665; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Michigan State University 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 Tribes
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 Michigan State University. 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 Tribes 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 Michigan State
University at the address in this notice by October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Judith Stoddart, Associate Provost for University
Collections and Arts Initiatives, Michigan State University, 466 W
Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824-1044, telephone (517) 432-2524,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
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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 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. The human
remains were removed from Monroe 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 Michigan
State University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; and two non-federally recognized Indian groups, the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and the Grand River Band
of Ottawa Indians (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes and
Groups'').
An invitation to consult was extended to 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; Chippewa Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as
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; 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; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 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);
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation, Kansas); 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; Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and
the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
On July 28, 1958, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed during the construction of a private boating
club just west of the north end of Toledo Park Beach (aka Toledo Beach)
in LaSalle Township, Monroe County, MI. The human remains were
discovered when two construction workers uprooted the stump of an elm
tree to level the surface and found the remains embedded in the roots
of the tree. The workers alerted the Michigan State Police, who
assigned the human remains case number 58-1951. At an unknown date, the
human remains were transferred to Michigan State University. On October
4, 2017, the human remains were discovered at the University's Forensic
Anthropology Laboratory. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Michigan State University
Officials of Michigan 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 biological evidence.
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), 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and
the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band
of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas).
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 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 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; 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,
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Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of 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); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
(previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as 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 Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed
as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York);
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the
Wyandotte Nation.
According to other authoritative government sources, the
land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and the
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to 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 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; 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; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas); 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; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota; and the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred
to as ``The Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribes 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 Judith Stoddart,
Associate Provost for University Collections and Arts Initiatives,
Michigan State University, 466 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824-
1044, telephone (517) 432-2524, email [email protected], by October 8,
2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Michigan State University is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and Groups, The Invited Tribes, and The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-19698 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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