Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 57235-57237 [2020-20294]
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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; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
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 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@
msu.edu, by October 15, 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
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030674;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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
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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
15, 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
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 Mackinac County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. 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
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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
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
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Nation, hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Invited Tribes.’’
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History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Bois
Blanc, Mackinac County, MI. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unidentified location in Mackinac
County, MI. The human remains were
acquired by the Michigan State Police
Negaunee Post (F.1.79, 50–994–79). On
October 11, 1979, the Police transferred
the human remains to Michigan State
University, where they were analyzed
by Anthropology Professor Dr. Norman
Sauer. 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 three
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 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 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 River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
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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); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
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.
• 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 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; 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; 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; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
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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; Shawnee Tribe;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota; and the Wyandotte
Nation.
• 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; 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; 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 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
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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;
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; 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 15, 2020. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains objects to The Tribes
may proceed. If joined to a request from
one or more of The Tribes, the Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
a non-federally recognized Indian
group, may receive transfer of control of
the human remains.
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. 2020–20294 Filed 9–14–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030673;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Michigan State University has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
SUMMARY:
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organizations and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian 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 to Michigan State University. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Michigan State University at
the address in this notice by October 15,
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
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
unknown locations in Michigan.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
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
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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-benash-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; 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; 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; 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; 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);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030674; 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 15, 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
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 Mackinac County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. 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
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Nation, hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Bois Blanc, Mackinac County, MI. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unidentified location in Mackinac
County, MI. The human remains were acquired by the Michigan State
Police Negaunee Post (F.1.79, 50-994-79). On October 11, 1979, the
Police transferred the human remains to Michigan State University,
where they were analyzed by Anthropology Professor Dr. Norman Sauer. 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 three 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 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 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 River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; 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); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 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.
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 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; 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; 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; Peoria Tribe of Indians 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; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota; and the Wyandotte Nation.
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; 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; 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 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
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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; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; 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 15,
2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains objects to The Tribes may
proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The Tribes, the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group, may receive transfer of control of the human
remains.
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. 2020-20294 Filed 9-14-20; 8:45 am]
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