Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, Toledo, OH, 30473-30475 [2021-11942]
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The human remains consist of two
teeth—a lower left molar and right first
molar. The roots were gone
taphonomically. The wear patterns
indicate that teeth belong to an adult.
Determinations of sex, pathology or
other traits were not possible. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At the ISMHS, staff from the
University of Indianapolis assessed the
human remains and determined that
they could be Native American. Taking
into account the archeological history of
the area, the ISMHS has determined that
the human remains are more likely than
not Native American.
Determinations Made by the Indiana
State Museum and Historic Sites
Corporation, State of Indiana
Officials of the Indiana State Museum
and Historic Sites Corporation, State of
Indiana have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on analysis
of the teeth and the archeological
history of the find locality.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian Tribe.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the 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; 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
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Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
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; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and
the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The 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 Michele Greenan, Indiana
State Museum and Historic Sites,
Corporation, 650 West Washington St.,
Indianapolis, IN 46204, telephone (317)
473–0836, email mgreenan@
indianamuseum.org, by July 8, 2021.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Indiana State Museum and
Historic Sites Corporation, State of
Indiana is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032048;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Metropolitan Park District of the
Toledo Area, Toledo, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Metropolitan Park
District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks
Toledo) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Metroparks Toledo. 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
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 Metroparks Toledo at the
address in this notice by July 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Fausnaugh, Metroparks of the
Toledo Area, 5100 West Central
Avenue, Toledo, OH 43615, telephone
(419) 407–9700, email joe.fausnaugh@
metroparkstoledo.com.
SUMMARY:
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 the
Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo
Area, Toledo, OH. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Fore Site (33LU0133)
in the City of Maumee, Lucas County,
OH.
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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made for Metroparks
Toledo by The Mannik Smith Group,
Inc. professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan [previously listed
as Huron Potawaomi, Inc.]; Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Shawnee Tribe, Tonawanda Band of
Seneca [previously listed as Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York];
and the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between May 18 and June 19, 1987,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Fore Site (33LU0133)
in Lucas County, OH. The Fore Site was
excavated by archeologists from
Heidelberg College in 1986 and 1987.
During the 1987 field season, a burial
feature was excavated. The burial
contained one individual. Based on
artifacts contained in the feature, the
burial was dated to the Younge Phase of
the Late Woodland period (ca. 1050–800
B.P.), part of the Western Basin
Tradition culture as described by
archeologists. No radiometric dating of
any materials from the feature was
undertaken. In addition to the burial,
the human remains of one individual
were recovered from another stratum.
No known individuals were identified.
The 2,828 associated funerary objects
include: One fossilized crinoid bead,
594 pieces of lithic debitage, cores, and
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tools made of Dundee/Stoney Creek,
Ten Mile Creek, Bayport, Cedarville/
Guelph, Delaware, Upper Mercer, Upper
Mercer Nellie Variety, Greywacke,
Onondaga, Quartzite, Local Devonian
Limestone, Flint Ridge, and Pipe Creek
cherts, one ground stone tool made of
igneous rock, three projectile points
made of Flint Ridge and Bayport cherts,
four fire-cracked rocks made of igneous
rock and limestone, 62 unmodified
natural rocks, 408 fired and unfired clay
sherds, four pottery temper fragments,
1,408 faunal remains representing deer,
cow, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, turtle,
unidentified rodents, unidentified birds,
unidentified reptiles, and shell
fragments, two burned nut fragments,
276 charcoal fragments, one bag of soil
with numerous small charcoal
fragments, five slag pieces, one nail
fragment, three unidentified ferrous
metal fragments, 53 brick fragments, and
two whiteware sherds.
Following the excavations, all the
materials removed from the Fore Site
were taken to the Heidelberg College
Archaeology Laboratory in Tiffin, Ohio.
A report of investigations for the 1987
field season at the Fore Site was
completed by Dr. G. Michael Pratt in the
spring of 1988. The Fore Site collection
remained at Heidelberg College (now
Heidelberg University) until the summer
of 2017, when the university eliminated
its anthropology program. At that time,
all archeological collections from
Metroparks Toledo-owned property
were returned to Metroparks Toledo.
Metroparks Toledo then negotiated an
agreement with the Ohio History
Connection (OHC) in Columbus to have
the OHC permanently store Metroparks
Toledo’s archeological collections in its
archeological curation facility (which
meets the Secretary of the Interior’s
standards [36 CFR 79] for such
facilities).
Determinations Made by the
Metropolitan Park District of the
Toledo Area
Officials of the Metropolitan Park
District of the Toledo Area have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
archeological context, biological
evidence, museum, and lab records.
• 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(3)(A),
the 2,828 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
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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.
• 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 Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
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; 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; 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;
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe;
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’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
The 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Joseph Fausnaugh,
Metroparks of the Toledo Area, 5100
West Central Avenue, Toledo, OH
42615, telephone (419) 407–9700, email
joe.fausnaugh@metroparkstoledo.com,
by July 8, 2021. 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.
The Metropolitan Park District of the
Toledo Area is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032045;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary object, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
object and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
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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 object should submit a written
request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology at the address in this
notice by July 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Christopher Woods, Williams Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104–
6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, email
director@pennmuseum.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 and associated
funerary object under the control of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
and associated funerary object were
removed from Lalor and Wright Fields
site (28ME10), Mercer County, NJ.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
In November 1890, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals (record numbers 8286 and
8292) were removed from ‘‘ash pits’’
near Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by
Ernest Volk (b. 1845–d. 1919), according
to the Museum’s records. At the time,
Volk was an archeologist working under
the aegis of the Harvard Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Based on what is known about Volk’s
fieldwork activities (as gleaned from his
notes of November 1890 and other,
published information), these human
remains most likely were removed from
Lalor and Wrights Field site (28ME10).
According to Volk’s records, he dug two
trenches at Lalor Field during November
3–8, 1890. In one, he found features that
he labeled ‘‘Potholes.’’ Volk described
the presence of bone, ash or charcoal (or
both), lithics, pottery, and faunal
remains. Based on this description, the
Museum’s records, and consultation
information, the above listed human
remains most likely were removed from
these ‘‘Potholes’’ or from other features
located during the Lalor Field
excavations. That same month, these
human remains were gifted to the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology by Carl
Edelheim and Clarence S. Bement, both
of whom were associated with the
University of Pennsylvania and its
museum. How the human remains came
to be in the possession of Edelheim and
Bement is unclear. The human
remains—cranial elements—belong to
two adults of undetermined sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
one associated funerary object is an
unidentified animal bone (record
number 8290).
The archeological evidence from Lalor
Field indicates this site dates to the
Middle and Late Woodland Period.
These human remains were determined
to be Native American based on their
archeological context and collection
history. Archeological, consultation,
historical, and linguistic information,
and oral tradition support a cultural
affiliation of this Woodland site with
the Delaware (Lenape). Today, the
Lenape are represented by three Indian
Tribes—the Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians;
and the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin.
Determinations Made by the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032048; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Metropolitan Park District of the
Toledo Area, Toledo, OH
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks
Toledo) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, 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 associated funerary
objects 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request to Metroparks Toledo. 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 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 Metroparks Toledo at the address in this notice by July
8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Fausnaugh, Metroparks of the
Toledo Area, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43615, telephone
(419) 407-9700, 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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Metropolitan Park
District of the Toledo Area, Toledo, OH. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from the Fore Site (33LU0133)
in the City of Maumee, Lucas County, OH.
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
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 was made for Metroparks
Toledo by The Mannik Smith Group, Inc. professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; 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 (Mille Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
the Potawatomi, Michigan [previously listed as Huron Potawaomi, Inc.];
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe, Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously
listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York]; and the
Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between May 18 and June 19, 1987, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from the Fore Site (33LU0133) in
Lucas County, OH. The Fore Site was excavated by archeologists from
Heidelberg College in 1986 and 1987. During the 1987 field season, a
burial feature was excavated. The burial contained one individual.
Based on artifacts contained in the feature, the burial was dated to
the Younge Phase of the Late Woodland period (ca. 1050-800 B.P.), part
of the Western Basin Tradition culture as described by archeologists.
No radiometric dating of any materials from the feature was undertaken.
In addition to the burial, the human remains of one individual were
recovered from another stratum. No known individuals were identified.
The 2,828 associated funerary objects include: One fossilized crinoid
bead, 594 pieces of lithic debitage, cores, and tools made of Dundee/
Stoney Creek, Ten Mile Creek, Bayport, Cedarville/Guelph, Delaware,
Upper Mercer, Upper Mercer Nellie Variety, Greywacke, Onondaga,
Quartzite, Local Devonian Limestone, Flint Ridge, and Pipe Creek
cherts, one ground stone tool made of igneous rock, three projectile
points made of Flint Ridge and Bayport cherts, four fire-cracked rocks
made of igneous rock and limestone, 62 unmodified natural rocks, 408
fired and unfired clay sherds, four pottery temper fragments, 1,408
faunal remains representing deer, cow, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel,
turtle, unidentified rodents, unidentified birds, unidentified
reptiles, and shell fragments, two burned nut fragments, 276 charcoal
fragments, one bag of soil with numerous small charcoal fragments, five
slag pieces, one nail fragment, three unidentified ferrous metal
fragments, 53 brick fragments, and two whiteware sherds.
Following the excavations, all the materials removed from the Fore
Site were taken to the Heidelberg College Archaeology Laboratory in
Tiffin, Ohio. A report of investigations for the 1987 field season at
the Fore Site was completed by Dr. G. Michael Pratt in the spring of
1988. The Fore Site collection remained at Heidelberg College (now
Heidelberg University) until the summer of 2017, when the university
eliminated its anthropology program. At that time, all archeological
collections from Metroparks Toledo-owned property were returned to
Metroparks Toledo. Metroparks Toledo then negotiated an agreement with
the Ohio History Connection (OHC) in Columbus to have the OHC
permanently store Metroparks Toledo's archeological collections in its
archeological curation facility (which meets the Secretary of the
Interior's standards [36 CFR 79] for such facilities).
Determinations Made by the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo
Area
Officials of the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on archeological context,
biological evidence, museum, and lab records.
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(3)(A), the 2,828 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.
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 Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects 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; 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; 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;
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe;
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'').
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Joseph
Fausnaugh, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, 5100 West Central Avenue,
Toledo, OH 42615, telephone (419) 407-9700, email
[email protected], by July 8, 2021. 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.
The Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area is responsible
for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-11942 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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