Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 35527-35528 [2021-14310]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032217;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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 August
5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 LaPorte County, IN.
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.
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:42 Jul 02, 2021
Jkt 253001
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;
Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; 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 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
(Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan [previously listed
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.]; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Wyandotte Nation; and two nonfederally recognized Indian groups, the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, and the Grand River
Band of Ottawa Indians.
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; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake);
Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band;
Leech Lake Band); Ottawa Tribe 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; Shawnee
Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
PO 00000
Frm 00069
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
35527
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; and the Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of
North Dakota.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes and
groups listed in this section are referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted and Notified
Tribes and Groups.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a mound
in LaPorte County, IN. The human
remains (registration number 6505 CW)
were acquired by Eugene Davis who, in
turn, gave the human remains to the
Chamberlain Memorial Museum in
Three Oaks, Michigan. The Chamberlain
Memorial Museum was founded in
1916, by Mr. Edward K. Warren. In
September of 1952, Michigan State
College Museum (now Michigan State
University Museum) acquired the
contents of the Chamberlain Memorial
Museum from Fred P. Warren, President
of the Board of Trustees of the E. K.
Warren Foundation.
The human remains belong to an
individual of unknown age and sex. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Michigan
State University
Officials of the 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 and lab records.
• 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 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; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-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; and the Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation [previously listed as
E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM
06JYN1
35528
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 / Notices
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 Consulted and Notified
Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Consulted and Notified
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 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 August 5, 2021. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Consulted and
Notified Tribes may proceed.
Michigan State University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
and Notified Tribes and Groups that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 28, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–14310 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Consultation
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032218;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio
History Connection, Columbus, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Ohio History Connection
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the Ohio History
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:42 Jul 02, 2021
Connection. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Ohio History
Connection at the address in this notice
by August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nekole Alligood, NAGPRA Specialist,
Ohio History Connection, 800 East 17th
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211,
telephone (405) 933–7643, email
nalligood@ohiohistory.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Ohio History Connection,
Columbus, OH. The human remains
were removed from an unknown
location in Northern Montana.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Jkt 253001
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Ohio History
Connection professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana.
History and Description of the Remains
On or before January 14, 1921, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in Northern Montana
by Dr. L.D. Frescoln of Philadelphia. On
January 20, 1921, Dr. Frescoln donated
the human remains to the Ohio
Archaeological and Historical Society
(now known as the Ohio History
Connection). The human remains
belong to an individual of unknown age
and sex. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Museum documentation and
correspondence from Dr. Frescoln to
PO 00000
Frm 00070
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Professor Mills, Curator of the Museum
of Archaeology at the Ohio
Archaeological and Historical Society at
the time, identify the human remains as
those of an individual from the ‘‘Piegan
Tribe of Blackfeet, obtained from a tree
burial in Northern Montana.’’
Determinations Made by the Ohio
History Connection
Officials of the Ohio History
Connection have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Blackfeet Tribe of the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation of
Montana.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Nekole
Alligood, NAGPRA Specialist, Ohio
History Connection, 800 East 17th
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211,
telephone (405) 933–7643, email
nalligood@ohiohistory.org, by August 5,
2021. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana may proceed.
The Ohio History Connection is
responsible for notifying the Blackfeet
Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana that this notice
has been published.
Dated: June 28, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–14311 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032216;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois
State Museum, Springfield, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Illinois State Museum
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM
06JYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35527-35528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14310]
[[Page 35527]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032217; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 LaPorte County, IN.
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; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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 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 (Mille Lacs Band; White
Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
[previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.]; Peoria Tribe of Indians
of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana;
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Wyandotte Nation; and two non-federally
recognized Indian groups, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, and the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.
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; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett
Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band); Ottawa
Tribe 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; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
of North Dakota.
Hereafter, all Indian Tribes and groups listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a mound in LaPorte County, IN. The human
remains (registration number 6505 CW) were acquired by Eugene Davis
who, in turn, gave the human remains to the Chamberlain Memorial Museum
in Three Oaks, Michigan. The Chamberlain Memorial Museum was founded in
1916, by Mr. Edward K. Warren. In September of 1952, Michigan State
College Museum (now Michigan State University Museum) acquired the
contents of the Chamberlain Memorial Museum from Fred P. Warren,
President of the Board of Trustees of the E. K. Warren Foundation.
The human remains belong to an individual of unknown age and sex.
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by Michigan State University
Officials of the 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 and lab
records.
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 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; Hannahville Indian Community, 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; and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [previously listed as
[[Page 35528]]
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 Consulted and Notified Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Consulted and Notified 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 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 August 5, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Consulted and Notified Tribes may proceed.
Michigan State University is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-14310 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
