Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 59753-59755 [2021-23490]
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the Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University (ACF), Rohnert
Park, CA. The human remains were
removed from Marin County, CA.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by ACF professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Federated Indians
of Graton Rancheria, California.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964 and 1965, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site CA–
MRN–489 in Marin County, CA, by
Agnes Gerkin. The site is in an intertidal
zone. Gerkin removed the human
remains from the surface of the site
during low tide. She donated the CA–
MRN–489 collection to Sonoma State
University in 1975, where it has been
housed at the ACF under the accession
number 75–29.
In July of 2016, while researching the
collection, Tsim Schnieder (University
of California, Santa Cruz) identified the
presence of human remains. His finding
was confirmed by ACF Osteological
Specialist Michael Stoyka in August of
2016. At least one individual of
indeterminate sex is represented. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Officials of the ACF consulted with
representatives of the Federated Indians
of Graton Rancheria, California. The
representatives of Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California requested
repatriation of all items within the
collection since an association between
specific items and human remains could
not be ruled out due to the nature of the
tidal site and the method of collection.
Obsidian hydration readings from
artifacts removed from CA–MRN–489
range between 125- and 1,200-years BP.
While the presence of Stockton serrated
points in the collection suggests a range
in the Lower Emergent Period (1,500–
500 years ago) (Rosenthal, Sutton and
White 2007:158), the collection also
contains glass trade beads, which were
widely distributed starting in the 18th
century (Arkush 1993:623–624). The
site is within the traditional territory of
the Coast Miwok.
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Determinations Made by the
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University
Officials of the Anthropological
Studies Center, Archaeological
Collections Facility, Sonoma State
University 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 Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California.
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 Sandra
Konzak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Anthropological Studies Center,
Sonoma State University, 1801 East
Cotati Avenue, Building 29, Rohnert
Park, CA 94928 telephone (707) 664–
2895, email Sandra.konzak@
sonoma.edu, by November 29, 2021.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California may proceed.
The Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University is responsible
for notifying the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Michigan State University has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
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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 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
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 Michigan State University at
the address in this notice by November
29, 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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the
Marquette Avenue Viaduct Site
(20BY387) in Bay City, Bay 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 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 by Michigan State
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
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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.
An invitation to consult was extended
to the 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]; 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; 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; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
of the Mississippi in Iowa; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of 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
In 1970, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from the Marquette Avenue
Viaduct Site (20BY387) in Bay City, Bay
County, MI. Salvage excavations
conducted at the Marquette Viaduct
Locale of the Fletcher site (20BY28)
under the direction of Associate
Professor James Brown yielded the
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remains of two individuals (accession
number 3675) together with 17
associated funerary objects (accession
number 3675.8) in Burial 1, and the
remains of a third individual (also
accession number 3675) in Burial 2.
After the excavations ended, in August/
September of 1970, the human remains
and associated funerary objects were
brought to the Michigan State
University Museum. The Viaduct Site
was not given a unique site number
until the 1980s.
The human remains removed from
Burial 1 belong to two individuals of
undetermined sex, whose ages are
estimated to be older than 16.5 years
and 15 years, respectively. The human
remains removed from Burial 2 belong
to an individual of unknown sex
between 8 and 11 years old. No known
individuals were identified. The 17
associated funerary objects (3675.8) are
one antler tine point, one Lowes Flared
base point, one lot of bone (unidentified
animal), one Snyder’s Point chert, one
lot of Bayport flake, one lot of flakes,
one graver, one grinding stone, two
grinding stones, one metate, one lot of
metate, one Middle Woodland style
point, two grit-tempered sherds, one lot
of grit-tempered sherds, and one lot of
plain body grit-tempered sherds.
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 and lab records.
• 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 17 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
and associated funerary objects 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
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from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
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
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;
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 and
associated funerary objects 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
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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; 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; 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 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 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 November 29, 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.
Michigan State University is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
and Notified Tribes and Groups that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 14, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Temple University Anthropology
Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia,
PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum
has completed an inventory of human
remains and an 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
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 Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum.
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.
SUMMARY:
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 Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum
at the address in this notice by
November 29, 2021.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Reeder-Myers, Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum,
1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall Room
204, Philadelphia, PA 19122, telephone
(215) 204–1418, email leslie.reedermyers@temple.edu.
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
Temple University Anthropology
Laboratory and Museum, Philadelphia,
PA. The human remains and associated
funerary object were removed from
Warren 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
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Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Temple
University Anthropology Laboratory
and Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and the
Stockbridge-Munsee Community,
Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1991, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from a burial on the Rapp
Farm site in Warren County, NJ, by
amateur archeologist Russ Davis. Davis
discovered the human remains on a
high bank on the southern side of the
Pohatcong Creek, about 50 feet from its
junction with the Delaware River, in the
Delaware Valley. Davis contacted
professional archeologist Michael
Stewart at Temple University, who
visited the site. The human remains
were brought to Temple University’s
Anthropology Laboratory for
examination by physical anthropologist
Leonard Greenfield, after which they
were returned to Davis. In 2021, Davis
donated the human remains to the
Temple Anthropology Laboratory. The
human remains belong to a thirtysomething adult of unknown sex. No
known individual was identified. The
one associated funerary object is an
incised earthenware sherd.
The positioning of the human remains
within the sedimentary context of the
eroding riverbank indicates a date
within the Late Woodland period (A.D.
900- 1600). The site’s proximity to the
Overpeck site, located about 5 miles
away, on the west side of the Delaware
River, indicates a cultural affiliation
with Lenape descendants, the Delaware
Tribes.
Geographic affiliation is consistent
with the historically documented
territory of the Delaware Tribes.
Archeological evidence is consistent
with documented use of the area by the
Delaware Tribes. Historical evidence
and expert opinion indicate shared
group identity between the Delaware
Tribes and the Rapp Farm site.
Determinations Made by the Temple
University Anthropology Laboratory
and Museum
Officials of the Temple University
Anthropology Laboratory and Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032882; 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 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 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 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 Michigan State University at the address in this notice
by November 29, 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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the Marquette Avenue Viaduct Site (20BY387)
in Bay City, Bay 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 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 by Michigan
State University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
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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.
An invitation to consult was extended to the 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]; 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; 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; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in
Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of 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
In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from the Marquette Avenue Viaduct Site (20BY387) in Bay
City, Bay County, MI. Salvage excavations conducted at the Marquette
Viaduct Locale of the Fletcher site (20BY28) under the direction of
Associate Professor James Brown yielded the remains of two individuals
(accession number 3675) together with 17 associated funerary objects
(accession number 3675.8) in Burial 1, and the remains of a third
individual (also accession number 3675) in Burial 2. After the
excavations ended, in August/September of 1970, the human remains and
associated funerary objects were brought to the Michigan State
University Museum. The Viaduct Site was not given a unique site number
until the 1980s.
The human remains removed from Burial 1 belong to two individuals
of undetermined sex, whose ages are estimated to be older than 16.5
years and 15 years, respectively. The human remains removed from Burial
2 belong to an individual of unknown sex between 8 and 11 years old. No
known individuals were identified. The 17 associated funerary objects
(3675.8) are one antler tine point, one Lowes Flared base point, one
lot of bone (unidentified animal), one Snyder's Point chert, one lot of
Bayport flake, one lot of flakes, one graver, one grinding stone, two
grinding stones, one metate, one lot of metate, one Middle Woodland
style point, two grit-tempered sherds, one lot of grit-tempered sherds,
and one lot of plain body grit-tempered sherds.
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 and lab
records.
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 17 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and
associated funerary objects 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 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; 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 and associated funerary objects 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
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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; 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; 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 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 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 November 29, 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.
Michigan State University is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-23490 Filed 10-27-21; 8:45 am]
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