Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Dimondale, MI, 92962-92963 [2024-27502]

Download as PDF 92962 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices Abstract of Information Available A total of nine cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The nine unassociated funerary objects include pendants, a gorget, a bird call, a blade, a stone tool, a net weight, and a plumb bob. At some point prior to 1936, Leslie L. Cooke collected these items from Sacramento County, California. In 1936, Cooke donated the items to New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois. The High School likely donated the items to the Museum in the late 1930s. The items were accessioned by the Museum in 1986 or 1987 as part of a larger collection. Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by geographic location, historical information, and Native American traditional knowledge. There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Determinations The Field Museum has determined that: • The nine unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Wilton Rancheria, California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 22, 2024 Jkt 265001 or after December 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: November 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–27508 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039090; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Dimondale, MI National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Michigan State Police has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after December 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Hanna Friedlander, Forensic Anthropologist, Michigan State Police, Intelligence Operations Division—Missing Persons Coordination Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale, MI 48821, telephone (517) 242–5731, email friedlanderh@michigan.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Michigan State Police, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. There are no associated funerary objects present. On May 21 and 22, 2024, human remains representing one individual were removed from their resting spot in Harrison, MI (Clare County). The human remains (MPC–11– 24) consist of a near compete set of remains, missing three cervical vertebrae, the sternum (including manubrium and xiphoid), the hyoid, the coccyx, majority of the carpals, four metacarpals, most hand phalanges, three tarsals, most metatarsals, and most foot phalanges. Radiocarbon dating done by ICA (International Chemical Analysis) in June of 2024; radiocarbon dating came back to A.D. 1400–1460. On Sept. 17, 2024, the Clare County Sheriff’s Department, which had been storing the human remains, requested assistance in carrying out NAGPRA responsibilities. Subsequently, Ms. Hanna Friedlander collected the human remains and transferred them to temporary holding at the Michigan State Police Headquarters in Dimondale, MI. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Consultation Invitations to consult were sent 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; Citizen Potawatomi 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; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 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-benash-she-wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; 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. The Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan requested consultation. Cultural Affiliation The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical. The information, including the results of consultation, identified: 1. No earlier group connected to the human remains. 2. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan as an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the human remains. 3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably traced through time. Determinations khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this notice may occur on or after December 26, 2024. If competing requests for 18:29 Nov 22, 2024 Dated: November 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–27502 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039100; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after December 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Lauren Downs, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Anthropology, UH 3165, 1720 2nd Avenue, South, Birmingham, AL 35294–1241, telephone (205) 934– 3508, email nagprastaff@uab.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of UAB, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: The Michigan State Police has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains in this notice has been identified. • No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified. VerDate Sep<11>2014 repatriation are received, the Michigan State Police must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Michigan State Police is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 92963 Abstract of Information Available A total of two lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two lots of unassociated funerary objects are one lot of pottery from two partial vessels and one lot of flaked stone tools. The unassociated funerary objects were removed from a limestone lined grave reported to be sixty miles north of Murray, Kentucky. This description places the geographic location in or near Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, or Marshall County, Kentucky, or Hardin or Pope County, Illinois. The collection was donated to UAB at an unknown date. No cultural affiliation information is included in UAB’s internal records, but the geographical origin of the objects and relevant archaeological information reasonably identify a cultural affiliation with the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw Nation, Shawnee Tribe, and The Chickasaw Nation. There is no record of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the unassociated funerary objects. Determinations The University of Alabama at Birmingham has determined that: • The two lots of unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039090; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Dimondale, 
MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Michigan State Police has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal 
descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice 
may occur on or after December 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Hanna Friedlander, Forensic Anthropologist, Michigan State 
Police, Intelligence Operations Division--Missing Persons Coordination 
Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale, MI 48821, telephone (517) 242-5731, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Michigan State Police, and additional information on the determinations 
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in 
its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects present. On May 21 
and 22, 2024, human remains representing one individual were removed 
from their resting spot in Harrison, MI (Clare County). The human 
remains (MPC-11-24) consist of a near compete set of remains, missing 
three cervical vertebrae, the sternum (including manubrium and 
xiphoid), the hyoid, the coccyx, majority of the carpals, four 
metacarpals, most hand phalanges, three tarsals, most metatarsals, and 
most foot phalanges. Radiocarbon dating done by ICA (International 
Chemical Analysis) in June of 2024; radiocarbon dating came back to 
A.D. 1400-1460. On Sept. 17, 2024, the Clare County Sheriff's 
Department, which had been storing the human remains, requested 
assistance in carrying out NAGPRA responsibilities. Subsequently, Ms. 
Hanna Friedlander collected the human remains and transferred them to 
temporary holding at the Michigan State Police Headquarters in 
Dimondale, MI. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Consultation

    Invitations to consult were sent 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; Citizen Potawatomi 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; Lac 
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 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 Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); 
Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; 
White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; 
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of

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Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi 
Nation; 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.
    The Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin, and the Saginaw 
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan requested consultation.

Cultural Affiliation

    The following types of information about the cultural affiliation 
of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical.
    The information, including the results of consultation, identified:
    1. No earlier group connected to the human remains.
    2. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan as an Indian Tribe 
or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the human remains.
    3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier 
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be 
reasonably traced through time.

Determinations

    The Michigan State Police has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the 
human remains in this notice has been identified.
     No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been 
clearly or reasonably identified.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 
who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a 
lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
with cultural affiliation.
    Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this 
notice may occur on or after December 26, 2024. If competing requests 
for repatriation are received, the Michigan State Police must determine 
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for 
joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request 
and not competing requests. The Michigan State Police is responsible 
for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, 
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: November 18, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-27502 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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