Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, 12785-12786 [2025-04617]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 52 / Wednesday, March 19, 2025 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 oyster shells and one mussel shell. The individual and the three associated funerary objects were found in a feature at archeological site 41JK91 (Venom Hill) on September 20, 1974, during archeological investigations by the University of Texas at Austin at Palmetto Bend Reservoir, Jackson County, Texas. Lump charcoal that was tested from a nearby feature on the same archeological site was given an estimated date of 2,300 ± 90 BP. responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: March 5, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–04627 Filed 3–18–25; 8:45 am] Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Determinations The OTAO has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The three objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico. Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the OTAO determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The OTAO is VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Mar 18, 2025 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039599; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Grand Rapids Public Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. ADDRESSES: Alex Forist, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, telephone (616) 929–1809, email aforist@grpm.org. 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 Grand Rapids Public Museum 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: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, eight individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. According to the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s records, these ancestral remains are the human scalp locks of at least four individuals and navel amulets of four individuals. The first scalp lock was purchased by the Grand Rapids Public Museum PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12785 (previously called the Kent Scientific Institute) from G.A. VanLopik (b.1873– d.1964) of Zeeland, Michigan. He displayed his collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911 and in September 1912, Grand Rapids Public Museum purchased a substantial number of Great Plains objects from VanLopik. A museum record listed these scalp locks alongside garments and weapons accumulated by VanLopik in the American West during his residence in South Dakota. The second scalp lock was described in museum records as scalp locks that were part of the Harry Moorman Memorial Collection. Harry A. Moorman (b. 1889–d. 1947) was an employee of the Grand Rapids Public Museum in the 1910s. There are no details on where the locks were obtained. The third scalp lock is held in a circular-shaped holder made of leather with multi-colored beads. The GRPM donor records state these were: ‘‘Given to Elijah Mead of New Boston, Ill., by Chief Little Crow in 1862’’ believed to be Mdewakanton Dakota Chief Little Crow III (b. c.1810–d. July 3, 1863). At an unknown date the scalp lock and holder were obtained by Lynn Munger (b. 1918–d. 2017) an antiquities dealer from Steuben County, Indiana who stated they were from the Howard Collection of Rock Island, Illinois. Dr. Ruth Herrick (b.1895–d.1974) of Lowell, Michigan purchased them in 1970 from Munger. In 1974, the Grand Rapids Public Museum acquired these from Ruth Herrick by bequest. The fourth scalp lock is attached to a war club and is noted in the GRPM records as being from the Northern Plains. It was donated to GRPM by R.A. O’Donald of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1952 who donated several Native American cultural objects from the Midwestern United States. The four navel amulets are beaded pouches that each contain the preserved umbilical cord of a child. The navel amulet is sewn in the shape of a turtle for girls and a lizard for boys. These are geographically associated with Native American Plains cultures and used as a protective charm throughout a child’s life and usually buried with them upon their death. There are two turtle-shaped navel amulets representing two individuals acquired from G.A. VanLopik (b.1873– d.1964) of Zeeland, Michigan in 1905. One is described as Sioux and the other Cheyenne. He displayed his collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911 and in September 1912, Grand Rapids Public Museum purchased a substantial number of additional Great E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 12786 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 52 / Wednesday, March 19, 2025 / Notices Plains objects from VanLopik. He had a residence in South Dakota. The third turtle-shaped navel amulet represents one individual and was donated to GRPM by R.A. O’Donald of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1952 who donated several Native American cultural objects from the Midwestern United States. The fourth is a lizard-shaped navel amulet representing one individual that was donated by Dr. Ruth Herrick (b.1895–d.1974) of Lowell, Michigan. Museum records describe it as Sioux. In 1974, the Grand Rapids Public Museum acquired these from Ruth Herrick by bequest. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains. Determinations lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 The Grand Rapids Public Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum of eight individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Mar 18, 2025 Jkt 265001 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Grand Rapids Public Museum 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 Grand Rapids Public Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: February 25, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Determinations San Bernardino County Museum has determined that: • The four lots of objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. [FR Doc. 2025–04617 Filed 3–18–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039528; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Bernardino County Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. ADDRESSES: Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 798–8623, email tserrao-leiva@sbcm.sbcounty.gov. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 San Bernardino County Museum, 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. Abstract of Information Available A total of four lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The four lots of cultural items are one lot of necklaces, one lot of various beads, one lot of various buttons, and one lot of faunal bones. The cultural items are objects of cultural patrimony removed from Auburn, CA. The items were later presented to the Archaeological Survey Association (ASA). Once ASA disbanded, the cultural items were held at University of Redlands until they were donated to San Bernardino County Museum. 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 or after April 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the San Bernardino County Museum E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039599; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand 
Rapids, 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 Grand Rapids Public Museum has completed 
an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after April 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Alex Forist, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street 
NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, telephone (616) 929-1809, 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 
Grand Rapids Public Museum 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, eight individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. According to 
the Grand Rapids Public Museum's records, these ancestral remains are 
the human scalp locks of at least four individuals and navel amulets of 
four individuals.
    The first scalp lock was purchased by the Grand Rapids Public 
Museum (previously called the Kent Scientific Institute) from G.A. 
VanLopik (b.1873-d.1964) of Zeeland, Michigan. He displayed his 
collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911 and in 
September 1912, Grand Rapids Public Museum purchased a substantial 
number of Great Plains objects from VanLopik. A museum record listed 
these scalp locks alongside garments and weapons accumulated by 
VanLopik in the American West during his residence in South Dakota.
    The second scalp lock was described in museum records as scalp 
locks that were part of the Harry Moorman Memorial Collection. Harry A. 
Moorman (b. 1889-d. 1947) was an employee of the Grand Rapids Public 
Museum in the 1910s. There are no details on where the locks were 
obtained.
    The third scalp lock is held in a circular-shaped holder made of 
leather with multi-colored beads. The GRPM donor records state these 
were: ``Given to Elijah Mead of New Boston, Ill., by Chief Little Crow 
in 1862'' believed to be Mdewakanton Dakota Chief Little Crow III (b. 
c.1810-d. July 3, 1863). At an unknown date the scalp lock and holder 
were obtained by Lynn Munger (b. 1918-d. 2017) an antiquities dealer 
from Steuben County, Indiana who stated they were from the Howard 
Collection of Rock Island, Illinois. Dr. Ruth Herrick (b.1895-d.1974) 
of Lowell, Michigan purchased them in 1970 from Munger. In 1974, the 
Grand Rapids Public Museum acquired these from Ruth Herrick by bequest.
    The fourth scalp lock is attached to a war club and is noted in the 
GRPM records as being from the Northern Plains. It was donated to GRPM 
by R.A. O'Donald of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1952 who donated several 
Native American cultural objects from the Midwestern United States.
    The four navel amulets are beaded pouches that each contain the 
preserved umbilical cord of a child. The navel amulet is sewn in the 
shape of a turtle for girls and a lizard for boys. These are 
geographically associated with Native American Plains cultures and used 
as a protective charm throughout a child's life and usually buried with 
them upon their death.
    There are two turtle-shaped navel amulets representing two 
individuals acquired from G.A. VanLopik (b.1873-d.1964) of Zeeland, 
Michigan in 1905. One is described as Sioux and the other Cheyenne. He 
displayed his collection at the Kent Scientific Institute around 1911 
and in September 1912, Grand Rapids Public Museum purchased a 
substantial number of additional Great

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Plains objects from VanLopik. He had a residence in South Dakota.
    The third turtle-shaped navel amulet represents one individual and 
was donated to GRPM by R.A. O'Donald of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1952 
who donated several Native American cultural objects from the 
Midwestern United States.
    The fourth is a lizard-shaped navel amulet representing one 
individual that was donated by Dr. Ruth Herrick (b.1895-d.1974) of 
Lowell, Michigan. Museum records describe it as Sioux. In 1974, the 
Grand Rapids Public Museum acquired these from Ruth Herrick by bequest.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical 
location or acquisition history of the human remains.

Determinations

    The Grand Rapids Public Museum has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of a minimum of eight individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
     There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South 
Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Oglala 
Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian Community 
in the State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 
Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of 
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
of North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago 
Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

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:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If competing requests 
for repatriation are received, the Grand Rapids Public Museum 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 Grand Rapids Public 
Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian 
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: February 25, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04617 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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