Notice2021-23490
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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October 28, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59753-59755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23490]
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b686f747f7f7a696f5b76686e357e7f6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e596918a8181849791a5889690cb808190">[email protected]</span></a>.
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:
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0370776c6767627177436e70762d666776"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5d6d1cac1c1c4d7d1e5c8d6d08bc0c1d0">[email protected]</span></a>, 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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