Notice2022-06666
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Lansing, MI
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Published
March 30, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (Michigan SHPO) 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 a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and a 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 objects should submit a written request to the Michigan SHPO. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18393-18394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06666]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033641; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Historic
Preservation Office, Lansing, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (Michigan
SHPO) 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 a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and a 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 objects should submit a written request to the
Michigan SHPO. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Michigan SHPO at the address in this
notice by April 29, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hambacher, Staff Archeologist,
State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Economic Development
Corporation Building, 300 N Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913,
telephone (517) 243-9513, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec848d818e8d8f84899e81ac81858f84858b8d82c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94fcf5f9f6f5f7fcf1e6f9d4f9fdf7fcfdf3f5fabaf3fbe2">[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 the Michigan State
Historic Preservation Office, Lansing, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from the White Rapids site
(20ME3), Menominee 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). 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 and associated funerary
objects was made by the Michigan SHPO professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Chippewa Cree Indians of the
Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little Shell
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; White Earth Band); 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; 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 Invited Tribes'') were invited to consult, but did not
participate.
History and Description of the Human Remains
In 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, nine individuals
were removed from the White Rapids site (20ME3), in Menominee County,
MI, during an excavation conducted by an archeologist from the
University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. The site
consists of a pair of mounds located near the Menominee River in the
Menominee State Forest. Human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Mound 2, which contained three separate burial
episodes designated as Features 1, 2, and 3. Feature 1 is described as
an extended adult female burial. Feature 2 is described as containing
charred human remains from several long bones representing multiple
individuals. Feature 3 is described as fragmentary human remains from a
disturbed burial. The human remains removed from the site are one young
adult 19-30 years old, female; one adult, female; one child 9-10 years
old; one older adult 40+ years old, indeterminate sex; one cremated
adult, indeterminate sex; one older adult 40+ years old, possible male;
one adult, possible female; one cremated adult, possible male; and one
cremated adult 35-49 years old, female. The burials date to the Late
Woodland Period (500-1400 A.D.) based on burial treatment. No known
individuals were identified. The six associated funerary objects are
one lot of charred wood; one lot of charcoal, soil, and unworked
pebbles; one lot of ashes; one lot of charcoal; one lot of fire-cracked
rock; and one lot of grit-tempered and decorated ceramic sherd.
The human remains have been determined to be Native American based
on cranial morphology, accession documentation, and archeological
context. A relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the Native American human remains from this site and the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, based on the site's location
within the lands traditionally occupied by the Menominee. Moreover,
according to oral tradition and historical accounts, the
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Menominee were most likely the predominant tribe in the vicinity of the
site during the date range for this burial.
Determinations Made by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
Officials of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of nine individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the six 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), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
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 and associated
funerary object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Michael Hambacher, Staff Archeologist, State
Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Building, 300 N Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913, telephone (517)
243-9513, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#244c45494645474c41564964494d474c4d43454a0a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2aaa3afa0a3a1aaa7b0af82afaba1aaaba5a3aceca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 29, 2022. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin may proceed.
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-06666 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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