Notice2022-08360
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI
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Published
April 20, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23551-23553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08360]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033710; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology has completed an
inventory of human remains, 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 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
should submit a written request to Beloit College, Logan Museum of
Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization
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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 Beloit College, Logan Museum of
Anthropology at the address in this notice by May 20, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511,
telephone (608) 363-2305, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2dfd7dbc1c6d7c0dcf2d0d7dedddbc69cd7d6c7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="573a323e24233225391735323b383e2379323322">[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 under
the control of Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit,
WI. The human remains most likely were removed from the Miller Site, in
Harrison County, IN.
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. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Beloit
College, Logan Museum of Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Shawnee Tribe; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
An invitation to consult was extended to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation, Montana; Cayuga Nation; Cherokee Nation; Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota;
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana
[previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, Montana]; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Delaware Tribe
of Indians; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation,
Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional
Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation
in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; 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 River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Shell
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 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 [previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.];
Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota]; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Oneida
Indian Nation [previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York]; Oneida
Nation [previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin];
Onondaga Nation; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation [previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation,
Kansas]; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota;
Quapaw Nation [previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians]; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake
Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 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; Saint
Regis Mohawk Tribe [previously listed as St. Regis Band of Mohawk
Indians of New York]; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians
[previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York]; Seneca-Cayuga Nation
[previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma]; Sisseton-
Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North
& South Dakota; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation
[previously listed as Osage Tribe]; Tonawanda Band of Seneca
[previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York];
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Tuscarora
Nation; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; Upper
Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; Wyandotte
Nation; Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and four non-federally
recognized Indian groups, the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi; Brothertown
Indian Nation; Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians; and the
Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.
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 February of 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual most likely were removed from the Miller Site, in Harrison
County, IN. On September 25, 2003, theses human remains were found at
the Museum in bags and were assigned temporary identification numbers
(TR73.4; TR73.5; TR73.6; TR73.7; TR73.8; TR73.9; TR73.10; TR73.11; and
TR73.12). The bags, marked Site 26 or RSVP-26, contained references to
``Jim,'' ``Adele,'' and ``Kurtz,'' and were dated ``February 1970.'' No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Dr. Donald Janzen, former Anthropology Professor at Beloit College,
conducted fieldwork at the Miller Site in February of 1970. According
to Dr. Janzen, this site dates to the Archaic period and yielded both
human and animal remains. Dr. Janzen was assisted by Jim Matthews and
Gene Atherton, thus giving context to the ``Jim'' references. Janzen
did not recognize the other names or the meaning of the number 26.
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Determinations Made by Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology
Officials of Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on museum records.
<bullet> 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.
<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 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 were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Miami Tribe
of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe
of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
<bullet> According to other authoritative government sources, the
land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Cayuga Nation; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Oneida Indian Nation [previously
listed as Oneida Nation of New York]; Oneida Nation [previously listed
as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin]; Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis
Mohawk Tribe [previously listed as St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of
New York]; Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation
of New York]; Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma]; Shawnee Tribe; The Osage Nation [previously listed
as Osage Tribe]; Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously listed as
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York]; Tuscarora Nation; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Cayuga Nation; Cherokee Nation; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Oneida Indian
Nation [previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York]; Oneida Nation
[previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin]; Onondaga
Nation; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
[previously listed as St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York];
Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of New
York]; Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
of Oklahoma]; Shawnee Tribe; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin;
The Osage Nation [previously listed as Osage Tribe]; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca [previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York]; Tuscarora Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma (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 should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511
telephone (608) 363-2305, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b161e12080f1e09153b191e1714120f551e1f0e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff2faf6ecebfaedf1dffdfaf3f0f6ebb1fafbea">[email protected]</span></a>, by May 20, 2022.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice
has been published.
Dated: April 7, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-08360 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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