Notice2022-14781
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI
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Published
July 12, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Michigan State Police (MSP) have 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 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 the Michigan State Police. 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 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14781]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034165; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Lansing,
MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Michigan State Police (MSP) have 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 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 the Michigan State Police. 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 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 the Michigan
State Police at the address in this notice by August 11, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hanna Friedlander, Human Remains
Analyst, Michigan State Police, Intelligence Operations Division--
Missing Persons Coordinator Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, MI 48821,
telephone (517) 242-5731, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f091d060a0b030e010b0a1d072f02060c0706080e0141080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9dfcbd0dcddd5d8d7dddccbd1f9d4d0dad1d0ded8d797ded6cf">[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 the Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI. The human
remains were removed from the City of Caro in Tuscola 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. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Michigan
State Police (MSP) professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
History and Description of the Remains
On April 9, 2021, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the City of Caro, Tuscola County, MI. As
the human remains were extremely fragmentary, osteobiographical
information for this individual was indeterminate. The human remains
(known as MPC-7-21) were sent for radiocarbon dating to DirectAMS, who
provided a date ranging between A.D. 993 and 1031. On November 1, 2021,
the human remains were returned to the MSP. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Michigan State Police
Officials of the Michigan State Police have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on radiocarbon dating.
<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 Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa
and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Veux 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; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
<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 Tribes.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to 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 Hanna Friedlander, Human Remains Analyst,
Michigan State Police, Intelligence Operations Division--Missing
Persons Coordinator Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, MI 48821,
telephone (517) 242-5731, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5234203b37363e333c3637203a123f3b313a3b35333c7c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f99f8b909c9d9598979d9c8b91b994909a91909e9897d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>, by August
11, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The Tribes, the
following non-federally recognized Indian groups also may receive
transfer of control of the human remains: the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa
and Chippewa Indians and the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.
The Michigan State Police are responsible for notifying The Tribes;
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians; and the Grand River Band
of Ottawa Indians that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 29, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-14781 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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