Notice2022-22514
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Lansing, MI
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Published
October 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (Michigan SHPO) 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 the Michigan SHPO. 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 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62885-62886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22514]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034712; 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, 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 the Michigan SHPO. 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 SHPO
at the address in this notice by November 16, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hambacher, Staff
Archaeologist, State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Economic
Development Corporation, 300 N Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913,
telephone (517) 243-9513, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac2cbc7c8cbc9c2cfd8c7eac7c3c9c2c3cdcbc484cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e565f535c5f5d565b4c537e53575d5657595f5010595148">[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 Historic Preservation Office,
Lansing, MI. The human remains were removed from Monroe 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
SHPO professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 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; 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 Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-
she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); 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 the Wyandotte Nation. In addition, the Absentee
Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band;
Leech Lake Band; White Earth Band); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 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; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in
Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; 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; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York); and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
of North Dakota were invited to consult but did not participate.
Hereafter all Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to as
``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Human Remains
Sometime prior to 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Sterling State Park Beach (alternately,
Sterling State Park 1) site (20MR56) in Monroe County, MI. The human
remains were surface collected from a beach on the shore of Lake Erie,
and were described
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as water-rolled and sand-polished. The human remains are from an adult
of indeterminate sex. Artifacts dating from multiple time periods also
were surface collected from the beach so it cannot be determined if
these objects are associated with the human remains. Therefore, the
human remains could not be dated. No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
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 are Native American based on accession documentation and
archeological context.
<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 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); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa
and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, 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 River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Shell
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; 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 (previously listed as Huron
Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 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; 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> 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 Consulted and Invited Tribes.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Consulted and Invited 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 Michael Hambacher, Staff Archaeologist,
State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Economic Development
Corporation, 300 N. Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913, telephone
(517) 243-9513, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f199909c9390929994839cb19c9892999896909fdf969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93fbf2fef1f2f0fbf6e1fed3fefaf0fbfaf4f2fdbdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>, by November 16, 2022.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Consulted and Invited
Tribes may proceed.
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 5, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-22514 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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