Notice2023-01847
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Dimondale, MI
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Published
January 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Michigan State Police has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Gladwin County, MI.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5907-5908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01847]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035186; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Dimondale,
MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Michigan State Police has completed an
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human
remains were removed from Gladwin County, MI.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after March 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Hanna Friedlander, Human Remains Analyst, Michigan State
Police, Intelligence Operations Division--Missing Persons Coordination
Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale, MI 48821, telephone (517) 242-5731,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#294f5b404c4d4548474d4c5b416944404a41404e4847074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d2c6ddd1d0d8d5dad0d1c6dcf4d9ddd7dcddd3d5da9ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Michigan State Police. The National Park Service is not responsible for
the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related
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records held by the Michigan State Police.
Description
On July 30, 2002, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from their resting spot in Beaverton Township,
MI (Gladwin County). The human remains (MPC-7-22) consist of a
fragmented partial cranium that is missing the mandible, maxillae,
majority of the facial bones, and teeth. Osteobiographical information
determined by Dr. Todd Fenton of Michigan State University indicated
the individual was Native American due to the dry bone, cortical
exfoliation, adhered soil, lack of odor, and vault shape. On August 24,
2022, the human remains were located at the Michigan State Police West
Branch post, which immediately requested assistance in carrying out
NAGPRA responsibilities. Subsequently, Ms. Hanna Friedlander collected
the human remains and transferred them to temporary holding at the
Michigan State Police Headquarters in Dimondale, MI. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice are not culturally identifiable.
They were removed from a known geographic location that is the
aboriginal land of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information
was used to identify the aboriginal land: a treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the Michigan State
Police has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior
Chippewa 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; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa
and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community,
Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 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; 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.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after March 1, 2023. If competing requests
for disposition are received, the Michigan State Police must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Michigan State Police is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this
notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and
10.11.
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-01847 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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