Notice2023-27804
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Voyageurs National Park, International Falls, MN
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Published
December 19, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Voyageurs National Park (VOYA) 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 St. Louis County, MN.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 87802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27804]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037101; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Voyageurs National Park, International Falls, MN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Voyageurs National Park (VOYA) 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 St. Louis County, MN.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Bob DeGross, Superintendent, Voyageurs National Park, 360
Hwy. 11 East, International Falls, MN 56649, telephone (218) 283-6600,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c1e131e2318191b0e130f0f3c120c0f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f4d404d704b4a485d405c5c6f415f5c01484059">[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
Superintendent, VOYA. Additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by VOYA.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from St. Louis County, MN. The human remains were excavated by
the National Park Service from a bundle burial on Wigwam Island (site
21SL183) that had been exposed due to erosion. Three individuals were
identified, two adults and a child. The burial is dated as Middle to
Late Woodland (200 BC--A.D. 1650). The thermoluminescence date for a
fabric impressed body sherd recovered near, but not within, the burial
is A.D. 1360 plus or minus 100 years. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands 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, VOYA has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least three individuals 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 Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)).
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 January 18, 2024. If competing requests
for disposition are received, VOYA 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. VOYA 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 Sec.
10.11.
Dated: December 11, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-27804 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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