Notice2024-19682
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Published
September 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Michigan has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71388-71389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19682]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038622; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, 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 University of Michigan has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Office Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of Research, Suite G269, Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1274,
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telephone (734) 615-8936, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddbfaeb8bea8b3b9bc9da8b0b4beb5f3b8b9a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4220312721372c262302372f2b212a6c272637">[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
University of Michigan, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, eight individuals have been
identified. The one lot of associated funerary objects are one lot of
faunal bone, charcoal, bark, snail shell, and stone. The Burnt Bluff
site (20DE3) is a series of rock shelters and caves located at Big Bay
de Noguet/Big Bay de Noc, Delta County, Michigan. Human remains from
Burnt Bluff were recovered from two separate caves on two different
occasions. Remains were removed from Spider cave in 1953 by an amateur
collector and remains were removed from B-95 cave by a University led
excavation in 1965. The Ancestors are one adult male, two adults, one
infant six months to 1.5 years, one neonate infant, two children, and
one adolescent 14-17 years.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains from the Chalk Hill Mound site (20ME50) were donated to UMMA in
July of 1953 by John Mitchell, who collected them in March of 1953 from
a mound at Chalk Hills on the Menominee River, just downstream from
Nathan on the Michigan side of the river. No known information as to
how the site was found or excavated, or any specific time period for
the site. The Ancestor is an adult 30-45 years male.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains from the Menominee School site (20ME) were donated to UMMAA by
the superintendent of schools for Menominee county; no name is listed
on any records. There is very little information regarding the
circumstances of how the human remains were found or if they were
recovered from a school in Menominee County. The Ancestor is an adult
35-60 years male.
The University of Michigan has no record of, nor do its officials
have any knowledge of, any treatment of items with pesticides,
preservatives, or other substances that represent a potential hazard to
the collection(s) or to persons handling the collection(s).
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of Michigan has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The one lot of objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and 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; 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; 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; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation; 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 Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October
3, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
University of Michigan must determine the most appropriate requestor
prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The University of Michigan is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19682 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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