Notice2025-23374
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Published
December 19, 2025
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 (hereinafter referred to as "Ancestral remains" or "Ancestors") and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 242 (Friday, December 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59549-59550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23374]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6795; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041566; 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 (hereinafter referred to as ``Ancestral
remains'' or ``Ancestors'') and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the Ancestral
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the Ancestral
remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to Ben Secunda,
University of Michigan, Office of Research, Suite G269, Lane Hall, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1274, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#680a1b0d0b1d060c09281d05010b00460d0c1d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482a3b2d2b3d262c29083d25212b20662d2c3d">[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
Ancestral remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. The one associated funerary object is one lot of unworked
animal bone. The David Page site (20SL2) is located in Sanilac County,
Michigan. In July of 1947, the Ancestors and object were removed by a
property owner and donated to the University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA) in August of 1947. The Ancestors
are an adult 35-60 years male, and an adult 22-45 years female. Dating
for the site is to the Woodland 850 BC--1400 AD based on burial
treatment.
The University of Michigan has no record of, nor do its officials
have any knowledge of, any treatment of the Ancestral remains and
associated funerary objects 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 Ancestral remains and associated
funerary object described in this notice.
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Determinations
The University of Michigan has determined that:
<bullet> The Ancestral remains described in this notice represent
the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The one object described in this notice is reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
Ancestral remains at the time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the Ancestral remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the Ancestral 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 Ancestral remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after
January 20, 2026. 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
Ancestral 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: December 8, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-23374 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am]
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