Notice2026-05044
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Published
March 16, 2026
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 "Native American individual") and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the Native American individual and the Indian Tribe in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 12621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05044]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6985; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042306; 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 ``Native
American individual'') and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the Native American individual and the Indian Tribe
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the Native American individual in this notice
may occur on or after April 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the Native
American individual in this notice to Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Office
Managing Director, University of Michigan, Office of Research, Suite
G269, Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1274, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583a2b3d3b2d363c39182d35313b30763d3c2d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="781a0b1d1b0d161c19380d15111b10561d1c0d">[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
One Native American individual has been identified. No associated
funerary objects. In March of 1956, this individual was transferred
from a facility in Isabella County, Michigan to the University of
Michigan Anatomical Donations Program. Consultation occurred with
representatives of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan;
as well as Ms. Linda Andre.
The University of Michigan has no record of, nor do its officials
have any knowledge of, any treatment of the Native American individual
with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that represent a
potential hazard to the Native American individual or to persons
handling the Native American individual.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the Native American individual described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of Michigan has determined that:
<bullet> The Native American individual described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the Native American
individual described in this notice and the Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the Native American individual
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 Native American individual described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after April 15, 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 Native American
individual 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 Tribe 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: March 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-05044 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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