[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15752-15753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6895]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; the Bay 
Mills Indian Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Bay Mills Reservation, Michigan; the Boise Fort Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 
Oklahoma; the Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin 
Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; the Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Hannahville Indian Community of 
Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 
Michigan; the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon 
Band of Chippewa Indians of the L'Anse Reservation, Michigan; the Lac 
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac 
Courte Oreilles Reservation of Wisconsin; the Lac Vieux Desert Band of 
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Leech Lake Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Little River Band of Ottowa 
Indians of Michigan; the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians of 
Michigan; the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of 
Michigan; the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; 
the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; the 
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of the Red Lake Reservation, 
Minnesota; the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; 
the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the 
Mississippi in Iowa; the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 
Isabella Reservation; the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 
Michigan; the Sokagon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, 
St. Croix Reservation; and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Minnesota.
    In 1887, human remains representing two individuals were donated to 
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by A.V. Kidder. No 
known individuals were identified. The 12 associated funerary objects 
are bone beads, a wooden knife handle, a brass kettle, and a wooden 
dish.
    Museum records indicate that at an unknown date, these human 
remains were collected from a grave on the bank of the Dead River, 
about 2 miles north of Marquette, MI. An Ojibwe village is known to 
have been in this area circa C.E. 1810. Based on geographical, 
biological, archeological, historical, and oral tradition evidence, 
these human remains and associated funerary objects are likely from an 
Ojibwe burial. Based on the preponderance of geographical, biological, 
archeological, historical, and oral tradition evidence, these human 
remains and associated funerary objects are considered to be affiliated 
with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon Band of 
Chippewa Indians of the L'Anse Reservation, Michigan.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology also have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 12 objects listed 
above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near 
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the 
death rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(e), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of 
L'Anse and Ontonagon Band of Chippewa Indians of the L'Anse 
Reservation, Michigan. This notice has been sent to officials of the 
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the 
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; the Bay Mills Indian Community of the 
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Reservation, 
Michigan; the Boise Fort Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; the Fond du Lac 
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Forest County 
Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; the 
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the 
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the 
Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of 
Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Keweenaw Bay Indian 
Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon Band of Chippewa Indians of the 
L'Anse Reservation, Michigan; the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation of 
Wisconsin; the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 
of Michigan; the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Little River Band of Ottowa Indians of Michigan; the 
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians of Michigan; the Match-e-be-
nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; the Mille Lacs 
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the 
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Red Cliff Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; the Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians of the Red Lake Reservation, Minnesota; the Sac and Fox Nation 
of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; 
the Sac and Fox Tribe of the

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Mississippi in Iowa; the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 
Isabella Reservation; the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 
Michigan; the Sokagon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, 
St. Croix Reservation; and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Minnesota. Representatives of any other Indian 
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human 
remains and associated funerary objects should contact Barbara Isaac, 
Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 495-2254, 
before April 19, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and 
Ontonagon Band of Chippewa Indians of the L'Anse Reservation may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 1, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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